North Liao

In the Kunlun Snow Palace, a sage once said, those who pass away wander, while the living cannot let go. 
Once the soul departs, it will wither like the autumn grass. 
Those who are reborn from the dead, existing apart from the mortal realm, shall be shunned by all celestial sects and smitten as undead demons. 
On this day, a youth awakens from within a coffin, his blood dry and his bones chilled, to find himself a century old upon opening his eyes. 
A single tear from a sage awaited, a constant companion, may unravel the dreams of the past. 
Seeking not immortality but a mundane death, not to lament with the ages over lost love and resentment, but only wishing to grow old with tenderness in this lifetime, beneath the white clouds that hold no envy for the heavenly realms.

Journey to the End of the Night

The reason for the cruelty was twofold. Zhou Ruyan harbored deep resentment, and he had a fervent, distorted devotion and respect for the Empress.


Burdened by an infamous reputation he could never wash off and by the injustice of a wrongful death.


This made him even more eager to be reincarnated as a human than he had been as the exiled female cultivator. He longed to be among the people of Inner City, serving under the temples of the Immortals.


Thus, he resorted to using Evil Techniques on living souls for Soul Nourishment and Body Refinement, foolishly fantasizing about the dead being reborn.


Baili An seemed thoughtful and said, "If the Empress could retrieve Zhou Ruyan's eyes, why didn't she fully convert him, instead of causing so many innocent people in the border city to die in vain?"


Chapter 213: Si Yin Paper