"You're bluffing me?" Bai Ye said, "I haven't been to Penglai or Fanghu, but I have been to Yingzhou. Although it's one of the three great sacred lands chosen by cultivators in the immortal cultivation world, isn't it just a broken island?"
"You're talking about Yingzhou in the immortal cultivation world," Li Jia Yi said, "I'm talking about Yingzhou."
Bai Ye asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"
Li Jia Yi asked, "Do you know the significance of these three places?"
Bai Ye said, "The three immortal islands overseas, where deities reside."
"Right, you know where deities live too," Li Jia Yi said with a smile. "Have you ever considered that after thousands of years, will deities still be deities? Will they still be as ethereal and detached from the mortal world as they are now?"
Bai Ye asked in confusion, "Hmm?"
Li Jia Yi said, "In short, the Penglai, Fanghu, and Yingzhou I'm talking about are not the same places as you imagine. As for whether you can find them, that depends on your abilities. I can only say so much for now."
Bai Ye was silent for a moment, then said, "Since you've said all this, let me ask one more question: who exactly are you?"
Li Jia Yi replied, "An ordinary Chosen one."
Bai Ye sneered, "An ordinary Chosen one wouldn't know so much. Moreover, judging by the information you've revealed, this goes beyond mere 'intelligence.' You clearly know some secrets about the World Battlefield."
Li Jia Yi said, "Alright, actually, I'm a God Disciple too."
Bai Ye sneered again. Was he trying to fool a ghost?
"See, you forced me to say it. Now that I've said it, you don't believe me," Li Jia Yi said. "We have no trust between us. No matter what I say, you'll only believe three parts and suspect seven. So, why continue?"
"I can only say that I can swear that I've told you everything I can. Anything I can't tell you, you can ask all you want and get nothing. Let's call this a draw and leave this damned place peacefully. After all, you've benefited, and the reward for this wish mission is yours again."
"Also, let's really never meet again. Consider me afraid of you, alright?"
Bai Ye said, "I've always thought you were the one hanging around me."
"I must have water in my head to be hanging around you," Li Jia Yi cursed, then added, "That's it. I hope we never meet again."
Beep, beep, beep...
After speaking, Li Jia Yi hung up the phone without waiting for Bai Ye's reply.
Bai Ye looked at the phone bug, then sat back on the sofa, resting his chin in his hand, deep in thought.
Although Li Jia Yi's words were ambiguous, they actually revealed a clear piece of information.
However, Bai Ye didn't know if Li Jia Yi was doing it intentionally or if he was being cautious by not being direct.
First question, although it was a question, following Li Jia Yi's line of thought, it was unclear who created the World Battlefield, but it was obvious that deities were likely not the rulers, but participants.
This was a peculiar line of thought.
In everyone's minds, deities were high and mighty. To make deities participants would imply something above the deities.
What existed above deities?
Secondly, if deities were participants, what role did they play?
This led to the second question posed by Li Jia Yi.
Were they Chosen ones? Bai Ye felt it wasn't that simple. They could resurrect dead Chosen ones to serve them, a capability that didn't seem obtainable through normal means.
Therefore, if deities were above the Chosen ones, what was above the deities?
Then there was Li Jia Yi himself!
Bai Ye felt he had to re-evaluate the man.
In Bai Ye's perception, Li Jia Yi was a dangerous individual, definitely belonging to the top tier among the Chosen ones in terms of strength. If nothing unexpected happened, he would undoubtedly play a role in the future Central Region War.
At the same time, the two of them had a feud, and their conflicts weren't just one or two.
Therefore, as an enemy and a potential future formidable foe, he should naturally be eliminated.
But it was only so much.
Now, Bai Ye discovered that Li Jia Yi seemed to know a lot.
A master could explore more areas and know more things.
However, the "things" Li Jia Yi spoke of far surpassed that scope.
Was it reasonable that Bai Ye, with his "do-over" bug, knew less than Li Jia Yi?
Therefore, what Li Jia Yi knew had nothing to do with his strength.
It was likely related to his identity!
Bai Ye muttered, "What is this guy's identity?"
A God Disciple?
Bai Ye shook his head. That answer sounded like nonsense. If Li Jia Yi were a God Disciple, he should have attacked him immediately, not fought with Situ Chi Cheng.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Bai Ye. He stood up abruptly and took three apples from the fruit bowl, arranging them in a triangle.
Many people believed that the World Battlefield was directly related to deities.
However, according to Li Jia Yi's theory of doubt, the World Battlefield was not directly related to deities, or if it was, there was still an existence above deities that could suppress them.
Therefore, there weren't two parties in the World Battlefield, but three: the World Battlefield itself, deities, and the Chosen ones.
Bai Ye couldn't determine the role the Chosen ones played yet.
God Disciples belonged to the deity faction.
The final party was the World Battlefield, and Li Jia Yi...
Bai Ye murmured, "Is this guy actually on the side of the World Battlefield?"
Bai Ye felt this possibility wasn't impossible, but it also seemed a bit far-fetched.
Simply put, everything about the Chosen ones was granted by the World Battlefield. If Li Jia Yi represented the World Battlefield, he should be an omniscient and omnipotent being, right?
And then, this omniscient and omnipotent being had been beaten by him, and not just once?
Bai Ye tapped his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.
As he pondered, the matter seemed to clarify, yet it felt increasingly chaotic.
"Penglai, Fanghu, Yingzhou..."
In his previous life, Bai Ye had visited Yingzhou, a fairy island located overseas in the immortal cultivation region.
Bai Ye even knew that place had four restricted zones, three on the island and one in the sea. These four restricted zones could yield two golden-quality magic treasures and one red-quality magic treasure, along with a red-quality flying sword.
Furthermore, Bai Ye knew of two hidden quests there, which could randomly grant golden-quality immortal artifacts.
It was a very high-level immortal cultivation area, and currently, no one could enter it.
However, Li Jia Yi's implication was that the Yingzhou he visited was clearly not the right one.
So, was there a second Yingzhou? Or, did Yingzhou exist in regions outside the immortal cultivation areas?
Bai Ye leaned back on the sofa, contemplating whether he should find people from the Evil Spirit Gang to inquire about these three places.