Fang Zheng Mysteriously Disappears in a Future Branch

You know, just as walking on the ground leaves footprints and swimming in water leaves ripples.

Everything in the universe is in a state of mutual interference.

Even teleporting through the void inevitably leaves fluctuations in space, and although these fluctuations spread at the speed of light and quickly dissipate and distort.

They can still be used to trace coordinates in reverse.

Even if someone deliberately disrupts and smooths out the fluctuations, there will still be subtle ripples left for a fleeting moment, before the fluctuations have completely subsided, which can be used to calculate coordinates.

However, Taiyin frowned, unable to find any trace of fluctuations.

He made a decisive move and immediately employed the Taiyin Silver Mirror Retracement Method.

A silver mirror appeared in the void, beginning to penetrate the void and trace back through time.

This mirror retracement method is the inverse application of the Moon Phase Divination Method; it does not divine the future but is used to map the past to obtain information.

Scenes from not long ago began to appear in the mirror.

Taiyin saw Fang Zheng arrive in this small world, converse with a few Flood Dragons, and saw him place the Bedrock and the blood pool.

Then, he vanished into thin air...

In other words, Fang Zheng's sudden disappearance was not due to void teleportation, but a genuine vanishing into thin air.

Frowning, Taiyin gazed at the blood pool beneath his feet. "Where on earth did young friend Fang Zheng go?"

Taiyin knew very well that even someone on par with himself, who was now living his fourth life, could not possibly abduct someone from under his nose.

If someone truly could abduct Fang Zheng while his fully revived Taiyin Moon Blade and Human Emperor Seal deities were observing the entire process, it would mean that the power of this mysterious being far surpassed his imagination!

If that were not the case, and he had indeed vanished into thin air, then this gave Taiyin a bad premonition.

Having spent a few days together, Taiyin understood that Fang Zheng was not a life form in the conventional sense.

From the Immortal Ascension Road to their recent companionship, Taiyin had learned many peculiar things about him.

For example, Fang Zheng's body lacked continuity; instead, his body, like a series of frozen statues, constantly shifted its movements in leaps and bounds, forming what appeared to be a continuous form.

To ordinary mortals, Fang Zheng's movements were continuous, but even to those who practiced martial arts with some skill, Fang Zheng appeared as a strange entity composed of frozen statues.

The transitions between each frozen body were so rapid that even Taiyin could not capture any intermediate process.

If there were no continuous connection between these frozen bodies, and they simply disappeared between one action and the next, it would likely be like this.

Therefore, based on the observations, the most likely scenario currently was that Fang Zheng had disappeared on his own.

"Could it be that he returned to that Block World?" Taiyin pondered in his heart.

"But, based on Fang Zheng's current behavior, there were no signs of him wanting to leave."

"His personality wouldn't allow him to leave without saying goodbye, would it? Did something unexpected happen?"

During his interactions with Fang Zheng a few days prior, Taiyin had become very familiar with Fang Zheng's personality and abilities, and he knew about that mysterious Block World, as well as Fang Zheng's fear of its monotonous nature.

If Fang Zheng had suddenly returned to that dull and boring Block World, he would undoubtedly try every means to leave again.

For instance, he would constantly try to strike the so-called Hell Gate with lightning, attempting to open a new white portal to leave.

With a slight sigh, Taiyin raised his hand and collected the nearby Bedrock blood pool, retracting the moonlight that had frozen time, and unsealing the small world that had been paused.

Seeing the three members of the Jiang Family, who had suddenly returned to normal from their suspended state and were bowing to him, Taiyin remained silent for a moment before speaking to the Sun Holy Emperor:

"If Fang Zheng tries to leave the Block World again, the new world he goes to might no longer be our world..."

Taiyin's expression calmed, and he strode outwards. "Let's go, Sun Holy Emperor. Fang Zheng's sudden disappearance has changed our original plan."

"We can no longer revive the Great Emperors of all worlds as planned. Guarding the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands will be more troublesome now."

"Mm," the Sun Holy Emperor nodded.

His tone was steady. "Since the plan has changed, let's go and formulate a new one."

"However, with the current supply of immortal energy for those Forbidden Zone Supremes, they probably won't launch another Dark Turmoil."

"If the plan changes and we cannot protect the universe while annihilating those beings who devour all life, we'll have to win over allies and guard cautiously for now."

Taiyin's eyes flashed with cold light. "If there were no need to protect all living beings, you and I working together would be enough to kill them all."

"But during battle, it's difficult to look after the countless lives in the universe. We can only respond to changes with constancy and wait until they attack the Immortal Ascension Road before making further considerations..."

Time flowed by, and above the Big Dipper, a massive rift filled with immortal light suddenly tore open in the void.

Instantly, all the life forbidden zones on the Big Dipper opened, and golden avenues converged from forbidden zones across the entire universe.

The boundless power of faith gathered from all over the universe permeated the area. Mount Sumeru on the Big Dipper rose from the ground, held aloft in the palm of a golden Buddha-like figure.

It was the Divine Self left behind by Emperor Amitabha, waiting for eons. He would fulfill his promise and lead all Buddhists into the Immortal Realm.

In the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, a figure wearing a bronze mask and with dull, lifeless eyes gazed into the distance.

Across the entire universe, excluding a few Supremes like those in the Underworld, a total of over 30 Forbidden Zone Supremes arrived at the Big Dipper.

Taiyin, the Sun Holy Emperor, Gai Jiuyou, the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, the Void Emperor Corpse Medium Emperor Yellow Emperor, the Hengyu Emperor Corpse Medium Shennong... all the allies Taiyin could find across the universe who were willing to protect all living beings were present.

The Taiyin faction and the Forbidden Zone Supremes faced each other calmly, each wary of the other.

Taiyin did not want the aftermath of battle to damage the universe, and the Forbidden Zone also did not want their condition to be compromised before successfully attacking the Immortal Ascension Road.

Although over a dozen Forbidden Zone Supremes, including the Light-Dark Supreme, Longevity Heavenly Venerate, and Stone Emperor, wore cold smiles, wanting to settle their millennia-old grudges immediately, they were still restrained by other Forbidden Zone Supremes who had not yet consumed sentient beings.

Both sides tacitly agreed that all grievances would be settled after the Immortal Ascension Road.

Whether they succeeded or not...

The moment the great rift in the void tore open, over thirty Forbidden Zone Supremes surged into it together.

Endless destructive light permeated the area, and the great rift that had just appeared was forcibly torn open.

The Mighty Pass at the entrance of the Immortal Ascension Road was directly pierced by the destructive immortal light. The empty void behind it was also forcefully carved out a path by the destructive power.

A brilliant Great Dao formed. The combined power of over thirty Supremes, constructed from Great Dao Runes, forged a supreme Great Dao that led directly into the distance, piercing towards that mysterious far-off place.

All the Supremes who had been waiting for the Immortal Ascension Road to open then stepped forward and entered.