Above the Netherworld Land.
Two figures flew swiftly into its depths, one behind the other.
They were naturally the Red-Robed Lady, controlled by the Nether King's divine sense, and Xu Yan. The graceful figure ahead radiated a terrifying pressure, as though the entire Netherworld Land lay beneath her gaze.
Xu Yan remained silent, but towering waves still surged through his heart.
For people of later generations to covet this Nether King of the Primordial Era, whose Dao Attainment had been second only to the Three Lords, was truly to overestimate their own strength.
Even if the Nether King's Divine Abilities and magical power were no longer what they had once been, his methods remained beyond the comprehension of later cultivators.
For in the Primordial Era, they had cultivated beyond the realm of True Persons and could be called "immortals."
Yet even Daoists such as the Patriarch of the Taiyuan Divine Sect had only reached the absolute pinnacle of True Person. Beyond that, a boundless fog obscured the road ahead!
"Senior... what exactly brought about the Twilight Era?"
Xu Yan suddenly spoke, his question carrying an implied meaning.
Ahead, the figure seemed to pause for a moment. Ever since the Nine Provinces and Four Seas Era, the advent of the Twilight Era had remained an insoluble mystery in the hearts of countless cultivators.
Even during that era, most people had not known what was happening before catastrophe descended.
But a heaven-reaching figure of the Nether King's stature clearly knew many hidden secrets.
The Nether King fell silent for several moments. Then his slightly hoarse voice drifted calmly back from ahead. "When heaven unleashes murderous intent, stars shift and constellations change. The Twilight Era was neither brought about by men nor by Dao demons from beyond the heavens... prosperity must decline once