"This is not a question of looking up to or down on him. It is simply the result of my divination. Though I myself find it hard to believe, I have confidence in my own divination skills."
The old Wizard shook his head, his gaze fixed ahead as he spoke softly.
Upon hearing the old Wizard's words, the several Heavenly Gods around him fell silent.
Because this old Wizard was indeed the strongest diviner within the Guardian Faction of the Eighth Void, and he was counted among the foremost divination masters in the entire Eighth Void.
Puny Heavenly Gods like them simply did not dare question this old Wizard's divination abilities.
"Could it be that young lad is truly so monstrous that he could pose a threat to the safety of our entire Guardian Faction in the Eighth Void?"
The Heavenly Gods exchanged glances, shock evident in their eyes.
"Please rest assured, old Wizard. As long as we catch up to him, we will certainly take action to behead him. We will not give him another chance to continue growing."
One of the Heavenly Gods spoke up.
"Indeed, this time we must eradicate him to remove any future trouble."
The old Wizard nodded in agreement.
At the same time, within a certain World Cluster of the Eighth Void, inside a forbidden land filled with an aura of danger, two men meditating cross-legged simultaneously opened their eyes.
"Young Master Ye is being hunted by the Guardian Faction. That old Wizard from the Guardian Faction has already locked onto Young Master Ye and is organizing more Heavenly Gods to pursue and intercept him. It seems it's time for us to step in."
One of the men said.
"Originally, we wanted Young Master Ye to experience and grow on his own. But this current situation indeed requires our intervention."
The other man nodded.
Soon after, over a dozen Heavenly Gods emerged from this forbidden land.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei sat in his flying ship, constantly urging it to fly forward at its maximum speed.
Ye Yunfei, Hun Lao, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm were continuously sensing that elusive will, for it clung to them relentlessly, shadowing their every step.
"That old fart's divination ability is truly terrifying. He has been following behind, locked onto my Soul Body."
Ye Yunfei said with a furrowed brow.
Currently, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm was still performing a certain clan secret art, continuously condensing more golden restriction runes. These golden restriction runes floated unceasingly from his hands, dispersing outward to attach to the surface of the flying ship, isolating the surrounding space and weakening the will's lock on Ye Yunfei.
It was precisely this inherited secret art performed by the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm that was slowing down the old Wizard's perception and tracking of Ye Yunfei from behind. Otherwise, the old Wizard would have caught up to Ye Yunfei long ago.
Thus, Ye Yunfei's flying ship sped continuously forward at its fastest speed within the Eighth Void, attempting to shake off the pursuers at its rear. Yet, the old Wizard followed closely behind, clung to him like maggots to a bone.
"We need to think of a way. If this continues, that fellow will catch up to us sooner or later."
Finally, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm grew impatient and spoke.
"Right now, we only have two choices. The first is to keep waiting, waiting for those two seniors to send experts to help me.
The second choice is the Ancient Desolate Sea."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and said.
In fact, Ye Yunfei had been pondering escape methods all this time.
But to escape required shaking off that old Wizard's lock and tracking from behind. However, Ye Yunfei had already exhausted all sorts of methods during this period, including arranging numerous land formations and formations behind the ship, performing various advanced stealth secret arts, using that Jade Ruyi to conceal his aura, and activating over ten treasures specifically for masking one's presence.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hun Lao, Hu Miao, and even Huang Shang each exhibited their own specialized techniques and secret arts for concealing auras to help Ye Yunfei hide his presence.
Hu Miao had also laid out a large number of illusions outside the ship.
Under the combined effect of various techniques, formations, and treasures, the old Wizard's divination and lock on Ye Yunfei from behind had indeed been greatly weakened, but he could still remotely sense Ye Yunfei's spatial position and pursue doggedly.
"That brat is truly too tenacious, too slippery!"
In a certain stretch of void behind them, a shimmering altar advanced at an astonishing speed. The old Wizard and several Heavenly Gods sat cross-legged upon it, gazing ahead. The old Wizard gnashed his teeth and said.
During the pursuit, there had been several times when he almost lost his perception of Ye Yunfei. Fortunately, he had been performing divination and tracking Ye Yunfei for a long time now and was extremely familiar with Ye Yunfei's aura. So, each time he was on the verge of losing Ye Yunfei's aura, he immediately performed a highly sophisticated divination secret art to forcefully divine Ye Yunfei's location.
This divination secret art consumed his essence blood. Thus, after repeatedly performing this advanced divination secret art many times, his complexion was already somewhat pale.
