Prologue, Longevity

Indeed, they all failed

In reality, people have long begun the exploration of immortality

However, the legend of immortality is not solely about ascension

The well-known founder of the Wudang sect, Zhang Sanfeng, is also rumored to have lived for two hundred and eighteen years

Some return empty-handed

Immortality seems to be an eternal topic for humanity

Thereafter, countless emperors sought the Daoist elixir, wishing to eternally hold the power in their hands

It seems that no one can prevent the program originally set by the Creator, allowing that individual human being to continuously age until death

In legends, the number of those who have attained immortality through books is not small

There is also the renowned Taoist Chen Pu, who is over 300 years old

Such as Western angels and Eastern immortals

Peng Zu lived for eight hundred years

The King of Huainan, Liu An, who was recorded in history as having been forced to commit suicide after his conspiracy was exposed, is said in unofficial historical accounts to not only have survived but also to have taken an elixir and ascended to immortality, with even his chickens and dogs achieving enlightenment alongside him

and some even succumbed to poisoning

The Yellow Emperor ascended on a dragon

It seems that all of this is true

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a female Taoist priest named "Xie Ziran" who ascended to heaven in broad daylight before the eyes of many.

Certainly, these have a more legendary nature in the context of a rapidly changing modern society driven by technology

For example, in the West, there were alchemists who sought the elixir of immortality

Li Qingyun is two hundred and fifty-six years old

Even in modern society, where technology is so advanced, humanity's research into longevity has never ceased.

The desire for immortality seems to be etched into the very genes of humanity

But has there really been no immortal being in history

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Chen Jun who lived until the Yuan Dynasty, reportedly reaching the remarkable age of four hundred and forty-three years.

As early as two thousand years ago, on the land of China, Xu Fu set sail eastward in search of the elixir of immortality for Emperor Qin.

After all, humanity has already been able to explore Mars, where can you ascend to?

In the realm of human imagination, both the East and the West possess their own legendary figures who are immortal and indestructible

Almost every deity in mythology is immortal