Profound Subtle Heaven Domain, Mortal Realm, deep within an ancient mountain forest.
Beneath the azure sky, encircled by mountains, lush green trees cast deep shade and a hundred flowers bloomed. Especially in the morning, sunlight filtered through gaps in the leaves and lit up the entire forest path, making one feel as though they had stepped into an Immortal Realm.
Towering ancient trees within shot straight into the clouds, their canopies spread like umbrellas, blotting out the sky and sun. Moss covered their bark, as though they had weathered the grind of several thousand years, steeped in age and hardship.
Amid lofty mountains and steep ridges, a small stream wound its way along. Its waters were clear to the bottom, babbling as they flowed and occasionally producing pleasant sounds.
All manner of wild grasses and strange flowers grew along both banks of the stream. Their petals swayed in the breeze, releasing a faint fragrance that refreshed the heart and delighted the mind.
However...
Hidden within this tranquil scenery was terrain so perilous that it was nearly impossible to climb. The mountain paths were rugged and uneven, jagged rocks rose everywhere, and the peaks stood steep as swords piercing the heavens.
A winding little path appeared and vanished from sight, following the mountains and waters as it ran through the forest.
Spirit birds occasionally swept overhead here, stirring up flying sand and rolling stones. Deep within this ancient mountain forest, even spirit birds rarely ventured here, let alone mortals.
Though this place possessed wondrous sights fashioned by heaven and earth, it was forbidden ground for mortals.
Yet what no mortal knew was that amid these precipitous and perilous mountains lay something unique—a tea field planted full of camellias.
This camellia tea field rested halfway up the mountain. Verdant tea trees stood