The emerald sea surged with waves, its deep waters an indescribably murky darkness. Layer upon layer of restrictive formations had been constructed amid the rolling billows.
Beneath the waves, in the depths of the seabed.
In that uttermost place where one could not see one's hand before one's face, a cloud of steaming white mist could vaguely be seen. Within the mist stood a Great Forest Wood, its branches holding up the heavens.
At the edge of the tree's branches, Sky Soaring sat cross-legged. Clad in azure robes, he calmly and unhurriedly watched the deep world beyond, observing one grand Divine Thought after another linger outside. From time to time, they crashed into the white mist, entering filled with killing intent and emerging full of bewilderment.
And so the cycle repeated.
At last, the lingering grand Divine Thoughts grew somewhat impatient. A cold voice rang out, its words accompanied by the sharp clang of swords.
"Ling Xiao, will you persist in your delusion?"
"We do not seek your life. Hand over the Ancestral Dragon's Primordial Spirit, and afterward, at most you will be cast out and returned to the Light Sea. Your life will not be in danger."
Sky Soaring said nothing.
Behind him stood a youth in archaic clothing, bright Wisdom Light brimming in his eyes as he looked at Sky Soaring's back with a complicated expression.
The Light Sea Dao Lords who had entered Heaven Beyond Heaven had scattered in all directions. Yet Sword Lord, Cang Hao, Wan Fa, and Du Xuan had been the first four to gather together. Sword Lord had used Emotion Thread as a guide to quickly find Cang Hao and Wan Fa, while Wan Fa had used the connection between the Three Foundations to locate Du Xuan.
Then the four joined forces.
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