The celestial gate summoned by Lin Jiao and the others slowly pierced through the void passage.

The Emperor Realm Domain Power of Shi Fengchun continually crushed towards the Reincarnation Banner.

The Reincarnation Banner began to show signs of damage.

A deeply pained expression appeared on Lin Jiao’s face.

"Shi Fengchun, Ye Chen, we will settle our accounts another time!" Lin Jiao shouted coldly. In the next moment, she and her people fled into the void passage opened by the celestial gate.

"Boom!"

The space suddenly trembled.

The celestial gate closed.

Shi Fengchun raised his hand and summoned the damaged Reincarnation Banner into his grasp.

"If it weren’t damaged, this would actually be a good item, worth much more than an ordinary Sacred Artifact." Shi Fengchun glanced at the Reincarnation Banner in his hand and muttered.

Ye Chen immediately chimed in, "Brother Chun, if you don’t want it, why not give it to me."

"Indeed, I don’t think much of it." Shi Fengchun laughed, then stored the Reincarnation Banner into the Storage Ring.

Ye Chen: "..."

Shi Fengchun changed the subject, "You’ve got some skills, managing to nearly defeat Yun Feiyang, the Celestial Walker of the Original Heaven."

"I can only say that this Reincarnator Lin Jiao is too troublesome. If it weren’t for her meddling, I could have killed Yun Feiyang." Ye Chen grumbled, wishing he could immediately eliminate Lin Jiao!

"It’s fine, they’ve fled to the Overworld. Sooner or later, they’ll meet their end at your hands," Shi Fengchun said calmly.

Ye Chen responded with a nod, "Brother Chun, how’s it going over there?"

"Not bad, the four Hidden Clan families have been driven back." Shi Fengchun said, suddenly coughing up blood, his aura in disarray.

Ye Chen: "Brother Chun, you’re really injured?"

"Yes, fighting against two Emperor Realm opponents from the Hidden Clan was too much pressure. If I weren’t injured, they wouldn’t have had a chance to escape into the Overworld. There are still many insidious people hiding in the shadows, watching.

To be honest, even without Lin Jiao, others would have emerged to stir things up.

If I had insisted on killing them earlier, someone would have come to obstruct.

This world has too many opportunists.

Think about it, how powerful is the Reincarnation Divine Palace?

And how strong is the Original Heaven?

If Lin Jiao and Yun Feiyang were in a life-or-death crisis and someone helped them, wouldn’t they gain the support of the Reincarnation Divine Palace and the Original Heaven?

That’s why I deliberately let them enter the Overworld just now."

After Shi Fengchun spoke, Ye Chen understood.

Brother Chun deserves his reputation, thinking about so many things.

"Have those who were secretly watching left now?" Ye Chen asked.

Shi Fengchun nodded, "After Lin Jiao and Yun Feiyang entered the Overworld, they immediately left, realizing that the Reincarnators and the people from the Original Heaven had a retreat. Intervening would merely be adding embellishment without much significance, and there’s no need to risk offending our True Martial Hall."

Ye Chen said, "Brother Chun, Reincarnator Lin Jiao said that Grand Hall Master Lingxiao and Grand Elder Feng Wuya have deployed a lot of forces within our True Martial Hall? What’s going on?"

"I just found out as well."

Shi Fengchun said, "Besides the Black Armor Army, an elite force from the Grand Hall is hidden near Cangzhou. They intercepted other Hidden Clan families coming from different regions and stopped the Reincarnators from gathering forces from elsewhere.

The Grand Hall is genuinely concerned about you, and now it’s clear that they’re willing to oppose both the Reincarnation Divine Palace and the Original Heaven."

Ye Chen nodded, "Brother Chun, while the Reincarnation Divine Palace and the Original Heaven haven’t reacted yet, we should quickly deal with the matter in the Overworld. Otherwise, if they fully engage, all our previous arrangements will become extremely difficult."

"Are you confident?"

"It’s about time to give it a try."

"After resolving the issues in the Overworld, what’s your plan?"

"I plan to temporarily leave Cangzhou for a while. The main targets of the Original Heaven and the Reincarnation Divine Palace are still me. If I leave, and the Grand Hall safeguards Cangzhou, they probably won’t cause any large-scale trouble here." Ye Chen said.

