by blackhead_8888
"In my former world... aging was a disease, and death was a failure to be overcome." Fang Li, an eighty-year-old scientist obsessed with unravelling the mysteries of lifespan, met his end alongside his final failed experiment. However, when he opened his eyes once more, he found himself in the Tianfan Realm—a world driven not by technology, but by "Qi" and laws he did not yet understand. In this frigid world, fate is pre-ordained at birth through what is known as "Spiritual Roots." Those born without them are branded as "The Blocked." They are mere ants, slaves, or human shields sent to perish in wars they never truly comprehended. Amidst burning villages and the screams of the oppressed, Fang Li realized a singular truth: "Here... Power is the right to use knowledge." Armed with the intellect of a civilization that viewed Qi as a "Field State" and death as a mere "Cellular Defect," Fang Li would use his wisdom as a hidden chess piece. He would become the "Unknown Variable"—hacking the very laws of the universe. He has no desire to be a hero, nor a craving to be a Demon Lord. His sole objective remains: "To live forever." This is the beginning of his second journey... a path to immortality that he will forge with his own hands, even if it means deceiving the entire world!
