“I raise a cup of rough wine to the path of immortality, and speak of eternal life over half a scroll of tattered pages. I have a habit of laying spiritual veins between the lines, letting golden core tribulation lightning dance from my pen. I have written of mortals' perseverance as they knock on the gates of immortality, and of an Immortal Venerable's helpless fall into the mortal world. After years of writing, I invite fellow Daoists to savor the countless flavors of the path to immortality.” A rise from the ashes: a good-for-nothing's ascent, ruthless decisiveness, intertwining romance, and the greater good of the world.
