Chapter 678: Copper Coffin Confronts the Void Mirror

Chapter 682: Copper Coffin vs. Void Mirror

"Could it be that the old ancestor is failing?" Ji Ziyue mumbled, her expression changing even though she hadn't yet sensed any killing intent.

The Ji family had an old ancestor who was on his last breath, on the verge of passing away. The bell would never be rung unless there was a major event or he specifically summoned someone.

All the important elders of the Ji family had left, leaving only a few older cultivators with less powerful cultivation to entertain the guests.

When everything settled, the hall entrance trembled. A middle-aged man walked in, holding a white bone banner, dressed in sackcloth, with a white band on his head – full mourning attire. He stopped at the doorway.

"Sacred Body, come out and offer your head!" His killing intent was like a knife, chilling to the bone. Behind him was a large, dense crowd of people, men, women, young and old, all radiating murderous intent.

From their attire, they were all members of the Ji family, and direct descendants at that, indicating their extraordinary status.

Ji Ziyue's expression changed. She immediately understood and said, "Ye Fan, leave quickly."

Then, she gracefully stepped forward, her expression serene and sacred, like a goddess of the moon, radiating a hazy glow. She blocked the hall entrance and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Ziyue, step aside! I must eliminate this evil and avenge your grand-aunt!" The middle-aged man's face was grim.

The leader was Ji Hui's eldest son, and the others were all his blood relatives. This was clearly a premeditated act; as soon as the Ji family's Saint Lord and others had left, someone came to kill Ye Fan.

The more powerful and ancient a family, the more intense the power struggles. The Ji family was no exception, divided into several intricate and complicated factions. In the past, even Ji Ziyue herself was almost killed by certain family members, with her cousin Ji Biyue being the mastermind.

"This is not the Patriarch's decision. What you are doing violates family rules," Ji Ziyue interjected.

"Ziyue, you are mistaken. This is the will of the entire family. Step back quickly! Today, the Sacred Body must die!" The middle-aged man's expression was terrifying.

Whoosh!

A streak of holy light appeared in the sky; it was the ancient Void Mirror, rising and falling. Someone was activating a sliver of Ultimate Dao Imperial might. This was a ruthless decision to eliminate Ye Fan.

Silence fell in the hall. It was all too sudden. Was this truly a decision made by the entire clan?

If a powerful ancient aristocratic family brought out an Imperial Weapon, and the entire clan wanted to kill someone, that person wouldn't even be able to escape unless they transcended the world and became a Saint!

"This... the Ji family actually chose to suppress the Sacred Body!"

"It's truly too sudden!"

The crowd erupted in an uproar. Such an event was completely unexpected.

"I don't believe this is your own initiative! Aren't you afraid the Patriarch will punish you?" Ji Ziyue's clear voice rang out, like pearls falling onto a jade plate.

"This is the family's will, Ziyue. Step aside, lest you bring harm upon yourself!" The middle-aged man's expression was grim and cold.

Chaos erupted in the hall, and people retreated. If the Ultimate Dao Imperial might descended, no one could stop it.

By now, everyone knew that there was definitely a powerful faction within the Ji family determined to eliminate Ye Fan. The fact that even the Saint Lord could be moved away showed their strength!

"The so-called Sacred Body is nothing before it reaches grand accomplishment. If he's killed, then he's killed!" A powerful elder of the Ji family spoke, his voice chilling, coming from high in the sky.

Then, the Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family was the first to descend, a cold, endless smile on his face. He stood on the high platform, hands clasped behind his back, looking down at Ye Fan. "You killed my descendant and ran wild in my Ji clan. What do you take this place for? Let alone that you haven't reached grand accomplishment; even if you had, once you enter the Ji family, it's hard to leave. Under the ancient Void Mirror, no soul survives!"

Ye Fan sighed, placing the copper coffin horizontally in front of him. Now, words were useless; only by blocking the power of the Imperial Weapon could he survive.

"I will not allow you to do this!" Ji Ziyue stepped back, shielding Ye Fan. She spread her arms and looked up at the holy light in the void, where an ancient mirror was faintly visible.

