O Caminho do Mortal para a Imortalidade

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The Village of Divine Tombs lay nestled within the Azure Lotus Mountains, surrounded by a vast wilderness and towering peaks. Night had fallen, and the sky was studded with stars like twinkling pearls, casting a sense of serenity over the land.

A group of youths darted through the forest, bows drawn, chasing after a wild creature that bounded ahead of them. The leading boy let an arrow fly, but the agile animal dodged, leaping into a shadowy grove and vanishing from sight.

“Dong, what do we do now?” called one of the boys, stepping up behind Chen Dong, his brow furrowed as he stared into the darkened woods ahead.

Chen Dong’s face was tense, his grip tightening around his longbow. The forest before them belonged to the Chen family; without their consent, no one was permitted to set foot inside—no matter who they were.

But half a month ago, something strange had happened in the village. A boy named Mo Fan had fallen ill with a mysterious disease, his body covered in festering sores. Even Old Wang, the famed healer known as the Ghost-Handed Physician, was helpless before it.

To prevent the illness from spreading, the healer had advised banishing the boy to a deserted place, leaving him to his fate. To appease the villagers, the village chief, Chen Daode, offered a portion of his own mountain to Mo Fan.

According to Old Wang’s diagnosis, Mo Fan would not survive more than seven days on the mountain; after that, death was certain. Yet, days ago, a villager gathering firewood claimed to have glimpsed the boy alive in the wo