Suppressing his distracting thoughts, Ye Xuan went over to the Dragon Capturing Cauldron and touched its surface.
A strange sensation welled up in his heart; he seemed to share a blood connection with the Dragon Capturing Cauldron.
The vessel had already bound itself to him.
Nine Dragon Pillars stood atop the massive cauldron.
Ye Xuan could clearly sense an aura within one of the pillars that made his blood boil.
If his memory served him right, this was where the War Dragon Essence Blood was stored.
Following the method passed down by his ancestor, Ye Xuan attempted to activate the Dragon Capturing Cauldron.
About three minutes later, the ancient Dragon Capturing Cauldron unleashed a myriad of golden rays.
A Golden Dragon broke free from the cauldron’s body and soared above his Sea of Consciousness.
The Golden Dragon was massive.
Its body was hidden within the dense mist, looking like a Divine Dragon breathing clouds and blowing mist.
Illuminated by the golden light, the vast Sea of Consciousness looked like an Immortal Realm.
Unfortunately, even the golden light emitted by the war dragon could not disperse the thick mist lingering in his Sea of Consciousness.
After circling once, the Golden Dragon transformed into a small drop of Essence Blood and fell back into the Dragon Capturing Cauldron’s Dragon Pillar.
“As expected, the Essence Blood wasn’t completely consumed!” Ye Xuan was overjoyed.
This drop of Dragon Blood could definitely continue to temper his body and elevate his strength.
However, he soon realized that he couldn’t extract this drop of Essence Blood!
Ye Xuan wondered, “What’s going on?
Hasn’t the Dragon Capturing Cauldron already bound itself to me?
Can’t I control it?
Why can’t I take it out?”
Soon, Ye Xuan understood.
The Dragon Capturing Cauldron wasn’t letting him take it!
The cauldron seemed to possess its own will.
Could it be that his current body still wasn’t strong enough to withstand the full energy of the Dragon Blood?
This must have been why his ancestor hadn’t allowed him to use the entire drop of Essence Blood in one go.
Thinking of this, Ye Xuan felt a bit regretful.
After all, he wanted to grow stronger as quickly as possible so he could return to the Profound Cloud Sect for revenge.
Regardless, since he couldn’t extract it, he might as well study the Dragon Capturing Cauldron in detail.
According to the information passed down by his ancestor, the ancestor had obtained the Dragon Capturing Cauldron by accident.
The name was also given by his ancestor.
The Dragon Capturing Cauldron seemed to have been born specifically for Divine Dragons.
Not only could it capture dragons, but its mysterious power could also allow anyone who obtained Divine Dragon Essence Blood to awaken a Dragon Soul with a one hundred percent success rate.
This was precisely why his ancestor had been able to awaken the war dragon soul for him.
Ye Xuan thought, “The Dragon Capturing Cauldron features nine dragons on its body and can store nine drops of Divine Dragon Essence Blood.
“In other words, as long as I find more Dragon Blood, I can awaken more Dragon Souls using the power of the Dragon Capturing Cauldron.
“Eventually, could I awaken nine great Dragon Souls?!”
At this thought, shockwaves surged through Ye Xuan’s mind.
On the Beast Soul Continent, a person could only awaken one type of Beast Soul Power.
Only an extremely rare few aberrant geniuses were born with twin souls.
Yet, the Dragon Capturing Cauldron could allow him alone to possess nine different Dragon Souls.
It was simply unimaginable.
Just how powerful and heaven-defying would that be?
But a moment later, Ye Xuan smiled helplessly.
Divine Dragons were creatures of absolute legend.
If he hadn’t received his ancestor’s inheritance, he wouldn’t even be sure if dragons actually existed.
Furthermore, even someone as mighty as his ancestor had only obtained a single drop of Divine Dragon Essence Blood by pure luck.
For him to want to collect nine drops of Essence Blood and awaken nine great Dragon Souls—wasn’t that just a fool’s pipe dream?
Shaking his head, Ye Xuan chanted a Spell to enlarge the Dragon Capturing Cauldron.
In the blink of an eye, the cauldron expanded to ten meters in size.
Only then did Ye Xuan clearly see the mysterious runes carved into the cauldron’s lid.
