Ning Yue tilted her head slightly upon hearing this, looking at Zhou Xingdou with some curiosity:
"You still don't know?"
Even Luo Hanyi looked at Zhou Xingdou strangely and asked:
"You're being a bit heartless. Aunt Ning owes her position to you, me, and Master. If she had stayed at the Xuan Tian Dao Sect, she would at least be a Peak Master!"
Stephen Chow suddenly realized:
"I underestimated Aunt Ning. Please don't take offense, Aunt Ning."
Ning Yue smiled and shook her head, saying:
"It's not as exaggerated as Hanyi said. I watched you all grow up. If Xuanjizi had become a different person, I would have lost all interest in the Xuantian Dao Sect and have no feelings for the family. Naturally, I would have followed you."
After chatting for several hours, as the sun set and darkness fell, Ning Yue felt she shouldn't disturb the young couple's long-awaited reunion, so she excused herself and left alone.
After Ning Yue left, Zhou Xingdou picked up Luo Hanyi and carried her towards the Zhuxing Palace. Luo Hanyi nestled shyly in Zhou Xingdou's arms without resisting at all.
A timely rain after a long drought.
The ability to speak was the key to this battle, a battle that raged until the heavens and earth were darkened and the sun and moon were turned upside down.
It wasn't until the sun was high in the sky that Zhou Xingdou finally managed to escape.
The reason he was able to escape was because Zhou Xingdou really had important things to do today; otherwise, Luo Hanyi wouldn't have let him get out of bed even with a sword to his neck.
Yuan Tian had already prepared the carriage, but Zhou Xingdou refused it.
For Stephen Chow now, he no longer needs a carriage to show off his prestige; the speed of a carriage is not as practical as the speed between the two worlds.
Zhou Xingdou was unwilling, and Yuan Tian naturally had nothing to insist on, but he still asked:
"Young Master, which family should we visit first?"
This is precisely why Zhou Xingdou withdrew from the pleasure quarters; today he is going to seek some assistance for the Star Alliance.
The Shadow Ancestor and the experts of the Shadow Holy Hall estimated that since they had just entered the Taiyi Dao Domain and started working on it, there wouldn't be any useful information in the short term.
This was inevitable. If the Shadow Secret Hall had figured out their plans in a short time, Zhou Xingdou wouldn't have been so wary of the Heavenly Secrets Ancient Pavilion and Heavenly Secrets Master.
With a flicker in his eyes, Stephen Chow uttered three words:
"The Palace of Hades!"
When the accident happened, he heard the voice of Hades and was almost certain that Hades was his uncle.
Moreover, the Underworld Palace is located in the Primordial Dao Domain, making it the closest immortal force to the Star Alliance, apart from the Profound Heaven Dao Sect.
Now that they know Xuanjizi is Tianjizi's younger brother, the Xuantian Dao Sect has no choice but to be wary, and the Underworld Palace is the best option.
Even if the Underworld Palace is unable to help, as long as the Xuan Tian Dao Sect is restrained, it will greatly reduce the pressure on the Star Heaven Alliance. Therefore, the Underworld Palace itself must make a trip.
Moreover, I should first pay a visit to my uncle, who is both familiar and unfamiliar to me.
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Xingdou grabbed Yuan Tian's shoulder and activated the Interdimensional Connection instantly.
...
Tianmingzhou is where the Underworld Palace is located, and the Underworld Palace, as its name suggests, is a cleverly interconnected complex of palaces.
Tianming Prefecture is extremely desolate. Due to the seclusion of the Underworld Palace, even now, Tianming Prefecture has almost no towns. The entire prefecture is deserted, yet it is full of spiritual energy.
The Underworld Palace, which once destroyed Buddhism, is almost unmatched in its killing reputation in the Primordial Dao Domain. Naturally, no one would covet this treasure land and try to seize its territory; that would be no different from an old man hanging himself.
