The first chapter of the <Tale of the First Immortal> talks about the selfishness and greed of mankind. There were two people in the first chapter who were talking. First was the elemental energy, Fire, and the second was a normal mortal called Lu Wen, who was none other than the First Immortal.
The First Immortal Lu Wen, he tells everyone in the first chapter that even though everything has been taken from you, you should continue to strive to move forward without stopping. When you are at your lowest point in life, you have nothing to lose, and so you can take risks and turn everything over.
Lu Wen took the risk of accepting the offer of Fire and walked on the path of immortality. Even though it meant that he would need to suffer a lot of hardships, he still took the risk and moved forwards.