434: Chapter 408: Silver Elixir!
434: Chapter 408: Silver Elixir!
Within that secret chamber, there was indeed a large Furnace Cauldron, and Li Chen recognized it, because it was used for alchemy!
Previously, when Third Grandpa wanted to perform alchemy, he often had Li Chen assist him, and the cauldron he used was a treasured Furnace Cauldron that had seen much use.
Although it looked worn and tattered, even Li Chen was not allowed to touch it.
Third Grandpa said that the cauldron had a significant effect on the efficacy of the Pills, so the better the cauldron, the more precious it beca.
As there were hardly any people now who could craft a fine cauldron, for a traditional dicine doctor, a good cauldron was sothing that could be encountered but not sought.
And the cauldron in this chamber was an exceptional Furnace Cauldron that Li Chen couldn’t mistake, recognizing its remarkable nature at a glance.
The cauldron was a tripod with three legs, square outside and round inside, with a lid covering the top.
Strange patterns were inscribed on the Alchemical Cauldron, making it look incredibly eerie yet spectacular.
Li Chen stared at the cauldron in surprise; indeed, he had not expected to find a cauldron within the maze.
The presence of a cauldron clearly indicated the existence of Pills, suggesting that the notion of the Relic of Life might not be incorrect after all.
Similarly, since these Pills were passed down from ancient tis, so of them undoubtedly possessed extraordinary healing properties.
It remained to be seen, however, whether any specifically needed Pills were among them.
A myriad of thoughts flashed through Li Chen’s mind while the other rcenaries, not noticing him at the entrance, stood separately, each wary of the others, not daring to make any careless moves.
Yet at the sa ti, their eyes were all fixed on the Furnace Cauldron in front of them.
Li Chen and the two won stood outside, observing the situation within.
Li Chen was quite curious whether the cauldron indeed contained the kind of Pills he was searching for.
“Black Mamba, you arrived here first; why don’t you go and take a look at what’s inside that cauldron?” one group of rcenaries spoke up, their eyes turning to a rcenary Team not far away.
The other rcenaries didn’t speak, but their gazes followed, naturally hoping for soone else to lead the way, so they could reap the benefits afterward.
However, with everyone having the sa mindset, it led to the current stalemate: no one dared move, no one was willing to, and yet no one wanted to give up on the cauldron.
mbers of the Black Mamba rcenary Team snickered coldly, “Nice plan.
My people are supposed to risk our lives upfront while you guys stab us in the back?
Forget about it, don’t even think about it.”
“That’s too much, with so many people here, how can you even say that?” another rcenary Team spoke out, “We’re all watching.
Just go ahead; if anyone dares to backstab, we definitely won’t let them off!”
“Yes, we won’t let them off!” chid in several other rcenary Corps.
The Black Mamba mbers laughed coldly again; such talk was practically a joke in the rcenary world.
For rcenaries, apart from obeying their employers, expecting credibility amongst peers was like living in a dream—it would be considered good not to get backstabbed.
Instances of cooperation and betrayal among peers were countless; everyone was wary of their colleagues, especially at such a critical mont.
“If you’re going up, go ahead; we’re not,” said a mber of Black Mamba coolly, dismissing the idea of being cannon fodder outright.
Seeing this approach wasn’t effective, the other rcenary Teams felt sowhat disappointed.
However, one of the teams proposed, “Let’s do this: there are six rcenary Teams here; each team sends one person to check out the cauldron together.”
“That’s a good idea.” The other rcenary Corps pondered briefly before agreeing.
It was the fairest solution for everyone to send a representative.
“Black Mamba, are you sending soone?
If you don’t, and there’s sothing later, don’t bother trying to get a share, or else I’ll chop off your claws!” soone from a rcenary Team spoke out.
After so thought, a dark-skinned man from Black Mamba stepped forward, while others from different rcenary Teams also sent their representatives.
Together, they approached the cauldron at the front.
The remaining mbers of each rcenary Corps watched attentively from below, still on guard against one another.
The few people arrived beside the Furnace Cauldron, then together they grabbed the lid and tossed it aside.
“Whoosh”
A heavy sound of tal moving ca, as if this thing that had been sealed for eternity was about to re-erge into the daylight at this mont.
But just then, from within the Furnace Cauldron, a force that seed to have been suppressed for a very long ti burst out violently—the Qi Force from the alchemy hadn’t dissipated yet, and it directly slamd into the lid, causing the massive lid to be thrown off!
Several rcenaries stepped back, and everyone present saw that from within the Furnace Cauldron, several round pills bounced out, shooting upwards, then fell back down into the cauldron!
“My God, it’s a Relic of Life!
Snatch it!”
A mber of the rcenary Team shouted out, his eyes lighting up at the sight of the sowhat radiant pills.
He subconsciously thought that these were good things!
Not just him—all the rcenaries here, although they didn’t know what these were, knew they were precious, so their first instinct was to fight for them.
The rcenary teams in these chambers instantly realized what was at stake, and without another word, they started to attack the people next to them!
“Aah!”
A scream rang out, as a rcenary who was half a beat too slow got his arm chopped off by soone from another rcenary Team.
“Jerry, grab it fast!”
“Dammit, who dares to block ?
I’ll kill whoever gets in my way today!”
Various shouts and curses overlapped, interspersed with screams, as rcenaries in the chamber descended into complete chaos.
So rcenaries fell to the ground, and fighters from several large rcenary Corps no longer knew who they were fighting; it seed that anyone who wasn’t one of their own was the enemy!
anwhile, Li Chen, who had seen the pills bouncing out of the Furnace Cauldron, was shocked.
Weren’t these Pills the Silver Elixirs that the Great Grandfather had ejected during his Closed-door Cultivation?
They actually appeared here?
For a mont, Li Chen felt a surge of eagerness in his heart.
Others might not understand the significance of these Silver Elixirs, but he knew they could absorb his Mysterious Energy and even heal his injuries—they were definitely Pills of extraordinarily terrifying dicinal effects.
For him, they couldn’t be more perfect.
“Lin Yi, you two stay here,” Li Chen said to the two won, and then he dashed towards the chamber.
“Be careful.”
Lin Yi could only get out one sentence, and Li Chen had already appeared inside the chamber!
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