Endless Cupping Furnace

The ancient artifact buried beneath the Shaoyin clan's ancestral domain, identified by the clan founder. Its full nature and purpose are still mysterious, but it is clearly a core foundation of the clan's power.

Definition

Story context

The five Celestial Immortals of the Shaoyin clan are stuck. Ji Ning, having pushed through to the fifth stage of the *Profound Arcane Art and the fourth revolution of the Starseizing Hand, has turned the tables completely. The very formation designed to trap him is now a cage for them. They can’t break out, and they can’t admit defeat. As the Shaoyin clan stews in humiliation, Ji Ning calmly decides to switch strategies—if he can’t shatter their turtle shell in one go, he’ll outlast them. And while the enemy is paralyzed, he takes a moment to investigate a peculiar red copper pillar he sensed deep underground… and what he finds is *way* bigger than he expected.

Why it matters

Fellow Daoists, get ready—the war of attrition has begun, and the *real* hornet’s nest is about to be kicked! This chapter slows down the action just enough for you to feel the tension tightening around the Shaoyin clan. Ji Ning is playing the long game, and that’s a terrifying prospect for any ancient clan. But the buried treasure hook is what steals the spotlight. A copper pillar deeper than a mountain range, stone that laughs at Pure Yang-grade palms, and a distant, enraged creature feeling the vibration… It’s the classic Xianxia “you just poked the slumbering dragon” trope, and you’ll *love* watching the fallout land.