He had already received Ancestor Minghe's voice transmission.
What was meant to come had still come!
Great Emperor Fengdu sat firmly in the Hall of Fengdu, utterly unruffled.
The Netherworld Underworld was enveloped in a serene radiance.
The ghosts of the Underworld, once restless and anxious, became docile beneath that radiance.
The entire Underworld, even the eighteen levels of hell and the place of reincarnation, was shrouded in Saintly Light.
This was a sage's Saintly Light, illuminating the Underworld.
King Qin Guang, King Yama, and the other Ten Hell Kings hurriedly stepped out of their halls.
They saw two saintly figures clad in Brocade Kasayas.
It was Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin of the Western Teachings.
King Qin Guang, King Song Di, King Yama, and the other Ten Hell Kings hurriedly cupped their hands and bowed. "We, the Ten Hell Kings, pay our respects to the two Sages!"
Zhunti and Jieyin exchanged glances, then snorted softly.
Daoist Zhunti said coldly, "Why has your Underworld imprisoned Old Ancestor Bodhi?"
The Ten Hell Kings glanced at one another, then replied in unison, "We would never dare. This was Empress Houtu's order."
Daoist Jieyin pressed his palms together. "Fellow Daoist Fengdu, Fellow Daoist Houtu, why do you not show yourselves?"
As his voice fell, a figure suddenly appeared. Great Emperor Fengdu stepped forward calmly.
"So it is the two Sages of the Western Teachings. Forgive me for failing to welcome you."
Great Emperor Fengdu wore an expression that was neither servile nor overbearing.
Zhunti and Jieyin both knew that he was one of Changsheng Heavenly Venerate's Three Corpses.
"Fellow Daoist Fengdu, please release Fellow Daoist Bodhi."
Upon hearing this, Great Emperor Fengdu said in a deep voice, "Old Ancestor Bodhi barged into the Underworld without permission and even spoke arrogantly. He deserves this