Summoning the Gods: Start by creating the Eternal Night.

Zhongyu,

The news of the Ghost King Sect's annihilation spread like wildfire throughout the states, causing a huge uproar.

Inside the magnificent hall of the Heaven and Earth Pavilion.

An elder dressed in a blue robe hurried in and bowed to report to the Pavilion Master in the main seat:

"Sect Master, the Ghost King Sect of Youzhou... has been wiped out!"

The pavilion master, dressed in white with a slender face, looked up upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The Ghost King Sect has been operating in Youzhou for thousands of years and has a profound foundation.

Although it cannot compare to his Heaven and Earth Pavilion, it is by no means easily destroyed.

"Oh? Have you been able to find out which faction was behind it?"

"According to preliminary information, it is the same city of sin in Youzhou."

The elder in the green robe replied,

"But I find this matter suspicious."

"According to our intelligence, Li Wujiu, the lord of Sin City, is only at the mid-stage of the Land Immortal realm."

They have no other powerful terrestrial immortals under their command, making it impossible for them to destroy the Ghost King Sect.

The Pavilion Master lightly tapped the table with his fingertips and said in a deep voice:

"It seems there's someone else behind Sin City."

"Go and find out who's behind Sin City."

"yes!"

The elder accepted the order and turned to leave.

The pavilion master gazed out the window, a profound look flashing in his eyes:

"It seems my Heaven and Earth Pavilion also needs to make preparations..."

.....

Netherworld Palace

The hall was eerie and sinister, with flickering candlelight and a heavy atmosphere.

The hall master sat in the main seat, while a group of elders below whispered about the destruction of the Ghost King Sect.

"Not long ago, the Brightness Cult in Qiongzhou was destroyed by a force called the Demon Alliance."

Now the Ghost King Sect has fallen into the hands of the City of Sin...

A black-robed elder said in a deep voice,

"It seems that all the forces are beginning to prepare for the unification of the five domains."

Another elder sneered:

"Ha! Sin City?"

"I don't believe they have that ability."

"Although the Ghost King Sect is not as good as our Netherworld Palace..."

However, it is understood that they are suspected to have a peak-level terrestrial immortal in charge.

"I am certain that there must be a stronger force involved behind this."

Another elder chimed in, "Yes, I absolutely do not believe that the Ghost King Sect was destroyed by the City of Sin."

"The two sides are vastly different in strength, so there must be other forces involved behind the scenes."

The other elders nodded in agreement, clearly agreeing with this viewpoint.

At this moment, a tall, thin elder looked towards the head of the table and suggested:

"Palace Master, with the Five Realms on the verge of upheaval, shouldn't our Netherworld Palace also make preparations in advance?"

"The Heaven and Earth Pavilion and my palace have been locked in a struggle for millennia. If we can seize this opportunity to resolve this conflict, my Netherworld Palace will be able to monopolize the Central Region!"

The Lord of the Netherworld Palace, shrouded in black robes, slowly opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing within them:

"Heh, the Heaven and Earth Pavilion has a deep foundation and is evenly matched with my palace. How could it be so easily destroyed?"

A red-faced elder stepped forward:

"Palace Master, we can join forces with the Wind and Thunder Sect, where the young Palace Master's fiancée resides."

"Even if the Heaven and Earth Pavilion is strong, they are no match for the two combined!"

"This matter is not urgent."

The Lord of the Underworld waved his hand, his gaze deep and unfathomable:

"Now is not the best time."

"First, send people to investigate the forces behind Sin City."

"If the opponent is quite strong, we'll see if we can recruit them to our side and strengthen our palace."

"yes!"

Seeing that the Palace Master had made his decision, the elders had no choice but to respond in unison.

……

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is located atop a misty mountain in the Central Region.

On the top floor of the attic, an elderly man dressed in a star-patterned Taoist robe sat cross-legged.

He was Si Baixiao, the head of the Tianji Pavilion.

This person is skilled in divination, able to foresee the secrets of heaven and predict fortune and misfortune, and enjoys a very high reputation in the Central Region.

At this moment, Si Baixiao was staring at the tortoise shell in his hand, his brows furrowed, muttering to himself:

"The Ghost King Sect... its millennia-long fortune has been extinguished in a single day..."

"Chaos has arrived, and the tide of great strife is irreversible..."

"How many more forces will be swallowed up by the river of history..."

"Fine, let me see who exactly destroyed the Ghost King Sect."

