Some venture alone into the North Sea, their sword blazing through the nineteen continents; some sit in meditation beneath a Bodhi tree, the Buddha's light illuminating the land and golden lotuses springing from the ground; some dwell among the clouds day and night, riding dragons into the azure heavens; some, driven to despair for a beloved, wield their swords to cleave the nine heavens. This is a turbulent era, a young man bearing a sword enters the world, painting a vast picture of immortality.