273: Chapter 273 The Fragment of the Map Descends Upon the Southern Ridge!

The two of them took the heavy starfall meteor iron, feeling the terrifying power within that seemed capable of shattering the sun and moon. Their delight was immense, and the worry in their eyes instantly transformed into a ferocious Killing Intent.

"Thank you for the treasure, Old Ancestor! Your subordinates will not fail! We will flatten the Jin Family, leaving not even a chicken or dog alive!"

"Go. Empty the Jin Family's treasury for me; leave nothing behind."

"As you command!"

Having sent the murderous duo away, Lu Yuan sat back down, and silence once again filled the hall.

With a flip of his palm, two fragmented ancient maps appeared on the desk, exuding a vicisitudinous and ancient aura.

One came from the previous auction, and the other from the suppressed Yellow Springs Saint Ancestor.

"Kunxu Secret Realm map fragments... There are four in total. Now that I have two, I'm still missing two."

Lu Yuan's eyes flickered. He was determined to obtain this legendary Kunxu Secret Realm, which was said to contain the mystery of Immortal Ascension.

"System, search for the specific locations of the remaining two Kunxu Secret Realm map fragments."

He communicated directly with the System in his mind.

[Ding! The Rank for targeted intelligence acquisition is set to: Purple.]

[This query will consume 1,000 Destiny Points.]

[Do you confirm?]

"Confirm." Lu Yuan didn't hesitate; he was wealthy now, so this small amount of Destiny Points was like a drop in the bucket.

[Purple Intelligence: The other two fragments of the Kunxu Secret Realm map have ended up in the hands of the Southern Ridge Yao Race.]

First fragment: In the hands of a Great Ascension Stage Old Ancestor of the Southern Ridge Primordial Royal Race, the Qilin Clan. It is regarded as a supreme treasure, hidden in the deepest Forbidden Ground of the clan and guarded day and night by powerful experts.

Second fragment: In the hands of "Yuan Tongtian," a Great Ascension Stage Old Ancestor of the Southern Ridge Primordial Royal Race, the "Six-Armed Divine Ape Clan."

This Yao is violent and powerful, having achieved physical sanctity. Known as the War God of the Southern Ridge Yao Race, he carries the fragment with him at all times.]

"Southern Ridge? Primordial Royal Races?"

Lu Yuan looked at the intelligence on the System panel, his long fingers lightly tapping the desk as a playful smile curled his lips.

"Southern Ridge again... It seems I'm quite destined for that place."

He remembered clearly that the so-called void immortal dao fruit Secret Realm mentioned by the Soul Clan was also in the Southern Ridge.

And now, these two map fragments are also in the Southern Ridge.

"In that case, I'll take a trip to the Southern Ridge."

Lu Yuan stood up, his gaze seemingly piercing through millions of miles of the Void Realm to look upon that Desolate Yao Domain.

"Coincidentally, the Void Immortal Celebration still needs some decent ingredients. Those Qilin Clan and Six-Armed Divine Ape Clan, they sound like they should taste quite good..."

Lu Yuan flipped his palm, and the xuantian immortal slaying sword, pitch-black and exuding an ominous aura, appeared in his hand.

On the blade, dark red blood veins writhed like living things, as if hungering for blood and slaughter.

"What a fearsome sword."

Lu Yuan's fingertips lightly brushed the blade, but he did not refine it.

He knew well that this sword was linked to the Karma of a Golden Immortal; using it rashly would be no different from playing with fire.

"Seal."

He cast one Chaos Restriction after another, sealing the xuantian immortal slaying sword in layers before throwing it into the deepest part of the Eternal Night Demon Palace, completely isolating its aura.

After dealing with the ominous sword, Lu Yuan's gaze fell upon the other two spoils of war before him.

Although the yellow springs rebirth diagram was damaged, its core Reincarnation Law and soul-snaring abilities were quite marvelous. Lu Yuan put it away for other uses.

The final piece, and also the most precious one, was an ancient bell floating on the right.

The eastern emperor bell!

