"The Samsara Path is too profound and mysterious, and the karma involved is beyond the bearing capacity of ordinary living beings. The Samsara Path cannot be deduced!"
At this moment, some Divination masters were trembling with fear, silently leaving one after another.
Not long after, only three remained here, continuing their deductions: Ye Yunfei, Master Jia, and another ordinary-looking, slightly shorter old man.
Behind Master Jia followed two young men, his disciples.
Ye Yunfei was executing the Chaos Heavenly Secrets Art, deducing while simultaneously capturing the auras emanating from the six Six Paths Reincarnation Caves before him, using those auras as the basis for his deduction.
The vast majority of Divination Arts across the world require finding some trace of the subject's aura as a basis for deduction. The clearer the aura that can be found, the more accurate the deduction results will be.
At first, what Ye Yunfei could deduce remained a chaotic, bewildering haze.
After about half an hour, Ye Yunfei suddenly turned around to find that an additional stone path had appeared on the ground behind him.
This stone path was identical to the ones he had walked on earlier within this Reincarnation Passage: covered in moss, bearing the mottled marks of countless years.
What shocked Ye Yunfei even more was that a large number of swaying, ghostly souls were currently walking along this stone path, each exuding a thick aura of death.
"These are lost souls on the Samsara Path!" Hun Lao exclaimed in astonishment.
He saw them too. Not just Hun Lao, but Hu Miao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Huang Shang all saw them as well. Ghostly soul after ghostly soul, lined up in an orderly queue, swayed as they walked along that stone path.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei discovered that the stone path extended all the way to the front of the six pitch-black Reincarnation Caves, then split into six separate paths, each leading into one of those dark caves.
Soon, the queued souls reached Ye Yunfei's side, passing by on the stone path—slowly and orderly, continuing straight towards the six pitch-black Reincarnation Caves.
This scene was not only witnessed by Ye Yunfei but also by Master Jia, the other slightly shorter old man, and the two youths behind Master Jia.
Everyone wore expressions of shock, staring intently at the souls walking on the stone path.
"Young man, do you see this? These should be the lost souls of the Samsara Path. They seem to be about to enter the Six Paths Reincarnation Caves. I previously thought this Reincarnation Passage had been abandoned, but now these souls suddenly appear. Could it be that this passage is not abandoned but is actually in normal operation?"
At this moment, Ye Yunfei received Master Jia's Sound Transmission.
Facing so many souls, Master Jia didn't speak aloud but used Sound Transmission to communicate with Ye Yunfei, worried that speaking might disturb or offend those lost souls.
"I see it too. I also thought this was an abandoned Reincarnation Passage, but I never expected to suddenly see so many souls here," Ye Yunfei replied via Sound Transmission.
Right then, Ye Yunfei noticed that the souls were beginning to enter the six pitch-black Reincarnation Caves, each selecting one cave to step into one by one, disappearing into the entrances covered densely with all kinds of mysterious runes.
"Master, look! Those souls are really entering the six Reincarnation Caves! They're going to be reincarnated! So the legends about the Reincarnation Passage are true!" Hu Miao excitedly transmitted to Ye Yunfei.
"No, I have a feeling this is somewhat illusory. What we are seeing before us shouldn't be real."
At that moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly shook his head.
Even though the souls before him and the stone path extending to the six dark cave entrances appeared clear, Ye Yunfei kept feeling something wasn't right—an unreal quality, like flowers in a mirror or the moon's reflection in water.
Ye Yunfei continuously used the Chaos Heavenly Secrets Art to deduce these scenes before him. The more he deduced, the more illusory they seemed.
Not just Ye Yunfei, but Master Jia and the other slightly shorter old man were also now employing their Divination secret arts to deduce the bizarre spectacle before them.
"Young man, I suspect the scene we are witnessing now might be illusory—likely something that happened during a certain period in the past, imprinted upon this void. For some special reason, it is now being played back. This special reason, I believe, is the fact that the three of us are here conducting our deductions together, which triggered this record of past events, causing this ancient real imagery to replay."
Not only did Ye Yunfei suspect this, but Master Jia also had his doubts, transmitting his thoughts.
