Decades passed after Aniya's Ice Coffin was stolen.
Throughout those decades, no further word was heard of that young man's whereabouts.
He seemed shrouded in a cloud of mist, someone who did not belong to this era.
He had appeared mysteriously, quelled the turmoil in the world, then vanished just as mysteriously as he had come.
Records of this mysterious powerhouse in the epics were scant. Only after he disappeared did someone realize that he had not even left a name.
Within the Ice and Snow Divine Court.
Isa flew into a rage upon hearing that Aniya's Ice Coffin had been stolen. She angrily punished those who had been guarding it, yet her heart was heavy with worry. She did not know how to explain this to Jiang Yang.
Self-reproach and guilt surged into her heart once more.
As for the note, she ordered someone to put it away, intending to give it to Jiang Yang to see whether he could find any trace.
Several more decades passed.
Jiang Yang, who was in the Mayi World, finally stabilized his injuries and returned to Earth.
He planned to bring some members of the Divine Clan to the Mayi World. With a base like the Mayi World secured, the rejection of the Will of Earth no longer worried him.
He had somewhere to retreat to.
Atop Mount Tai.
Jiang Yang stepped out of the flames.
After nodding to the Mount Tai Divine Court warriors stationed there and offering them a few words of concern, he leaped into the Azure Firmament and headed toward the Great Snowfield Shelter.
Yet when he casually glanced over the mortal world, he saw a land riddled with wounds and scars, with few living beings remaining.
He froze for a moment.
Utterly bewildered, he hurried back to the