In the era of Innate Chaos, it was no secret within the Hongmeng Forbidden Domain that the Swordsman had slain five Heaven Sealing Venerables.
Back then, the Great Dao Sources of those five Heaven Sealing Venerables had all been stripped away by the Swordsman, leaving them in an utterly miserable state.
Thus, when Su Yi brought up this matter, it was practically a slap across Heaven Duke's face, making it difficult for him to save face.
"They are not dead!"
Heaven Duke's gaze was indifferent. "Although the Swordsman severed their cultivation back then and destroyed their bodies and souls, he did not truly erase their Life Origins."
"As Heaven Sealing Venerables, their Life Origins had long since merged into the Chaos Origin of this epoch. So long as that Chaos Origin remains undying, they too shall remain undying!"
His words echoed between heaven and earth.
They reminded Su Yi of the Heavenly Punishers.
Back then, those Heavenly Punishers had likewise merged their Life Origins into the Zhou Xu Rules, yet he had ultimately still killed them.
But clearly, Heaven Sealing Venerables were different.
Their Life Origins had merged into the source power of the entire Chaos Epoch. Unless one became the ruler of this epoch, it would indeed be difficult to truly kill such figures.
As he pondered, Su Yi asked with interest, "Since they are still alive, where are they?"
Heaven Duke said, "Naturally, within the Chaos Origin!"
Su Yi gave a derisive laugh. "They were slain back in the era of Innate Chaos. After such a vast stretch of time has passed, they still have not recovered. What difference is there between that and death?"
Heaven Duke said calmly, "While alive, there is hope. It is precisely because we are alive that we could wait through the ages