Chapter 363: Chapter 194: Opening a Grotto Heaven, Invincible
Gongsun Yan, of course, already knew that Wang Xiao had returned.
At this moment, seeing that Wang Xiao had finished his business, he approached and said,
"I never thought a descendant of the Demon Race could injure you, Fellow Daoist Wang. The one you encountered must have been one of the top three, I imagine."
Wang Xiao was forthcoming:
"Mm, I believe his name was Montis."
Gongsun Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly.
"Blood Demon Montis. He’s ranked third among the Demon Race’s descendants and has the power to slay a Celestial Venerable of the Human Race. To think he was actually killed by you, Fellow Daoist Wang!"
Wang Xiao said,
"He was just one descendant of the Demon Race. Nothing worth mentioning."
He paused for a moment before getting straight to the point.
"Just now, it seemed Elder Gongsun had something to discuss with me. What might that be?"
Gongsun Yan tightened his lips.
"Have you heard that the Human Ancestral Land in Dongzhou is under siege by the Divine-Demon Races, Fellow Daoist Wang?"
Wang Xiao nodded.
"I just heard about it from Lin AhSan."
Gongsun Yan sighed.
"The Elder of the Dongzhou Human Ancestral Land was a thousand years my senior. He passed away not long ago. Unfortunately, the ancestral land suffers from a lack of successors, and no one can fully control the Celestial Observation Cauldron, so the Demon Race descendants exploited this weakness."
"They’ve managed to hold off the attack for now, but a breach has been made. It’s only a matter of time before it falls."
"When that happens, our Ye State will be the only Human Ancestral Land left. Alas, it’s just as you said before, Fellow Daoist Wang: we’re like a frog being boiled in slowly warming water."
"I truly do not want our Human Ancestral Land here in Ye State to follow in Dongzhou’s footsteps."
Wang Xiao said coolly,
"Elder Gongsun, if you have something on your mind, please speak plainly."
Only then did Gongsun Yan say,
"Very well, I will be direct. I hope you, Fellow Daoist Wang, will accept the Celestial Observation Cauldron. After I die, I need you to protect the Human Ancestral Land in my stead!"
Wang Xiao’s heart stirred, and he looked at Gongsun Yan.
"Elder Gongsun, you’re not worried I’m a spy for the Divine-Demon Races anymore?"
Gongsun Yan said,
"You are capable of slaying both the Divine and the Demonic, Fellow Daoist Wang. I doubt the Divine-Demon Races would be willing to pay such a heavy price. And if you truly are a spy they sent, then I can only resign myself to fate!"
The Human Ancestral Land in their Ye State was even slightly weaker than the one in Dongzhou.
Due to its sparse population and difficult Cultivation Technique, it had long been suffering from a lack of new talent.
He had originally planned to pass the Celestial Observation Cauldron to his great-grandson, Gongsun Yan, after his own passing.
However, even his great-grandson had betrayed the Human Ancestral Land.
’What else can I say?!’
’Rather than this, it’s better to find a suitable outsider!’
Wang Xiao said,
"To be honest, Elder Gongsun, I need to open up the Heaven and Earth within my body, and I do require the help of the Celestial Observation Cauldron for that."
"I can agree. After you pass away, Elder Gongsun, I will protect the Human Ancestral Land!"
’As long as I can open a Grotto Heaven within my body and refine the planetary consciousness, then, at the very least, I’ll wipe out the Divine-Demon Races before I have to leave. At that point, there won’t be any need to talk about protection.’
Gongsun Yan nodded slightly.
"In that case, I must thank you, Fellow Daoist Wang."
With a wave of his arm, the illusory image of a great black cauldron appeared in his hand.
"I will now impart to you the technique for controlling the Celestial Observation Cauldron, Fellow Daoist Wang."
「Half a day later.」
Wang Xiao formed a hand seal and took hold of the Celestial Observation Cauldron.
In an instant, he felt as if he had merged with Heaven and Earth itself.
Surging power from the earth’s ley lines rushed into his body like a roaring tide.
An overwhelming feeling of invincibility washed over him!
Following the ley lines, he could feel an even more torrential and boundless power stirring.
’Is this... the planetary consciousness? The planet’s consciousness is also invisibly protecting the Human Race, resisting alien life. Perhaps this is also one of its instincts!’
Wang Xiao finally understood why the Human Ancestral Land could hold out for so long between the Divine-Demon Races.
Besides the Divine-Demon Races fighting amongst themselves, the planet’s consciousness had likely played a significant role as well.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, your talent is truly extraordinary. You’ve grasped the trick to controlling the Celestial Observation Cauldron in just half a day," Gongsun Yan remarked with a sigh.
The technique to control it was incredibly complex.
He had thought it would take Wang Xiao at least ten years to master it completely.
Wang Xiao was noncommittal.
"I need to enter a period of seclusion now, and I’ll likely need to use the Celestial Observation Cauldron."
"If there is an urgent matter, Elder Gongsun can contact me at any time."
’Now that I have the Celestial Observation Cauldron, my next step is naturally to attempt to unify the Nine Great Origin Paths. And after that, open the Grotto Heaven within my body!’