"Ji family's Eighth, what you're doing is truly dishonorable!" Elder Scarlet Dragon said, his face heavy.

Thud!

The Monkey's black-gold staff struck the ground, causing the entire ancient hall to tremble. He said, "Does your Ji family really think you're number one in the world?"

The Fifth Great Bandit, Wu Dao, sighed and said, "You should know, your Ji family isn't the only one with an Imperial Weapon in this world. Today's cause will lead to a future effect."

"My Ji family killing the Sacred Body has nothing to do with any of you, does it?" The Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family sneered.

"Do you really want to kill me so badly?" Ye Fan remained calm, unafraid even when facing the Void Mirror, renowned through the ages. He faced it indifferently.

"Yes, I do want to kill you. Ending you will resolve everything; there will be no future uncertainty, no future fear, and my Ji clan doesn't need a powerful Sacred Body to emerge." The Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family spoke, funneling his voice into a single line so not too many people would hear.

"Are you sure you can kill me?" Ye Fan asked calmly.

"A joke! It's useless even if an ancient Saint came, let alone you. Killing you is no different from crushing an ant!" The Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family was full of confidence.

"Eighth Ancestor, you're going too far down this path. Even if the Patriarch doesn't, other elders will suppress you afterward," Ji Ziyue said.

"Girl, you're still young. Our family's strength doesn't rely on outsiders. What if the Sacred Body truly achieves grand accomplishment? We are descendants of Great Emperors; do we need his protection? Eliminating him is the simplest solution," the Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family said, this time also transmitting his voice secretly.

"Eighth Ancestor, you're acting out of personal vendetta, wanting to avenge your grand-aunt Ji Hui. Doing so is a major taboo, and other elders will not agree," Ji Ziyue said, trying to buy time.

"Ziyue, you are mistaken." Just then, two figures appeared. Two more Ji family elders walked out and stood behind the Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family.

"You..." Ji Ziyue's expression changed. She then shielded Ye Fan, her voice incredibly resolute. "If you want to kill him, then destroy me under the ancient Void Mirror as well."

Elder Scarlet Dragon quickly carved array patterns. With a flash of light, he tried to teleport Ye Fan away, but this ancient hall was very peculiar; it suppressed all Dao patterns.

Boom!

The Monkey was enraged. His Fiery Golden Eyes shot out two golden beams that pierced through the void. At the same time, his staff swept across, attempting to open a spatial passage using the methods of the Combat Saint Ape lineage.

However, the ancient hall, forged from refined gold, merely shook; it was impossible to open a path through it.

Pang Bo roared, "Do you want to make enemies with my demon clan?"

Buzz!

The ancient hall trembled, and a sheet of holy light descended. Even powerful figures like Elder Scarlet Dragon and the Monkey found themselves unable to move. They were all swept away and removed from the battle.

At the same time, Ji Ziyue also vanished into thin air, carried away by the light from the ancient mirror to an unknown location.

In the center of the arena, only Ye Fan remained. No one could approach. The ancient hall rumbled, quickly transforming into a training ground within a peculiar space.

Everyone else could see but not approach, watching from afar and marveling at the Ji family's understanding of spatial techniques, unrivaled in the world.

"Boy Ye, tell me, should I incinerate you piece by piece under the ancient mirror, or leave you riddled with holes, slowly dying?" The Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family stood on high, looking down with a composed air.

"I say you can't kill me, and you'll destroy yourselves!" Ye Fan's voice was firm and resolute.

"Is that so?" The Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family sneered coldly. In the void, an ancient mirror floated, casting a sliver of Ultimate Dao Imperial might. A hazy light, sacred and noble, but its pressure was like a falling universe.

Boom!

Everyone was terrified. Even from outside that special space, they felt the threat of death. The Imperial Weapon was invincible, irresistible.

A hazy light pressed down. Even from an immense distance, Ye Fan was almost suffocating, his body feeling as if it would tear apart. He quickly raised the ancient coffin above his head.

Buzz!

The void trembled, and the sacred light pressed down. Ripples appeared on the bronze coffin, its patterns continuously fluctuating, surging upwards to counteract the overwhelming might.

