Chapter 348 Alchemy Items Beyond the Dragon King

"Lu Mingfei, you're still a long way from that! Humph! Let Sister Eri come and play with me..."

In the huge Chinese garden, on the pavilion located in the center, Lord Wa was sitting lazily on the ground.

The floor was covered with a bright yellow carpet that appeared to be made of wool, but Lu Mingfei had already checked with the Zhou family's maid.

This plain carpet is enough to buy a villa, about the same price as Caesar's Bugatti.

There is no other reason, just because this carpet woven with cotton as the warp and wool as the weft was once used exclusively for the palace and was the property of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Originally it was a bright imperial red, but now it has faded to golden yellow over the years. In the center is embroidered a pearl, with two five-clawed flying dragons on both sides, covering the 3 under the emperor's throne, representing the emperor's supreme position between heaven and earth.

But even though it was a carpet that others thought was extremely valuable, the Lord of Wa rubbed his hands carelessly on it. This naughty child was wiping his sweaty hands...

Lu Mingfei felt his heart bleeding when he saw her action, but in the eyes of Lord Wa, the tense game duel with Eiry was the most important.

Ever since they were surrounded by Lord Wa last time, Lu Mingfei and his party followed her to Xiangyang.

Of course, Eri was also brought here by Lu Mingfei, but Su Xiaoqiang did not come.

According to her, she didn't want to become a burden to everyone, and it was safe to pretend to be crazy now. Lu Mingfei couldn't persuade her, so he had to agree with her opinion.

After arriving in Xiangyang City, Lu Mingfei discovered that the Lord Wa, who had always looked so majestic, was actually just a naughty child who liked to play games.

After knowing that Lu Mingfei and Eri were good at playing games, she was overjoyed and brought them directly to her residence.

He has been playing games here since yesterday, and even his food is brought to him by the maid.

"By the way, when are we going to bring Brother Gu back?" Lu Mingfei asked quietly behind Lord Wa.

"Don't be anxious. It will actually take some time for the Nine Cauldrons to start working, so just wait first." Lord Wa spoke without turning her head.

"What are you waiting for? Do you need alchemical materials? I can help you prepare them." Lu Mingfei asked.

"No, we're waiting for an auspicious day." Lord Wa turned her head and gave Lu Mingfei a blank look.

"You should know what the Nine Cauldrons are, right?"

According to legend, in the early years of the Xia Dynasty, King Yu of Xia divided the world into nine states and ordered the nine states to contribute bronze and cast nine tripods to symbolize the nine states.

He engraved the famous mountains and rivers and rare objects of the nine provinces of the country on the bodies of nine tripods, and concentrated the nine tripods in the capital of the Xia Dynasty.

Although there is no record of Dayu melting bronze in Zuo Zhuan, the earliest record of the Nine Cauldrons, it is mentioned that a map of the Nine Provinces was engraved on the cauldron.

This symbolizes that the nine provinces of the world belonged to the Xia Dynasty. Such ambition and heroic spirit also made the "Nine Cauldrons" the national treasure of the Xia Dynasty.

It represents the supreme royal power and the symbol of national unity and prosperity. It is the national treasure of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, which symbolizes the national power.

During the Warring States Period, Qin and Chu both sent troops to the Zhou royal city of Luoyi to ask for the tripods. During the reign of King Xuan of Zhou, the Nine Tripods sank under the Si River. Later emperors attached great importance to the symbol of power and significance of the Nine Tripods and recast them many times.

It has been passed down to the present day and it is no exaggeration to say that it is a symbol of China. As a native Chinese, how could Lu Mingfei not have heard of the legend of the Nine Cauldrons?
“In short, the conditions for using the Nine Cauldrons are rather harsh. It is not just a ritual vessel. It is also the only time that the alchemy of the hybrids has surpassed that of the Dragon King.” Lord Wa put down the game controller in her hand and turned to look at Lu Mingfei.

“Surpassing…the Dragon King?” Lu Mingfei’s eyes widened.

"You should have felt it to some extent, right? The attitude of the Chinese hybrids towards the Dragon King." asked Lord Wa.

"Well, it doesn't seem as...hostile as Europe?" Lu Mingfei asked tentatively.

"That's right, just like we respectfully call Jörmungandr Miss, in our eyes, all dragon kings are equal to the half-bloods and have equal status." Lord Wa nodded.

"Of course, the Dragon King has a higher status, similar to the ancient emperors. The Chinese believe that the power of the hybrids is the same as that of the dragon race, so there is no distinction between friend and foe, and we are all Chinese."

“But aren’t the hybrids recorded in the books all dragons enslaving humans?” Lu Mingfei was puzzled.

"Then guess, what was Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, killing when he beheaded the son of the White Emperor? And why was Qin Shihuang called the Ancestor Dragon?" Lord Wa said with a smile.

“You mean…” Lu Mingfei widened his eyes.

"That's right! Most of the emperors in history were either dragons or hybrids who took turns to be dragons. In China, there has long been no distinction between humans and dragons." Lord Wa nodded.

"As the saying goes, everyone is like a dragon, which actually explains the problem. As for the secret party, if they want the hybrids to gain a higher status, they must regard the dragon race as their enemy."

