Journey to the End of the Night Novel

A youth awakens inside a coffin after a century has passed, his body cold and bloodless. According to the teachings of the Kunlun Snow Palace, the deceased should be allowed to drift away while the living must release their attachments. When a soul departs, it fades like autumn grass. Those who return from death, existing outside the natural order, are condemned by celestial sects as undead demons to be destroyed. Now reborn into this forbidden existence, the youth finds a sage's single tear waiting beside him—a faithful companion that may unlock memories of his former life. Yet he seeks no grand immortality or eternal existence. He wishes only for an ordinary death, refusing to spend ages mourning over past loves and grievances. His sole desire is to live out this lifetime growing old alongside someone dear, content beneath ordinary white clouds, harboring no longing for the celestial realms above.