Seeking Immortality

The world is bound by the “Lifespan Limit.” Mortals live for a hundred years, while cultivators gain additional years by breaking through realms, but each breakthrough grants less than the last. To break through the Thousand-Year Limit, the Hall of Eternal Life uses the “Lifespan Devouring Art” to steal people's years, seeking to capture Chu Qingyao, born with a mark of innate longevity, and sacrifice her to open an ascension passage. Lin Yan, a Golden Core disciple of the Shouyuan Sect, is ordered to protect Chu Qingyao, drawing him into a struggle among the Hall of Eternal Life, the Blood Longevity Clan, and those who have cast off their lifespans. Along the way, he discovers that the passage is a trap set by the ancient Xuan Yangzi to resurrect himself. He joins forces with the Shouyuan Sect and the Blood Longevity Clan, using a fragment of the hourglass his mother left behind to restore vitality. In the end, he grasps the true meaning of eternal life: accept that one's lifespan is finite and focus on the Dao in one's heart. He seals the Hall Master Yuan Changsheng and restores order to the continent's lifespans.

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