Nether River Region.
One of the Six Regions Thirteen Realms of the Netherworld.
Since ancient times, the Sin Blood River and Unjustly Dead City, regarded as great ominous forbidden lands, had both been scattered throughout this vast and boundless territory.
The climate of the Nether River Region was exceedingly harsh, and the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth was mixed and chaotic. It was also known as the "Land of Sin."
The reason was that demons and devils ran rampant throughout this vast territory, while heretical forces flourished.
Southeast of the Nether River Region, Thousand Snake Mountain.
As night approached, dark clouds blanketed the sky, thunder rumbled, and before long, a torrential downpour came pouring down.
The rain fell swiftly, carrying a faint aura of sinister Killing Intent.
Halfway up Thousand Snake Mountain stood a temple, long abandoned and overgrown with weeds.
Yet at this moment, a bonfire burned within its main hall.
The firelight dispelled the darkness and illuminated the walls on both sides of the hall, revealing the murals of Buddhas once painted upon them.
But perhaps due to the passage of time, those murals had long since become faded and broken.
At the center of the hall stood a clay Buddha statue.
The statue had Three Heads Six Arms and sat cross-legged upon a lotus pedestal, its countenance solemn and dignified.
Yet the statue too had been badly damaged, with even several of its arms broken off.
Beside the bonfire, Su Yi sat in a Rattan Chair, his gaze directed outside the hall.
An ancient temple stood amid the wilderness as night rain poured down. From time to time, muffled thunder resounded, shaking heaven and earth and making mountains and rivers shudder.
The torrential rain struck the eaves in a dense clattering rush, while gusts of mountain