Ends of the Earth.
In a world filled with peach blossoms...
Pink peach petals scattered freely on the wind, drifting through the air.
Seen from afar, this entire world seemed steeped in tenderness and sweet affection...
A white-haired old man sat beneath a peach tree, a chessboard laid out before him, but there was no one to play with him.
He slowly played chess alone. A petal drifted down and landed in the Chess Cup before him.
He looked at the peach petal, his expression seemingly carrying a bewilderment he could no longer remember, then reached out, picked it up, and laid it in his palm.
"I can no longer remember why I love peach blossoms so much..."
The old man's white beard swayed in the breeze.
That lonely, desolate figure turned to look at the peach blossoms he himself had planted throughout Heavenly Secrets Grotto-Heaven. "Clearly, I've never even met anyone connected to peach blossoms..."
He turned back, gently set down the peach petal, and looked at the chessboard before him...
"Xuanji..."
A voice rang out, and the old man saw a figure in long white robes walk up to him.
"Who is Xuanji?" The old man paused slightly, seemingly bewildered, and raised his head. The appearance of the white-clad youth came into view.
The white-bearded old man suddenly froze. Those sealed-away memories seemed to surge back like a tide, making his eyes tremble slightly.
Involuntarily, the old man parted his lips toward the white-clad youth.
"Senior Brother..."
Boom!
The scene vanished, and a little boy awoke beneath an ancient pine atop the mountain in Heavenly Secrets Grotto-Heaven in the Immortal Domain.
The two aged remnant souls in the tree were still bickering endlessly. Not far away, the black-robed Heavenly Secrets Old Man held two chess pieces, fiddling with