第155章 天地壶

看到白骨，很多势力的元婴境都飞过去查看，试图分辨出哪些是自家门人的，蔡力和齐珐也是如此——镇远宗有四个镇远宗弟子没出来，都是脱凡境，从3重到7重不等。
可是，都失败了。
一堆混合在一起的白骨，只能分辨出新骨和成骨，再往细分就不要想了，谁能分辨出哪根骨头是谁的？
After the sorrow and indignation, the Yuanying realms of various forces began to discuss how to handle these white bones.
Given the circumstances, Qin Mian felt it was inappropriate to discuss his own matters and decided to wait for Fan Hao and the others to resolve this issue before bringing it up, and he agreed.
和范昊分开后，秦冕回到镇远宗的地盘，盘坐在那里看着元婴境们商议如何处置残局，脑海中却在回忆第五场闯关的场景……
第四次闯关后，秦冕把安排的十二个小时歇息时间全部耗完，然后出现在一片灰暗的空中，周围狂风咆哮。
明知道这是幻境，但他还是感觉自己有些飘，有种站立不稳的感觉。
他一边努力平衡自己的身体，一边小心翼翼地观察四周情况。
This is the fifth level, and the opponent he has to face is a Golden Eye Puppet at the 9th level of the Nascent Soul stage. He cannot afford to be the slightest bit careless.
He quickly spotted the Golden-eyed Puppet, which was approaching from the right rear at high speed, leaving a trail of shadows in the dim air.
The Golden-eyed Puppet is half the size of the Red-eyed Puppet and twice the size of the Black Puppet. Despite its large size, it is quite fast, nearly thirty percent quicker than the Red-eyed Puppet.
It flew steadily, without any swaying or drifting sensation. At a distance of three hundred meters, it reached out to grab Qin Mian.
Qin Mian instantly felt as if everything around him was being fixed in place, with a tremendous pressure bearing down on him, as if he had entered a gravitational field. This was a puppet that had mastered the laws of space or gravity.
他想不清楚，这傀儡是怎么形成的。璨星元婴境9重的法则领悟都很弱，可它却能在三百米外施展，让自己难受。
他感觉处处受牵制，可傀儡并没这样的表现，它的速度还是那么快。
前伸的爪正在变直，来到身前就可以全部伸直。
爪之所指，目标在秦冕的玄府。
他暴喝一声，全力运转《旋风》。
原先的战斗计划被打乱。
先前想以魂攻和丹火来瞬间解决对手，没想到傀儡来了这么一招；即便成功将其击溃，这么快的速度，爪子还会进入下腹。
心念急转之下，他顾不得凝聚魂枪，先避开这一次攻击再说。
千钧一发之际，他终于成功了，傀儡从他身边经过，但剧痛也同时传来。
傀儡的爪虽然没刺进他的下腹，但其指骨扫过他的右肋，扫烂了套装，带走了一块血肉。
秦冕感到万分侥幸。
只差那么半个瞬间，傀儡的三根爪子就刺入腹部了。
随即，他拿出一颗疗伤丹吞下，拿出一套上品灵器套装穿上，斜飘百余米后转身。
却发现傀儡又朝他攻来，还是同样的招式。
这次的距离更近，他只来得及横枪格挡，只看到爪子拍在枪上，枪砸在身上，同时到来的还有傀儡的爪，他人就倒飞五百余米。
In mid-air, he took a glance at his own miserable state.
The high-grade spirit weapon long spear was bent by the claw, and the surface of the high-grade spirit weapon armor was darkened and marred, with four small holes appearing, losing more than half of its defensive effectiveness.
我勒个擦啊！
这是元婴境9重傀儡吗？比巴布强大太多了。
他来不及震惊，更来不及感叹，因为傀儡转身又朝他攻来，右爪做出缓缓前伸的动作。
他只来得及扔掉手中废枪，拿出一杆在古迹中收获的上品灵宝级长枪。
这次不想那么多了，双手横握长枪挡在前面；在傀儡窜到身前五十米时，吐出丹火；丹火出现，魂枪跟着出现，直插对方泛着金光的右眼窝。
下一瞬，被丹火包裹的它瞬间加速前行，右爪继续插向秦冕的下
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腹，左爪也抬到胸前。
丹火没有减缓傀儡的速度，应该是没起作用；魂枪进入傀儡的右眼窝，让它迟滞了一下，有点效果，但不是他预料中的。
The expected scenario should have been: the soul gun piercing into the eye socket and immediately destroying its command center, followed by an instant collapse.
