Chapter 1269 The Price
After experiencing the power of the bronze cauldron several times, Chen Yang had also figured out its characteristics.
All the bronze cauldrons, in the blink of an eye, allowed him to comprehend their abilities.
Sometimes, they even directly bestowed such abilities.
For instance, the fire and water elemental spiritual powers within him.
However, to fully master this power, Chen Yang had to spend a certain amount of time integrating and exploring.
Another type of bronze cauldron power was to let him comprehend it through a form of inheritance.
The most typical example was the power of trees.
And within the spiritual domain, others did not know what he had personally experienced. Only Chen Yang himself was aware.
At that moment, Chen Yang's mental power was not within himself but had entered the unique inheritance within the bronze cauldron.
Countless lines of mental power circled around Chen Yang.
After Chen Yang straightened those lines one by one, he then twisted them into a single strand before successfully emerging.
To outsiders, Chen Yang had experienced less than a second at most.
However, the tens of thousands of years Chen Yang had previously experienced made him understand that this inheritance, at the very least, took a hundred years.
And it was different from the previous growth of trees.
During the process of tree growth, Chen Yang only needed to explore spiritual power little by little and let himself grow.
This was an enlightenment gained during the process of growth.
But the ability to "control" was not an enlightenment; it was a painstaking, repeated torment.
If his mental power had not been reinforced for toughness several times before, he might have gone mad inside.
Thinking of his mental power, which had almost collapsed, Chen Yang felt a sense of fear.
For a moment, Chen Yang almost couldn't persist.
He really wanted his mental power to fall into a slumber within it.
As the scene flashed through his mind, Chen Yang's heart tightened. Even though a long time had passed, recalling the situation again sent a shiver of fear through him.
"It seems that before I come into contact with the bronze cauldron in the future, I must be well prepared."
This forceful absorption of the bronze cauldron occurred during combat. Chen Yang's mental power was tense and not at its peak state, almost leading to his downfall.
Chen Yang extended his arm, and lines visible only to him circled around it.
This was what materialized mental power looked like.
Chen Yang could use the minimum amount of mental power to touch others' mental power, to find their softest spots.
And, without letting them perceive his methods!
Just as Chen Yang was studying this new power, a monstrous force suddenly descended upon Ling Town.
The other party made no attempt to hide their intentions. Their powerful mental energy swept through every corner of Ling Town.
From those at the pinnacle of the Coalescing Pill realm to those at the Foundation Establishment realm, none escaped their sweep.
Such flagrant methods naturally caused dissatisfaction among many.
Immediately, someone at the pinnacle of the Coalescing Pill realm stepped forward to block the other party's actions and shouted, "Who are you to trespass?"
Although the number of cultivators in the Coalescing Pill realm within Ling Town was not as large as before, there were still a few powerful individuals hidden within.
Normally, their mental energies never interfered with each other.
Such an unrestrained sweep was no different from the domain-devouring demons of the past!
However, to everyone's surprise, the Coalescing Pill realm cultivator who had spoken suddenly dodged, and then a powerful spiritual energy directly struck the spot where he had stood, creating a large crater.
Concurrently, an old man with white hair appeared in the sky above Ling Town.
The pair of wings behind him immediately revealed his identity.
A member of the Winged Tribe.
"You carry the aura of the Winged God. Have you seen him?" The old man's eyes were devoid of emotion, and his tone was extremely cold.
The Coalescing Pill realm cultivator, who had been forced to dodge, broke out in a cold sweat under the old man's gaze. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I have seen Senior. Before the Winged God entered the spiritual domain, he did indeed have contact with me. However, after that, I have not seen him."
Under the watchful eyes of the entire Ling Town, a pinnacle Coalescing Pill realm cultivator was attacked. Not only did the attacker not resist after revealing himself, but he also adopted such a posture.
This immediately shocked many.
Everyone began to speculate who this person from the Winged Tribe was.
Meanwhile, inside the Fortune Spirit Restaurant, Chen Yang quietly appeared beside the Lord of the Earthly Realm and whispered, "Do I have any mark left by the Winged God on me?"
After all, the Winged God had died by his hand, though strictly speaking, it was within the bronze cauldron. Chen Yang was still somewhat worried.
If the other party could detect who the Winged God had interacted with, he might be exposed.
Hearing this, the Lord of the Earthly Realm reached out and patted Chen Yang's shoulder, chuckling, "Don't worry. The spiritual energy storms in the spiritual domain have long since devoured those traces."
"This person carries the aura of the Winged God because he did not enter the spiritual energy storm."
As they were speaking, the old man from the Winged Tribe actually headed towards the Fortune Spirit Restaurant.
At this moment, not only Chen Yang was stunned.
Even the Lord of the Earthly Realm was somewhat surprised. He thought he had been proven wrong.
It wasn't until the other party entered and directly asked the proprietor of the Fortune Spirit Restaurant that Chen Yang and the Lord of the Earthly Realm both let out a sigh of relief.
The Lord of the Earthly Realm wasn't afraid of the other party's strength but of being proven wrong.
"I heard that the proprietor can freely enter and exit the spiritual domain. Could you do me a favor?"
The old man from the Winged Tribe was direct and to the point.
The proprietor of the Fortune Spirit Restaurant raised an eyebrow. "If you want me to help you find the traces of the Winged God, my price will not be low."
"Those few people went to find the Nascent Soul tomb. You traveled all this way to Ling Town, so I assume there has been a problem."
"If you ask me to find them, I might risk my life."
"I want a portion of your Winged Tribe's essence."
"And only yours."
At this price, the old man from the Winged Tribe instantly became furious.
His lifespan had reached its limit. If the Winged God had not met with misfortune, he would absolutely not have emerged from seclusion.
However, extracting the essence of the Winged Tribe was no different from taking his own life.
But, at this moment, besides the proprietor before him, there was no other suitable person to ask!
After repeatedly contemplating and weighing in his mind, the old man from the Winged Tribe said in a hoarse voice, "Two portions of the essence from the pinnacle of the Coalescing Pill realm, with a foundation of no less than a thousand years!"
Chen Yang, who was listening to their conversation from afar, couldn't help but ask curiously, "The essence of the pinnacle of the Coalescing Pill realm? What is that?"
The Lord of the Earthly Realm, surprised that Chen Yang didn't even know this, explained in a low voice, "It's similar to your human race's bloodline power."
"If one possesses the complete essence, they can even unleash the techniques and abilities within it."
"It can unleash a life-sacrificing strike of the pinnacle Coalescing Pill realm."