Rushing to Nether City

Central Plains.

Deep within the Burial Corpse Mountains.

A massive black hall stood silently, like an ancient ferocious beast crouching upon the ground.

A sinister, terrifying aura slowly spread from within, rippling through this sealed space.

It made the entire area unnaturally quiet, giving people a chilling sensation.

Inside the massive black hall, black mist churned, and a hunched figure as withered as a skeleton stood within it.

His aged face was extremely gaunt, his eyes deeply sunken, while two clusters of ghostly fire flickered in his eye sockets, exuding an eerie strangeness.

"Reporting to Great Heavenly Venerate, Demon Rain Heavenly Venerate's life tablet... has shattered."

A low voice suddenly rang out, making the area even quieter.

"Where did it shatter?"

Great Heavenly Venerate spoke in a hoarse, grating voice, as though it had come from the Nine Nether Abyss.

"It was... it was in the Northwest Region."

The voice hesitated for a moment before answering.

"A barren land, yet a Saint has actually acted..."

Great Heavenly Venerate slowly opened his eyes and stared into the void ahead, his gaze flickering as though he were considering something.

"Gu You."

Great Heavenly Venerate called softly. Immediately afterward, an old man dressed in grayish-white robes emerged from the void.

"Great Heavenly Venerate."

The old man was hunched over, leaning on a skeletal cane as he stood respectfully before Great Heavenly Venerate.

"You and Third Brother will make a trip there. If it is a Half-Saint, kill him. But if it is a Dou Sheng—"

"An eight-star Dou Zun is not worth provoking a true Dou Sheng, especially at a time like this."

A cold glint flashed through Great Heavenly Venerate's eyes, though his voice remained calm as water.

"Cough, cough. I understand."

Gu You lowered his head and coughed a few times.