"Yes, I think it's probably for that reason," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Is the scene we're seeing fake? But it seems so real!" The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hun Lao, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang were all somewhat shocked because the scene before them was incredibly vivid.
"It's probably fake—likely just an image imprinted upon this space," Ye Yunfei nodded again.
Right at that moment.
"Master, look! The one walking at the very back doesn't seem to be a soul... it's a living person!" Hu Miao suddenly pointed at the end of the queue of souls walking on the stone path. There was indeed a person there.
A young man, and clearly alive, as he emanated a robust life force. This young man walked behind the souls, his expression somewhat vacant.
"That's right, this should be a living person!" Looking at the young man, Ye Yunfei also felt extremely shocked and nodded.
Not just Ye Yunfei, but Master Jia and the other slightly shorter old man also saw this living young man.
"Did you notice? The aura emanating from this guy contains an intense Samsara energy. It's very similar to the energy aura of members from the Reincarnation Palace in the main world of the Three Thousand Realms." Hun Lao suddenly spoke up.
"Right! It's the aura of Samsara Laws!" Ye Yunfei nodded. He could sense that the aura emanating from that young man carried the breath of Samsara Laws. Moreover, this Samsara aura was identical to the cultivation aura of the members of the Reincarnation Palace from the main world of the Three Thousand Realms. Su Qingluo was the master of the Reincarnation Palace, and her cultivation arts also contained a rich Samsara aura.
"That means this guy probably cultivates an inheritance of the Reincarnation Palace as well, which is why his energy aura contains such potent Samsara Laws," Ye Yunfei transmitted to Hun Lao. The Reincarnation Palace was a force that had existed for an extremely long time. Legend said that in ancient times, it was the Reincarnation Palace that managed the Reincarnation Passages and maintained the worldly order of Samsara.
"That guy looks like he's about to follow the souls into the Reincarnation Cave." At this moment, Hu Miao cried out in surprise.
Sure enough, they saw the young man follow behind the souls, step by step, arriving before the six pitch-black Reincarnation Caves. Then, under the shocked gazes of everyone, the young man actually walked into one of the Reincarnation Caves and disappeared.
Moreover, after the young man entered the Reincarnation Cave, the scene before them, including the souls and the stone path, began to slowly turn hazy and eventually vanished completely.
"What's going on? That was clearly a living person. How could he enter the Reincarnation Cave as well?" The slightly shorter ordinary-looking old man couldn't help but speak out loud. Earlier, facing the souls, no one had spoken, but now the souls and the stone path had vanished.
"That living person's state earlier was clearly not right; he seemed to be in a dazed condition. I estimate the consequences of him entering the Six Paths Reincarnation Caves definitely won't be good. So it's not that living beings cannot enter the Six Paths Reincarnation Caves, but rather that if living beings enter, there will be unforeseeable consequences," Master Jia spoke slowly.
"Master Jia is proficient in Divination Arts. His words are probably ninety percent accurate," the slightly shorter ordinary-looking old man nodded and said.
"You are... Liu Liu!" Master Jia looked over, scrutinizing the old man, and suddenly recognized his identity, exclaiming in surprise.
"That's right, it's me. I didn't expect Master Jia to still remember me; I'm truly flattered," the ordinary-looking old man nodded.
"Liu Liu, back then during our duel, I only narrowly bested you by a small margin. Why did you suddenly disappear afterwards? Where have you been all these years?" Master Jia asked.
"I'm a person accustomed to being a wanderer with no fixed abode; home is wherever I go. Thank you for your concern, Master Jia," Liu Liu replied slowly.
"So they're old acquaintances, and they even dueled back then. If Master Jia only narrowly won, that means this Liu Liu's strength isn't much weaker than Master Jia's. It seems this Liu Liu must have been a notable figure in the Chaotic Void Sea back in the day," Ye Yunfei thought inwardly.
However, Ye Yunfei wasn't particularly interested in Master Jia or Liu Liu right now because something else had suddenly occurred to him—a matter related to Su Qingluo's disappearance.
"That young man just now was clearly a member of the Reincarnation Palace, or at the very least has practiced their inheritance. He was able to enter the Six Paths Reincarnation Cave. Perhaps Qingluo could as well. So, is it possible that Qingluo entered the six Reincarnation Caves at the end of that Reincarnation Passage in the main world back then?" Ye Yunfei secretly pondered.
