"Tell me, why did the Heavenly Dao destroy the Yellow Kingdom back then?" Xu Zimo asked curiously as they descended the mountain.
"How would I know? But the Heavenly Dao must have had its own purpose," Monk Dazhi replied.
"The Heavenly Dao does not act lightly. It is like a sovereign, maintaining the basic order of this world.
"Only when some existence breaks that balance will it intervene."
"You certainly know quite a lot," Xu Zimo said with a smile.
"Our lineage has to study divination. We often deal with Heaven's Will, so naturally we know a little more," Monk Dazhi explained.
"Have you ever defied heaven?" Xu Zimo asked with a grin.
"What is defying heaven?" Monk Dazhi laughed heartily.
"Only those truly great figures of legend might possibly offend the Heavenly Dao.
"As for acts of defying heaven, an ant like me is probably not even worth a glance from the Heavenly Dao. Defying heaven is out of the question.
"At most, I am merely unwilling to remain ordinary and want to defy my own fate."
Xu Zimo glanced at Monk Dazhi. This fellow saw things quite clearly.
The two descended Heavenly Decree Mountain and arrived before a river.
This river was one of the many tributaries of the Endless Heavenly Sea. Following it upstream would lead them into the sea region of the Endless Heavenly Sea.
There had once been ships here, specially ferrying those headed to the Endless Heavenly Sea.
However, because the mountain had been sealed, this river seemed somewhat desolate, devoid of human traces.
"There is a small village nearby. Let's go take a look. Perhaps there are boats there," Monk Dazhi suggested, looking into the distance.
The outline of a small village flickered in and out of sight afar. It seemed people