With a light tap of his toes, the auspicious clouds scattered slightly, and he landed steadily upon the soil of the Creation Continent.
The instant his feet touched the ground, he quietly swept his gaze over the surroundings. He stood upon a stretch of soft, fine beach.
Looking around, he saw clusters of trees layered like rolling waves. Exotic flowers and jade grass lay scattered among them; spiritual birds flashed past, strange beasts threaded through the forest. Branches and leaves spread luxuriantly, pure qi filled the wilds, and the stillness was so deep that one could hear dew drops falling onto leaves.
He took a deep breath of the damp sea breeze, then turned his gaze toward the dense forest across from the beach.
Being close to the sea, the vegetation grew especially wild and unrestrained. Tree trunks soared into the sky, spiritual roots twisted in knotted coils; strange fruits hung from branches, exotic blossoms breathed out their fragrance—too many to count.
The spiritual beasts in the forest were likewise extraordinarily abundant.
Though most had yet to gain intelligence, the thick and solid spiritual energy around them was like mist and haze, assailing his face.
Perhaps because they had long dwelled in this tranquil place, the beasts showed no signs of biting or fighting one another. As Su Yang traveled onward, he did not see a single instance of creatures fighting to the death. In a world where the strong devoured the weak as a matter of course, this seemed all the more jarring.
He, however, was neither startled nor surprised. Once one had seen enough, one understood that heaven and earth were vast enough to contain countless contradictions.
Walking slowly through the forest, he observed the terrain and its veins as he went. Before long, he confirmed that within