Chapter 105: The Northern Dipper's Mysterious Golden Cauldron

  Ye Feng sheathed his sword and smiled: "Not bad, gained some experience. Why are you the only one here? Did Niu San leave?"

  Xiao Liangzi nodded and said: "En, just now Niu Shixiong came to take Niu San away."

  Ye Feng said while packing his things, "Compared to the foolish Niu San, Niu Bai Chan is not that great. This guy is always plotting and scheming, with a lot of tricks up his sleeve. He's using this opportunity to thank me for saving Niu San to win me over, so he kept talking about Wu Ning's backing and Wu Ning's subordinates, just wanting me to stand on his side and work together to deal with Wu Ning."

  Feeling down, only two monthly tickets today. The great god doesn't lack those one or two monthly tickets, but during the new book's monthly ticket period, I need support and affirmation more than anyone else... Never mind... Going to code now.

  "Still, big brother's judgment is accurate, I thought he was really coming to thank us."

  Ye Feng shook his head and said, "Thanking is just one aspect, it's also a way to win people over. But it's not surprising, if Niu Mo Wang could be as honest and kind-hearted as Niu San, how could he become the 'Yao Shou Xian Da Tong Ling' of the Ni Tian Sword Sect?"

  "What's this 'Supreme Ruler of the Demon Beasts' I've never heard of?" Little Liangzi asked curiously.

  "Hehe, I guess it's a nickname for him."

  Ye Feng packed up his things, changed into a new set of clothes, and said to Xiao Liangzi: "I'm going on a long trip to Qian Xun Ice Valley, to send your 'Cui Zhu' sword pill for good cultivation. When I come back, I hope you've made some breakthroughs."

  Xiao Liangzi's face was full of surprise as she said, "Big brother is going to Qian Xun Ice Valley! I've heard Master Chuan Gong mention that place before, it's very far from our Ni Tian Sword Sect, and there are many demons on the way, big brother must be careful!"

  "Don't worry, with a beauty accompanying us along the way, nothing will happen."

  "Then I won't disturb big brother anymore, thank you for the sword pill, I'll take my leave first."

  After sending off Xiaoliangzi, Ye Feng gathered almost everything. All the elixirs and talismans were brought along. After closing the door of the cave, he stepped on the Sword Marrow and arrived at the gate of Luoyunfei's grand hall.

  Ye Feng stood in front of the grand hall gate and cupped his hands, saying: "Disciple Ye Feng has come to pay respects to Master."

  Luo Yunfei was in the instrument room refining Ye Feng's 'Three Thousand Fire Crow Bag' when he heard Ye Feng's voice outside the door. He quickly got up and came to the main hall, seeing Ye Feng standing at the entrance. Luo Yunfei smiled and said: "Come on in."

  Ye Feng walked into the grand hall, and Luo Yunfei was smiling at him with a burst of energy, his facial expression seeming to revert back to that sly look from a few days ago.

  Ye Feng hastily cupped his hands and said: "Young one has come to report a matter to Master."

  Being able to accept a disciple like Ye Feng, Luo Yunfei's heart was already filled with joy, and he smiled as he said: "What is it?"

  "The young master wants to take a trip to the far north, with Mu Shifu's sister from the three palaces and seven caves, to the Qian Xun Ice Valley."

  Luo Yunfei's smiling expression froze on his face, and he furrowed his brow, saying: "Going to such a faraway place? What important matter is there?"

  Ye Feng recounted the entire incident from start to finish.

  Luo Yun stroked his beard and thought for half a day before saying, "In the fleeting world, fate is predetermined by heaven. This matter is also your destiny, so go ahead, but be careful on this journey as it's filled with all sorts of evil spirits, and your cultivation is still shallow."

  Ye Feng nodded and said: "Master, rest assured, I will be careful. Besides, there is also Mu Shizi from the three palaces and seven caves, we two people will take care of each other."

  Luo Yun stroked his beard and continued, "However, to go to the extreme north of Qian Xun Ice Valley, you must pass through the Endless Sea, where ferocious demons and monsters are everywhere. The journey is long and arduous, taking at least three to five months to return. In a few days, our sect will hold the 'Seven Peaks Sword Duel' conference, and this time, only you, as my personal disciple, can represent Fei Yang Peak. If you go, there won't be anyone left to participate on behalf of Fei Yang Peak, so we might as well give up."

  Yefeng shrugged and said, "Comparing with those useless people is simply a waste of my time. I might as well take this opportunity to go out and gain some experience, it's just like a trip down the mountain."

  Luo Yunfei smiled and said: "Alright, are you all ready? When shall we leave?"

  Ye Feng rubbed his forehead and replied: "Wait for Mu Shifu to get ready, I'm almost ready too. This time is to borrow something from Master."

  Luo Yunfei glanced at Ye Feng, thinking: You little rascal, I knew you were up to no good as soon as you arrived. So, you're trying to take advantage of the opportunity to go down the mountain and ask me for something, huh!

  "What is it that you want to borrow?"

  "Hey, it's not like it's something precious or anything. I just want to borrow Master's alchemy furnace for a bit. It doesn't have to be particularly good, as long as it can pass muster. Any old furnace will do."

  You little scamp, can't you see that the tripod I use for refining elixirs is of the finest quality? Which one should I give to him?

  "Alright then, come with me."

