Ye Wudao looked at the Human Emperor Guardian and said softly, "I met Senior Yujing. He sensed that something was wrong with the Heavenly Dao and had me refine the Kunlun Mirror."
"After that, he sent me back to before the Immortal Realm shattered, so I could see what exactly had gone wrong with the Heavenly Dao."
At those words, the old man fell silent for a long time.
After a while, he looked toward the ceiling of the Human Emperor Hall and said in a low voice, "So the Heavenly Dao really has gone wrong?"
"The Immortal Realm is actually going to shatter?"
He looked at Ye Wudao and asked, "So you found your way to before the Immortal Realm shattered by following the River of Time?"
"In other words, the Immortal Realm's destruction is imminent?"
Ye Wudao nodded. "That's right! I followed the scars in the River of Time to find this place."
"After the Immortal Realm shattered, a huge gap appeared in the stretch of the River of Time where it had existed!"
"And it won't be long before the Immortal Realm shatters!"
The old man sighed and said gravely, "It seems this is still connected to those things from beyond the realm!"
"I've been feeling restless for some time. I never imagined the Immortal Realm would shatter!"
Then he looked at Ye Wudao and said quietly, "That little fellow Yujing is quite decent."
"He knew he had to send you back to investigate the state of the Heavenly Dao."
"As the Yellow Emperor's grandson, he still has the Human Race at heart."
Hearing the old man's words, Ye Wudao asked, "Senior! Are the things from beyond the realm you mentioned clouds of black mist?"
The old man narrowed his eyes and looked beyond the stone door.