Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

Accustomed to being straightforward, the Crocodile Demon Saint didn't want to use his brain, nor did he want to develop one; he only wanted to let his fists do the talking.

The two sides hit it off immediately and agreed on the spot to duel in the high heavens.

Then, the Stone Clan Demon Saint, the Bear Clan Demon Saint, and the Tiger Clan Demon Saint were enraged and charged forward, waving their fists.

Only the demon saint of the Sirius clan remained calm, standing below and gazing at the battle high in the sky.

The five elements flow, the thick earth seals the sky, boiling blood burns the heavens, lightning flashes and thunder roars, storms surge...

Five-colored divine light permeated the sky, and wherever it passed, all paths receded.

Mu An surrounded the four demon saints and single-handedly overpowered them.

They fought from the sky to the ground, and from the ground back to the heavens, battling against gale-force winds powerful enough to severely injure or even kill a celestial martial saint.

When the four demon saints returned to the negotiating table with bruised and swollen faces, the negotiations went incredibly smoothly.

The Demon Emperor never mentioned the matter of Wangliu City, but kept speaking out about the Daqi's capture and trafficking of demon children, severely condemning Daqi's inhumane behavior, while the entire demon race acted as the victim.

Jun Cheng'an was not to be outdone, and cited one tragic incident after another involving the demon clan.

On that day, the two emperors signed an agreement: the Great Qi would compensate the demon race with one copper coin, the demon race would withdraw from the Great Qi territory, and the two sides would cease hostilities and not start wars for ten years.

Mu An was still not satisfied with the result and almost chopped up the newly moved table again.

What do you mean? Shouldn't your demon race compensate me, the great philanthropist Mu, for my emotional distress?

After a lot of commotion, the demon race finally produced a top-tier spiritual item that could help people achieve the status of a Celestial Martial Saint. Only then did Mu An nod in satisfaction and approve the agreement.

Mu An has always loved peace and treated people kindly. He has no prejudice against the demon race and has no intention of destroying the entire demon race.

It's definitely not because the Myriad Spirits Domain has thirteen demon saints and is on good terms with the dragons of the Vast Sea Domain; they are not easy targets.

It would be more appropriate to leave such a tough nut to the Great Qi Dynasty and to the major sects and factions.

Let whoever wants to do the thankless and arduous task do it.

A ceasefire is good; both sides can live peaceful lives. In war, it's always the ordinary people who suffer the most...

Having achieved his purpose, Mu An only stayed in Dongji Prefecture for a few days before embarking on his return journey.

Before leaving, Mu An, with the Spirit-Nourishing Lotus Seeds given as compensation by the demon race in his pocket, stood on the border of the Great Qi and glanced at the Myriad Spirit Domain a few times.

The Sirius Clan and the Heavenly Fox Clan, whose demon saints appeared out of nowhere, stared at him from afar, seemingly guessing his thoughts.

Mu An circled around and around, from the boundless icy sea at the northernmost edge of the thirteen easternmost states all the way to the East China Sea at the southernmost edge.

The number of demon saints in the demon race did not decrease; on the contrary, there was one more. Judging from his appearance, he was a demon saint of the Golden Monkey clan, dressed in human clothes, and waved to Mu An when he looked at him.

Mu An could sense that the two demon saints who came later were no less powerful than the demon emperor Qing Yu, and were much stronger than the four simpletons he had fought before.

Seeing that there was no opportunity, Mu An did not linger any longer. He greeted the three demon saints of the demon race and embarked on his journey home.

On the flying sword traveling at five thousand meters per second, Mu An played with the lotus seeds in his hand, his thoughts churning.

His desire to infiltrate the border of the demon race was not without reason.

Mu Ling'er's martial arts talent is not bad, but it is not particularly good either.

She disliked martial arts and devoted most of her energy to governing Qishan Road. Even now, at the age of thirty-one, she has not yet broken through to the Innate Realm.

If word got out, no one would believe it: enjoying top-tier resources and receiving personal guidance from Mu An, a celestial being, he made no progress whatsoever in martial arts.

Mu An said he would force her to practice martial arts and become a Celestial Martial Saint, but every time he saw Mu Ling'er working late into the night and doing her best for the people of Qishan Road, Mu An couldn't bring himself to criticize her.

All I could do was help her recover her health and energy again and again.

Physical fatigue can be recovered from, but mental fatigue is much harder to overcome. Mu An is not a demon and cannot bear to pressure Mu Ling'er too much.

During the years he was asleep, Mu Ling'er did not cultivate at all, but devoted herself to the governance of Qishan Dao.

In the years since he woke up, Mu Ling'er has practiced martial arts for no more than half an hour each day, with little effect.

This world has many restrictions on cultivation. Even someone as powerful as Mu An couldn't bypass certain necessary steps to allow Mu Ling'er's cultivation to leap forward directly.

As a result, even now, Mu Ling'er's foundation is incredibly profound, dozens of times stronger than ordinary first-rate martial artists, yet she still can't break through to the Innate Realm.

The same applies to the spiritual beings of heaven and earth; the power of the five elements that can give birth to all things is equally effective on them.

Mu An also nurtured many seeds of spiritual beings, but the result was a great disappointment.

These newly created spiritual entities have all lost the most important rules of heaven and earth within them, and their effectiveness has been greatly reduced.

Not only did it not serve much purpose, it also resulted in the unnecessary loss of many precious seeds.

After numerous failures, Mu An had no choice but to send his men to search for high-quality spiritual treasures, but they made little progress.

Now that he had obtained the lotus seed from the demon race, Mu An naturally had some ideas.

Where there are lotus seeds, there are lotus flowers. If we can get the lotus flowers and find some other rare and precious materials, it won't be difficult for Mu Ling'er to even glimpse the realm of a terrestrial immortal, let alone become a celestial martial saint.

Having found so many treasures, if the little one still refuses to temporarily put aside her official duties and focus on cultivation, then Mu An will have no choice but to follow Xiao He's example and let her experience a complete childhood.

The little one has grown up so much, and Mu An has never actually hit her.

As for Xiao Lü and Xiao He, they are older and their talents can be described as mediocre. Mu An doesn't want to bother them and lets them do whatever they like.

But if possible, Mu An still hopes that Mu Ling'er can stay with him for a while longer.

Even if it's just to fulfill Mu Ling'er's own wish, she needs to live longer.

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The Mu residence.

"Let's put aside government affairs for now; I have something to discuss with you."

Mu Ling'er didn't look up, still looking at the official documents on the table, but her perked-up ears proved that she was indeed listening.

"I remember you said when you were little that your dream was to become the best in the world."

Mu Ling'er paused slightly as she flipped through the official documents, and after a long while, she gave a soft response.

"I'm thirty-one this year, and what I said when I was a child doesn't count anymore."

Mu An ignored her; he knew Mu Ling'er understood what he meant.

"During this battle with the demon race, I obtained a very precious lotus seed from them. The Dao of Heaven and Earth contained within it is definitely enough to help you break through to the Innate Realm."

Seeing Mu An pressing her, Mu Ling'er helplessly looked up and met Mu An's gaze. "Enough for me to break through to the Innate Realm? Then someone else should be able to break through to the Martial Saint Realm, right? It's not worth it for me to use it."