Ye Yunfei activated the Chaos Heavenly Secrets Art, one profound rune after another continuously flew out from his body, slowly seeping into the surrounding space before gathering and diffusing toward the six pitch-black Reincarnation Caves ahead.
Ye Yunfei's primary purpose for returning here to divine once more was still to search for clues about Su Qingluo's whereabouts.
Therefore, during the process of divination, Ye Yunfei used his Soul Power energy to simulate a silhouette of Su Qingluo standing beside him.
Floating in front of this Su Qingluo silhouette was a treasure emitting Samsara energy. In terms of grade, this treasure was relatively low-level given Ye Yunfei's current strength.
However, this treasure had been personally given to Ye Yunfei by Su Qingluo in the past, intended for self-protection.
This treasure carried Su Qingluo's aura and could be used to divine her.
At the beginning, Ye Yunfei couldn't divine anything at all; all he could see before his eyes was a vast expanse of confusion. The entrances of the six Reincarnation Caves were sealed by a large number of mysterious Samsara runes.
Ye Yunfei found it very difficult to divine what exactly lay beyond the cave mouths. It wasn't until a day later that Ye Yunfei suddenly showed an expression of pleasant surprise, vaguely feeling he had divined something, but the feeling was rather blurry.
"Have you divined something?"
Seeing Ye Yunfei's surprised expression, Hun Lao immediately asked.
"It seems I've divined something, but it's rather vague. It's basically as if I haven't divined anything."
Ye Yunfei replied.
"According to the scenes we saw inside that Reincarnation Cave in the Qiancang World Group, even living people can enter the Six Paths Reincarnation Cave.
So, you should focus on divining whether Qingluo and that Lunhui Laozu have also entered these six Reincarnation Caves."
Hun Lao said.
"Yes, I've been focusing on divining that very point."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"If you've been focusing on that question, then whatever you divined is probably related to it."
Hun Lao stated.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei continued his divination.
Another moment later, 'Pfft!' The Reincarnation Palace Wizard sitting not far away suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly paling significantly.
"Young Master Ye, my Soul Body has sustained a very severe injury. I cannot continue the divination any further."
The Reincarnation Palace Wizard said to Ye Yunfei in a weak voice.
"Then you should leave immediately to rest."
Ye Yunfei nodded and took out a spatial ring, sending it to float before him.
This spatial ring contained many high-grade healing elixirs, and most of them were specifically designed for treating Soul Bodies.
"Don't worry, once you refine and absorb these healing elixirs, the injuries to your Soul Body will heal quite quickly."
Ye Yunfei said.
"Given your strength, being able to divine for this long is actually quite impressive."
Ye Yunfei added.
"Young Master Ye, there's no need to console me.
I know my current divination skills are still far inferior to those grandmasters of the major forces in the Chaotic Void Sea.
Compared to you, Young Master, the gap is even greater.
However, I will definitely strive harder to cultivate my divination arts in the future."
The Reincarnation Palace Wizard seemed a bit ashamed, shaking his head, then answered softly.
After speaking, he took the spatial ring Ye Yunfei gave him, turned, and left.
"You all should leave first too. I'll be fine here by myself."
Ye Yunfei said to the other high-ranking members of the Reincarnation Palace present.
"Alright, let's all leave."
After hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the other Reincarnation Palace leaders also turned and followed the Wizard out.
Now, Ye Yunfei's authority in front of these Reincarnation Palace leaders was equivalent to that of the former Lunhui Laozu and Su Qingluo.
"The reason he was able to divine for such a long time is definitely because he is a member of the Reincarnation Palace, having cultivated their energy and Laws, so he didn't suffer too severe a backlash while divining these six Reincarnation Caves.
Otherwise, given his strength, he would probably suffer a massive backlash within an hour."
Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei.
"Yes, the Reincarnation Cave involves the secrets of samsara and reincarnation, the karma involved is too advanced and profound. Ordinary divination masters don't have the strength to divine it. Even if the divination masters from those major forces were to divine these six Reincarnation Caves, they'd likely suffer quite severe backlash."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"So you need to be careful as well."
