It has to be said that this old wizard's divination skills were truly formidable!
Ye Yunfei was carrying that Jade Ruyi capable of concealing his aura, yet the wizard still managed to sense some vague traces of his presence.
The old wizard continued his deduction, while the other True Gods stood guard around him, protecting him as he worked.
As time passed, the old wizard seemed to have grasped something. Within the images produced by his divination, there was a figure traversing the void to arrive.
"Could this vision imply that this individual is not from our Sixth Void?"
Seeing such an image, the old wizard's heart stirred, and he silently contemplated this thought.
Right at this moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly felt the Jade Ruyi on his person emitting a faint warmth. Ye Yunfei, who was in the midst of cultivation, immediately grew alert. This Jade Ruyi was a high-grade artifact, and its current anomaly surely indicated a cause.
Ye Yunfei promptly reported this situation to Hun Lao.
"I think it's possible that an incredibly powerful master of divination is trying to deduce your aura. You killed two Guardian Faction True Gods not long ago. The ones most eager to uncover your identity and origins right now should be the Guardian Faction. So the most likely scenario is that some divination master within the Guardian Faction is currently attempting to deduce your identity, background, and whereabouts," Hun Lao explained.
"That makes sense. That must be the case," Ye Yunfei agreed.
The Jade Ruyi on Ye Yunfei's person continued to heat up steadily. At a certain moment, it suddenly emitted a soft cracking sound, then released a surge of strange energy and law from within, transforming into a luminous halo that enveloped Ye Yunfei. Following this, Ye Yunfei realized the Jade Ruyi had calmed down once more.
"It seems the Jade Ruyi has sensed someone attempting to deduce my location. So it released energy and laws to shield me from that divination master's probing.
This Jade Ruyi is truly incredibly useful!"
Sensing the change in the Jade Ruyi, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but inwardly admire it.
"This Jade Ruyi was gifted by the ancient member of the Earth Demon Clan. It's a sophisticated artifact from antiquity. With this Jade Ruyi in your possession, it's like having a powerful invisibility talisman. Your future actions will be much more convenient," Hun Lao said with a smile.
"Indeed."
Just as the energy and laws released by Ye Yunfei's Jade Ruyi enveloped him, the old wizard of the Guardian Faction suddenly felt a mysterious energy sever his deduction from the unseen realm. An expression of shock involuntarily surfaced on the old wizard's face.
"That fellow is indeed carrying a sophisticated artifact capable of blocking divination," the old wizard muttered with some anger.
He had been on the verge of capturing a frontal view of that figure, about to see the other party's true face clearly, but at the most critical moment, he was forced to interrupt his deduction.
"Damn it!"
The old wizard cursed under his breath in a low voice, then he began deducing again.
"Given my deduction skills, even a sophisticated aura-concealing artifact may not necessarily block my probing."
Grumbling resentfully, he recommenced his deduction. Before doing so, he took out a black medicinal pill and swallowed it.
With a *boom*, a terrifying medicinal potency instantly exploded within the old wizard's body, causing his physique to swell up high like an inflated balloon. He then started his deduction once more.
Just as this old wizard began his deduction, Ye Yunfei, who was deep in cultivation, sensed his Jade Ruyi beginning to emit a faint warmth again.
"It seems that fellow is trying to deduce my location again. He's not willing to give up," Ye Yunfei stated.
"The Guardian Faction is the strongest superpower in the Sixth Void. A divination master within such a superpower is bound to possess horrifyingly powerful deduction skills. Moreover, the Guardian Faction suffered heavy losses at your hands with two True Gods killed. They definitely won't let this matter rest easily," Hun Lao explained.
With a *boom*, the Jade Ruyi on Ye Yunfei's body suddenly emitted a sound louder than before. Another surge of vast energy and law erupted from within the Jade Ruyi, transforming into an even more dazzling halo that enveloped Ye Yunfei. Then, Ye Yunfei sensed the Jade Ruyi returning to normal again.
At the same exact moment, the Guardian Faction's old wizard suddenly sensed a strange and powerful energy crossing the void and smashing toward him.
The old wizard was greatly startled and his figure flickered, instantly moving away from his original position.
"How can there be such a powerful artifact? Not only can it block my deduction, it can also attack me across the void using the secret art of deduction itself, aiming to break my divination method! How can such a sophisticated artifact exist in this world?"
Shocked, the old wizard couldn't help but exclaim aloud.
"However, just now I managed to sense a somewhat blurry figure of that fellow, and it's highly likely he came from another void outside our own. With this clue, I should be able to track him down," the old wizard declared.
Following this, the old wizard dared not continue attempting to deduce Ye Yunfei, as the attack launched across the void by that artifact had given him a slight sense of danger.
Ye Yunfei, who was in the midst of cultivation, was completely unaware that the Jade Ruyi had attacked that old wizard across the void. The artifact's grade and power were even greater than he had imagined.
"Alright, that fellow has finally stopped trying to deduce my location."
A moment later, Ye Yunfei checked on the Jade Ruyi again, found no further anomalies, and couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
From then on, Ye Yunfei began focusing solely on cultivation.
This time, Ye Yunfei's cultivation goal was to attempt a breakthrough in his realm. During the process, Ye Yunfei brought out a vast amount of cultivation resources, including various kinds of Deity-level energy crystals, medicinal materials, Divine Pills, and other rare heavenly treasures. Moreover, Ye Yunfei took time to refine several True God-level artifacts — naturally, only the lowest-grade True God artifacts.
Having refined these True God artifacts, Ye Yunfei felt the quality of his physique and his strength had risen another level.
While Ye Yunfei was cultivating, Hun Lao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Huang Shang, Hu Miao, and the others also began closed-door cultivation.
They had all cooperated to kill two True Gods during this period, which was an invaluable experience for them all. Now, everyone needed seclusion to cultivate, contemplate, and absorb the insights gained from the battle.
An unknown length of time later, Ye Yunfei suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a smile.
"I've finally triggered my Lightning Tribulation."
With a flash, Ye Yunfei emerged from the Illusory Shadow Tower. High up in the skies above the Xuanhuang Continent, thick clouds had gathered in one area, with massive bolts of lightning weaving through them.
Ye Yunfei soared into the air to undergo his tribulation.
"Such a vast scale of Lightning Tribulation."
At this moment, the higher-ups of the Earth Demon Clan also sensed the situation and emerged one after another. When they saw it was Ye Yunfei about to undergo his tribulation, they gathered around to watch.
"Truly unimaginable! This young master is only a Virtual God, yet his true combat prowess is so terrifying. He's absolutely monstrous!"
The crowd sighed with admiration in unison.