Shrouding the Heavens

Chapter 246: Chapter 251: The Cauldron Breaks Ten Thousand Laws

"He’s the one the Ji Family is looking for, yet he dares to come here and wreak havoc. Truly surprising and shocking!"

"Is it really this young man? He’s wanted by both the Ji Family and Flickering Light, yet he still dares to act like this. I wonder what he’s got backing him."

...

On the broken mountain, many people were discussing, all extremely shocked.

Now, Ye Fan appeared to be just fifteen or sixteen years old, with a delicate face that still seemed somewhat naive, making it hard to connect him with the formidable presence he displayed during the battle.

Four disciples from Flickering Light sealed the surroundings to prevent his escape.

Ji Yunlin nearly ground his teeth to powder; Ye Fan had burned a Grand Elder of the Ji Family to death and had stolen the Great Void Art, making him the young generation’s arch-enemy.

BUZZ.

The sky trembled as Ji Yunlin lashed out in anger. A large black hand covered the sky, descending like a dark cloud upon Ye Fan, oppressive and terrifying.

BUZZ.

Ye Fan also launched a Great Hand Seal, as black as ink, covering the firmament. It descended fiercely like a black expanse of earth, striking forward with immense force.

Tit for tat!

BANG!

The two large black hands clashed together, releasing a chilling aura. The black mist surged, sweeping in all directions, and the destructive power terrified many.

On the broken mountain, several cultivators bled from their ears and noses, affected by the fearsome impact, and many fell to the ground.

Many young cultivators flew up, not daring to stay, fleeing far away before stopping.

THUMP.

The two black hands clapped together once more. This time the sound was small but even more terrifying, with black clouds blotting out the sky, as if in silent annihilation.

Ji Yunlin’s face was livid, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth as his body was flung backward. Though he had received an authentic inheritance, he was no match for his opponent.

Ye Fan only possessed the incomplete forms of the Great Void Handprint. However, he had mastered the Fighting Saint Technique, using it as a Source to power the handprint to its complete and perfect state.

SWISH.

Ye Fan deployed the Great Void Art, disappearing from his original spot and reappearing before Ji Yunlin. A large black hand descended with thundering power.

Ji Yunlin reacted defensively, executing the Heaven-Cutting Finger. His fingertips were crystalline. Five dragons soared to the sky, swaying their heads and tails, their imposing manner seeming capable of swallowing heaven and earth.

BOOM!

The two engaged in fierce combat. Ji Yunlin roared, his right hand forming the Great Void Handprint and his left executing the Heaven-Cutting Finger. Combining the two techniques significantly boosted their power.

The large black hand and the silver Dragon Scissors swept across, attempting to sever the sky, causing this part of heaven and earth to tremble violently.

Ye Fan met the attack solely with the Great Void Handprint, displaying an overwhelming momentum that made the Heavenly Universe shudder and black clouds obscure the sky.

Meanwhile, they intermittently used the Great Void Art, traversing through the void. Their movements were dazzling, and no one could keep up with them.

It was incredibly fast. Their figures constantly flickered, fully utilizing the secret arts from the Ji Family’s ancient scriptures, causing the void to cave in one area and collapse in another, constantly deforming.

In the distant sky, everyone was horrified by the terrifying confrontation. They admitted to themselves they couldn’t match such power and would certainly be reduced to pulp if they got involved.

He thought he could mimic it and integrate it into the Fighting Saint Technique, thereby gaining another formidable Killing Technique.

BANG, BANG, BANG...

The violent collisions continued. Black light and silver radiance burst forth, and the sky trembled. Ji Yunlin’s body shook violently as he retreated over ten paces in the void, a trickle of blood seeping from his lips.

In the end, he couldn’t withstand it. He was unable to block Ye Fan’s fierce power. With his opponent’s divine energy being inexhaustible, Ji Yunlin simply couldn’t hold on.

