Shen Bing thought back over what had happened earlier. The Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage had mentioned the circumstances of his running away from home, seemingly saying that Celestial Venerable Taiyi had been held up by something.
He gave a vague reply. "I imagine you were tied up with other matters, Celestial Venerable, and couldn't spare the time to go looking."
Celestial Venerable Taiyi said, "Indeed. This matter is of great importance, even bearing on the fate of the Immortal Realm. I cannot afford to take it lightly! Through the combined efforts of several mighty figures in the Immortal Realm and myself, we have found a way to reopen the Gate to Hell. This is an extremely important step toward restarting the Six Paths of Reincarnation."
Shen Bing's heart stirred. Opening the Gate to Hell?
According to legend, the Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage could open the Gate to Hell with a single roar. Why, then, had Celestial Venerable Taiyi said it had taken the combined efforts of several mighty figures in the Immortal Realm to find a way to open it again?
Many thoughts flashed through Shen Bing's mind.
Perhaps, after immortals and mortals had been separated and the Six Paths of Reincarnation had closed, the Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage had lost his divine ability to open the Gate to Hell. Or perhaps, for some special reason, his abilities were no longer sufficient to open it.
Now, through the combined efforts of these bigwigs, they had found a way to open the Gate to Hell again.
And this method required the Nine-Spirit Primordial Sage's assistance. Otherwise, Celestial Venerable Taiyi would not have said that his running away from home would hold up an important undertaking in the Immortal Realm.
Having worked out the chain of events, Shen Bing felt even more unsettled.
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