In this chapter, we learn about the life of the leader of the Wenxian sect, a man named Linzhen wu. Linzhen was born in the mountains and lived with his parents until he was seven. His father accidentally died when he was 10 years old, and Linzhen's father was killed by his teacher at the age of 6. He had never thought he would become an augmented undead or a seeker. He was kidnapped and taken away by a small sect leader, who wanted to use his magic power to fight with other sects. The leader wanted to bring Linzhen and the other members of the sect out of the mountains in order to use their magic power against the augmented undead. When Linzhen asked the undead if he had any desires, the undead asked him if he would like to experience the "feeling known as longing". Linzhen replied that he hoped to experience this feeling, and the undead started talking to him.