At this moment.
Inside the palace within the primeval jungle, the old wizard of the Heavenly God Palace was exerting his full strength to perform the time reversal art.
As the old wizard worked his magic, a phantom-like figure gradually manifested, solidifying from illusionary to tangible, and clarifying from blurry to distinct.
Everyone stared intently at the figure carrying the altar.
Just then.
The figure, which had been growing clearer, suddenly twisted and rippled, becoming increasingly blurred.
"Manifest for me!"
The old wizard's expression changed, the incantations pouring from his lips speeding up, his hands rapidly weaving one strange seal after another.
The divination tools upon the altar before him began to tremble.
It was evident to all present that the wizard's divination had encountered resistance!
At that same time.
Within the Heavenly Dao Tower.
"That fellow doesn't seem willing to let up," Hun Lao remarked.
"Hmph. Very well then, let's show him some consequences!" Hun Lao sneered.
As soon as the words fell.
The Heavenly Dao Tower shuddered violently, releasing profound and intangible runic patterns resembling tiny spears that seeped into the surrounding space-time and shot into the distance.
Ye Yunfei stirred his mental intent, unleashing a secret art specifically designed to counter divination. A strand of his heavenly emperor remnant soul emerged from his sea of consciousness, blooming with torrential Soul Power that formed an intangible armor tightly wrapping around his body.
*Pu! Pu!...*
The next instant, in the palace of the primeval jungle, the old wizard was as if struck by lightning. His body quivered violently, and he spat several mouthfuls of blood in succession before collapsing limply onto the ground, unconscious.
The Heavenly Dao Tower was an artifact of Ancient Wilderness Great Emperor, and Ye Yunfei also possessed Heavenly Emperor aura. In attempting to divine the two Heavenly Emperors simultaneously, the old wizard could not withstand the backlash.
"Old wizard!"
The two Heavenly God Palace experts hurried forward, lifting the unconscious wizard.
The complexions of everyone else changed drastically.
"It appears the target of the old wizard's divination possesses immense strength. I initially suspected that Ye Yunfei from the Canghuang Realm had arrived, yet all he relies on is the origin energy of the Canghuang Realm itself. His personal cultivation is vastly weaker."
The palace master of the Heavenly God Palace revealed a look of perplexity.
In truth, he had suspected Ye Yunfei from the very beginning.
But now, his suspicion wavered again.
"No… Ye Yunfei possesses the Heavenly Dao Tower. If the old wizard's divination incurred the tower's backlash, that's certainly possible!"
The palace master thought of this point immediately.
"It could be Ye Yunfei, or perhaps not…"
The palace master's brows drew together tightly.
"Never mind. I'll make another trip to check if Ye Yunfei is still within the Canghuang Realm. If he remains inside, then it cannot be him. If he is no longer there, then he is undoubtedly the one who stole the Teleportation Altar and infiltrated Tianli City for the killings."
The palace master mused inwardly.
He waved his sleeves, sweeping up the unconscious old wizard, turned, and took a step, vanishing directly from sight.
"Continue to send men to thoroughly investigate this matter," the palace master's voice echoed back.
"Yes," all within the palace answered hastily.
* * *
"Haha, that fellow who tried to divine us seems to have suffered the backlash! Now he understands the consequences! We're currently hiding within the Heavenly Dao Tower, an artifact of Ancient Wilderness Great Emperor. Does he truly believe a Great Emperor is so easily divined? Previously, whenever the Heavenly Dao Tower deliberately released its aura, allowing those so-called divination masters to locate it, that was all my doing. In fact, only those powers who stand at the absolute peak of the divination world, truly skilled in the arts of divination, are qualified to divine a Heavenly Emperor!" Hun Lao declared.
Ye Yunfei responded with a faint smile, then left the Heavenly Dao Tower and strode towards the headquarters of Ziwei Sect.
