Ten Mighty Experts of heaven and earth watched them like tigers eyeing their prey, appealing to their emotions and reason while applying both soft and hard tactics.
The six Mighty Experts of the Netherworld began to hesitate.
Not out of fear, but because they were tempted.
With the Ghost Gate sealed, the stronger the Netherworld's native beings were, the greater the suppression they suffered. The Netherworld's Mighty Experts could scarcely leave the Netherworld.
Three years earlier, the White Jade Capital had first appeared before the world.
Only through the combined efforts of the six Mighty Experts and the Mighty Experts of the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty had they barely managed to send one Mighty Expert out of the Netherworld, and he had been forced to return after only a few days outside. Yet Santu and Earth Count could enter and leave freely through the Underworld Court's passage. Even then, they had felt some envy.
Once they learned the truth behind the White Jade Capital's Sealing Ban, the instability of the three powers, and the purpose behind the Underworld Court's establishment, the Mighty Experts of the Six Heavens began to hesitate and waver.
Ultimately, they shared the Earthly Dao's fortunes: when it prospered, they prospered; when it suffered, they suffered. If the Earthly Dao became malformed or ceased to exist, they too would suffer grievous damage, and advancement along the Great Dao would become difficult.
Later, when the Underworld Court invaded in force, the Six Heavens' Heavenly Palace Complex had resisted largely to protect themselves, uncertain how Xuanming and the others would deal with them. Now, the Underworld Court's Mighty Experts had made their stance clear and extended an olive branch.
Moreover, the Underworld Court's unification of the Netherworld had already become the prevailing tide.
The Mighty Experts of the Six