Primordial Era: I rule the great sect and command all immortals.

"The Jie Sect? What a shameless Jie Sect!"

Jiang Chen was besieged by seven masters and was immediately enraged. His hand clenched, and a long sword with a cold light suddenly appeared in his hand. With a slash, the killing intent soared into the sky and pierced the depths of Yuan Hong's heart.

At this moment, Jiang Chen was furious to the extreme!

What does his attack on the Chan Sect have to do with your Jie Sect?

Aren't you two mortal enemies?

What the hell is going on?

They actually offered to help the Chan Sect beat me up?

This feeling was absolutely terrible, which enraged Jiang Chen to the point that he wished he could kill them all with one blow.

Meanwhile, the Ten Kings of Hell, who were also besieging Jiang Chen, felt a sudden jolt in their hearts, thinking to themselves, "This is bad!"

Those people from the Jie Sect definitely don't have any good intentions!

They've dispatched a full ten quasi-saint level experts; they certainly don't seem to have any good intentions!

Could it be that they're plotting to seize his Netherworld?

Thinking of this, the Ten Kings of Hell became anxious!

Although they were only mid-level officials in the underworld, they held power over the entire underworld.

They are the biggest beneficiaries!

The Nine Netherworld must not be disturbed!

At this moment, King Qin Guang had a thought and wanted to send a telepathic message to tell the Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun what was happening in the Nine Netherworld through the connection between his clone and his main body.

However, that wisp of thought was blocked as soon as it was sent out, before it could even leave the Netherworld.

The entire void of the Nine Netherworld has been sealed off!

The appearance of the ten quasi-saints immediately triggered the activation of numerous magical treasures, altering the laws of heaven and earth surrounding the underworld.

Everything is locked down!

Not even a fly can get out without their approval!

It's even less likely that they would pass on a message!

Only when the situation stabilizes will the Ten Quasi-Saints lift the blockade and restore the normal operation of the Nine Netherworld.

We must act quickly in this battle.

The wandering ghosts outside are all sealed off from the "Nine Netherworlds," unable to even reincarnate, which has a significant impact.

If this continues, it will inevitably attract the intervention of Heaven.

At that time, the dream of the Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei, to dominate the Nine Netherworld was shattered.

When Hongjun Daozu appears, he certainly won't allow one side to dominate.

It's already good enough that he doesn't suppress the Jie Sect.

Therefore, when the ten Quasi-Saints made their moves, they all went all out and had no intention of holding back.

At this point, it was the Ten Kings of Hell who started to slack off, each of them going through the motions without putting in any effort, and their power output was even less than that of an ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal.

These ten avatars even subtly blocked the movement of the ten quasi-saints, helping Jiang Chen out of his predicament and preventing the Zombie King from being defeated.

In order to buy time, let the outside world discover the situation in the Nine Netherworld, and thus make the situation more chaotic, so as to thwart the plan of the Jie Sect to dominate the Nine Netherworld.

"Damn it! These incarnations of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun are such a nuisance! Should we just wipe them out?"

Wuzhiqi was furious and sent a telepathic message to Yuan Hong.

In fact, during the confrontation between Yuan Hong and Jiang Chen, Yuan Hong sensed that the Ten Kings of Hell were up to something, but hesitated about whether to take action to deal with them.

Just as Yuan Hong hesitated, the King of Hell, oblivious to his own mortality, blocked his attack route once again.

"Fuck you!"

Yuan Hong, who was not good-tempered to begin with, suddenly flew into a rage, raised the "Star Cudgel" and smashed it down on the back of Yama's head!

"Bang!"

King Yama blocked Yuan Hong's path, never expecting that Yuan Hong would dare to kill him. With just one blow, his entire head was smashed to pieces, and his body was turned into a meat pie.

With just one strike, one of the avatars of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun perished.

"kill!"

Yuan Hong killed one, and naturally knew he could no longer hide the news from the underworld. He coldly uttered the word "kill," and then finished off another clone with a single blow.

"It should have been done long ago!"

The Six-Eared Macaque, Sun Wukong, and Wuzhiqi were not good-tempered fellows. They quickly and efficiently delivered King Qin Guang and all the Yama Kings to the afterlife.

"Oh no! We've made a mess of things!"

The three officials—the Heavenly Official who bestows blessings during the Upper Yuan Festival, the Earthly Official who pardons sins during the Middle Yuan Festival, and the Water Official who relieves calamities during the Lower Yuan Festival—looked at each other in horror, each one terrified to the extreme.

Although they were subordinates of the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven and had powerful backers, they were unwilling to make enemies with the people of the Chan Sect.

After all, the Three Officials were all from the Heavenly Court, not disciples of the Jie Sect.

Yuan Hong, the Six-Eared Macaque, Sun Wukong, and Wuzhiqi killed the avatar of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, which was an act of starting a war. The conflict between the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect was definitely unavoidable.

Wouldn't the three of them also be caught in the conflict? I wonder if Yuanshi Tianzun would hold a grudge against them and include them in the Jie Sect as well?

