The Thick Earth Cauldron is a defensive type True Artifact, its origins are no longer traceable, rumored to have been crafted by a True Sage in the Out-of-Body stage for their descendants.

This Thick Earth Cauldron does not need to be activated, it inherently has strong defenses, and within the cauldron, there is an array plate. Once Spirit Stones are placed in and activated, the coverage area expands significantly, and it can convert Spirit Stones into Spiritual Energy for cultivation, much gentler than a Spirit Restoration Array.

This True Artifact has been mocked by more than one person; how afraid was the True Sage who crafted this thing of their descendants facing trouble? After being attacked, they can still hide in the cauldron to cultivate, as long as Spirit Stones don’t run out, they can hide there forever.

Moreover, after breaking through within the cauldron, they can counter-kill the opponent.

However, mockery aside, it is undeniable that this thing can indeed have amazing effects at certain times, and many have borrowed this treasure—there are many strange Magical Treasures in the Cultivation World, and this one isn’t particularly bizarre.

Master Moli, observing Feng Jun’s techniques, has basically understood some logic, and so he released two female cultivators in the defensive formation, both at the early stage of cultivation.

Then he released a large earth-colored cauldron, about a yard high, "Friend Feng, do you want to cover your members too?"

Feng Jun shook his head to refuse, so Moli enclosed his own three in the cauldron, then activated the Spiritual Energy. The large cauldron suddenly expanded to about ten yards high, and the entire cauldron body became transparent, faintly showing the three inside the cauldron.

The two early-stage female cultivators seemed to savor for a while, then at Moli’s urging, began placing Spirit Stones, with a total of three Spirit Stone slots, all filled with middle-grade Spirit Stones.

The consumption of Spirit Stones is enormous, but Feng Jun observed for a while and found this Thick Earth Cauldron truly mystical; its consumption is much smaller than the defensive formation plus the Spirit Restoration Array. At this consumption rate, it consumes only four or five middle-grade Spirit Stones in a day.

So a year would be over a thousand middle-grade Spirit Stones, and over thirty years, the consumption wouldn’t exceed sixty thousand.

Of course, that’s still a substantial fortune, but Feng Jun’s stated price for entering and exiting the Void is one thousand high-grade Spirit Stones, so compared to that figure, sixty thousand middle-grade Spirit Stones aren’t noteworthy.

Feng Jun observed for a while, then gathered Liu Yiyi and left; the three got into the Thick Earth Cauldron, leaving her alone outside at the initial early stage, somewhat unsafe, and the key is... the defensive formation also consumes Spirit Stones!

At the same time, True Immortal Yi Jue was warning Elder Cang Jing, "Don’t take advantage of him, we must share our profits... Mountain Master Feng said something like, ’Free is the most expensive!’

"Are you showing too much favoritism?" True Immortal Cang Jing half-joked, half-serious, "He said it’s free this time, then next time it certainly won’t be... just one time, can’t you bear it?"

Unlike her, Qing Ji didn’t have the qualification to joke like that—she wasn’t that familiar with Yi Jue, so she viewed the problem more objectively, "I think Yi Jue makes sense... because it’s free this time, next time he may not take us."

Elder Cang Jing’s expression instantly changed, "Would he do that?"

"Why not?" Yi Jue glared at her, "He knows you want to go to the Void, takes you once, but doesn’t share your things, then next time doesn’t take you, do you have any grounds to complain?"

"I see," Elder Cang Jing, after all, as an aged True Immortal quickly grasped the key point, couldn’t help but sigh, "Not very old, but quite crafty, no wonder they say, free is the most expensive... so what percentage should we submit?"

"You two discuss," Yi Jue had no interest to decide, she didn’t have these issues with Feng Jun, so she didn’t bother to speak.

While Qing Ji and Cang Jing were negotiating, Feng Jun had already returned, "Alright, let’s start exploring the Big Stone."

"Mountain Master Feng, please wait," Elder Cang Jing spoke seriously, "We think there should be some profit-sharing standard; since we gain thanks to you, we should show some appreciation."

"Is this still not over?" Feng Jun glared at her, "I said no, and that’s final. Believe it or not, I can take you out right now?"

Cang Jing was instantly speechless, but Qing Ji spoke again, "No pay without a job, Mountain Master Feng, your actions make it difficult for us."

"What’s so difficult? You’ve all helped me," Feng Jun spoke calmly, "You only see abundant Void Treasures, but don’t understand the Void can be very dangerous. According to you, if we encounter trouble in the Void, do I have to compensate?"

"That argument is a bit of a gimmick," Elder Qing Ji laughed, "Remembering our help makes me happy, but where in the Void is there so much danger? Last time we stayed for over twenty days, and there wasn’t any..."

With a crisp "slap", Feng Jun raised his hand and slapped his forehead hard, "I knew, I shouldn’t let you say such things... well now, the Void Behemoth has arrived!"

