"Impossible... could there be a mistake somewhere?" Bai Wuchang found it hard to believe what Ye You said. "The Book of Life and Death records established facts that have already happened. If Ye Feng is dead, then he is definitely dead; there's no error in that."
Ye You then guessed, "In that case, could it be that after Ye Feng died, his soul that descended to the underworld killed Zhu Xiao?"
Bai Wuchang shook his head. "Impossible... the Book of Life and Death states that Zhu Xiao possessed the cultivation of a Half-Saint."
"Since Zhu Xiao is a Half-Saint, then only a Saint could have killed him."
"And Saints' physical bodies are already immortal and indestructible, their souls never entering reincarnation. Once the Book of Life and Death confirms a Saint's death, it means that Saint has been utterly annihilated, body and soul, and there would be no situation where a Saint's physical body dies while their soul enters the underworld."
"If the soul truly possessed Saintly cultivation, then the moment it descended to the underworld, the entire underworld would surely tremble. We couldn't possibly know nothing about it."
Hearing Bai Wuchang's words, Ye You also grew annoyed. "You say this is impossible, and that's impossible... then how is it that Ye Feng resurrected after dying and killed Zhu Xiao, who had the cultivation of a Half-Saint?"
"All that information is written in black and white in the Book of Life and Death!"
Bai Wuchang: "I..."
Questioned so directly by Ye You, Bai Wuchang was at a loss for words. He was merely the keeper of the Book of Life and Death, only knowing that it was the supreme treasure that recorded the life and death of countless beings according to the power of the Heavenly Dao. Such a treasure infused with the power of the Heavenly Dao might not record some beings in the world, but anything recorded in the Book of Life and Death was an absolute fact!
This meant that Ye Feng's death had truly occurred. And Ye Feng killing Zhu Xiao, who possessed the cultivation of a Half-Saint, after his death had also occurred! As for the current situation, he had no idea what was happening...
Ye Ling said, "Actually, there is another possibility for such a contradictory situation appearing in the Book of Life and Death."
Ye You and Bai Wuchang both looked at Ye Ling.
Ye Ling continued, "After Ye Feng was sacrificed by the extraterrestrial forces, his reincarnation was removed, and in the Book of Life and Death, he was naturally defined as dead."
"Later, for some reason, Ye Feng did not die. Instead, he transformed into a creature akin to the Primordial, unable to be defined by the rules of the world, and no longer entering the Book of Life and Death."
"This way, the Heavenly Dao could not define Ye Feng, and the Book of Life and Death naturally could not record the series of events that happened to Ye Feng after his death."
"And when Ye Feng killed Zhu Xiao, even if he possessed Saintly cultivation, Zhu Xiao was, after all, a Half-Saint. To kill Zhu Xiao, he needed to borrow the power of heaven and earth."
"This way, Ye Feng's traces could still be tracked by the Heavenly Dao, thus the Book of Life and Death could record Ye Feng's name in Zhu Xiao's biography."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Bai Wuchang nodded thoughtfully. "The deduction made by Your Majesty aligns with the logic of the Book of Life and Death. However, if the truth is as Your Majesty says, then that man named Ye Feng is likely to have become a rather dangerous individual."
"I think we need to report this matter to the Heavenly Court and eliminate Ye Feng as soon as possible."
Ye Ling smiled. "If reporting to the Heavenly Court were useful, Ye Feng would have died decades ago and wouldn't be alive today."
Both the Shadow Hall and the Third Party possessed strength far exceeding that of the current Heavenly Court. Otherwise, King Yama wouldn't have been in the Heavenly Court for so long without bringing back reinforcements.
"Ye Feng, Zhu Xiao..."
Yuan Xiao Long, standing by, heard Ye Ling and the others constantly discussing the death of the Mountain God of Buzhou Mountain. He began to mutter the names "Ye Feng" and "Zhu Xiao," feeling that these two names were very familiar, yet he couldn't recall them. In the mouths of Ye Ling and the others, the Mountain God of Buzhou Mountain was Zhu Xiao... but in Yuan Xiao Long's own heart, he had been the Mountain God of Buzhou Mountain since ancient times; it couldn't be anyone else!
