Boundless Sea.
On a stretch of coastline stood a small island!
At the island's edge!
Waves crashed against the jagged Qiao Rock along the shore, producing a dull rumble.
On the island's southern side, Flame Mountain wound toward the heavens like a crimson dragon, as though it might soar into the sky at any moment.
Beneath the scorching sun, the rocks seemed to steam.
The twisting heat haze was like the earth itself breathing.
The dense forest on the island's eastern side resembled a green ocean. Ancient trees towered overhead, and the cries of birds and beasts could faintly be heard amid the branches and leaves.
A gentle breeze swept past!
From afar, the endless rolling green waves merged with the Boundless Sea on the island's northern side, where sea and sky became one. They reflected one another, breathtakingly beautiful!
Exceedingly beautiful.
Yet despite being surrounded on all sides by such different scenery, this small island appeared especially desolate.
Vegetation on the island was sparse!
From time to time, sea winds swept through, stirring up dust and dead leaves, as though recounting the vicissitudes of this land.
In the sky, dark clouds gathered and scattered without constancy, mirroring the island's ever-changing moods.
Occasionally, seabirds skimmed overhead, their elongated shadows cast upon the jagged rocks, making the island seem lonely yet unyielding.
However.
On this incomparably barren island, which ordinarily saw no visitors at all, a streak of light suddenly shot up from within the island.
Almost in the blink of an eye...
When one looked again, that streak of light had already vanished beyond the horizon.
In a flash, half a year passed.
Just as Cheng Buzheng was living a leisurely life in [Ping'an City]...
This day.
Boundless Sea, Outer Sea.
At the end of heaven and earth, fierce winds