Chapter 1260 - 517: The Five Poisons Cauldron’s Effect! Old Man Group’s Autumn Outing!

Chapter 1260: Chapter 517: The Five Poisons Cauldron’s Effect! Old Man Group’s Autumn Outing!

Su Ping nodded. "In that case, it’s better for you to hurry back! I’m sorry, I originally wanted to take this time to study that Painted Skin Skill of yours together with you."

Yin Luo chuckled. "Alright, kid. I can tell what kind of person you are now. You just can’t stay idle. We’ll have plenty of time for that skill later!"

"I’ll see you off then," Su Ping said slowly.

Yin Luo glanced at him. "Su Ping, when are you planning to go to the Heavenly Tomb? October is right around the corner.

"By the time the soldiers’ training is complete, and your main battle pet beasts are just about ready, the time to enter the Heavenly Tomb will be close. Tsk, that’s much faster than the higher-ups anticipated!"

Su Ping’s expression remained unchanged. This was well within his expectations.

"Probably in a few more days. I still have some things to wrap up here during this time."

Yin Luo nodded, then pursed his lips and said, "You need to be careful, kid. Your realm is increasing far too quickly. Although the Heavenly Tomb is bizarre and eerie, those at or above the Monarch Level are barred from entering. It seems you broke through again yesterday? You’re at the Monarch Eighth Rank now, right?

"For everyone else, the pet beasts level up fast, which drags down the beastmaster’s speed of advancement. But you? Your beastmaster realm is skyrocketing to drag up the realm of your contracted beasts! It’s absolutely unbelievable!"

Su Ping smiled and nodded, then corrected him, "I broke through the day before yesterday."

The Monarch Level seemed to be a very unique realm, with a massive chasm separating it from the Emperor Level. Whether it was the world where the World Tree resided or the space where the Heavenly Tomb was located, once someone reached the Emperor Level, they could no longer force their way inside.

Clearly, many people had intentionally been ignoring the matter of the Heavenly Tomb recently. But now that it was brought up again—especially concerning Su Ping—the originally peaceful fishing atmosphere was significantly disrupted.

Su Ping, however, changed the subject once more, smiling as he looked over at Qin Erlong. "Old Qin, do you have any leads on the kind of place I asked you to help find last time?"

Qin Erlong cast a sideways glance at him. "For a place like that, you either have to go to Dianzang or Lingnan. How could it be that easy to find in our Jianghai? Besides, why are you looking for that kind of place anyway?"

Su Ping chuckled. "Well, the Rock Heart and Heart of Swamp for the Heart of Myriad Spirits are almost complete! I wanted to check out that type of terrain for the final setup."

Qin Erlong looked at Su Ping skeptically. "Is it really that simple?"

Su Ping predictably shook his head. "Of course not. I also want to test out a new treasure I acquired recently."

"What treasure?" This piqued the interest of everyone present.

They all knew that a few days ago, Su Ping had asked Qin Erlong to look for a wild area teeming with Insect Type and Poison Type pet beasts. At the time, the others hadn’t paid much attention, merely assuming that the young man was acting crazy again. But now, it seemed there was indeed a hidden motive.

Su Ping didn’t keep them in suspense. He took an item out from his Beast Taming Space. It was something he had previously feared like the plague, almost losing his life because of it. It was none other than the Five Poisons Cauldron left behind by Situ Feng, the King of Nanzhao, in the World Tree Secret Realm!

"This thing..." Many people present didn’t recognize it. This included the knowledgeable Zhu Hong.

"The Five Poisons Cauldron. A Poison Type treasure left behind by Situ Feng," Su Ping explained.

"The Five Poisons Cauldron? This is the Five Poisons Cauldron?" Zhu Hong exclaimed, raising an eyebrow in surprise.

This time, it was Su Ping’s turn to be astonished. "You actually know about this thing?"

"I’m not particularly interested in it myself," Zhu Hong said. "But an old fogey over at the Artifact Refiners Association mentioned it before. He looked through a lot of historical records.

"In Ancient Times, artifact refining wasn’t just for Instrument Type pet beasts. Some special supreme treasures could also be obtained through artifact refining.

"This Five Poisons Cauldron is one of them. It can unleash highly unique effects and seems to be a supreme treasure for Poison Type beastmasters!"

