Beyond the distant mortal world, high in the Ninth Heaven, I have lost track of how much time has passed. Perhaps one, two, three, or countless cycles of heaven and earth have already gone by, yet I am still here, being punished. I must be punished here forever, without end.
Tell me, what are you doing here? Are you, like these people, seeking death? No living person could have come to such a depth underground without a reason. Do you want to see the god of legend? You already have. The one before you is me, a sinner bearing the weight of my crimes. Are you determined to learn about me, to remember the figure of a certain rebel? Tell me your name, and I'll tell you mine. My surname is Gu. My name is Gu Xing.
Long, long ago, one moment of folly led me to distort the divine oracle's words. After that, I was banished to the deepest depths of this underground world.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
