Great Xia: At the start, summon the Net of Heaven to suppress the martial arts world.

Before setting off, Xia Taige, knowing the difficulty of this matter, specially provided some assistance to Shennong.

After all, with the development over the years, spiritual energy has increased several times over, and the number of beings above the divine realm has been increasing imperceptibly.

In the Northern Region, undercurrents are surging. Wild gods and cults, with the indulgence of the Northern Region City God, have become increasingly rampant and powerful.

Moreover, besides wild gods and cults, day-roaming gods and night-roaming gods are also extremely troublesome matters.

The screening process alone was enough to give Shennong a major headache.

Moreover, among the day-roaming gods, there are many beings above the divine realm. Although it is impossible for them all to willingly degenerate, no one can be certain.

This was also the source of Xia Taige's concern regarding Donghuang Taiyi's proposal to establish a divine path.

Human hearts are unpredictable, so how can loyalty be guaranteed?

"Your Majesty, I thank you!" Shennong bowed slightly, then, carrying the unknown entity, his figure vanished from the spot.

After Shennong departed, the crane gave a signal and then disappeared.

When only Xia Taige remained in the Imperial Study, Donghuang Taiyi suddenly appeared.

"Are you so afraid of seeing people?"

Xia Taige sensed that Donghuang Taiyi had already arrived at the Imperial Study, but had not yet shown himself.

Given the strength of Shennong, Canghe, and others, they certainly wouldn't be able to discover Donghuang Taiyi.

"The mystery should still be there!" Donghuang Taiyi replied casually with a solemn expression.

From the moment Canghe arrived until just now, Donghuang Taiyi had already learned of the conversation between the group in the Imperial Study.

Therefore, Donghuang Taiyi was not at ease at the moment, as he was about to face this powerful force.

"The greatest challenge is about to begin. Is the Underworld ready?"

During this period, Donghuang Taiyi remained in the underworld and had not appeared in the Great Xia Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Xia Taige had never inquired about the things he had been busy with.

At this moment, if it weren't for the imminent threat of a great enemy, Xia Taige would still not have asked Donghuang.

Upon hearing this, Donghuang Taiyi nodded, then shook his head.

"For some time now, I have been trying to take control of the tunnels, but with little success."

"Perhaps the tunnels have already been taken over!"

"Over the years, I have been trying to make contact with the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but to this day, even the Great Emperor of Fengdu has not appeared."

"It seems they have truly abandoned the underworld!"

For Donghuang Taiyi, it is already extremely difficult to make further progress in strength.

Perhaps, as he just said, the underground path and the six realms of reincarnation could be an excellent breakthrough point, but unfortunately, it has not been effective.

"Perhaps we are not destined to be together. You believe in fate the most, don't you?"

Compared to Donghuang Taiyi, Xia Taige did not have much pressure in his cultivation.

Xia Taige was originally worried that the territory could not continue to expand, but with the emergence of clues about the Demon Realm, Xia Taige suddenly realized that this seemed to be the will of Heaven.

Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Perhaps this is a once-in-a-century opportunity for Xia Taige.

With this thought settled, the gloom that had been hanging over my head also faded considerably.

"It wouldn't have mattered before, as it would have just taken some time. But judging from today's situation, it's clear that there's no time left to improve my cultivation!"

At this point, Donghuang Taiyi shook his head. The affairs of the Demon Realm still put a certain amount of pressure on him.

After all, Donghuang Taiyi had witnessed the tragic state of the underworld firsthand over the years.

"We'll deal with whatever comes our way; that's life, isn't it? It's full of challenges!"

"Instead of wasting this time, you should focus on internal reforms. With you not showing up for so many years, the Shinto system has shown signs of going out of control!"

"This is not good news at a time when a formidable enemy is about to arrive!"

Although their true combat power may only be those above the Divine Realm, in the end, once the Demon Realm truly invades, Xia Taige will still have to rely on these City Gods, Day Wanderers, Night Wanderers, and others to protect the people of the Nine Realms.

Xia Taige felt a little relieved if fewer people died.

Upon hearing this, Donghuang Taiyi nodded.

"During this period, I will keep a close watch on the entire Nine Realms Divine Path system. Before the great enemy arrives, I will eliminate these hidden dangers as much as possible!"

The divine system was proposed by Donghuang Taiyi after all, and now that the divine system is in such a mess, Donghuang Taiyi naturally will not leave it unattended.

Upon hearing this, Xia Taige sighed silently.

"Compared to the chaos in the divine system, what I am most worried about is the demonic energy that may spread from the Demon Realm to the Nine Realms after the Demon Realm passage is opened."

"Just like the appearance of the underworld in the past, countless evil spirits and vengeful ghosts have been born throughout the Nine Realms over the past thousand years, causing widespread suffering and death."

"As demonic energy spreads throughout the Nine Realms, anyone in the Nine Realms with a weak will may be influenced by the demonic energy and go astray."

"At that time, it will be a calamity for all the people of the Nine Realms."

"Relying solely on our own people is clearly not enough to stabilize the situation!"

For the past thousand years, malevolent energy has spread throughout the Nine Realms, although from a broader perspective, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

However, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks due to the full control exerted by the City God, Mountain God, River God, and others.

As demonic energy surges in, the loyalty of the City God, Mountain God, and others will no longer be guaranteed.

It's even quite possible that they could transform from a protector into a protective umbrella.

Moreover, Xia Taige currently believes this possibility is extremely high.

Upon hearing this, Donghuang Taiyi also fell into deep thought.

Demonic energy is not the same as malevolent energy, but judging from its characteristics, Donghuang Taiyi knew it was extremely difficult to deal with.

Although it has no effect on itself, that's because of its great strength, while the fate of the City Gods and others below remains unknown.

Xia Taige and Donghuang Taiyi remained silent, and the imperial study fell into a moment of stillness.

After a long silence, Donghuang Taiyi couldn't help but feel a little irritated.

"Why not take advantage of the Demon Realm's lack of reaction and send our army into the Demon Realm to build a defensive line in the far north, preventing any demon from entering?"

"In this way, we won't have to worry about ignoring both sides."

Consider that he was an ancient god; when had he ever suffered such troubles?

After a moment of fruitless deliberation, Donghuang Taiyi had lost his patience.

If we can fight, we fight; if we can't, we die. Anyway, it's only a thousand years or so earlier.

Over the course of a thousand years, Donghuang Taiyi asked himself whether his own strength, and that of the entire Nine Domains, had increased much.

If that's the case, why suffer from this headache now?