Ch. 406The Gray Zone
Su Wen warned Xue Aotian that the Netherworld Master had contacted the outside world and tried to recruit powerful Heavenly Jewel Masters. Xue Aotian brought Su Wen to meet his wife Philia, who guarded the seal, and the chapter left them weighing whether to let Su Wen see it.
- Xue Aotian accepted Su Wen's request after hearing that the Netherworld Master had contacted people beyond the seal.
- Xue Aotian led Su Wen into Snow God Mountain's depths and reunited with Philia, his wife and Tian Er's mother.
- Xue Aotian explained how Su Wen's Academy and World of Learning had strengthened Heavenly Jewel Masters across the continent.
- Xue Aotian told Philia that the Netherworld Master had met Su Wen through a Space Crack and tried to tempt him into helping it escape.
- Su Wen asked to observe the Netherworld Master's sealing formation without opening it, and Philia hesitated over the danger of its corruption.