"I am not mad; I have my own considerations for doing this," Ye Ling said calmly, as if he were about to do something perfectly ordinary.
"You have no considerations at all!" the World-Ending Spirit Fire roared in anger. "Do you know that once your soul consciousness is absorbed, it's equivalent to abandoning ninety percent of your power? How can you fight Huang with just that sliver of soul power?"
"Who said I was going to fight Huang?"
"Then what do you mean?" The World-Ending Spirit Fire was a bit confused, not understanding what Ye Ling intended to do.
"If you don't plan to fight Huang, why would you let the Void Organization extract your consciousness and power? Isn't that just asking for trouble?"
Ye Ling said, "If the Void Organization is extracting the power of the Heavenly Dao to resurrect the Creation God, they will likely use some kind of sacrificial formation. My consciousness being drawn over is precisely to destroy that sacrificial formation."
"Doesn't the Void Organization want to resurrect the Creation God? If I destroy all their preparatory work, the Creation God naturally won't be able to live."
The World-Ending Spirit Fire sighed, "It's easy for you to say. What if the Creation God has already regained consciousness? If you go over like this, you might get yourself killed."
Ye Ling smiled, "If the Creation God has already awakened, then I will perish no matter what. I'm not greedy for a little more time."
Although Ye Ling's strength had expanded immensely, he wasn't so blindly confident that he could contend with the Creation God.
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the World-Ending Spirit Fire knew it couldn't dissuade him and could only sigh, "Since your mind is made up, I won't waste any more words. However, before you take this risk, you should protect your main body. Don't end up dying at the hands of the Void Organization only to have your body possessed by someone else."
Ye Ling smiled, "Don't I still have you? With the famous World-Ending Spirit Fire here, what petty thief can get close to me?"
Being flattered by Ye Ling like this, the World-Ending Spirit Fire felt a bit embarrassed and chuckled, "Well, well, that's true... With me here, no one can indeed get close to you. I'm just reminding you to have an extra layer of insurance, not because I'm not confident in my own strength."
Seeing the World-Ending Spirit Fire's stubbornness, Ye Ling shook his head and smiled, "I understand. I'll make sure to take precautions before I go."
With that, Ye Ling cast a barrier around the Lingxiao Palace and bestowed some of his power upon the Black and White Impermanence. He instructed the two brothers, "I will be leaving my spirit temporarily. You two brothers will guard me. No one is allowed to approach me, and no one present is allowed to leave the Lingxiao Palace. Do you understand?"
The Black and White Impermanence were still immersed in the shock of Ye Ling saving the Heavenly Dao. Now, with Ye Ling suddenly assigning them a task, they snapped back to attention.
The Black and White Impermanence were not fools. Ye Ling was now the undisputed number one person in the Three Realms. As long as they stuck to Ye Ling, it meant prosperity and a life of luxury.
Now that Ye Ling had assigned them a task, it was clearly an opportunity for them to earn merit!
Without any hesitation, the Black and White Impermanence stood straight, patted their chests, and said, "No problem, Your Majesty. My brother and I guarantee to complete the mission!"
"Yes, I'll be counting on you."
Seeing that the Black and White Impermanence had accepted the task, Ye Ling nodded slightly. Then, he turned to the Earthly Heavenly Dao and said, "I will go find the Void Organization later. They don't know yet that I've rescued you, so you must also stay within my barrier to avoid being detected by the Void Organization. Do you understand?"
The Earthly Heavenly Dao replied, "Understood! Of course, I understand! Ye Ling, you can go ahead and do what you need to do. My brothers and sisters will stay obediently in the Lingxiao Palace and will not cause you any trouble."
For the Earthly Heavenly Dao, the Void Organization was now its biggest problem. If Ye Ling could help eliminate the Void Organization, it would be more than happy!
After giving all the necessary instructions, Ye Ling did not delay. He set up a rune barrier around himself, then sat cross-legged behind the bronze door, reinforcing the seal behind it.
Having done all this, Ye Ling's spirit departed his body and entered the seal, replacing the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao.
The moment Ye Ling's soul entered the seal, an endless stream of black energy surged up, engulfing Ye Ling's soul.
Coldness, darkness, emptiness... A large amount of negative emotions flooded Ye Ling's mind, affecting his thoughts.
"Before extracting power, I have to be tormented first? What kind of twisted pleasure is this?"
Ye Ling sensed the negative emotions filling his surroundings and muttered softly. However, he did not dispel the black energy. Instead, he disguised himself as the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao and immersed himself completely in the darkness.
