In the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, Ye Ling reappeared before the assembled immortals, clutching the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire, his mind still somewhat dazed.
Everything that had just transpired was too much of a rollercoaster for Ye Ling.
Being personally suppressed by the Creation God and then escaping from the Creation God's grasp – Ye Ling found the mere thought of it incredibly exhilarating.
Especially when Zhang Xiao Ling arrived with Xuan Yu to rescue him, Ye Ling was profoundly shaken!
"Zhang Xiao Ling is actually this strong?" Ye Ling muttered to himself, Zhang Xiao Ling's image lingering in his mind.
He had known Zhang Xiao Ling was strong before, but he hadn't anticipated him being *this* strong!
Now, even with his full effort, he was no match for the remnant soul of Can Xie, yet Zhang Xiao Ling could already confront a true Creation God… He could feel the vast difference between himself and Zhang Xiao Ling!
However, this chasm-like gap did not discourage Ye Ling. Instead, it ignited his fighting spirit and greatly amplified his desire to become stronger!
"Kid, what are you spacing out for? I'm about to lose control!"
Just as Ye Ling was recalling the series of events, the voice of the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire suddenly intruded into his mind, snapping Ye Ling back to reality.
Only then did Ye Ling remember that the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire was still in his hand. He quickly looked at it and saw signs of the spirit fire breaking through the rune seal, its black flames tending to spread outwards.
The space around the Lingxiao Treasure Hall had already shattered, and the immortals within were all trembling and kneeling, believing Ye Ling intended to take their lives.
"Damn it! I almost forgot the main business!"
Ye Ling immediately reacted and quickly injected new soul power into the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire, urging it, "Hurry up and seal your own spiritual energy!"
With the help of Ye Ling's runes, the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire gradually suppressed the ferocity within it and managed to catch its breath.
After suppressing its inner ferocity, the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire irritably said to Ye Ling, "You brat are too unreliable. If you had been a moment slower just now, and I had gone berserk again, you and this inner universe would have been finished!"
Ye Ling also chuckled awkwardly, "My apologies, it's just that I've received too much information at once and couldn't react in time."
The World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire understood what Ye Ling was shocked about and didn't dwell on it, saying, "Indeed, when the Lord of Remnant Evil came looking for you, I thought you were dead for sure. I didn't expect you to actually escape back!"
"I have to say, you have great fortune, kid. To survive this, you're bound to do great things in the future!"
"I estimate the Lord of Remnant Evil must be furious right now!"
Ye Ling then asked, "Sigh, you say, if Zhang Xiao Ling confronts the Lord of Remnant Evil, will he be in danger?"
After all, the Lord of Remnant Evil was a Creation God in his prime, and Ye Ling was very worried about the outcome for Zhang Xiao Ling and Xuan Yu.
The World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire, however, said, "You don't need to worry about that. Zhang Xiao Ling has a very strong background. The Lord of Remnant Evil can't do anything to him for the time being. You should focus more on yourself and develop properly within the inner universe. After this battle, I've come to understand that before you've fully grown, you simply can't leave the inner universe. The Lord of Remnant Evil is always watching you."
Ye Ling frowned slightly, worried, "But I've already scoured all the resources in the inner universe. There's neither Chaos Heart nor Origin of the Great Dao here. How can I seek a breakthrough?"
Even though Ye Ling had now opened up a completely new cultivation system, the current spiritual energy quality of the inner universe was not enough for Ye Ling to break through from Emperor Ancestor to逍遥仙 (Xiaoyao Xian).
If Ye Ling didn't have a greater opportunity and continued to cultivate step by step, he might not be able to break through to逍遥仙 (Xiaoyao Xian) by the time the cosmic barrier was breached by the outer realms.
The World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire seemed not to worry about this at all and said to Ye Ling, "Don't you worry about that. When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a way. Besides, I can tell you that this inner universe is not as simple as you think, otherwise, so many forces from the outer realms wouldn't be trying so hard to get into the inner universe."
"Besides the inheritance of the Creation God, there are many good things in the inner realms!"
Ye Ling's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately asked the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire, "So, you know where those inheritances are hidden?"
"Of course, like my…" The World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire suddenly realized it was about to slip up and quickly shut its mouth.
Ye Ling pressed, "Your what?"
The World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire quickly regained its composure and immediately said, "Kid, don't think about my stuff. Even if I wanted to give it to you, you're not at the stage to use it yet. You should just focus on what you need to do. Don't you still need to go back to the Eastern Profound Continent?"
Hearing the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire change the subject, Ye Ling didn't press further and instead asked, "Speaking of the Eastern Profound Continent, don't you find this whole situation very strange?"
"Strange?" The World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire was taken aback. "What's strange about it?"
Ye Ling said, "We've been to the Time Ruins, and the entire Void organization has been destroyed by me, but I still haven't found the person who gave us the fake coordinates. From the looks of it,荒 (Huang) also doesn't know about the Eastern Profound Continent."
The World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire suddenly realized, "That's right… I almost forgot about it if you hadn't mentioned it! It seems someone else interfered, leading you to meet that girl, making you aware that the Demon Palace on the Eastern Profound Continent had collapsed, all to intentionally lure you back to the Eastern Profound Continent?"
Ye Ling nodded slightly, "Yes… I think so too. Perhaps the collapse of the Demon Palace on the Eastern Profound Continent is also related to that person. But I still can't figure out the purpose of their actions. Why would they want to lure us back to the Eastern Profound Continent?"
The World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire said, "You won't get an answer by racking your brains here. Why not go back and take a look? Anyway, the Void organization is gone, and the Heavenly Dao of Earth has been saved. There's nothing else you need to do here on Earth. Going to the Eastern Profound Continent won't take much."
With Ye Ling's current cultivation, he could teleport to any place in the inner universe with a single thought.
For Ye Ling to travel from Earth to the Eastern Profound Continent was like stepping out of his front door to eat breakfast across the street; it wouldn't take much effort.
Seeing that the World-Extinguishing Spirit Fire didn't have any more information, Ye Ling sighed slightly and said, "Fine, since you don't know who did this, I'll just have to go to the Eastern Profound Continent first."
"But before going to the Eastern Profound Continent, I still need to find that girl."
Ye Ling remembered the girl who hid in the black hole and tried to take his life. His eyelids drooped, and a rune appeared in his palm.
Before letting the girl leave, he had left a mark on her!