Daoist Ran Deng sat cross-legged, surrounded by swirling blue flames. Behind him, the phantom of the Hell Dao's Law Chains flickered in and out of view.
He had also sensed the grand vow that shook the Three Realms, and the magnificent sight of the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin transforming into a law and merging with the Primordial Wilderness.
"A Saint... truly unfathomable." He opened his eyes and sighed softly.
Back then, he had joined the Earthly Dao and received the Hell Dao's Primordial Purple Qi, thinking it was already an incredible opportunity.
Now, it seemed that Senior Zhenyuanzi's vision went far beyond that.
The Hell Dao and the Asura Dao were both merely branches of the Earthly Dao's vast web.
The Trading Net, on the other hand, was the "bond" that truly connected the Three Daos and the entire Primordial Wilderness.
"My Dao, the Hell Dao, should also join with this net."
He pondered. "The Hell Dao's punishments and purification of karma have the same origin as the Heavenly Dao's Karma Inspection.
If I can make good use of this, perhaps the Hell Dao can enforce its judgments more efficiently, and assess the karma of those guilty souls more precisely..."
He closed his eyes and began to work out how the Hell Dao's laws could be integrated with the Trading Net.
Netherworld Underworld, Witch Nether Mountain.
After returning from listening to the Dao at Wuzhuang Temple, the Eleven Ancestral Witches had each secluded themselves in their own caves, digesting what they had learned.
The teachings of the three Saints—Zhenyuanzi, Hong Yun, and Yinyang—had given them a deeper understanding of the unity of spirit and flesh, as well as the cultivation of the primordial spirit.
On this day, they almost simultaneously sensed the grand vow that shook the Primordial Wilderness and