Looking at the dim and gloomy world, Yuan Tian couldn't help but shudder.
"Hiss, is this the Underworld Palace?"
The ancient, dark palace complex is arranged in a circle, seemingly forming a towering array that surrounds the entire Underworld Palace, giving one a sense of purgatory as soon as they get close.
Even with Zhou Xingdou's extraordinary abilities, he was still unable to observe the internal environment of the Underworld Palace's grand formation.
Even standing next to the Hall of the Underworld, not a sound could be heard; all was silent, eerily so.
Just as Zhou Xingdou was about to have Yuan Tian knock on the door, the Netherworld Array in front of them suddenly opened, and two figures slowly walked out from within, accompanied by the sound of clashing metal.
The two figures were an old man and a young man. The old man had white hair like silver threads and looked quite old, but his posture under his black robe was extremely upright, and his aura was mysterious and powerful.
The smaller one was a young man with a cool and ordinary appearance, the kind that would be easily lost in a crowd. He wore exquisite blue armor, and the clanging sound of metal clashing came from the armor as he walked.
Zhou Xingdou recognized both of them. When he was crowned the Dao Child, Hades brought these two people with him. The older one was Hades' second-in-command, the Underworld Protector.
The young man was the Crown Prince of the Underworld, Ming Jiuyao, and he had fought with him that day, holding back a great deal of his strength and not displaying his true power.
Zhou Xingdou subconsciously probed the cultivation levels of the two, but he did not expect that even though he had reached the peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm and his Dao Realm had reached the ninth level, he still could not see through the cultivation level of the Underworld Protector.
However, he did see through the cultivation level of the Underworld Prince Ming Jiuyao: Quasi-Emperor Perfection!
The Underworld Protector seemed to have noticed Zhou Xingdou's subtle movements, and grinned.
"Boy, stop investigating. Of your men, only Tianyin has the strength to fight me."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xingdou raised an eyebrow. Tianyin was a Great Emperor who had survived three tribulations. It seemed that this Underworld Protector was probably at the same level as Tianyin, and since he dared to call Tianyin "boy," his strength was probably even a notch higher.
However, Zhou Xingdou did not act impolitely, and cupped his hands in greeting to the Underworld Protector:
"I have met the Protector of the Underworld."
The Underworld Protector stroked his beard:
"Logically speaking, you are now the leader of the Starry Sky Alliance, a step above me in status, and also the son of the Zhou family emperor. I should not accept your courtesy."
After Zhou Xingdou finished his greetings, the Underworld Protector continued:
"But in terms of seniority, I am your elder, so I can accept your courtesy."
Zhou Xingdou naturally understood this. If Hades were not his uncle, he would not have been able to pay respects to the Underworld Protector, even though he was the second-in-command of the Underworld Palace and had the cultivation of a Three Tribulations Emperor.
Zhou Xingdou also looked at Ming Jiuyao at this moment and smiled:
"Brother Jiuyao, it's been a long time. I must thank you for your help that day."
He could tell that Ming Jiuyao had not reached the Quasi-Emperor Perfection realm in a short period of time. Ming Jiuyao's realm was extremely solid. It was not that he had improved to his current state during the twenty years that he had disappeared, but rather that he had been accumulating in the Quasi-Emperor realm for a very long time.
Zhou Xingdou even suspected that Ming Jiuyao was already at the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor twenty years ago, but at that time he used a secret technique to pretend to be at the Saint level.
Now that he knows that Hades is his uncle, Ming Jiuyao's strange behavior back then is easy to understand; it was nothing more than him trying to build momentum for himself.
Ming Jiuyao tilted his head slightly, gazing at Zhou Xingdou for a moment, a somewhat incongruous warmth appearing on his extremely cold and expressionless face:
"We're all brothers, no need for thanks."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xingdou immediately understood that Ming Jiuyao was likely his uncle's son, which prompted him to raise an eyebrow and ask:
"cousin?"
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