Unity of Heaven and Man, Fish Leaping Upward (1000-Vote Bonus Chapter)

Zhou Tong walked quietly across the lands of the Central Land, passing through one legendary place after another and observing traces left behind by great battles.

As he traveled, the customs of the Longevity World, the various Dao marks left behind by its cultivators, the mountains and rivers, the sun, moon, and stars—everything between heaven and earth transformed into insights that surged into his heart.

The Azure Dragon River was the greatest river in the Central Land. It stretched eight hundred thousand li, and at its widest point, it was a full eight hundred li across. It originated within Great Shang in the southwest of the Central Land, flowed through numerous hegemonic nations such as Great Shang, Great Xia, and Great Zhou, cut across weaker nations such as Great Song, Great Tang, and Great Qing, and finally surged into the East Sea in wild torrents.

Viewed from above, the map of the entire Central Plains made the Azure Dragon River resemble the character "bow" laid on its side, spanning nearly half the Central Land. Its countless branching tributaries nourished more than half the lands of the Central Land.

The Azure Dragon River rushed onward, its white waves reaching for the sky. Fish, turtles, shrimp, and clams drifted leisurely through its waters, brimming with vitality.

Traveling alone, Zhou Tong finally arrived at the banks of the Azure Dragon River. As he watched the great river flow eastward, its waves rolling endlessly, the wilderness boundless in all directions, the waters flowing without end or rest, he cast aside everything in his heart. His body seemed to merge as one with the vast river.

He could not help but cast off all the restraints in his heart. Beside the Azure Dragon River, which had surged onward for who knew how many tens of