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

On their way home, Mu An and Mu Ling'er walked together, talking about what they had seen and heard during the past few days.

"Da'an, are there many rifts between the seven hall masters of the Seven Halls of Literature and Dao, and are their relationships not very good?"

I always felt that their interactions gave me a sense of open and covert competition.

"Indeed, the Wen Dao has one palace and seven halls, and its power is enormous, encompassing the nine regions."

Wenhua Palace is the site of the sacred site of literature and Taoism, and it contains seven main halls.

Wenhua Palace is like an ancient tree growing on the earth. Over the years, the ancient tree will grow countless branches.

These branches, hidden underground, grow thicker and thicker, gradually blurring the original hierarchy and making them difficult to distinguish.

The same applies to the Seven Halls of Literature. Although Meng Yan of the Wenchang Hall is nominally the Sage of Literature and also holds the position of Palace Master of the Wenhua Palace, in reality, he can only command the Wenchang Hall located in Daqi.

The history of the literary path is too long, almost accompanying the entire development of the human race. Over tens of thousands of years, the seven palaces have each formed their own complete system, with their power rooted in the major human kingdoms, forming a self-contained entity.

Lu He of Wenhe Hall outwardly supports Meng Yan, but his true thoughts remain unknown.

As for Yunmo of Wenxiang Hall, Qin Xuanran of Wenbao Hall, Ming Zhengyang of Wenyang Hall, Zhuge Ming of Wenhong Hall, and Lin Huai'an of Wen'an Hall.

Although these five individuals are all considered near-saints of literature and Taoism, they each have their own ideas and operate independently outside of the Wenhua Palace. They are more like a loose alliance than a complete whole.

Little Ling'er, you must remember that terrestrial immortals don't actually have much emotion or morality; their actions are solely driven by self-interest.

For terrestrial immortals, the only benefits are a smooth Dao heart and improved cultivation; everything else is insignificant.

Whether they do good or evil, it is essentially to align with the Daoist principles; good and evil themselves have little value to them.

You might think that the terrestrial deities you encounter are full of humanity and not much different from ordinary people.

But in reality, the humanity they displayed stemmed from their time before they ascended to immortality.

The emotions experienced before ascending to immortality transform into obsessions and become part of the path, forming what we commonly call the Daoist heart, influencing the thoughts of terrestrial immortals today...

Walking half a step ahead of Mu An, Mu Ling'er nodded as if she understood.

Mu Ling'er immediately wanted to ask Mu An a question.

how about you?

However, hearing Mu An's concerned tone, Mu Ling'er ultimately kept her words to herself.

After swaying for a moment, she suddenly stopped and asked.

"The head of the Wenbao Hall happens to have the surname Qin. Is Scholar Qin a member of his family?"

"Wait a moment, let me calculate it."

As the voice faded, Mu An raised his hand, and the five elements flowed and merged with heaven and earth, quickly obtaining information related to Scholar Qin from the world.

"Yes and no."

Qin Xiucai's real name was Qin Er. He had an older brother who died young and a younger sister who died at the age of fourteen.

Strictly speaking, Qin Xiucai was only a collateral branch within the Qin family, and had almost no connection with the main branch of the Qin family, to which Qin Xuanran belonged.

Until he was seventeen, Qin Xiucai was just an ordinary farmer's son who didn't even have a complete name.

When Qin Xiucai was seventeen, Meng Yan discovered him by chance and recruited him into the Wenchang Hall.

From a humble farmer's son to a core disciple of the Wenchang Hall, it's no exaggeration to say he rose to prominence in one fell swoop.

In his first year at the Wenchang Hall, Qin Xiucai did not demonstrate any extraordinary talent, nor did he cultivate any righteous spirit within a year.

Also in that year, Qin Xiucai's sister's condition worsened. Qin Xiucai pleaded with the great Confucian scholar in the Wenchang Hall to help save his sister, but to no avail.

In the winter when Qin Xiucai was eighteen, his younger sister, who was four years younger than him, passed away due to illness.

