Guan Guan piloted the small boat with practiced ease as they entered the Sea of Blood. The weather above the Sea of Blood was fickle and unpredictable; at times dark clouds churned with furious roars, while at other times the light of the Buddha shone brilliantly across the waves. Beneath the surface lurked countless Blood Beasts, their physical bodies comparable to beings of the Upper Three Ranks.
Yet none of this posed any difficulty for Guan Guan and Zhou Tieyi. Guan Guan steered toward a small island shaped like a green lotus. By dusk, the two of them had reached the island's sole pier. At this hour, the brilliant evening glow merged with the crimson of the Sea of Blood, and where the two met, deep and resonant bell tolls echoed from an ancient temple, quieting one's mind despite themselves.
Zhou Tieyi and Guan Guan stepped onto the island. Not long after Guan Guan secured the small boat at the pier, a middle-aged monk dressed in grey cloth approached and bowed respectfully to the two of them. "Two benefactors, the abbot knew of your arrival and sent me to receive you."
Chapter 599