Above the [Other Shore].
At the point of utter collapse, as though standing at an infinitely lofty height, the exceedingly tiny figure let out a soft sigh. His gaze was deep and distant as he looked beyond the Light Sea.
He has spoken with Wanbao.
Indeed, the Karmic Net was the World Honored One's private domain. He could not hear what the two had discussed, but he could detect unusual fluctuations of Karma.
That said, he was not overly worried. He could tell that it was the World Honored One who had sought out that Mysterious Virtue Dao Ancestor, which meant the World Honored One should be leading matters. Since that was the case, there was nothing to worry about. After all, this disciple of his had been resting in his palm from beginning to end.
The key was still that Xuande.
"Rumble!"
At that moment, a solemn Dao chime suddenly rang out without warning. It seemed to come from an unimaginably distant place, faint yet strangely clear.
The closer a living being was to death, the nearer their final limit, the more deafening this sound became in their ears. It was the summons of the Netherworld. Birth, aging, sickness, death, reincarnation and rebirth—whether one was a lofty True Lord or an ordinary mortal who achieved nothing, all were equal before it.
Chu Sheng suddenly turned his head.
Thought returned to those eyes of Supreme Forgetfulness. Ever since that Mysterious Virtue Dao Ancestor had appeared, the Variables dormant within the Light Sea seemed to have begun erupting one after another.
"Attain the Netherworld now."
His chilling gaze descended upon the Real World, locking directly onto the upright figure standing at the Ghost Gate—a figure who, beneath the Dao Lords, had nearly reached the very limit.
[Sky Soaring].
At this moment,