He had no intention of ascending, and no one ascended at all. After the ancient War to Seize Heaven, the divine path was no longer suppressed, yet no one wished to ascend. Was the Heavenly Dao decaying, were worldly ties too hard to sever, or was there another secret? That spring, as it passed, the duckweed-like young man finally set off with his sword, traveling the world to see for his teacher all the wonders it had to offer.
