Netherlife Dao.
As one of the world's foremost powers, its scale far surpassed that of the Thousand Yang Sect.
And because it had originally been founded by a Divine Path Heavenly Venerable, every aspect of it was no different from the Divine Court of a Heavenly Venerable during the heyday of the Divine Path.
Jade towers and jeweled halls rose in dense ranks, while Pearl Palaces and Shell Towers covered the land.
Stairs paved with a special spirit jade of deep violet laced with strands of gold ran through it all, extending straight upward!
Blood-red flowers of the other shore swayed in the wind on both sides, stretching for nearly a hundred li.
At the end of the stairs, deep and mysterious light intertwined, forming a great river in the vault of heaven, surging with withered yellow water.
Beneath that rolling, surging yellow river stood an ancient, sinister city steeped in Yin energy. Countless black shadows seemed to wander within it, and amid their hazy shapes came the shrill wails and howls of demons and ghosts.
Outside the city stood a pitch-black iron stele, bearing three large golden characters—
Netherlife Dao!
"Just judging by the exterior, it seems even grander than the sect headquarters of your Seven Great Immortal Sects."
On the stairs, Xu Xing and Confusion ascended at an unhurried pace.
Around them were others in ragged clothes, brocade finery, or the burly builds of strong men.
Their eyes gleamed brightly, and their blood and qi ran scorching within them. Clearly, they possessed martial training.
There were even demons and ghosts among them.
However...
Compared with the effortless ease of Xu Xing and Confusion, all the other climbers struggled greatly. Every one of them panted for breath, drenched in sweat.
Each step seemed to exhaust all their strength. Their