The Sword God guessed correctly, the Dao Ancestor is also not dead.
This is something Qing Yu can confirm.
And from how the Dao Ancestor possessed Xuan Du to rescue Elder Shiming back then, these Nine Heavens are undoubtedly the work of the Dao Ancestor. Elder Shiming, in fact, is most likely serving the Dao Ancestor.
It's just unknown how Elder Shiming came into contact with the Dao Ancestor. When Nine Heavens was established, Xuan Du hadn't yet transformed into the Dao Ancestor's form.
"At present, the priority is to find out how the Buddha plans to escape, and why he and the Dao Ancestor are trapped," Qing Yu said.
"Leave it to me, just need to ask Papiyan," a glint of battle intent flashed in the Sword God's eyes.
Just now, he hadn't fought enough, had he?
"Then I'll devise a plan to further target the Buddhist Sect, perhaps investigate the Buddhist scriptures," Qing Yu said.
