Takamagahara, beneath Mount Hiba, by the Heaven-Piercing River.
Whenever he faced a major decision, Ryushiki came here to settle his thoughts.
Eleven hundred years ago, he had personally killed his teacher and offered up his teacher's reincarnation technique, becoming one of the clan's greatest contributors!
After that, Ryushiki's fortunes had soared. He became Princess Huiyue's most capable lieutenant, and even Prince Duochimo, who had repeatedly plotted against him, stopped opposing him.
Yet not everything had gone as he wished.
For the thousand years that followed, he and Sana had been little more than strangers.
It was not until a century ago, when Sana caused the Heaven-Shaking Heavenly Rock Cave incident, that their paths crossed again.
It turned out that Sana possessed a power called the Pure Eye, which could nullify divine power. Those who awakened the Pure Eye were also regarded as "the enemies of gods."
Sana's Pure Eye had awakened on her forehead. She possessed only one, but its ocular power was equivalent to the fusion of two Pure Eyes, earning it the name Divine Purification Heavenly Eye.
The Heavenly Rock Cave was the place Ubiji had once taken Ryushiki and Sana to visit. It contained twelve Divine Trees transplanted from Takamagahara, as well as several hundred billion White Zetsu created through the Infinite Tsukuyomi!
Only later did Ryushiki learn that Sana had set her sights on those White Zetsu from that very time!
Ten years ago, Sana used the power of her Pure Eye to dispel the Infinite Tsukuyomi, leaving those White Zetsu masterless and sending them into a rampage!
By the time the White Zetsu army's rampage was stopped, ten entire Divine Trees had been destroyed. Following the casualties caused by the Ubiji siblings' rebellion, Takamagahara had suffered the greatest loss in its history!
Sana had also