Wuzhou slowly said:

"There's no need for me to repeat the uniqueness of the Netherworld. In most realms within the Sea of Realms, the Time and Destiny Rivers are only at the initial level of a True Saint, which means a True Saint can easily reverse the Time River to change the past, but this also signifies one point—"

"The Time and Destiny Rivers at the initial level of a True Saint cannot affect beings of higher tiers; the Ancients can completely free themselves from the influence of weak Time and Destiny Rivers."

"Ordinary True Saints have no ability to counterattack before them! Even at the Supreme Rank, all they can do is withstand a few more blows!"

Hel raised her eyebrows: "Has He Donghuang reached such a state already? Is this his full strength?"

Wuzhou scrutinized for a moment and said, "He is currently dominating this Time River. It should be the art of 'One Qi to Three Pure Ones.' This Time River is his domain, so this power is not surprising. On the contrary, the one opposite him..."

Wuzhou paused and said in a deep voice:

"The other party is very likely a genuine... Transcender!"

Ji Jingqiu spoke: "What does he mean by 'Temporal Rebound'?"

As they conversed, it seemed that countless epochs were being bridged, and the tributaries of the Time Rivers began to merge.

Standing within the river, He Donghuang's figure appeared misty and vague, as if separated by thousands of mountains and waters.

He wielded Xuan Yi, the blade light pierced through the dark river, extending to different nodes and engaging in an unseen yet extremely perilous battle with the opponent.

Their figures appeared in different eras, causing massive ripples in the Time River, which were ultimately smoothed out again.

Hel sneered: "The turbulence in the river caused by their clash are all 'costs,' which He Donghuang ultimately has to bear. The other party is deliberately wearing down his Daoist cultivation!"

"In terms of Daoist cultivation, the other party is clearly above He Donghuang. Is there really a complete Transcender in the Netherworld?" Wuzhou murmured, "Back then, He Donghuang's failure to break through was partly because Heaven and Earth did not allow it, the Sea of Realms covenants left by the ancestors still took effect..."

Ji Jingqiu sharply caught the information Wuzhou revealed.

The Sea of Realms covenants left by the ancestors are still restricting the birth of later Transcensions?!

Whoosh—

The sound of water arose, and in the clear illusory river, a figure of He Donghuang appeared before Ji Jingqiu.

The war in the Time River did not cease, yet He Donghuang drew out an avatar to meet Ji Jingqiu.

"Master He!" Ji Jingqiu cupped his hands, his eyes gleaming.

"You shouldn't have returned at this time." He Donghuang concisely stated, "The one in the River of Destiny has already set his sights on you."

"Who exactly is he?" Ji Jingqiu pursued, "Why would he target me?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Some news, you are qualified to know as well. This realm was formed from the remnants of the former Nether Mansion, and the Nether Mansion..."

He Donghuang did not hurry to answer, instead introducing Ji Jingqiu to the origins of the Netherworld.

"Master He, I am already aware of these, including the deeds of the Nether Mansion's lord." Ji Jingqiu declared solemnly.

"Oh?" He Donghuang was somewhat surprised, "Did Ji Tianxing tell you?"

Ji Jingqiu shook his head: "I have yet to have a face-to-face with Marshal Ji."

He Donghuang squinted his eyes, not at all surprised that Ji Tianxing would go to see Ji Jingqiu, but he was somewhat surprised that Ji Tianxing hadn't met Ji Jingqiu yet.

After a moment of silence, He Donghuang suddenly said:

"Some things, we only learned not long ago as well, such as that the Netherworld is a prison, and both I and the one in the River of Destiny are reincarnations of the Netherworld Lord."

Ji Jingqiu was stunned on the spot.

Because of the overwhelming shock, Wuzhou and Hel were also silent, their pupils contracting sharply as they fell into silence.

"Master He is a reincarnation of the Netherworld Lord?" Ji Jingqiu murmured, confirming once again.

"Strictly speaking, it's only one of the Seven Spirits mixed with one of his spirits." He Donghuang paused, "Now it's the Seven Spirits."

Speaking of this, his expression remained unchanged, as if it made no difference; he did not care about this point.

"The Seven Spirits?" Ji Jingqiu seemed slightly confused.

"It was the doing of Ji Tianxing." He Donghuang said flatly.

A truth diagram suddenly formed in Ji Jingqiu's mind, and he murmured: "The Seven Marshals... each represents one of the Netherworld Lord's spirits? Is Master Mu the same? In that case... is the Federation the Inheritor of the Nether Mansion?"

He suddenly understood many things, such as what Marshal Qin had once said—

They indeed owed a debt to the Dao Lineage behind Zhang Tiancheng, but they were not prepared to repay it.

Regardless of what they owed, each of the Seven Marshals carrying one spirit of the Netherworld Lord, claiming to be reincarnations might be a stretch...

But if you insist, it's no big deal!

From this perspective, even if they owed a debt to the Nether Mansion lineage represented by Zhang Tiancheng, what can be done?

Who is the legitimate heir, is hard to say!

"Are we too part of the Nether Mansion lineage? Can I be considered direct lineage, a second-generation disciple?" Ji Jingqiu murmured, "Does our Federation count as legitimate?"

Wait...

Atop Wuwang Mountain, the door plaque that seemed both a viewpoint and a temple with the words "Incense Burning" in Federation script, is it also related to this?!

Ji Jingqiu felt like his governor and conception vessels suddenly cleared, and everything connected!