Tongming Star was an ordinary star on the fringes of the universe. Though it had never been particularly prosperous, its history was long, and it could be counted among the universe's most ancient life source lands.
On Tongming Ancient Star stood Cuiping Mountain. Legend had it that this Yin Mountain was the Daoist grounds of some great figure who wielded considerable authority throughout Tongming. No ordinary person dared trespass here.
Today, two people sat cross-legged opposite each other atop Cuiping Mountain, seemingly discussing something. On closer inspection, the two on the summit were none other than Taiyi and Netherworld Venerable.
At that moment, viewed from afar, Cuiping Mountain was beautiful, adorned with endless emerald screens that lent it a measure of vitality. Clouds and rosy mists shifted and billowed, refracting streaks of golden radiance in a magnificent panorama.
Beneath Cuiping Mountain, dragon veins and earthen energy lay hidden, their tangled roots interconnecting until they nurtured a supreme terrain that seized all the profound workings of heaven and earth's creation. Across the entire world, it was a rare blessed land.
Now, with two great Heavenly Venerables seated opposite each other on its summit, heaven's will naturally bestowed its favor, and the myriad Daos all smiled upon Yin Mountain. For a time, Cuiping Mountain's summit seemed to have become an immortal paradise in the mortal world, brimming with Dao resonance.
"What a tremendous loss!!"
Suddenly, a scream like a pig being slaughtered rang across Cuiping Mountain's summit, shattering its immortal atmosphere. Its source was one of the two Heavenly Venerables seated atop the mountain: Netherworld Venerable.
As though one cry were not enough, Netherworld Venerable immediately let out another slaughtered-pig scream, terrifying all who heard it and bringing tears to all who witnessed it.
"Ah! Aaah! What a crushing loss!!"
Beside him,