In a mist-shrouded dream, the Yin Hell, long thrown into chaos by Emperor Lord Fengdu's fall, had finally regained order.
In its deepest reaches, within a towering, majestic black hall, Jiuling Yuansheng was contemplating the many mysteries of the world after death.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes and looked outside. The Yellow Springs surged and heaved violently, connecting to some unknown place. Then an aura that seemed to span all ages flew out, landed before him, and took the form of an evil god of the Nine Netherworlds.
"Zhen Yuanzi, how did you end up like this?" Jiuling Yuansheng asked in a low voice.
Zhen Yuanzi replied calmly, "It was merely the Mother's plan."
As he spoke, he fixed his gaze on Jiuling Yuansheng's eyes and said:
"According to the Azure Emperor's promise, it is time to hand the Yin Hell over to us."
Jiuling Yuansheng narrowed his eyes. "You carry the aura of the Nine Netherworlds and the essence of an Innate Deity. It seems you reincarnated as a netherworld abomination, then devoured your former body. That was no small sacrifice!
"Once you obtain the Yin Hell and fuse it with the True Emptiness Homeland, you will probably be able to welcome the Unborn Mother back..."
"Everything was the Mother's will."
Hearing Zhen Yuanzi's simple answer, Jiuling Yuansheng could not help sighing:
"Several years sooner than I expected. The world truly is unpredictable. Even at our level, we still cannot see Heaven's will clearly. What use are these divinations? What use is the Dao of Changes?"
With that, he turned and left. Stepping out of the majestic, solemn black hall, he rose higher and higher above the dim Yin Hell, shedding the ghost qi around him, his imperial appearance, and his authority over this place. Resuming the form of