"Hmph, Hongjun. I've nearly seen through your schemes. This time, not only will I deal you a grievous blow—perhaps even destroy you—but everything you've done will end up paving the way for me!"
In the Netherworld Underworld, Li Yi wore an expression that suggested everything was under his control. His eyes gleamed with wisdom that seemed boundless, as though he could see through everything.
He moved his hand slightly and swept his sleeve. Countless strands of Spiritual Qi immediately converged, forming a gigantic map. It was rather crude and hazy, depicting only the general outlines of a few mountain ranges and rivers. It was a map of the Primordial World.
"The North!"
Li Yi extended his right hand and pointed at the map from afar. A brilliant golden light shot from his fingertip and imprinted itself on the map, circling the entire northern region of the Primordial World.
"Although the north still holds a great deal of poisonous fog because Nuwa killed the Black Tortoise when she mended the heavens, making it unfit for ordinary people to live there, once Zhujiuyin is revived, I can simply have him clear it out. The most important thing now is to quickly devise an array that can lock down the world's origin. That will help ensure the plan succeeds!"
Li Yi narrowed his eyes as he carefully worked through each step of what he needed to do next, lest some oversight cause him to lose sight of the bigger picture.
"Hmm, the Investiture of the Gods is about to begin, too. My disciple has a solid foundation and a high enough cultivation, but he still lacks real-world experience. This tribulation will be a good opportunity to temper him!"
With that thought, Li Yi vanished from the Netherworld Underworld. He broke through space and