"Xian Xiaoyao..."
Yue Qingning looked at the three golden characters suspended in Ye Ling's palm, feeling a wondrous aura contained within them!
The pinnacle of strength, free and unfettered.
Perhaps by following the path opened by Emperor Ancestor, one could truly control their own destiny, achieve immortality, and roam the world at ease.
Tai Yuan then stepped forward and knelt before Ye Ling once more, respectfully saying, "Tai Yuan, Patriarch of the Chaos God Clan, pays respects to Emperor Ancestor!"
Seeing Tai Yuan, the ruler of Chaos, kneel before him, Ye Ling's mouth twitched. He quickly reached out to help him up, "Get up quickly. As the dignified ruler of Chaos, kneeling to me is something I cannot bear!"
Tai Yuan had now fully recovered his strength. Even though Ye Ling had undergone earth-shattering changes, he was still no match for Tai Yuan.
However, Tai Yuan did not rise. Instead, he looked at Ye Ling with a serious expression, kowtowed three times, and continued, "The ancestors of the Chaos God Clan have a decree: once Emperor Ancestor is found, the Chaos God Clan will mobilize its entire strength to escort Emperor Ancestor, making every effort to help Emperor Ancestor grow, even if it means the annihilation of the Chaos God Clan!"
Hearing Tai Yuan's words, Ye Ling's scalp tingled. He quickly said, "Isn't that a bit exaggerated? I don't know your Chaos God Clan at all, and there's no need for you to sacrifice your entire clan to help me."
It was worth noting that before this, Ye Ling had considered Tai Yuan an enemy and intended to kill him. Now, Tai Yuan had brought his clan to pledge allegiance, essentially selling out the entire Chaos God Clan...
Ye Ling truly found Tai Yuan's actions overwhelming.
Tai Yuan continued, "This is the ancestral decree of my ancestors, and it is also the oral command left by the Demon Emperor. Even if Emperor Ancestor is unwilling, we will spare no effort to help you."
"Furthermore, regardless of Emperor Ancestor's willingness, the Demon Emperor specifically left a sealed trial for you in our clan, hoping you will journey to the Outer Realms to undergo the trial with us."
Hearing Tai Yuan's words, Ye Ling couldn't help but rub his forehead, "My head is starting to hurt..."
Tai Yuan's words contained too much information, making it difficult for even Ye Ling to cope.
Seeing Ye Ling's predicament, Yue Qingning quickly intervened to ease the situation, "Tai Yuan, you can't protect him like this. The crisis in the Inner Universe has not been resolved, and Qing Bukong is still lurking in the shadows. As the guardian of the Inner Universe, how can Ye Ling go to the Chaos God Clan with you?"
Tai Yuan also realized his oversight and immediately said, "This is indeed my oversight. Once we have dealt with Qing Bukong, we will invite Emperor Ancestor to our clan to undergo the trial."
Ye Ling's expression turned dark. He said to Tai Yuan, "I'm afraid I won't be able to go for a while. Besides Qing Bukong, I have many other matters to attend to in the Inner Universe and cannot travel to the Outer Realms."
"Moreover, the Lord of Remnant Evil is currently offering a bounty for my head. If I were to go with you to the Chaos God Clan, your clan would likely be razed by the Remnant Evil clan's army before I could even undergo that trial."
Ye Ling was not foolish. He could develop safely within the Inner Universe, and the experts from the Outer Realms could do nothing to him.
Conversely, if he were to go out now, it would be equivalent to handing himself over to the Remnant Evil clan and forfeiting all hope.
Therefore, without accumulating enough strength, Ye Ling would never venture into the Outer Realms.
It was not worth it, nor was it rational.
Seeing Ye Ling's unwillingness, a flicker of disappointment flashed in Tai Yuan's eyes, but he understood Ye Ling's reasoning. He bowed to Ye Ling once more, "I respect Emperor Ancestor's choice, but our clan's trial has always been there, awaiting Emperor Ancestor's arrival at any time."
Seeing that Tai Yuan had finally given up his intention, Ye Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, with Tai Yuan's strength as the ruler of Chaos, if Tai Yuan had truly intended to force him, Ye Ling would have had no ability to resist.
After appeasing Tai Yuan, Ye Ling used his spiritual power to lift him up. His expression became serious again as he said to Yue Qingning and Tai Yuan, "Both of you, there is only one remaining invader in the Inner Universe, Soul Ancestor Qing Bukong, and he is also the only one whose whereabouts are unknown along with Xuan Yu. I wish to borrow your strength to find him."
Soul Ancestor Qing Bukong was the strongest among the nine invaders. He was not only the ruler of Chaos but also a half-step Grand Dao Immortal Lord.
Furthermore, even Yue Qingning, who possessed extensive intelligence, was not entirely clear about Soul Ancestor Qing Bukong's true strength.
What was even more worrying was that, according to Yue Qingning's intelligence, Ye Ling knew a crucial piece of information... Soul Ancestor Qing Bukong was a distinguished guest of the Remnant Evil clan and had been personally hosted and entertained by the Lord of Remnant Evil.
Based on this alone, Ye Ling knew how terrifying Soul Ancestor Qing Bukong was!
Even the Remnant Evil twins could break through the suppression of the cosmic barrier in advance. Ye Ling had ample reason to worry that Soul Ancestor Qing Bukong had now fully recovered his peak cultivation, which was why he couldn't locate Soul Ancestor Qing Bukong by relying on the cosmic barrier!
Regarding Ye Ling's request, Yue Qingning did not hesitate, smiling lightly, "Since you have a request, I will naturally help you with all my might. The more you owe me, the harder it will be to repay this favor. I am keeping track of it all."
Tai Yuan also agreed, "As Emperor Ancestor has a request, I shall do my utmost."
Seeing that Yue Qingning and Tai Yuan had agreed to help, Ye Ling's face lit up with a smile. He cupped his fists towards them, "Then I entrust this to both of you."
Yue Qingning and Tai Yuan said in unison, "Leave it to us."
As their voices fell, Yue Qingning and Tai Yuan joined forces, releasing their divine souls to encompass the entire Inner Universe, searching for Soul Ancestor Qing Bukong's whereabouts.
Ye Ling, unable to assist at this moment, waited by the side and called out to the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire, "Hey! Old fellow, are you still alive?"
The World Annihilation Spiritual Fire cursed, "You brat, how dare you be so disrespectful? Do you know who I am?"
"World Annihilation Spiritual Fire!" Ye Ling chuckled. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire's voice.
Earlier, when the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire had gone silent, Ye Ling had thought something had happened to it. Now that it was lively, Ye Ling's worries were put to rest.
"Speaking of which, where were you when my breakthrough went awry? Why couldn't I sense your presence?"
"Can't I have something urgent to attend to? As for you, brat, you managed to mess up a mere Heavenly Void Emperor's breakthrough. Fortunately, you're clever and developed a new cultivation system. Otherwise, if you had died, all my investment in you would have gone down the drain!"
Ye Ling raised an eyebrow and smiled, "From your tone, you don't seem surprised by this new cultivation system?"
The World Annihilation Spiritual Fire replied irritably, "What's so strange about this? Aren't the white runes you cultivate also a new cultivation system distinct from the Grand Dao and Chaos? I've eaten more salt than you've walked roads, so there's no need to be so flustered about everything."
Hearing the World Annihilation Spiritual Fire's words, a hint of astonishment flashed in Ye Ling's eyes, "This path of runes... is also a new system?"