Heart Fox's Sneak Attack
What had originally been a clump of shadow emerged from the void. In the blink of an eye, it abruptly transformed into an exceptionally tall, mysterious figure draped from head to toe in a black robe.
Moments later, beneath the hood, he revealed an exceedingly weathered face. It was impossible to tell whether he was old or young.
"Your Excellency is Shadow Venerable?"
Crown Prince Shun Xin was stunned. He was the current master of the Eastern Esoteric School and controlled this hidden force. Because of the Jade God—Imperial Noble Consort Luo—the Eastern Esoteric School had close ties with the Shadow Poison Sect. Naturally, the Crown Prince had heard this title before and knew that it belonged to an ancient being, the founding patriarch of the Shadow Poison Sect.
Yet the Shadow Poison Sect itself was an ancient, mysterious force, one that could even be traced back to the distant primordial era.
As for the being—or perhaps the title—known as Shadow Venerable, it had always been passed down within the Shadow Poison Sect. It was said that Shadow Venerable had once consumed an immortal medicine refined from the Blood of Immortality, allowing him to remain forever young, never die, and endure without end.
However, Shadow Venerable did not remain in the present world at all times. This unfathomable being often entered eternal contemplation, sitting upon the Seat of All Things' Shadows within the Shadow Poison Sect's most secluded palace, slumbering.
It was a special kind of sleep, closer to a state of deep meditation. Whenever he slept, this supreme venerable would roam time and space with his mind, pondering the mysteries of the universe and all living beings... Yet the founding patriarch of the Shadow Poison Sect, Shadow Venerable, would awaken at regular intervals. Or whenever