"I can't guarantee that!"
"But precisely because this problem can't be solved, the Little Immortal Elder and the others believe Severing Earth from Heaven should be carried out completely."
"Forget the future. Let's just talk about the present."
"Wu Li, Zi Ping, Nian Sheng, Zhang Bairen—even you, Xiao Hei."
"Which of the people I know and care about doesn't want to live a little longer?"
"Right now, there are still legitimate ways to extend your lifespan, so naturally, everyone's happy. But if those legitimate methods stop working one day, what am I supposed to do?"
"Long ago, Nian Sheng and the others were already itching to undo the Special Space."
"If one day you really find a path to extending your lives at the cost of bringing calamity upon the common people, should I help you or kill you?"
Looking at Chen Changsheng before him, Xiao Hei lowered his head and said, "If that day really comes, we won't choose that path."
"Xiao Hei, you can only guarantee that for yourself, not for anyone else."
"And even if all of you choose to die naturally when your lifespans run out, those who come after you might not make the same choice."
"When that happens, I'll still have to raise the butcher's blade and kill the people I know best."
"Repeating one cycle after another endlessly—do you think I might start feeling that none of it means anything?"
"Living beings have tenacious vitality. No matter how harsh the conditions become, someone in this world will always survive."
"If that's the case, why should I go to all that trouble to keep everything going?"
"Immortality is a curse, and pursuing immortality is a whirlpool of desire."
"If I possess immortality, I must sink into a boundless curse. If I pursue immortality, I