Some unknown place.
An ethereal aura drifted through the air, and it felt like spring all year round.
A man and a woman in ancient-style clothing were sipping tea and playing Go.
"Recently, I sensed a trace of an immortal cultivation remnant's grotto opening."
"Was it one of the three great immortal cultivation grottos we've never found?"
"Fire Fusion, The End, and Turtle Cave... After all these years, we still haven't found any trace of those three grottos. The cultivators used ender power to bury them in the void. This time, I sensed the aura of the Fire Fusion Grotto. That scorching energy-it was them!"
"Who opened it?"
"I can't see clearly... The cultivators have already concealed their fate. I can't see them from this realm. Only by entering the mortal realm could I track them down. Perhaps I should..."
"Don't rush. The beings beyond our borders have already sent elite generals down to the mortal realm. This is a critical moment. We cannot expose ourselves. It won't be too late to appear once they fully commit to the war. Those immortal cultivation remnants are all dead. What great undertaking could they possibly accomplish?"
"I was being impatient. The Heavenly Court's plan must take priority in everything."
"Let's keep jerking off... Ah, no, playing Go."
The Nether.
A group of over 5,000 people was forcibly capturing wild monsters.
An enormous Tier 3 Core Dweller said, "So fast! A left whip kick, a right hook-I dodged neither! You came right up demanding a contract. Young people have no martial ethics. I advise you to watch yoursel-hello, master!"
A Tier 3 magma slime bubbling with lava said, "Ah, the sovereign of the Nether is here. I'm so scared. What? He wants to take me away? Wait! That fat bastard behind him... Why