Next, Ye Yunfei returned to the secret chamber, then entered the Illusory Shadow Tower and sat down cross-legged.
With a thought from Ye Yunfei, the Heavenly Dao Tower flew out and hovered in front of him.
Then, Ye Yunfei released his Soul Power, sensing towards the seal on the third tier of the Heavenly Dao Tower.
*Rumble...*
A powerful energy erupted from the third-tier seal, blocking Ye Yunfei's Soul Power.
Following that, Ye Yunfei began studying this seal.
Inside the Illusory Shadow Tower,
Two months later.
Ye Yunfei unleashed his Soul Splitting Sword and Puppet Soul Threads, launching a fierce assault on the third-tier seal.
After two months of research, Ye Yunfei had thoroughly studied this seal!
"Just what did the Guhuang Great Emperor place inside the third tier of the Heavenly Dao Tower?"
At this moment, Hun Lao stood to the side, also extremely excited.
*Rumble...*
Finally, under Ye Yunfei's assault, the third-tier seal exploded with a violent crack.
"Let's go in and take a look."
Hun Lao shouted, rushing ahead into the third tower tier, with Ye Yunfei following closely behind.
It was a hall, not very large in area.
The hall was completely empty, save for a single table.
On the table lay several boxes and one jade slip.
Hun Lao and Ye Yunfei approached the table.
"This is an Audio-Visual Jade Slip; it might contain recordings," Ye Yunfei said, his gaze falling upon the jade slip.
"This jade slip carries the Soul Power aura of the Guhuang Great Emperor! It was left behind by him!"
Hun Lao felt the jade slip and appeared extremely agitated.
Hun Lao immediately activated the jade slip, and a voice emanated from it, unmistakably that of the Guhuang Great Emperor.
Ye Yunfei had heard the Guhuang Great Emperor's voice multiple times before and had also come into contact with his Soul Power aura, so it was not unfamiliar to him.
"Little Hun, I know you must want to know where I have gone, whether I'm still alive now, and why I heartlessly left you alone and even sealed you.
Now, I will give you the answer."
The Guhuang Great Emperor's voice sounded.
"Guhuang Great Emperor!"
Hearing this voice, Hun Lao couldn't stop the tears from streaming down his face.
The answer!
Ye Yunfei, however, felt his spirits lift.
Perhaps the words the Guhuang Great Emperor would speak next would involve his whereabouts and current location.
Ye Yunfei had long wanted to know this, and he vaguely felt that perhaps the Guhuang Great Emperor's fate was connected to the fates of the Ziwei Great Emperor and Patriarch Zisheng!
"The reason I left back then is related to an upcoming great war.
Many powerful beings now refer to this impending war as the World-Destroying War.
It is a war between light and darkness, justice and evil, Deities and demons.
This war will sweep across all the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Every strong being within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds cannot avoid this war.
Moreover, the stronger one's power, the harder it is to escape.
I am a Heavenly Emperor, long since targeted, destined to become one of the main participants in this war!"
The Guhuang Great Emperor spoke slowly, his tone vaguely filled with anxiety and worry.
A war between light and darkness, justice and evil, Deities and demons?
Just who were the two sides in this conflict?
Ye Yunfei understood vaguely.
"As for whether I am still alive now, I do not know.
I don't know if I can survive the World-Destroying War.
This war will be extremely terrifying.
The reason I did not take you onto the battlefield was that I feared if anything happened to me there, it would implicate you.
Moreover, if I were to fall on the battlefield, then everything I left behind in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds would be liquidated, reduced to ashes.
Many beings in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds know of your relationship with me, so I sealed you within the Heavenly Dao Tower and hid you away. That way, even if something happens to me, you won't be implicated.
That is the reason why I sealed you within the Heavenly Dao Tower."
The Guhuang Great Emperor continued.
"I understand, Guhuang Great Emperor. You did all this for my own good. But I wanted to follow you to the battlefield, to face it together with you."
Hun Lao wept bitterly, looking utterly sorrowful.
It was evident that his feelings for the Guhuang Great Emperor ran very deep.
"When I sealed you within the Heavenly Dao Tower, I also sealed a portion of your strength at the same time.
Therefore, I have left behind within the Heavenly Dao Tower a method to unseal your strength, along with a number of other things for you.
The method to unseal your strength is inside this third tower tier.
The six tiers above also each contain some good things. In the future, as you break the seals on those six tiers one by one, you will discover what they are.
You have accompanied me for so long, adventuring by my side. Naturally, I would not treat you unfairly.
Also, the legacy of my life is stored within the Heavenly Dao Tower. If you find someone suitable, you can help me find a successor."
The Guhuang Great Emperor's voice emerged from the jade slip once more.
After these words, the jade slip fell silent, no further sound coming from it.
"Hun Lao, part of your strength was sealed?"
Ye Yunfei asked, somewhat curious.
Since Hun Lao was a branch that fell from the Chaos World Tree, he was profoundly mysterious. Even Ye Yunfei couldn't see through his true internal state.
Because, strictly speaking, the Chaos World Tree existed at a higher level than Heavenly Emperors!
"Yes.
Otherwise, did you really think I was that weak?"
Hun Lao was still feeling sad and replied grumpily.
"That makes sense."
Ye Yunfei nodded. Legend had it that the Chaos World Tree was a divine tree born from the chaotic void. Even if only a branch, its power couldn't possibly be so weak.
"There are four boxes here. The method to unseal your strength should be in one of them."
Ye Yunfei looked at the four boxes on the table and said.
"It's in this box, I can feel it."
Without a second thought, Hun Lao reached out and opened one of the boxes.
*Whoosh...*
A fearsome energy surged out from the box, flooding unrestrained into Hun Lao's body.
*Crack, crack...*
Something inside Hun Lao's body seemed to be shattering, emitting crisp, successive cracking sounds.
And Hun Lao's aura began to climb steadily.
A moment later,
Hun Lao's internal aura started to settle.
Origin Creation Realm!
Ye Yunfei immediately sensed Hun Lao's current strength, roughly equivalent to a human martial artist at the Origin Creation Realm!
"This isn't my peak strength.
My body has been sealed for far too long. Now that it's just been unsealed, it needs some time to slowly recover."
Hun Lao said.
"I understand.
Hun Lao, it seems you were quite a powerhouse in your time."
Ye Yunfei nodded with a smile.
"Of course. I followed the Guhuang Great Emperor for so many years. While my strength couldn't match his, it wasn't too shabby either."
Hun Lao replied with a smirk.
"I wonder what's inside the other boxes."
Ye Yunfei's gaze shifted to the other three boxes.
Things left behind by a Heavenly Emperor were certainly exceedingly precious.