Wilbur took out the first cauldron from his demine, holding it in his hands as he quickly moved deeper into the Ezekiel Mine.


    Since the dragon aura near the entrance had already been absorbed by the first cauldron, he wanted to reach the depths of the mine to find more.


    Soon, the mine becamepletely dark.


    Wilbur cast Illuminos, causing a bright orb to appear above his head, illuminating his path.


    As he continued forward, the first cauldron began to react.


    He could sense a faint dragon aura in this area, and the first cauldron emitted a dim glow.


    As Wilbur explored further, the dragon aura grew stronger, and the first cauldron absorbed more and more, eventually levitating out of his hands.


    Wilbur controlled the floating first cauldron with his mind, guiding it further into the mine.


    After a while, he nced back to seeplete darkness behind him.


    The first cauldron radiated joy, clearly thriving on the dragon aura.


    Wilbur did not want to miss any of this potent power, so he pressed on, letting the cauldron soak up as much as possible.


    Just then, Raymond, who had previously fled, suddenly returned to the entrance of the Ezekiel Mine.


    Seeing the dark tunnel, Raymond smirked and said, "Once you''re in, you''re nevering out!"


    With that, Raymond formed a massive ck energy orb in his left hand, and he hurled it at the entrance.


    Upon impact, a powerful explosion erupted.


    The ground shook violently as the entrance of the mine copsed, sealing the entrance with rubble and debris.


    Raymondughed maniacally, his face twisted with madness.


    "No one can defeat Master Barker. Not Fremont, and certainly not his chosen one!"


    With that, he turned and left.


    Meanwhile, inside the Ezekiel Mine, Wilbur was sealed in by a pile of rubble.


    The violent tremors had caused a cave-in.


    Pushing aside arge rock in front of him, Wilbur muttered, "Damn that guy. When get out of here, I''ll make sure he pays for this!"


    It was clear to Wilbur that Raymond had returned and tried to destroy the mine while he was inside, hoping to trap him.


    Unfortunately for Raymond, Wilbur was no ordinary person. He was an Emperor level cultivator.


    A little rubble was not going to stop him.


    After clearing a path through the gravel, Wilbur stepped out of the corner.


    Looking up, he saw the first cauldron still floating in midair, continuously absorbing the dragon aura.


    The cauldron was also glowing with a white light, and Wilbur could feel a deep sense of joying from it.


    It seemed the first cauldron had found something it truly desired here.


    Was it the dragon aura?


    The dragon aura here was purer than what Wilbur had been cultivating, which puzzled him.


    If the dragon aura was only due to the Dasha miners'' resilience, how could it be so pure?


    Was there another secret hidden within the Ezekiel Mine?


    Suddenly, Wilbur felt the stone beneath his feet soften, and something seemed to be flowing underneath.


    He looked down and noticed a ck, liquid substance slowly moving beneath the rocks.


    This ck liquid was as viscous asva but was cool to the touch.


    Strangely, it was consuming the stones around it.


    The smaller rocks were quickly swallowed up, and the stone Wilbur stood on was shrinking.


    "What is it?" Wilbur frowned, puzzled by the mysterious substance.