Outer reaches of the Endless Sea.
Cui Yunzheng sat quietly at the bow for three days.
Over those three days, he had been waiting for someone while pondering something else.
Watching Cui Yunzheng sit there like a clay statue, everyone grew deeply worried.
Because in his current state, it was obvious that Cui Yunzheng was battling his inner demons.
If he failed to overcome this trial, then this genius of the Pill Epoch would be completely ruined.
"Whew~"
The sea breeze stirred, and Cui Yunzheng slowly raised his head.
A small boat was speeding toward them in the distance, and aboard it was Cui Yunzheng's mortal enemy, Cui Hongyuan.
The moment Cui Hongyuan appeared, something shifted in Cui Yunzheng's gaze.
At the same time, Cui Hongyuan, whose injuries had fully healed, also saw Cui Yunzheng.
Their eyes met in that instant, yet the encounter felt incomparably strange.
There was less of hatred's fury in Cui Yunzheng's eyes, while Cui Hongyuan's held none of an ambitious schemer's desire.
At that moment, they were more like fish struggling against each other in a mire.
Splash!
The waves gently rolled, and Cui Hongyuan's boat came to a stop before the large ship.
Looking at Cui Yunzheng on the bow, Cui Hongyuan said softly, "I've come to kill you!"
Cui Hongyuan's tone was utterly flat, as though he were mentioning some trivial matter that had nothing to do with him.
Yet strangely, Cui Yunzheng neither became wary nor attacked this mortal enemy of his.
"Yunzheng doesn't need to dirty his hands to kill you. I'll have a go at you!"
Feng Ran spoke first, then shot straight into the air.
Looking at Feng Ran in the distance, Cui Hongyuan said, "I know you. Your name is Feng Ran, and you're a student of the