Ascension of the Heavenly Demon

“But why suddenly ascend to immortality...?” “Because I’m bored. There’s nothing to do.” “Ah...” How typical of him. To think that the purpose of ascending to immortality was simply boredom. And so, the Heavenly Demon, Baek Kang-hwi, settled into the Taiji Cave of Mount Mudang. After long and arduous effort, he finally achieved ascension. Leaving behind his cherished physical body, he drifted aimlessly here and there, like a fallen leaf carried by the wind, or a leaf floating upon the water. It was the flotation of the soul. He believed it to be the process of shedding the husk of the mortal world to find his true essence. For a brief moment, he felt a sense of suffocation, as if t...