Yuanwu City, the capital of the Yuanwu Kingdom, backed onto the Vast Mountain Range. Its towering peaks gave the capital a natural geographic advantage.
Fierce Beasts roamed the mountains, making them the ideal training ground for disciples of Yuanwu City's great families and sects.
On the outskirts of the Yuanwu Mountain Range, an unremarkable cave lay hidden in a sea of bamboo. One day, a girl of fifteen or sixteen arrived there. She was of average height, with a small nose and bright eyes as clear as water.
She carried a bamboo basket containing fruit, incense, and paper offerings. She entered the little cave as though she knew it by heart.
After following its winding passages, she pressed a mechanism. A stone door opened, revealing a vast chamber. A statue stood at its center. Though it was hidden deep inside a cave, it gave the impression of looking down upon heaven and earth.
The girl set the fruit on the offering table before the statue, lit the incense, and bowed. "Master, your disciple has come.
"I don't even know your name, but I received the Heavenly Dragon Chant here. It not only cured my Dragon Chant Physique but allowed me to cultivate. That makes you my master.
"I haven't come to pay my respects in half a year. Please forgive me, Master!"
Crack...
The girl looked up at the sound. The statue's posture seemed to have changed, and its eyes were fixed on her. Far from frightened, she grew excited.
"Master, is your spirit watching over me from heaven? Please bless my cultivation so everything goes smoothly."
The statue, however, was exasperated. He had been here for a thousand years.
The statue was Lin Yi. Back then, he had crossed the Other Shore from the Origin Land, prepared to die