Death... and me

Some of the cultivators got puzzled. "Pseudo-Temporal Path? What is that?"

Rean's group obviously knows about it. After all, they used one in the past to go from the Underworld to the Heavens. Different from the Main Temporal Path, which has been there for countless years, the Pseudo-Temporal Path only stays open for a short time. Usually, they disappear within 200 to 300 years.

They are also hard to find since they can appear anywhere in any of the three Higher Realms. Some even connect to the Mortal Realm below. Considering the size of each of the Realms, finding them is harder than finding a specific grain of sand on a beach. 

But then again, due to the sheer number of living beings in all these realms, eventually, someone stumbles on these temporary paths. However, not everyone can go through them. They are extremely unstable, which puts a limit on the cultivation one can go through them.

The cultivation limit is also random, depending on the Pseudo-Temporal Path itself and how long it has been open. The closer the Path is to close, the more unstable it becomes. Naturally, the cultivation level it can hold also gets lower. It's basically because it can't hold the existence of someone too powerful, as such an existence affects the laws of space around it.

That was the explanation Nolui gave everyone, which was the same one Rean's group knew about.

Nolui then continued. "Those are the rules... or so they should have been. However, we found a new Pseudo-Temporal Path that doesn't connect to any of the Three Higher Realms or the Mortal Realm. Such a thing shouldn't have happened, but it did."

Nolui then looked at his communication badge, checking where he was at the moment. Right after, he opened a Spatial Gate. "Alright, all of you, come inside. We need to get moving. You can ask me more questions on the way."

Everyone entered, and Nolui closed the passage behind. On the way, Rean was the first one to voice his doubts. "So, Nolui, where does this Pseudo-Temporal Path connect?"

Nolui shook his head, though. "That's the issue, we don't know. It has never happened before... Well, at least we don't have any records of such a thing. The three higher realms are just too big, so it might have happened somewhere in the past, but we never found it."

Kanglia was next. "What does the Vruves have to do with it? As you know, we would rather not get involved with them."

"That's exactly the reason why we are putting so much importance into this path," Nolui explained. "It was because the Vruves sniffed out the discovery of this new Path and are trying to enter that we are interested. We want to know what could possibly make the Vruves move out."

Bacia found it strange. "But... why would you need people like us to go check this thing? I mean... wouldn't it be better to call a few Divinity Realm Experts to check? Sure something involving Vruves would catch the Divinity Realm experts' attention. Senior Flinyu and Fosleve seem to be within them."

"Not only that," a guy Kasmesford spoke. "The Vruves could also send their own Divinity Realm experts, so our presence in such a place is basically suicide."

Of course, considering they are going through this mission, there must be a reason behind it. They simply waited for Nolui to explain those obvious doubts.

"You are all wrong. First, the Vruves can't send any Divinity Realm Experts to the Realm of Gods. There is a reason for that," Noluio began.

Rean immediately nodded. He had heard about it back when the war just started. "That one, I know. Before the war started, the Realm of Gods was closed. Divinity Realm experts are capable of forcing their way into other Realms without the need for the Temporal Path. Unfortunately, the experts of our Realm of Gods were afraid of the Elder Devils coming to help the Devils during the war, so the first thing they did was close the Realm. I don't know how they did it, but I'm sure no Divinity Realm Experts, Elder Devils, or Archangels can enter the Realm of Gods at the moment without using the Main Temporal Path."

Nolui was surprised that Rean knew such information. Usually, only the Divinity Realm experts would be aware of such things. "Indeed, you are right. Because of this, the Vruves definitely can't send any Divinity Realm experts."

He then looked at Kamesford. "As for our own Divinity Realm Experts, you should be well aware of why they can't come at the moment."

"The war?" Kamesford asked back. "But can't we separate at least one Divinity Realm expert?"

Rean was the one to answer. "The Vruves know about the Pseudo-Temporal Path, so they definitely want to come and use it. That said, any space Divinity Realm expert is most likely..."

Nolui nodded. "You are quite smart, Goku. Indeed, all the Divinity Realm Experts we have to spare are stationed at the Temporal Path Entrance. Even though we have many formations in place, when the Vruves are involved, you can't be too careful."

"Besides, even if Divinity Realm experts and similar appeared at this new Pseudo-Temporal Path, all they could do was look and protect the entrance. The Path can't hold existences at their level, after all."

Nolui's eyes then narrowed. "That said, the Vruves can only count on one thing: Space-Time Realm and bellow experts that they already had stationed in the Realm Of Gods."

Essefy raised his hand. "I believe that's the part where you will explain about your capture by the Devils, right?"

Nolui scratched the back of his head. "Well, that's correct too. You see... I'm basically the only one who knows where this Path is located, so the Vruves allied with the Devils to get me captured. However, the Devils don't know about this Path. They just accepted the job as there was probably a high payment for it."

Immediately everyone understood why this Nolui was so important to everyone.