"Could that gate... be the gate to the Time Ruins?" Ye Ling noticed the bronze gate in the center of Buzhou Mountain, a flicker of curiosity in his eyes.
He could sense the aura of the law of time around the bronze gate.
At this moment, the fragments of the green meteorites, having absorbed the power of the Heavenly Dao, flew into the sky and scattered in all directions, rapidly condensing into a barrier to envelop Buzhou Mountain.
"Are they trying to trap us all in here?"
Seeing the barrier rapidly forming in the sky, Ye Ling had no intention of complying with the enemy's wishes. He directly waved his hand, tearing through space, and ripped the nearly formed barrier in half!
The barrier shattered!
Rumble!
Buzhou Mountain began to shake violently. The bronze gate, hidden deep within Buzhou Mountain, broke through the earth, the law of time swirling around it, time flowing backward.
The barrier torn by Ye Ling began to mend at a visible speed.
"Hehehehe... Hahahahaha!"
At this moment, an extremely eerie laughter echoed around Buzhou Mountain. Bai Wuchang, who was sitting cross-legged below, suddenly looked extremely grim, breaking out in a cold sweat.
Seeing Bai Wuchang's condition, Ye You's expression also changed slightly, and he quickly asked, "Hey, are you okay?"
Bai Wuchang's eyes were tightly closed, his body trembling uncontrollably. The spiritual energy within him became incredibly chaotic, and it seemed he was on the verge of going mad and dying on the spot!
"No, if this continues, Bai Wuchang is doomed!"
Ye You realized Bai Wuchang was in trouble. Just as he reached out towards Bai Wuchang, the green meteorite fragments floating in the sky suddenly emitted a brilliant light.
The strong light directly enveloped Bai Wuchang, blocking Ye You from reaching him!
Helpless, Ye You withdrew his hand and quickly flew to Ye Ling's side. "Brother, what's happening? Bai Wuchang seems to be in trouble."
"The people from the organization Xu have made their move."
Ye Ling glanced at Bai Wuchang, who was shrouded in strong light, and said in a deep voice, "The enemy's destruction of Buzhou Mountain was to lure us into repairing it with the power of the Heavenly Dao. They are seizing this opportunity to take the power of the Heavenly Dao to construct a formation."
"Bai Wuchang has likely become a vessel for some creature. The barrier in the sky is a summoning formation, intended to summon a certain being."
Ye You looked at the formation condensed from the green meteorite fragments in the sky and asked, "Can that formation be destroyed?"
Ye Ling replied, "It can be destroyed, but the bronze gate is surrounded by the law of time. Even if I destroy the formation, time will reverse, and the destroyed formation will be repaired. Forcing its destruction will only deplete the origin of the Heavenly Dao, making our efforts futile."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye You couldn't help but frown. "Then what do we do now?"
Ye Ling said, "It's fine. Let's wait for them to make their move."
That eerie laughter continued to echo above Buzhou Mountain, even spreading beyond the Underworld.
The ghost messengers in various parts of the Underworld, as well as the souls waiting to be reincarnated, all looked up at the sky in terror.
The laughter seemed to possess a soul-capturing power.
All the spirits in the Underworld were drawn out of their deepest fears, and they began to let out piercing screams.
Soon, the entire Underworld descended into chaos.
In the Yin soldier camp below Buzhou Mountain, Hei Wuchang stood in front of the command tent, gazing at Buzhou Mountain, which was shrouded by the barrier, with a grave expression. He felt an extremely ominous premonition.
"This laughter... could it be... him?"
Hei Wuchang was filled with worry. He glanced at the Yin soldiers around him and instinctively gripped the long sword at his waist.
The camp was surrounded by a barrier, which could barely block the demonic sound echoing in the sky.
However, with the continuous strengthening of the demonic sound, the entire camp was bound to fall into chaos.
Inside the command tent, Su Ruoxue and Xu Xiaoqing were quietly waiting for Ye Ling's return when they suddenly heard the eerie laughter from outside.
"What is that?"
Su Ruoxue listened to the strange laughter, a flicker of confusion in her eyes. Just as she was about to go out to check the situation, she suddenly heard Xu Xiaoqing's scream!
