Chapter 248: A Cauldron Suppresses Ten Directions

A cauldron, forged from the Mother Qi of All Things, was majestic and ancient, with strands of profound yellow energy hanging from it, possessing the power to suppress mountains, rivers, heaven, and earth.

The female disciple from Yaoguang Holy Land, whose cultivation was at the third Dao Palace realm and had even taken a step into the fourth, was now completely immobile.

The nine-meter-tall cauldron hung in the sky; with every foot it descended, the Yaoguang female disciple coughed up a mouthful of blood, and cracks appeared on her skin.

"Junior Sister!" the male disciple from Yaoguang Holy Land cried out, spitting forth a jade seal. Initially only an inch tall and crystal clear, it quickly expanded.

In the blink of an eye, the jade seal became as large as a mountain peak, possessing immense power, as if an entire mountain had been moved, causing the void to tremble.

The situation was critical. The Yaoguang female disciple was being suppressed by the cauldron; although it hadn't touched her and was still more than ten meters away, she could no longer endure it, and bloodstains continuously appeared on her body.

The male disciple from Yaoguang Holy Land exerted all his strength to unleash this seal. A rumbling sound echoed in the sky, and the transparent jade seal, powerful enough to shake the heavens, unsettled everyone's minds.

"Clang!" The jade seal trembled, scattering divine light that, like blades, struck the great cauldron. But it had no effect whatsoever; the cauldron remained unshakeable, like an abyssal sea.

The male disciple from Yaoguang Holy Land's heart sank. He gritted his teeth and activated his Dao power, causing the jade seal to glow intensely. Resembling a luminous mountain, it crashed towards the nine-meter-tall cauldron.

The cauldron, forged from profound yellow energy, was unmatched in its sturdiness, almost indestructible. Even though the male disciple from Yaoguang Holy Land knew this, he had no choice but to fight with all his might. Even if it meant destroying the jade seal, he had no other option, or his fellow disciple would surely die.

This jade seal, as large as a mountain peak, had flowers, birds, fish, and insects carved on it that seemed to come alive, imbued with their own life, making the jade seal even more substantial and weighty.

"Boom!" The jade seal, like a crystal mountain, finally crashed into the cauldron. Although it appeared much larger than the cauldron, it was far less sturdy.

The nine-meter-tall cauldron remained completely still, as strands of profound yellow energy flowed from it. The jade mountain was instantly crushed, shattering with a "boom" and turning into a burst of jade light that vanished in the blink of an eye.

This was the cauldron forged from the Mother Qi of All Things; even after enduring such an attack, it didn't move an inch. It hung motionless in the air, majestic and imposing.

"Clang!" Ji Yunlin made his move, unleashing the Heaven-Severing Finger. It struck the nine-meter-tall cauldron, causing it to resonate, but it couldn't move it at all; the cauldron stood like a mountain, utterly unyielding.

"Whoosh!" Ji Yunlin flicked his finger again, unleashing the Heaven-Severing Dragon Vortex. Five dragons coiled around it, their massive bodies encircling the great cauldron. Their heads held high, they attempted to lift it and hurl it far away.

Unfortunately, even with five dragons locking the cauldron, it couldn't be moved an inch. The great cauldron overflowed with profound yellow energy, which flowed towards the dragons' bodies. With several cracking sounds, the five true dragons coiled around the cauldron all broke apart and completely dissipated.

"Everyone, quickly make a move and save the fairy from Yaoguang!" Ji Yunlin shouted, transmitting his voice to those around him.

"Please, everyone, help us! Yaoguang will be eternally grateful!" the male disciple from Yaoguang also cried out loudly.

A dozen or so people had rushed over moments ago, but upon witnessing the cauldron's power, they all halted, standing in the sky not far away.

They could neither advance nor retreat. When they saw Ye Fan trapped, they had intended to add insult to injury by stepping forward and attacking, but they never expected that with the emergence of the profound yellow cauldron, everything would change.

At this moment, with both the Ancient Aristocratic Family and the Yaoguang people calling for help, they had no choice but to advance. The dozen or so individuals each unleashed their weapons, striking at the great cauldron.

