Only after a long while did Ji Heng say, "Immortality... is good!"
Purple Robe Gold Crown Man let out a cold laugh. "You may live forever in this world, undying and indestructible, but your family and friends by your side will all perish one after another with the passage of time. Even... your descendants, generation after generation, will be no exception."
"Everything you cherish will vanish. Everyone you care about will be gone. On the road to immortality, in the end, only you will remain—a solitary soul with no kin. And you call that good?"
Ji Heng said calmly, "If life becomes dull, I can simply end myself."
Purple Robe Gold Crown Man said, "Immortality means even suicide is impossible. You must keep living, endlessly, without beginning or end."
Ji Heng fell silent.
After a long while, he said, "But I am still willing to live forever!"
"Why?"
Purple Robe Gold Crown Man raised his eyes to look at Ji Heng.
"To seek the Dao."
Ji Heng's gaze was tranquil. "On the road to immortality, having the Great Dao as my companion is enough. Even if the Great Dao itself ultimately withers and dies, then I shall seek the secret of immortality. To me, that too is Dao!"
Purple Robe Gold Crown Man was startled, then shook his head. "That answer only satisfies half of me. I'll spare your life for now."
As he spoke, he flicked a finger.
The strings trembled. The song of the zither was like a sword, and Ji Heng's Dao body was instantly torn into pieces, leaving behind only his Primordial Spirit!
Ji Heng was shocked and enraged, his eyes filled with hatred.
Yet the next moment, his six senses were cut off.
Jian Dushan, meanwhile, regained his senses.
"Let me ask you this: if