Ji Yunlin’s face was unsightly; Ye Fan was suppressing him with the Ji Family’s ultimate art, which was a humiliation for him.

"If the heroes of my Ji Family were here, even if you had nine lives, they wouldn’t be enough to kill!"

"Are you referring to the few ’moons’ of the Ji Family? Once I enter the Four Extremes secret boundary, I’ll surely go and test their skills," Ye Fan pressed forward.

The people from Flickering Light Sacred Land hurried forward; if Ji Yunlin also died here, they would have no way to explain it to the Ji Family.

"People from Flickering Light Sacred Land, do I have a grudge against you? Why get involved?" Ye Fan coldly questioned.

"You’ve committed countless wrongs. We are aiding the Ji Family; what’s improper about that?" replied a female disciple from Flickering Light, evasively shifting the topic.

"I saved a ’little moon’ from the Ji Family, and she taught me a secret art. In return, the Ji Family repaid kindness with enmity, hunting me down across thousands of miles—is this what you call countless wrongs?" Ye Fan sneered.

"You colluded with the demon clan and burned to death a respected elder from the Ji Family—are these not enough?" the female disciple from Flickering Light said coldly. She was quite beautiful, with delicate features.

"You certainly know how to twist words," Ye Fan sneered fearlessly, stepping forward boldly. "There’s no point in saying anything else. Since you’re all here, I don’t mind; I’ll just make sure you all stay."

These people had gathered to deal with him; he felt no need to show mercy.

"Do you really think you can go on a killing spree unchecked?" the female disciple from Flickering Light sneered, calling out to the surrounding cultivators, "Everyone, please take action and help us capture this villain!"

Ye Fan snorted coldly, striking like lightning, aiming to kill this female disciple from Flickering Light.

The group from Flickering Light comprised two men and two women. Along with Ji Yunlin, they represented a formidable combat power. All five young experts were at the peak of the Third Layer Heaven of the Dao Palace, with one foot into the Fourth Layer Heaven.

Ye Fan possessed an innate talent, capable of "Reverse Immortal Slaying," allowing him to fight experts of the Third Realm with the strength of the Second Realm of the Dao Palace. However, it was hard to predict life or death when confronting five foes simultaneously, as each one was a realm higher than him. If it were anyone else, they would have been instantly crushed.

However, he did not panic, nor did he flee. Instead, he charged forward, the space between his eyebrows shining brightly as his divine sense materialized. The small golden sword was merely an inch long, but it was fatal!

This was a powerful divine sense attack. The female disciple from Flickering Light screamed miserably, clutching her head in pain, losing the ability to fight. Her piercing scream tore through the sky.

Ye Fan executed the footwork of the old madman, rushing past. His palm, sharp as a knife, sliced gently. SLICE! That beautiful head flew off diagonally.

Blood splattered. The expression on the severed head was one of bewilderment, its hair matted with blood. The scene was incredibly shocking.

Some young cultivators from Quzhou had initially rushed over, but upon seeing this, they all retreated. Even the heir of a Sacred Land had been beheaded in a single encounter. Going forward would be seeking death; they might want to curry favor with Sacred Land disciples, but not by gambling their lives.

SWISH!

The Great Void Art unfolded. Ye Fan traversed through space, suddenly appearing before another male disciple from Flickering Light, his powerful divine sense once again materializing.

THUNK!

This time, it was even more direct. The inch-long golden sword instantly pierced through his forehead bone, and his corpse plummeted from the sky.

"Do not approach! Perceive the void’s fluctuations to avoid being killed by his divine sense attack!" Ji Yunlin shouted loudly.

The remaining man and woman from Flickering Light looked extremely grim. Their opponent had slaughtered their fellow disciple in an instant, leaving them both terrified and furious.

BOOM!

Ye Fan confronted Ji Yunlin with a large black hand, simultaneously using the Mountain Embracing Seal to resist the remaining man and woman from Flickering Light.

