No one in the Primordial World knew that Luo Hou's sliver of true spirit had summoned the three Demon Generals-Black Robe, Giant Scorpion, and Yingyao-away, not even Gungun.
Since all Three Demons had gone to the Dark Abyss and were no longer stirring up trouble in the Primordial World, many people gradually forgot that those three fiends even existed. Everything seemed peaceful, little knowing that this was merely the calm before the storm.
The sun rose and set; spring passed and autumn came.
In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred years passed in the lower realm. Wang Mang usurped the Human Race's Great Han dynasty and established the New Dynasty.
Then Liu Xiu received aid from Heaven. Meteorites descended to destroy the New Dynasty's army, and a cold current beneath the blazing sun froze a vast stretch of river, allowing Liu Xiu's forces to cross. Before long, the rebel army stormed the capital. Wang Mang was killed, his tongue cut out by the common people and his corpse torn apart by unruly soldiers. Only his head remained, collected by later emperors.
In the year Liu Xiu ascended the throne, Bai Ze and Yinglong led five armies back to the Heavenly Court to report on their mission, leaving one army to guard the Sea of Blood. Notably, the commander of that army belonged to the Dragon Race. It seemed that besides Gungun, Ao Yue also wanted to hold the Sea of Blood in his grasp.
Inside High Firmament Hall, Bai Ze and the senior commanders from the campaign were reporting the battle's outcome to Ao Yue. Meanwhile, Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, Huang Tianhua, and the other middle- and lower-ranking officers stood outside, awaiting the Heavenly Sovereign's summons.
Of course, he might not see them at all and