First update today: Chapter 2341! 1/4!
Thinking this through, Xu Kun felt the matter was rather thorny, but...
What Tai Si had said earlier gave him another reminder.
He hurriedly asked, "Third Aunt, have you seen Third Uncle since his soul entered the Nine Netherworld?"
Tai Si shook her head.
"Then how did you know that I'd met him?"
At that, Tai Si could not help sighing. "I know his aura too well. That day, when you tried to refine the Netherworld Ghost Fire in the Mount Lingjiu Realm, Fire Fiend Ma Shan knew he was no match for you and chose to use the Netherworld Ghost Fire to open the Gates of the Underworld. But he ended up trapping himself."
That giant hand...
"He's very strong."
That was Xu Kun's assessment.
Tai Si nodded. "That old man's plans run deep. His help to us wasn't merely for the sake of Fifth Sister. He should also have some kind of cooperation with Brother Chang."
Xu Kun was slightly surprised. "So you mean my Third Uncle, under my grandfather's arrangements, took another path. More than that, my grandfather is also one of those plotting against the Underworld. Using the Human Realm's forces to conquer the Underworld comes with all sorts of restrictions. But if one is already part of the Underworld, then none of the problems faced by Human Realm creatures entering the Underworld would exist."
Tai Si nodded, affirming Xu Kun's idea.
"Third Aunt, could there be another possibility?"
"What is it?"
A sharp gleam flashed in Xu Kun's eyes. "Under my grandfather's instruction, my Third Uncle rose from the depths of the Underworld. His goal was naturally to unify the Underworld. He's working from the inside out."
"And the Phoenix Race forces you lead, capable of conquering the