Mortal Stars of the Nine Realms

"The world laughs at my dull, common steel. How could they know my heart holds the stars, and that I refuse to become dust?"

Lin Ziyi bears two opposing forces within him. In agony, he seeks balance and witnesses the suffering of the downtrodden.

Uncle Wang's words, "This isn't just ore we're digging up... It's the marrow of us poor folk. It burns our life lamps... illuminating the immortals' path and raising the masters' cloud terraces..." helped Lin Ziyi understand that "when staying alive becomes a dream, a dead end becomes a way forward."

He rejects the temptation to become a god, choosing instead to share the burden with all living beings. In the end, he guides the energy of the universe back into balance, ushering in a new universe that is diverse, equal, and full of life.