After settling Absolute Heaven Abyss, Wang Daoyuan returned to the Blackstone Secret Realm in the Netherworld to await developments from the Immortal Realm.
Not long after returning to the Netherworld, the Nether King came looking for him.
He entered the Blackstone Secret Realm and bowed to Wang Daoyuan. "Greetings, Immortal Lord."
Wang Daoyuan waved a hand. "No need for such formality. We have fought side by side several times and can be considered comrades who have faced life and death together. If you have something to say, just say it."
The Nether King cupped his hands. "Immortal Lord, back when Old Rhinoceros laid out his plans in the Qianyuan Realm, he imprisoned me in the Netherworld so that I could not interfere with his arrangements..."
The moment he mentioned it, Wang Daoyuan recalled the matter.
Back when they had first retreated into the Netherworld, the Nether King had mentioned this.
Wang Daoyuan had even promised that once his strength was sufficient, he would help break the restriction Old Rhinoceros had left behind.
Now that he had broken through to the Immortal Lord realm, breaking Old Rhinoceros's restriction should not take much effort.
Since he had forgotten about it himself, Wang Daoyuan felt somewhat embarrassed.
"Nether King, I am truly sorry.
After breaking through to the Immortal Lord realm, I had been focused on dealing with the Immortal Realm and the Devil Race, so I forgot about this for a time.
Since you have come to me, I will help you lift the confinement now."
With that, he released a stream of immortal power that enveloped the Nether King's entire body.
After an initial probe, he unexpectedly found no problem whatsoever.
"Old Rhinoceros's methods are rather interesting. He actually managed to hide them from my eyes.
How about this? Try stepping