Yet beneath the calm surface of the Immortal and Mortal Realms lay a tremendous crisis. One night after the gateway closed, the young disciple was suddenly awakened by a nightmare. In the dream, he saw the Immortal and Mortal Realms shrouded in endless darkness, a darkness like an abyss from hell that sent chills down his spine.
Even more terrifying, the mysterious creature leader that had once posed such a great threat to them appeared again within that darkness. Countless even more powerful evil creatures surrounded it. These creatures reeked of a nauseating stench, their very existence twisting the entire dream into something grotesque and horrifying.
After waking from the nightmare, the young disciple's unease only grew stronger. He knew the dream could not have been meaningless. It was likely a warning, foretelling an unprecedented disaster about to strike the Immortal and Mortal Realms.
Sure enough, before long, all sorts of strange phenomena began appearing throughout the world. Some ancient ruins started trembling for no apparent reason, exuding bizarre auras as though something dreadful were about to emerge from within. Those ruins had always been mysterious and dangerous places, and this sudden change cast a heavy shadow over everyone's hearts.
Upon learning of this, the young disciple and the new generation of cultivators immediately decided to investigate the ruins. When they arrived, they found that vast numbers of mysterious creatures had indeed poured out from within. These creatures were far stronger than any they had encountered before, and their attacks were fierce and cruel, catching everyone off guard.
The young disciple and the others realized that the previous leader had merely been the vanguard of the Evil Forces. The true mastermind remained hidden somewhere deeper, and the scale of its forces likely exceeded anything they could imagine. Facing such a