"Three Great Emperors, what are you waiting for? Quickly defeat Jiang Chen! Complete the mission of the Central Heaven North Pole Purple Star Emperor!"

Seeing that the three of them were still in a daze, Yuan Hong couldn't help but shout.

"yes!"

The Heavenly Official who bestows blessings on the first day of the lunar month, the Earthly Official who pardons sins on the second day of the lunar month, and the Water Official who relieves calamities on the third day of the lunar month quickly responded. At this moment, it was indeed inappropriate to be stunned.

The seven quasi-saints once again focused their attention on Jiang Chen. In an instant, the eight masters fought so fiercely that the heavens and earth trembled, and the entire area around the underworld was reduced to ruins.

No one could have imagined that Jiang Chen's combat strength was so formidable that he had not shown any signs of being at a disadvantage when fighting against the seven Quasi-Saints.

The battlefield of the eight masters has become a vacuum, and other masters dare not easily venture into it.

The aftershocks of magic power were spreading in all directions, and the surging magical energy was like a raging sea. Some unlucky souls who were not paying attention were instantly torn to pieces as soon as they entered the fighting range of the eight masters.

The eight masters could no longer care about anything else. They fought their way from the Road to the Land of the Dead to the Terrace of Longing for Home, and then from the Terrace of Longing for Home to the Bridge of Helplessness. They even wanted to enter the City of the Unjustly Dead.

Seeing signs of destruction threatening the underworld, Zhao Gongming roared, "Yuan Hong, surround him! Don't let him enter the City of the Wrongfully Dead!"

Then, addressing the five female immortals—Bixiao Fairy, Qiongxiao Fairy, Caiyun Fairy, Su Daji, and the Old Mother of Lishan—he shouted, "Surround them well! Don't let the zombie clan storm the City of the Unjustly Dead!"

At this critical juncture, we cannot allow them to disrupt the plans of the Great Emperor of the North Pole!

At this moment, the zombie clan seemed to have also discovered that this was the weakness of the Jie Sect. Several golden-armored zombies roared and began to lead millions of zombies to charge into the "City of the Unjustly Dead".

For a time, those Yin spirits and ghost soldiers were under tremendous pressure.

Every moment, countless ghost messengers perish.

At this moment, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, who had just arrived in Dongsheng Shenzhou, spat out a mouthful of blood with a "poof," and his rosy cheeks turned pale.

"What's wrong?"

Guang Chengzi and Grand Master Xuandu were startled and quickly asked.

"My ten avatars in the underworld have perished!"

Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun's face was ashen, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Something has happened in the Underworld!"

"What?"

Guang Chengzi and Grand Master Xuandu were startled, and their expressions changed.

Who doesn't understand the profound significance of the Nine Netherworld?

At this moment, everyone hesitated, including Grand Master Xuandu!

Saving the underworld seems to be more important than supporting the Tang Empire!

While the people of the Human Sect and the Chan Sect had not yet made their choice, in the Ziwei Palace, the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven frowned slightly. The war in the Nine Netherworld was bound to be won, but it seemed to be a long one.

Yuan Hong's act of killing Yama, the King of Hell, was a preemptive warning to the Chan Sect.

That reckless monkey!

However, the Great Emperor of the North Pole did not investigate further. Yuan Hong, the Six-Eared Macaque, Sun Wukong, and Wuzhiqi were all inherently extremely violent.

That is why Chaos Daojun trained the four of them to be protectors of the Jie Sect, specifically responsible for fighting and killing.

Otherwise, given the Chaos Dao Lord's status, he could certainly arrange a lucrative and desirable position for his disciple.

"The God of Literature".

Thinking of this, the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven spoke again.

"Your subject is here!"

Wenquxingjun (the God of Literature) quickly stepped forward and responded.

"Take my decree and invite the Five Celestial Masters to make a trip."

The Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven thought for a moment, then gave another order: "Have Marshal Tianpeng mobilize the Heavenly River Navy to block anyone who attempts to enter the Nine Netherworld outside the 'Yellow Springs'."

"Your humble servant obeys the decree!"

Wenqu Xingjun dared not delay and quickly drafted an imperial edict for the Emperor. After the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven affixed his seal, he hurriedly went out to deliver the edict.

The Four Celestial Masters of Heaven were no ordinary immortals.

Zhang Daoling, Xu Xun, Qiu Hongji, and Ge Hong were four people with high-level Taoist magic, capable of subduing demons and monsters, and were omnipotent.

Many of the prestigious titles of the Xuanmen orthodox sects were earned by them, and in terms of prominence, they even surpassed many great masters of the Renjiao, Chanjiao, and Jiejiao sects.

The Four Celestial Masters are renowned throughout the four realms.

These four are all highly skilled practitioners of the Xuanmen sect, while in the Heavenly Court there is also an ancient Celestial Master.

He was also the first Celestial Master of the Heavenly Court.

This person has only made a few moves, but he was already a quasi-saint back in the Lich War era. This person is none other than the Venerable Master Sa, the Venerable Master of the Chongen Sect.

