Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World

Can those clever hands of yours, skilled at painting, wield a sword that kills? The immortal path is long, the Great Way is heartless. Looking back upon the mortal world, where can I call home? I sought a single immortal fate in the heavens, but found no peace within my heart. I walked three or four miles along the road to immortality, then looked back to find only emptiness and few old friends.