When Xiao Feng sacrifices himself through bodily liberation to bring peace to the world, he discovers that the River of History has long since carved its ending into a stone tablet. When Duan Yu severs the dynasty’s dragon vein, the fortunes of the Dali Kingdom instead endure for another hundred years. After Xu Zhu has survived every deadly calamity, he finally learns that the true tribulation comes from his obsession with “perfection.” Along the immortal’s path to eternal life, every step is marked by something more cruel that cannot be attained.
