"This place is unbearably hot."
Lin Mo wiped the sweat from his forehead and frowned. "Could the power of the Netherworld Evil Treasures be making the Western Court this scorching?"
"That probably isn't the whole reason."
Feng Xu explained, "The Western Court was always a vast desert, the hottest and driest place on the entire Nine Netherworlds Continent."
"Besides, Lady Vermilion Bird is the Ancestor of Flame Spirits. Ever since she left her remnant soul in the Western Court, the region has become even hotter."
"I see."
Lin Mo nodded thoughtfully and asked within his Sea of Consciousness, "Senior Black Tortoise, how can we rescue Senior Vermilion Bird?"
"That, I do not know either."
Black Tortoise shook his head. "Back then, the remnant souls of the four of us guarded the border courts in the four directions of the Nine Netherworlds Continent."
"Later, when the Netherworld invaded, all of us fell into slumber at the same time. I have only just awakened, so naturally, I do not know the details."
Lin Mo's heart sank. This seemed rather troublesome.
But Black Tortoise changed his tune, saying with a faint smile, "Still, once I ask my sister Vermilion Bird, we will naturally know."
"Oh?"
Curiosity showed on Lin Mo's face. "But... Senior Vermilion Bird's remnant soul is still asleep. How can you contact her, Senior Black Tortoise?"
Black Tortoise explained with a faint smile, "We Four Sages Immortal Venerables were born from spirit eggs produced by the same divine tree. Our origins are connected, and our lives are linked."
"Although my sister Vermilion Bird is still suppressed by a Netherworld Evil Treasure, awakening her with my soul power should not be difficult."
With that, Black Tortoise closed his eyes within the Sea of Consciousness and formed hand seals, seemingly performing some secret