Hell Emperor.

Chapter 681 Ye Jie - Evacuation
As these words fell, Ye Jie seemed to hear a crisp sound of something breaking.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that the golden divine light was once again gathering from the depths of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's eyes, which meant one thing: his next attack was about to be launched.

Ye Jie was slightly taken aback: "This is impossible... He is actually not suppressed by the superior combat skills and can still use the power of the Fiery Eyes..."

Looking into the distance at the Monkey King, who was full of fighting spirit and knew nothing of retreat, Ye Jie finally began to understand the meaning of his previous words.

Compared to him, who was fully committed to the battle, Ye Jie had too many concerns, which led to his being suppressed from the very beginning. He lost out from the start, both in terms of momentum and determination.

“I understand. I really have no reason to risk my life here. This is between you and the Heavenly Court, and it’s best if I don’t interfere.”

Ye Jie shook his head. There was more than one way to obtain the treasure of good fortune. To fight to the death against a demon king whose strength was unparalleled in the world for a magic weapon, only to let others benefit in the end, was not a good choice at all.

The golden light in the eyes of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven gradually faded, and he finally grinned: "Compared to those divine generals, you are indeed stronger. If there is an opportunity another day, when you have put aside your distracting thoughts and found the will to fight to the death, come and fight me, Old Sun, again."

Ye Jie rubbed his forehead, hoping that day would never come.

Seeing Ye Jie turn and leave without the slightest hesitation or reluctance, Zhao Gongming, who had brought him here, was somewhat dumbfounded:

"Wait a minute, if you leave now, what will happen to the treasure of Sudhana? What will happen to those heavenly soldiers?"

"I will find another way. As for those heavenly soldiers, you can figure it out yourselves."

Ye Jie waved his hand, and immediately activated the Xuan Ying Step. His figure transformed into a black arrow shadow, and he moved away, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye, leaving the many heavenly soldiers looking at each other in bewilderment.

During the relocation, Ye Jie focused his attention on another matter.

"The power of the Daoist scripture has failed... Logically speaking, the effects of superior combat techniques should be inescapable, making it impossible to use combat techniques in battle anymore. How did he manage to do that...?"

Ye Jie looked thoughtful. As a Dao Scripture that gathers the power of countless Great Daos, its power is beyond doubt. Logically speaking, no one should be able to get rid of it. But the Great Sage Equal to Heaven did it. This made Ye Jie's heart tremble. Could it be that even the Dao Scripture is not the strongest?
Upon careful recollection, Ye Jie did indeed hear a clear shattering sound when the Great Sage Equaling Heaven broke through the limitations of the Daoist scriptures. However, at that time, Ye Jie was still immersed in the Great Sage Equaling Heaven's words, causing him to overlook the unusual sound.

"Is it his fighting spirit, his will to fight? But how could that be... However, if I were to use it again, perhaps I could interrupt his attack once more and re-seal it..."

After much deliberation, Ye Jie could only shake his head. Indeed, those experts who had reached the ninth level of cultivation were all formidable opponents. Even with the power of the Dao Scripture, he had to go all out. Only when his own strength and cultivation level matched theirs could he contend with them. However, to advance his cultivation level and become a Wealth-Bringing Envoy, he needed to obtain the Treasure of Good Fortune. The path through the Heavenly Court was now blocked. Where could he possibly find the Treasure of Good Fortune?
Confused, Ye Jie teleported back to Fulousha City, where people from all walks of life flocked to the city, and the sound of gongs and drums resounded throughout the streets and alleys, presenting a lively and extraordinary scene.

Soon after, the day the four guardians gather will also be the Obon Festival in the human world, and the residents of the city will hold a grand gathering to celebrate the joy of the festival together.

Before long, Ye Jie reunited with his companions who had arrived in the city earlier, and learned from them the intelligence they had gathered beforehand.

Hua Xiaomei spoke slowly: "Of the four guardians of the Holy Truth, three have already arrived in the city. One of them is the Ganges Goddess who commissioned us to find the traitor. Since the Ganges Goddess is the commissioner, she must be unrelated to the traitor. Let's eliminate her for now. The only remaining targets to consider are the other three."

Ye Jie nodded. After all, Hua Xiaomei was just like him, a former senior ghost messenger with extraordinary experience in investigations. Ye Jie was really worried about entrusting this matter to someone else, but if it was Hua Xiaomei, he believed she would have already made her own judgment.

"Of the remaining three, the first is Kanishka, the guardian of the Nirvana Truth. Since Yama's death, he has gradually wiped out the remaining remnants and rivals and is now the king of the human world. He promotes Buddhism and has close ties with the former members of the Ksitigarbha Temple. In addition, there are rumors that he plans to take advantage of this gathering of guardians to establish Buddhism as the state religion. He is the least suspicious one and is currently in the city."

Hearing Hua Xiaomei's report, Ye Jie nodded. Although he had the least suspicion, he wasn't entirely without doubt: "The Nirvana Truth... destruction and rebirth, a new life. It seems this Truth hasn't chosen the wrong person. But I remember the last human king, the Yama Emperor, colluded with the Heavenly Demon. Who will be next?"

"The other one who arrived first was Shiva, the guardian of the Noble Truth of Suffering and Accumulation. He believed in suffering and endurance, and sought to understand the truth from pain. Most of his followers were reckless ascetics and fanatics. I only saw them from afar. Their appearance was quite frightening. They were all covered in wounds and looked quite formidable. As for Shiva's own strength, it was even greater than that of the Ganges Goddess."

Ye Jie understood. Could it be that the leader of the ascetic cultivators couldn't resist the corruption of the Heavenly Demon and ultimately became a traitor? It wasn't impossible.

While pondering, Hua Xiaomei said, "The last one is Ashoka, the guardian of the Sacred Truth of Reincarnation. It is said that he was once the ruler of a dynasty, but he eventually fell and was forgotten in the dust. If it is him, it is not impossible. However, since he has not yet arrived, the investigation into him can only be put on hold for the time being."

Having grasped the intelligence, Ye Jie had a general idea of ​​what was going on. It seemed that each of the remaining three guardians could potentially become a traitor, and each had their own reasons. Further investigation was necessary.

After reporting the situation, Hua Xiaomei turned her gaze to Ye Jie: "Speaking of which, Brother Jie, weren't you on your way to find the Treasure of Good Fortune? Did it go smoothly?"

Ye Jie shook his head helplessly: "Don't even mention it. The condition the Heavenly Court gave me the treasure of good fortune was that I had to deal with the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. It seems I have to think of another way."

Hua Xiaomei's lips curled up: "In that case, I have some good news. On the day the guardians gather soon, one of the guests will be carrying the treasure of good fortune."

(End of this chapter)