Su Yi recalled his past experiences, then combined them with what Candle Nether Roc had said, ultimately reaching a conclusion—
The gods who could not descend upon the world had long known that Wang Ye, who had once pressed the Immortal Realm beneath his sword, was one of his reincarnated identities!
That was why, during the Era of Immortal Fall, Taiwu Mountain had vanished from the world so strangely under the gods' joint efforts!
And just moments ago, when Candle Nether Roc perceived the figures of those gods above the Epoch River, those gods had also realized that he, in this life, had returned to the Immortal Realm!
Having figured this out, Su Yi instead calmed down.
It was the unknown that was hardest to fathom.
Now that he knew these truths, there was no need to keep guessing.
"And then? What else did that fellow say?"
The sloppy old Daoist could not help asking.
Candle Nether Roc shook his head. "He said nothing. That figure standing in the darkness attacked directly, clearly intending to kill me completely!"
"But at that moment of extreme danger, something strange happened."
"Another group of gods appeared on that river, and they actually started fighting the gods I saw!"
At this point, Candle Nether Roc's face was full of disbelief. Smacking its lips in wonder, it said, "I could crack my skull thinking and still never figure out how slaughter could break out among the gods!"
"But it was precisely because of that that I narrowly escaped disaster!"
Even the sloppy old Daoist was stunned. He murmured, "They fought? It seems the gods are divided into factions as well..."
As he spoke, he looked at Su Yi and transmitted his voice, "Why do I feel that some gods wanted to use Taiwu Mountain as