Upon crossing over, Ning Qi sought only immortality. Blessed by his innate spiritual light, he awakened to the highest level of understanding. From then on, Ning Qi cultivated himself with a low profile, never leaving the mountain until he was invincible. He read countless scriptures to deepen his understanding, and observed the heavens and earth to realize the truth. He created methods unprecedented in the ancients, and forged paths unimaginable to us today. The saints revived from ancient times, unaware that the world had already gained a truly invincible being. ……… Ning Qi sat aloft in the heavens, spreading the Dharma, establishing the Boundary Tree, and elevating the world. He declared, "This world must have immortals." The Great Dao manifested, and the world leaped. All spirits worshiped, and all beings bowed their heads. "The Dao Ancestor is eternal!"

Arthur Thorne rose from his throne of brass, corpses, and pipes, donning a crown forged from alchemy, steam, and blood, and taking up the scythe entwined with fate. He looked up. The twinkling stars in the sky were all enemies. But before that... Arthur Thorne, newly transported, faced a grave problem: how to hollow out his body and survive when alchemy, medicine, and conventional supernatural powers proved ineffective.