I’m Not Fishing for Fish

The Ballad of Fishing for the Heavens

I’m not fishing for fish

Pandora locks the Immortal Court within, while beyond the Primordial Chaos, I knock upon Heaven’s Gate. (Opening)

Hungry ghosts bite through the rod, splitting heaven and earth; teeth spark against the frozen wasteland. (Biting the rod, fate begins)

Ice-soul flames burn in the mirror, guarding the setting sun; shattered jade falls beneath the frosty sky, burying the rainbow robes. (The beautiful Super Phoenix falls)

The fishing line suddenly hooks a bag of chaos; pearls and jade fill my throat, choking on the vicissitudes of life. (Fishing up a storage bag)

A fortune too vast to hold becomes a harvest of calamity; where teeth marks gnaw, demonic obstacles emerge! (Fortune brings calamity)

A hundredfold passage of time boils the sorrow of the Dao; starry remains simmer into a boiling gruel that churns the guts. (The secret realm of time)

The True-Guarding Eye sees through the lies of reincarnation; the ice soul is reborn in flames, burning away old wounds. (Awakening of the twin Dao bodies)

The rod trembles, suddenly splitting the star gate; seeds of the seven emotions and six desires feed the young man! (The mirror reveals the demonic seed)

Only then do I learn I am a pawn in the game, while the temple master coldly plots the laws of Heaven! (The truth of my origins)

A white ape cries blood, engraving its final testament; a bronze key opens the tomb of the Return to Ruins. (The ancient ape entrusts its child)

Ten thousand lotuses devour the Dao and burn the vast sky; the direct bloodline’s demonic flames shatter the icy firmament! (The final struggle over the Dao)

The artifact spirit parts the sea and buries the old emperor; two bodies fall through the cosmos, ushering in a new world. (The Chaos Sea explodes)

The broken rod still bears a cool veil of starlight; one cast tears through the radiance of ten thousand universes! (Fishing in a new era)

Witness wondrous legends and savor life’s many flavors.