Ask the Mirror

It’s true that he pursued immortality. But the immortality he sought, or rather, yearned for, was nothing like the ruthless and cruel immortality of the Twin Immortals, Zi Lei and Chi Yin. Nor was it the petty and sordid kind sought by the Sun Light Sect or the Thousand Spirit Gate. Many times, he would do things that seemed inexplicable to others: unrelated to morality, unrelated to profit, unrelated to right or wrong, good or evil. There was only one sufficient reason behind all this: immortality encompasses all meaningful pursuits. I have a mirror, reflecting the mountains and rivers of the universe; I have a sword, cutting through the realms of human hearts and ghosts; I have a city, seated among the clouds of the Nine Heavens; I have a heart, smiling through the trials on the path to immortality. Why do people seek immortality? Because immortality embraces all desires and signifies infinite possibilities.