Shrouding the Heavens - Chapter 247

The cauldron forged from the Origin Qi foundation trailed wisps of Black Yellow Qi. It was imposing and ancient, possessing the power to suppress the heavens, earth, mountains, and rivers.

The female disciple from Flickering Light Sacred Land had a cultivation base at the Dao Palace’s Third Realm, and one foot had already stepped into the Fourth Realm. Yet, at this moment, she was completely immobilized.

The nine-meter-tall Great Cauldron hung in the sky. With every foot it descended, the female disciple from Flickering Light coughed up a mouthful of blood, her skin splitting open with numerous lacerations.

"Junior Sister!"

The male disciple from Flickering Light Sacred Land shouted loudly, spitting out a Jade Seal. Initially only an inch high and crystal clear, it quickly enlarged.

This Jade Seal swelled to the size of a mountain peak, possessing immense force, as if an entire mountain had been moved, causing the very void to tremble.

The situation was dire. The female disciple from Flickering Light was suppressed by the Great Cauldron. Though it hadn’t touched her and was still a dozen meters away, she could no longer bear the pressure, and bloody wounds continuously appeared on her body.

The male disciple from Flickering Light Sacred Land exerted all his strength to deploy this seal. The sky rumbled as the Jade Seal, crystal clear and potent enough to shake the heavens, unsettled one’s heart and spirit.

DANG!

The Jade Seal trembled, scattering blade-like Divine Radiance that all slashed at the Great Cauldron, but it was utterly ineffective. The Great Cauldron was like an abyssal sea, immovable.

A heavy feeling settled in the heart of the Flickering Light Sacred Land’s male disciple. Gritting his teeth, he channeled his power of the Dao, and the Jade Seal blazed with brilliant light, resembling a luminous mountain as it crashed towards the nine-meter-tall Great Cauldron.

The Mystic Yellow Cauldron was an artifact whose sturdiness was rarely matched in the world, an almost immortal object. Even knowing this, the male disciple from Flickering Light Sacred Land had to stake everything on this attack. He had no other choice, even if it meant destroying the Jade Seal. Otherwise, his fellow disciple would undoubtedly perish.

This Jade Seal was as large as a mountain peak. The engravings of flora and fauna upon it seemed to come alive, imbued with their own vitality, making the Jade Seal appear even more massive and solid.

BANG!

The crystalline mountain-like Jade Seal finally slammed into the Great Cauldron. Though it appeared much larger than the cauldron, it was far less solid.

The nine-meter-tall Great Cauldron remained motionless, emitting wisps of primal chaos. The jade mountain, however, was instantly crushed, exploding with a BOOM into a shimmer of jade light that vanished in an instant.

This was the cauldron forged from the Origin Qi foundation. It endured such an attack without moving even an inch, hanging majestically in the air.

DANG!

Ji Yunlin made his move, launching the Heaven-Cutting Finger. It struck the nine-meter-tall Great Cauldron, causing it to vibrate, but the cauldron remained immobile, standing like a mountain, utterly unaffected.

SHREEE!

Ji Yunlin flicked his finger again, unleashing the Heaven-Cutting Dragon Vortex Force. Five True Dragons coiled around the massive cauldron, their heads held high, attempting to lift it and hurl it into the distance.

Unfortunately, even with five True Dragons ensnaring the Great Cauldron, they could not move it a fraction. The cauldron emitted primal chaos that flowed towards the True Dragons’ bodies. With several cracking sounds, the five True Dragons coiled around the cauldron all fractured and completely dissipated.

"Everyone, act quickly! Rescue Flickering Light’s fairy!" Ji Yunlin shouted, his voice carrying telepathically to those nearby.

"Please, everyone, lend a hand! Flickering Light will reward you generously!" the male disciple from Flickering Light also cried out.

A moment earlier, more than ten people had rushed over. However, upon witnessing the Great Cauldron’s might, they had all halted, hovering in the sky a short distance away.

They hesitated, unsure whether to advance or retreat. When they had seen Ye Fan trapped, they had intended to curry favor by attacking him. They never imagined that the appearance of the Mystic Yellow Cauldron would change everything.

Now, with calls for help from both the Ancient Nobilities and Flickering Light, they had no choice but to advance. More than a dozen cultivators each unleashed their weapons, directing their attacks at the Great Cauldron.

The young cultivators from Quzhou who dared to step forward naturally possessed exceptional cultivation bases. Their weapons tore through the sky, Divine Radiance flashing like fiery light or Silver Dragons, crackling and illuminating this patch of heaven.

