The Western Sea, the Nether Land.
The coastal region had been filled in to form deserts and wastelands, named the [Nether Land]. It lay just south of the Great Western Abyss. Many monsters could be seen undertaking vast construction works there, building palaces at the behest of the newly appointed duke.
At its very center stood a dark mansion of immense size, ancient and primitive. Burning wind surged from within in waves like breaths, scorching the ground before it until it cracked.
[Nether Kingdom Manor]
A Qiang man had arrived outside the palace. He had a high nose, deep-set eyes, and a face as sharp as if carved. Draped in a murky yellow Robe of Law that seemed alive, he passed through the monsters and approached the Mysterious Palace.
Lingsa perfection.
"True Person Sheep Chamber, please."
A lesser monster was already waiting outside the palace gates. It respectfully led this True Person into the manor and on to the Mysterious Palace at its center.
Wuge Gaoshi felt a trace of unease. As he stepped inside, he sensed a staggering aura of primordial antiquity, without boundaries or limits, vast and indistinct.
A young man sat quietly on a Black Stone throne, clad in a fierce, magnificent robe of dark, mysterious depths. His yellow eyes shone like lamps as he looked over impassively. Green thunder and burning wind faintly manifested behind him.
"Fellow Daoist Wuge, finding your way here was quite a feat."
Xu Fayan smiled faintly and invited the Qiang cultivator to sit beside him.
"Was this Many Treasures' intention?"
"I heard that a new Grave Sheep had entered the Xia Lands and cultivated to full attainment. I knew then that you had arrived, Fellow Daoist Xu... so I came from overseas to join you."
Wuge Gaoshi lowered his head.
"This