The young cultivators from Qu Province who dared to step forward naturally possessed extraordinary cultivation. Their weapons shocked the void, divine light flashed like lightning, resembling fiery silver dragons, sizzling and illuminating the entire sky.

"Clang!", "Crack!", "Cling!"... Although these people possessed extraordinary cultivation, they ultimately couldn't move the cauldron forged from profound yellow energy. Such a sacred artifact of heaven and earth was a rare treasure, and when forged into a weapon, it was indestructible and eternal.

The great cauldron vibrated slightly, and profound yellow energy overflowed, scattering in all directions, turning all these weapons into dust.

Ye Fan stood on the great cauldron, his long hair fluttering, his eyes clear. With a powerful press, the cauldron descended, and the Yaoguang female disciple screamed, her body almost destroyed, blood splattering.

"Everyone, please join forces against the enemy and send this great cauldron flying!" the male disciple from Yaoguang cried out loudly.

He spat out a mouthful of vital blood, which burned fiercely outside his body. Then his body erupted with dazzling light, burning like a sun.

Although this secret technique was not the Holy Light Art that rendered one impervious to all methods, it was also an unrevealed secret, another supreme secret technique recorded in an ancient scripture.

He glowed dazzlingly all over, as if set ablaze. He struck out with his right hand, and vast divine flames surged forth, covering the sky. A colossal flaming palm covered the sky and viciously struck the great cauldron.

"Clang!" The sound shook the heavens, and the void trembled.

"Everyone, he's exhausted and can no longer make a move. Let's all attack and suppress him together," Ji Yunlin also cried out.

A massive black hand swept across the sky. He unleashed the Void Grand Hand Seal, which, like a vast dark cloud, continuously struck the cauldron forged from profound yellow energy, the sound deafening.

"Kill!" "Let's all join forces and kill him! As long as we knock him off the cauldron made of Mother Qi of All Things, he'll be like meat on a chopping block." The dozen or so people rushed forward, all striking with full force. Since they had already chosen to step forward, they had to strike hard.

"Clang!", "Boom!"... In the Cloud-Breaking Mountain Range, the sounds were piercing, shattering metal and splitting stone, as everyone struck at the cauldron forged from profound yellow energy.

Everyone knew it was impossible to shatter this cauldron; this sacred artifact, forged from such a treasure, was almost indestructible. They only hoped to send it flying and shake the young man off the Mother Qi.

Ye Fan was indeed feeling a bit of divine power inadequacy, as this cauldron was like a bottomless pit, impossible to fill. However, he wasn't truly exhausted; he merely wanted to wait for all these people to rush over.

He didn't instantly crush the enemy beneath the cauldron; this was to create the illusion that the Yaoguang female disciple could be saved.

As expected, all these people rushed over. Now, Ye Fan no longer held back, activating the great cauldron to unleash its immortal might.

"Puff!" Below, the female disciple turned into a mist of blood, directly vanishing into ash and smoke.

"Boom!" The great cauldron vibrated, as if heaven and earth were being overturned, seeming to want to flip the entire sky upside down, as profound yellow energy overflowed and surged in all directions.

"Ah..." Screams echoed. The dozen or so cultivators simply couldn't block it; the profound yellow energy flowing from this cauldron was as heavy as a mountain, and these people were like ants trying to shake a tree.

"Puff!" The first figure was reduced to dust.

"Puff!", "Puff!"... The second, the third... one after another, turned into flying ash, crushed by the profound yellow energy.

The great cauldron vibrated, and all dozen or so cultivators who had rushed over vanished into ash and smoke. Not a single person could resist; no matter what secret technique they displayed, all were shattered, and no matter what weapon they unleashed, all snapped and broke, unable to withstand it.

This was the power of one cauldron destroying all methods!

With one tremor of the cauldron forged from the Mother Qi of All Things, everything in all directions was annihilated; nothing remained.

The male disciple from Yaoguang cried out as the colossal palm formed from divine flames frantically struck the great cauldron, creating a deafening sound. But it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; the great cauldron rolled over him, and he was instantly pulverized.

In the field, only one figure remained intact: Ji Yunlin. However, he clearly wouldn't live long; his lower body had turned into a mist of blood, and a large black hand shielded his upper body as he barely still breathed.

