"So, after so many years, there are still those in the world who remember me."
The Flame Emperor spoke softly.
As he spoke, his gaze swept out in all directions. In this moment, everything around him seemed to enter his perception.
"You are clearly from the Reincarnation Palace!
Why have you crossed boundaries to come here!"
Suddenly, the Flame Emperor's expression darkened. He reached out and grabbed, his large hand reaching for the sky, forcibly dragging over a group lurking in the distant sky and throwing them all onto the ground.
Every member of this group exuded fierce auras. One of them, a middle-aged man, was actually a half-emperor!
"Speak!
Why have you, people of the Reincarnation Palace, come running to the Feixian Continent?"
The Flame Emperor's gaze bore down on this group. His majestic, world-filling aura of a Heavenly Emperor pinned them down, rendering them incapable of movement.
"Why can't we come to the Feixian Continent?
Since you know of the Reincarnation Palace, yet dare to act against us—you have great courage!
A mere Heavenly Emperor, daring to meddle in the affairs of our Reincarnation Palace—I advise you to consider the consequences!"
That middle-aged man, his face flushed red from being suppressed, shouted furiously, his eyes filled with wrath.
"What?
What is the background of this Reincarnation Palace?
They're not even afraid of a Heavenly Emperor?
Could they be a force from some other world, or from a Forbidden Land within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds?
Or perhaps... In my previous life, a thousand years after I became a Heavenly Emperor, the power structure of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds had changed drastically, and this Reincarnation Palace that dared defy even Heavenly Emperors was already destroyed?"
Ye Yunfei's eyes narrowed slightly as he listened to the middle-aged man's words. In his previous life, he had become a Heavenly Emperor a thousand years later. At that time, the most powerful entities in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds were the Four Great Heavenly Emperors.
As for the Reincarnation Palace, Ye Yunfei had never even heard of it.
"I understand now!
It was these people who secretly made a move to capture Cai Feng, then handed her over to the experts from Tianxiong Domain to threaten Xuanlong Daozhang!
Could it be these Reincarnation Palace people came to deal with Xuanlong Daozhang?
Do they also want to seize the Flame Emperor Bead?"
Hun Lao suddenly sent a sound transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"Exactly.
Most likely, it was them hiding in the shadows who captured Cai Feng.
However, they don't seem to have come to deal with Xuanlong Daozhang, nor are they after the Flame Emperor Bead. Otherwise, they could have directly used Cai Feng to threaten Xuanlong Daozhang, rather than handing her over to the experts of Tianxiong Domain.
I feel... they seem to be targeting me."
Ye Yunfei analyzed.
"Targeting you?
You don't even know these Reincarnation Palace people.
For no reason at all, why would they want to target you?"
Hun Lao was taken aback.
"I don't know the reason either.
But I sense they most likely are here for me."
Ye Yunfei shook his head as he answered.
"Hmph!
Although the Reincarnation Palace is powerful, it cannot intimidate me.
You have crossed boundaries to come here, blatantly disregarding the Ancient Pact.
Leave now!
Otherwise, even if the Ancient Pact doesn't punish you, I will personally cut you down!"
At this moment, after hearing the middle-aged man's words, the Flame Emperor immediately reprimanded severely, his voice like thunder and lightning, causing the surrounding heavens and earth to shake violently.
That group of Reincarnation Palace members felt even more as if endless terrifying waves of sonic energy were bearing down on them.
Spurt... Spurt...
The next moment, every one of the Reincarnation Palace members spat blood from their mouths.
"Don't kill us!
We are also here under orders, against our will!"
"We'll leave immediately!"
The Reincarnation Palace people became frightened and began pleading for mercy one after another.
Sensing the Flame Emperor's dreadful killing intent, they knew he truly might strike them down, and each of them grew afraid.
They did not want to lose their lives here.
"Scram!"
The Flame Emperor flicked his sleeve, sweeping up the entire group of Reincarnation Palace people and hurling them into the space beside him.
Rumble…
A spatial channel was blasted open in the adjacent space. The Flame Emperor's sleeve, carrying those Reincarnation Palace people, shoved them into the spatial channel. Then, he reached out and wiped his hand, erasing the spatial channel and restoring the space to its original state.
Many people witnessing this scene couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle.
To so effortlessly open a spatial transmission channel and then casually smooth over space—this was indeed a grand divine ability!
Ye Yunfei knew those Reincarnation Palace members had already been thrown by the Flame Emperor outside of the Feixian Continent.
For a Heavenly Emperor, the divine ability to instantly pierce through spatial barriers was child's play.
"War God Temple's Yin Zheng pays his respects to the Flame Emperor!"
Suddenly, an old-looking elder appeared and respectfully bowed.
"Sword Emperor Pavilion's Left Protector, Liu Changqian, pays his respects to the Flame Emperor!"
A middle-aged man whose stature was as tall and slender as a sword appeared and bowed to the Flame Emperor.
"Heavenly Moon Dynasty's Li Jun pays his respects to the Flame Emperor!"
A man dressed in official robes strode through the air and bowed in salute.
"Carefree Sect's Yang Zhen pays his respects to the Flame Emperor!"
A graceful and handsome man pierced through space and saluted the Flame Emperor with cupped hands.
Afterwards, five or six more formidable experts with fierce auras revealed themselves, all standing respectfully before the Flame Emperor and announcing their titles.
In the end, a total of over ten experts stood before the Flame Emperor.
War God Temple!
Sword Emperor Pavilion!
Heavenly Moon Dynasty!
Carefree Sect!
