Despite being a revered high elder in the Qing Eliminating Society, he had never enjoyed the reverence of being nobility.

He went into seclusion in his youth, staying in seclusion for almost a century and dwelling within his own Sea of Consciousness.

He felt just like Prometheus chained to a rock in the mountains, but at least Prometheus had company whenever the eagle descended to eat his liver—poor Barlin didn't even have anyone to talk to.

Even if members of the Qing Eliminating Society re