Su Ping nodded. "The effects of this Five Poisons Cauldron are indeed quite numerous. I’ve tested a few of them during my free time lately. First, it has two very straightforward effects.

"It can attract Insect Type and Poison Type pet beasts. When this thing is placed on the ground and opened, it releases a special aura. Such pet beasts are utterly obsessed with this aura and will flock to the area around the cauldron.

"The second function relies on the first. These attracted Poison Type and Insect Type pet beasts will slaughter each other, eventually leaving behind a single Poison King or Insect King. According to my observations, the victorious Poison King or Insect King, under the influence of the cauldron’s special aura, will consume the corpses of its kin.

"Afterward, it will receive an enhancement. The enhancements I’ve seen mostly involve increases in realm and skill level. I don’t know if the number of attracted beasts was just too small, or if there are other enhancement effects and abilities I haven’t seen yet.

"Aside from that, there is one more simple effect.

"It can imbue certain resources with toxicity, or it can filter and extract the toxins from highly poisonous resources. Well, compared to its main functions, this feature is a bit lackluster."

Su Ping tossed the object in his hand. If this thing hadn’t been left behind by Senior Situ Feng, and if he had refined it himself, he would have been tempted to rename it.

Rename it to what? The Divine Wood King Cauldron! Was there any name more fitting than that?

While he complained internally, the others around him widened their eyes in shock. None of the people present were ordinary individuals; they naturally understood the immense value and significance of these functions. This was practically an ultimate treasure for Poison Type and Insect Type pet beasts!

Others might even hesitate to trade a Legendary Level resource for it. And truth be told, for a Poison Type or Insect Type beastmaster, this cauldron would genuinely be more valuable and practical than a Legendary Level resource.

At this moment, everyone finally understood why Su Ping had been pestering Qin Erlong lately, looking for a place where Poison Type and Insect Type pet beasts gathered in large numbers.

Even Qin Erlong, after a moment of thought, said slowly, "I actually did help you look into it, and I found a place that fits the bill! Over in the Shattered Stone Mountain Range on the border between Jianghai Province and Huaiyang Province, there’s a valley teeming with those kinds of creatures."

Su Ping nodded, but then he froze. "The Shattered Stone Mountain Range?"

He had heard that name countless times before. The Boulder Mountain Spirit Taishan, as well as the origins of his Third Pet Beast, Feifei, all seemed to trace back to that area.

Especially Feifei. Feifei’s Mechanical Core had transformed from a Holy Spirit Level Resource, the ’Fantasy Stone’. Moreover, it had been the core of a Fantasy Stone vein. Its value and significance were phenomenally high. ℯℯ𝘭.

However, according to the feedback from the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas, that mineral vein was supposed to be located within a Secret Realm. When it came to Secret Realms—unless it was something like the World Tree Secret Realm—once they collapsed, they would never appear again.

Dwelling on it was pointless.

Pushing these unwarranted thoughts from his mind, Su Ping looked at the seniors present with keen interest. "Everyone, do you want to come with me and test just how powerful the effects of the Five Poisons Cauldron really are?"

As soon as he said this, the crowd exchanged glances before nodding in agreement. Everyone present was either an Advanced Beastmaster or a Breeding Master. The efficacy of the Five Poisons Cauldron genuinely piqued their interest.

Besides, spending a holiday weekend just fishing in one spot all day really was quite boring.

"Yay!" The first to react was Miss Qin, Qin Xiaoxue, who had long since grown bored of sitting around.

At the same time, Meng Yao, who had been struggling to endure Zhu Hong’s skeptical glares and the utterly suspense-free competition, nodded enthusiastically. "Absolutely no problem! Count me in!"

Liu Fuhai also set down his fishing rod. "Let’s all go together!"

Old Qin nodded. "I’ll guide the way. That place is hard to find even if you have a map."

"Let’s go. Let me see what kind of obscure treasure you’ve inexplicably pulled out this time," Yin Luo agreed.

That left only Zhu Hong. The First Vice President of the Breeder Association, who had just placed dead last in their fishing activity, reluctantly set down his rod. "When do we leave?"

Su Ping faced the autumn breeze and chuckled. "We leave right now! I’m taking the Old Man Group on a field trip!"