"Eh?"
Within the Life Pattern world, the Medicine Ancestor was startled.
Just moments ago, He had seized Bei Huai's consciousness, which had been on the verge of a desperate counterattack, when He sensed another anomaly.
"Ancestor God?"
Though His mind was guarded within Niwan Palace, the Medicine Ancestor's true body still retained a basic sensitivity to the aura of Ancestor Gods.
He had distinctly sensed it: as Bei Huai's consciousness broke half-free, a new Ancestor God had been born on the Holy Spirit Continent.
This was no small matter! In this world, among the few things capable of stirring variables, Ancestor Gods were one.
By now, everyone in the Five Domains who could become an Ancestor had done so. After His Zero-Return, those unable to become Ancestors would basically never again be given the chance.
How could another Ancestor God be sealed at precisely this sensitive juncture, when Sui Yin had erupted and sought to possess Him? It was absolutely no coincidence!
The Medicine Ancestor dared not take it lightly. He temporarily set aside Bei Huai, who was destined to have no hope of breaking free, and even shelved Sui Yin's possession force as He sent His power outward to probe.
It was never wrong to keep an extra eye open.
"Gone."
What was horrifying was that there was no way to trace it back!
It was as though it had merely been an illusion. In truth, the Five Domains were peaceful, and no new Ancestor God had been born.
But how could the Zero-Return Ancestral God's perception be wrong?
If it had been a newly ascended Ancestor God, then no matter how strong they were, they should not have been able to evade the Zero-Return Ancestral God's detection.
Of all the remaining impossibilities, perhaps only one conclusion remained:
"One-step