The barrier shuddered, and Long Chen emerged on the other side. Turning back, he saw only primal chaos behind him; the path he had taken was now shrouded in an impenetrable haze. 4

Once Long Chen entered this barrier, he felt an incredibly ancient and desolate aura. He then followed that aura forward.0

Long Chen soon realized that the ground beneath his feet wasn’t solid earth but a mirror. The instant he noticed this, the space around him shifted dramatically. He then found himself standing in an endless blue sky.1

Above and below him stretched nothing but an infinite expanse of azure and white clouds. It was a pure world that looked...0