This time, the three were exceedingly cautious, all engaging in long-distance combat. They had begun to understand the patterns of the Great Void Art and did not give him another chance for a divine sense assault.

The male disciple from Flickering Light summoned a shower of starlight. No less than thirty-six fist-sized stars flew out, all refined from Purple River Heavenly Sand.

Each star was crystalline and dazzling, emitting a faint purple aura. This was a significant treasure, refined by the elders of Flickering Light and passed down.

The thirty-six purple stars shone, forming a purple, misty curtain of light in the sky, each one shooting down dazzling Sword Qi.

It had to be said, this was a significant treasure, capable of condensing Heavenly Power and absorbing the energy of heaven and earth; even the sun’s rays were drawn into it.

The Sword Qi was like a rainbow—incredibly dazzling and seemingly indestructible, nearly ripping the void apart!

CLANG, CLANG, CLANG...

Ye Fan struck out with his hand, forcefully meeting the sword aura. Even with his powerful physique, he felt waves of numbness. This secret treasure was terrifying; it could accumulate the power of heaven and earth, which was greatly unfavorable to him.

A red glow shone as the female disciple from Flickering Light summoned a large red net. Red mist spread, its threads crystalline, imprisoning this section of the sky, aiming to seal Ye Fan within.

The red net burned fiercely, intending to refine Ye Fan to ashes within it. This too was an extraordinary treasure.

"What are you waiting for? Attack together! Burn him to ashes!" the female disciple from Flickering Light shouted to the crowd.

Finally, a dozen people charged forward. Seeing Ye Fan trapped by two significant treasures, they were eager to contribute to his downfall.

Ye Fan sneered, spitting out a small cauldron from his mouth. It was only an inch high, with no divine energy fluctuations and no radiant glow, appearing ancient and natural.

"One Weapon Breaks Ten Thousand Laws!" he shouted, unleashing the cauldron.

The Dao Scripture Wheel Sea Volume recorded the technique of One Weapon Breaks Ten Thousand Laws, famously stating, ’When my flower blooms, all other flowers perish.’ However, one needed to reach a certain Realm for its power to manifest.

While in the Wheel and Sea secret realm, Ye Fan had only tempered this single cauldron. Even after entering the Dao Palace secret realm, he continued to do so, placing the cauldron among his Five Great Divine Treasures for continuous sacrificial refinement.

In every Great Secret Realm, multiple Vessels could be tempered. Others possessed numerous Vessels, yet he had only this one, aiming to evolve "Dao" and "Principle" through it.

The three-foot two-handle circular cauldron enlarged to over nine meters high. A hazy emanation of Primal Chaos Qi flowed out, making it appear even more ancient and dignified, filled with incomparable power.

BOOM!

The cauldron trembled in the air, instantly unleashing a torrent of Primal Chaos Qi that shattered all thirty-six purple stars. The male disciple from Flickering Light spewed blood and was sent flying.

Strands of Origin Qi foundation descended, trickling down, shocking everyone. This was a treasure of heaven and earth, capable of being refined into a peak weapon, akin to Phoenix Blood Red Gold—a holy divine relic exclusive to a Great Emperor.

"My god, it’s Primal Chaos Qi!"

"More precisely, it’s Origin Qi foundation!"

Everyone was stunned.

Ye Fan unleashed the cauldron. The nine-meter-high cauldron soared, continuously trembling as an ancient, primordial aura spread out, turning the large red net into dust.

"Suppress!"

Ye Fan shouted. The nine-meter-high cauldron pressed down from above the female disciple of Flickering Light, instantly immobilizing her. She was unable to escape, unable to move. Though still a dozen meters away, her body felt as if it was about to crack.

It was hard to imagine how heavy this cauldron was; the mere wisps of energy it exuded were unbearable!

CLANG!

Ji Yunlin slapped out the Great Void Handprint. The large black hand struck heavily against the nine-meter-high ancient cauldron but couldn’t move it an inch, only producing a loud bang.