In this place, immortality is no gift. It is an invisible law engraved upon the minds of all living beings.
Every flutter of a rainbow robe measures the dimensions of heaven and earth; every low growl of a trapped beast lays another stone in the foundation of the celestial palace.
A movement of the lips can form a boundary river, and the stroke of a pen can decide right and wrong.
When the homeland is stained with ink, it becomes a demonic realm; all primordial beings become mere phantoms in a play.
As the heart's lamp dims, those who carry the flame bend down to seek the cracks that lead into the depths once more.
Bound by brocade, the one who breaks the night forges an unknown surname to repay a debt.
When the body is shed, the embers glimpse immortality in the absolute vacuum.
At this moment, the stage of the turbid world still thunders:
On the far shore of the immortal path, the barbaric body is condemned as a heresy; in the perfect kingdom, chains are praised as freedom.
In the mirror's flowers and the moon's reflection, severed heads stare out with eyes like yours and mine.
When the trapped beast snaps the inscription on its spine, when the caged bird pecks apart the golden bell in its throat,
when maxims of love handed down since time immemorial silently crumble in the gaze of two people meeting
People will finally realize:
The catastrophe that destroys heaven and earth has never hung beyond the nine heavens.
It had already completed its quietest, longest incubation in every meek nod,
and in every "that's just the way things are" repeated ten thousand times without question.
This calamity is born in the prison of all living hearts; this game is broken by a single thought of solitary courage.
A slow-paced story that turns genre conventions on their head. The worldbuilding unfolds gradually because a lot of things need to be set up.
It's not limited to leveling up and fighting monsters. There may be some fascinating thought experiments along the way.
If you have any good ideas or suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments.
It's a very good book. You can only get immersed in it if you have the patience to get through the process of laying out the world view at the beginning. I personally feel that it is very good, and there are no bad routines. It's only chapter 27. I just don't know why Su Li insists on letting the protagonist be his brother, haha