"Young Master Ye, the Samsara Three Lives Tablet is an ancestral plaque that has been enshrined within the ancestral grounds of our Reincarnation Palace. Legends say this plaque holds the secrets of Samsara and rebirth; in the ancient era, it once governed the wheel of reincarnation. Once activated, it can open a passage to the Samsara, sending any living being into the cycle.
However, those are just legends. Whether any of it is true is probably something even our Ancestor and Palace Master aren't sure about.
But a Grand Elder of our Reincarnation Palace who has been missing for a long time once said that if our palace ever faces a life-or-death crisis in the future, activating that Samsara Three Lives Tablet could save our lives.
I don't know if the Ancestor activated that Samsara Three Lives Tablet to save the Palace Master when the Dark Faction army invaded."
The elder said.
"I see."
"Then do you know where the Samsara Three Lives Tablet sends someone if it is activated?"
Ye Yunfei asked.
"I do not know. In fact, my knowledge of the Samsara Three Lives Tablet is very limited.
I don't even know if the tablet was truly activated when the Palace Master was in peril. What I just said was merely speculation."
The elder replied.
"Is there a way to verify whether the Samsara Three Lives Tablet was really activated then?"
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and asked again.
"Perhaps we can go to the ancestral grounds and see."
This elder thought before answering.
"Where are the ancestral grounds? Take me there immediately!"
Upon hearing his words, Ye Yunfei's spirits lifted.
"Very well, Young Master Ye, please follow me."
The elder immediately said in response to Ye Yunfei.
Thus, this elder led the way. He soared into the air and soon arrived at a very remote location within the Reincarnation Realm, a region of rolling hills. Although the war triggered by the Dark Faction's invasion was extremely intense, this mountainous area seemed unscathed, preserved in perfect condition.
The guiding elder brought everyone to a specific spot within this mountainous region.
"There seem to be many illusionary formations ahead, as well as isolation-type formations."
Gazing at the space ahead, Ye Yunfei's heart stirred.
Sure enough, the guiding elder produced an identity token, holding it high. The space in front immediately rippled gently, and a valley appeared before the group.
The valley was suffused with incredibly dense Reincarnation energy and Reincarnation laws. Deep within the valley stood an ancient temple, its appearance weathered and worn, as if it had experienced immense stretches of time.
"Young Master Ye, this is our ancestral grounds. Normally, it remains isolated from the outer space."
The elder pointed at the valley ahead and explained to Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei nodded. Several large-scale illusionary and isolation formations protected the Reincarnation Palace's ancestral grounds, making it very difficult to discover.
The elder led the way into the valley, walking towards the temple deep within. Everyone followed behind him.
Rumble…
Just as Ye Yunfei and his group neared the ancient temple, one formation after another materialized in the space ahead, emanating vast and mighty formation energy that blocked their path.
Apart from the guiding elder, several other Reincarnation Palace elders had also come. Everyone stopped.
"The level of these formations is very high, and their power is quite strong."
Ye Yunfei sensed the formations and was slightly startled.
The guiding elder again raised high the identity token from earlier, and the formations promptly opened.
Then everyone walked into the temple.
"The Samsara Three Lives Tablet is indeed gone!"
The guiding elder was the first to exclaim.
"That's right. I remember that tablet was placed on the altar table, covered in thick dust, but now it's disappeared!"
The other Reincarnation Palace elders also spoke in surprise.
"The Ancestor must have taken the Samsara Three Lives Tablet. Within our Reincarnation Palace, only the Ancestor and the Palace Master have the right to use that tablet."
The guiding elder said to Ye Yunfei.
"It seems likely then that the Palace Master successfully escaped using the Samsara Three Lives Tablet during her moment of crisis back then."
This elder continued.
"Actually, Qing Luo possessed a Great Teleportation Talisman I gave her. She could have perfectly escaped using that talisman, so why use the Samsara Three Lives Tablet?"
Ye Yunfei pondered quietly to himself.
In fact, when Ye Yunfei had come to the Reincarnation Palace earlier to search for Su Qingluo, he had already thought of this point. It was also why Ye Yunfei had always felt that Su Qingluo might still be alive.
But this time, upon coming to the Reincarnation Realm, they had discovered that Su Qingluo, after being severely wounded and attacked by those more than twenty Dark Faction Earth Immortals, had been teleported away by a mysterious energy. That mysterious energy seemed related to Reincarnation energy, so Ye Yunfei suspected Su Qingluo might have used the Samsara Three Lives Tablet to escape at that critical moment.
"However, even if Qing Luo did use the Samsara Three Lives Tablet to escape at that time, there's still no telling where to look for her now."
Ye Yunfei sighed softly.
"Yes."
"If the Palace Master did escape using the Samsara Three Lives Tablet, we wouldn't know where to look for her either."
The guiding elder sighed lightly as well.
"Elder Wei, perhaps we can use our Reincarnation Palace's divination and perception secret arts to deduce the whereabouts of that Samsara Three Lives Tablet. As long as we find that tablet, perhaps we can find the Palace Master."
Another Reincarnation Palace elder suddenly suggested.
"Will that work?"
Hearing this elder's words, Ye Yunfei's spirits immediately lifted as he asked.
"We can try."
"Elder Chu, I recall you once trained under the previous old shaman of our Reincarnation Palace, practicing our palace's divination secret arts. Could you attempt to divine the whereabouts of that Samsara Three Lives Tablet?"
This elder looked towards an elderly man in a blue robe and asked.
"I can attempt it."
The blue-robed Elder Chu surnamed Chu hesitated briefly before nodding in agreement.
"Excellent. Elder Chu, I thank you for your efforts. Please divine the whereabouts of that Samsara Three Lives Tablet."
"If there's any news, inform me immediately."
Ye Yunfei said to Elder Chu.
"Very well, Young Master Ye. Starting now, I will commence divining the location of the Samsara Three Lives Tablet right here in the ancestral grounds."
Elder Chu nodded.
"Let us all stay here to assist Elder Chu."
The guiding elder who had brought them said.
The other Reincarnation Palace elders all nodded in agreement.
Then, Ye Yunfei left the valley, while those several Reincarnation Palace elders remained within the ancestral grounds, preparing to collaborate in divining the whereabouts of the Samsara Three Lives Tablet.
Ye Yunfei departed from this mountainous region. He sent Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm out from the Phantom Tower, then began conducting perception sweeps throughout the Reincarnation Realm, hoping to detect any trace of Su Qingluo. However, the results left Ye Yunfei disappointed. He found no trace of Su Qingluo at all.