A hint of inquiry flashed in his eyes, he brought two fingers together, and muttered something under his breath:

"Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, the laws of Heaven and Earth, the secrets of Heaven revealed!"

Si Baixiao activated the Heavenly Secrets Technique, the culmination of his life's cultivation, and a surge of immense spiritual power soared into the sky.

Piercing through the clouds, we entered a dimension imperceptible to ordinary people.

It was filled with a dense network of cause and effect.

Si Baixiao's spiritual power travels between the threads of cause and effect.

He quickly pinpointed the causal link to the Ghost King Sect.

Following the cause-and-effect line of the Ghost King Sect, we traced it all the way back.

Ultimately, it touched upon the word "underworld".

"Um?"

"The Underworld..."

A hint of surprise flashed in Si Baixiao's eyes.

Just as he was about to investigate further, he suddenly sensed a terrifying mental force locking onto him!

"Who goes there! How dare you spy on us!"

Three fierce and unparalleled mental attacks, like three thunderbolts from the heavens, came crashing down along the causal lines!

It was Indra, who had just returned to the Underworld from the Eternal Night.

And Yin Zhong and Wu Wudi, who are currently cultivating in the underworld!

The three were mentally connected to the palace of the underworld.

They instantly sensed that someone was spying on the secrets of heaven, pointing directly to the underworld, and immediately joined forces to launch a mental counterattack.

"not good!"

Si Baixiao was terrified.

He hadn't expected the other party to be so perceptive in detecting his spying and to act so swiftly!

He dared not hesitate for a moment and instantly severed the mental connection.

The moment he cut off contact,

The wisp of spiritual energy remaining in the causal chain was torn apart by the three attacks and vanished without a trace.

In the Underworld Plaza, Indra's face was grim:

"They ran away?"

"He's lucky he ran fast! Daring to spy on my Underworld, he's truly overestimating himself!"

Yin Zhong frowned slightly: "This person can accurately locate my Underworld, so his divination skills are probably not weak. We need to be more careful."

Wu Wudi sneered, "Hmph! If he dares to come again, I'll make sure he doesn't leave alive!"

On the other side, in the Tianji Pavilion.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Si Baixiao leaned against the railing, panting heavily.

His clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and his face was pale.

His mental energy was severely depleted, and he appeared extremely weak.

"That was close..."

He patted his chest, still shaken.

"Luckily, I reacted quickly... otherwise, if I had been hit head-on by those three's mental attack, I would have been seriously injured, if not killed!"

"When did this mysterious force appear in the Central Region?"

"There are actually three such terrifyingly powerful experts overseeing this?"

"And their senses are so sharp, they could even detect my Celestial Secrets Technique..."

He knew his own abilities; even a peak-level terrestrial immortal might not be able to detect him.

What alarmed him even more was that the moment those three spiritual forces locked onto him,

An unprecedented sense of crisis rose in his heart, as if his life and death were already in the hands of the other party.

A strong sense of unease welled up inside Si Baixiao, and she gritted her teeth:

"No, this is too strange. I need to have my fortune told to see if it's auspicious or inauspicious."

He took out the tortoise shell, infused it with spiritual power, shook it, and then three copper coins fell to the ground, revealing the initial divination result.

The moment Si Baixiao saw the divination result, his pupils shrank and his face drained of color.

Above the hexagram, everything was crimson, without any other color.

In divination, red represents crisis.

A sea of ​​crimson signifies certain death, an extremely ominous sign!

"Ten...ten chances of certain death...how could this be?"

Si Baixiao shuddered, a chill running from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

He dared not think any further, and with a flash, he disappeared from the pavilion, vanishing without a trace.

at the same time,

In the various states of the Central Region, teahouses, taverns, sect markets,

Everywhere people were talking about the destruction of the Ghost King Sect.

"Even the Ghost King Sect can be wiped out; this world is truly going to descend into chaos!"

"With this fierce competition, I wonder how many forces will be doomed..."

"The world, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of unity, tends to divide. With the unification of the five regions imminent, chaos is inevitable."

"I've heard that the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion prophesied that the turmoil of this era will be even more intense than the ancient war!"

"Alas, it's us lowly cultivators who suffer the most."

"No, I need to quickly find a powerful force to align myself with, otherwise, if chaos erupts, I won't even be able to protect myself!"

.......

Amid the discussions, there were concerns, anxieties, and also hopes for the future.