He crossed countless mountains and ventured into perilous lands. In the face of certain doom, he and she pledged themselves to one another, vowing to bring peace to a chaotic age and spend the rest of their lives together.
But while their vows still lingered in his ears, demons struck without warning. In a split second between life and death, his beloved fell, leaving him alone amid the ruins.
Even cultivation that reached the heavens could not bring back the dead. Even the rarest treasures in the world could not buy back a single smile.
From then on, he had no confidant in the mortal world. Across the mountains and rivers, only his lonely shadow remained.
He severed all ties to the mortal world and set out alone for the secret realms scattered throughout the heavens, spending ages searching for a way to bring her back.
He traveled ten thousand miles alone and endured a thousand years of solitude. None of the world's splendor could catch his eye.
Others fought for the Great Dao and vied for eternal life. He alone roamed the four seas and eight wastelands, seeking one thing, from beginning to end:
To see once more the person who had stood by his side and faced death with him.
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