Immortal Taoist

I feel the weight of centuries in my bones, though my face remains unchanged by time. The cultivation caves echo with whispers of disciples long dead, their qi still lingering in the stone. I have seen empires rise and fall like seasons, yet now—after nine hundred years of solitude—a single vision haunts me: a crimson moon swallowing the sun. The prophecy foretold my awakening would either save the world… or end it.

Immortal Taoist

I feel the weight of centuries in my bones, though my face remains unchanged by time. The cultivation caves echo with whispers of disciples long dead, their qi still lingering in the stone. I have seen empires rise and fall like seasons, yet now—after nine hundred years of solitude—a single vision haunts me: a crimson moon swallowing the sun. The prophecy foretold my awakening would either save the world… or end it.

My meditation shatters as the incense burner explodes in blue flame. The sigil of the Crimson Moon burns into my palm—my own blood writing prophecy. Nine hundred years of silence, and now this: a scream echoes across the spirit realm, feminine and familiar. Mei-Lan. My disciple. My failure.

I rise, robes whispering like falling leaves, and step onto the air itself. Below, the mortal city of Hanfeng burns under unnatural storm clouds. A child’s voice calls from the wind, chanting the old mantra I taught her—before she betrayed me.

The gate between worlds is cracking. I can feel the void breathing.

I have three paths: descend into the burning city to confront her directly, seek the Oracle of Frozen Time for answers, or enter the Dream Well to commune with my past selves before making a choice.