Gradually, several pitch-black tentacles extended from the darkness, tightly entwining Ye Ling and beginning to draw out his power.
Ye Ling's soul was paralyzed, and his consciousness began to blur.
"Here it comes?"
Ye Ling felt his power constantly draining. He also calmed his mind, attaching his consciousness to his soul power, tracing the flow of his draining power, and merging into the black tentacles.
Soon, Ye Ling's soul was completely devoured by the darkness, and his consciousness left this world along the black tentacles.
...
The Time Ruins, the birthplace of time.
This was an immensely vast island. Waterfalls flowed from the island's edge, plunging into the void.
Those waterfalls were the rivers of time flowing towards various timelines!
At the very center of the island was the source of all time rivers within the inner universe – the Time Spring.
This was the beginning of everything in the inner universe; the history of the universe was born from here.
Not far from the Time Spring, a black Time City floated above the Time Ruins, with rivers of time surging around it, serving as the city's moat.
Within the moat, many extinct temporal creatures from ancient times lived in the rivers of time, feeding on time.
Any one of these temporal creatures, if brought to the inner universe, could cause a world-ending crisis, forcing Ye Ling to personally intervene.
This floating city, surrounded by rivers of time and temporal creatures, was the headquarters of the Void Organization.
Li Xiaomei walked out of the Time City and looked at the spring at the center of the Time Ruins, her eyes deep as she murmured, "The Creation God's body is completely constructed. All that's needed is the Great Dao Heart sent from beyond the domain, and everything will be complete... This world will eventually return to the Void!"
At this moment, a member of the Void Organization instantly appeared before Li Xiaomei, kneeling on one knee, and respectfully said, "Esteemed Leader, the last batch of Heavenly Dao power has been delivered. Please preside over the ceremony."
Li Xiaomei said indifferently, "Put the new Heavenly Dao power into the Time Bottle and send it to the Time Spring. I will be there shortly."
"Yes..." the Void Organization member replied respectfully, then opened his mouth as if he had something to say.
Seeing the Void Organization member hesitating, Li Xiaomei frowned and asked, "Is there anything else?"
The Void Organization member said, "Reporting to the Esteemed Leader, the seal on the Earthly Heavenly Court has loosened, causing us to not be able to extract enough Heavenly Dao power from Earth this time."
"Currently, Ye Ling, the Emperor Ancestor, is guarding Earth, and our people dare not go to investigate the situation."
Li Xiaomei was unconcerned. "It's alright. Huang is still reconstructing his body, and his power is unstable. It's normal for seals in various places to loosen. Moreover, we have enough Heavenly Dao power. There isn't much Heavenly Dao left at the Earthly stronghold, so we don't need to worry about it. You may attend to your duties."
"Yes."
Hearing Li Xiaomei's words, the Void Organization member dispelled his doubts, respectfully bowed to Li Xiaomei, and then disappeared from his spot.
After the Void Organization member left, Li Xiaomei looked at the Time Spring in the distance again, a trace of anticipation and excitement appearing in her eyes as she murmured, "Huang... Your ideal is about to be realized. This world will all be yours!"
Li Xiaomei anticipated this and turned back into the castle to bathe and change, preparing for the final sacrificial ceremony.
At the same time, Ye Ling, disguised as the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao, was put into a bottle by the Void Organization after being drawn to the Time Ruins, completely unable to see the outside world.
"This small bottle actually contains the principles of time. Have the Void Organization truly found the Time Ruins?"
Ye Ling carefully sensed the power contained within the bottle and exclaimed in surprise.
If it weren't for his urgent mission, he would have wanted to comprehend the laws of time and space right here and ascend to the Supreme Immortal realm.
As Ye Ling marveled at the exquisiteness of the Time Bottle, he felt a shaking, followed by the sounds of collisions from outside.
"Am I being loaded onto a vehicle? What does the Void Organization want to do?"
Ye Ling was curious and tried to open the lid of the Time Bottle. However, the Time Bottle was sealed, and Ye Ling could not break through.
Although Ye Ling could still use runes to forcibly break the seal, it would inevitably create a commotion and alert the people outside.
Currently, Ye Ling was only a weak consciousness, and he didn't know the situation outside, so he dared not act rashly.
For Ye Ling now, one wrong step would mean losing everything. He could not afford to take risks.
Thus, after a bumpy journey, the bottle finally became still.
"Phew... it's finally quiet. Being trapped in a bottle is truly an unpleasant experience."
Ye Ling let out a long sigh. Before he could act, the mouth of the bottle opened.
Ye Ling looked up and saw a pitch-black eye peering in from the bottle's opening!