With Jie Shanxian's abilities and Chu Feng's cooperation, they could completely restructure the formation without being detected by those who were not well-versed in barrier arts.
And indeed, just as Chu Feng had predicted, the process went exceedingly smoothly. The members of the Ancient Battle Clan had been watching from the side the entire time.
But they had no idea that once the bronze cauldron broke free from the formation, the matter of dealing with the old cat was no longer in their hands.
"Young friend Chu Feng, has it succeeded?"
The clan chief of the Ancient Battle Clan stared at the bronze cauldron, his eyes shining with excitement.
As the clan chief of this place, he naturally knew that the treasure was complete.
"It should be. Why don't you give it a try, Clan Chief?"
Chu Feng waved his hand casually, and the one-meter-tall bronze cauldron landed before the clan chief.
The clan chief did not delay. He began circulating his techniques, eager to test the cauldron's power.
As his bloodline power merged into the bronze cauldron, the previously ordinary bronze surface began to radiate light.
An invisible yet formidable aura also emanated from within the cauldron.
However, no one felt afraid. Although that aura was incredibly powerful, it would not harm any of them.
The power inside the cauldron was meant specifically for the old cat.
"It's succeeded! It truly succeeded!"
"Our clan has hope now! Our clan has hope!"
"If that cat demon dares to come again, we'll make sure he never returns!"
The members of the Ancient Battle Clan were overwhelmed with excitement.
But the clan chief's brow was furrowed, and the crease only grew deeper.
"Young friend Chu Feng, it seems it hasn't succeeded," the clan chief said to Chu Feng.
"Hm? It hasn't?"
"Could you let me try?" Chu Feng asked.
The clan chief, clearly cherishing the bronze cauldron far more, did not move it the way Chu Feng had. Instead, he carefully carried it over to Chu Feng.
Chu Feng did not hesitate either. He immediately formed hand seals and fused his own bloodline power into the cauldron.
The bronze cauldron blazed with brilliant light, turning the entire forbidden land into a blindingly bright space.
Everyone was left dumbstruck. Compared to when the clan chief had activated it earlier, the difference was night and day.
Not only was the light far more intense, but the runes on the bronze cauldron began floating out, rapidly orbiting around it. As they spun, the one-meter-tall cauldron transformed into a colossal vessel over a hundred meters tall. A tremendous suction force erupted outward with it.
In that instant, the bronze cauldron was like something that could devour the heavens. Sand flew and stones rolled. Everything in the vicinity — aside from the martial cultivators themselves and the treasures they deliberately protected — was swept into its vortex.
However, this was not yet the bronze cauldron's true power. Soon, the blinding light faded, and the luminous runes orbiting the cauldron retreated back inside.
Yet the cauldron did not shrink. Instead, it hummed and grew ever larger.
Finally, it shot forth a beam of azure light covered in ancient runes.
The might of that beam was terrifying beyond measure, comparable to the celestial phenomena that descended when a prodigy broke through a major realm.
Fortunately, the beam caused no harm to anyone present, nor did it damage the forbidden land.
But the faces of the Ancient Battle Clan members were once again overtaken by wild elation.
"It's succeeded! It truly succeeded!"
They were all certain now — the treasure was truly complete. That beam of light was the power meant to deal with the old cat.
Chu Feng then changed his hand seals, shrinking the bronze cauldron back to its original size.
"Clan Chief, would you like to try once more?" No sooner had Chu Feng spoken than Eggy's voice echoed in his mind: "Hahaha, Chu Feng, how can you be so cruel? Why not just tell the old man that only you can use this cauldron and be done with it? Why keep letting his hopes get crushed over and over?"
"My Queen, it's better if he discovers it himself. Besides, even if I told him directly, he wouldn't believe it. He'd want to test it regardless," Chu Feng replied.