"Fa-father!!!" Xu Xiaoqing screamed. She suddenly summoned her flying sword and slashed the sand table in the command tent in half!
"Xiaoqing?" Su Ruoxue was startled by Xu Xiaoqing's sudden frenzy and tried to stop her.
"Don't come any closer!"
Xu Xiaoqing pointed her sword at Su Ruoxue, her eyes turning scarlet. She looked as if she was about to lose her sanity.
Su Ruoxue was frightened by Xu Xiaoqing's current state and stood frozen, unsure of what to do.
At this moment, Xu Xiaoqing could no longer control herself and lunged towards Su Ruoxue with her sword!
Clang!!!
Just as Su Ruoxue was about to be stabbed by Xu Xiaoqing, Hei Wuchang, who had sensed the anomaly in the tent, instantly appeared and deflected Xu Xiaoqing's sword.
Hei Wuchang's eyes changed slightly upon seeing Xu Xiaoqing's scarlet eyes and immediately asked Su Ruoxue, "What happened?"
Su Ruoxue was also completely bewildered and shook her head repeatedly. "I, I don't know what happened. I just heard a very eerie laugh, and then Xiaoqing became like this..."
"Laughter?"
Hei Wuchang's expression grew even more solemn.
After her weapon was deflected by Hei Wuchang, Xu Xiaoqing did not calm down. Instead, she soared into the air, broke through the command tent, and flew towards Buzhou Mountain.
"This is bad!"
Hei Wuchang's expression changed dramatically as Xu Xiaoqing suddenly flew towards Buzhou Mountain. He abandoned Su Ruoxue and quickly pursued Xu Xiaoqing.
Both Su Ruoxue and Xu Xiaoqing were entrusted to him by the Emperor. If anything happened to them, he would not be able to bear the responsibility!
Logically speaking, with Xu Xiaoqing's cultivation, it should have been easy for the Heavenly Palace realm Hei Wuchang to capture her. However, as soon as Hei Wuchang caught up to Xu Xiaoqing, an abnormally powerful force erupted from within her, sending Hei Wuchang flying back!
Bang!
Hei Wuchang was sent crashing into the camp like a cannonball, causing the ground to shatter and the camp to fall into disarray.
Meanwhile, Xu Xiaoqing, with undiminished momentum, broke through the defensive barrier constructed by the Yin soldiers and flew into Buzhou Mountain!
The barrier was breached, and a large amount of poisonous gas spread out from Buzhou Mountain. In an instant, the defense line built by the hundred thousand Yin soldiers collapsed!
Within Buzhou Mountain, Ye You, sensing the change in Xu Xiaoqing's aura, his expression shifted slightly. He looked at Ye Ling and said, "Brother, Xiaoqing she..."
"I know..."
Ye Ling had also noticed Xu Xiaoqing's change. He waved his hand, creating a barrier around the perimeter of Buzhou Mountain to re-isolate the dense fog within, and then tore through space, pulling Su Ruoxue from the camp towards him.
"Ye Ling? Xiao You? This..."
Su Ruoxue had not yet recovered from Xu Xiaoqing's frenzy. Now, finding herself suddenly appearing before Ye Ling and Ye You, she was even more bewildered.
She was just an ordinary person, how could she have witnessed such a scene?
What exactly had happened?
Ye Ling said, "There might be a big event unfolding next. Ruoxue, you and Xiao You should enter my small world together. Let Xiao You explain the rest to you."
With that, Ye Ling did not wait for Su Ruoxue to ask further questions and directly took Ye You and Su Ruoxue into his small world!
That was a space independently opened up by Ye Ling, located within Ye Ling's body.
In that small world... unless Ye Ling himself died, those within the small world would not be harmed in any way!
It could be said that Ye Ling's small world was the safest place on Earth at the moment!
After placing both Ye You and Su Ruoxue into his small world, Ye Ling then looked at Xu Xiaoqing, who had flown into Buzhou Mountain, his gaze becoming serious. "It seems... a big one has arrived."
At this moment, behind Xu Xiaoqing, space split open into a massive rift, and a giant palm, comparable to Mount Tai, stretched out from within!