  Ye Feng followed Luo Yunfei to a cave behind the main hall.

  As soon as Ye Feng walked into the cave, he saw that the ground was filled with all sorts of copper tripods, each one shining with a faint metallic luster. In the center of the cave, a particularly eye-catching square tripod stood tall, its legs at least nine zhang high, and it would take over ten people to encircle it. The surface was densely carved with many strange patterns.

  Luo Yunfei pointed to the various cauldrons inside the cave and said, "These are all the cauldrons I've collected over the years. They're usually used for alchemy. Choose one from among them to take away."

  Ye Feng glanced around and found seven tripods scattered in the corner, Ye Feng walked up to observe carefully, in front of him were seven purple-golden circular tripods, the smallest was only as big as a bowl, the largest was as big as a stone table, with hollow carvings of many starry patterns, each covered with a round lid, arranged in order from small to large.

  "These seven tripod lights can be seen as a group of tripods from their shape," Ye Feng muttered to himself: "So, when refining the elixir, the seven tripods can be used together, and the quality of the refined elixir will also increase significantly."

  Lu Yunfei walked up to Ye Feng, pointing at the seven tripods in front of him and said: "These seven tripods are called 'North Dipper Mystic Gold Tripod', they were created by the first generation sect master of Feiyang Peak, 'Mystic Universe God Lord' who gathered the aura of North Dipper. They are a set of low-grade spiritual instruments that can not only refine elixirs but also form an array when in danger, with power comparable to top-grade spiritual instruments."

  Ye Feng was taken aback, thinking to himself: Such a good thing is only an inferior spiritual instrument, it's just that my current cultivation isn't enough, I don't have the Threefold True Flame in my body yet. If I did, upgrading this set of tripods to a soul instrument would be a piece of cake.

  Lu Yunfei picked up one of the cauldrons and said, "This 'North Dipper Mystic Gold Cauldron' is indeed not bad. Unfortunately, with your current cultivation level, you won't be able to use it to form a spell array. However, using it for alchemy is possible."

  Ye Feng smiled and said, "It's only a matter of time before the little guy breaks through the Condensation Period. Can't we use it then? For now, I'll just take it ahead of time and use it to refine some pills in my free time." As he spoke, he stuffed the seven purple-gold colored circular cauldrons into his Qiankun bag.

  Luo Yunfei's face was expressionless, but in his heart he thought: This kid is really a clever ghost, this "North Dipper Xuanjin Ding" among all the cauldrons in this cave can be considered top-notch, I deliberately put it in the corner, didn't expect this kid to spot it at a glance.

  Ye Feng put away the "Bei Dou Xuan Jin Ding" and shook his head, saying: "In my opinion, even the best cauldron in this cave can only refine the top-grade 'Ling Dan', but if we use these seven cauldrons together to refine the elixir, it's possible to refine even better 'Hun Dan' or even 'Dao Dan'."

  Luo Yunfei glanced at Ye Feng and said, "You kid's tone is really big. This elixir is divided into four qualities: Ling Dan, Hun Dan, Dao Dan, and Xian Dan. Don't even mention Xian Dan, just the formula for Dao Dan, not to mention the entire Invincible Sword Sect, there are no more than two copies, and the 'Pan Huang Xian Jiao' in Zhongzhou, which is the strongest, has only ten copies of the formula for refining Dao Dan. Do you think Dao Dan is easy to refine?"

  Ye Feng shrugged and said: "It's a pity that I still have to hurry up with my cultivation, no time to stir the fire and refine the elixir, otherwise I was thinking of researching it myself."

  Lu Yunfei was taken aback, waved his hand and said: "Then follow me, I'll show you something."

  "Is there anything good left for me?" Ye Feng muttered to himself as he followed Luo Yunfei.

  Luoyunfei arrived at the depths of the cave, a huge stone gate appeared in front of him, on which four large characters "Dongzhong Xianfu" were carved. Luoyunfei pinched a hand seal and gently waved his hand, the one-zhang-high giant stone gate emitted a dull sound and slowly opened.

  As he walked into the cave, Ye Feng was shocked. The football field-sized cave was like a basin that sank down, and standing at the entrance, one could overlook the entire situation inside the cave. Below, it was like a spiral staircase, neatly surrounded by all sorts of dan furnaces. Under each dan furnace, a group of fierce flames were burning, and next to each dan furnace stood a humanoid monster, holding a fan in its hand, constantly fanning the fire for the dan furnace.

  One by one, the dan furnaces emitted a dazed mist, while the humanoid demonic beast fanning the flames beside it moved with practiced and uniform motions, like a well-trained army.

  Ye Feng curiously asked: "Master, can these demonic beasts also refine elixirs?"

  Luo Yunfei smiled and stroked his beard, saying: "These demonic beasts are called 'Dao Bing', they basically all have human-like appearances, I caught them to let them help me, usually with a bit of training, simple tasks like fanning the fire can still be done."

  Ye Feng nodded and said: "So you can only fan the flames but don't know how to refine the elixir."

  Luo Yun stroked his beard and continued, "Don't underestimate them. With the help of 'Dao Bing', they won't delay their cultivation and can refine a large amount of Dan medicine. Later, they can use these Dan medicines to exchange for better medicinal materials or items at the 'Fantasy Sea Chamber of Commerce'. It's a win-win situation."