After traversing the Netherworld Soil for so long, Zhang finally came face to face with Cangqing and Ksitigarbha, and Ji Jingqiu went straight to the point.

Cangqing and Ksitigarbha also seemed to have unspeakable dilemmas, and did not engage in much pleasantries, directly getting to the crux of the matter, exchanging their respective situations.

"Why is the Netherworld Soil connected to the Heavenly Court?" Ji Jingqiu was the first to ask.

"The Netherworld Soil has long been invaded." Cangqing paused, "Or perhaps I should say, the Netherworld has been targeted by the Heavenly Court from the very beginning!"

"Over the years, the Netherworld has always been merely a facade, appearing to be the Netherworld, but deep within the Netherworld Soil, the Heavenly Court has been devouring the many realm remnants the old Nether Mansion had collected."

Ji Jingqiu suddenly asked, "Are the beings within the Burial Sea also members of the Heavenly Court?"

Cangqing was stunned, shaking his head, "Not sure, but it seems very likely. The entire Netherworld is part of their scheme, and the creatures within the Burial Sea might be the supervisors."

Ji Jingqiu's heart settled.

In the eyes of that being in the Burial Sea, the struggle between Master He and the existence of the River of Destiny seemed critically important.

If that person truly belonged to the Heavenly Court, why wait for them to determine a victor? Is the Heavenly Court waiting for the return of the Netherworld Lord?

Nether Mansion...

Ji Jingqiu whispered to himself, if possible, he needs to get in touch with the Nether Mansion.

Zhang Tiancheng! Finding this person should enable contact with the Nether Mansion.

"Why does the Heavenly Court want to devour the Netherworld Soil?" Ji Jingqiu suddenly asked.

This time, it was Ksitigarbha who answered, not Cangqing.

"Reporting to the Buddha Master, it is for the countless ghosts among it."

Ksitigarbha sat in cross-legged sitting position, his Golden Body illuminating the surroundings, making everything seem bathed in a glaze color, even the wisp of thought drawn by Ji Jingqiu felt warm and peaceful.

"Back then, when the Nether Mansion collected realm remnants, they specifically selected a large number of 'Death Realms'. These often contained a large number of souls that had died but were unable to transcend due to the annihilation of the realms. The original intent was to forge reincarnation, to send these souls to rebirth."

Cangqing sighed and continued, "But now, these souls have been targeted by the Heavenly Court, becoming the source of their Wish Power. This is also the root why the Heavenly Court chose the Netherworld."

"The Heavenly Court uses these near-infinite souls to restore itself. Over the years, who knows to what extent they have recovered. If not for the Void Emperor finding the ['Old Heavenly Court'] in the Chaotic Sea ahead of time, we wouldn't even know when we'll discover the Heavenly Court behind the Netherworld."

Ji Jingqiu said, "The Saint King revealed to me that the Void Emperor was able to find the ['Old Heavenly Court'] because there was originally an Outer Realm visitor to the Netherworld. Only you five knew of this."

Cangqing's expression slightly changed, unexpectedly, the Saint King even mentioned this to Ji Jingqiu, nodding:

"It's true."

"And now it seems, this person most likely had a grudge with the Heavenly Court."

Ji Jingqiu nodded in agreement.

Indeed, if it weren't for this person, perhaps the Heavenly Court could have remained hidden until fully restored!

"I wonder, in that person's eyes, if what the Void Emperor did was too late, or just in time."

Ji Jingqiu murmured,

"The Heavenly Court restores itself by using the endless souls, and you taking control of the Netherworld Soil halted this process, akin to seizing food from a tiger's mouth."

"Thus, to counter the Heavenly Court, the sooner the better, as they are recovering every moment."

"Do not engage them head-on! Their strength is unfathomable!" Cangqing solemnly warned, "You have no qualification to battle them! Even if Mu Shitian and He Donghuang return at their peak, they cannot do anything against that Heavenly Emperor! Even adding us five, all the Saints of the Netherworld, there is no chance of victory!"

Ji Jingqiu was about to mention that he was not alone this time, but now frowned:

"Not to mention the Saints of the Netherworld, just five Divine Lords united, with Daluo Heaven as a trump card, plus Master Mu and Master He, such a lineup… I truly cannot think, aside from transcending, who else can match them, even if to transcend could only match them for a moment?"

Cangqing God sighed, "Not long ago, when we confronted them, we found that in front of her, Ming and I had no power to fight back."

"What do you mean?" Ji Jingqiu could not help but change his expression.

Cangqing and Ming, both being Divine Lords, even if slightly inferior to the Saint King, are still among the top True Saints of this age. Although not being a match for that Heavenly Emperor, they should not be completely powerless against her, which is the difference between easily crushing and struggling to defeat.

Cangqing was silent for a moment, then said, "I am not sure of the exact cause, unable to discern whether it is suppression from the Divine Dao or other reasons. In front of her, Ming and I possessed immense Divine Power, yet we couldn't use even a bit of it, as if the Divine Power was completely sealed off."

Hearing Cangqing God's description, Ji Jingqiu furrowed his brows tightly and inquired among the three within the Inner Universe whether they had experienced something similar.

Among them, Wuzhou and Hel shook their heads, indicating they had never encountered such a situation, especially Hel, who also followed the orthodox Divine Dao, yet never faced anything similar.

Hel thought for a moment, "Indeed, there exists a hierarchy suppression within the Divine Dao, where Upper Gods suppress Lower Gods, but this is when there is a vast hierarchy difference or similar Divine Paths. All being True Saints, there's no reason for this to happen."

Finally, Sword Light Bro gave a serious remark, the other party might truly be the Ancestor of Divine Dao, possessing the Position of the Great Dao Ancestor!

The reason the Great Dao Ancestor is invincible is not only because they opened the world, with each person stepping onto this path augmenting their Dao Power, but also exert absolute suppression on all beings walking this path.

If that Heavenly Emperor truly possesses the position of the Ancestor of Divine Dao, then she suppresses not only Cangqing and Ming but all beings within the Sea of Realms who follow the path of Divine Dao!

Moreover, any method involving even a bit of the Divine Dao will experience this suppression, with the extent depending on one's Daoist career foundation and its connection with the Divine Dao.

The closer to the Divine Dao, the more one will be suppressed.