Hun Lao reminded.
"Don't worry, the Chaos Heavenly Secrets Art is profoundly mystical. I feel that cultivating this divination art makes it not so easy to suffer backlash."
Ye Yunfei replied with a smile.
Ye Yunfei had already used the Chaos Heavenly Secrets Art for divination multiple times. The more he used it, the more he felt the extraordinary nature of this divination technique.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei continued using the Chaos Heavenly Secrets Art for divination.
Three more days passed imperceptibly. At a certain moment three days later, Ye Yunfei suddenly discovered he had arrived in a pitch-black tunnel.
"Where is this place?"
Ye Yunfei surveyed the unfamiliar, dark-as-pitch tunnel around him, feeling somewhat astonished.
Dark-as-pitch meant it was completely impossible to see anything with one's eyes here. He could only barely sense with his Soul Power energy that this was inside a tunnel.
"Such dense Samsara energy! Such masterful Samsara Laws!"
Soon after, Ye Yunfei exclaimed in surprise.
Gradually, Ye Yunfei began to familiarize himself with the situation within this tunnel.
The tunnel was filled with dense Samsara energy and Samsara Laws, stretching continuously forward.
"What place is this?
Why have I suddenly found myself here?"
Ye Yunfei was extremely perplexed.
Next, Ye Yunfei tried to communicate with Hun Lao, but received no response.
He then tried to send voice transmissions to Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Hu Miao separately, but also received no responses.
Ye Yunfei discovered the Phantom Tower was not on him—it was gone.
"What exactly is happening?"
Ye Yunfei grew highly vigilant.
"Why am I the only one suddenly in this unfamiliar tunnel?
Have I fallen into an illusion?"
While releasing Soul Power energy and Mind Power energy to perceive the surrounding space in detail, Ye Yunfei pondered this question.
Looking back, Ye Yunfei discovered the rear had been sealed by something mysterious, making it impossible to retrace his steps.
He then attempted to walk forward. He didn't know how long he walked. This pitch-black tunnel seemed endless, with no indication of where it might lead.
"There's a familiar aura."
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei halted because he sensed a faint and wispy familiar aura.
"This is Qingluo's aura!
Could Qingluo have also passed through this tunnel? Leaving her aura here?"
Feeling somewhat excited, and at the same time, Ye Yunfei immediately activated the Chaos Heavenly Secrets Art to perform a divination.
"There's a figure ahead, and its back actually looks quite similar to Su Qingluo's!"
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei saw a faint figure in the pitch-black tunnel ahead. The aura emanating from this figure was very similar to Su Qingluo's.
In his joy and surprise, Ye Yunfei immediately sped up and charged toward the figure ahead.
But that figure was also constantly moving forward.
"Qingluo, Qingluo..."
Ye Yunfei called out several times, but the figure ahead showed no reaction whatsoever. Instead, it accelerated slightly.
Ye Yunfei also quickly increased his speed, continuously pursuing. Before long, Ye Yunfei finally drew closer and closer to the figure ahead.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei could see more clearly and was almost certain this figure was Su Qingluo.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei discovered to his delight that in front of Su Qingluo's figure, there was another figure.
It was the figure of an old man.
"Lunhui Laozu!"
Ye Yunfei cried out joyfully.
"Qingluo, Lunhui Laozu, wait for me!"
Ye Yunfei shouted loudly.
However, what puzzled Ye Yunfei was this: even though he was getting closer to Su Qingluo and Lunhui Laozu, his loud shouting elicited no reaction from the two ahead.
Anxious, Ye Yunfei sped up again, shouting while he chased.
His voice continuously echoed within the pitch-black tunnel, producing layer upon layer of echoes, filling the entire tunnel with his shouts.
Yet even so, the Qingluo and Lunhui Laozu ahead showed no reaction and simply kept walking forward.
In the following time, Ye Yunfei continuously rushed forward, closing the distance to Su Qingluo's figure more and more.
Now, Su Qingluo seemed to be just ahead, not far away.
