When he first stepped into the immortal graveyard and hibernated, he had let his imagination run wild: If I died like this, it feels like it might be a pretty good thing.

But could he?

Could he?

He asked himself.

No….

He could not!

He, Duke Long, lived all his life while carrying a heavy burden: He shouldered the expectations of his parents, master, and companions, he shouldered the responsibility of Heavenly Court and humanity, he took on the blame for his disciple’s betrayal and the calamity he caused, he took on the sin of exterminating his offspring by his own hands.

He got injured, he got old.

His back slowly bent down, his gaze slowly dimmed.

He slumbered in the immortal graveyard, but when the time came, he crawled up and continued to bear his responsibility and mission!

“That’s right, I cannot die, I cannot!”

“I still need to deal with the enemies, I still haven’t cleared my sins, I still haven’t corrected my mistakes!”

“The immortal graveyard is already destroyed, if I fall now, Feng Jiu Ge will not be able to salvage the situation alone. Heavenly Court will be destroyed by the enemies.”

“How can I fall now?”

“I cannot fall!”

“My companions need me, Heavenly Court needs me, humanity needs me!”

“They need me, Duke Long!!”

“So….”

“No matter how tired I am, even if I am extremely exhausted, even if I hibernate in the graveyard, even if I die, even if I have been beheaded!”

“I, Duke Long… cannot afford to fall!”

“I need to stand up, I need to…”

“Continue fighting!!”