Ye Xiao's ears were piqued up when he heard the words "red-haired woman". It is because it was her who told him to bring her sword back. It was also her who showed him the way to the Dragon Temple. If it was not for her, he wouldn't be able to enter the Dragon Temple and enter this place.
He had also never thought that the Ancient Samsara God was the real villain. It means that the stories about him in the outside world were all wrong, and there was a huge possibility that those stories were circulated in the Divine Realm by the Ancient Samsara God himself.
As for whether the Ancient Samsara God was still alive or not, Ye Xiao was completely unaware. He also didn't know if the Ancient Samsara God has completely comprehended the Profound Meanings of the Laws of Life and Death.