Li Tongya regained consciousness to a world bathed in a dim yellow hue, finding himself beside a small river at the edge of Yan Mountain, half-submerged in the river water, with several green crabs scuttling back and forth, reluctant to leave the vicinity of his feet due to the "Vast Sea" Immortal Foundation.
"Cough cough..."
Li Tongya slowly rose to his feet, the orange clouds floating in the sky, all the color and the Golden Bodies of Yan Mountain had vanished, leaving only a few carrion-eating crows cawing atop the broken walls and ruins.
"It's over..."
Fury, guilt, and helplessness surged into his heart. Barefoot, Li Tongya stood by the riverbank, staring blankly at the clouds on the horizon and eventually closed his eyes.
The water membrane in his lower abdomen slowly vanished, and Li Tongya's flesh began to wriggle on its own, covering the horrendous gouge so that it no longer looked so shocking.
