Uchiha Shin and the other two were all in excellent spirits. Their success in thwarting the Three Pure Ones this time was largely thanks to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's plan.
Uchiha Shin did not quite understand why Li Shimin had not been suppressed by the Demonic Mark. Though he knew Li Shimin was no ordinary man, he still could not tell whose reincarnation Li Shimin was.
Over at Kunlun Mountain, Taishang Laojun and the others were still waiting.
They had been brimming with confidence in this plan, believing it had a one hundred percent chance of success.
"Based on the timing, King Qin Luo should be nearly finished by now, right?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked with a smile.
"She should be done. News ought to arrive soon," Taishang Laojun said with a smile.
Yet after waiting for quite some time, they still received no news, leaving them deeply puzzled.
Under normal circumstances, King Qin Luo would immediately send word once she completed the mission. That had been their agreement.
And that would allow the Three Pure Ones to promptly leave Kunlun Mountain, meet King Qin Luo outside the Underworld, and bring her away safely.
"There's still no news at this point. Do you think something might have gone wrong?" Tongtian Cult Leader felt uneasy.
Taishang Laojun and Yuanshi Tianzun felt the same way. Under normal circumstances, it should have been finished by now. Even if something had gone wrong midway, King Qin Luo should have sent someone to notify them. Yet now, there was no news at all.
After giving it some thought, they grew even more anxious.
"I'll make a divination," Taishang Laojun said as he slowly rose to his feet.
However, he failed to divine any useful information. After all, this was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Nether Underworld, with exceedingly strict defenses. It