"Wait, why is my speed so slow?
It's just a tunnel. With my usual speed, I could traverse a large stretch of this tunnel almost instantly, right?
And not just a tunnel, even an entire world, I could cover in moments."
Ye Yunfei suddenly realized his forward speed in this tunnel was incredibly slow compared to his usual pace.
This made Ye Yunfei even more vigilant, understanding this place was extraordinary.
Fortunately, not long after, Ye Yunfei finally caught up and reached just behind Su Qingluo.
"Qingluo, can't you hear me calling you?"
Ye Yunfei found that even after arriving right behind Su Qingluo, she still showed no reaction, continuing to walk forward step by step at a fast pace.
The Lunhui Laozu ahead also showed no reaction. Ye Yunfei hurriedly reached out to grab Su Qingluo's hand.
But just as Ye Yunfei's palm was about to touch hers, he found her hand suddenly began to turn illusory.
Like ripples on water, it constantly wavered, becoming more and more illusory until it soon vanished completely. Ye Yunfei's palm closed on empty air, finding nothing.
"What's going on?"
Feeling greatly startled, Ye Yunfei quickly reached out to grab Su Qingluo's shoulder.
At this moment, Su Qingluo finally reacted. She seemed to sense something, turning her head to look toward Ye Yunfei's position.
"Qingluo, it's really you.
I've finally found you."
Ye Yunfei said joyfully.
However, the next moment, Ye Yunfei was a bit dumbfounded. Because when Su Qingluo's gaze looked toward Ye Yunfei's position, it appeared somewhat confused and puzzled, as if she didn't see Ye Yunfei at all.
"Who called me just now?"
Su Qingluo showed a puzzled expression and spoke.
Her gaze was clearly directed at where Ye Yunfei stood, but it was as if she was looking through transparent air, completely failing to notice Ye Yunfei standing there.
"What's happening?
I clearly heard what sounded like him calling me. Could it be he's come looking for me?"
Su Qingluo's gaze began searching the surroundings. But after looking all around, she found nothing.
"Maybe I misheard. How could he possibly chase me all the way here? This place is extremely mysterious. Something must be interfering with my perception."
Su Qingluo shook her head, then continued walking forward.
"How can this be?
I'm clearly standing right beside Qingluo, yet she can't see me and can't sense my presence."
Ye Yunfei couldn't quite accept it.
His hand suddenly accelerated, grabbing toward Su Qingluo's shoulder. But like before, just as his palm was about to touch her shoulder, Su Qingluo's shoulder suddenly began shaking rapidly, turning more and more illusory, then like a bubble, it directly burst and dissipated into nothingness.
Next, the other parts of Su Qingluo's body underwent the same transformation.
Finally, within an extremely short time, Su Qingluo completely disappeared.
"How can this be?
Could the Qingluo I saw have been just an illusion?"
Ye Yunfei stood there dumbstruck, unable to accept this fact.
"Lunhui Laozu!"
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei saw the Lunhui Laozu still advancing ahead and immediately activated his movement technique to give chase while shouting loudly.
During this process, Lunhui Laozu suddenly turned his head, his face full of bewilderment.
But his situation was the same as Su Qingluo's; he also seemed unable to see Ye Yunfei.
"Who's calling me?
Qingluo, do you hear it?
I keep feeling as if someone has been calling us, somewhere behind us."
Lunhui Laozu spoke.
At this point, from Ye Yunfei's perspective, Su Qingluo had clearly disappeared, yet Lunhui Laozu was still talking to her as if he could still see her.
"Laozu, it's me calling you!
I am Ye Yunfei! How can you not see me?
What place is this?
Why have you both come here?"
Ye Yunfei shouted at the top of his lungs while rushing toward Lunhui Laozu.
The entire tunnel continuously echoed with Ye Yunfei's shouts.
Soon, Ye Yunfei caught up to Lunhui Laozu.
By now, Lunhui Laozu had already resumed walking forward.
As soon as Ye Yunfei caught up behind Lunhui Laozu, he immediately reached out to grab Lunhui Laozu's shoulder.