At the end of the Northern Road lay the Vast Sea. Across the Vast Sea lay Cloud Province.
Back then, Li Ping'an had started here and walked to the Vast Sea, one footprint at a time.
Then he had crossed the Vast Sea to reach Cloud Province, before continuing to Demon-Suppressing Pass at the northernmost edge of human territory.
Along the way to the Northern Road stood a mountain.
It was called Bear Rabbit Mountain. It was a large mountain, though not a tall one.
But it covered an immense area, and deep within this mountain,
many streams crisscrossed one another, winding and twisting.
It was said that a bear immortal named Xiong Da lived there, along with a rabbit immortal.
The two immortals kept the surrounding area safe. Even the local City God treated them with a measure of deference.
A rather prosperous temple stood atop the mountain.
Enshrined within it were the bear and rabbit immortals.
Though the visitors could not be called an unending stream, there were still quite a few.
"I can't keep up."
"I just can't keep up!"
The little rabbit looked over the wishes of those offering prayers.
"You want to become an immortal? Even I, a rabbit, am not an immortal yet."
"You want eight wives? Scum!!"
"You want to be stronger in that department..." The rabbit gave it some serious thought. "Hmm, this wish is fairly reasonable."
"..."
Before long, Xiong Da returned.
He was visibly drunk. One look was enough to tell he had been out drinking.
"Well? Did you work things out?" the rabbit asked.
Xiong Da shook his head. "No. Apparently, that Mountain God was only appointed recently, and he's very upright. I didn't even get to see him today."
"Then why did you drink so much?"
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