Cloud Top.
The Turtle Sage's residence.
Xie Daoling, the Asura King, and the Turtle Sage were discussing matters.
"Old Turtle, how much has your strength improved?" the Asura King asked.
"About ten percent. What about you?"
"Same here."
"For countless years, our strength has been nearly impossible to improve. Who would've thought we could raise it by a whole ten percent? It's truly incredible."
"World Fusion gave me the chance to improve again."
"But speaking of World Fusion—"
The Asura King looked down through the clouds and continued, "The fusion of the two worlds didn't fully settle until last night."
The Turtle Sage took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "Over the years, I've witnessed World Fusion a few times, but never once has it taken this long."
Xie Daoling said, "That's because the two worlds involved were both extremely special. One was the Path of Reincarnation, and the other was a subsidiary world beneath the Saint Pillars."
"Saint Pillars? Why have I never heard of them before? Have you heard of them, Turtle Sage?" the Asura King asked.
"I haven't either. That is rather strange," the Turtle Sage said.
"You've both lived through countless ages, so you must have heard of the Four Saint Pillars. It's just that the Four Saint Pillars made you forget," Xie Daoling said.
"I forgot?" the Asura King asked in astonishment.
"Don't be surprised. The might of the Four Saint Pillars is beyond imagination. When they don't want you to know them, you can't even remember their names," Xie Daoling said.
"Your disciple became the water of the Land of the Four Saint Pillars, and you gave him the Wind Key," the Turtle Sage said meaningfully.
"That's right. Naturally, I had my reasons for doing so—"
Xie Daoling suddenly cut herself off and