Buzhi Shi respectfully welcomed Ye Ling and A Yu back to the Valley of Serenity, before Bai Qing's tomb.
The distorted space-time had also been repaired.
The past scene was now frozen in place.
Buzhi Shi stood beside Ye Ling, pursing his lips, and said, "Senior, to be honest, the information in this segment of space-time might be a bit overwhelming."
Old Yu on the other side also nodded repeatedly, "I, this old man, have never seen such a marvel!"
"Oh? Is it that exaggerated?"
Hearing Buzhi Shi and Old Yu's words, a hint of curiosity flashed in Ye Ling's eyes, making him even more eager to know what had happened back then.
Buzhi Shi bowed respectfully to Ye Ling, "I cannot explain it clearly. Senior, you will know when you see it. This matter is absolutely not to be taken lightly!"
Seeing the shocked expressions of Buzhi Shi and Old Yu, Ye Ling's curiosity grew. He immediately instructed the stopped scene to resume playing...
Soon, in the scene, a fair, jade-like hand reached out from the long-dormant tomb!
The next moment, the deceased Bai Qing crawled out of the tomb herself!
Upon seeing her mother suddenly come back to life, A Yu's expression changed dramatically, and she exclaimed in shock, "M-my mother is alive?"
A Yu simply couldn't believe what she was seeing. She also couldn't believe that if her mother wasn't dead, why hadn't she come to find her?
Ye Ling frowned and said to A Yu, "No... I don't sense your mother's living aura. She is still in a state of death, but someone is controlling her!"
"You mean someone is controlling my mother's remains?" A Yu exclaimed, her mind in chaos, unable to accept the current situation.
She could not forgive whoever disturbed her mother's eternal slumber!
Shortly after Bai Qing emerged from the tomb, the space above her slightly distorted, and then two dark hands reached out from the distorted space.
From the fingertips of those hands, black threads shot out, connecting with Bai Qing's body and beginning to manipulate her, making her appear like a puppet.
Subsequently, those giant hands tore open a spatial rift and transferred Bai Qing through it. Then, they grabbed a female corpse from the rift and reburied it in the tomb.
After completing these actions, the giant hands disappeared, and the surrounding space returned to calm.
The distorted space-time fragment also stopped at the moment the spatial rift was about to disappear.
A Yu slumped to the ground, murmuring, "Those giant hands... what are they? Why did they take my mother's remains?"
After watching the segment again, Buzhi Shi bowed to Ye Ling and said, "Senior, I attempted to peer into the world on the other side of that spatial rift. I discovered that the other side is not the Nine Heavens Realm, but another world. Moreover, its timeline is different from ours, and it seems to be somewhere in the future."
Ye Ling narrowed his eyes and replied, "I know where that is."
Buzhi Shi was surprised, "Senior, you know where that is?"
Ye Ling nodded slightly.
At this moment, the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire also finished its research and excitedly said to Ye Ling, "Kid, I've confirmed it! That jade pendant is a product of China's Tang Dynasty, and that female corpse is indeed from the Tang Dynasty!"
Hearing the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire's words, Ye Ling calmly nodded, "I know."
The World Annihilation Spiritual Fire was surprised by Ye Ling's casual tone and said, "Kid, do you know what this means? It means we have a way to return without going through the Chaos Battlefield! Haha! Now we don't have to risk ourselves under the eyes of the Upper Realm Lord. I've made a great contribution!"
Ye Ling replied again, "All of this you've mentioned, I already know... Look at the spatial rift above, isn't the other side the Tang Dynasty?"
"Ah?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire was instantly startled and quickly looked up. In the retraced space-time scene, there was indeed a spatial rift.
And on the other side of the rift, the capital city of the Great Tang could be vaguely seen.
"This..."
Seeing the spatial rift, the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire felt half its heart grow cold.
It had thought that confirming the origin of the jade pendant was a great contribution, proving its usefulness.
But now, the appearance of the spatial rift meant that all its previous efforts were in vain.
The World Annihilation Spiritual Fire instantly became dejected.
Seeing the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire's dejection, Ye Ling couldn't help but comfort it, "Don't be discouraged. Think of it from another perspective. If you hadn't suspected that the jade pendant on the female corpse was from the Tang Dynasty, we wouldn't have thought in that direction, right?"
"Although your information came a bit late, it's not entirely meaningless. At least it helped us confirm this guess. We still have hope of returning to the future."
Hearing Ye Ling's comfort, the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire's mood improved, and it chuckled, "That's right! Hearing you say that, what I did was still useful!"
"Kid, look how amazing I am! I recognized at a glance that it was a jade pendant from the Tang Dynasty! I'm not bragging, my cultural literacy is unparalleled, not just in jade ware, but also in bronze ware, porcelain..."
"Yes, yes, yes! You're amazing! We'll talk about these things later. Let's focus on the main task now." Seeing that the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire was about to launch into a lengthy explanation, Ye Ling quickly gave it a perfunctory compliment and steered the conversation away.
"Hehe! Kid, there's still a lot you need to learn from this great master!"
After hearing Ye Ling's praise, the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire became even more elated and began to entertain itself.
Ye Ling ignored the self-amusing World Annihilation Spiritual Fire and asked Buzhi Shi, "Can you find that spatial rift from twelve years ago now?"
Buzhi Shi replied, "Senior, the coordinates of that spatial rift are random. Although it was here twelve years ago, it's hard to say where it will be in another twelve years."
"However, I should be able to track the trajectory of that spatial rift through the Great Dao of Space-Time and pinpoint its current coordinates, but it will take time."
Ye Ling said, "As long as the coordinates can be located, time is not an issue."
With that, Ye Ling injected a ball of spiritual energy into Buzhi Shi.
The next moment, those spiritual energies transformed into runes and merged with Buzhi Shi, greatly strengthening his physique.
Buzhi Shi felt the immense change in his body and looked at Ye Ling in shock, "Senior, this is?"
Ye Ling said, "I told you, as long as you help me, I won't treat you unfairly. These are just small rewards. If you can help me locate the spatial rift, I will give you even greater benefits!"
"During this period, you will stay in Tianren City and help me pinpoint the coordinates of that spatial rift."
Having tasted the benefits, Buzhi Shi became even more excited upon hearing Ye Ling's words and said excitedly to Ye Ling, "Yes, Senior! I promise to complete the mission!"
Ye Ling's ability to strengthen his power with a mere gesture made him deeply realize Ye Ling's might and how significant a patron Ye Ling was!
As long as he clung tightly to Ye Ling's leg, his future would be bright!
Old Yu, standing beside them, also envied the benefits Buzhi Shi had received. He immediately knelt before Ye Ling and said, "Senior, please allow me to assist you. I can also help you search for the spatial rift!"
Seeing Old Yu's excited demeanor, Ye Ling smiled slightly, "Very well."