"It seems that lad is truly no ordinary. This is the first time I've seen the old Wizard needing to expend so much essence blood just to track someone.
I once witnessed the old Wizard divining and tracking a Heavenly God; it seemed extremely relaxed and simple. He merely performed divinations for less than half an hour before accurately locking onto that Heavenly God's location.
But why is performing divination on a young lad now proving to be so difficult?"
One of the Heavenly Gods could not help but send a mental message to the others.
"Brat, it seems I can't do anything about you without paying a price."
Suddenly, the old Wizard clenched his teeth, a crazed expression appearing on his face as if he had made some decision. He then waved a hand, and five oddly shaped daggers appeared before him.
These five daggers appeared very old and worn, even rusted, but one could still see that each dagger was engraved with some peculiar, simple symbols.
After these five daggers appeared, the old Wizard's expression suddenly turned ferocious. His hands rapidly performed hand seals, like butterflies flitting through flowers, while his mouth constantly recited an ancient, obscure incantation. His gaze also turned blood-red, akin to a wild beast.
The divination tools arrayed before him—including turtle shells, copper coins, bamboo slips, and other items—began to tremble rhythmically in sync with his incantation.
A moment later, the old Wizard suddenly bit his tongue tip and spat out a stream of essence blood onto the five uniquely shaped daggers before him. He then pointed with a finger, and the five daggers abruptly plunged into his chest and his four limbs.
"Old Wizard, what are you doing?!"
The surrounding Heavenly Gods were all greatly shocked upon seeing this.
This old Wizard held very senior status and great authority within the Guardian Faction of the Sixth Void Space and was highly respected. If something truly happened to him, these followers would have hell to pay.
"Don't disturb the old Wizard. He is performing a highly advanced forbidden divination art.
I once heard the Prison Master mention it. Once the old Wizard unleashes this divination forbidden technique, the effectiveness of his divination will increase tenfold. However, it requires the old Wizard to pay a great price, even burning his lifespan."
The oldest Heavenly God, his expression grave, immediately sent a mental message to stop the others from speaking and interrupting the old Wizard.
"So that's the case.
A mere lad actually forced the old Wizard to pay such a heavy price to divine his location. It seems the old Wizard truly values him highly."
The other Heavenly Gods all understood and hurriedly kept their mouths shut, not daring to speak further. One Heavenly God said with astonishment to the others via mental message.
At the same time, at the headquarters of the Guardian Faction in the Sixth Void Space.
"Prison Master, I just received a message sent back by the old Wizard. The old Wizard is requesting to dispatch another dozen or so Heavenly Gods to surround and block that lad.
The old Wizard has already locked onto that lad's aura, but that lad is too slippery and has been fleeing continuously."
Within a resplendent and magnificent palace, an elder in green robes respectfully reported to a dazzling figure seated in the center.
This dazzling figure was precisely the highest leader of the Guardian Faction in the Sixth Void—the Prison Master.
"Do as the old Wizard wishes. I have never seen the old Wizard pay such close attention to a junior brat before. This indicates that lad is certainly no ordinary."
The Prison Master seated in the most important position said solemnly.
"Understood.
Prison Master, I will immediately dispatch experts to go and assist the old Wizard."
The elder in green robes nodded, then turned and walked out of the palace.
Not long after, over a dozen Heavenly God experts left the headquarters and entered the void.
At this time, Ye Yunfei sat in the flying ship. The ship was still flying swiftly through the vast void. Every so often, Ye Yunfei would arrange a batch of formations and land formations behind the ship.
"That fellow's divination ability is truly too terrifying. Up to now, we still haven't managed to shake him off."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said helplessly.
"Yes, that old fart is still continuously locking onto us even now."
Hun Lao also sighed.
"Do you think those two mysterious powerhouses will actually send people to help us? They wouldn't drop the ball at this critical moment, would they?"
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said.
"They shouldn't. Those two seniors have dispatched people to help us many times before. I believe this time, as long as they receive my message, they will certainly send experts to assist us. We don't need to be impatient."
Ye Yunfei said reassuringly.
"How can we not be impatient?
We've been hunted for so long and still haven't managed to shake that guy off.
If this continues, sooner or later we will be caught up by the Guardian Faction's forces. Then a large group of the Guardian Faction's Heavenly Gods will swarm us, and we definitely won't be a match. We'll just be as good as dead."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm retorted with a pout.
"After some more time, if we truly cannot shake off that old fart's tracking, then we have only one choice: to enter the Ancient Desolate Sea."
