The Aloof Immortal Is So Hard to Pursue

Lu Wujiao, the Heavenly Lord who Guards the Spirits, spent a thousand years pursuing an immortal who cultivated the Way of Emotionlessness. When the immortal was banished to the mortal realm, Lu Wujiao followed him by leaping from the Executioner's Terrace.

After landing, he discovered that the man had been reborn as a boy of fifteen or sixteen named Yu Jiangheng. It would have been bad enough that he didn't recognize Lu Wujiao, but worst of all, he'd even lost his soul of emotion.

Lu Wujiao took it in stride. What else could he do when this was the one he'd set his heart on? He'd just start over.

But little by little, he discovered that behind these strange events lay a much deeper plot. This Heavenly Lord who had "snatched a chance to ascend" had never been chosen by Heaven.

When the truth finally came to light, Lu Wujiao realized that he had thought he was protecting someone and atoning for his sins. In fact, he was the one who had always been silently protected.

And the person who bore every cost on his behalf left him hovering between life and death.

Lu Wujiao took a deep breath and smiled.

Fine. In that case, he wouldn't pursue him anymore.

He'd simply change the heavens.

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[Reader's Guide]

· HE guaranteed. The top and bottom roles do not switch.

· Long and slow-burn. Few sweet moments at first, with mutual flirting beginning in the middle.

· The protagonist's magic is sealed. He'll occasionally be at a disadvantage, so don't expect him to be overpowered throughout.

· Past and present lives, restrained writing with deliberate gaps and foreshadowing, revealed piece by piece.

· Locked to the top's perspective, not omniscient. Characters are developed through what he sees.

Theme: Seeking truth and emotional fulfillment amid an imperfect reality, exploring the core of redemption: "Saving others is saving yourself."