Deep within the Nine Nether Swamp of the Heavenly Demon Domain, Xuanhuang Immortal Realm.
An Ancient Hall wreathed in faint Dark Divine Light stood within, emanating strange, eerie soul-force ripples that drew one powerful Demonic Beast after another from the swamp...
After approaching the Ancient Hall, these Demonic Beasts all suddenly collapsed as though they had lost their souls, while their flesh and blood, brimming with immense dark power, rapidly withered away!
"Thump, thump, thump..."
From the depths of the Ancient Hall came a dull pounding sound, faintly exuding a chillingly evil aura.
"The power nurtured by the Joyous Placenta is still far too little! If only we could devour several Immortal King giants..."
At the very deepest part of the great hall.
Two gray-robed elders, one fat and one thin, sat cross-legged, continuously forming hand seals to nurture a black placenta that pulsed before them.
An Ancient Bronze Lamp circled endlessly around the two of them. It was unmistakably the Nine Nether Divine Lamp that had escaped!
These two elders were the other two among the three Great Guardians of Joyful Valley—Fat Venerable and Thin Venerable.
Ever since Monk Baogen's Life Buddha Tablet had shattered, the two brothers had decisively abandoned Joyful Valley's holdings and come here!
"Buzz!..."
An extraordinary ripple of immortal resonance emerged, startling Fat Venerable and Thin Venerable.
Fat Venerable waved his hand, and a phantom appeared in the void before them. It was none other than Immortal Venerable Changchun!
"You two, Monk Baogen died at the hands of Primal Dragon Chen Invincible, yet instead of avenging him, you hide away here... Aren't you bringing too much shame upon Joyful Valley?"
Immortal Venerable Changchun spoke with a smiling face, though his tone did not conceal the mockery in the slightest.
Fat Venerable said directly, "Speaking of