"I will establish a sect at the Source of River of Forgetfulness and spread the teachings. Let it be called the Nether Emperor Sect... If you can inherit my will, then you shall be the Nether Emperor."
Those were the words the Phoenix Emperor had spoken when she took Jade True Person of his previous life as her disciple.
The destined outcome had been set as early as his previous life.
Jade True Person of his previous life, who had bitterly sought immortality, had merely been a fake Nether Emperor—hanging up a sheep's head while selling dog meat.
Jade True Person of this life had given up his life, willing to remain forever with his Dao Companion in another form... and had truly become the Nether Emperor.
It did not lie in one's own bestowed title, but in whether others acknowledged it.
There would no longer be some tactless Phoenix Emperor coming to make trouble, nor would there be a Heavenly Emperor seeking to unify heaven and earth. Whether the Netherworld should have order, and what that order ought to be, could be discussed and decided later. There was nothing to fight over. Jade True Person himself cared even less; such right and wrong meant nothing to him.
Those who did not care about such things were the most suitable.
The thousands of years of dispute between the River Styx and Phoenix Emperor in their previous lives could finally rest.
The two women stiffly turned their heads, their gazes falling upon the Rahu Demon Dragon as killing intent gradually filled their beautiful eyes.
Rahu was in extreme agony now. This time, he had truly shut the door and trapped the dog—himself! He could not get out even if he wanted to! His connection to the Outer Realm had long been