"Trying to flee now is far too late."
Ye Yunfei gave a cold smile.
"Seal!"
With his light shout, a rumbling sound erupted. The originally illusory cauldron instantly began to solidify, sealing tightly shut without leaving a single crack.
Laws manifested across its body, while images of the sun, moon, birds, beasts, the earth, and mountain ranges continuously lit up across its surface.
"Ignite!"
Ye Yunfei flicked his finger, and four hetero-flames flew out: Samadhi True Fire, Earth Flame, Three Crow Dark Fire, and Heart-of-the-Sea Blue Flame.
Boom!
The four flames transformed into four seas of fire, beginning to blaze fiercely and unleashing terrifying incinerating energy.
At that moment, the entire space was sealed.
All the people of Zidan Valley were trapped within the cauldron, which, of course, also included Ye Yunfei himself.
Only, Ye Yunfei was the master of this cauldron.
"Impossible! Using Five Elements essence and three Earth Lung Fire Veins as the base, the laws of heaven and earth as the patterns, and four hetero-flames as the kindling… what kind of alchemy is this?"
The alchemists of Zidan Valley watched, each and every one stunned.
The alchemy Ye Yunfei was displaying had already surpassed their common knowledge. Even ancestor Wang Sheng was secretly appalled.
"Break this cauldron and charge out together!"
Ancestor Wang Sheng struck out with a palm. Surging energy condensed into a massive palm imprint several hundred zhang long, which violently slammed against the cauldron wall.
Clang!
The sound of a tremendous metal impact rang out. To everyone's shock, however, the cauldron did not move in the slightest.
Just how terrifying was the full-force strike of a Heavenly Position Realm expert? Yet it could not budge this cauldron at all.
"Act together! Attack in one direction!" a Supreme Elder roared.
Boom! Boom!
Everyone from Zidan Valley began to move, attacking towards the same direction.
Bang! Bang!
Attack after attack rained down upon the cauldron like heavy drops.
Clang! Clang!
Clear metallic impact sounds rang out continuously. Yet, this collective, frenzied assault only caused the enormous cauldron to tremble slightly.
"How can this be? How can this cauldron be so incredibly sturdy?"
Soon, the expressions of all Zidan Valley's higher-ups changed.
"Useless. My alchemical cauldron has siphoned the Five Elements essence from within hundreds of miles, combined it with the three Earth Lung Fire Veins, and fused them with the laws of this stretch of heaven and earth. With your strength, you cannot break it."
Ye Yunfei's bland voice echoed within the cauldron, like a pronouncement from Heaven, the reverberations unceasing.
"Kill this damned brat!"
Ancestor Wang Sheng suddenly moved, charging towards Ye Yunfei.
As long as he killed Ye Yunfei, the root culprit, this cauldron would collapse of its own accord!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Everyone from Zidan Valley followed, surrounding Ye Yunfei to attack.
"Refine!"
Ye Yunfei instantly teleported to a different position, then, forming hand seals and letting out a light shout.
Rumble…
Within the entire cauldron, a frenzied combustion began, utterly transforming it into a world of fire.
Hualala…
Crimson-red fire chains, condensed from laws of fire, stretched out from the void, blazing and searing hot, lashing towards the people of Zidan Valley.
Simultaneously, the temperature inside the cauldron climbed at a terrifying speed. In moments, it reached a shocking degree. Everyone felt their bodies like pieces of charcoal, continuously heating up.
Aah! Aah!
Following that, many of the weaker individuals saw their bodies begin to burn, turning into balls of fire.
Ancestor Wang Sheng led the higher-ups of Zidan Valley, charging towards Ye Yunfei with their full strength.
However, huge fire chains continuously manifested, densely packed and endlessly lashing towards them. The power of these chains was extremely dreadful; even ancestor Wang Sheng had no choice but to deal with them cautiously.
Inside this cauldron was Ye Yunfei's domain, as if he were the absolute ruler!
Hualala…
More and more fire chains could be seen, continuously coiling towards the higher-ups of Zidan Valley, writhing like fiery dragons.
Aah…
A miserable scream rang out. An early-stage Heavenly Sea Realm manager was besieged by several fire chains, which bound his body, causing him to blaze fiercely.
"Get away!"
The manager screamed in terror, wildly slashing at the chains with a long sword in his hand. It was useless. Instead, even more chains coiled over, wrapping him into a fiery dumpling in the blink of an eye, utterly depriving him of his ability to move. He was soon buried in the sea of fire.
Aah! Aah!
Inside the cauldron, miserable screams rose continuously as people of Zidan Valley turned into fireballs, perishing in the flames.
"Hmm, it would be best to add some more medicinal ingredients. The Primordial One Divine Treasure Pill I am refining can take any kind of ingredient. The more, the better."
Ye Yunfei laughed.
"Hu Miao, Huang Shang, Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, come out and help. See what medicinal ingredients are in the Zidan Valley headquarters and gather them for me."
Ye Yunfei directly teleported Hu Miao and the other two out and spoke.
The trio were utterly shocked by the scene before their eyes. Still, they asked no questions and began searching the Zidan Valley headquarters for ingredients per Ye Yunfei's instructions, continuously tossing them into the cauldron.
Under Ye Yunfei's control, the three of them wouldn't suffer the slightest harm within this cauldron.
Zidan Valley, after all, was a faction primarily focused on alchemy. Their headquarters cultivated vast quantities of medicinal herbs. These ingredients were continuously thrown into the cauldron.
"You damned whelp, you are truly vicious! Do you actually intend to kill everyone of my Zidan Valley?"
At that moment, ancestor Wang Sheng, under attack by hundreds of thick fire chains, appeared somewhat bedraggled. Shocked and furious, he roared at Ye Yunfei.
"I'm afraid not. I have always harbored an intense hatred for traitors. I came to Zidan Valley to reclaim what belongs to our Ziwei Sect. Not only did you refuse, you tried to kill me. You brought this upon yourselves."
Ye Yunfei gave a faint smile.
Aah! Aah!
More and more people from Zidan Valley were incinerated into fireballs, emitting piteous screams.
"Great Senior Brother Su Fei, spare me! I am willing to join the Ziwei Sect, please spare my life!"
Suddenly, an alchemist who could no longer endure the burning actually cried out loudly, begging Ye Yunfei for mercy.
"Shut your mouth! What are you saying!"
The Valley Master was furious.
"Valley Master, I can't bear it anymore, I want to live, I don't want to die! Great Senior Brother Su Fei, have mercy!"
The alchemist yelled. His body had already turned into a ball of fire, undergoing terrifying incineration.
"Die!"
In his rage, ancestor Wang Sheng struck out lightning-fast with his palm. It rapidly enlarged and swatted that alchemist to death.
"Great Senior Brother, spare me! I swear I will obey your orders from now on!"
"Great Senior Brother Su Fei, I am willing to join the Ziwei Sect!"
"Aah…
Have mercy, I don't want to die!"
However, more people soon could no longer endure it. They started begging Ye Yunfei for mercy one after another. Some knelt towards him.
"Great Senior Brother Su Fei, those who betrayed the Ziwei Sect were the first Valley Master of Zidan Valley and the founding elders! I only joined Zidan Valley later, this has nothing to do with me! I am willing to submit to you, I only beg for my life!"
A Heavenly Sea Realm expert also knelt down, pleading loudly for mercy.
"You… what are you all doing! Get up at once!"
This scene caused ancestor Wang Sheng, the three Supreme Elders, the Valley Master, and the other core higher-ups to turn livid with rage, each of them trembling with fury.