After that cry, the images within the Divine Soul Mark came to an abrupt end.
Lotus Eye's voice then rang out in his mind:
"It seems Immortal Elder Wuji entered these Southern Heavenly Gate Ruins before you did, and he appears to have already fought the lingering divine intent of the ancient god Xingtian."
Xu Taiping, who had watched the images within the Divine Soul Mark once more, immediately said in bewilderment upon hearing Lotus Eye's words:
"Immortal Elder Wuji should have entered these Southern Heavenly Gate Ruins after Sister Lingyue went to the chaos beyond the heavens. That would have been a little over ten years ago at most."
Xu Taiping paused here, then turned his gaze toward the Bronze Casket on the table and asked in deep puzzlement:
"But by all rights, Senior Yundaozi should have sealed that divine intent more than two hundred years ago."
Lotus Eye replied:
"Xingtian's divine intent wasn't completely worn away even by the time the Heavenly Court collapsed. Do you think it could truly be sealed away completely?"
Xu Taiping's heart immediately tightened.
Lotus Eye continued:
"Among the human race powerhouses I have seen, even excluding Zhao Xuantan, there were still quite a few whose cultivation and combat strength surpassed Yundaozi's."
"But in my view, even they might not dare claim they could seal the ancient god Xingtian's divine intent."
Xu Taiping immediately nodded slightly and murmured:
"In other words, it's very possible that Yundaozi's seal on that divine intent began to loosen decades or even over a hundred years ago, allowing part of it to escape."
"And Immortal Elder Wuji most likely encountered this portion of Xingtian Divine Intent that escaped the seal?"
Lotus Eye answered:
"That is actually the best-case scenario. The worst-case scenario is that this divine intent has