However, that didn't happen; it just delayed it for a moment.
Qin Mian was taken aback and quickly mobilized his soul power, simultaneously condensing two soul guns and shooting them into the eye sockets of the golden-eyed puppet.
几乎同时，一大堆感觉传到脑海。右臂被拍弯，长枪砸在身上，身体受到巨大撞击，疼痛传遍全身，身体再次倒飞。
脑中瞬时生出一句感慨：“实力相差太悬殊了。”
随即，他狂喜。
被丹火包裹的金眼傀儡，散架了！
“我赢了，不要认输了！”
He allowed himself to be passively thrown back until he came to a stop, then took out various elixirs and swallowed them, activating the "Opening the Primordial Chaos and Transforming the World."
He was too lazy to check his own injuries; after putting away his spear into the storage ring, he just floated in the air, letting the strong wind blow him around aimlessly.
After an unknown amount of time, an illusory figure suddenly appeared ten meters in front of him.
他连忙打起精神，全身戒备。
待看清这个人影和先前那个巨人长相一样、只是小了很多后，他抱拳问道：“前辈，晚辈五关已过，请问有什么奖励？”
虚影微微点头：“我只是一个器灵。从今往后，你不用叫我前辈，可以叫我天地壶。这一关的奖励，就是这个空间，也就是天地壶。”
At this moment, the words no longer seemed indifferent, but that slight warmth still did not increase.
Tian Di Hu, Tian Di Hu, or Tian Di Hu?
After some hesitation, Qin Mian did not ask this question. Instead, he looked around with a puzzled expression and asked, “Then from now on, I’ll call you Tian Lao. Tian Lao, how do we take this space away?”
The phantom waved its hand, and Qin Mian found himself standing at the original gathering place, where several cultivators were battling against puppets in individual bubbles not far away; some were facing four puppets, while others were dealing with three.
So their speed is so slow, huh?
Tianlao waved his hand once again, and the entire space fell into boundless darkness, with only ten bright bubbles illuminating the surroundings. His slightly melancholic voice emerged: "This is the internal space of the Heaven and Earth Pot."
The Heavenly Earth Cauldron? I've never heard of it.
It seems that the Elder of Darkness knows what he is thinking: "A long time ago, the Heavenly Earth Cauldron was damaged in a great war and fell here. This little planet originally had abundant energy, and the repair of this cauldron has been ongoing. Although it's slow, there has still been progress."
“Later, especially over the past hundred thousand years, the energy of this planet has rapidly diminished, and the recovery speed of this vessel has slowed down… Recently, the laws here have become somewhat sound, and the Heaven and Earth Vessel was preparing to sink into silence in another place. To my surprise, you all came here, and it was even opened to the fifth gate by my master. So be it, this is fate.”
听祂这么讲述，秦冕头脑中的第一反应是璨星的能量越来越少，是否与天地壶在此修复有关。
不过，这样的话不好出口，而是问道：“天老，我有两个问题。第一，这天地壶有何作用？”
天老不急不缓的话传出：“这就是壶中世界。在完好状态下，在能量充足的条件下，天地壶最大空间可达十亿里，准确讲是10亿里差1里。”
“The first function of the Heaven and Earth Jar is to contain living beings. Now, these houses are built by human practitioners. During battles, many buildings were damaged and a large number of humans perished. The resultant consequence was a shortage of energy, leading to a rapid shrinkage of space. This time, the Heaven and Earth Jar wanted to move its position, but in its urgency, the remaining few living beings inside perished completely.”
Qin Mian was greatly shocked. The total annihilation, could it not be the doing of this Heavenly Elder?
From now on, he must be cautious.
The Heavenly Elder continued to say: "The second function is to assist in battles and provide various training grounds that can enhance combat power. However, because the damaged areas have not yet recovered, they cannot be used at the moment. The visible space is only this much."
“The third function is that it can refine all objects into energy, and this energy can be fed back to the host and the Heavenly Cauldron. The
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skeletons are actually the result of physical body energy and the vast majority of energy being refined.”
