Heavenly Venerable Taiyi set out on a tour, his true body descending upon the Underworld's Netherland with overwhelming might.
The news swept through the Heavens and Myriad Realms like a storm, swiftly becoming known to countless people.
People everywhere were speculating: after so many long years, was Heavenly Venerable Taiyi finally going to descend in force upon another Life Forbidden Zone and display the majesty of a Heavenly Venerable?
For a time, some were excited, some were worried, and others wore calm expressions while thoughts surged within them. The eyes of the entire universe were drawn to that towering figure outside the Underworld's Netherland.
The Underworld itself braced as though facing a formidable enemy. After all, the reigning Supreme and the Life Forbidden Zones had never been intimate friends; instead, they stood in tacit opposition. Following the days of Immeasurable Heaven Venerable, that opposition had even turned into outright hostility for a time, only easing after Kunlun's Taowu attained the Dao.
As for Taiyi, the many forbidden zones did not know his attitude toward them or the Self-Slashed Supremes. Thus, the Underworld was extremely cautious about his arrival and could be said to be waiting in full battle readiness.
Of course, this was also because Taiyi's relationship with the Netherworld Venerable as disciple and master had never truly been revealed before others. Only the four Supremes of Kunlun, who had suffered a great setback on Kunlun Immortal Mountain, knew something of it. The Underworld knew nothing at all, utterly unaware that this was actually the young prince coming home.
As Taiyi came to a halt above the Netherland, black light surged into the sky from the Underworld. Soon, a Quasi-Venerable of the Nine Heavens clad in black armor, with yin energy spilling from his entire body, emerged and approached Taiyi,