The past of the Medicine King Cauldron

"In that case, counting from the moment your Medicine King Sect returned to the Xuanhuang World, the time matches up. Twenty-four years."

Xiao Heng also realized this immediately.

"But Fellow Daoist Linghu clearly said that the Medicine King Cauldron had only been outside the realm for a short while before returning. How could so little time have passed there while thousands of years passed here?" Zhang Haobo frowned deeply.

"A difference in time flow of over a thousand times? Is that really possible?"

None of the people present could answer this question, and all fell into silence.

"Perhaps there's a way to find out exactly what happened back then." After a moment, Linghu Chang seemed to remember something and suddenly spoke.

"When it plummeted toward the Xuanhuang World, the Medicine King Cauldron exhausted all its energy and eventually fell into dormancy."

"But you just said that you were only able to enter here by relying on the resonance of the little medicine king cauldron."

He looked at Xiao Heng: "Normally, the resonance between Medicine King Cauldrons is one-way. That is, only the holder of the Medicine King True Cauldron can sense the positions of the other little medicine king cauldrons."

"Holding a little medicine king cauldron yet being able to sense the position of the True Cauldron… this usually only happens when the Sect Master is summoning nearby Sect Cultivators."

"This means either the Sect Master has already awakened, or after all these years, the Medicine King Cauldron has recovered its energy and begun to spontaneously execute commands, seeking help from the outside."

"In any case, we must enter the Gate of Life and Death to check on the Sect Master's condition."

Linghu Chang said in a heavy voice.

"The Gate of Life and Death? You mean that gray stone door at the end of the corridor? We tried, but we couldn't open it at all," Su Xiaomei responded.

"Naturally. When the Gate of Life and Death falls, it severs life from death. Not even a Combined Dao Cultivator could hope to budge it in the slightest. If you could have destroyed it, that would have been a major problem," Linghu Chang said dismissively.

"You have a way?" Su Xiaomei said, somewhat unconvinced.

"Hmph." Linghu Chang snorted coldly and didn't speak.

He flew toward the depths of the passage.

Su Xiaomei and the other two exchanged glances and followed closely.

Before long, they arrived in front of the gray stone door.

They saw Linghu Chang already sitting cross-legged, the little medicine king cauldron appearing above his head once more, emitting a protective light barrier.

On the ground around him, many symbols were engraved, shining with golden light.

He then took out a talisman and stuck it to his forehead.

Twenty-four golden needles circled around him.

Four jade plaques were arranged in front and behind.

After finishing his defensive measures, Linghu Chang spoke politely to Xiao Heng and the others: "Please, Fellow Daoists, protect me while I meditate."

"I don't know what he's showing off for," Su Xiaomei muttered.

Linghu Chang didn't mind and closed his eyes.

Then, an infant figure that looked eighty percent like Linghu Chang himself suddenly emerged from his body.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoists!"

The infant bowed formally to Xiao Heng and the others; its appearance was quite adorable.

"This is…"

"A Nascent Soul?"

Xiao Heng and the others were greatly shocked.

Modern Cultivators had long since abandoned the cultivation method of shattering the core to form a soul.

Instead, they directly plundered various grotto-heavens to form Grotto-Heaven Domains to replace the Nascent Soul.

Seeing such a legendary existence now, they couldn't help but feel a bit curious amidst their surprise.

After Linghu Chang's Soul Emergence, his Nascent Soul didn't immediately fly out of the protection he had set up.

Instead, he took out a set of tiny Green Wood Armor and put it on.

After swallowing several Medicinal Pills, he turned into a streak of light and flew toward the gray stone door.

Just as he was about to collide with the Gate of Life and Death, a cyan-green light suddenly erupted from the Nascent Soul.

Illuminated by this light, the stone door seemed to be dyed by it, becoming somewhat vibrant with life.

Linghu Chang took the Opportunity to dive into the green area of the stone door.

After he disappeared, the stone door returned to normal.

"Soul Emergence is truly miraculous." Su Xiaomei patted the stone door, making a thumping sound.

She still couldn't enter, which she found somewhat regrettable.

She turned her head to look at Linghu Chang's Physical Body, which was protected in the center by many Magic Treasures.

Her eyes darted around: "This guy really has quite a few Magic Treasures."

"You say, even he alone carries so many treasures with him."

"Inside this Medicine King Cauldron, there are so many sleeping Cultivators. How vast must their hidden stores be?"

"And that's not even counting the many secret treasures of the Medicine King Sect itself."

Su Xiaomei sent a voice transmission.

"Skull Senior was right; this truly is a great Opportunity," Zhang Haobo agreed.

"It's a pity our strength is insufficient, otherwise…"

Xiao Heng, however, did not respond.

He stared at the gray Gate of Life and Death, lost in thought.

Time passed slowly in the wait.

One day, two days…

Linghu Chang, who had entered the door, seemed to have vanished; there was absolutely no word from him.

"Could something have happened?"

Xiao Heng and the others couldn't help but feel a bit worried.

It wasn't until five days later that the Gate of Life and Death crashed open.

The Nascent Soul returned to its place.

A moment later, Linghu Chang's body swayed slightly as he slowly stood up, a look of sorrow on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Linghu, what happened?" Zhang Haobo asked.

"Follow me." Linghu Chang withdrew his defenses and entered the stone door.

The three thought about it, heightened their guard, and followed him inside.

It was as if they had suddenly arrived in the endless Void Realm; in the distant background, countless stars twinkled.

"The Sect Master passed away a thousand years ago in order to protect us."

At this moment, Linghu Chang's sorrowful voice drifted over.

"These are the scenes recorded by the Medicine King Cauldron back then."

The scenery around Xiao Heng and the others suddenly shifted from stillness to rapid motion.

Countless streaks of light were stretched out, forming strange curves.

And below, a hazy, indistinct giant ball of light was moving away from them.

A sigh rang out.

"Xuanhuang World…"

Another aged voice appeared: "Sect Master, do not dwell on it. A Great Catastrophe is approaching. We were merely fleeing to seek a slim chance of survival; there is no fault in that."

"Be that as it may, the Xuanhuang World is our home, after all…"

"With great power comes great responsibility. Our Medicine King Sect is but a tiny Sect, barely able to look after ourselves. How could we manage so many other things? Dealing with the catastrophe and saving the Xuanhuang World is better left to the Ten Immortal Sects." In the aged voice, there was clear dissatisfaction toward the Ten Immortal Sects.

"Old Huang… forget it, let's not talk about this." Liu Ruchen paused, then brought up another matter.

"Speaking of which, the attitude of the Ten Immortal Sects this time is truly a bit odd. According to their usual style, upon hearing that we were going to flee with the entire Sect, they would certainly have come forward to give us a lecture. But for some reason, they didn't show the slightest intention of stopping us this time."

Old Huang said dismissively: "When disaster strikes, everyone looks out for themselves. As for those fleeing, it's not just our Medicine King Sect. Perhaps there are too many for them to manage."

Liu Ruchen met this with silence.

After a moment, Old Huang said with some excitement: "However, outsiders surely wouldn't expect that our Medicine King Sect would possess a Beacon for another Cultivation World."

"By relying on the guidance of the Beacon, we can traverse the endless Void Realm and head to a new world."