Old Tales of the Netherworld, Crushing Defeat (Part Two)

According to Shikshananda, Inexhaustible Light Buddha, the patriarch of the Buddhist School's Joyful Zen lineage, had come from beneath Lord of Mount Tai. Su Che guessed that he was very likely one of the Ten Yama Kings, or some other important figure.

If the Ancient Netherworld had indeed met its ultimate destruction because of Mysterious Capital Palace and Ling Weiyang's scheming, that would neatly explain why he had gone to the Buddhist School.

His sect had been destroyed, and the foundation he had painstakingly built over many years had been ruined. His resentment must have run too deep for him to be willing to keep company with Mystic Gate factions such as Mysterious Capital Palace.

Yet when they later moved against Old Lion, Su Che remembered that this very man had lain in ambush beyond the domain together with a great power from the Divine Firmament Sect. When Narayana, Old Lion's true master behind the scenes, appeared, Inexhaustible Light Buddha had joined forces with the Mystic Gate to deal Great Force Fearless Demon King a vicious blow.

Judging from that, the two sides had worked together with perfect tacit understanding, as though none of their old grievances had ever existed.

Whether time was the finest medicine for healing wounds, or whether those ancient stories had never been as simple as he imagined, could not yet be determined.

Still, once he met Yin-Yang Dharma King, he could properly mull it over.

Void Transposition. Heaven spun and earth reeled.

When Su Che opened his eyes again, he found himself before the smooth cliff face outside the Ancient Netherworld.

The laborers were still there, but the tools in their hands had changed from implements for digging earth to all manner of axes, polearms, sabers, and spears. Banners fluttered everywhere, while the laborers drilled