Seasons changed, time flowed in endless cycles.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, eighteen years had passed.
The East Sea.
The wind was fierce and the waves were high. Underneath the vast sea, monstrous waves surged, with the shadows of countless gigantic creatures barely visible.
Above the sea, a merchant ship swayed from side to side, like a paper boat being toyed with by a mischievous child, as if at any moment it might be destroyed and all aboard meet their death.
The people on this ship had significant backgrounds; they were sent by the Great Zhou's 'King Xiaoyao' to seek Immortals in the East Sea.
King Xiaoyao was the blood brother of the current Emperor of Great Zhou, doted on since childhood, and focused on the pursuit of the Dao.
He also liked to associate with people from the Martial World, often drawing criticism from both the court and the bureaucracy, even facing impeachment by the imperial censors.