The End Is Nigh, Chaos Sea in Turmoil!

An island shaped like a Taiji symbol lay in the Chaos Sea.

At the center where the two principles met, inside an ordinary-looking stone pavilion, an old man with white brows and beard was fishing.

His eyes were completely pale, as though they were replaying the scene of heaven and earth's birth.

"Master, what did you see?"

A figure suddenly appeared beside him, emerging from nothing.

The slovenly Daoist Qianyan from the days of Great Wei now seemed like an entirely different person.

His Daoist robe was immaculate, his disheveled hair and beard had been arranged with meticulous care, and his gaze was deep. Not a trace remained of his former unruly manner.

The white-browed old man shook his head and muttered, "I can't see clearly. There are too many ripples in the River of Time, interfering with my calculations."

Daoist Qianyan was silent for a moment before suddenly asking, "Can what you had me do really change everything?"

The Island Master of Heavenly Mystery Island, the most peerless figure in the art of divination throughout the Chaos Sea, now looked somewhat lost.

"I don't know!"

Daoist Qianyan froze, then said incredulously, "Didn't you say before that the Heavenly Mystery had revealed itself, and that the key to breaking the deadlock lay in Great Wei?"

"Following your instructions, I placed Heaven Burning Venerable's inheritance and your Dao Principle Secret Technique there, allowing that boy to grow according to the predetermined trajectory."

"Now, that boy's cultivation has advanced rapidly. In less than two years, he has caught up to my billion years of cultivation."

"Could it be that he isn't the fated one after all?"

The Island Master of Heavenly Mystery Island gave a bitter smile. "Qianyan, the Heavenly Mystery changes in myriad ways. The key to breaking the deadlock at