What is an immortal? Novel

A figure holds an incense burner, igniting thirty minutes worth of incense. As the blue smoke rises in delicate wisps around him, a profound transformation occurs. In that singular moment, his Divine Thought transcends all boundaries, piercing through both heaven and earth. All worldly constraints and fetters dissolve completely into nothingness, leaving only pure consciousness. This state of absolute liberation and transcendence defines what it means to be an Immortal. The act of lighting the incense serves as a catalyst, a simple ritual that unlocks extraordinary spiritual power. Through the medium of smoke and flame, the barriers that bind mortals to their earthly existence shatter entirely. The Immortal achieves a condition beyond the material world, where thought becomes boundless and encompasses all realms. In this moment of ultimate freedom, the very concept of an Immortal is revealed—a being who has shed every constraint and merged with the infinite.