Nether Palace's Scheme, Entering the Nine Tribulations

Tian Yuan Great World, somewhere mysterious.

Before a massive Teleportation Array, the Black-Robed Old Man of Nether Palace stood respectfully waiting with many high-ranking members from its branches.

Had Lu Qing been present, he would have noticed a familiar old acquaintance among them.

It was Mo Hongyun, the Treasure Pavilion Master whom he had once saved in the Small Azure Realm.

Mo Hongyun's aura was now restrained and perfectly rounded. She had clearly already stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm.

Yet Mo Hongyun found it rather strange. What sort of great figure could make even her master, an Eight-Tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator, lead everyone here and wait with such solemnity?

Could it be that something else had happened outside during the time she had been in seclusion?

Amid Mo Hongyun's confusion, the Teleportation Array suddenly began to flicker.

A few breaths later, several figures appeared within the array.

The faint auras emanating from each of them made Mo Hongyun's heart tremble.

She understood at once that these had to be the great figures her master and the others had been awaiting.

Sure enough, upon seeing those figures, Mo Hongyun's current master—the Black-Robed Old Man—shuddered and immediately stepped forward to greet them.

"Grand Elder, I never expected you to come personally. And Junior Brother Hei Ming and Junior Sister Hong Fei—you came as well."

Three people had arrived through the teleportation: a white-haired elder, a masked young man, and a woman overflowing with seductive charm.

That young man was none other than Hei Ming, the Nether Palace Direct Disciple who had once briefly crossed paths with Lu Qing in the Guixu Secret Realm.

"If that person truly is in the Tian Yuan Great World, then unless I came personally, I fear none of you would be able to do anything to