A place of darkness, its location unknown.
Terrifying lines of play covered the four directions. Each piece that fell seemed to weave the Great Dao into a crisscrossing web.
The Silent One and the being seated upon the Dark Throne were engrossed in their game of chess.
"The Blackwood has been sent out. Mo Zhan is about to begin his journey along the War Dao."
The Silent One spoke slowly:
"When one fond of war ceases to love battle and chooses silence instead, the Silent Dao will take its first step."
As he spoke, he looked toward the being seated upon the Dark Throne and asked:
"There are already many Supreme Daos in this world. I wonder, what did you cultivate back then?"
The being on the Dark Throne smiled faintly.
"Take a guess."
With that, he continued to place his pieces.
The forbidden world, Youzhou.
Beside Dragon Trapping Lake.
"I didn't die completely... Thank goodness, thank goodness the Water Emperor gave me a life-saving treasure!"
Water Kuangwen climbed to his feet. He felt excruciating pain throughout his body, yet he was still overcome with relief!
"That was terrifying. Even the Darkness Great Emperor appeared... Is this the end of the world? I need to hurry back and tell the Water Emperor..."
As he spoke, he struggled to stand. But the moment he lifted his eyes, he froze in bewilderment.
What was going on... Where was the Darkness Great Emperor?
Where had he gone?
And the sea of karma had calmed down as well.
What about the Kunpeng species?
Now, only two people remained at the scene.
Shui Qingling and Dugu Yuqing.
Dugu Yuqing stood calmly with the black coffin on his back, while carrying a clay jar in his hand.
"Shui Qingling?!"
He stared at Shui Qingling in