Chapter 803: Surging Waves
White-crested waves surged to the skies amid a storm, surging and receding repeatedly, rolling up layers of foam like snow.
Qi Xuansu sat in the guest room, watching the tide through the glass window.
This was the Seaview Tower located on the coast of Donghai. Out at sea stood the Immortal Watching Platform, the two facing each other across the waters. Generally speaking, one had to pass through the Seaview Tower before ascending to the Immortal Watching Platform.
Since it was raining, the sea was rough with surging waves. Even ordinary Heavenly Beings would dread such a force of nature. It was not something a man could resist.
As the name implied, the Seaview Tower allowed one to gaze upon the vast sea. Though called a tower, it was surrounded by many independent courtyards, making the entire estate quite expansive.
Truth be told, Qi Xuansu did not like this place because it reeked too heavily of powder and perfume. No matter how refined the decor or artistic design, that scent of cosmetics could not be concealed.
This scent was not something that could be smelled, but rather an intangible impression, like a battle-hardened army camp that, no matter how well scrubbed or relocated, still carried the stench of blood and slaughter.
The Immortal Watching Platform was also renowned.
This lofty platform was built atop a reef over 300 meters high in the sea, though “reef” was hardly accurate; it was more like a solitary column that was about 30 meters wide. An Immortal once cleaved it flat with a single sword strike, and someone later paved it with tiles and added railings, turning it into a lookout. But the peak was steep on all sides, with no paths for ascent. One had to rely solely on their own skills to reach it. Those capable of such feats naturally had no interest in mere sightseeing. Thus, it often became a venue for sparring and sword duels.
In the past, the Holy Xuan and Donghuang had once crossed swords here.
Qi Xuansu much preferred the Immortal Watching Platform over the Seaview Tower. As Donghuang once described it, the Immortal Watching Platform was just a single square beneath one’s feet, with nothing above to block the sky. A single misstep meant falling into the crashing waves. This was where one could experience the magnificence of Mother Nature—the pouring rain, the scorching sun, the bitter blizzard, and the deafening thunder.
He very much wanted to climb the platform and take in the view. However, after two centuries of wind and wave erosion, the Immortal Watching Platform had become unstable. Thus, the Taiping Sect had it reinforced and cordoned off, barring visitors.