# Chapter 507: The Cauldron Calamity
"What is Jiang Yichen thinking? He dares to forcibly occupy the Primordial Qi Cauldron?" Li Heishui's eyes also narrowed.
This cauldron was priceless, having stirred up boundless waves of trouble. In a sense, all of Ye Fan's previous conflicts with the Holy Lands had arisen because of it.
A sacred object exclusive to the Ancient Great Emperors—even ancient scriptures could hardly be traded for it. Who wouldn't be tempted? Ye Fan had faced countless brushes with death because of it, nearly dying many times.
Forced to do so, he had temporarily entrusted the cauldron to Little Tingting, relying on the might of the Peerless Divine King to preserve it. Otherwise, he simply couldn't have survived.
None of them had ever imagined that Jiang Yichen would be so audacious, using this opportunity to try and claim it for himself. What a clever scheme he had devised!
In the past, all the Holy Lands had been fiercely covetous. The sacred object that Ye Fan had risked life and limb to protect—this man wanted to seize it by trickery, making their blood boil. Although he was also a member of the Jiang Clan, they paid him no heed.
Ye Fan also recalled many past events. In that winter when heavy snow fell, he had come to the Jiang Clan and seen Old Uncle Jiang being harassed by Jiang Clan disciples in the cold wind. Jiang Yichen had been the instigator.
Back then, unable to contain his anger, Ye Fan had struck out on the territory of a Primordial Aristocratic Clan, intercepting Jiang Yichen, cutting down several cultivators, and suppressing him. It wasn't until the Peerless Divine King granted amnesty to all imprisoned Holy Land disciples that Jiang Yichen was released.
"How dare you! Do you know what place this is? Even if you are guests of our Jiang Clan, you must observe proper etiquette!" one of them shouted, trying to intimidate them.
"Are you blind? Can you not see the Jiang Clan's Little Princess standing here? Do you not recognize her, or are you deliberately ignoring her?" Jiang Huairen shouted.
"We pay our respects to the Little Princess!" Those several people, upon hearing this, hurried forward to greet her.
In the past, they could indeed ignore Tingting. As a Yin Extreme Physique, she wouldn't live many years, and she had been "picked up" from outside, hardly considered legitimate.
But now things were completely different. She was the only one taken away by the Peerless Divine King, following him in cultivation for over half a year. The supreme "Battle" Character Art among the Nine Secrets had very likely fallen into the little girl's hands.
Moreover, with a Great Bandit grand-uncle backing her, Tingting's status had become extremely noble. No one dared to bully her as they had before.
However, due to past attitudes, they still had trouble adjusting.
"Please wait a moment. We will go report this."
One person quickly flew into the island to report to Jiang Yichen, not daring to delay any longer.
After a long time, that person flew back out, his face full of apology, extremely polite. "I'm truly sorry, several honored guests. The Young Lord is in seclusion. We cannot awaken him. Please come back in a few days."
Wu Zhongtian immediately sneered. "Not in seclusion earlier, not in seclusion later—why exactly at this time?"
"This is as obvious as lice on a bald man's head. He refuses to see us. He might avoid us today, but can he avoid us forever?" Liu Kou sneered.
"Since he's so arrogant and won't deign to come out and meet us, we'll go see him ourselves!" Jiang Huairen's anger surged.
"You may not enter!" Those people blocked them.
"Step aside. I want to see my cousin. Can you stop me?" Tingting stepped forward. Though only a nine-year-old child, when she was serious, she carried a certain authority.
The few exchanged glances. This little girl had been insignificant before, but now she was truly not someone to provoke.
"This is my Jiang Clan's territory. Do you think you can block us? Will you refuse to let the door open when Grandfather Divine King returns one day?" Tingting's voice was crisp as she demanded.
"Well..."
"Move aside!" Tingting flew forward first.
Ye Fan and the others nodded and flew into the island together. Those people dared not stop them.
Along the way, they didn't pause, heading straight to the center of the ancient island. Here, several great peaks stood side by side. On the mountaintops, ancient vines were vigorous, spiritual springs gurgled, clouds and mist swirled, and colorful vapors rose—magnificent and beautiful.
"Jiang Yichen, come out here!" Jiang Huairen shouted.
The divine island was empty and silent, with no response. It only startled a flock of spiritual birds that soared into the sky.
"If you don't come out, I'll suppress these great peaks and take you away along with them!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was immediate movement. Six old men flew out, and one of them loudly reprimanded, "Who dares to make noise here, disregarding clan rules? Do you want to be severely punished?"
These old men were all Dragon Transformation Secret Realm experts, not direct members of the Jiang Clan, but people responsible for protecting Jiang Yichen.
Tingting stepped forward. "Uncles, please invite my cousin out. I have important matters to discuss with him."
Although these people held considerable status, seeing Tingting here put them in a difficult position. They truly didn't dare to obstruct this Little Princess—things were vastly different from before.
"The Young Lord is in seclusion. It's really inconvenient for him to come out," one of them prevaricated.
"What an absurdly arrogant attitude. If he won't come out, we'll go see him ourselves!" Liu Kou said.
"Why waste words? Seal the mountain and refine him alive!" Li Heishui shouted.
These were, of course, harsh words meant to force Jiang Yichen out. After all, these few were the "infamous" descendants of the Thirteen Great Bandits, and most people would believe they were capable of such actions.
"Hmph!"
From afar came a cold snort. A young man walked out from a stretch of magnificent ancient buildings, looking over with a cold expression. "What audacity, coming to my Jiang Clan to cause trouble! You ignorant, arrogant fools! Someone, strike the Heavenly Sound Bell, summon the experts, seize them, and drag them out to be executed!"
