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

In the thirty-eighth year of the Tianshun reign, the leaders of the Blood Robe Sect, the Crimson Fire Demon Lord, the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Nightmare Demon Lord, and the Netherworld Sect, the Dream Demon Lord, led their followers to attack Qi'an City.

The sage of literature, Meng Yan, has disappeared without a trace. The current emperor mobilizes the nation's destiny to stop the Crimson Fire Demon Lord.

At the same time, Jun Cheng'an, in the name of the Great Qi Emperor, activated the capital city's protective formation, moving the battlefield against the Demon Lord to outside the sixth ring of Qi'an City.

Two ancestors of the Great Qi royal family, Emperor Qiwen who ruled Great Qi nearly six hundred years ago, and Prince Duan, a prince of Great Qi eight hundred years ago, appeared.

The two joined forces to fight against the leaders of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Netherworld Sect, but were defeated and Prince Duan was injured.

Fortunately, Prime Minister Meng Minzhou turned the tide by summoning the illusory image of the Confucian Temple. The three of them joined forces to defeat the leaders of the two sects in one fell swoop.

The three leaders of the Demonic Sect all retreated, their whereabouts unknown, but they are suspected to have gone to the Yin Yin Domain.

The battle lasted for a day and a night. The Tian Su Army, the Tian Jian Si, the Nan Lou, and the Xun Tian Si were all mobilized at the same time, killing more than 5,000 followers of the three religions and most of the attackers were executed.

The overwhelming force of the attack minimized the damage, resulting in only over 10,000 civilian casualties in the Seventh Ring Road area, thus reducing the losses to a minimum.

Daqi achieved a great victory.

When news of the attack on Qi'an City reached the major powers, countless undercurrents began to surge underground.

The foundation of the Great Qi Dynasty should not be underestimated. The Heavenly Army, the Celestial Surveillance Bureau, and the Celestial Patrol Bureau seem to have completely sided with the imperial power.

With the addition of the eunuch organization Nanlou, which was already dependent on the imperial power, the current imperial power has reached its peak since Jun Cheng'an ascended the throne.

Correspondingly, the surprise attack by the three major demonic sects was not entirely without effect.

The realm of terrestrial immortals is a vast one, and the lifespan of powerful figures like the Old Celestial Master and the Painting Sage is not fixed.

Weaker ones, like Prince Duan, are just ordinary terrestrial immortals, whose lifespan is less than a thousand years. Prince Duan of the Great Qi Dynasty was originally a figure from eight hundred years ago, and he broke through to become a terrestrial immortal by borrowing the power of the Great Qi Dragon Vein.

Whether this injury is minor or serious, and how long he can live, remains to be seen.

A bloody storm was brewing in Qi'an City, all because of Prince Duan's current state.

At the same time, inside Qishan Road.

Mu An, who was reading ancient books, glanced in the direction of Qi'an City before turning back to the books.

He doesn't want to get involved in anything right now. Even if people in Qi'an City break heads and bleed profusely, it's none of his business.

Mu An was very busy after returning from her trip.

While spending time with his three family members, he also flipped through various ancient books, searching for possible solutions. He really didn't have time to care about these things that he considered unimportant.

The limitations imposed by Heaven and Earth on lifespan are far more severe than Mu An initially imagined; he doesn't have much time left.

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In the thirty-ninth year of the Tianshun reign, a dragon attempted to cross the Linjiang River and transform into a dragon.

Linjiang Jiaolong Ao Yun sent a formal letter to Qishan Dao in advance, earnestly requesting that the Five Elements True Lord of the Human Race, Mu An, allow her to pass through Qishan Dao when traveling by water.

As everyone knows, the Qing'an Prefecture, where the Five Elements True Lord resides, is located on the banks of the Linjiang River.

To attempt to cross the river without Mu An's permission is tantamount to suicide.

Having lived in Linjiang for a thousand years and being revered as the river god by many people along the river, Ao Yun naturally understood this matter.

She didn't dare to go directly to Mu An, but instead conveyed the matter to all the Jiangshen Temples that worshipped her through a dream.

Through the temple keeper of the Jiangshen Temple, he earnestly requested Mu'an's help.

