Commanding Heaven

"The Great Dao is as boundless as the azure sky, yet the azure sky lies within me!"

"At dawn, I visit the North Sea; at dusk, Cangwu. I plant the seed of immortality in my core!"

"I laugh amid the mortal world, though parting brings bitter sorrow. Three thousand imperial tombs bury the bones of immortals!"

"I am no madman of Chu. I conceal my gifts and hide my golden body. Once the dragon finds water, the Black Tortoise will soar among the clouds."

"Across ten thousand miles of raging seas, I will join hands with you and shield the heavens!"

The main focus is writing a romance within the story, not writing a story within a romance. The emphasis is on cultivation, leveling up, and moving on to new worlds. The romance takes a back seat, and both leads are strong individuals who aren't bound by love. The story challenges the conventions of Eastern fantasy from the heroine's perspective, fulfilling a dream from my school days: that grand, sweeping world where people soar through the skies and burrow beneath the earth, the kind of world I longed to inhabit myself.

The road to becoming an emperor is long. Come along and see where it leads.

Theme: Beautiful things always come along when you least expect them.