A Plague in the Mortal World, the Eight Immortals Prepare to Emerge (Two Chapters in One)

Soon, Dizang left the Pure Land World with Black Bear's secret letter and headed to the Solar Star to ask Lu Ya to return to the Western Heaven for questioning.

After he left, the Black Bear Ancestor, seated within the Merit Golden Lotus, pressed his palms together and proclaimed in a mighty voice, "Namo Amitabha."

Below him, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas seated on their lotus thrones hurriedly pressed their palms together as well, chanting devoutly in unison, "Namo Black Bear Buddha Lord!"

Meanwhile, elsewhere, in the Dark Abyss.

The strand of the Devil Ancestor Luo Hou's divided soul, now known as Wutian, sat on a black throne with his head resting against the back of his hand. With some regret, he said, "I sensed that Haotian has fallen. His primordial spirit has vanished entirely from the Primordial World."

Below the steps, Dharma Protector Black Robe cupped his hands toward him. "Devil Ancestor, Haotian was deeply ambitious. Although he submitted to you, he never stopped thinking about reclaiming the Heavenly Court and ruling the entire Primordial World. His death is for the best. Otherwise, sooner or later, he would have become a threat to us."

Wutian shook his head.

He did not agree. Haotian was ambitious, but that ambition was directed primarily at the Ancestral Bear and Ao Yue. After all, those two currently ruled the Primordial World. Thus, until the Demon Dao rose to prominence and Wutian entered the Primordial World, Haotian had been his friend, not his enemy.

The time of the Demon Dao's great rise had yet to arrive, but Haotian had already fallen. That was not good news for him.

Still...

"Forget it. There is no point discussing the dead. Black Robe."

"Your disciple is here."

"Make haste with training the Demon Soldiers. In two hundred