Su Mo and the Mysterious Maiden stood far apart in the void. A pitch-black stone gate appeared out of thin air behind Su Mo, and Great Calamity stepped out in sheer gauze, her voluptuous, alluring figure fully revealed as the wind pressed the fabric against her.
Once Great Calamity stepped out of the stone gate, it immediately vanished behind her.
"Well? My little brother is pretty good, isn't he?" Great Calamity stretched, looking at the white-robed Su Mo, who was immersed in comprehending the Dao, and asked the Mysterious Maiden.
The Mysterious Maiden nodded. Looking at Su Mo, she said evenly, "His aptitude for comprehension is exceptional. I have never seen its like, even among those so-called prodigies of the Upper Realm..."
"But..." the Mysterious Maiden continued, hitting the nail on the head, "there are too many attachments in his heart. He is not suited to the Heavenly Mystery Dao."
"I certainly never expected to hear you praise someone!"
The Mysterious Maiden looked at Su Mo, a penetrating light gleaming in her eyes, then turned toward Great Calamity.
Great Calamity's expression changed. With a wave of her hand, a barrier of nothingness appeared around her, blocking the light from the Mysterious Maiden's eyes. "I'm warning you, don't look at me with your Insight Eye."
The light in the Mysterious Maiden's eyes faded, and she said nothing.
Great Calamity breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Su Mo, she said, "I told you long ago that his aptitude for comprehension was exceptional. But I never intended for him to follow your Heavenly Mystery Dao..."
"You want him to cultivate your Netherworld Dao?" the Mysterious Maiden asked.
Great Calamity shook her head. "I haven't taught him the Netherworld Dao, either. Through a chance coincidence, I let him find his own way into