Eternal Heaven Domain, deep within the Sea of Destiny.
Within that chaos-like void stood an utterly unremarkable mountain peak.
A simple stone house had been built atop the peak.
Above the mountain hung a mysterious gateway condensed from dense Tribulation Clouds.
That mysterious Unmoored Boat was moored beside the mysterious gateway.
After Su Yi slew the Life Origins of the four Heavenly Punishers, the tightly shut wooden door of the stone house on the mountain suddenly opened.
A woman in a bamboo hat and gray robes quietly emerged.
She raised her eyes toward the Unmoored Boat moored near the mysterious gateway in the sky and said, "In less than five years, fellow cultivator Su has already gained such heaven-overturning power. What do you think?"
An aged, hoarse voice came from within the Unmoored Boat. "Not bad."
"Not bad?"
The woman in the bamboo hat was clearly dissatisfied with that answer.
The Unmoored Boat suddenly swayed slightly, and a misty Chaos Light Shadow surged within it. Faintly visible within was the indistinct figure of a man.
The man was lean and tall, dressed in a moon-white scholar's robe. Yet his features could not be seen, obscured by a layer of Chaos Light Shadow.
"He is the reincarnation of that Swordsman, as well as the Fate Official. It is only natural that he could slay the Life Origins of Heavenly Punishers today."
The man in scholar's robes spoke in an aged voice laden with the weight of countless years.
"Only natural?"
The woman in the bamboo hat spoke calmly, yet there was an unmistakable note of interrogation in her words.
The man in scholar's robes fell silent for a moment, then said, "I admit that I misjudged him back then and said some rash things..."
He then gave a bitter laugh. "But