CLANG! SNAP! TWANG!

Despite their exceptional cultivation bases, these individuals could not make a dent in the Mystic Yellow Cauldron. Such holy divine relics were exceedingly rare treasures; when forged into weapons, they were invincible and eternally indestructible.

The Great Cauldron vibrated lightly. Black Yellow Qi spilled out, scattering in all directions, instantly turning all their weapons to dust.

Ye Fan stood atop the Great Cauldron, his long hair dancing in the air, his eyes clear and sharp. He pressed down forcefully, causing the cauldron to sink lower. The female disciple from Flickering Light screamed miserably as her body was nearly destroyed, blood splattering everywhere.

"Everyone, please join forces against the enemy and knock the Great Cauldron away!" the male disciple from Flickering Light shouted desperately.

He spat out a mouthful of essence blood, which blazed fiercely outside his body. Then, his form erupted with a dazzling radiance, burning like a miniature sun.

This mysterious art, though not the Holy Light Technique that rendered one Immune to All Techniques, was still an uncirculated secret, another supreme secret technique recorded in ancient scriptures.

His entire body blazed, looking as if it were on fire. He thrust out his right hand, and a vast sheet of divine flame surged forth, covering the sky. A colossal fiery palm descended, fiercely smacking the Great Cauldron.

DANG!

The sound was earth-shattering, shaking the very void.

"Everyone, he’s exhausted and can barely make a move! Let’s act together and suppress him!" Ji Yunlin also yelled.

A massive black hand swept across the sky as he launched the Great Void Handprint. Like a dark cloud, it repeatedly struck the Mystic Yellow Cauldron, the impacts deafening.

"Kill!"𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Let’s join forces and kill him! Once he’s knocked off the cauldron forged from Origin Qi, he’ll be meat on the chopping block!"

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The dozen or so cultivators charged forward, all striking with their full might. Since they had chosen to advance, they could only attack ruthlessly.

DANG! BANG!

Within the Yunduan Mountain Range, piercing sounds echoed, sharp enough to split gold and shatter stone, as everyone aimed their attacks at the Mystic Yellow Cauldron.

They all knew it was impossible to shatter this cauldron; Vessels forged from such holy divine relics were nigh indestructible. They only hoped to knock it away and shake the youth enveloped in Origin Qi out from within it.

Ye Fan indeed felt his divine energy waning; this cauldron was like a bottomless pit, impossible to fill. However, he was not yet exhausted; he was merely waiting for all of them to charge over.

He had not immediately killed the enemy beneath the cauldron precisely to create the illusion that the female disciple of Flickering Light could be rescued.

Sure enough, they all rushed forward. Now, Ye Fan held back no longer. He urged the Great Cauldron onward, unleashing its Immortal Power.

PUFF!

Below, the female disciple dissolved into a bloody mist, completely obliterated, turning to ash.

BOOM!

The Great Cauldron shuddered as if the heavens and earth were being overturned, threatening to flip the entire sky. Xuanhuan overflowed, rushing in all directions.

"AHH..."

Screams echoed. The dozen or so cultivators could not withstand it. The primal chaos flowing from the cauldron was as heavy as a mountain; these people were like ants trying to shake a tree.

PUFF!

The first figure turned to dust.

PUFF! PUFF!

The second, the third... one after another, they were reduced to ash, crushed by the primal chaos.

The Great Cauldron vibrated. The dozen or so cultivators who had rushed in were all annihilated. None could resist. No matter what secret arts they displayed, all were shattered. No matter what weapons they deployed, all were broken and destroyed, utterly unable to block the assault.

This was the might of one cauldron destroying all techniques!

The cauldron forged from Origin Qi trembled, and the ten directions were obliterated, nothing remaining.

The male disciple from Flickering Light screamed. The large palm formed of divine flame frantically slapped the Great Cauldron, the impacts deafening. But it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; the Great Cauldron rolled over him, and he was instantly crushed to pieces.

On the field, only one figure remained undestroyed: Ji Yunlin. However, it was clear he wouldn’t live much longer. The lower half of his body had dissolved into a bloody mist, and a large black hand, his Great Void Handprint, shielded his upper body as he gasped for breath.

All the spectators felt a chill creep down their spines. This youth was terrifying! To destroy all techniques with a single cauldron, obliterating all his enemies—such combat power was truly horrifying.