...
The beings in the surroundings felt immensely shaken upon hearing the names of these major powers, one after another.
These were all top-tier superpowers within the Feixian Continent!
And those currently paying respects to the Flame Emperor were even more renowned and formidable figures. To the ordinary martial artists of the Feixian Continent, they were like divine dragons in the sky—perhaps never having the chance to meet them in a lifetime. Now, they all appeared right before their eyes.
"You know of me?"
The Flame Emperor’s gaze remained placid as he swept it over the more than ten experts before him.
"Our War God Temple’s archive holds records of your deeds," the old man from the War God Temple said.
The other experts also spoke up one after another, their accounts more or less the same.
Within these major powers were records of the ancient Flame Emperor’s exploits.
"I see."
The Flame Emperor nodded.
"Hun Lao, have you ever heard of this Flame Emperor?"
Ye Yunfei suddenly asked.
Hun Lao had long followed by the side of the ancient Emperor of Guhuang and was privy to many secrets of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
"Of course I have.
This Flame Emperor is of an older generation than the ancient Emperor of Guhuang.
However, I don’t know much about him; I only heard him mentioned by the Emperor of Guhuang."
Hun Lao replied.
"Our Sword Emperor Pavilion sincerely invites the Flame Emperor to be our guest!"
At this moment, the expert from the Sword Emperor Pavilion suddenly spoke in a clear voice.
"We respectfully invite the Flame Emperor to grace our War God Temple as a guest!"
"We respectfully invite the Flame Emperor to grace our Carefree Sect as a guest!"
...
The other experts immediately reacted as well, each voicing their invitations, striving to be the first.
"There is no need."
The Flame Emperor shook his head.
"This world is not peaceful these days. I’m afraid it won’t be long before another terrible great turmoil erupts across the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
You should all return. Focus on improving your strength. Only then will you have a chance to survive the great upheaval that is coming."
The Flame Emperor sighed lightly.
Great turmoil?
Everyone hearing this was stunned, not knowing what great turmoil the Flame Emperor was referring to.
Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei’s heart stirred as well.
"Great turmoil?
From what I know, the most terrifying turmoil within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds should be the World-Destroying War.
Could there be a connection between the great turmoil the Flame Emperor speaks of and the World-Destroying War?"
Ye Yunfei pondered inwardly.
"Senior, do you know of the World-Destroying War?"
Ye Yunfei turned his gaze toward the Flame Emperor and suddenly asked.
"You actually know of the World-Destroying War?
Well, yes, given your origin, it’s not strange for you to know of it.
However, your current strength is still too weak. Knowing of such things too early will be more harmful than beneficial to you."
The Flame Emperor seemed slightly surprised, then spoke.
At this exact moment, the Flame Emperor’s gaze suddenly turned toward a certain direction, turning cold.
"Lowly scum of the Dark Faction, how dare you spy on me from the shadows!"
The Flame Emperor coldly snorted.
"Just a clone, and still so arrogant!"
A stern and cold voice, rumbling like muffled thunder, rang out from a distant part of the land.
"Even if I am just a clone, I can still cut you down!"
The Flame Emperor roared angrily.
BOOM…
As soon as the words left his mouth, the Flame Emperor took a step in that direction. His enormous figure shot forward at incredible speed, leaving several afterimages before completely disappearing.
BOOM BOOM…
Moments later, deafening explosions of energy emanated from that direction. Terrifying energy fluctuations spread across almost the entire Feixian Continent.
"It’s the Guyin Valley!
The Flame Emperor actually charged into the Guyin Valley!"
Someone shouted.
Some beings with formidable strength could perceive the Flame Emperor’s current location across vast distances of time and space.
"Truly a Heavenly Emperor from ancient times!
Without another word, he actually charged into the Guyin Valley!
The Guyin Valley is one of the most mysterious forbidden lands of our Feixian Continent!
Does the Flame Emperor intend to pacify the Guyin Valley?"
Someone exclaimed in admiration.
Guyin Valley!
Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei couldn’t help but be inwardly shocked.
There were several Forbidden Lands on the Feixian Continent, and the Guyin Valley was one of them.
It was a valley perpetually shrouded in dark, blackish-yin mist. It was said that not even a half-emperor dared to step foot within it.
In his previous life, after becoming a Heavenly Emperor, Ye Yunfei had successively charged into multiple forbidden lands. However, he discovered that among the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, there were some forbidden lands even a Heavenly Emperor could not rashly invade, for the terrifying existences lying dormant within them were forces that even Heavenly Emperors treated with caution.
And the Guyin Valley was one such place!
In the past, Ye Yunfei had once stood outside the Guyin Valley and engaged in a long-distance contest of divine abilities with a mysterious existence within the valley. It ended without a clear victory. Considering he had no grudge with the being inside, Ye Yunfei had chosen to leave.
"Could there be some enmity between the Flame Emperor and that mysterious existence within the Guyin Valley?
The Flame Emperor referred to the being within the valley as 'Dark Faction.' Then, what is this Dark Faction?"
Feeling the terrifying tremors of energy coming from the distant land, Ye Yunfei couldn’t help but speculate silently.
He could see that the Flame Emperor hadn’t charged into the Guyin Valley solely because of an insulting remark. Most likely, there was already some conflict between them.
"Young man, how would you like to join me and pacify the Guyin Valley?
Consider it a good deed."
At that very moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly received a sound transmission.
"Flame Emperor?
You want me to act, to pacify the Guyin Valley together with you?"
Ye Yunfei couldn’t help but be dumbstruck.