The Last Witch Lord

Even though she understood Priest Xiu Ye's sacrifice, Cat Girl would not let her activate the Medicine Furnace.

Her companions—and Li Ban, wherever he was—were all still in the Nihility State.

She absolutely refused to let Xiu Ye detonate the Nihility State again.

Priest Qian Que and his group had no intention of outright killing the sealed Xiu Ye.

She knew too much that they did not.

Keeping her alive would also help them understand the Medicine Furnace and the Chaos Element.

Priest Ai Jing handed the seal to Priest Qian Que to guard.

In this place, the only abilities she trusted were those of her fellow Solar Priest, Qian Que.

She then led several priests from the Mist Realm forward to examine the Medicine Furnace.

He even shot Priest Hao Ze a look.

But Priest Hao Ze simply stood beside his older brother, showing not the slightest intention of walking over.

Left with no other choice, Priest Chu Qi walked over alone.

Fortunately, Priest Ai Jing had no intention of monopolizing the Medicine Furnace, letting everyone step up to inspect it.

After studying it for half a shichen, Priest Ai Jing was utterly shocked.

"This Medicine Furnace... I have never seen a Medicine Furnace that distorts rules like this."

Because only Solar Priests could marginally interact with the rules, the others could perceive very little.

Seeing Priest Ai Jing's astonishment, everyone understood that the object responsible for creating the Mutated Element was far from simple.

"Priest Qian Que, would you like to take another look?" Priest Ai Jing was so stunned she doubted her own findings.

"Priest Ai Jing is my superior in artifact refinement, so please, share your thoughts."

Priest Qian Que knew she must have discovered something.

It was just so bizarre that she had lost faith in her own judgment.

After a moment of thought, Priest Ai Jing finally spoke. "I feel that this Medicine Furnace... is not from the Wizard World."

She emphasized the distinction.

"Not just from outside the Nine Provinces—from outside the Wizard World entirely."

In a narrow sense, the Wizard World meant the Nine Provinces, the River of Forgetfulness, and the River of Helplessness.

That was the absolute boundary for ordinary people and the vast majority of spirit practitioners.

In a broader sense, it also included the Shattered Realm and the far reaches of the Nine Heavens Sea.

Anyone below the rank of Divine Offspring Priest only understood the world up to that limit.

In reality, there were other worlds beyond the Nine Heavens Sea.

Even within the Shattered Realm, most areas were minor worlds that Great Wizards had hauled in from the outside.

The true grand universe was boundless and infinite.

Priest Ai Jing meant that this Medicine Furnace, much like those small worlds in the Shattered Realm, originated outside the Wizard World.

"If it came from outside, then a Great Wizard must have brought it in," Zhan Yan realized with a sigh.

"Can we really use a Medicine Furnace like that?" Chu Qi muttered.

"Its internal rules are already established. We only need to use it, not replicate it," Priest Ai Jing said, throwing her shoulders back.

"What do you intend to do, Priest Ai Jing?" Priest Qian Que asked.

"I think we can use the Medicine Furnace to reverse the Chaos Element." Priest Ai Jing pointed at the heavily guarded Priest Xiu Ye. "Right now, we have Xiu Ye, who contains the Chaos Element, and the Medicine Furnace that manufactured it. We have what we need to give it a try."

"Huh?" Priest Chu Qi was taken aback. "Right here?"

Shouldn't an object like this be taken to a safe location and studied for three days and three nights—or even three years—to ensure every step was flawless before they experimented on it?

"I already tried. Like the Chaos Element, it cannot be moved or altered by spells. It contradicts our existing rules. That is why I believe it came from the outside."

If the Medicine Furnace could not be transported, its value plummeted.

"Then we must trouble Priest Ai Jing to make the attempt here," Priest Qian Que said immediately. He glanced at the square cage. "Besides, we cannot allow Priest Xiu Ye to leave the Nihility State again."

The cage Priest Ai Jing used to bind Priest Xiu Ye was made of the very ice crystals that had once frozen her.

If they left the Nihility State, those ice crystals would lose their power.

That is, unless the Chaos Element inside Priest Xiu Ye's body stabilized.

Unfortunately, only the three great Wizard Lords could likely accomplish that.

And the three Wizard Lords almost never intervened for the sake of a single Priest.

The Nihility State had been reduced to this ruin for decades, and no Wizard Lord had stepped in to correct its rules!

Therefore, Priest Qian Que had originally planned to capture Xiu Ye first, then figure out a way to kill her.

Although it was undeniably cruel to Priest Xiu Ye, they absolutely could not let her leave the Nihility State.

Without a clear way to destroy Xiu Ye and the Chaos Element inside her, Priest Qian Que considered the Medicine Furnace a viable option.

With everyone's support, Priest Ai Jing attempted to activate the Medicine Furnace.

"The Medicine Furnace emits no scorching heat. It doesn't require fire to operate."

Her research took much longer this time, lasting a full day.

Priest Ai Jing had several priests form an array.

She then called Priest Qian Que to bring the ice crystal cage over.

Cat Girl was told to keep her distance.

Activating the Medicine Furnace might agitate the Chaotic Green Silk Algae on her body.

Cat Girl nodded. This was not the time to act tough. She turned and sprinted over a hundred meters away, crouching down and hugging her knees in a spot where she could barely see the others.

Naturally, she was also worried about the Chaotic Green Silk Algae. Li Ban had promised to remove it once this operation was over, so it wouldn't hinder her future cultivation.

Although Li Ban had sounded slightly disgusted by it, Cat Girl felt that a stabilized Chaos Element was a rare treasure. She was determined to preserve it well so she could present it to him later.

Priest Qian Que escorted the ice crystal cage to the Medicine Furnace.

Standing nearby, Priest Hao Ze rose on his tiptoes and asked, "What about the soulless Xiu Ye already inside the Medicine Furnace? Are we putting the caged one in with it?"

He felt that Priest Xiu Ye was rather pitiable. However, having survived the destruction of his own world, his pity wouldn't drive him to stop Priest Qian Que and Priest Ai Jing.

"Don't move her. Just leave her inside," Priest Ai Jing said. "The fact that Xiu Ye can contain the Chaos Element means she has already been affected by the Medicine Furnace. If time weren't so tight, I'd even fetch her other avatars cultivating in the Nihility State."

"Forget it. Most of Xiu Ye's avatars will dissipate if they leave the ice crystals. We might not be able to transport them even if we found them. Let's just do it now," Priest Qian Que said.

"Alright, I'll open the furnace. Priest Qian Que, wait for the right moment. The instant I remove the ice crystals, throw Xiu Ye inside."

Priest Qian Que nodded. Even though activating the Power of Rules again would drain him heavily, he did not hesitate.

Priest Ai Jing quickly channeled her intent. She brought her hands together, the spiritual rhinoceros dancing at her fingertips.

Suddenly, she thrust both arms forward, the pads of her index fingers facing each other, and shouted, "Rise!"

A massive hand of mist materialized above, gripping the lid of the Medicine Furnace and wrenching it upward.

The Medicine Furnace cracked open. White mist billowed out, faintly revealing the corpse of Xiu Ye standing inside.

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