Who wouldn’t want to rule forever? Even as a once dutiful and wise emperor, his Majesty became obsessed with immortality in his old age. When conventional medicine proved ineffective, he turned to the practices of esoteric arts. But is he ready to peer beyond the veil into the realms of immortality?

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Alternative title: When the mercury kicks in.

There is a Taoist concept of "three flowers above the head".

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