Summoning the Gods: Start by creating the Eternal Night.

Meanwhile, in the pavilion of the Lord's Mansion in Sin City.

Emperor Shitian, Wu Wudi, Yin Zhong, Xie Huang, and Xiong Ba sat together, slowly drinking tea.

Di Shitian suddenly put down his teacup, a faint smile playing on his lips: "Three interesting people have come to the city."

Xiong Ba paused, his hand holding the teacup still, and looked up to ask, "An interesting person? Could it be someone from the Heaven and Earth Pavilion who has come knocking?"

"It's most likely them," Di Shitian said calmly, taking another sip of tea.

Yin Zhong immediately put down his teacup, his eyes turning cold, and he leaned forward slightly.

"Should we step in directly and give them a warning, letting them know whose territory this is?"

"No rush," Di Shitian waved his hand.

"I'll go and test them out myself tonight! Let's see what they're up to after coming all this way to Youzhou."

"If they, like the Netherworld Palace, harbor ulterior motives, then..."

He paused, his tone turning cold: "Kill them."

Wu Wudi leaned back in his chair and grinned:

"Alright, Sixth Emperor, this is your responsibility. If you really want to take them down, then I'll handle it."

……

As night deepened, a bright moon hung in the sky above Sin City.

The cool moonlight made the dark corners of the city seem even more secluded.

In a most luxurious independent villa called Floating Life Residence,

Haoyang Tianzun, Xuanji, and Jifeng sat around in the hall, discussing in hushed tones their plans to investigate the underworld.

"Hahaha! If you gentlemen of the Heaven and Earth Pavilion want to inquire about the Underworld, why discuss it privately? Just ask me directly!"

A mocking voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard. Xuanji and Jifeng immediately stood up, their bodies tense and their eyes full of vigilance.

Haoyang Tianzun's heart sank, thinking to himself, "So I was exposed after all."

Without changing his expression, he looked up at the gate of the villa and spoke loudly:

"Now that you're here, why not show yourself?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the air at the entrance of the villa trembled slightly.

Then Indra appeared out of thin air on a chair in the hall, acting casually as if he were no outsider.

Upon seeing this, Gale's face instantly darkened, and he immediately shouted angrily:

"How dare you! How can you be so rude, coming in and sitting down without any regard for us!"

A chill flashed in the eyes beneath the ice-carved mask of Emperor Shitian as he coldly stared at Gale.

With just a glance, Gale felt his hair stand on end, and sweat instantly broke out on his back.

An overwhelming sense of fear welled up inside me, and I instinctively took a small step back.

Haoyang Tianzun also sensed an extremely strong aura of danger from Di Shitian and was secretly shocked: This is a top expert!

He immediately reprimanded Gale in a stern voice: "Gale, how dare you be rude!"

He then turned to look at Indra, a smile spreading across his face, and bowed apologetically:

"Please don't hold it against him, Your Excellency. I was impulsive and rash. I apologize on his behalf."

"I am Haoyang Tianzun of the Heaven and Earth Pavilion. May I ask your name?"

"One of the Five Ghost Emperors of the Underworld, the Eastern Ghost Emperor."

Indra's voice was calm, yet it carried an undeniable sense of pressure.

Haoyang pondered to himself: One of the Five Ghost Emperors? This Underworld is indeed not simple; it cannot be easily turned against.

Indra cut to the chase and asked directly:

"What is the purpose of Lord Haoyang bringing his men to my Youzhou territory, seeking to probe the secrets of my Underworld?"

Haoyang Tianzun smiled and smoothed things over: "To be honest, we are here on the orders of the Deputy Pavilion Master to assist your forces in dealing with the Left Protector of the Netherworld Palace."

Unfortunately, I arrived too late and missed it, so I was just curious about your powerful family.

"Assist?" Di Shitian chuckled lightly, his tone tinged with doubt:

"My Underworld has no prior relationship with the Heaven and Earth Pavilion, why are you going to all this trouble?"

"Hahaha! Naturally, I want to make friends with the Underworld," said Haoyang Tianzun with a smile.

Indra stared directly at him, his eyes sharp:

"Is that really so? But from what I understand, your Heaven and Earth Pavilion and the Netherworld Palace have never really gotten along!"

Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Haoyang Tianzun decided to frankly admit it:

"Fellow Daoist is right. We do have a long-standing grudge against the Netherworld Palace, but we also sincerely want to be on good terms with the Underworld. This is not an empty promise."

Indra did not detect any obvious hostility from him, so he did not continue to ask questions.

Now that the Underworld has already offended the Netherworld Palace, it is truly unwise to create another powerful enemy like the Heaven and Earth Pavilion. Therefore, it immediately spoke:

"In that case, I would like to trouble Lord Haoyang to go back and tell your deputy pavilion master that as long as you do not become enemies of my Underworld, the two sides can be on good terms and join forces to deal with the Netherworld Palace in the future."

"Excellent!" The Celestial Venerable Haoyang was overjoyed and quickly pressed for more information.

"By the way, Your Excellency, there's another matter I'd like to ask. What about the Left Protector of the Netherworld Palace...?"

"Dead." Di Shitian saw what he wanted to ask and interrupted him directly, speaking succinctly.

Upon hearing this, Haoyang Tianzun immediately burst into laughter: "Hahaha! Good riddance! It's cleans up the mess and removes a great scourge!"

Di Shitian stood up and calmly instructed, "Alright, that's all I have to say. I hope that before you leave Youzhou, you will behave yourselves and not do anything out of line."

Upon hearing this, Celestial Venerable Haoyang immediately understood his implied meaning and quickly bowed in response:

"Rest assured, Your Excellency, we would never do such a thing."

Di Shitian said no more, and with a flicker of his figure, he disappeared from the hall.

Looking in the direction where Di Shitian had left, Jifeng let out a long sigh of relief; his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Haoyang Tianzun turned to look at him, his expression serious:

"Swift Wind, you need to control your temper in the future. If you had angered him, you would be dead by now!"

Jifeng, his face covered in sweat, bowed his head and replied, "Your subordinate understands, Your Majesty. I will never be reckless again."

"Alright, stop thinking about it. Rest for the night, and return to Zhongzhou immediately tomorrow." Haoyang Tianzun waved his hand and gave the order in a deep voice.

"yes!"

……

In the detached courtyard of the city lord's mansion, just as Di Shitian returned to the pavilion, Wu Wudi eagerly approached him and asked:

"Sixth Emperor, how's it going? Should we make a move?"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the people from Tiandi Pavilion have no hostility towards us."

Di Shitian shook his head, then repeated his conversation with Haoyang Tianzun word for word.

After hearing this, Xiong Ba sneered, "Making friends is a pretense; they really want to win us over to fight against the Netherworld Palace."

"It doesn't matter," Indra said dismissively.

"We are already sworn enemies with the Netherworld Palace. With their help, it will save us some trouble. Why not?"

Yin Zhong nodded, then remembered something and asked:

"Speaking of which, we just wiped out the Yunlan Sect. Should we take over the territory in Yunzhou?"

"Of course we'll accept it." Indra said without hesitation.

"When Li Wujiu returns, have him lead his men to Yunzhou and subdue all the top-tier forces there, taking over their territory first."

"As for the follow-up arrangements, we will plan them slowly after the five domains are merged."

"Okay." The other four nodded in agreement, with no objections.

……