He didn’t notice the Void Behemoth, but there’s a Big Boss on his body, very clearly informed him—a beast over three thousand miles long is moving this way, two thousand miles away.

Feng Jun immediately informed these three in front of him, saying we now must dodge.

Although these three are female cultivators, they are at peak True Immortal level; while evading, they mumbled, fear mingling with excitement, speculating what species the thousand-mile Void Behemoth could be.

Elder Qing Ji could still manage, no one to consult, but Elder Cang Jing used her Divine Sense to quietly ask Yi Jue, "Two thousand miles away... can Feng Jun sense so far?"

"I don’t know either," True Immortal Yi Jue replied a bit helplessly, "I really don’t know where he got those abilities, but one thing is certain... for a master of deduction, it’s better to have respect for them."

"That means we have this ability," True Immortal Cang Jing still grasped the key points, "Let’s hurry and get out of here."

The three True Immortals followed Feng Jun’s guidance, bypassing the void creature. However, the True Immortals were extremely curious and scanned the area from five thousand miles away, wanting to know what that creature was.

True Immortal Cang Jing instantly recognized the creature, and his face turned pale, "Void Herding Beast... a rule creature starting from the Nascent Soul Stage, quickly retract your divine sense!"

"Void Herding Beast?" "Rule Creature?" Yi Jue and Qing Ji were shocked, quickly retracting their divine sense, their faces also changed.

Void Herding Beasts are maintainers of void rules, hence also called rule creatures. They specifically clean up various creatures in the void, preventing ecological balance from being disrupted according to the Earth Realm, and maintaining heavenly dao rules in the Cultivation World.

Simply put, Void Herding Beasts can control all void beasts they encounter, driving them forward like herding. However, during this process, void beasts do not receive any supplies, leading to them starving to death.

The starved void beasts will still remain under the herder’s control until their corpses collide with something massive or get destroyed while capturing new void beasts. From this perspective, they somewhat resemble the nature of corpse driving.

Ultimately, it’s like the forest fires of the Earth Realm. It sounds terrifying, but after the fire, new sprouts emerge, merely a natural self-regulating method.

However, whoever stands in front of Void Herding Beasts is extremely unlucky, essentially facing certain death.

Whether it’s void creatures or human cultivators entering the void from reality, they will be directly crushed upon encountering it.

Like the "over three thousand miles long void beast" observed by Feng Jun, it’s actually not that large; it’s the total of the beast herd driven by the herder.

This herd is considered small; the truly large herds exceed ten thousand miles, and it’s not impossible to have several tens of thousands of miles, known as one of the "Three Great Unprovokables" in the void realm.

Even Divine Spirit True Lords dare not challenge them lightly. As mentioned earlier, those in the Divine Spirit Stage typically can traverse the void, but there are still dangers, including Void Herding Beasts.

Divine Spirit True Lords encountering such creatures generally choose to detour, as confronting them head-on is too dangerous. However, if they get lost due to detouring, they might be trapped in the void.

Elder Cang Jing knows a bit more about these creatures, and after recognizing them, he immediately asked Yi Jue and Qing Ji to retract their divine senses lest they provoke the creatures and invite trouble.

Generally, Void Herding Beasts do not behave this way. We are not too close to the beast herd, and our movement direction differs significantly, so rule creatures usually abide by rules. However, persistent provocation might lead to serious consequences.

Yi Jue and Qing Ji are well aware of this. After retracting their divine sense, they couldn’t help but mutter under their breath, "The Three Great Unprovokables... amazing."

Yi Jue directly asked, "Mountain Master Feng, I’ve never seen this creature before."

"It’s very rare," Feng Jun replied casually, "If luck isn’t terrible, you won’t encounter such things."

It’s like the Earth Realm’s forest fires, frequently seen online in Australia, California, the Greater Khingan Range, but how many people have witnessed them firsthand in reality?

Of course, if you encounter it, just run; don’t think of confronting or watching for amusement.

According to the big boss, the probability of encountering this is slightly higher than forest fires.

Elder Qing Ji asked hesitantly, "You can discover such a terrifying existence from so far away, aren’t you afraid your divine sense will alert it?"

After thinking for a while, Feng Jun replied, "The terrifying part about rule creatures is the rules. Their intelligence is really limited... kind of like tribulation thunder."

The three True Immortals exchanged glances: Well, this reason... sort of makes sense.

The three still had many questions, but for some reason, they suddenly found it difficult to speak out.

The crossing of Void Herding Beasts took about half a day. Normally, the herding speed isn’t fast, but when encountering living creatures, the speed drastically increases.

Yi Jue and the others quietly waited for a day, and when the herding beasts had moved more than thirty thousand miles away, they asked Feng Jun, "Where are the Big Stones?"

Feng Jun rolled his eyes helplessly, "How would I know? Let’s search along the way."

"Don’t be like that," Qing Ji spoke rudely, "Anyway, your perception is better than ours, so it’s up to you now."

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