The Mirror Legacy

Zongquan Island.

In the Eastern Sea, where waters fall and thunder rises, the skies were perpetually overcast. Rarely did the thunderclouds part, but today, radiant light poured down, gleaming brightly across the towers and halls of the island.

Whenever a heavenly breach occurred in the Northern Sea, the waters of the Eastern Sea would fall, expanding Zongquan Island by fifty kilometers. Its territory would suddenly grow, revealing numerous spirit ores. The island’s income would improve dramatically, and show signs of burgeoning wealth.

However, on a barren mountain within the island stood a small courtyard, with no guards or servants. There was only a lone monk washing clothes in the courtyard. Halfway through, he looked up at the sky and muttered, "Two years... how quickly it passed!"

Kongheng looked a little pale. He finished washing his robe, wrung out the water, gave it a good shake, and hung it to dry on the line. Outside the courtyard, seabirds chirped noisily, waiting for him to light a fire and cook.

But after changing into clean clothes, his senses stirred. He rose into the air and rode the wind straight into the clouds. Sure enough, the waters were roaring thunderously outside the protective formation. The jade-red sea surged with deep rumblings.

Woooo...

A faint conch horn echoed from afar, growing nearer. Fish and shrimp leaped across the sea under the brightening sky. Bluish-green backs breached the surface, and countless enormous beasts seemed to be stirring beneath the waves.

The sea looked as if it were boiling. One by one, demonic creatures rose from the depths and halted mid-air. Some held sabers, and the others held spears or halberds. The armored and robed creatures were lined up in symmetrical formations on either side of a path, glaring with bulging fish eyes.

"Hm?" Kongheng began softly reciting scripture as he calmly watched the sea. The ocean gradually parted, and a massive blue-scaled beast with a horse’s face and an oxen’s body rose from the depths.