"I need to immediately return to that Reincarnation Passage in the main world and properly deduce the nature of those six Six Paths Reincarnation Caves," Ye Yunfei resolved inwardly.
"You suspect that people who cultivate the Reincarnation Palace inheritance can enter the Six Paths Reincarnation Cave, so you think Su Qingluo and the Samsara Ancestor might have entered the six caves at the end of the main world's Reincarnation Passage?" Hun Lao guessed what Ye Yunfei was thinking and asked.
"Yes. Qingluo and the Samsara Ancestor both cultivate the Reincarnation Palace inheritance. That living person earlier was likely also an inheritor of the Reincarnation Palace. If he could enter the Six Paths Reincarnation Cave, then perhaps Qingluo and the Samsara Ancestor could as well. I think this possibility exists, so I must clarify it," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"That possibility indeed exists," Hun Lao agreed.
At that moment, Ye Yunfei noticed that Liu Liu had already turned and left, vanishing into the distance in an instant.
"Young man, until we meet again." Master Jia also stood up, looked at Ye Yunfei, and spoke with a smile.
"That guy seems quite fond of you," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm transmitted.
"This Master Jia is very deep. We can just listen to what he says without paying it too much mind," Ye Yunfei replied.
"Master Jia, until we meet again." While replying to Master Jia, Ye Yunfei was also communicating with the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm via Sound Transmission. His attitude remained calm and composed, neither subservient nor arrogant.
By then, Master Jia had already turned and left with his two young disciples.
"Young man, I believe we will certainly meet again." Master Jia's voice floated back, and then he and the two youths disappeared over the distant horizon.
Throughout the entire process, the two young men beside Master Jia had been looking at Ye Yunfei with cold, hostile gazes. They were quite dissatisfied with Ye Yunfei's attitude. Under normal circumstances, even the most renowned young talents of the Chaotic Void Sea were respectful and deferential before Master Jia. Yet Ye Yunfei had remained calm and composed, neither subservient nor arrogant, from start to finish, which greatly displeased Master Jia's two disciples. If Master Jia hadn't been present, they would have long since moved to teach Ye Yunfei a lesson.
"Let's go too." Ye Yunfei glanced back at the six pitch-black Reincarnation Caves and then spoke.
After deducing here for so long, whatever could be deduced had likely been deduced. Staying longer probably wouldn't yield any more gains.
Thus, Ye Yunfei turned, preparing to leave.
However, right at that moment...
BOOM...
Ye Yunfei suddenly sensed a faint yet terrifying roar of energy coming from behind him.
Startled, Ye Yunfei whirled around.
"It seems to be coming from within those six Reincarnation Caves," Hun Lao said.
BOOM...
As soon as Hun Lao finished speaking, all six of the pitch-black Reincarnation Caves began to tremble violently.
Terrifying fluctuations of energy emanated from the six dark cave mouths.
Ye Yunfei jumped in fright and immediately executed a movement technique, retreating a good distance.
Luckily, what poured out from the six dark cave mouths were merely residual energy ripples. They didn't cause any damage to this piece of heaven and earth, and Ye Yunfei suffered no harm.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM...
Next, billowing roars of colossal energy continuously emanated from the six pitch-black cave mouths, accompanied by terrifying residual energy auras. Although they posed no danger to the surrounding space, those terrifying residual energy auras sent chills through Ye Yunfei's body.
"Just these residual energy waves passing by make my whole body go weak, as if I have no power to resist at all. If I had to face them head-on, with my current strength, I'd probably be reduced to dust in an instant. It feels as if there are incredibly terrifying powerhouses fighting within those six Reincarnation Caves!" Ye Yunfei's expression also changed as he sensed the continuous stream of terrifying residual energy emanating from the six pitch-black cave mouths.
BOOM... BOOM...
Just as Ye Yunfei was feeling shocked, the six pitch-black Reincarnation Caves trembled even more violently, and the energy fluctuations coming from within became even more frightening.
ROAR...
Suddenly, to Ye Yunfei's horror, a fiery red energy hand slowly extended out from within one of the pitch-black Reincarnation Caves.