Why Is Cultivating to Immortality So Hard?

Immortal. What a longed-for title.

Legend tells of the Azure Lotus Sword Sage, who gazed upon the Celestial Palace from the summit of Mount Tai and carved the words, "An immortal pats my head and ties my hair, granting me eternal life," before ascending through the Heavenly Gate! There was the Western Buddha, who sat beneath a Bodhi tree until he declared, "I understand," then followed a guiding light to Spirit Mountain! There was the peerless Confucian scholar, who read ten thousand volumes, attained enlightenment, and soared straight to the Celestial Palace! There were peerless Martial Gods... invincible Demon Lords... savage great fiends... This continent holds countless tales of "immortals," yet no one has ever truly seen one…

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.