In the Wangxian Pavilion,

the Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable has been observing the situation on the Sea of Eternal Life.

He witnessed the Yinghe Evil Beast emerging from the enormous red eye in the sky and pouncing towards Fan Wubing. He shared the same thought as Zhu Zixuan: if the heavens want you dead, how could you possibly survive? Throughout history, no matter how many remarkable individuals there were, even those renowned, none could withstand the might of the heavens.

Anyone who fights against the heavens cannot meet a good end.

Moreover, if the Heavenly Dao itself names a person to die?

Therefore, finally seeing Fan Wubing’s physical body, soul, and Dao completely disintegrate, he sighed with relief. He dared not imagine, if Fan Wubing really survived such a mighty heavenly strike, what immense impact it would have on the world.

Fortunately, he still perished.

The Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable’s brow and eyes flashed with some pity, murmuring softly, "So pitiful, so lamentable."

He reached out and gently swiped across the front from left to right, and in the slightly rippling spatial ripples, six names gradually appeared.

Among them, the sixth name was crossed out vertically from top to bottom.

The name was "Yan Hui."

The Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable looked at the name Yan Hui crossed out, and after a slight pause, he then looked at the top name. Not long ago, the top name was "Zhang Yuan," but now, it was replaced by "Fu Manman," and its brightness far surpassed "Zhang Yuan," even though everyone in the Wangxian Pavilion recommended Zhang Yuan, it could not compare.

The Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable was immensely curious about what exactly happened in this last period, that allowed Fu Manman to overtake so suddenly.

Now that things have reached this point, according to the rules,

Fu Manman shall be the next Human World Executor Dao of the Wangxian Pavilion.

...

On the returning Immortal Fishing Boat.

Luo Qingyao was quietly sleeping on the bed, the exertion from using the Dao Marriage Shackles to summon the Immortal Jellyfish was truly too great for her.

Fu Manman lay by the bedside, keeping watch.

At some point, with a light sound of breathing, Luo Qingyao furrowed her brows tightly and then awoke from a nightmare.

She had just dreamt that her senior brother disappeared.

But when she awoke and her memory returned, she felt that reality was the true nightmare, and she couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming sadness fill her heart, letting out a small hum.

Fu Manman, disturbed by this, awoke and sat up gently saying, "You’re awake. Are you okay?"

Luo Qingyao distinctly saw that Fu Manman’s eyes were red, which seemed to confirm the nightmare. She suddenly felt a sourness rushing from her nasal cavity, making her entire face feel awkward. She bit her lower lip until it turned white, took a deep breath, tried to hold back her tears, and attempted to show an everyday smile,

"I’m fine, sorry to worry you."

Fu Manman shook her head slightly without saying anything.

After Luo Qingyao got dressed, the two of them left the room.

Outside, Bai Yihuan was mumbling something to Guan Xin, and upon seeing the two of them coming out, she immediately shut her mouth, looking around as if admiring the scenery. Then Guan Xin remembered he should care about Luo Qingyao and asked,

"How do you feel?"

The Immortal Fishing Boat, like a well-ordered leaf, slowly skimmed across. Luo Qingyao glanced back, seeing the immense sea mountain Mount Daiyu, with its gray-black summit against the sky. On the other side of Mount Daiyu, stood the Longevity Immortal Tree of Longevity, both standing side by side, full of vitality.

On January 21st, three major events occurred.

The first was that there was suddenly an ominous sign in the sky for unknown reasons, causing turmoil in the Sea of Eternal Life, threatening the Changsheng Continent, but fortunately, it was eventually resolved smoothly. In this event, Guan Xin took great credit.

The second event was that the Executor Dao trial in the Wangxian Pavilion ended early, something that had never happened before.

The third event was the re-emergence of the Daoist Immortal Mountain Mount Daiyu, which had disappeared for ten thousand years, into the Mortal World.

Of these three events, for the majority of people, the third was naturally the most significant.

Many fleets were heading towards Mount Daiyu, eager to see the appearance of the Daoist Immortal Mountain from ten thousand years ago.

In the distant sky, it was clear without a cloud in sight.

The weather was good, with calm winds and smooth seas.

How could one fully express the feelings of this moment?

After a moment of silence, Luo Qingyao smiled and said to everyone, "Though saying ’Don’t worry about me’ might not actually help much. But rest assured, I’ll recover soon."

Seeing her like this, the words of comfort that Guan Xin and Bai Yihuan were mumbling swallowed back into their stomachs. These two had also yet to emerge from the sorrow of losing a friend, their eyes were still red, how could they comfort others?

At night,

Fu Manman stood on the viewing deck at the highest point of the Immortal Fishing Boat, gazing at the brilliant starry sky.

Three days had passed since that incident. She did not witness it in its entirety, but she essentially knew what had occurred. This was the first time she learned what exactly Wubing faced, and the first time she realized that he had long prepared much for this. Thinking of all these things, she couldn’t help but want to ask, whether Wubing anticipated such an outcome, and whether he was satisfied?

Yes, Fu Manman was thinking about this question.

She didn’t once consider whether Fan Wubing was still alive, just as she previously said to Fu Manman, "this dream will not end." She didn’t say this to comfort, she really believed it.

In the eyes of others, Fan Wubing’s physical body, soul, and Dao had all disintegrated, leaving him as dead as dead can be.

But Fu Manman knew, the crux of the matter was this: it was not the Heavenly Dao that killed Fan Wubing, but that Fan Wubing killed himself.

The distinction between these two is enormous.

She stood on the Eternal Dao, witnessing the final moment through the perspective of the eternal sun.