One had to understand: this calamity was a towering catastrophe that took heaven and earth as its chessboard, and all living beings as its pieces.
Every calamity would sweep through the Three Realms, leaving countless dead and wounded!
The last Witch-Demon Calamity had nearly wiped out the two mightiest races between heaven and earth, the Wu Clan and the Demon Race.
Now, hearing Di Zun say that a new calamity was about to begin naturally left the assembled immortals and gods in the hall panicked and uneasy.
Amid the shock, East Hua Emperor Lord stepped forward, stared straight at Di Zun, and asked:
"May I ask, Heavenly Emperor."
"Does this calamity have anything to do with our Heavenly Court?"
"Please, Your Majesty... tell us the details!"
As East Hua Emperor Lord spoke, all the other immortals and gods looked toward Di Zun in unison.
From the look of them, they clearly all wanted to know something of the inside story behind the calamity.
That way, they could make preparations as well.
Hearing this, Di Zun narrowed his eyes slightly. He did not answer in any hurry, but instead swept his gaze across the assembled immortals and gods in the hall.
After sizing them up for a moment, he finally spoke:
"This calamity is called the Investiture Calamity."
"The Dao Ancestor has already handed the Investiture List to Haotian to manage."
"All those under the Saints, including the immortals of our Heavenly Court, are on the list."
"The rules have now been set. During the calamity, beneath the Saints, all who die shall enter the list!"
"Those who enter the list will have their Primordial Spirits undestroyed, their true spirits taken into the list, and from then on be undying and indestructible."
"But the price is that they will forever be