Within Dragon Beauty Mountain, ever since the Ghost Domain Grand Formation had been activated, this entire region had been shrouded in dense fog for nearly three months. The experts dispatched by every faction had also vanished without a trace.
Great You's situation was equally complicated. First, unrest continued to erupt across the land. After the passage to the Abyssal Realm shattered, the spreading poisonous fumes and resulting earthquakes had affected the Five Paths and Eight Wastelands.
Second, the Nether Luo Path was overlapping with regions throughout the land. Ghosts and monsters from the yin-yang dimensions had begun to multiply, even running rampant in the mortal world and creating all manner of ghost domains. Some villages and towns were swallowed by mist in an instant; the living died sudden deaths, and entire areas became ghost villages and ghost towns.
Third, the dragon vein beneath the underground palace had been deeply affected by some power of unknown origin. Among the Great You imperial family, and among those within and beyond the court who knew the truth, an air of panic was spreading.
This situation was extremely unfavorable for the Great You court. After all, one of the court's foundations lay among both the officials and the common folk. In order to relieve the disasters plaguing various regions, after the battle at Dragon Beauty Mountain, the court had not even had time to dispatch personnel for aid...
"Hyah! Hyah!"
Amid flying dust, two yellow-dappled horses raced like whirlwinds. The two riders astride them were dressed as government officials. Both were scouts of the Evil-Slaying Bureau, specifically responsible for certain special assignments.
They had ridden hard all the way. To make up time, they had even decided to risk galloping through the night. The moon had originally been bright that evening, yet halfway through