Upon hearing the news that the dragon was about to leave the water and transform into a dragon, some thoughts flashed through Mu An's mind.

In the legends of his past life, dragons were a very special existence, and the phrase "dragon liver and phoenix marrow" was very well-known.

A true dragon is a treasure from head to toe, and its lifespan far exceeds that of ordinary humans.

In many stories, dragon meat is said to have the effect of prolonging life.

When Mu An learned that Ao Yun was going to die, his first thought was to catch a dragon and put it in the pot, wondering if that could extend his life by a hundred years or so.

But after a moment's thought, he reluctantly rejected his idea.

Mu An now has a certain understanding of the dragon race in this world.

It is not the same as the mythical creature in his previous life.

Although the dragon race in this world is considered the most blessed race in the Nine Realms, it is far from being that special.

A true dragon can break through the boundaries of the Celestial Warrior Saint with its powerful physical body. As long as one can transform into a true dragon, the physical body will undergo a leapfrog evolution.

Although not as powerful as the terrestrial immortals, they are far stronger than the celestial martial saints of other races, with their strength falling between that of celestial martial saints and terrestrial immortals.

With just three true dragons joining forces, they can fight against terrestrial immortals who have attained the status of Heaven and Earth.

If one can go further and achieve the Heavenly Fruition, one's strength will rank in the middle among terrestrial immortals.

Their formidable strength is also a major reason why the Dragon Clan has been able to stand firm in the Nine Realms, instead of being driven out by the Human Clan like the Demon Clan.

In ancient times, the dragon was worshipped as a totem by humankind, an influence that continues to this day.

For example, the national destiny of the Great Qi Dynasty is also referred to by the world as the dragon vein, but in reality, the national destiny has no connection with the real dragon.

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The dragon belongs to the water element and hides in the great rivers. Once it has cultivated enough power, it can travel on water and transform into a dragon.

The act of "walking the water" is quite elaborate. It involves stirring up the water veins, going down the river from its upper reaches, penetrating the water veins, and ultimately imprinting at least 10% of the river's water veins onto oneself before plunging into the ocean and becoming the master of the river's water veins.

Such actions, without the protection of a powerful force, will inevitably unleash a devastating flood, causing suffering to people on both sides of the strait, and will be intolerable to the world.

Moreover, the process of transforming into a dragon is inherently difficult, requiring the dragon's body to bear the weight of the water veins. The water veins are so vast that attempting to bear them with one's own body is a matter of life and death.

Under normal circumstances, at least three true dragons are needed for a waterway to be possible.

Dragons belong to all nine regions of the world.

However, there are very few true dragons; they are only active in the Western Spirit Domain and the Vast Sea Domain.

Like the Apocalypse Domain where the Great Apocalypse is located, the Western Spirit Domain is a vast continental plate.

The difference is that the Western Spirit Realm has many large lakes, which are often interconnected. Several lakes together form a vast body of water, which is the environment in which true dragons are bred.

The term "Han Hai Yu" does not refer to a single area, but rather to the general term for the vast oceans of the world.

This world is different from Mu An's previous life, which was dominated by the ocean.

Of the nine regions under heaven, the land area is far larger than the ocean, and the vast ocean only accounts for about 30% of the entire world.

The East Sea, sandwiched between the Apocalypse Domain and the Myriad Spirits Domain, is part of the Vast Sea Domain.

There is also a Dragon Palace that exists beneath the East Sea, and the old Dragon King in the Dragon Palace is the biological father of the dragon Ao Yun.

According to Mu An's understanding, the old Dragon King of the East Sea has lived for nearly three thousand years and has not yet shown any signs of his lifespan ending, which shows that his lifespan far exceeds that of ordinary terrestrial immortals.

After hearing from the temple keepers of the many river god temples that the dragon was about to escape the water, Mu An pondered for a long time whether or not to capture the dragon and cook it.

It was Mu Ling'er who noticed something was wrong and repeatedly warned Mu An not to do anything reckless.

Mu Ling'er was so anxious she was almost crying, which finally stopped Mu An from catching the dragon and cooking it.

In the end, he insisted on following Mu An and witnessed his interaction with Ao Yun throughout the entire process.