This person was one of the founders of the Heavenly Court, personally invited by the Jade Emperor.

Although its authority was not high, it played a significant role in deterring all sides during the early stages of the Heavenly Court's establishment.

Such a figure was not only courted by the Jade Emperor, but also summoned several times by the Great Emperor of the North Star of the Central Heaven, who discussed the Dao with him and bestowed upon him honors.

Master Sa naturally understood the intentions of the two emperors. He never took sides; whichever emperor issued the decree, he would carry it out.

He defined himself in a very simple way: he was the Celestial Master of Heaven.

Whoever leads the Heavenly Court is his leader.

As for which side to choose, sorry, he doesn't take sides.

This choice was naturally extremely advantageous to the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven, who greatly admired him. The Jade Emperor, on the other hand, was utterly helpless, as "his" people had been poached, and he was powerless to do anything about it.

Fortunately, Master Sa was not entirely unreliable and did not completely betray him, which was a stroke of good luck for the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor not only dared not show his dissatisfaction, but also, like the Great Emperor of the North Pole, greatly respected Master Sa.

Wang Shan, the chief minister and top general of the Jade Emperor, was a disciple of Master Sa.

Wang Shan's cultivation level was not low; during the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West, he was able to fight Sun Wukong, who was cultivated by Patriarch Bodhi, to a standstill.

As the saying goes, a good teacher produces outstanding students.

At this moment, Master Sa was already a great master who had severed his two corpses.

Such a figure is naturally someone that the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven, Ziwei, needs to rely on.

Faced with the unfavorable situation in the lower realm, the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven continued to draw upon the Heavenly Court's experts within his own authority, naturally harboring the intention to protect the great supernatural beings of the Jie Sect.

Of course, the fact that the Heavenly Court's intervention was legitimate was also a factor that the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven, Ziwei, considered.

Afterwards, the Nine Netherworld was taken over by the Heavenly Court, which was more legitimate than the Intercepting Sect taking over in name.

At that time, even if the Chan Sect wanted to cause trouble, the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven would have a reason to do so.

As one of the Six Emperors of Heaven, the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven, Ziwei, has to consider more factors and take into account the influence of all parties. He cannot act solely based on his own preferences.

An emperor naturally has his own way of doing things.

An emperor must also act in a way that earns people's trust; otherwise, without prestige, his subordinates will outwardly comply but inwardly defy him in the future.

Over the years, apart from favoring some members of the Jie Sect, the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven has never given anyone a reason to criticize him in terms of merits and demerits, rewards and punishments, and promotions in the Heavenly Court.

Those who perform meritorious service will naturally be rewarded according to the Heavenly Rules and Regulations; those who make mistakes will naturally be dealt with according to the appropriate punishments.

Fair and impartial!

These four words are one of the key reasons why the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven was able to establish himself in the Heavenly Court.

Otherwise, the Heavenly Court would have been thrown into chaos by him, and even if the Great Emperor of the North Pole of the Central Heaven had great supernatural powers, he would have been replaced by the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

The five celestial masters received the imperial decree and dared not delay, so they quickly descended to the mortal realm.

After Wenqu Xingjun issued the decree, he did not return to the "Ziwei Palace". Instead, he descended to the mortal realm and went to Mount Tai in the Eastern Continent of Dongsheng.

Mount Tai, the Eastern Peak, is the territory of the Great Emperor Tianqi Rensheng and is the foremost of the Five Sacred Mountains of Heaven and Earth.

Huang Feihu, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak Heavenly Qi Rensheng, is a member of the Jie Sect and is currently in the "Eastern Peak Palace".

As the nominal manager of the Nine Netherworld, this person will also make an appearance. At least when there is a conflict with the Chan Sect, Huang Feihu can be brought out to suppress Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun!

The administrative authority of the Nine Netherworld is extremely complex.

The Eastern Peak Heavenly Emperor Huang Feihu and the Fengdu Northern Yin Emperor can basically manage the affairs of the underworld.

Among them, the Fengdu Beiyin Emperor is the nominal number one.

Huang Feihu, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak Heavenly Qi Rensheng, held real power and could mobilize a portion of the authority of the Nine Netherworld.

The ten incarnations of Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun were merely middle-level managers, the ones who actually did the work.

Of course, powerful figures like the Great Emperor of the North Pole and the Jade Emperor are also nominal rulers.

Both of them were supreme beings in the four realms, commanding the primordial world.

The two of them are of such high status that it is impossible for them to remotely wield power in the Netherworld. Therefore, they should lower their status.

Basically, the two of them don't get involved in anything that happens in the Nine Netherworld.

This is similar to the chairman or major shareholder of a group; they certainly wouldn't participate in the direct management of a particular branch.

Even branch managers like Huang Feihu, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, and the Great Emperor of the Northern Yin of Fengdu, don't frequently handle matters of the Nine Netherworld; instead, they delegate these to the Ten Kings of Hell. (End of Chapter)