Legend of the Great Sage

’s always a way.
Ants can shake trees.
Even if it’s a dead end, there’s a way to resolve it.
Do you know about Water God Seals?”

“I do.
I even refined a few.” Li Qingshan understood something.
From a certain perspective, Mountain God Seals and Water God Seals were condensed laws of the world.

“Then do you know about the nine cauldrons?”

“They’re the imperial treasures of Great Xia.
Who doesn’t know about them? It’s said that they were forged from all the God Seals in the world, and they watch over the fortunes of the nine provinces, leaving the world godless.”

Li Qingshan came to a realisation.
Grasping a God Seal was equivalent to grasping a river or a mountain.
If he could grasp all the Mountain and Water God Seals in the world, could he grasp the nine provinces?

“Fellow, are you trying to refine the nine cauldrons and elevate yourself to godhood?”

“That’s roughly my train of thought, but I’m not that greedy.
Right now, I plan on refining the Mist Province cauldron first, which will drastically lengthen my lifespan and ensure my survival.
With that, I can further comprehend the laws of the world and use this as a breakthrough point until the day I succeed.”

“Fellow, are you asking me to steal the Mist Province cauldron from the King of Southern Yue’s estate?”

Li Qingshan frowned slightly.
Even if the security of the king’s estate was not as tight as Towering city, that definitely was not a place he could simply come and go, let alone leave with their supreme treasure.
It really was anything but simple, and regardless of whether he succeeded or not, he would directly fall out with the King of Southern Yue.

“Not that!” The Great Banyan Tree King swung his arm, and the surrounding landscape twisted and changed.
They arrived in a huge tree hole in the centre of the banyan tree.

“The Mist Province cauldron!”

Li Qingshan’s eyes narrowed.
A huge, three-legged, inky-green cauldron sat in the centre of the hole.
The cauldron was engraved with countless mountains, rivers, and treasures, all according to the geography and cultures unique to the Mist province.
With a deep glance, the flat engravings actually seemed to turn into countless mountains and rivers, hidden deep within the mist.

It was one of the nine cauldrons, the Mist Province cauldron!

The Mist Province cauldron was not particularly large, but it gave off an incomparable sense of weight and density.
It was as if it was condensed from the fifty thousand kilometers of the Mist province.
Even when it was entangled in countless aerial roots, they struggled to hide its profound glow.

“I obtained this cauldron five thousand years ago!” The Great Banyan Tree King touched the engravings of the cauldron gently, and the roots on the cauldron loosened slightly.

“Why have you never refined it then, fellow?” Li Qingshan was slightly surprised.
Great Xia had only been founded five thousand years ago, so didn’t that mean the King of Southern Yue had handed it over to him soon after its forging?

“The times weren’t right.
The nine cauldrons form one complete entity.
They possess the might to divide the world.
Let alone refining them, just shaking them is difficult.
For all these years, I’ve only been studying its structure so that I can prepare for when I refine it.”

“Is now the time?”

“Look closely!” The Great Banyan Tree King pointed at the body of the cauldron, and only then did Li Qingshan see a few black specks on there that seemed like rust.
He would have completely missed it if he did not look carefully.

“Those are the demon caverns!”

“That’s correct.
These demon caverns are destroying and eating away the laws of this world, which present themselves on the Mist Province cauldron.
They are also the weak points of the Mist Province cauldron.”

“What can I do for you then?”

“Shatter the Mist Province cauldron!”

Before he had seen the Mist Province cauldron, Li Qingshan was actually convinced he could shatter everything the world had to offer.
Now, he was not that confident anymore.
“It’s been forged after so much difficulty.
Will it still work once it’s shattered?”

“There is no creation without destruction.
I’ve already comprehended its structure.
Only by destroying it completely can I refine it completely and replace it!”