"Your life is tough indeed, to have survived until the end," Ye Fan remarked, a little surprised.

The cauldron had shrunk, now just over a meter high, hovering above his head. Wisps of Xuanhuan streamed down, enveloping him in a tight defense. This holy divine relic made all spectators both envious and fearful.

"You won’t live either! My Ji Family has powerful experts in Quzhou. You won’t be able to leave this oasis; you will definitely be killed!"

"Since I dared to come, do you think I’m afraid of that?" Ye Fan said, a cold smirk playing on his lips.

"You little whelp, don’t get complacent! When you meet the true young heroes of my Ji Family, you’ll learn what real strength is!"

"Are you talking about Ji Haoyue, Ji Biyue, or perhaps Ji Haiyue?" Ye Fan asked calmly.

"Why would we need a young prodigy from my Ji Family’s Four Extremes Secret Realm to kill you? Disciples from the Fourth or Fifth Layer Heaven of the Dao Palace are more than enough to crush you like an ant!" Ji Yunlin gritted out through clenched teeth.

"I’ve already slain three disciples from the Ji Family’s Dao Palace Third Layer Heaven. Soon, with you, it’ll be four. Are disciples from the Fourth Layer Heaven so remarkable? I’ll continue to test them," Ye Fan stated nonchalantly.

"Don’t be so arrogant! My Ji Family has experts as numerous as clouds in the sky. Disciples stronger than us are countless! When that time comes, you’ll find no road to heaven and no gate into the earth!"

"Are there truly that many disciples from the Ji Family’s Dao Palace Fourth and Fifth Layer Heavens? In the future, I wouldn’t mind slaughtering them until they’re scattered to the winds," Ye Fan replied with utter calm.

The distant spectators felt their hearts pound with fear. This youth was like a great evil person, daring to wield a butcher’s knife against the Ancient Nobilities. He was truly demonic, sending chills down their spines.

"Go on, be as arrogant as you like! Your whereabouts are exposed; you can’t possibly leave Quzhou. Two of the top ten young masters of our Ji Family’s Dao Palace secret realm are in this oasis. Let’s see how you survive!" Ji Yunlin’s face was ashen.

Ye Fan remained unconcerned, continuing to respond calmly, and had unknowingly drawn much closer. Just then, he suddenly struck. From the center of his brow, within that small golden lake, a powerful divine sense shot out, targeting Ji Yunlin’s Sea of Consciousness.

"AHH..." Ji Yunlin screamed.

"Let me borrow a look at the Empty Void Ancient Scripture!" Ye Fan rushed forward and sealed Ji Yunlin’s movements.

He knew clearly that Ji Yunlin couldn’t possibly possess the entire ancient scripture, but he had almost certainly learned several supreme secret arts. If Ye Fan could retrieve them, it would be a significant gain.

"Dream on!" Ji Yunlin roared within his Sea of Consciousness. "You’ll never obtain it!"

Suddenly, Ye Fan felt a wave of heart palpitations, an ominous premonition. He decisively retreated, instantly withdrawing his divine sense and leaping backward.

PUFF!

Ji Yunlin’s head disintegrated into ashes. A terrifying Void Power erupted from that spot, tearing through the void. A black mist spread, chilling one’s heart as it shot towards Ye Fan.

DANG!

The cauldron forged from Origin Qi trembled. Primal chaos descended like silken tassels, blocking the dark light and preventing it from breaking through.

Ye Fan sucked in a sharp breath. If it weren’t for the Mystic Yellow Cauldron, he would have been struck by that dark light!

These disciples all have Void Power sealed within their Seas of Consciousness... Truly alarming...

Ye Fan stood alone in the field. The eight young disciples from the Ancient Nobilities and Flickering Light Sacred Land had all been slain by him alone. This event was bound to cause a massive uproar!

These people had orchestrated the grand assembly of Quzhou’s young cultivators to capture him. Yet, he had stormed onto the scene, embarked on a killing spree, and exterminated them all.

In the distance, the young cultivators of Quzhou struggled to calm their hearts. It was foreseeable that the day’s events would be earth-shattering, triggering endless, terrifying waves.

This news could not possibly be suppressed. Everyone had witnessed it; all the young cultivators of Quzhou had seen what happened and would inevitably spread the word immediately.

Two great Sacred Lands had tried to capture a single youth, only to be flagrantly provoked as he killed eight of their True Disciples. This was tantamount to slapping the Ji Family in the face and would undoubtedly lead to a major storm!