At those words, the Lord of the Restricted Area fell silent for a moment before sighing softly. "Yes. I cannot let go, cannot cast it aside. My heart still refuses to accept it."
Mu Chen said nothing, simply savoring his tea in silence.
The Lord of the Restricted Area collected himself and smiled. "I have made a fool of myself before you, fellow Daoist. After all these years, I still have not seen through it."
"Seeing through something does not necessarily mean you can let it go." Mu Chen set down his teacup. "You harbor an obsession, senior, but that is also what has allowed you to endure through these long ages."
The Lord of the Restricted Area paused, then laughed despite himself. "You almost make that sound like praise."
He paused before continuing, "Surely you did not visit merely to drink tea?"
Mu Chen did not beat around the bush. "I would like to ask you about the Boundary Sea."
"The Boundary Sea..." The Lord of the Restricted Area's gaze deepened, as though he had recalled something from the distant past.
He looked at Mu Chen with a trace of scrutiny. "Are you certain you want to go?"
"I will have to make the journey sooner or later," Mu Chen said calmly.
The Lord of the Restricted Area remained silent for a long time before finally nodding. "Very well. Since your mind is made up, I will tell you everything I know."
With a wave of his hand, a vast panorama appeared in the void before him.
It depicted a boundless ocean, its waters black as ink and its waves surging. Countless shattered continents, fragments of stars, and even the intact remnants of ancient worlds floated within it.
"Danger lurks everywhere in the Boundary Sea. There are fallen Immortal