Heavenwater.
Rolling yellow sands blotted out the sky and sun.
Two figures appeared within the great void: Xu Xuan and Xie Kuo.
After settling the disaster victims, they had prepared to return to their sects to mobilize people for disaster relief and save lives, reducing casualties.
Now, both Northern Liao and Great Li were gone, and the world had plunged into utter disorder.
The Wu Earth Great Wall that had once towered along the frontier had soared into the sky like a dragon and vanished, leaving no defenses behind.
The desert winds howled in from beyond the walls, sweeping unimpeded toward the central plains.
A murky yellow filled the sky. Occasionally, strange phantoms could be seen bobbing within it-spirit monsters on the verge of taking shape.
Xie Kuo frowned deeply, casting spells without pause.
[Mutual Fulfillment] could harmonize opposing forces and restrain the windblown sand, but behind them lay the place where Nether Sheep had fallen. The sandstorms poured forth endlessly, and Purple Mansion magical power could only affect so much.
"The sandstorms of the Great Nether Wastes Wilds are so fierce. It seems they've been stirred by 'nurturing earth.'"
"If they keep blowing like this, I fear they'll bring another disaster."
Slightly troubled, Xu Xuan looked up at the sky and barked a command.
In an instant, the sand fell, heaven and earth stilled, and thunderbolts surged, obliterating the malign nature.
Yet a Green-yellow streak of light emerged from the distant sandstorm. Like some demonic creature, it darted toward Xu Xuan and Xie Kuo.
Beside him, Xie Kuo's expression changed. He summoned a mote of mysterious radiance to meet the enemy, but Xu Xuan slowly pressed his hand down.
"It's all right."
The newcomer was a sheep-headed Daoist clad in a dark Robe of Law, with a banner wreathed