Ye Yunfei thought for a bit and said helplessly.
"The Ancient Desolate Sea is famously dangerous, a forbidden zone. Don't talk about True Gods, even Heavenly Gods who enter it probably risk falling. With just the few of us entering, we might well die inside."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said.
"There's no other way. If it really comes to that, we'll just have to take that risk.
Based on my own divination, if there truly are no reinforcements, then our path to life may very well lie within the Ancient Desolate Sea."
Ye Yunfei said.
During this period, Ye Yunfei had, in fact, been constantly using the Chaotic Divination Art to divine how to shake off the old Wizard behind them. At the same time, Ye Yunfei also took out the compass he had obtained from deep beneath the Xuanhuang Continent's earth to indicate auspicious and inauspicious directions. The result was that the compass needle pointed precisely in the direction of the Ancient Desolate Sea.
"The Chaotic Divination Art is an extremely advanced divination secret art. If the direction indicated by the Chaotic Divination Art truly lies in the Ancient Desolate Sea, then we can only risk attempting it.
After all, with the few of us at our current strength, if we are truly surrounded by a large group of Heavenly Gods, we are no match."
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Hun Lao spoke.
At this moment, within the main hall of the Lingxiao Sect headquarters.
The Lingxiao Sect's Sect Master and a large group of higher-ups were gathered in the main hall, discussing the recent situation and how to deal with the imminent decisive battle against the Guardian Faction.
Suddenly, one of the elders' expression shifted, and he took out a communication jade slip, sensing its contents.
"Sect Master, I just received a message from Young Master Ye, the Alliance Army's commander. He is currently being hunted by Heavenly God experts of the Guardian Faction."
This elder said.
"Young Master Ye of the Alliance Army is being hunted by Heavenly God experts of the Guardian Faction?"
Hearing this elder's words, the Lingxiao Sect Master and the other higher-ups were somewhat surprised.
"Sect Master, I believe we should dispatch people to help Young Master Ye."
That elder continued.
This elder was one of the Lingxiao Sect elders acquainted with Ye Yunfei.
"The Alliance Army and our Lingxiao Sect are currently in an alliance. If Young Master Ye is being hunted by the Guardian Faction, then we should indeed dispatch people to assist him.
After all, last time when the Guardian Faction's main force attacked our Lingxiao Sect headquarters, the Alliance Army also dispatched people to assist us."
The Lingxiao Sect Master thought for a moment and said.
"Sect Master, right now is a tense time just before our Lingxiao Sect's decisive battle with the Guardian Faction. If we dispatch experts to help that Young Master Ye at this time, it will disperse our Lingxiao Sect's strength, which is disadvantageous for concentrating our power to resist the Guardian Faction."
Suddenly, another elder in blue robes beside him spoke.
This Elder Fang was a Lingxiao Sect elder with a relatively high status within the sect.
"Elder Fang, Young Master Ye has helped our Lingxiao Sect quite a few times. Previously, when our Lingxiao Sect branch stronghold came under attack by the Guardian Faction, if not for Young Master Ye's timely intervention, that branch stronghold would have been destroyed.
Moreover, Young Master Ye also dispatched forces to come to our Lingxiao Sect headquarters to jointly resist the Guardian Faction.
And even now, there are still quite a few Alliance Army forces stationed within our Lingxiao Sect headquarters, preparing to participate in our decisive battle against the Guardian Faction. Therefore, I say the Alliance Army is a very important ally to our Lingxiao Sect.
Now Young Master Ye is in trouble. If our Lingxiao Sect stands by with folded arms, that's simply unacceptable, isn't it? If we chill the Alliance Army's heart, we might very well lose this important ally."
That elder acquainted with Ye Yunfei, Elder Qian, immediately spoke after hearing Elder Fang's words.
Because in that branch stronghold earlier, if Ye Yunfei hadn't intervened to help, he might have perished. So, in his heart, Ye Yunfei was his benefactor.
"Elder Qian, I know all that you said. But there are priorities, and urgency matters differ. Currently, for our Lingxiao Sect, the most important matter is to concentrate all our power and prepare thoroughly for the decisive battle with the Guardian Faction.
Although the Alliance Army is our ally, from what I know, the strongest among the Alliance Army appears to be only Peak True Gods, not even a single Perfected True God. Their overall strength is thus limited.
In fact, the Alliance Army cannot be of much help to our Lingxiao Sect. Therefore, there is no need for our Lingxiao Sect to pay excessive attention to the Alliance Army."
Elder Fang said.