Family Head

"To wipe out one's humanity, consume the flesh and bones of others, and replenish one's roots—only then can one attain immortality..."

"I have lived for seven hundred and sixty-two years, seven months, and eighteen days. Stray thoughts have arisen, and inner demons have entered my body..."

"Too boring. Too lonely. I can't feel anything. Food has no taste, drink has no kick, sleep brings no sweetness. I feel no pain, perceive no suffering. There is no color, no flavor, no emotion, no desire. I cannot feel that I am still alive. I am like a stone, like a blade of grass..."

"I never imagined that the greatest enemy of this Longevity Technique would be this. I should have realized it long ago, but compared to immortality, I thought nothing else mattered. I thought that as long as I possessed the desire to survive, I could discard all other humanity. Yet I never expected that after casting everything aside, even that desire to survive would gradually fade away."

"I never thought I had overestimated myself. Of the one billion and eighty million possible futures, this was the method most likely to achieve immortality, yet I still failed. As expected, prophecy brought success, and prophecy brought defeat."

"No, no. I must keep struggling. I must find a way to truly 'live' again. I must find the joy of being alive."

"I still failed. How boring... I should sleep. Sleep for a long, long time."

Jiangnan District, Xie Family Gardens.

Xie Cangyue stood beside a stream, holding an ancient book as he muttered to himself.

For the past few years, he had been researching methods of immortality.

Ever since he had encountered that suspected Immortal several years ago, he had relentlessly pursued this path.

In the past, there had been no hope