Could it be... my memory is false? There must be something wrong here!
Suddenly, the name Zhu Xiao struck Yuan Xiao Long, and his head began to ache intensely, as if some information was about to burst forth from his mind! An endless sorrow began to surge in Yuan Xiao Long's heart.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Suddenly, Yuan Xiao Long cried out in pain, clutching his head, attracting the attention of Ye Ling and the others.
"What's wrong with it?" Ye You was still contemplating Ye Feng and the Book of Life and Death. When Yuan Xiao Long suddenly screamed in pain, she was immediately drawn to him.
Ye Ling also looked at Yuan Xiao Long, who was crying out in pain while clutching his head, his brow furrowed. He said gravely, "Yuan Xiao Long's soul and brain are undergoing some kind of change. Perhaps something we were discussing has stimulated him."
"Stimulated him?" Ye You murmured, then thought of something and called out to Yuan Xiao Long, "Do you know Zhu Xiao?"
"Zhu Xiao... Zhu Xiao!!!" As Ye You uttered the name Zhu Xiao, Yuan Xiao Long's cries became even more piercing, and his eyes turned bloodshot. The muffled screams echoed through Buzhou Mountain, startling those who heard them and even causing the poisonous mist shrouding Buzhou Mountain to dissipate slightly.
Seeing Yuan Xiao Long's reaction, Ye You affirmed, "This Yuan Xiao Long must know Zhu Xiao, and they have a deep connection. Otherwise, it wouldn't react so strongly just to the name Zhu Xiao!"
Ye Ling looked at Yuan Xiao Long, a thought suddenly flashing through his mind. He said to Ye You, "Xiao You, try to see if there is any information about Yuan Xiao Long in the Book of Life and Death!"
"Right! How did I not think of that?" Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye You suddenly realized and immediately searched for information about Yuan Xiao Long in the Book of Life and Death. Yuan Xiao Long and Zhu Xiao had a very deep connection. If Yuan Xiao Long could be recorded in the Book of Life and Death, then the events that happened in Buzhou Mountain could likely be understood in broad strokes!
As Ye You infused her spiritual power into the Book of Life and Death to search for information about Yuan Xiao Long, the biography of Yuan Xiao Long soon appeared on the Book of Life and Death.
"Got it!" Ye You's eyes lit up as she saw the information appearing on the Book of Life and Death, and she quickly read aloud, "Yuan Xiao Long, born in the Tongtian Tower of the Tongtian Tribe, pieced together from three great demons: the Yin Evil Dragon, the Tongtian Ape, and the Nine-Headed Serpent..."
Ye You looked at Ye Ling. "Brother! This Yuan Xiao Long is an artificial creation of the Tongtian Tribe!"
"Mm." Ye Ling nodded and continued to ask, "What other information does the Book of Life and Death contain? What is Yuan Xiao Long's relationship with Zhu Xiao?"
"Mm... let me see... the Book of Life and Death also contains information about those three great demons." Ye You flipped through the biographies of the three great demons that were pieced together to form Yuan Xiao Long and read, "The Book of Life and Death states that the Yin Evil Dragon seems to be Zhu Xiao's son..."
"However, that Yin Evil Dragon was killed by Ye Feng five years ago..."
"Ye Feng took action against the Yin Evil Dragon five years ago?" Ye You was stunned.
A glint flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. "Ye Feng started targeting Zhu Xiao five years ago... coupled with the fact that he killed Zhu Xiao a few days ago and had Yuan Xiao Long impersonate the Mountain God of Buzhou Mountain, it means... he had already contacted the Third Party hidden in the shadows at least five years ago."
Obtaining this crucial information from the Book of Life and Death, Ye Feng's contact with the Third Party indicated his ability to break free from the control of the Shadow Hall! Yet, Ye Feng was still sacrificed by the Shadow Hall. This contradiction led Ye Ling to suspect... that Ye Feng seemed to have deliberately allowed his ultimate power to be extracted by the extraterrestrial forces.