What happened next left everyone dumbfounded: a wisp of imperial power flowed into the copper coffin like water waves, without piercing it.

"My heavens, what happened? It... it blocked the Imperial Weapon!"

"That's defying the heavens! It's incredible! Even if it was just a wisp of Ultimate Dao Imperial might, it's absolutely beyond human resistance. How did it block it?!"

"An Imperial Weapon! The weapon of the Void Great Emperor was actually blocked by that copper coffin!"

Outside, everyone was in an uproar, hardly daring to believe what they were seeing. A rusty, mottled copper coffin had absorbed a blast of imperial might, suffering no damage itself.

"What is that?" The Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family was incredulous. He had believed that killing Ye Fan here would be effortless, a mere flick of his hand using the ancient Void Mirror.

"This copper coffin is too strange!" another elder said gravely.

"I don't believe it can truly block the Void Mirror," the Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family roared, then forcefully activated it again. This time, it wasn't just a wisp of imperial might, but a concentrated beam that descended. If an ancient Saint were hit by it, they would be instantly pierced through.

This was a majestic pressure, like billions of stars in the universe converging into a single destructive beam, unstoppable and piercing directly through heaven and earth.

This fluctuation caused all the clouds in every direction to instantly dissipate, and the void to completely distort. It pierced through countless dimensional spaces and penetrated numerous minor worlds.

Ye Fan hid beneath the copper coffin, using it to resist the heavens. The beam of light descended, striking the copper coffin, yet still failed to pierce it. The small coffin absorbed it rapidly, like a whale guzzling water.

At this moment, there was complete silence. Everyone held their breath until the divine light in the sky vanished, completely absorbed into the copper coffin. Only then did people erupt.

"Ultimate Dao!"

"It's an Ultimate Dao Weapon!"

"My heavens, it's incredible! The world has gained another Imperial Weapon, one never heard of before, and it blocked the light of the Void Mirror!"

All of this was too insane, breathtaking. The copper coffin Ye Fan had carried in, which many had dismissed and the Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family had even mocked just moments before, turned out to be terrifyingly capable of blocking imperial might.

"Brother, do you know what that is?" Qi Huoshui asked. She had heard that the Southern Demon had once seen the image of nine dragons pulling a coffin in the Demon Emperor's Palace.

The Southern Demon's expression was grave. "It's something from beyond this domain. The powerful part isn't the copper coffin itself, but what's buried inside it!"

"Is it a corpse, or something else?"

"I don't know."

As for everyone else, words couldn't describe their shock. All of this was utterly unexpected, challenging their very imagination.

Many felt as if they were dreaming. A copper coffin resisting an Imperial Weapon was like a fantastical tale, especially since Ye Fan had carried it in like a sack, and no one had paid it any mind or importance until now.

"Little fiend, I don't care what you brought. Death is inevitable. There is no weapon in this world superior to an Imperial Weapon," the Eighth Ancestor of the Ji family said coldly. "Revive the Imperial Weapon! Let him suffer eternal damnation, with no chance of reincarnation! Refine this copper coffin into my Ji family's ancient mirror!"

Before, it was just the Void Mirror's natural aura, but now they intended to awaken the divine spirit within the ancient mirror to unleash the full power of the ancient Great Emperor.

Boom!

The ancient mirror appeared more distinctly from the void, beginning its revival. It emitted an aura of creation, as if an ancient universe was evolving.

"I can't let the Void Mirror fully revive!" Ye Fan thought to himself. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to an attack from an ancient Great Emperor, which was unimaginable.

Clang!

He exerted all his might, activating the "Soldier" character secret, and used immense brute force to try and forcibly open the ancient coffin.

Clatter!

He wrapped himself in the Immortal Treasure Scroll he had obtained from the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, then conjured the Mother Qi Cauldron of All Things and entered it.

It was incredibly difficult. Ye Fan was drenched in sweat, his body feeling as if it would rip apart. He managed to open a corner of the copper coffin's lid, from which a segment of Divine Dao sound emerged!

What was inside the copper coffin? Everyone wanted to know first. Could it truly contend against a reviving Imperial Weapon? People were almost suffocating, wishing they could instantly discern everything within the coffin!