The Immortal Furnace: A Dying Old Man’s Final Chance

An eighty-year-old mortal man shares a single, reckless encounter with a holy maiden—and is thrust onto the path of cultivation. In his hands is a rusted heirloom: the Furnace of Immortal Transformation. With it, he gains limitless lifespan, instantly comprehends any spell, talisman, artifact-forging technique, and the most arcane cultivation methods. Before long, a flood of female cultivators, celestial maidens, demonesses, and saints seeks him out, begging for guidance from this "reclusive master" who toys with the mortal world. The old man can only sigh: "I’m just a mere Qi-Refining novice. Please, don’t be so eager..." In ancient times, immortals seized the very essence of heaven and earth, refining all creation—until the Great Dao collapsed and the cosmos overturned. Every planet was forged into the furnace walls, every sun melted into its flames. That furnace burned every celestial being to ash, reducing eons of immortality to cinders. From the ashes, primordial chaos returned, and the universe was reborn. Now, in a new age, the path of immortality flourishes once more. A downtrodden old man, who knew only hardship all his life, accidentally refines that corroded little stove. With one sword and one furnace, he walks the immortal road. A single blaze consumes all gods. What is an Immortal Emperor? Mere tribulation-dust in the fire. What is a Sage? One opening of the furnace mouth, and even eternal existence turns to a wisp of smoke. Eternal life? Invincibility? They must all beg for his mercy.