It was unrelated to the matter at hand, after all. Perhaps Lu Qingyan had merely asked in passing, and Shen Er had answered just as casually.
But Song Yan froze when he heard it.
That name was hardly unfamiliar to him. While fleeing the Sea Kingdom's Great Yao, he had once found an uninhabited Immortal Continent in the Ruin Sea.
The Immortal Continent was surrounded by mirages and was ordinarily difficult to discover.
There was a cave abode on it, and its owner was none other than Shi Zixing.
Moreover, Song Yan had seen Senior Shi Zixing's appearance before, in the Sacrificial Qilin Lord's Sword Dao Illusion Realm. He should have been the white-robed Daoist who had led Senior Nie Chao onto the path of the Sword Dao.
The old senior had even left him a little sapling, but because it had not been growing very well, Song Yan had not taken it away.
To think he had actually been a senior of the Void Refinement Realm!
Song Yan recalled the man's appearance and bearing, thinking, Sure enough, eminent seniors are all this strange.
Shen Er continued, "However, after sealing the Mist Sea, Senior Shi Zixing left the Eastern Sea, and his whereabouts became unknown."
"Thus, although we have been able to rest and recover over these thirty-nine hundred years, the Mist Sea has continued to shroud the continents of Penglai and Fanghu."
"Penglai's disciples could only gaze at their homeland across the boundless Mist Sea, unable to set even half a step upon it."
"It was not until roughly two thousand years ago that a turning point came. At the time, Venerable Green Lotus, who had vanished without a trace long before, reappeared in the Eastern Sea for unknown reasons."
"After learning of this matter, he entered the Mist