"Everyone, we shall endure this for now. We will settle accounts with those five forces after Young Master Su returns."
After some thought, Lü Yugang spoke in a clear, loud voice.
As Lü Yugang was Ye Yunfei's most capable and trusted aide, his prestige within the Tianxuan Army was extremely high. Everyone who heard his words expressed their agreement.
At the same time.
Within the vast expanse of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, on a certain world, upon a particular star.
By a beautiful lakeside, in front of a thatched cottage.
An old blind man sat cross-legged on a clean patch of ground. He grasped two ancient bronze coins in his hand, casting them onto the ground at regular intervals, then carefully observing how they landed.
Three people stood by, watching intently.
One was an elder with ordinary features, a middle-aged man, and a woman in a pink gown.
If Ye Yunfei were here, he would immediately recognize the three spectators as the three individuals acclaimed as the most powerful Heavenly Emperors within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds!
That elder was Tianluo, the middle-aged man was Jinwu, and the woman in the pink gown was You Yue!
In his previous life, when Ye Yunfei was undergoing his deity ascension tribulation, it was precisely these three Heavenly Emperors who ambushed him, nearly annihilating his body and soul!
Who knows how much time passed.
"Strange. Extremely strange."
The old blind man stopped his actions and murmured to himself.
"Lao Xiazi, what have you deduced through divination?"
Tianluo opened his mouth to ask.
"I have deduced the aura of Heavenly Emperor Ye. I have a feeling that it seems Heavenly Emperor Ye is still alive."
Lao Xiazi raised his head, his vacant, sightless eyes seemingly gazing into the distant reaches of time and space, as he spoke softly.
"How is that possible!
Heavenly Emperor Ye's body vanished without a trace, his very soul was annihilated!
I personally examined the scene back then; that much cannot be wrong!
How could he possibly resurrect!"
You Yue simply did not believe it.
"Could it be some clones left behind by Heavenly Emperor Ye in this world? Clones left by a Heavenly Emperor can exist for an extremely long time. So, Lao Xiazi, what you deduced must be Heavenly Emperor Ye's clones."
Jinwu pondered for a moment before speaking.
"No.
While a Heavenly Emperor's clones can exist in the world for an extremely long time, they are ultimately just clones, no longer the true Heavenly Emperor.
What I deduced was the aura of a true Heavenly Emperor."
Lao Xiazi shook his head.
"Lao Xiazi is right.
Some time ago, I have sensed fluctuations of Heavenly Emperor aura within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds on several occasions. The intensity of those fluctuations is something clones of Heavenly Emperor Ye absolutely could not produce.
I also suspect that Heavenly Emperor Ye might still be alive."
Tianluo spoke slowly.
"However, I have inspected almost all the major and minor worlds within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds and did not discover Heavenly Emperor Ye's whereabouts.
Where exactly is he hiding?"
Tianluo continued.
"That is precisely what puzzles me the most. In my earlier deduction, I sensed something extremely strange. We seem to share the same space as him, but not the same time.
Moreover, his body carries a dense aura of Samsara."
Lao Xiazi said.
"Same space, different time?
What does that mean?"
The inquiring gazes of the three Heavenly Emperors all fixed on Lao Xiazi, waiting for his explanation.
They knew that this Lao Xiazi possessed the most formidable divination abilities within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds!
"It means there are two possibilities. The first possibility: Heavenly Emperor Ye has returned to the past. The second possibility: he has gone into the future.
In any case, he is currently not within the same point in time as us."
Lao Xiazi replied.
"Returned to the past?
Gone to the future?"
Hearing this, all three Heavenly Emperors showed peculiar expressions on their faces.
"Can a living being truly cross the River of Time, return to the past, or travel to the future?"
You Yue couldn't help but ask.
"Great Emperor Tianluo, you have delved deeply into the Laws of Time and the Laws of Samsara. I believe you are the best person to answer this question."
Lao Xiazi gave a faint smile and looked at Tianluo.
"To traverse time in a certain region of space, one must possess the ability to reverse time and space. Theoretically, if one's strength reaches a sufficiently powerful level, it is possible to reverse time and space, traversing to the past or the future.
However, it is exceedingly difficult."
Tianluo thought for a moment, then spoke slowly.
"Indeed, it is very difficult.
Back then, Heavenly Emperor Ye was severely injured, on the brink of death. It was impossible for him to traverse time relying on his own power.
Therefore, after much consideration, I believe there is only one possibility: that Heavenly Emperor Ye underwent Samsara and was reborn through transmigration. Moreover, he was reborn at a different point in time than our current temporal node.
But he was still reborn within our Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Because Heavenly Emperor Ye left too many traces in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, even though he was reborn at a different temporal node than the present, from time to time, resonances occur with the traces he left in our current temporal node. That is why you occasionally sense his aura."
Lao Xiazi said slowly.
"Reborn through transmigration?"
Hearing this, all three Heavenly Emperors were somewhat stunned.
Matters concerning revolving Samsara and transmigration were too profound, too mysterious.
Even Heavenly Emperors could not fully comprehend them!
"In simple terms, the reborn Heavenly Emperor Ye, whether from the past or the future, has generated some resonance with our current space-time. Because the three of you possess such powerful perception, you were also able to perceive some of his aura.
That is the result I deduced just now."
Lao Xiazi spoke again.
After hearing Lao Xiazi's words, the three Heavenly Emperors stood there, feeling both peculiar and puzzled.
Back then, the three of them joined forces and suddenly launched an assault on Heavenly Emperor Ye, annihilating his body and soul.
Who would have thought that Heavenly Emperor Ye would actually be reborn through transmigration!
If they hadn't asked this Lao Xiazi to perform the divination, they might never have guessed such an outcome.
"Is there still a way for us to find him?"
Jinwu suddenly asked.
Tianluo and You Yue's gazes also turned to Lao Xiazi.
Back when the three Great Heavenly Emperors joined forces to attack Heavenly Emperor Ye, shattering his body to pieces—this was an ocean of blood feud.
The three of them understood that if Heavenly Emperor Ye still existed in this world, sooner or later, he would come to settle accounts with them!
They had to strike first, find Heavenly Emperor Ye, and kill him once more!
Hearing Jinwu's question, Lao Xiazi raised his vacant eyes to look at the three Heavenly Emperors, a meaningful expression appearing on his face.
In fact, the matter of these three Heavenly Emperors conspiring to ambush Heavenly Emperor Ye was a secret. The three of them had never mentioned it to anyone.
What the world had heard regarding the reason for Heavenly Emperor Ye's fall was that during his deity ascension tribulation, he was unable to withstand the violent divine tribulation and was struck into nothingness, body and soul.
However, this Lao Xiazi was the most skilled divinator within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
He had long since deduced some of the truth of the matter!
Regarding this point, the three Great Heavenly Emperors were also well aware; the deeds they had done could be concealed from others, but definitely not from this Lao Xiazi before them!
"Lao Xiazi, can you think of a way to help us find Heavenly Emperor Ye? We want to pluck the grass and pull up the roots."
You Yue decided not to hide her intentions either and spoke directly.