In the far north, there was a place where heaven and earth were blood-red. Thick clouds were condensed blood mist, and the rain was made of congealed drops of blood.
Mountains and rivers were dyed crimson, and a foul stench filled the air.
The blood rain gathered into rivers, which flowed together to form a sea. Thus was the Blood Sea!
The Blood Sea stretched for trillions of li. Now, its waves rolled without end, and countless fiends lurked within.
Yet even in this desolate region of the Primordial World, living beings dwelled there, and palace after palace stood tall!
Inside the largest palace, a Daoist in a blood-red robe rose to his feet. The corners of his mouth lifted, and he was overcome with excitement.
"Hahahaha!"
"The Saints have fallen out with one another. Heaven and earth have never seen such a change!"
"The Heavenly Secrets are clouded, the Great Dao is in disarray, and a chaotic age is coming. The opportunity for this Ancestor to become a Saint has arrived!"
Loud laughter rose from the Blood Sea. The entire sea shook with it, as if the end of the world had come!
Also in the Blood Sea, beneath a remote gorge in the netherworld, a palace stood atop jagged peaks buried deep under ten thousand zhang of water. Its chill was so dreadful that one glance could shatter the mind and send the soul fleeing the body!
The palace was pitch-black, yet everything within remained visible. An old man in a dark robe sat cross-legged, while below him gathered one powerful great demon after another!
Some among them even seemed to surpass the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm!
And every one of these great demons treated the old man with the utmost respect.
"Ancestor, the Saints have split