Shi Fengchun frowned, "Just like when you were in the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Ye Chen shook his head, "In the Great Zhou Dynasty, I had no choice but to leave. But now, I actually have options. At worst, I could stay in the Overworld, and no one could do anything to me.

Yet I still choose to leave.

It’s not about escaping.

But because in another place, there’s a more important matter waiting for me to face."

Shi Fengchun’s eyes gleamed, "Do you need help?"

Ye Chen gave a faint smile, "I might have to rely on myself."

The situation at the Celestial Burial Sea remains unknown for now, so it’s better not to drag Brother Chun into it.

Besides, going against the Heavenly Dao at the Celestial Burial Sea, even though Brother Chun is mysterious and powerful, he’s apparently not strong enough to contend with the Heavenly Dao.

Moreover.

Cangzhou needs Brother Chun!

Shi Fengchun didn’t probe further, "Since you have a plan, go ahead. If things really become unmanageable, you can return to Cangzhou, and I’ll help rally support from the Grand Hall to resolve it together."

"Brother Chun, thank you."

Shi Fengchun chuckled, "How about giving me the Heaven-Shooting Divine Bow as thanks?"

Ye Chen: "... That thing is already broken."

Shi Fengchun chuckled, "You, young man, have no grand vision."

Ye Chen: "Brother Chun, when you took the Reincarnation Banner earlier, that was truly lacking in grand vision!"

"Are you going to the Overworld to ambush them now or later?" Shi Fengchun asked.

"Later, I suppose. After all, I can reach the Overworld in half a day, while it will take them ten days to half a month. No rush."

......

In the celestial gate passage leading to the Overworld.

Yun Feiyang, having caught his breath, finally reconstituted his physical body.

His expression was grim, silent.

Reincarnator Lin Jiao said, "The methods of the Original Heaven are formidable, and you’re the Celestial Walker of this generation, so your skills should be extraordinary. Why were you defeated by Ye Chen in such a wretched state?"

Yun Feiyang gritted his teeth, "He possesses a Qi Fortune Longbow, capable of harnessing Cangzhou’s great fortunes. I was shot by him several times, giving him the opportunity to exploit.

If not for that, Ye Chen would be nothing more than an ant I could crush at any time!"

A look of surprise appeared on Lin Jiao’s face. With a wave of her hand, her power manifested in the form of a pale golden longbow, "Is it this one?"

Yun Feiyang nodded.

Lin Jiao’s expression became exceedingly complex, "Unexpectedly, the item that fool Li Shiji was guarding has unknowingly fallen into Ye Chen’s hands!"

"Is this your Reincarnators’ artifact?" Yun Feiyang was shocked, "Perhaps it wasn’t Ye Chen who unknowingly took it, but Li Shiji who gave it to him. That person called Li Shiji helped Shi Fengchun cripple one of the Emperor Realm experts I brought today!"

"Li Shiji helped Shi Fengchun?" Lin Jiao looked puzzled, then snorted coldly, "Once we reach the Overworld, I’ll mobilize the Celestial Eye, Iron Armor, and Green Ghost clans to return to Cangzhou. At that time, I’ll contact the Reincarnation Divine Palace, and they’ll deal with Li Shiji."

"Your Reincarnation Divine Palace can mobilize foreign races?" Yun Feiyang stared at Lin Jiao.

Lin Jiao said, "Yun Feiyang, stop pretending. Isn’t the Original Heaven always connected with foreign races? Without them, the Original Heaven couldn’t have condensed the world source in the Origin Pool."

Yun Feiyang’s expression turned dark immediately, "Lin Jiao, I don’t know what you’re talking about!"

In his heart, he clearly understood Lin Jiao’s implication.

But this was the greatest secret of the Original Heaven, involving its very foundation!

Lin Jiao smiled, "Since you’re the Celestial Walker of this generation from the Original Heaven, you must know these things. Of course, whether you admit it or not doesn’t affect our collaboration this time."

Yun Feiyang snorted coldly, choosing not to speak further.

The group continued to fly forward at the fastest speed through the passage connecting to the Overworld.