Just a single glance at these runes was enough to make one dizzy, as if they contained unfathomable, divine power.
At this moment, Ye Xuan’s Spiritual Body sat on the cauldron lid.
As he stroked the patterns engraved on it, he asked, “Dragon Capturing Cauldron, was it your power that allowed me to see the future that day?”
The Dragon Capturing Cauldron remained unchanged and gave no response, giving Ye Xuan quite a headache.
His ancestor had left behind a wealth of knowledge, yet the information regarding the Dragon Capturing Cauldron was frustratingly scarce.
The only note was that he would understand it once he used it in the future.
Unable to get an answer, Ye Xuan went back to carefully examining the Dragon Capturing Cauldron, staring at it for a long, long time.
Meanwhile, in the most remote utility courtyard of the Fang family, several children from the Ye family, all around ten years old, had wandered into the area.
“There’s another courtyard over here.
Let’s go in and take a look; maybe there’s something good!”
“Are there any Treasure Swords?
I want a Treasure Sword.
Let’s agree right now: finders keepers!”
The children swarmed into the courtyard and began rummaging around.
Suddenly, one of the kids seemed to sense something and called out to the others loudly.
“Did you guys feel that?
I feel the ground shaking.”
“Shaking?
I don’t feel anything,” the other kids replied, their faces full of confusion.
“It is, right over here.
Come here if you don’t believe me.”
The kids immediately gathered together.
Upon sensing carefully, the ground beneath their feet was indeed vibrating.
“There’s a treasure down there!” The children’s eyes lit up.
Their very first thought was that they had struck gold.
One bold child took out a dagger and began to dig and dig and dig.
“Wow, a tunnel!” After digging for a while, they had actually uncovered a hidden passage.
It seemed to lead to an underground secret chamber.
The children exchanged glances.
Just as they were about to head down, the pitch-black entrance suddenly emitted a glow.
The light grew increasingly blinding, like a demon slowly approaching them.
Following that, a powerful gust of wind burst forth, blowing the children right off their feet.
Just as they were about to smash into the walls and die, their bodies suddenly halted, hovering suspended in mid-air.
“What’s going on?” The children were dumbfounded, staring at each other in shock.
“Naughty little ones.” Suddenly, a voice as hoarse as a demon’s echoed from the cave entrance.
The children turned their heads and only then realized that an old man was standing by the entrance, having appeared there at some unknown point.
The old man’s hair and beard were incredibly long, dragging entirely on the ground.
He looked just like an Old Witch straight out of a fairy tale, instinctively instilling fear in the kids.
“Who…
are you?
Did you save us?” one of them stammered.
“Me?
Hehehe, I’m your Great-Great-Grandfather.”
“Great-Great-Grandfather?” The children were completely bewildered.
The old man nodded and said, “It’s normal that you haven’t heard of me.
When I went into secluded cultivation, none of you were probably even born yet.
Alternatively, you can also address me as—the First Elder.”
“The First Elder?” The children grew even more confused.
The Ye family didn’t have a First Elder!
Suddenly, one child gasped in realization.
“Oh no, could he be the Fang family’s First Elder?!”
As soon as those words left his mouth, the boy immediately clamped a hand over his mouth.
The old man, however, furrowed his brow.
“You silly child, if I’m not the Fang family’s First Elder, whose First Elder could I be?
Alright, I just came out.
I need to go see my great-great-grandson.
I haven’t seen him in ten years, and I quite miss him.
Go on back now.
Don’t play in this utility courtyard; there’s nothing here.”
His voice still lingered in the air, but the old man himself had already vanished.
“He really is the Fang family’s First Elder!
This is bad!
Hurry, go tell mom and dad!
We need to tell Grandfather Patriarch!
Our Ye family is in danger!”
The children turned and ran, but they were far too slow.
They had barely rushed out of the utility courtyard when they heard a furious roar ring out.
“What is the meaning of this?!
Why is the place in ruins!
“Fang Tianming, Fang Shaohan, are you there?!
Show yourselves at once!”
A massive aura enveloped the entire Fang family compound.
This aura was as vast as the ocean and boundlessly majestic.