This bell was entirely the color of Chaos. Its walls were engraved with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and vegetation, exuding a domineering aura that suppressed the heavens and swept through the ages.

Although the artifact spirit had been wounded in the previous battle, its body remained indestructible; it was a true supreme treasure.

However, facing such a heavy treasure, there was no pity in Lu Yuan's eyes; instead, a flash of coldness appeared.

With a thought from Lu Yuan, divine light erupted from between his brows.

A three-legged, two-eared, heavy and primitive bronze cauldron shot out, hovering in mid-air.

From the cauldron's body, myriad things mother qi cascaded down. Every strand was as heavy as a thousand jun, seemingly capable of crushing the eternal blue sky.

"myriad things mother qi cauldron, swallow it."

Lu Yuan commanded indifferently.

The myriad things mother qi cauldron let out an excited hum. The lid slammed open, and the mouth of the cauldron instantly transformed into a deep black hole, erupting with a terrifying devouring suction that directly covered the eastern emperor bell.

As if sensing a crisis of destruction, the sleeping artifact spirit of the eastern emperor bell suddenly awoke. The bell's body vibrated violently, letting out an earth-shaking toll.

"Dong—!!!"

The sound waves transformed into tangible golden Lianyi, crashing fiercely against the inner walls of the myriad things mother qi cauldron.

This was, after all, a supreme treasure that had once accompanied the Yao Emperor in conquering the world; even with only instinct remaining, its resistance was still terrifying.

"Hmph, once you enter my cauldron, even if you are a Dragon, you must coil up, and if you are a tiger, you must lie down!"

Lu Yuan snorted coldly, pouring his Void Immortal Law unreservedly into the great cauldron.

"Refine it for me!"

The myriad things mother qi cauldron's light surged, and Chaos True Fire burned fiercely within.

Under the dual suppression of the half-immortal artifact-grade myriad things mother qi cauldron and Lu Yuan's full power, the eastern emperor bell's resistance appeared insignificant.

"Crack... crack..."

A tooth-aching sound of shattering rang out.

The indestructible body of the bell began to soften and disintegrate, turning into the purest Immortal Gold Essence and Law fragments. Like golden magma, they slowly merged into the walls of the myriad things mother qi cauldron.

This process lasted for a full three hours.

As the last bit of the eastern emperor bell's essence was completely absorbed, the myriad things mother qi cauldron underwent a startling transformation.

"Buzz—"

The cauldron's body vibrated violently. Its size did not increase; instead, it shrank by a circle, becoming even more condensed.

The runes on the cauldron's walls became increasingly brilliant, and patterns of the sun, moon, and stars faintly appeared.

That mountain-like pressure was several times stronger than before, infinitely approaching a true Immortal Artifact!

"Good! Now, a single strike from the myriad things mother qi cauldron is enough to shatter the Physical Body of an ordinary Void Immortal Cultivator!"

Lu Yuan nodded in satisfaction and put away the cauldron.

His figure flickered, and he instantly transformed into a streak of light, disappearing from the secret chamber... Deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains of the Southern Ridge.

This was a forbidden zone for the Human Race and a paradise for the Yao Race.

Ancient trees towered into the sky, blotting out the sun. Each ancient tree required dozens of people to encircle it, having grown for who knows how many tens of thousands of years.

Poisonous insects and fierce beasts ran wild, and miasma filled the air, permeating with a primitive and desolate aura.

In the heart of the Ten Thousand Mountains, there was a towering peak shaped like a giant ape howling at the heavens.

This was the lair of the Primordial Royal Race—the Six-Armed Divine Ape Clan.

Ordinarily, Yao Beasts within a ten-thousand-mile radius would worship this place, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.

Today, however, a terrifying aura capable of destroying heaven and earth descended without warning.

"Boom!"

The firmament split open, and a golden foot that blotted out the sun descended from the sky.

Boundless dao charm coiled around that foot. Like a Heavenly God descending to the world, carrying an inviolable will, it stepped heavily upon the Six-Armed Divine Ape Clan's protective array.