Uninvited Guest! An Old Acquaintance

In the Human Emperor Realm, within the Human Sacred Land.

"Oh?"

"The Nine-Tailed Empress?"

Zhen Yuanzi sounded startled, as though he could hardly believe it.

After a pause, he turned to Huang Tian beside him.

"Fellow Daoist Huang Tian."

"That nine-tailed fox spirit from Xuanyuan Tomb has united Qingqiu and even proclaimed herself the Nine-Tailed Empress."

"She should never have had such an opportunity!"

Huang Tian remained composed as he replied,

"Indeed."

"When something is this unusual, there must be more to it. Something is certainly amiss with that nine-tailed fox spirit."

Meanwhile, in the Netherworld Underworld,

Qin Mu slowly opened his eyes.

"The Nine-Tailed Empress?"

He murmured the title under his breath.

He knew that the nine-tailed fox spirit, the great demon of Xuanyuan Tomb, was supposed to play a key role in driving the Investiture Calamity.

But now, she had emerged ahead of time.

Not only had her cultivation reached the Sub-Saint level, she had also united Qingqiu and become the Nine-Tailed Empress.

"It seems the course of the Investiture Calamity has changed drastically!"

After a moment's thought, Qin Mu could not help sighing.

He knew full well that his presence had altered the course of many events in the Primordial Wilderness.

Originally, the nine-tailed fox spirit should have waited until the time was ripe, gone to Great Shang, taken the form of Daji, and led Zhou astray.

"It seems I can't judge what happens next by how things were supposed to unfold!"

Qin Mu spoke to himself.

Earlier, he had taken Di Xing as his disciple and taught him carefully for some time.

After Di Xing ascended the throne, he had worked diligently to govern his realm. He had not gone down the path of debauchery and tyranny laid out for him in the original course