Before Zhang Fan entered seclusion, he specifically requested a heavenly medicine from Ling Xiu that could enhance soul power. His intention was to cultivate his soul power in order to refine this Myriad Beast Cauldron.
The Myriad Beast Cauldron had been used to smelt over nine thousand beast souls. With Zhang Fan's current strength, he could only initially refine it, controlling a very limited number of beast souls. However, this was more than enough to deal with a group of cultivators below the Transformation God realm.
Even Venerable Shang Yang, who had merely fused his soul with the laws and not cultivated a primordial spirit, was unable to resist this primordial spirit power.
"Rise!"
Zhang Fan manipulated the Myriad Beast Cauldron, flipping it over and sending Lin Haotian and the cultivators from the Sixth Prince's mansion flying out.
"Boom!"
The heavenly tribulation descended at this moment. Even the Myriad Beast Cauldron could not block the impact of the heavenly tribulation. As Venerable Shang Yang broke free from his restraints and prepared to escape the Myriad Beast Cauldron, he was met by a bolt of lightning that resembled a black dragon.
The powerful force of the heavenly tribulation sent Venerable Shang Yang crashing back into the giant cauldron. He struggled and roared, his voice filled with unwillingness, but he could not break through the obstruction of the heavenly tribulation.
The Transformation God Tribulation!
Also known as the Tenth Yuan Ying Tribulation, it was countless times more terrifying than the Yuan Ying Tribulation.
When the first Transformation God Tribulation descended, Venerable Shang Yang's roars could still be heard within the Myriad Beast Cauldron. As the second and third heavenly tribulations descended, Venerable Shang Yang gradually weakened considerably...
By the time the ninth heavenly tribulation fell, there was no sound from within the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
The tribulation clouds in the sky slowly dissipated.
"Venerable Shang Yang is dead just like that?"
"Not only Venerable Shang Yang, but all nearly a hundred top Nascent Soul experts from the Sixth Prince's mansion, the Black Sand Cave Heaven, and the Sun Shadow Cave Heaven have likely perished inside."
Everyone watched this scene with astonishment. Venerable Shang Yang's entire ordeal, from appearance to demise, lasted only a little over ten breaths, leaving many in awe.
Under Zhang Fan's perception, there was no longer any sign of life within the Myriad Beast Cauldron. To the astonished gazes of the crowd, he retrieved a large pile of medicinal ingredients from the astral space and threw them into the Myriad Beast Cauldron, which even included an immortal medicine.
"Is he refining pills?"
Zhang Fan's actions truly stunned the surrounding onlookers. They had originally thought that his earlier claim of refining Venerable Shang Yang into pills was a joke, but they never expected him to actually do it.
"This is too over the top!"
The cultivators of the Sixth Prince's mansion stared at the scene dumbfounded. Nearly a hundred cultivators above the Seven Tribulations realm, including ten half-step Transformation Gods and Venerable Shang Yang himself, were being refined like this?
The enormous Myriad Beast Cauldron spun in the void, absorbing and refining the remaining power of the Transformation God Tribulation.
Only now did everyone understand why Zhang Fan had agreed to a duel with the three major forces; it was to gather the cultivation of the three factions to refine a batch of immortal-grade spirit pills.
"What a grand gesture. What kind of treasure is that giant cauldron? It can even refine Venerable Shang Yang?"
"This giant cauldron is likely also a Great Dao Secret Treasure, and not just any ordinary one. Venerable Shang Yang's defeat was not unjust," Gong Lieyang watched the black giant cauldron above Fallen Immortal Valley with a shudder, shaking his head in amazement.
"Who exactly is Zhang Fan? Master must know," Cang Lan Mingyue stared intently at the tall figure, now completely convinced and no longer harboring any desire to compete with Zhang Fan. They were clearly on different levels.
Cang Lan Mingyue desperately wanted to return to his sect immediately to report the news to his master and inquire about Zhang Fan's identity, yet he was reluctant to leave.
