Dreaming Amid Clouds and Waters

When the shackles finally fall away, my heart will break free of heaven and earth, and my spirit will roam among the clouds and waters.

In the beginning of time, Yin and Yang first divided, and gods and humans dwelled together.

Above lay the Heavenly Court of the Nine Heavens, in the middle the myriad lands of the Nine Provinces, and below the Netherworld of the Nine Hells.

The young Mu Yun leaves his secluded valley and travels through many nations, seeking carefree freedom in the mortal world. But after accidentally obtaining a fragment of bronze, he is swept into the vortex of conflict among three kingdoms. After one strange and perilous experience after another, he discovers that the mighty, surging river of history bears along everyone from the mightiest gods to the humblest commoners, each no more than a wave struggling within its currents.

When all calamities have passed and he looks back upon himself, he suddenly realizes: true freedom has always dwelled within the heart...