All the spectators felt a chill run down their spines. This young man was too terrifying; with one cauldron, he shattered all methods and crushed all his enemies. Such combat prowess was bone-chilling.

"You're quite tenacious, to have survived till the end," Ye Fan said, a little surprised.

The cauldron had shrunk to just over a meter tall, hovering above his head. Strands of profound yellow energy hung down, protecting him completely. This sacred artifact filled all spectators with both envy and dread.

"You won't live either," Ji Yunlin retorted. "My Ji family has powerful experts in Qu Province. You won't be able to leave this oasis; you're certain to be killed."

"Since I dared to come, do you think I'm afraid of that?" Ye Fan's lips curled into a cold smile.

"You little brat, don't get ahead of yourself," Ji Yunlin sneered. "When you encounter the true young elites of my Ji family, you'll know what a real powerful expert is."

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

"Why would we need the young elites from my Ji family's Four Extremities realm to kill you?" Ji Yunlin gritted his teeth. "Young disciples from the fourth or fifth Dao Palace realms are enough; killing you would be like stepping on an ant!"

"I've already slain three disciples from the Ji family's third Dao Palace realm," Ye Fan said nonchalantly. "With you, that will be four. Are disciples from the fourth realm so remarkable? I'll continue to test that."

"Don't be so arrogant!" Ji Yunlin retorted. "My Ji family has experts as numerous as clouds; there are countless disciples stronger than the few of us. By then, you'll have no path to heaven and no door to earth!"

"Are there many disciples from the Ji family's fourth and fifth Dao Palace realms?" Ye Fan asked calmly. "In the future, I don't mind scattering you all like fallen leaves."

The spectators in the distance felt shivers run down their spines. This young man was like a demon king, daring to wield a butcher's knife against an Ancient Aristocratic Family; his demonic nature filled them with dread.

"Go ahead and be arrogant; your whereabouts have been revealed," Ji Yunlin said, his face turning ashen. "You won't be able to leave Qu Province. Two of the Ji family's top ten experts in the Dao Palace realm are in this oasis. Let's see how you'll survive!"

Ye Fan paid no mind, still calmly responding. Unbeknownst to Ji Yunlin, he had approached much closer. Just then, he suddenly made his move. From the golden lake at the center of his brows, powerful divine consciousness materialized and shot towards Ji Yunlin's sea of consciousness.

"Ah..." Ji Yunlin screamed.

"Allow me to peruse the Void Ancient Scripture!" Ye Fan cried, rushing forward to seal Ji Yunlin.

He clearly knew that the opponent could not possess the entire ancient scripture, but had certainly learned several supreme secret techniques. If he could extract them, it would be a significant gain for him.

"Dream on!" Ji Yunlin roared within his sea of consciousness. "You'll never get it!"

Suddenly, Ye Fan felt a series of heart palpitations, and an ominous premonition appeared. He decisively retreated, instantly withdrawing his divine consciousness, and fell back.

"Puff!" Ji Yunlin's head turned to dust as a terrifying void power erupted there, piercing the void. Black mist permeated the area, causing fear, and shot towards him.

"Clang!" The cauldron forged from the Mother Qi of All Things trembled, and profound yellow energy, like silk ribbons, hung down, blocking the dark light; it did not penetrate.

Ye Fan gasped. If not for the cauldron forged from profound yellow energy, he would have been struck by that dark light just now!

"These disciples' seas of consciousness are sealed with void power; that's truly horrifying..."

Ye Fan stood alone in the field. Eight young disciples from the Ancient Aristocratic Family and Yaoguang Holy Land had all been killed by him alone. This would certainly cause a huge uproar!

These people had orchestrated the grand event for young cultivators in Qu Province to apprehend him. Yet, he had stormed the scene, gone on a killing spree, and annihilated them all.

In the distance, the young cultivators from Qu Province found it hard to calm their minds. It was imaginable that today's events would shake the heavens and earth, stirring up boundless waves of shock.

This news could not be suppressed. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, all the young cultivators in Qu Province had witnessed it, and it was bound to spread immediately.

Two great holy lands attempted to apprehend a single young man, but he openly provoked them, even killing eight true disciples. This was tantamount to slapping the Ji family's face and would certainly stir up a major storm!