Immortal Destiny

Once a defiant youth, Amid golden palaces and jade towers, revelry thrived, With a long sword and short dreams, drenched in naivety. It was the strong wine in his cup, The sweet flowers by the window, The beloved by his side. Thus, he wished to trade his sincerity for deep love. Yet forgot— The world is but an illusion, life a fleeting dream, Beauty fades as swiftly as love withers. In the end, all is void. --- On the day Ji Xueting ascended to the immortal realm, whispers trailed him: *"Look, that’s the man Celestial Lord Tianqu killed to sever worldly ties and attain enlightenment."* Ji Xueting wanted to clarify—Tianqu didn’t kill for enlightenment. He merely used Ji Xueting’s heart to concoct an elixir for ascension. Nothing more. Yet, even Tianqu himself never imagined that after millennia of mortal reincarnations, Ji Xueting would eventually ascend. The crowd eagerly awaits a dramatic reunion, but while Ji Xueting understands their curiosity, he can’t fathom why Tianqu—a being who should have transcended earthly attachments—still clings to their past. *"Whatever I owed you, take it back. I won’t resist,"* the man murmured blankly beneath the Heavenly Gate. Ji Xueting could only force a laugh. *"Sorry... but I truly feel nothing for you now but camaraderie."* Seeing Tianqu’s disbelief, he confessed: *"I ascended by mastering the Path of No Emotion. All love and hatred were refined into cultivation. For you, I feel neither."* --- Three thousand years ago, the mortal Yan Ci and Ji Xueting shared a love so divine that even now, the fully deranged Tianqu fears only one thing: Ji Xueting’s hatred. The mere thought, flickering fleetingly in rare moments of lucidity, drives him to madness again—spitting blood, heart shattered. Soon, he’ll realize even Ji Xueting’s hatred is beyond reach. For the man feels nothing. *["Sorry, the Ji Xueting you seek died three thousand years ago."]*