Before long, Jinlun Great Master arrived at a private imperial garden.
A middle-aged man with a prominent forehead and an aura of noble dignity stood there appreciating the flowers. This man wore a yellow robe embroidered with nine golden dragons, their claws outstretched as if soaring through the heavens.
Several palace maids and an elderly eunuch waited on him with utmost care.
This middle-aged man was the current emperor of the Qiantang Empire, addressed as the Tang Emperor!
"Your Majesty, I have just detected an unusual disturbance beneath the Imperial Capital. It originates from deep underground," Jinlun Great Master said as he approached the emperor.
"What? A disturbance beneath the Imperial Capital? What is the matter? I had sensed that a great number of experts and troops from our imperial family have been mobilized recently, conducting searches throughout the world," the Tang Emperor's expression changed slightly upon hearing Jinlun Great Master's words, and he asked.
As the emperor of the Qiantang Empire, the Tang Emperor held an exceedingly high status and possessed fearsome strength. Given the level of his Soul Power, he had long ago perceived that numerous experts from the Qiantang Empire had been deployed, searching and hunting for someone.
"It is a junior named Ye Yunfei. He came to rescue people, as we have a group of his associates in our custody. Though this junior's cultivation realm is not high, his movement techniques are bizarre and he is exceptionally cunning. Since entering our Qiantang Great World, he has disappeared without a trace. That is why so many of our empire's experts have mobilized to track his whereabouts," Jinlun Great Master replied.
"So that's the reason. But what about the disturbance beneath the Imperial Capital? What is happening there?" the Tang Emperor nodded, then continued asking.
"I suspect it is related to that youth. Because that youth might have cultivated the Geomancy Technique," Jinlun Great Master said.
"What?! That youth has cultivated the Geomancy Technique!" The Tang Emperor's eyes narrowed sharply upon hearing Jinlun Great Master's words, his reaction intense.
"If that's the case, then we must take it seriously. State Preceptor, to be safe, you should personally go investigate. This concerns the fate and fortune of our Qiantang Empire; we cannot be careless in the slightest! If you discover anything, inform me immediately!" the Tang Emperor looked at Jinlun Great Master and spoke gravely.
"Your Majesty, I was planning to go take a look myself. However, due to the gravity of the matter, I came to report to you first," Jinlun Great Master nodded.
"Then go quickly," the Tang Emperor said.
"Very well," Jinlun Great Master replied, then turned and took a step, vanishing from sight.
At this moment, many experts had already arrived in this subterranean realm beneath the Imperial Capital. They moved about using earth-escape techniques, releasing their Soul Force Energy everywhere to search for any trace of Ye Yunfei.
However, the old man was utilizing the energy of the Supreme Son of Heaven Terrain to help Ye Yunfei conceal his aura. Additionally, Ye Yunfei himself was employing several highly skillful concealment secret techniques. Consequently, Ye Yunfei's aura had almost no leakage and was completely obscured.
The Earth Immortal experts of the Qiantang Empire passed by Ye Yunfei's vicinity several times without discovering him!
Under the old man's guidance, Ye Yunfei broke restriction after restriction, and before long, he had dismantled all of them.
Then, Ye Yunfei saw a head!
This head had previously been covered by those restrictions, only revealing itself after all the restrictions were broken.
"Hahaha... This is my head! Inside it still remains a wisp of my Remnant Soul. Back then, it was suppressed here by Zhu Qiantang. Now, it finally sees the light of day again!" The old man rushed over, stroking the head with extreme excitement.
"Young man, now that I've retrieved my own head, my control over this Supreme Son of Heaven Terrain has increased by another degree. Come, let's go dismantle the other restrictions and recover all my body parts. Once that's done, we can shatter this Supreme Son of Heaven Terrain!" The old man placed his head into a space ring and then led Ye Yunfei towards another location.
Vast amounts of yellow Earth Qi Energy completely shrouded the figures of Ye Yunfei and this old man. The large earth formation Ye Yunfei had previously set up also continuously followed and surrounded the two of them.
"What on earth is going on? I keep feeling that something is off in this underground region. That youth is highly likely hiding here, yet I've been utterly unable to detect the slightest trace of his aura. Could it be my misconception, or has Jinlun Great Master's divination miscalculated?" an Advanced Earth Immortal said suspiciously after searching this underground area for a while.
"I also cannot sense that youth's aura. It's possible he has already left this underground region. Since we've made such a grand display of coming here to search for him, once he detected us, he would surely flee immediately. He most likely wouldn't stay here waiting for us to discover him," another Earth Immortal expert nearby spoke up.
"That makes sense. I, too, feel that the youth should no longer be here," yet another Earth Immortal expert said.
Having searched high and low through this underground region without finding the slightest trace of Ye Yunfei's aura, these Earth Immortal experts were beginning to give up.
Meanwhile, the True Immortals gathered, all reporting no success in their search either.
It was at this moment.
"Look! Jinlun Great Master has arrived!" an Earth Immortal exclaimed in surprise.
Everyone hurriedly looked over and, sure enough, saw Jinlun Great Master.
Within the Qiantang Empire, Jinlun Great Master held an extremely high position, one that even the Tang Emperor treated with great respect.
Seeing Jinlun Great Master personally arrive, the Earth Immortal experts quickly went forward to greet him.
"Jinlun Great Master, we have searched this entire underground area. We have found no sign of that youth. He has most likely left this place," an Advanced Earth Immortal stated.
"No! According to my divination, that youth is highly likely still hiding here. Everyone, continue searching. I will also search," Jinlun Great Master shook his head and spoke.
"What? That youth might still be hiding here?" Hearing Jinlun Great Master's words, everyone was taken aback, finding it a bit hard to believe.
However, everyone knew that Jinlun Great Master was proficient in divination techniques and had always been steady and reliable, earning the Tang Emperor's deep trust. If he said so, he likely had solid grounds for it.
"Alright then, we shall follow Jinlun Great Master's instruction and continue searching for the youth's whereabouts within this underground area," the Advanced Earth Immortal who had just spoken earlier said.
"Mm. Everyone, continue. Search thoroughly. Pay special attention to places with concentrated Earth Qi Energy. That youth may very well have cultivated the Geomancy Technique and could be a Geomancer. This underground area has dense Earth Qi Energy. For a Geomancer, such a place would be his domain," Jinlun Great Master explained.
"Exactly!" Upon hearing Jinlun Great Master's words, the Earth Immortal experts all inwardly shivered. In a place with such dense Earth Qi Energy, it truly would be like a fish in water for a Geomancer!
Subsequently, these Earth Immortal experts of the Qiantang Empire resumed their search for Ye Yunfei within this underground region.
Jinlun Great Master found a spot, sat down cross-legged, and with a wave of his hand, a divination altar appeared before him.
"Little brat, as long as you are still here, I will definitely find you. This is the territory of our Qiantang Imperial Family; we cannot allow an outsider to run rampant here!" Jinlun Great Master swept a cold gaze over the underground world and spoke icily.
"Don't worry about him. With me here, he cannot do anything to you."
Far away, in a certain location where Ye Yunfei, under the old man's guidance, was continuously breaking restrictions, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but glance towards where Jinlun Great Master was upon detecting his presence. The old man immediately spoke up.
"There are three more restrictions left! Once I break these three restrictions, I can reclaim my torso! At that point, my control over this Supreme Son of Heaven Terrain will increase once again!" the old man said excitedly.