According to legend, such a World exists: where the thorns and the Hengyang Mountains define Jingzhou, and the Yangtze and Han Rivers rush toward the sea. The Jiujiang rivers lie at its center, the Tuo and Can flow in their courses, and Yun and Meng serve as its domain.
Following Yu's regulation of the floods, the realm was divided, and the ancient marshes shrank, falling far short of their former grandeur. Today, Yunmeng Marsh occupies a secluded corner, appearing to mortals as nothing more than an ordinary lake, little knowing that the true Yunmeng Marsh exists in another dimension.
Within this hazy World, a hint of dreamlike color flickers in and out of view, and a light mist bathes the forest as a fine drizzle quietly drifts down to the dust. The blazing sun parts the curtain of clouds and mist, casting pillars of light like sharp swords.
Chapter 38