When he reached the passage in the fourth zone, He Pingsheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Because he saw eight people!
No, eight members of the Demon Race, to be precise.
That meant they were all still comprehending Daoist Law in the fourth zone and had not entered the Fifth Zone.
Then... the Netherworld Emperor Palace had been open for twenty-seven years, and no one had entered the Fifth Zone or sixth zone yet?
"Phew..." He Pingsheng said. "I finally caught up!"
He had gained nothing in the first four zones.
That was all right. There were good things in the next two zones too.
Besides, the farther in one went, the more precious the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures became.
The passage looked the same as before, roughly a thousand zhang wide and a thousand zhang long.
A vast mass of Daoist Law hung in the void at its center.
This Daoist Law was golden.
Countless rays of golden light streamed from it.
Temporal Daoist Law.
Beneath the Temporal Daoist Law stood nine stone steles.
From left to right, eight members of the Demon Race sat upon them in order, with only the ninth stele empty.
According to what Pu Shouzhuo, that Elephant Race prodigy, had just said, only the top eight in the Sacred Fire Ranking had entered the fourth zone. Needless to say, these eight should be those top eight prodigies.
He Pingsheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked over.
The first on the left was a woman of the Vermilion Bird Race.
The second was a man wearing a dark brown Daoist robe, also of the Vermilion Bird Race.
The third was a man of the Heavenly Fox Clan.
The fourth was also of the Heavenly Fox Clan, but a woman.
The fifth's true form was