Wrapping Up the South

The Netherworld, Yellow Springs Road Entrance!

Ghostly creatures continued converging from all directions without pause, leaping straight into the Yellow Springs Sea once they reached it.

In a valley not far from the Yellow Springs Road Entrance, a formation had been set up, preventing the ghostly creatures from entering.

There was a small thatched cottage in the valley. Seven or eight Tian Family Disciples stood outside, cautiously keeping watch in every direction.

At that moment, the Tian Family's new head, Tian Xiao Zi, flew over with Xiao Wang and landed at the entrance.

"Family Head!" the Tian Family Disciples on guard duty said respectfully.

"When did you discover him?" Tian Xiao Zi asked.

"Three days ago. The former Family Head even had me bring him some things. But when I came today, he was already like this!" the Tian Family Disciple said with a frown.

Tian Xiao Zi nodded and pushed open the cottage door.

Xiao Wang followed closely behind. The interior was spotlessly clean. In the center, the former Family Head, Tian Ji Zi, sat cross-legged on a meditation mat, completely motionless. Even when someone pushed open the door and entered, he seemed utterly unaware.

"Family Head, the former Family Head... is he dead?" Xiao Wang asked in shock.

Tian Xiao Zi looked at Tian Ji Zi and sighed softly. "Father, you finally understood what the Great Elder meant?"

"Family Head!" A look of terror appeared in Xiao Wang's eyes.

Facing Tian Ji Zi's corpse, Tian Xiao Zi bowed deeply and said, "You will always be the father I respect most. Although I knew what the Great Elder was thinking, I lacked Father's courage. Father's courage is worthy of being remembered by Tian Xiao for the rest of his life!"

Xiao Wang furrowed his brows, as if he had