"Old bastard, would bragging kill you? You even dare call Eternal Night Emperor by name—aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"
"Divine retribution? Hahaha! I've suffered more divine retribution than I can count in this life, and aren't I still lively as ever? You simply have eyes but fail to see. You have no idea what kind of mighty existence I am!"
...The noisy conversation came in intermittent bursts, exceedingly faint and ethereal.
Yet Su Yi caught every word clearly. His eyes lit up, and an involuntary smile touched his lips.
The next moment, his figure vanished into thin air.
Heaven and earth stretched vast and boundless, while frigid winds howled across the wilderness.
An old man struggled forward against the wind.
His hair was disheveled, his face grimy, his body skeletal and thin. He was filthy from head to toe, dressed in a tattered, dirt-stained Daoist robe.
Perched upon his shoulder was a spirit sparrow with mottled feathers. It resembled a hawk, though its frame was leaner and more wiry. Most strangely, it possessed three eyes.
The vertical eye in the center of its brow was shut, leaving only the finest slit.
"Damn it, I have no idea what bad luck I've had to suffer, getting dragged to this godforsaken place by an old bastard like you."
The spirit sparrow cursed wildly, its beak full of profanity. "Tell me already—why did you insist on coming here?"
The ragged old Daoist sighed. "The Era of Immortal Fall changed the entire Immortal Realm. Even Taiwu Mountain vanished from the world. I suspect... that catastrophe during the Era of Immortal Fall was caused by the gods stirring trouble in the shadows. Taiwu Mountain's disappearance may also be connected to some deity."
As he spoke, he reached out and stroked the spirit sparrow. "That's