秦冕没有追问祂如何辅助战斗，也没问祂有哪些种类的修炼场，更没追问是怎么转化能量的，而是继续问道：“天老，天地壶很难恢复吗？我看这里面有大量矿石，为何不自动吸收？”
空间忽然又变得通亮，天老略带苦涩的淡漠声音出现：“天地壶不止是吸收外界的有效充分，也可以吸收内部的有效成分进行自我修复。”
“为了修复，那些没有阵法的房屋以及立马的物品，现在只剩一些用不着的能量和元素；有阵法守护的，我也没想过进去。这周围有用的也基本吸收得差不多了，所以需要离开此地。”
Qin Mian thought to himself: "This must be the reason why the environment in the south is so poor. The ability to perceive the changes in the laws of the glittering stars shows that this old man really has a high level of cultivation."
He then smiled and said: "Had I known this earlier, it would have been better not to make such an exaggerated appearance. You could have just quietly come to find me."
天老似乎自顾自地说：“进来的那些修士，带出去的东西并不多。没有修士进入，那些阵法破不开，里面的矿石取不出来，这也是互相利用的手段。”
“The Heavenly and Earthly Pot has emerged from the world, and its lowest realm has never dipped below the Yuanying realm; otherwise, it would be of no benefit to both the master and the Heavenly and Earthly Pot. The fact that you, a practitioner in the congenital realm, can control it indicates that you possess unique abilities, such as soul power and physical strength, which are essential foundations for a cultivator with great potential.”
对天老暗戳戳的夸赞，秦冕泰然接受，认为祂讲的都对。天地壶的三个作用很强大，一旦露出，容易引起别人觊觎，境阶低了容易被杀人夺宝。
Upon realizing that Tian Lao erased everyone's memories in order to facilitate his escape, Qin Mian couldn't help but sigh that old ginger is still spicier. If it were him, he wouldn't have thought of this at all; of course, even if he could think of it, he wouldn't be able to do it.
After learning about the materials needed for repairing celestial teapots, Qin Mian's heart sank.
There were too many types; some he had never heard of, and some, like titanium crystal and various magic crystals, were things he desperately needed but didn't have enough of himself.
关键是，天老觉得自己也不一定说出了全部需要，毕竟祂只是一个器灵，并不是炼制者；祂只知道这是一件成长型兵器，并不知道该怎样去修复。
暗自惊讶几息后，秦冕问道：“天老，我想天地壶的修复也需要时间晶，为何又把时间晶作为奖励讲给自己。”
天老回应道：“这是原始设置，无人能更改。”
听天老这么说，秦冕不再纠缠与这些细节，只是心叹自己的命太苦，这几年一直都在为资源而拼杀。
首先是姐姐玄府受损需要购买补天丹，后来是系统需要耗费数目不菲的能量，这些都是要他四处找元石去解决的；到后来，自身需要的元石等级高，数目大。
现在刚刚好点，又遇上了一个受损的天地壶，接下来还要继续拼。为自己的进阶，为天地壶的修复。
如果不是惦记里面可能存在的各种修炼场，这壶不要也罢，可有这些就让自己欲罢不能。
Constantly comforting myself: Only with pressure comes motivation, which will drive me to achieve higher, faster, and stronger.
Handing over some commonly used ores from the storage ring to Tian Lao, as well as some low and medium-quality spirit weapon-grade weapons, as well as some alchemical fire obtained from the Refining Mountain at the River Xi Sect's ruins. Finally, with a heavy heart, I also took out some Five Elements Law Crystals for him to take to repair the Heaven and Earth Pot.
Tian Lao was also driven mad by poverty, welcoming everyone and taking in everything.
With these items, the indifference in Tian Lao's tone lightened a bit.
While discussing how to end the situation, Tian Lao shrank the body of the Heavenly Earth Pot, allowing Qin Mian to recognize it as his master before putting it into the Xuanfu, simultaneously throwing out the cultivators still in battle along with Qin Mian, who was the second to be thrown out.
祂则以莫大威能发出耀眼白光，利用众人眼花的瞬间回归本体。
秦冕出来后，在众人面前演了一出戏，将自己的嫌疑去除。
At this point, Qin Mian became the only person in this area who knew of the existence of the Heaven and Earth Pot, as well as the only one who understood the entire process.
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