A thousand years of killing in the immortal realm and five ordinary years in the human world leave the protagonist torn between being a “powerful cultivator” and an “ordinary person.” His guilt toward his friends and family in the human world and his promises to his mentors in the immortal realm leave regrets on two separate timelines, and only one act of redemption can make amends for them.
The hidden “flaw in the rules”: Why do five years in the human world equal a thousand years in the immortal realm? Is there a greater force working behind the scenes against Shen Che?
