Western Sea, Turbid Sea.
This stretch of sea bordered Sindhu and lay north of Azure Depths, far from the territory governed by Upper Firmament. It had been ruled by an early-stage Purple Mansion Demon King, Gold-Sunder, but now it shook incessantly, towering waves surging into the sky.
A gold-and-white Monster Beast as enormous as a mountain struggled in the sea. His shell resembled dark crystal, shining with the light of victory gold.
He activated his Divine Ability, manifesting the fullness of Qian Heaven. Dark crystal spread and thrust skyward.
This beast was a great alligator, what mortals commonly called a Sow Dragon. He cultivated victory gold and possessed a Divine Ability. With his early-stage Purple Mansion cultivation, he had grown accustomed to throwing his weight around this sea, yet now someone had him firmly suppressed.
Victory gold qi erupted. The great alligator opened his jaws and roared, revealing gleaming white fangs that crossed like swords and blades. He bellowed:
"When have I ever provoked your Upper Firmament Sect?"
"Take a guess."
A voice tinged with mockery rang out from the clouds.
A man in azure-and-white Daoist robes stood among the clouds. His features were handsome, his bearing upright as a pine. Golden mystic markings glittered between his brows like the sun rising at dawn, while a spring sun condensed from azure radiance hung high behind him.
An Origin Wood Divine Ability, Azure Yang Radiance.
This Divine Ability defined a realm of radiant spring, gentle winds and lovely scenery, and returning migratory birds. It not only fostered wood's growth, healed injuries, and sensed yang qi, but also served as a reservoir of magical power for the Origin Wood path, much like Shock Thunder's Thunderfall Marsh.
In destructive power, it naturally fell short of Jia Wood's various Divine Abilities, but this Origin