The Otherworld Flower, a demon's tenderness.
Legend had it that this flower willingly cast itself into Hell. The demons sent it back, but it continued to linger along the Yellow Springs Road. Unable to bear the sight, they finally allowed it to bloom there, offering guidance and comfort to souls departing the Mortal Realm.
It was said that Otherworld Flowers bloomed along the road to Heaven and carpeted the path to Hell.
The snow-white Otherworld Flower favored another interpretation of death: rebirth.
The blood-red Otherworld Flower embodied the aimless wandering of pain and remorse: damnation.
Only a fine line separated the Hell and Heaven represented by Otherworld Flowers. The so-called distinction between angels and demons was merely a difference in the flowers' colors and the meanings they bore.
“Otherworld Flower!” A gleam flashed through Jun Wangchen's eyes, and he looked somewhat startled.
The Otherworld Flower was the legendary flower that guided souls, the most unique blossom in the Netherworld. Its fragrance was said to possess magic that could awaken the memories of the dead from their lives.
Since it mostly grew along paths through fields, riverside trails, and wooded graveyards, it was associated with burial grounds and also known as the corpse flower.
The three days before and after the spring equinox were called the Spring Equinox Shore, while those before and after the autumn equinox were called the Autumn Equinox Shore. Otherworld Flowers bloomed during the Autumn Equinox Shore. When their flowers bloomed, no leaves could be seen; when their leaves grew, no flowers could be seen. Flowers and leaves never met, forever missing each other through successive lives.
Legend said this flower bloomed only in the Yellow Springs and was the sole sight along the Yellow Springs Road. Yet it also came in white, looking utterly pure and