On this day, Zhou Xun was cultivating quietly within his cave abode,
when suddenly—
a streak of firelight flew in. It was a summons from Perfected Lord Yunku.
Zhou Xun immediately set out and arrived at Perfected Lord Yunku's cave abode.
"Greetings, Heavenly Sovereign!"
Only upon arriving did he discover that Monarch Qian Chuan was also present.
Besides him, there was an Elder clad in a black robe, his face sinister and gloomy. His fingernails were an eerie green, making him highly distinctive.
Zhou Xun recognized this man. He was known as Blackwind Old Demon, likewise a late-stage nascent soul cultivator stationed at the Western Desert main camp.
"No need for such formality!" Grandmaster Yun Ku pointed to the desk below, signaling for him to sit.
"I have summoned you two here today because there is an urgent matter I need you to handle!" Perfected Lord Yunku's gaze fell upon Zhou Xun as he spoke slowly.
"Half a month ago, the passage to the Netherworld underwent another upheaval. The ghost clan attempted to use a secret art to expand the passage and increase the number of invaders entering our Human Realm."
"Yet in the end, several fellow Daoists and I suppressed it!"
"However, numerous ghost mist passages have appeared in many parts of the Human Realm!"
"Ghost mist passages?"
Zhou Xun frowned slightly, instantly recalling the more than one hundred Lands of Ghost Mist that had appeared in the Eastern Wasteland before. They had been products of just this sort.
They could be considered miniature Netherworld passages. Most only allowed some Core Formation Stage ghosts to cross over,
but a small number could even permit Tier 4 Ghost Kings through. To many places in the Human Realm, that was a disaster.
Perfected Lord Yunku had summoned him today—could it be