At the dawn of heaven and earth, chaos divided into the clear and the turbid. The clear rose to become heaven, while the turbid sank to become earth. Heaven's clear qi was called yang, and earth's turbid qi was called yin. When yin and yang joined, they manifested water, fire, mountains, marshes, wind, thunder, clouds, and rain. As these moved and nourished the world, all things were born.
Pan Long watched the Classic of Mountains and Seas World dissolve into chaos, then grow clear once more. A voice sounded beside his ear, so calm it held no emotion at all.
So that's it! The Classic of Mountains and Seas World has to evolve before it can become vivid and complete...
As he pondered this, he suddenly heard Wen Chao's voice.
"Utter nonsense! It's your thing, so of course you decide! If you want it round, it's round. If you want it square, it's square. Who gives a damn about clear and turbid, yin and yang?"
Pan Long froze for a moment, then understanding dawned. He burst out laughing.
At the sound of his laughter, the Classic of Mountains and Seas World, where heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers had already taken shape, shuddered violently. It dissolved back into chaos, then quickly settled. A single Bamboo Slip floated amid the vast Sea of Stars.
Smiling, Pan Long stepped out onto the Bamboo Slip. It unfurled like a giant bamboo raft sailing through the Sea of Stars.
A screen of light opened before him. Countless garbled characters flickered across it. Now and then, a word or symbol appeared, only to vanish again.
Before, he might have patiently waited for it to evolve on its own. But Wen Chao's reminder had taught him the principle of putting man in command of things. He immediately