"Who are those men in black?"
Ye Ling stopped upon seeing the sudden appearance of the men in black, his eyes filled with surprise.
The aura emanating from these men in black was unlike anything Ye Ling had ever encountered!
Furthermore, the space around each of them was extremely chaotic, as if they did not belong to this time or space at all!
What Ye Ling found even more unexpected was that after such a long time away from the East Xuan Continent, there were still people hunting him in the current East Xuan Continent!
Who were these people?
Before Ye Ling could react, the men in black joined forces and erected a barrier, causing Ye Ling's constructed Samsara Great Dao to instantly shatter!
The resurrected villagers died once more!
"These fellows can actually nullify my Great Dao?"
Seeing the methods of the men in black, Ye Ling's heart was once again stirred by a monstrous wave!
Dong Gua, who had been weeping tears of joy due to the resurrection of his loved ones, was instantly dealt a severe blow when he witnessed his blood relatives brutally killed before his eyes again. He became completely stunned, his eyes turning hollow!
"No... don't... don't ahhhhhh!"
Upon witnessing the tragic state of the village, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire quickly exclaimed, "Damn it, kid! We've been tricked. Dong Gua, that girl, after such a dramatic rise and fall, is likely to go completely berserk! Those guys have an unusual origin! Kid, you must be extremely careful!"
Boom!!!
As expected, the moment the World-Destroying Spirit Fire finished speaking, immense Heavenly Dao power erupted from the depths of the village, causing the entire East Xuan Continent to tremble!
"First kill the Heavenly Dao, then deal with Ye Ling!"
The men in black in the sky spoke sternly, then attacked the berserk Dong Gua with lightning speed!
The surrounding space began to collapse due to their actions!
"Do they really think I don't exist?"
Seeing the men in black daring to cause trouble right in front of him, Ye Ling's expression turned completely grim. He immediately condensed chains from thin air, entangling all the men in black!
"Not good! This is Emperor Ancestor realm Ye Ling, we've come to the wrong era! Retreat quickly!"
Upon being ensnared by Ye Ling's chains, the men in black all cried out in alarm. Then, the space around them rapidly distorted, indicating their intention to escape!
"Trying to escape?"
Seeing the men in black attempting to flee, Ye Ling immediately tugged on the dark chains, pulling them towards himself. Simultaneously, he used his spiritual energy to disrupt the space around the village, cutting off the men in black's escape route!
However, the men in black seemed to have been prepared. As they neared Ye Ling, they all detonated themselves!
Boom!!!
Several men in black exploded, their powerful shockwaves destroying the space within the village, attempting to drag the village and Dong Gua into the temporal turbulence!
The self-detonating men in black used their remaining residual souls to flee into the shattered space!
Seeing that the village was about to be endangered, Ye Ling disregarded the residual souls fleeing into the shattered space. He immediately acted to stabilize the space around the village, saving Dong Gua and all the villagers!
Soon, Dong Gua's berserk power was suppressed, the space around the village was repaired, and the sky returned to peace.
Ye Ling once again summoned the Samsara Great Dao, resurrecting the villagers who had died once more. However, this time, Ye Ling's expression was considerably solemn.
"World-Destroying Spirit Fire, did you hear what those guys just said?"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire replied, "I heard... they seem to be hunting your past self across time..."
Ye Ling said gravely, "Why would they do that? After I broke through to Supreme, I should have completely escaped the river of time. There should only be one true me across countless time periods. Even if they hunt my past selves, they are merely hunting my shadows, which would have no effect on me..."
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire said, "But from their appearance, they seem serious. And kid, did you notice? They know you are in the Emperor Ancestor realm... and the time in the East Xuan Continent has always been frozen. They couldn't have been involved in your creation of a new cultivation system!"
"This means that they knew about the Emperor Ancestor realm before you even created a new cultivation system! Kid, this is no small matter!"
Ye Ling frowned, "If that's the case? Is the person who froze the East Xuan Continent helping us? If he hadn't frozen the East Xuan Continent, those men in black would likely have killed me!"
Ye Ling had exchanged blows with those men in black earlier, and they were generally at the level of Supreme Immortal Heavenly Void Emperor. If they had found Earth during the phase when Ye Ling had just returned to Earth, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire said, "This... damn it, it's too chaotic. I can't figure out what's going on anymore! I just arrived at the East Xuan Continent and such bizarre things are happening, my head is about to explode!"
Seeing the World-Destroying Spirit Fire's agitated state, Ye Ling knew that this old hand didn't know what was going on. He could only put the matter aside for now and head towards Dong Gua's location.
After this assassination attempt, Ye Ling could also confirm that Dong Gua was the reincarnation of the East Xuan Heavenly Dao. Thus, he no longer needed to search for residual Heavenly Dao power; he could simply support Dong Gua to become the Heavenly Dao again.
As for the group of mysterious men in black, he still needed to gather more information!
Deep within the village, in Dong Gua's home.
A village woman was nervously tending to the unconscious Dong Gua lying on the ground, looking somewhat helpless.
This village woman was Dong Gua's mother, and also the village chief's wife, Duoma.
Seeing Ye Ling approach, Duoma immediately shielded Dong Gua behind her, staring at Ye Ling with a wary expression and saying, "Who are you? Don't come any closer!"
In fact, Duoma still hadn't figured out what was happening. She didn't understand why she had come back to life after being killed by robbers.
And Dong Gua, who was supposed to be hidden in the cellar, was inexplicably lying next to her.
Ye Ling quickly tried to appease Duoma, saying, "Don't worry, I'm Dong Gua's friend. Please let me take care of her."
However, Duoma did not seem to believe Ye Ling's words. She continued to fiercely protect Dong Gua, preventing Ye Ling from getting any closer.
Ye Ling also found it difficult to forcibly move Duoma aside, thus remaining frozen in place.
"Duoma, this lord is the benefactor who saved our village. He resurrected our village!"
At this moment, the village chief Lin Yun, who had witnessed Ye Ling resurrecting the village with the Samsara Great Dao, arrived with the villagers and helped Ye Ling explain.
Hearing her husband's words, Duoma looked at Ye Ling with disbelief and exclaimed, "You... you resurrected us?"
Ye Ling smiled wryly, "It was me."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's direct admission, Duoma's expression changed drastically. Realizing her mistake, she immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Ye Ling, saying, "Please forgive me, immortal. This humble woman has eyes but cannot see, and should not have blocked the immortal!"
Most of the villagers in this village were ordinary folk. When facing ordinary cultivators, they were like ants, let alone a great figure like Ye Ling who controlled Samsara!
People like Ye Ling were usually revered as gods from heaven and worshipped for generations!
Ye Ling was definitely a paramount figure at the pinnacle of the East Xuan Continent. Duoma, realizing her rudeness, instantly became fearful and uneasy.
Lin Yun also knelt down to Ye Ling with other villagers. However, they were not apologizing but expressing their gratitude to Ye Ling, saying, "Thank you, immortal, for saving our village! We will worship you for generations to come!"
Seeing the villagers suddenly kneel before him, Ye Ling couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly.
However, he also knew that many uncultivated villages in the East Xuan Continent were like this. He didn't dwell on it and quickly walked to Dong Gua's side to check her condition.
The moment Ye Ling touched Dong Gua's hand, his expression instantly changed!
At this moment, Dong Gua's body was empty, and her consciousness was extremely scattered...
This was a sign of impending death!