A green-clothed youth silently wanders between the Upper Realm's Central Domain.
He doesn't engage with anyone or participate in anything, wandering through the world like a ghost, quietly observing all that transpires.
He travels through one Central Domain after another, experiencing the distinct customs of the Upper Realm.
Unknowingly, hundreds of years pass.
On this day, beside a river named Thousand Mountain Middle Domain, a green-clothed youth quietly gazes at the ever-flowing water, lost in a trance.
"Like the water, so does the past flow away..."
"Time flows thusly, how much time do I have left?"
Jiang Ding mutters to himself, speaking to no one but himself.
He can live for a long time yet; after comprehending the embryonic form of the Immortal Technique Time Destruction Sword, his lifespan has extended once more, now living past a hundred thousand years without difficulty, with absolutely no issue.