The three of them soon arrived near the Tang Dynasty. Before they even drew close, they saw immortal light swirling above it.
"Th-this... whose light is that?" Tongtian Cult Leader asked. He could not make it out.
Taishang Laojun calculated on his fingers, surprise in his eyes. "Just as I previously guessed, this is Emperor Ziwei's immortal light."
"Then why was it absent before, only to appear now?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked.
Taishang Laojun said, "It did not appear before because someone concealed the matter of Emperor Ziwei's reincarnation, preventing us from learning of it and also preventing this immortal light from manifesting. Now that the matter is no longer hidden, it has appeared."
After hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Cult Leader understood. Naturally, that person was Li Shimin.
No wonder King Qin Luo had been unable to use the Demonic Mark to invade Li Shimin. Li Shimin was Emperor Ziwei's reincarnation, so the Demonic Mark naturally could not enter him.
"This Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva actually managed to conceal the matter so deeply!" Yuanshi Tianzun said with a frown.
It was already remarkable enough to hide Emperor Ziwei's reincarnation so thoroughly, and to make them believe it was Li Zhi was even more impressive.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was the ruler of the Underworld. He had the ability to conceal someone's reincarnation, though the price he had to pay was somewhat great.
Yet Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had still done so. This time, he had truly outmaneuvered the Three Pure Ones.
The Three Pure Ones stood there, gazing at the distant Tang Dynasty, their hearts filled with helplessness.
They had plotted so painstakingly for so long, only to be defeated in the end by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's light strike.
"Not only did we fail to deal with Li Shimin this time, we instead made the Tang