An island over a hundred li across lay lush with vegetation, verdant and teeming with life.
The terrain was high in the east and low in the west, with a massive valley at the island's center.
In the eastern part of the island stood a high peak over a thousand zhang tall, situated at the island's edge.
A middle-aged man dressed in fitted black clothes sat atop the peak, fishing. The fishing rod in his hand shimmered with spiritual light, clearly no ordinary item.
The middle-aged man was fair-faced and beardless, with refined features and an indifferent expression.
Suddenly, the fishing line began to jerk violently.
With a flick of his wrist, the middle-aged man hauled up a golden Fish Demon more than ten zhang long.
The golden Fish Demon was covered in golden scales, with two pairs of silver claws beneath its belly. Its long, slender tail resembled that of a python. Judging from its aura, it was a Tier 3 Demon Beast.
The golden Fish Demon struggled violently. Its lips were torn open by the hook, but it wrenched itself free and lunged at the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man's expression remained calm. He flicked two fingers, sending a streak of black light shooting out. It flashed past and pierced through the golden Fish Demon's body.
The golden Fish Demon fell to the ground with a finger-thick bloody hole in its head. Its corpse rapidly dissolved into a pool of blood before the naked eye, leaving neither bones nor remains behind.
"In one more day, this old man will finally be able to leave this place. Had I known, I wouldn't have sparred with that martial lunatic, the Seven Absolutes Saber Emperor. Losing to him by half a move forced this old man to stay on this desolate