The Netherworld was a matter close to everyone's heart. All the Beings of the Primordial World had witnessed Ksitigarbha's deeds, especially the disciples of the Holy Sects. Guangchengzi and Duobao of the Chan and Jie Sects, for instance, had initially been envious when they saw his plans succeed.
After all, becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal and transcending the River of Fate was a step toward attaining the Dao.
The might of the Pangu Three Pure Ones shook the Primordial World, and their Second Generation disciples had always been proud. They had never taken the Western Sect Disciples seriously. Yet Ksitigarbha, so unremarkable at first, had now outstripped every other Holy Sect Second Generation disciple.
The Chan and Jie Sect disciples were consumed with envy. But as events unfolded and they saw Ksitigarbha's fate, their resentment eased. The Western Sect's opportunistic schemes had clearly won no approval from Yin-Yang Dao Venerable or Saint Pingxin. After achieving Great Luo, Ksitigarbha had entered the Netherworld as he had wished, but not only had he failed to gain a position of honor, he had been imprisoned there.
Yin-Yang Dao Venerable and Saint Pingxin had joined forces to suppress him. The former's battle power was especially unmatched; even Saints Jieyin and Zhunti had been powerless to rescue their disciple and could only swallow this bitter loss.
The outcome delighted Guangchengzi and the others. So what if you became a Great Luo? You could only languish in the Netherworld, shut away from daylight and denied your freedom.
Through this affair, the Beings of the Primordial World had once again witnessed Yin-Yang Dao Venerable's overbearing nature. His earlier declaration that he would Slay Saint had been murderous enough to make all the Saints wary.
The land where the Earthly Dao resided was of paramount importance. Its