Taking this opportunity, Qin Xiucai achieved his first enlightenment and cultivated his first wisp of righteous energy in just three months.

In the years that followed, his talent in literature and Taoism was fully revealed, and he entered the Innate Realm within five years.

Even the Celestial Martial Saint's barrier only held him for twelve years.

At this point, he was accepted as a personal disciple by Meng Yan, who renamed him Qin Sheng.

Later, he even became the nominal deputy head of the Wenchang Hall, but the Wenchang Hall did not announce this to the public and kept it relatively secret.

In just seventeen years, Qin Xiucai achieved the first major leap in his life.

Mu Ling'er seemed somewhat sentimental and sighed.

"The transformation from an insect in the shadows to a butterfly in the sunlight is truly a reflection of the scholar's life experience. No wonder he always talks about it."

Mu An continued to observe the celestial secrets, "After achieving the status of a literary and artistic master, Scholar Qin served as a Grand Academician in the Hall of Fame during the reign of Jun Cheng'an."

During the ensuing famine, Qin Xiucai forged an imperial edict and opened thirty-six granaries without authorization to provide relief to the victims, causing considerable chaos as many of the court's armies were unable to supply them with provisions.

This angered Jun Cheng'an, who wanted to sentence him to death, but Meng Yan protected him.

This was the twelfth year after the war between the human and demon races ended, and the imperial power had been greatly weakened due to the defeat in the war.

The Wenchang Hall relinquished a considerable amount of power, giving Jun Cheng'an time to recover from the war between the two tribes and regain control of the court.

Qin Xiucai only suffered the loss of his official position, without any other losses.

The reason why Meng Yan was willing to relinquish power to Jun Cheng'an in order to protect Qin Xiucai was that, during the disaster relief process, Qin Xiucai had come to understand his own path and had the potential to break through to become a terrestrial immortal.

Its path is called the transformation into a butterfly, from crawling on the ground to soaring in the sky, achieving the ultimate leap of life.

With his resolve set on the Dao, Qin Xiucai had already established his own lineage, and he had many followers in the Wenchang Hall and Wenhua Palace.

Meng Yan's entire lineage regarded him as their hope for the future.

Three years later, Qin Xiucai's path was shattered...

Huh?

It's strange, I can't even figure out why his path shattered.

Why is the Heavenly Secret display blank?

Interesting! Interesting!

Under Mu Ling'er's puzzled gaze, Mu An's eyes shone brightly, and a five-colored halo appeared behind him. The powerful five elements surged out, transforming into a rotating five-colored disc, forcibly deducing the secrets of heaven.

The next instant, a thunderclap suddenly resounded in the sky, and the Heavenly Secret Disc, which was evolved from the power of the Five Elements, exploded.

The Flowing Cloud sword suddenly unsheathed itself, forming a barrier in front of Mu Ling'er and shielding her from the impact of the explosion.

As the smoke cleared, Mu Ling'er rushed to Mu An and anxiously asked what was wrong.

"Da'an, what happened? Why did the talisman suddenly explode?"

Mu An lowered her eyes slightly, her gaze gleaming.

"It's alright... Ling'er, don't think about Qin Xiucai's matter anymore. There's only one person in the world who can do something as amazing as this."

"The Celestial Master of Four Elephant Mountain?"

"Indeed, Qin Xiucai was his doing. Let's drop this matter."

The old Celestial Master has no influence on us, and we have no conflict of interest with him, so you don't need to worry about it. Besides...

Mu An's tone suddenly changed, carrying a hint of comfort.

"Don't worry, let's not even talk about how the old master's scheme has nothing to do with you or me."

Even if we really clash with the Celestial Master, I have my own methods. Even if he truly has the ability to unite with the Dao of Heaven and Earth, he can't do anything to me.

Even in the most extreme circumstances, protecting you will never be a problem. At worst, I'll be trapped, and you'll live in the Four Symbols Cave Heaven.

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