After that, Li Changsheng also told his own story.
Unlike Su Changge, Li Changsheng had not been born into a great aristocratic family with a background that could be called invincible.
On the contrary, his life had been one of hardship and wandering.
He had been born in an extremely ancient little mountain village.
Just after he was born, both his parents had passed away.
Because his family had been desperately poor and he had no one to care for him, he had contracted an eye disease at five and completely lost his eyes.
Later, after growing up on meals provided by the village households, he had contracted an incurable illness at twelve.
Since childhood, he had been plagued by every manner of illness, utterly alone and helpless, tasting all the bitterness of the mortal world.
Countless people had said to him, "The mortal world is full of suffering. In your next life, don't come back."
"But... what could I do? My name was Li Changsheng, after all."
"Since that was the name I was given as a child, naturally, once I grew up, I had to seek the legendary longevity Dao and become an immortal who would live forever..."
"Even if I couldn't see this mortal world, I still wanted to experience it fully. After all, if I could live forever, I would have all the time I needed to experience this world."
Sustained by this conviction, the little boy who had been plagued by illness since childhood and lost both eyes picked up a branch beneath the willow tree at the village entrance and pointed it straight at the heavens.
He made a bold declaration: "With the Sword Dao, I shall seek longevity; one day, I shall ascend the Nine Heavens and rise above the clouds!"
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