After all, no one on the Realm Heart Continent had ever refined an immortal-grade spirit pill before, and he truly wanted to witness it.
"With the roots of the three factions' top Nascent Soul cultivators, the heavenly tribulation lightning as the guide, and immortal medicine as the core, it should be possible to refine a batch of Immortal Blood Spirit Pills!" Zhang Fan was filled with anticipation. Using the Myriad Beast Cauldron to refine immortal-grade spirit pills was indeed a bit of an insult to this quasi-immortal king holy weapon, but he had no other choice.
Only the Myriad Beast Cauldron could suppress Venerable Shang Yang, and only the Myriad Beast Cauldron could withstand the power of the inner tribulations of the Transformation God realm.
Days passed, and Zhang Fan operated the Myriad Beast Cauldron for seven days and nights. During this time, cultivators continued to arrive from all directions, surrounding Fallen Immortal Valley. None dared to disturb Zhang Fan.
"You're truly something, kid!" After this battle, even the arrogant Liu Mu had to concede to Zhang Fan and looked forward to the future with anticipation. He knew that the small Wu Shan Star Domain could not hold such a great figure as Zhang Fan, and he would eventually venture into the vaster cosmos.
Manipulating the Myriad Beast Cauldron was an extremely taxing task on one's soul power. After seven days and nights of continuous refining, even with Zhang Fan's current soul strength, he felt quite fatigued. However, what brought him solace was that the pills within the Myriad Beast Cauldron were finally taking shape. Tribulation clouds gathered in the sky, their might comparable to the scene of Venerable Shang Yang's tribulation.
"Immortal-grade spirit pills are about to be born!"
"Do spirit pills also need to undergo tribulation?"
The onlookers clearly noticed the change in the heavens and earth, and their excitement grew. Even if they wouldn't receive any of these immortal-grade spirit pills, witnessing their birth was an immensely glorious event.
Boom!
With a low rumble from the Myriad Beast Cauldron, hundreds of spirit pills flew out, hovering in the void, awaiting the baptism of the heavenly tribulation.
Rumble!
Thunder roared, and hundreds of heavenly tribulations descended simultaneously, striking each spirit pill precisely.
With the first heavenly tribulation, several spirit pills could not withstand its power and exploded.
As the heavenly tribulation continued to descend, some imperfect spirit pills could not endure the ever-increasing power of the tribulation and vanished into nothingness. By the time the tribulation ended, only dozens of spirit pills remained above the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
Each spirit pill emanated an incredibly dense immortal spiritual energy. Just a gentle breath filled one with exhilaration.
"Receive!"
These immortal-grade spirit pills were brimming with spiritual sentience. After enduring the heavenly tribulation, they attempted to escape, but Zhang Fan had anticipated this. He activated the Myriad Beast Cauldron and collected all the spirit pills.
The Myriad Beast Cauldron shrank to the size of a palm and landed in Zhang Fan's hand. Seeing this, the onlookers were filled with envy, but not a single person dared to harbor any covetous thoughts. In the face of absolute power, even the most tempting treasures could make people remain rational, as no one wanted to be refined into spirit pills within the Myriad Beast Cauldron by Zhang Fan.
"The majority of the powerful figures from the Flying Immortal Mansion, Black Sand Cave Heaven, and Sun Shadow Cave Heaven are dead, but their sects still exist. Now is the time for us to reap the rewards!" Zhang Fan turned to the cultivators of the Sixth Prince's mansion and said.
"Follow me, and let's raze their sects!"
Zhang Fan, leading the group from the Sixth Prince's mansion, rode the Blood Demon Flood Dragon and flew towards the location of the Flying Immortal Mansion's sect.
Watching their departing figures, the cultivators present could not help but sigh. The Flying Immortal Mansion, Black Sand Cave Heaven, and Sun Shadow Cave Heaven, these three top forces that had endured for hundreds of thousands of years, would likely have their legacies broken today.
The heavens on the Realm Heart Continent were about to change!
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