Even an ordinary person, upon realizing Ji Ran's methods, would inevitably find themselves in a dilemma!
However, that's just for ordinary people.
Mu Jinyu, on the other hand, was not so easily troubled.
Upon noticing that Ji Ran had done something to Zhuo Yue, he cursed silently in his heart, and immediately unfolded the Green Emperor Domain, drawing Zhuo Yue into safety.
He used the Green Emperor Domain to dissipate the terrifying killing intent hidden in Zhuo Yue.
"This..."
Ji Ran was stunned to see Mu Jinyu easily catching Zhuo Yue and avoiding the scenario he had imagined.
But soon, from the green light emanating from Mu Jinyu, he understood what kind of technique this was.
"The Domain of Life, to think there's someone who can comprehend such a domain! No wonder you could kill my brother!"
Ji Ran's face showed a hint of displeasure, but soon, a monstrous malice flickered in his eyes, and he shouted angrily: "But does it matter? Today, since I've found you, even if you kneel down and commit suicide, I won't let you die so easily!"
"Ha!"
Ji Ran shouted angrily, and an invisible killing intent slashed towards Mu Jinyu!
Just after Mu Jinyu had placed Zhuo Yue on his back, his heart skipped a beat, feeling an overwhelming sense of suffocation.
Without hesitation, Mu Jinyu immediately activated the Dragon Transformation Scripture to enhance his cultivation!
This time, he was in luck. The Dragon Transformation Scripture did not just increase his power by three layers as it did during the Hidden Dragon Conference.
Instead, it increased by six layers!
Rising from the seventh layer of the Fanxu Realm, he reached the thirteenth layer!
Of course, in the real realm, a thirteenth layer of the Fanxu Realm doesn't exist, so compared to Ji Ran's Broken Pill in the False Merged Path Realm, his cultivation was only slightly inferior to Ji Ran's.
The gap wasn't absurdly large.
The only remaining gap between the two was a slight mastery over the Heaven and Earth Laws.
But because of this slight mastery over the Heaven and Earth Laws, the gap between them was still very apparent.
Although Mu Jinyu's cultivation had increased, he still clearly felt it difficult to resist Ji Ran's invisible killing intent, causing his heart to race uncontrollably.
In this critical moment, Mu Jinyu remained incredibly calm and suddenly had a stroke of insight. His eyes gleamed, and without hesitation, he took out the Bi Fang Cauldron from his storage bag, which he hadn't used for some time!
The Bi Fang Cauldron, a top-grade spiritual treasure.
Just a step away from birthing an Artifact Spirit, becoming a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure!
Its power is unimaginable.
Empires like those behind Di Shitian and Di Yin were targeted and overthrown due to this spiritual treasure, showcasing its allure to not only the Fanxu but also the Unity Realm experts.
"Dang!!"
At this perilous moment, Mu Jinyu managed to retrieve the Bi Fang Cauldron from his storage bag just in time, placing it at the position his Divine Sense sensed as extremely dangerous. Instantly, a thunderous explosion reverberated from the Bi Fang Cauldron!
Mu Jinyu pressed a hand against the Bi Fang Cauldron, flooding it with True Yuan to vigorously unleash its vast power.
Despite his physical body's pure strength reaching the power of the seven images, at this moment, he even felt a slight numbness in his arm, a testament to the terrifying power of Ji Ran's attack!
"Hmm? A top-grade spiritual treasure!"
Ji Ran was taken aback upon seeing Mu Jinyu pull out a cauldron to block his lethal strike in a life-and-death situation, immediately recognizing it as a top-grade spiritual treasure!
Heaven-reaching spiritual treasures were exceedingly rare within the Kunlun Ruins, with only a handful in existence. Even many hidden sects and super clans did not possess a single heaven-reaching spiritual treasure.
Naturally, the majority of major powers' treasured possessions for protection and prestige were top-grade spiritual treasures!
Ji Ran, with his broad insights and keen discernment, quickly deduced the origin and name of the cauldron Mu Jinyu held from the top-grade spiritual treasure of the furnace type!
"The Bi Fang Cauldron that caused a great empire's downfall decades ago?!"
Ji Ran spoke with a mix of suspicion and uncertainty.
Mu Jinyu did not answer upon hearing this. Since he had already taken out the Bi Fang Cauldron, he intended to send this old beast along with his brother to the netherworld today!
"Rumble!"
As Mu Jinyu poured True Yuan furiously into the Bi Fang Cauldron, it immediately emitted a terrifying sound akin to a volcanic eruption.
Then, the dark red cauldron body shone with brilliant crimson light, turning the entire dark red Bi Fang Cauldron bright and fiery.
An immense and terrifying aura was brewing inside the Bi Fang Cauldron.
Finally, the Bi Fang Cauldron erupted like a restless volcano, unleashing the might of world destruction!
"Rumble!!"
The surging Bi Fang's Fire coalesced into an apocalyptic sea of fire, pouring endlessly from the Bi Fang Cauldron, sweeping towards Ji Ran ahead.
"Screech!"
Amid several indistinct avian cries, Mu Jinyu could faintly see the silhouettes of several Bi Fang Birds manifesting within the sea of fire.
Mu Jinyu knew that given time, and with continual refining and nurturing with Essence Blood, the Bi Fang Cauldron would eventually nurture an Artifact Spirit.
"Hmph, do you think you're the only one with top-grade spiritual treasure?"
Witnessing the Bi Fang Cauldron spew an endless and terrifying sea of fire, conveying an apocalyptic scene heading towards him and turning stones and vegetation along the way into ashes in an instant, Ji Ran snapped out of his astonishment and sneered.
He then gently patted the storage bag at his waist.
"Boom!!"
In an instant, a sinister black light illuminated a thousand miles!
Everything within the wilderness for miles, whether grass, trees, or small animals, turned to powder!
"Rumble!!"
With the appearance of that sinister black light, the once continuous Sky Burning Fire faced an impenetrable stone wall, halted by that black light.
Mu Jinyu, suppressing the discomfort in his eyes, strained to identify what was emitting the terrifying black light.
He persevered, tears of blood streaming down, forcing his eyes open wide until he finally discerned what resisted the Bi Fang Cauldron within the black light.
It was a small bone tower constructed from white bones.
Its appearance was sinister, composed of five layers, and at its pinnacle, encased a small skull roughly the size of a human thumb, uncertain whether it belonged to a shrunken human skull or a humanoid creature.
The skull's originally hollow eye sockets were now embedded with two black gemstones glimmering with sinister light, their origin unknown.
The black light resisting the apocalyptic sea of fire likely emanated from these two black gemstones.
"What is this bone tower?!"
Mu Jinyu, staring at the bone tower, felt his heart race, sensing an immense threat, and he faintly felt the skull at the tower's top seemed sentient, turning to meet his gaze.
Not daring to be careless, desperate to know its origin, Mu Jinyu quickly pressed a hand against Jian Ruyan's forehead, projecting the bone tower's image into her Sea of Consciousness.
Jian Ruyan, being much weaker, couldn't discern the bone tower within the black light by herself, so Mu Jinyu directly imprinted its image in her Sea of Consciousness.
"This is... the Demon God Tower?! Hurry, it's a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure!!"
Jian Ruyan, living up to Mu Jinyu's expectations, instantly recognized the bone tower's origin, but her words left Mu Jinyu slightly stunned.
This bone tower is actually a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure?!