Catastrophe

To high-dimensional beings, time flowed swiftly. In the blink of an eye, 50,000 years had slipped away.

Xu Jingming, perched upon a cloud-bound desk and chair in his Heart Realm domain, contemplated his moves. As he pondered, he jotted down his insights.

Through his eyes, he glimpsed hazy scenes unfolding along the timeline, much like a commoner gazing at distant vistas. For Xu Jingming, however, he could "see" both the past and the future the moment he opened his eyes.

I see it once more. Xu Jingming abruptly halted his musings, his intuition revealing a not-so-distant future. In his vision, a cemetery stretched out before him, with him standing alone amidst the graves.

Those graves belonged to his beloved kin—his grandfather, parents, wife, daughter—those whom he held dear.