Jiang Yichen, dressed in green robes, stood with his hands behind his back on the mountaintop, quite arrogant. He swept his cold gaze over everyone, a sinister smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
"This kid is truly ruthless. He wants to use this as an excuse to kill us all. To do something like this, he's even worse than I imagined," Liu Kou gritted his teeth.
They weren't afraid. As descendants of the Thirteen Great Bandits, even if they truly caused a major disaster, anyone who wanted to kill them would have to consider the Great Bandits' reaction, let alone the fact that they had committed no serious crime.
The old men beside him really did move to strike the Heavenly Sound Bell, summoning Jiang Clan experts to kill them.
Jiang Huairen stepped forward and shouted, "Are you rebelling? Can't you see the Little Princess is here? She brought us here. Who do you want to kill? Are you tired of living?"
Although the old men were furious, they didn't dare act rashly.
"You have coerced my Jiang Clan's Little Princess—you deserve death! Strike the Heavenly Sound Bell, rescue Tingting, and cut them all down!" Jiang Yichen sneered coldly, then lowered his voice. "Causing trouble on my Jiang Clan's territory—you're asking for death!"
As he spoke, his cruel smile swept over everyone, finally fixing on Ye Fan with an expression of extreme hatred. A venomous glint flashed in his eyes—he naturally hadn't forgotten the incident of being suppressed.
"Damn it, this kid is too treacherous. On his turf, we can't even reason with him. He really wants to destroy us!" Liu Kou felt things were going badly and wanted to strike first.
Ye Fan smiled and patted Jiang Huairen's shoulder. "Let him strike the Heavenly Sound Bell. Don't forget who you are. As a fellow Jiang Clan member, a descendant of the Divine King, you're his older brother. You could slap him in the face and no one would dare say a word. Even if people come, they can only watch!"
"Damn, I almost forgot. Now that old ancestor-level figure of the Jiang Clan has my grandfather accompanying him every day, desperately trying to recruit him back to the family. He even gave me a Divine Wood Token."
Jiang Huairen suddenly realized, taking out the Divine Wood Token from his bosom. It was with this that he had entered the Jiang Clan, and no one dared stop him.
"Go ahead, strike the Heavenly Sound Bell. Call all the experts here and watch me slap his face!" Jiang Huairen said.
When those old men saw the Divine Wood Token, their expressions changed completely. Even Jiang Yichen's face shifted dramatically, turning very ugly.
"Kid, return the Primordial Qi Cauldron now," Wu Zhongtian sneered.
"Hmph, you have some nerve! The Primordial Qi Cauldron belongs to Tingting. As a member of my Jiang Clan, it is naturally also a sacred object of my Jiang Clan. And you dare come here demanding it?" Jiang Yichen sneered.
"Can you even say something like that?!" Jiang Huairen immediately turned hostile.
Ye Fan's eyes also turned icy cold. In the past, when he had given the cauldron to Little Tingting, he had stated clearly in front of everyone that it was only temporarily lent and that he would come back for it one day.
Now, Jiang Yichen was spouting such words, clearly intending to claim it for himself and never return it. And he even put on a righteous air, calling it the Jiang Clan's sacred object.
"I've never seen such a shameless person!" The Big Black Dog bared its teeth, nearly standing upright, wanting to slap him with a big paw.
"Brother Yichen, you've borrowed the Primordial Qi Cauldron for a long time. It's time to return it to me," Tingting stepped forward, her voice crisp as she demanded it back.
Jiang Yichen's expression turned cold. "Tingting, you need to understand that people's hearts are treacherous. That is our Jiang Clan's sacred object. If I return it to you now, it will certainly be taken by some unsavory characters."
"Kid, are you tired of living? How can you say something so shameless? You know how the Primordial Qi Cauldron entered the Jiang Clan. You're not even qualified to try and seize this sacred object!" Li Heishui said.
Ye Fan waved his hand. "It seems talking to him is useless now. He's set on calling it the Jiang Clan's sacred object and won't give it up. It's up to you, bad guy."
Jiang Huairen immediately understood his meaning and laughed heartily. "Good! Jiang Yichen, though I'm ashamed to have a cousin like you, today I have no choice but to acknowledge it!"
Then he turned around. "Come help me. Hold him down. As his older cousin, I'm going to enforce family discipline and teach him a proper lesson."
"Swish"
Ye Fan, Li Heishui, Wu Zhongtian, and the others surrounded the area, all revealing cold smiles.
"What do you think you're doing?" Jiang Yichen's face changed color.
"I'm your older brother. I'm going to enforce family discipline and slap your face hard," Jiang Huairen sneered with ill intent.
"How dare you!" Jiang Yichen was furious.
"What wouldn't I dare? Today, they are all outsiders and can't use force in the Jiang Clan, but I have that right," Jiang Huairen sneered. "Call me 'big brother,' and then I'll deal with you properly."
"You... are asking for death!" Jiang Yichen's face darkened.
"Swish"
The void was sealed by Ye Fan and the others working together.
"Smack!"
Jiang Huairen, holding the Divine Wood Token, rushed forward like a ghost and delivered a heavy slap to Jiang Yichen's face.
"Hurry, strike the Heavenly Sound Bell!" Jiang Yichen found his body bound in the void and shouted frantically.
"As your older brother, you dare to be so unfilial as to try and kill me? Today, I'll knock out all your teeth!" Jiang Huairen added another charge to his name, then swung his big palm.
"Smack!"
The crisp sound of a slap rang out.
"Hand over the Primordial Qi Cauldron right now, or I'll beat your mouth to a pulp today!"