With Ye Ling's words, Ye You also fell silent.
If there was anyone in this world most entangled with Ye Feng, Ye You would say she was second, and no one else could claim first.
She was sold to Tianyin Pavilion from a young age, then taken away by Bai Xiaosheng, and finally traveled back a hundred years to meet Ye Feng. Even the destruction of the Ye family was greatly related to Ye Feng.
To Su Xue'er, Ye Feng was both an enemy and a friend. To Ye You, Ye Feng was a mortal enemy.
With all these complex emotions intertwined, Ye You didn't know what her state of mind should be when facing Ye Feng.
When she learned that Ye Feng was dead, she felt a sense of relief, believing she could completely forget the past entanglements and face a new future.
But now...
Ye You suddenly learned that Ye Feng's death was self-orchestrated, and that Ye Feng might still be alive, hidden in some corner of this world...
The thought of this made Ye You feel immense pressure!
Ye Ling noticed Ye You's expression and realized the psychological pressure she was facing. He rubbed Ye You's head and smiled, "Don't worry, whether Ye Feng is alive or dead, if he dares to appear before our Xiao You, I will grind him into dust!"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye You couldn't help but laugh, "Brother, don't say such terrifying things with that tone of caring!"
"Ye Feng being alive has indeed had a great impact on me, but I'm not as fragile as you think. Next time he shows up, you won't have to make a move, I can defeat him myself!"
Ye Ling smiled again, "Then you'll have to work hard. If Ye Feng is still alive, his strength is at least that of a Saint. With your current cultivation, dealing with Ye Feng will be quite challenging."
Ye You said resentfully, "Brother, can you stop crushing my enthusiasm?"
"Hahaha... Alright, alright, you work hard!"
With Ye Ling's simple psychological counseling, Ye You quickly regained her composure and recovered.
Meanwhile, Yuan Xiao Long, who had been clutching his head and groaning, also slowly calmed down. His eyes were filled with despair, and after recovering his memories, he seemed to have given up all hope.
Bai Wuchang saw that Yuan Xiao Long had stopped moving and bowed to Ye Ling, "Emperor, that great demon..."
Ye Ling knew what Bai Wuchang was referring to. He nodded, and a ball of demonic energy appeared in his palm, enveloping Yuan Xiao Long.
When Yuan Xiao Long was groaning earlier, Ye Ling had noticed some changes in its brain and soul. This was likely because mentioning Zhu Xiao had stimulated the Yin Evil Dragon part of Yuan Xiao Long's body, causing its modified memories to be restored.
Now, searching Yuan Xiao Long's soul might yield unexpected information.
As expected, when Ye Ling's demonic energy invaded Yuan Xiao Long's head and searched its soul, Ye Ling obtained completely different memories from its brain!
In Yuan Xiao Long's new memories, its purpose here was similar to Ye Ling's previous guess.
Its existence served two purposes: First, it was a gift from an organization called "Void," a third-party force, to pledge allegiance to the Shadow Hall, aiming to help the Shadow Hall maintain the power of the runes in Buzhou Mountain.
Second, the Void organization intended to use Yuan Xiao Long's power to conceal the special creatures they stored beneath the runes, in order to steal the runes.
It was clear that the third-party "Void" not only wanted to find the key they desired in this layout but also coveted the power of the Shadow Hall.
Obtaining useful information from Yuan Xiao Long's mind, Ye Ling lowered his eyelids and murmured, "Who exactly is this 'Void'?"
"Among the indigenous forces of Earth, is there truly anyone who can scheme against the Shadow Hall?"
Ye Ling had clashed with the Shadow Hall many times and knew that the Shadow Hall had many Saints, and it wouldn't be surprising if there were even Emperor-level experts within it.
For Void, as an indigenous force of Earth, to be able to scheme against the Shadow Hall, which had extraterrestrial forces as its backing, Ye Ling found it somewhat unbelievable.
Not long after Ye Ling obtained information about the organization "Void" from Yuan Xiao Long, Chu, whom Ye Ling had sent to capture the escaped peculiar creature, also returned from afar, carrying a black mass in its mouth.
"Friend! I caught it for you!"
Chu excitedly threw the black mass from its mouth to Ye Ling.
Ye Ling caught the mass thrown by Chu and immediately felt a large amount of black energy surging out from within it, attempting to enter his body and seize ultimate power.
"Truly persistent!"
Seeing the black energy emanating from the black mass, a hint of gloom flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. He immediately activated his demonic energy to disperse the escaping black energy and suppress the power continuously emanating from the mass!
It was clear that after absorbing the runes engraved by the Shadow Hall on Buzhou Mountain, this peculiar black mass had also absorbed the black energy of the extraterrestrial forces.
The ultimate goal of the Shadow Hall in setting up the rune trap in Buzhou Mountain was to seize the ultimate power within Ye Ling and Ye You.
Although the trap they set had been destroyed by the Void organization, the power itself still existed. Now that Ye Ling had captured the mass, it was natural for that power to try and devour him.
After the black energy was completely suppressed, the black mass slowly revealed its true form.
The black mass was covered in soft, dark fur. Its eyes and mouth were hidden by its fur, making it look like a small furball from the outside.
However, although this furball looked somewhat cute, Ye Ling could feel an extremely vast power emanating from it.
That power seemed to contain the truths of this world; by comprehending this power, one could become the strongest!
"Is this the rune power of the Creation Gods..."
Back in the Nine Heavens Realm, Ye Ling had only caught a glimpse and didn't have time to comprehend it.
Now, this furball stored a considerable amount of runes. Although these runes were polluted by black energy and modified by extraterrestrial forces, making them different from the original version.
For Ye Ling, this was enough.
He had never encountered the runes of the Creation Gods before, and even if he were given the original runes, he wouldn't be able to comprehend them in a short period.
The weakened runes stored within this furball were exactly what he needed!
Once he laid the foundation for runes, if he had the opportunity to witness those runes in the future, he wouldn't be like before, having a treasure mountain in front of him yet unable to access it.
The furball, captured by Ye Ling, seemed to want to break free from his restraint and struggled in his hands.
"Yiya—!"
At this moment, the furball let out a sharp cry, and a massive surge of energy erupted from within it.
Around Ye Ling, a large number of dark runes suddenly condensed!