Yue Land, Peaceful Mountain.
Night lay deep, a bright moon hanging overhead. Its clear radiance spilled over the mountains like a veil of white silk. Below, Azure Court Lake stretched across a vast expanse of misty water, without wind or waves. The moon reflected in the lake, bright as a jade disc.
Moonlight shone brilliantly over Victory Cloud Peak, spilling across the ground like frost. The aura of a newly attained divine ability filled the heavens, while visions of a moonlit pool and immortal maidens shifted and changed, drawing the moonlight into ever greater clarity.
A man in moon-white robes slowly emerged from the cave abode atop the peak. His features were regular, and the moonlight lent him an even more otherworldly air. Lü Guan rose upon the wind, and faint ripples stirred across Azure Court Lake below, breaking its clear radiance into shimmering fragments like snow. The moon overhead, meanwhile, appeared exceptionally full.
"The divine ability is complete."
Lü Guan felt little triumphant elation. Instead, sorrow rose within him. He rode the wind straight upward and landed on the summit. Beside him stood a house and a pavilion built of gray sandalwood, both fashioned by his grandfather's own hands years ago.
The Great Void split open, and gold-white Victory Gold magical light spread outward, forming a thin golden shell over the ground. A lean-faced man in gold-white Daoist robes stepped out. Upon his back was a slender spirit sword cast from copper essence, covered in gold-white diamond patterns. Its radiance remained restrained, while sword intent flowed through it.
"Grandfather."
Upon seeing him, Lü Guan was about to offer a formal greeting, but the man spoke gently:
"Now that you have attained a divine ability, there is no need for such ceremony."
The renowned Sword Immortal Wuyi wore a gentle