* * *
"Halt! This is Ziwei Sect headquarters. No outsider may enter without authorization!"
The moment Ye Yunfei reached the mountain gates of Ziwei Sect, the gatekeeping disciples barred his way.
Six disciples guarded this entrance.
"Be so kind as to inform Sect Leader Liu and the Great Elder. I wish to see them. There are matters to discuss." Ye Yunfei smiled.
"Audacious! The Sect Leader and Great Elder are not figures a person like you may see at will! Get lost!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei was merely a junior in his twenties at most, seemingly unremarkable, yet had the nerve to request a meeting with the Sect Leader and Great Elder, the six gatekeepers would never permit it. The Sect Leader and Great Elder were Ziwei Sect's highest core elders. Even these regular disciples seldom had the opportunity to see them, let alone a youthful, unknown outsider.
"If that is the case, I won't trouble you any further. I'll see them myself."
Ye Yunfei employed his Spatial Teleportation art. In one step, he passed directly through the mountain gates.
"Bad! That youngster went in! Stop him quickly!"
"How insolent! To dare force his way into our Ziwei Sect! Catch him and beat him soundly first!"
The six gatekeepers panicked, chasing after Ye Yunfei immediately.
Yet Ye Yunfei utilized his Spatial Teleportation, covering vast distances in a single step. How could they possibly catch up?
"Launch the signal flare! Alert the Enforcement Hall!"
"This is disastrous! Failing to stop him, we'll surely be punished when the higher-ups investigate!"
The six gatekeepers were flustered. One of them drew out a signal flare and activated it.
*Hong! Hong!...*
A dazzling signal flare detonated high in the sky.
"An intruder is forcing his way through our Ziwei Sect headquarters' mountain gates!"
Everyone inside the headquarters instantly understood the signal's meaning.
"Stop him! That young man is barging in without permission!"
"He looks suspicious and of unknown origin. Capture him!"
The six gatekeepers chased after Ye Yunfei with all their might, shouting loudly.
They quickly attracted the attention of many.
"Stop right there! Trespassing into our Ziwei Sect's important grounds is an unpardonable sin! Surrender and submit to restraint!"
"Young man! Ziwei Sect is not a place for your willful behavior!"
A large group of Ziwei Sect disciples swarmed towards Ye Yunfei from all directions.
However, employing Spatial Teleportation and continuously blinking with extreme speed, these disciples couldn't so much as brush the hem of Ye Yunfei's robe.
Next, some Ziwei Sect deacons and regular Elders were also alerted. Furious, they joined the pursuit.
Most of these deacons and regular Elders were at the Dao Transformation Realm, making it impossible for them to catch up to Ye Yunfei.
"Where did this youngster come from? His movement art is too slippery!"
These deacons and Elders roared in anger.
*Hong!...*
Charging headlong, Ye Yunfei inadvertently triggered a formation, which gave rise to a glowing formation barrier engulfing him.
"Excellent! He's trapped by the formation!"
"This formation is a heritage from ancient times, its power reputedly immense. To think this youngster triggered it!"
"Haha, the area this formation covers is Ziwei Sect's forbidden zone. We normally dare not set foot half a step within. This youth didn't know his own limits, forcing his way in."
"Too despicable, causing this exhaustive chase. He must suffer severe punishment and be tortured well, teaching him regret!"
Those pursuing behind clapped in applause upon seeing this.
"A mere formation can't hold me."
Ye Yunfei turned and smiled, then stepped out from the formation's area of effect, continuing his march deeper into the headquarters.
"How is this possible? Wasn't it said that this ancient formation possessed formidable strength? Could the legends be false?"
All those behind him stared, mouths agape.
"Pursue him! We can't let him go further inside! That's where Sect Leader's secluded cultivation peak, Purple Bamboo Peak, is!" one of the deacons yelled.
Thus, the Ziwei Sect people mobilized their movement arts once more, resuming their pursuit of Ye Yunfei.