Chapter 00488: The Small Cauldron in the Divine Source Palace
# The Small Cauldron in the Divine Source Palace**
Chapter 488
Novel: Abandon The Universe
**Chapter 488: The Small Cauldron in the Divine Source Palace**
At this moment, Luo Caisi had just activated her Divine Ability Sphere—*Boundless*.
In the next instant, the space around them expanded infinitely, as if the endless sword lights and blade edges surging toward her were now separated from her by an immeasurable distance.
"Space-control divine ability?" Du Yi stared in shock at the shifting space.
One moment, he seemed right in front of Luo Caisi and Gu Dao, and the next, it was as if an entire realm lay between them.
This was merely a Divine Ability Sphere.
If the master who had condensed this sphere were to personally unleash this divine ability, he doubted he could last even a single breath.
The power of his divine ability, *Raging Tides*, grew increasingly terrifying, yet it still couldn’t envelop Luo Caisi.
Meanwhile, the space controlled by Luo Caisi’s sphere continued to shift unpredictably, the halberd lights and killing intent within growing fiercer by the moment.
Du Yi realized that instead of obsessing over how to subdue Luo Caisi, he should be thinking about how to evade these increasingly deadly halberd lights.
The divine ability from the sphere would eventually fade.
Once he survived this onslaught, he could deal with Luo Caisi—after all, she couldn’t escape this place.
But the master who had condensed this sphere—could his uncle truly overpower such a being?
Luo Caisi, however, was pleasantly surprised.
She sent a voice transmission to Gu Dao, *"Gu Dao, I feel like I can control this space. Use your speed to ambush that guy. Even if it fails, I can protect you. Don’t worry—this space is under my control."*
"Got it!" Gu Dao replied.
Almost the instant he received her message, his figure vanished completely.
The moment he charged into Luo Caisi’s *Boundless* divine ability, the endless halberd lights and killing intent had no effect on him.
Several blade edges from *Raging Tides* slammed into Gu Dao, but he paid them no mind.
His massive palm strike was already descending upon Du Yi.
Du Yi had just summoned his defensive treasure when he felt the aura of death envelop him. *Was this spatial divine ability really so powerful?*
No—when Gu Dao’s figure appeared before him, Du Yi realized that the deathly aura came from Gu Dao himself. *A teleporting immortal beast?!*
At this point, he no longer cared about maintaining *Raging Tides*.
He frantically activated his defensive treasures and desperately retreated.
But the moment he chose to retreat, he knew it was a mistake.
While it allowed him to evade Gu Dao’s ambush, the terrifying spatial divine ability could now crush him.
Regret was useless.
Without Du Yi’s control, *Raging Tides* collapsed instantly, its killing momentum weakening and dissipating.
In the next moment, the spatial domain of *Boundless* completely swallowed Du Yi.
*Puff! Puff!*
Streaks of blood exploded as Du Yi’s body was torn to shreds by the halberd lights of *Boundless*, reduced to a pile of bloody pulp.
Even his primordial spirit was utterly annihilated.
"Hah! And here I thought this guy was something special. Turns out he was just trash," Gu Dao scoffed, ignoring his own injuries as he picked up Du Yi’s ring.
Luo Caisi, however, remained solemn.
"That man was strong. If not for the fact that your teleportation startled him during the divine ability clash, killing him wouldn’t have been so easy. The person who condensed that divine ability sphere is probably no weaker than Xiaobu. Forget it—let’s enter the Divine Source Palace first. Hopefully, we’ll find something useful."
What Luo Caisi wanted most was to obtain divine sources in the Divine Source Palace.
She knew that Lan Xiaobu’s cultivation had nearly stagnated because the resources he required had become increasingly rare.
For others, a single high-grade immortal spirit vein might last a lifetime.
But for Lan Xiaobu, such a vein only slightly improved his cultivation speed.
If they could obtain divine sources here, Lan Xiaobu might finally make a breakthrough.
"There are two doors here. Which one did Jia Xinyu enter last time?" Gu Dao hesitated as he stood before the two entrances.
Luo Caisi pointed to the left.
"Last time, Jia Xinyu took the left door."
"Then we’ll take the right one!" Gu Dao declared immediately.
Luo Caisi didn’t move.
They only had one chance.
What if the right door also teleported them out? Or what if the left door had teleported them out last time, but this time it was the right door’s turn?
The formations she had seen at the entrance of this Divine Source Palace from the sandy plains above made her realize that conventional reasoning wouldn’t suffice here.
"Gu Dao, let’s each take a door and enter at the same time. If either of us gets teleported out, we’ll wait for the other on the sandy plains," Luo Caisi decided firmly.
No matter how things changed, entering both doors simultaneously should ensure they didn’t miss their chance.
"Alright, I’ll take the left door," Gu Dao said, positioning himself in front of the left entrance.
Since the left door had teleported someone out before, its chances of success were lower.
If they could enter the Divine Source Palace, Gu Dao naturally wouldn’t compete with Luo Caisi for the opportunity.
Luo Caisi stood before the right door.
"Three, two, one—enter!"
