Rain and snow swirled outside.
Warmth filled the room.
The firewood in the stove burned crimson, crackling and popping as sparks occasionally scattered out.
The flames danced, casting shifting light and shadow across Master Liu's face.
He truly seemed to be telling a legendary tale, his voice low.
"Who was this person? How could he have been so formidable?"
Xiao Jian asked.
Master Liu fell silent for a moment before saying, "This person's true name was never passed down in the legends. Those who knew of him all called him the Swordsman."
The Swordsman!
Su Yi's heart jolted.
The person who had truly created Yunmeng Marsh, this Land Beyond the Law, had actually been his First Lifetime?
And Yunmeng Marsh was not merely Xiao Jian's hometown—it had also been the First Lifetime's hometown?
Master Liu continued, "Why was the Swordsman able to rise from the mundane world? And why was he able to create such a Land Beyond the Law, stepping beyond the Heavenly Dao of Hongmeng?"
"This piqued many people's interest. After investigation upon investigation, they eventually concluded that the secret must be connected to our Yunmeng Village."
"According to the rumors, some mysterious treasures are sealed within Yunmeng Village. Within those treasures lies the ultimate secret of how the Swordsman attained the Dao in this world and created the Land Beyond the Law!"
At this, the Sealed Lands scattered throughout Yunmeng Village flashed through Su Yi's mind.
He recalled those Black Stone Slabs shrouded in the Zhou Xu Rules.
Previously, Su Yi had been shocked. He could not imagine what kind of terrifying cultivation it would take to seal Black Stone Slabs within the Zhou Xu Rules of Yunmeng Marsh.
Just who had such a being been?
Yet he had never expected that being to be himself...
For