Heavenly Wound

In 2139, a stellar upheaval left blank spaces in the star charts humanity had always known. Mountains and rivers changed, spiritual qi revival began, the wilderness of old became forbidden territory, and traces of the cultivation arts from myth appeared. On the night Xu Zhao left the observatory, all he wanted was to cross a bridge and find his way home. To survive, he embarked on the path of cultivation, leaving Earth and crossing worlds. He had seen civilizations endure for tens of thousands of years amid natural disasters, and abysses no one dared enter. From waiting for others to rescue him, he grew capable of leading his companions through desperate peril. Yet every journey made familiar answers seem stranger. Observational records, ancient legacies, and the laws of the universe as spoken by the powerful could guide all living things toward survival, but they could never explain the stars that had suddenly vanished. With another natural disaster approaching, Xu Zhao decided to follow the route his predecessors had failed to complete and press on. Were the places called the ends of the world truly the boundaries of the universe, or merely the limits of what could be known? Mayflies live from dawn to dusk, while the Kunpeng soars ninety thousand li. Can either see the whole of creation?