onfucian ethics fundamentally rejects the notion of individual physical immortality, grounded in its intrinsic generative cosmology of “shengsheng” (continuous generation and renewal) and the temporal structure of filial piety. Familial emotions, such as the “joy” and “fear” concerning parental years, along with the consciousness of filial piety, both originate from the experience of life’s finitude and the limited horizon of inner time-consciousness. Physical immortality, by contrast, would result in the rigidification of family roles, the dissolution of ethical authority, and paradoxes in the practice of filial care, thereby undermining the ethical order of generational succession. The Confucian concept of “longevity” (shou) aims at fulfilling one’s allotted natural lifespan and integrating into the flow of “shengsheng”, which differs essentially from the pursuit of physical immortality that seeks to transcend natural rhythms. Confucian efforts to attain “longevity” seek to preserve the intergenerational continuity and ethical significance of life, rather than the infinite persistence of the individual.