The vast Yang Realm, the true Mortal World, surged with yang energy. Some were attempting to carve open Chaos, punch through a temporary wormhole, and enter the Nether Universe.
"Reporting to the Dao Master, after repeated probing, we discovered a ruined Ancient Road. There may be a certain chance of success in entering the Nether Universe."
Within an ancient hall, a group of powerful experts knelt below, kowtowing to a Divine Statue that seemed like a clay or wooden figure. It was covered in dust, with a thick layer of dirt accumulated over its body, more than half a foot deep.
At that moment, the Divine Statue spoke and its body moved slightly. Dust cascaded down. The people below felt their hearts tremble. This ancient Great Ability had not spoken or moved for at least tens of thousands of years. Its flesh had withered and its spiritual consciousness had gone silent, yet now it had revived. It truly was still alive.
"Mm, back then, I cast a few little fish into the Nether Universe..."
The Great Ability spoke, his words shaking their hearts, and ordered those below to explore a route into the Nether Universe.
"We obey the Dao Master's Dharma Decree!"
The disciples of this Great Ability accepted the order and went to carry it out.
The Yang Realm was boundless, but it was no longer peaceful. Some ancient Great Abilities were awakening. Certain arrangements they had made in their early years involved the Nether Universe, and some people were beginning to act.
Beyond the Nether Universe, in a ruined universe within Chaos and closest to the Yang Realm, Chaos churned. Countless Small World spaces floated through it like isolated islands.
That day, terrifying sounds came from the deepest reaches of Chaos. An Ancient Road that had been