Just as Taiyi and the four Venerables of Kunlun faced one another in a stalemate, a somewhat sleazy voice abruptly drifted over from the horizon, lingering in the ears of all five present.
"Hehehe, my four Daoist Friends from Kunlun, you're all grown adults, yet you're ganging up on my disciple who has only just attained the Dao. That's hardly decent of you, is it? You're being even sleazier than this fatty."
"Why not have a chat with an old fellow like me instead? Or with my Underworld Lineage? Either would be fine! Who doesn't know how hospitable the Underworld is? We would most certainly welcome our Daoist Friends from Kunlun!"
The sudden voice made Taiyi and the four Venerables of Kunlun freeze, the supreme beings' expressions all changing at once. The arrival of this sixth person had caught everyone present by surprise.
The very next moment, a portly man in black strolled in from beyond the heavens. His face glowed with health, and he looked rather sleazy and thoroughly at ease. Yet an unmistakable Extreme Dao aura poured from him, overshadowing the Myriad Heavens with incomparable might.
At the sight of him, Taiyi and Zhulong spoke almost simultaneously, though one gave a soft cry of surprise while the other sounded distinctly grave.
"Master!"
"Netherworld Venerable!"
Indeed, the man strolling in from beyond the heavens was none other than the ruler of the Underworld, the founder of the path of reincarnation, the supreme Heavenly Venerable renowned throughout the Mythological Era-the Netherworld Venerable!
The instant they spoke, both Taiyi and Zhulong heard the other's voice, and this was bound to stir waves in their hearts.
For Zhulong, the revelation that Taiyi was actually the Netherworld Venerable's disciple was undoubtedly shocking. After all, the Netherworld Venerable was no ordinary figure. He, too,