Free Web NovelChapter 2481: Chapter 2481: The Empress’s Whereabouts
A few Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts took turns taking action, yet none could shake the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron.
Fang Bai sat cross-legged inside the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, extending his Divine Sense outward, observing clearly the actions of those Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts.
"What a joke, this Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron exists beyond the Emperor’s Instruments. Although I cannot control it to attack you, don’t think of taking it away!"
Fang Bai sneered coldly.
Inside the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, he could observe the outside environment with his Divine Sense, while the Immortals outside could not penetrate the cauldron with their Divine Sense, unaware of his presence.
A few Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts tried various methods to take the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, even attempting to store it in their Space Immortal Rings, but all failed.
The Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, merely a zhang tall, weighed more than a ten-thousand-zhang mountain, exuding a formidable aura of immovability against the elements.
"Let’s join forces and see if we can move it!"
One Immortal Emperor Realm Peak expert suggested.
"Let’s try!"
Another Immortal Emperor Realm Peak expert chimed in.
The Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts, having expended much immortal power without success, were all filled with frustration and nodded in agreement.
After a brief rest to restore their strength to peak condition, the Immortal Emperor Realm experts surrounded the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, invoked their Immortal Essence Big Palm, each grabbing one side of the cauldron, and exerted their combined strength.
The combined power of several Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts was comparable to that of an Immortal Emperor, able to easily uproot a ten-thousand-zhang mountain.
Yet even with all their might, the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron stood unmoved.
"This cauldron truly is a Supreme Emperor Artifact!"
One Immortal Emperor Realm Peak expert exclaimed, drooling as he looked at the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron.
The combined might of several Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts failed to shift it even slightly, confirming it unmistakably as an Emperor’s Instrument.
"I wonder which Immortal Emperor this cauldron will belong to in the future!"
Another Immortal Emperor Realm Peak expert sighed.
Knowing only an Immortal Emperor could subdue and take it, the Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts felt a mix of loss and frustration, realizing this supreme treasure they discovered would end up in the hands of some Immortal Emperor.
With no hope of obtaining the Emperor’s Instrument, the Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts left, carrying regrets, to continue training in the purple Thunder Zone.
Fang Bai waited until they were far away, then cautiously continued to maneuver the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron forward.
Time passed unnoticed, and Fang Bai, observing the landscape outside the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron with his Divine Sense, found himself enveloped in darkness.
Bolts of black lightning, as thick as an adult’s waist, tore the void and struck the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, causing it to tremble despite being unshaken by the Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts.
"Have I reached the eighth layer of the Nine Nether Thunder Sea?"
Fang Bai murmured, his heart filled with a mix of anticipation and anxiety.
He hoped that the Hundred Flowers Empress had trained in this thunder zone a century ago and remained safe.
Yet his anxiety stemmed from the possibility that if she were not in this black Thunder Zone, it might bode ill for her fate.
"Hopefully, there will be good news..."
Fang Bai muttered to himself.
This vast expanse of black Thunder Zone was as far as Fang Bai had reached in his previous life’s training.
The destructive force of the lightning, carrying strands of Emperor Aura, was terrifying, even an Emperor Realm Expert couldn’t linger here long.
Even staying within the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, Fang Bai felt his spirit tremble from the thunder outside, not daring to emerge from the cauldron.
In the Immortal Realm, Immortals who committed significant transgressions yet possessed formidable strength were often subdued by more powerful Immortals and discarded in this black Thunder Zone to endure lightning punishment.
The result was usually annihilation without any chance of survival.
Fang Bai recalled from his previous life, some High Rank and even Peak Immortal Emperor Realm experts, upon committing grave sins and incurring the wrath of the Immortal Realm, were seized by an Emperor Realm expert and thrown into the black Thunder Sea for punishment, where they were shattered into pieces under the lightning strikes in mere moments, meeting a grim end.
Thus, the Nine Nether Thunder Sea was known as the "Land of Immortal Punishment," striking fear into many Immortals. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
Though inside the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, the cauldron was bombarded by black lightning infused with Emperor Aura, causing it to tremble increasingly violently, with the risk of overturning at any moment.
The thick black bolts of lightning striking the cauldron’s body resounded with continuous "thump-thump" noises, reverberating within the cauldron like sound waves, causing Fang Bai unbearable pain, making him keenly aware he could not stay much longer, lest his physical body be shattered from the inside.
Upon arriving in the purple Thunder Zone, Fang Bai wasted no time, swiftly extending his Divine Sense to search for the traces of the Hundred Flowers Empress.
He believed that if the Hundred Flowers Empress had been here, she would surely have left some trace.
A grand Empress, possessing immense strength, even if she had fallen in this Thunder Sea, couldn’t have vanished like lesser Immortals without a trace.
"It’s her... there’s her aura here..."
Moments later, Fang Bai’s eyes brightened suddenly, his whole body trembling with excitement.
Within the thickly suffusing Thunder Immortal Qi around him, Fang Bai sensed a faint trace of the Hundred Flowers Empress’s aura, proving she had once trained in this black Thunder Zone.
Fang Bai maneuvered the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, continuing to extend his Divine Sense.
Shortly after, a half-exposed Immortal Sword appeared on the ground ahead.
Seeing the Immortal Sword emanating a peach-colored glow, Fang Bai’s previously excited heart sank.
Fang Bai recognized that Immortal Sword.
It was one of the Bipartite Dual Swords, the personal Emperor Artifact of the Hundred Flowers Empress.
The Bipartite Dual Swords naturally should come as a pair.
But now, only one of the Bipartite Dual Swords appeared, leaving the other missing, which stirred Fang Bai’s concern.
Fang Bai knew, in the hands of the Hundred Flowers Empress, the Bipartite Dual Swords were never separated, always used in concert to aid in battle.
Now, only one Immortal Sword remained, combined with the faint aura of the Hundred Flowers Empress lingering in the void, Fang Bai inferred that a fierce battle must have taken place in this black Thunder Zone in the past, involving the Hundred Flowers Empress as a participant.
However, the outcome of that fierce battle, whether victory or defeat, was hard to determine.
Had the Hundred Flowers Empress won, she would have surely taken both her swords.
If the opponent had won, they too would not have ignored such an Emperor Artifact.
"The opponent who could force the Hundred Flowers Empress to wield both swords must also have been an Emperor Realm expert. It’s possible that the two Emperor Realm experts battled into the Endless Space?"
Thinking this, Fang Bai looked up into the void, consoling himself, "That must be it! That must be it!"
