"Is Mazu also a deity who came over from the Huaxia Divine Continent?"
Chen Shi stood before the temple gates, gazing outward. The ocean was blocked by cracked peaks, leaving only the sound of crashing waves audible, the sea itself hidden from view.
Yet he observed that the opposite peaks did not look as though they had cracked open in recent years, for they bore numerous sea-scarred reefs, appearing as if they had thrust up from the depths of the ocean.
Meanwhile, the mountain housing Mazu's temple seemed at first glance to be of a piece with the opposite range, yet its sheer cliffs bore the unmistakable weathering of relentless wind and wave.
"The two mountains are not actually one. In truth, the peak where Mazu's temple stands faces the open sea."
Chen Shi deduced, "It was simply that one day, peaks rose from the sea, blocking the mountain of Mazu's temple and merging them into a single range. Mazu's temple then fell silent alongside this mountain, until an earthquake one day rent the two apart, causing Mazu's temple to reveal itself once more."
The ruinous state of this temple was severe, surpassing even the Mountain Lord Temple of before. The Mountain Lord Temple had merely possessed a greater abundance of broken bricks and shattered tiles, its front and rear halls remaining fundamentally intact, shaded besides by ancient apricot trees that blocked the gaze of True Gods from Beyond the Heavens.
Yet Mazu's temple looked as though it had endured a pitched battle, the greater part of the structure collapsed. Recalling the scene he had witnessed upon the cliff crest—the earth melted and fused solid—Mazu's temple must surely have been the very epicenter of that decisive clash!
"I climbed up from down below."
Red Mountain Empress arrived at the precipice