A Fated Difference

Every living being in the mortal world has a fixed lifespan. Even those blessed with long lives must eventually meet their end. For thousands of years, humanity has sought the secret to immortality. Some withdraw to the mountains to cultivate themselves and align with the Heavenly Dao, seeking unity with the heavens and ascension to immortality. Some dwell in the halls of power, wielding imperial might and making their flesh imperishable, their authority extending across the land. Others worship before Buddha, keeping constant vigil by lamplight and forgetting both self and world, hoping to turn their bodies into vessels and ferry their souls to the other shore. The Great Dao has three thousand paths, yet all roads lead to the same end. When the soul departs and the spirit scatters, how long can one's life truly last?

In the depths of the mountains, a star of calamity descends. The wheel of fate begins to turn. Righteous and evil, immortals and demons, countless spirits and monsters: the path to immortality is long, and the Great Dao is fraught with peril.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.