“So that’s how it is…” Such secret knowledge made Lu Mingfei feel like his worldview was collapsing.

No wonder the secret party has never cooperated with China. It turns out that the concepts of both parties are fundamentally different.

"It is precisely because of this that China's alchemy has developed unprecedentedly and has almost never been interrupted." Lord Wa continued.

"So after the Xia Dynasty, Dayu decided to use the dragon veins of the entire China and combine them with alchemy to create an alchemical tool that could rival the Dragon King. That tool was the Nine Cauldrons." "Can just one cauldron rival the Dragon King?" Lu Mingfei didn't quite believe it.

"Of course it wouldn't work if it was just the Xia Dynasty, but every subsequent dynasty had hybrids to strengthen it, and eventually it became the only alchemical item that could be activated with just Chinese blood."

Lord Wa stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the scenery outside.

"It can allow any half-blood who knows how to operate it to speak words that rival the Dragon King's world-destroying words. A word is as good as a talisman, not just an idiom, but a real fact."

"And the Nine Cauldrons represent supremacy and power that is equal to that of the Dragon King."

"It's incredible." Lu Mingfei looked a little dazed, and the distant past emerged in his mind.

The ancients rose up in resistance under the oppression of the Dragon King, stood beside the Nine Cauldrons and used their words to exert power comparable to that of the Dragon King, and finally overthrew his rule.

"Unlike those barbarians in Europe, the Chinese have always stood tall." Lord Wa said softly.

"We don't want to kill someone and replace him. We just want a world of peace. The Nine Cauldrons are the result of the efforts of the Chinese people throughout the ages. They are also the capital for handing over the royal power to capable people to compete fairly."

Be it the Dragon King or a hybrid, no one will be able to rule the world for long in this land of China.

China has been like this for thousands of years. No matter whether it is a god or an emperor, if they are of no use to the people, their temples will be destroyed and they will be driven out of office.

If the person in power lacks the virtues of an emperor, then naturally there will be someone else to take his place. This is the Chinese people's view of right and wrong.

At the same time, behind the Zhou family’s ancestral land.

This is a deep mountain area, covered with pine and cypress trees, lush and green, and like a green ocean in the breeze.

Xia Mi and the old man who had been with Lord Wa before were on their way up the mountain.

"Can you tell me about the Lord Holy Dragon? I'm very curious about what kind of creature it is." Xia Mi walked behind the old man and spoke after hesitating for a moment.

"Lord Holy Dragon, he is the dragon that dominates the storm and the symbol of justice in the world." said the old man.

"It sounds similar to my brother, the King of Sky and Wind." Xia Mi thought thoughtfully.

“No, the dragons in this world are like ants in front of Lord Holy Dragon. Your strength is only brought by your blood and will eventually weaken in the torrent of time. As long as justice still exists, Lord Holy Dragon will not disappear.” The old man shook his head.

"If he is such a great being, why have I never seen him in my memory?" Xia Mi asked.

“In fact, I received the gift from Lord Saint Dragon only a hundred years ago,” said the old man.

"A hundred years ago, could it be you?" Xia Mi's eyes widened. The old man in front of her was actually from a hundred years ago? Wasn't that similar to Angers?
“Lord Holy Dragon’s power appeared to guide the arrival of that lord, but for some reason, it arrived hundreds of years earlier than expected, so I have been waiting for his birth for a hundred years,” the old man nodded and said.

"It's better for us to have less contact with the hybrids of China. I always feel that their power may not only come from the dragon clan, but also from the existence of a higher dimension..."

Gu Ye's instructions suddenly appeared in Xia Mi's mind. Only then did she understand the higher-dimensional meaning in Gu Ye's words.

No wonder the mixed-bloods from China helped Gu Ye last time. It turns out that Gu Ye’s birth had been predicted a hundred years ago.

"They have been planning for a hundred years. Could it be that they have some intentions towards this world?" Xia Mi couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"Don't worry, this world is extremely weak and will not attract the interest of the dragons. The reason they come here is only because their descendants are here." The old man said to Xia Mi.

"I'm getting more and more confused, but now I understand one thing. The reason you helped us bring Gu Ye back was because of the task given to you by Shenglong, right?" Xia Mi asked.

"Yes, just as you said, I need to return the dragon's inheritance to him." The old man nodded.

"Okay, here we are..."

Xia Mi looked at the old man who stopped and subconsciously raised her head.

I saw an extremely huge tripod standing on the top of the mountain. The whole tripod was made of bronze, and history had left a thick verdigris color on it.

The tripod was engraved with mountains, rivers, flowers, birds and plants. Xia Mi took two steps closer and found that the patterns on it seemed to flow with her breathing.

With the alternation of stillness and movement, the pattern distorted in Xia Mi's eyes and turned into the dragon language that she was familiar with.

A faint sense of oppression emanated from the tripod. Xia Mi seemed to see the giant tripod twisted and deformed into a roaring bronze dragon.

“Is this… the Nine Cauldrons?” Xia Mi asked, taking two steps back in fear.

"Yes, this is the Nine Cauldrons, the spiritual symbol of China."

(End of this chapter)