Within the main hall.
The First Lifetime Heart Demon strolled out of the Sea of Destiny Cauldron.
Su Yi asked, "How did it go?"
"A trap."
The First Lifetime Heart Demon sat cross-legged on the ground, propping his chin in one hand. "That seal was actually an ancient battlefield. The rules distributed within it were called No Birth—they neither died nor perished, without birth and without emptiness. Thus, everything you encountered there existed in a state of 'neither dead nor alive, never fading into silence.'"
"As for rules of destiny and seals, they had been a trap from the very beginning."
He gave a concise account of what had happened.
After hearing it, Su Yi could not help but freeze.
The Sea of Destiny Cauldron had actually been a scam?
And Evil Sword Venerable had been utterly used?
"By my estimation, that pitiful fellow in the Dry Well was likely someone who had long since shattered the shackles of destiny."
The First Lifetime Heart Demon said, "Otherwise, he could never have sealed away an ancient battlefield and preserved it until now."
"And that person did have some resolve. He drew ground as a prison with his Life Origin, and only thus had he survived until today."
After a pause, the First Lifetime Heart Demon said, "If we truly trace this matter back to its beginning and end, it becomes complicated. It is connected to the River of Destiny Origin."
"The River of Destiny Origin?"
"That is right—the source of the River of Destiny. That place is extremely sinister. No matter who goes there, no matter how high their cultivation, anyone daring to investigate it will meet a miserable end."
"Still, there is no need for you to concern yourself with such things."
The First Lifetime Heart Demon smiled. "It will