Overseas, at the Four Seas Sect.
The raging waves one would expect to see everywhere were absent here, leaving the sea as still as a mirrored lake. Beneath the surface lay a deep, profound darkness.
The tranquility was broken only when a gleam of light descended.
The light rippled through the darkness, stirring the water as a burly, imposing man emerged. The loose robes he wore seemed stretched tight across his frame.
The imposing man stood upon the water, one eyebrow slightly raised.
'The Fruit of Vast-Sea Water... has it really recovered some of its divine properties?'
He recalled a time when the Fruit of Vast-Sea Water was still held by a Supreme Venerable. Back then, the sea was divided into clear and turbid waters. The turbid water was so dense that it was said "not even a goose feather could float, and a reed blossom would sink straight to the bottom."
But ever since its holder had lost their Position, this wondrous quality had vanished.