Gu Dao and Luo Caisi stepped through their respective doors at the same time.
The moment Luo Caisi entered, her divine sense swept the interior.
Less than three meters ahead was a small space.
*Small* was an understatement—the area was no larger than seven square meters and barely two meters high.
In the center of the space was a meditation cushion.
Behind it stood a stone platform, upon which rested a small cauldron.
Though she had just entered, Luo Caisi could already sense faint divine spiritual energy emanating from the cauldron.
Just as she was thinking that the right door had indeed been the correct choice, she spotted Gu Dao.
"Huh? Mistress, neither of us got teleported out. What was up with that Jia Xinyu guy? Was he lying?" Gu Dao asked, equally puzzled.
Luo Caisi shook her head.
"Probably not. I don’t understand it either. This place doesn’t seem like the Divine Source Palace. There’s just a cushion and a small cauldron here—no divine crystals, no divine spirit veins, nothing else. And it’s so small..."
Gu Dao stepped up to the cauldron, circling it once before remarking, "This little cauldron is emitting divine spiritual energy. Could this be the so-called ‘divine source’ in the Divine Source Palace?"
Luo Caisi had already inspected the space thoroughly and found no other mechanisms.
She approached the cauldron as well.
Inside, faint white mist swirled around a floating milky-white sphere.
The mist carried a trace of divine spiritual energy.
Curious, Luo Caisi attempted to circulate her *Longevity Technique*.
The divine spiritual energy within the cauldron was immediately drawn into her body.
In just a few breaths, she felt her cultivation improve slightly.
*Divine spiritual energy really is incredible*, she thought in amazement.
But then she noticed that the divine spiritual energy in the cauldron had weakened significantly, and the milky-white sphere’s rotation had sped up.
"I see," Luo Caisi murmured.
This object was undoubtedly more valuable than ordinary divine spirit veins or divine crystals—it was a supreme treasure.
This small cauldron could absorb divine spiritual energy from its surroundings.
Even in the immortal world, where divine spiritual energy was thin, the cauldron had gathered it here.
If one possessed such a cauldron in the immortal world, their cultivation progress would skyrocket.
Just as Luo Caisi was about to store the cauldron away, she hesitated. *Nothing in this world comes for free.*
Who would leave such a treasure here, just waiting for her to take it?
"Mistress, don’t you think this cushion is perfect for cultivation? I really like it," Gu Dao suddenly said.
Luo Caisi glanced at Gu Dao in surprise.
Gu Dao had never needed a meditation cushion for cultivation before.
The cushion here was clearly meant for someone to absorb the divine spiritual energy from the cauldron while meditating.
*Perhaps someone once cultivated here but met an unfortunate end, leaving these things behind...*
As this thought crossed her mind, Luo Caisi’s gaze settled on the cushion, and she, too, felt an inexplicable fondness for it.
Just looking at it gave her a sense of comfort.
If she sat on it to cultivate, with the support of divine spiritual energy, her progress would be unimaginable.
No one, anywhere, could surpass her speed.
"No, I can’t give this cushion to you..."
The moment these words left her mouth, Luo Caisi sensed something amiss.
She quickly swallowed a *Clarity Pill*.
Gu Dao was Lan Xiaobu’s beast companion.
Though it really wanted the cushion, it wouldn’t fight its mistress for it.
If Luo Caisi refused, it could only suppress its desire.
The *Clarity Pill* Lan Xiaobu had refined was a top-tier seventh-grade immortal pill.
As soon as the pill dissolved, a cooling sensation washed over Luo Caisi’s entire body.
In that instant, she came to her senses and swiftly averted her gaze from the cushion.
"This cushion is dangerous," Luo Caisi said, summoning her weapon and attacking Gu Dao.
Gu Dao, sensing Luo Caisi’s killing intent, was shocked.
Though it was stronger than her, it dared not fight back and immediately turned to flee.
Luo Caisi pursued without hesitation, her sword’s killing intent unwavering.
"Mistress—!" Gu Dao cried out in panic. *If you want the cushion, just take it! Why try to kill me?!*
Luo Caisi’s voice reached its ears, *"Run! I’ll keep chasing you—we need to get out of here as fast as possible!"*
As she spoke, her sword left a bloody gash on Gu Dao’s body.
She wasn’t holding back.
Gu Dao understood.
Whatever the reason, it had to escape.
It bolted back the way they had come at full speed.
An hour later, Gu Dao burst out from beneath the sandy plains.
"We’re leaving. Now," Luo Caisi said urgently, summoning *Feng Luan* without delay.
The moment Gu Dao landed on the flying artifact, *Feng Luan* shot away from the sandy expanse.
"Mistress, what was that about?" Gu Dao finally asked once they were airborne.
Luo Caisi said with certainty, "That cushion was a trap. There must be a powerful being inside it. The moment either of us took it, it would have possessed us."
At the mention of possession, Gu Dao shuddered involuntarily.
It was just an immortal beast—possession was the last thing it wanted.
But then it realized something.
"If there was really someone inside waiting to possess people, why didn’t they possess Jia Xinyu last time?"
*(End of Chapter)*