Chapter 775

"You see, a hundred years of life are no more than a fleeting existence. So why pursue immortality? True immortality means that when heaven and earth perish, I remain; when heaven and earth are destroyed, I endure. That is true immortality. But even that is only theoretical immortality, because even then, there will still come a time of destruction. You may evade the destruction of heaven and earth once, but can you evade it twice, three times, four times, five times? As far as I know, even the supreme Immortal King can live for only twenty epochs. Do you know how many years an epoch is? No, you have no idea. Even I myself do not know exactly how many years an epoch contains, much less you. In any case, an epoch is far, far too long. It is simply not something we can covet, nor can we reach that stage. There is a realm called 'living as long as heaven and earth,' where one is born and dies alongside heaven and earth: when heaven and earth perish, I die; when heaven and earth are destroyed, I am extinguished. In short, if heaven and earth die, I must die. To surpass that stage, one must reach the realm of a Heavenly Sovereign. What is a Heavenly Sovereign? The lord of heaven itself. Not even the Heavenly Emperor can order me to do anything. But can you reach that realm? You cannot. You simply cannot reach that stage, so there is no need for you to think about it or ask about it. This is not a realm you can attain. Therefore, all you need to do is carry on properly, slowly, bit by bit, with the things you ought to do. The rest has nothing to do with you. There