The forbidden grounds in the rear mountains of the Netherworld Pavilion.
This place was named the "Abyss," a location where the Supreme Elders and successive Pavilion Masters of the Netherworld Pavilion entered secluded cultivation.
The mountain face was as sheer as if carved by a blade. A waterfall cascaded from the clifftop, its roar echoing as the splashing mist shimmered with a cold, spectral light under the moon.
Within the heart of the mountain, a massive stone chamber had been carved out.
The chamber's furnishings were exceedingly simple: a bed, a table, a cattail meditation cushion, and nothing more.
Set into the four walls were several Luminous Pearls, each the size of a longan fruit. They emitted a cool, clear radiance that brightly illuminated the chamber.
A figure was seated cross-legged upon the meditation cushion.
He appeared to be a man in his forties, with a handsome face, yet his brow held a world-weariness and depth that belied his age.
