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

"Four Symbols Mountain presents a gift to the Five Elements True Lord: a pot of Starry Sand, a pair of Yin-Yang Jade Pendants, and several cans of Enlightenment Tea..."

"Lingshan Temple presents a Seven-Treasure Glazed Cup, a Mani Pearl, and a pair of white jade dragon-shaped ruyi scepters to the Five Elements True Lord as a congratulatory gift..."

"The Emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty congratulated the Five Elements True Lord and presented him with a Five Luminous Immortal Robe, a Purple-Gold Lingzhi Mushroom, and a Jadeite Immortal Herb..."

"The Dragon Palace of the East Sea presents the Five Elements True Lord with a Tide-Tide Ancient Zither, a pool of Illusory Sea Coral, and a lake of Deep Sea Ice Dew..."

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Twenty-year-old Mu An was timid and hesitant, wandering around the small Qing'an County, his mind filled with how to avoid risks, and he had to deal with the slightest disturbance seriously.

Even a lowly Night Raven Thief could make Mu An, at the age of twenty, take the situation very seriously, let alone the rather arrogant Blood Robe Sect at the time.

Eighty years have passed since then.

The Night Crow Bandits are long gone, and the Qishan Thieves have become Qishan Residents, gradually transforming into ordinary people within the Qishan Road.

The most ruthless Blood Robe Cult fled thousands of miles away, regarding Qishan Road as the most dangerous and evil place in the world. Blood Robe Cult members turned pale at the mention of "Mu" and dared not even mention the name of the Five Elements True Lord, instead using a substitute name to refer to him.

Mu An, who turned one hundred, didn't have to do anything. As soon as the news of his centennial celebration spread, congratulations came from all directions.

All the major powers of Daqi had prepared gifts well in advance to celebrate his birthday together.

Even the various kingdoms of Chengtian Domain and the Dragon Palace deep in the East Sea sent representatives and prepared generous gifts.

From a lowly patrolman in Qing'an County to the Five Elements True Lord of the human race, from living in a remote corner to venturing into the vast world where nothing is impossible.

After all that time, only eighty years have passed. From the perspective of an immortal, it's hard to say whether that's fast or slow.

In the early morning of the sixth day of the third lunar month, Mu An and Mu Ling'er sat together on the highest hill in Qing'an County, each with a wine gourd, watching the starry sky and enjoying fine wine and delicacies.

……

Winter of the twentieth year of Ningtai.

Wang Le, Mu An's former chief strategist, has passed away at the age of ninety-nine.

Ten days later, her son Wang Pingshan visited Mu Ling'er, and the two chatted in the house for a whole day.

The following day, Wang Pingshan retired and returned home. Since he never married, his son and nephew Wang Lehe succeeded him as the Grand Commander of Qishan Road.

……

In the autumn of the twenty-third year of Ningtai.

After a decade of silence, Wan Shu, the successor of Datongdao, reappeared in the autumn of this year.

When Wan Shu made her public appearance on the streets of Changzhou City, she had already broken through to the realm of Celestial Martial Saint.

On the same day, Wan Shu, together with several teachers from Datongdao, announced that Datongdao Palace was officially established and would begin enrolling students immediately.

The academy covers an area of ​​more than 30 acres and is located in the suburbs of Changzhou.

In just three years, Datong Academy opened more than 500 academies, expanding its overall scale to more than 30,000 people.

Many of the students of the Datongdao School who once studied under Zhuangzi now hold high positions and have contributed to the establishment of the academy.

These former students of Datong Academy, now mid-level officials in Daqi, contributed money and effort, enabling Datong Academy to spread across twenty-two states in just three years.

Within the bureaucratic system of the Great Qi Dynasty, a new faction called the Great Harmony Faction also emerged.

Although the Datong faction was weak and mostly dependent on other forces, it was still a force to be reckoned with, and their existence made the promotion of the Datong Way much easier.

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Summer of the twenty-seventh year of Ningtai.

The contemporary Dharma King of the Pure Lotus Temple in the sacred snowy heavens of the Great Snowy Realm passed away at the age of nine hundred.

On the day of the passing of the Pure Lotus Dharma King, golden lotuses sprang forth from the sacred mountain in the heavens, bathed in a myriad of rays of light.

All the spirits of the snowy land prostrated themselves on the ground to bid farewell to the Great Dharma King.

On the same day, the reincarnation of the Great Dharma King was born in the western part of the snowy region and was welcomed back to the Pure Lotus Great Dharma Temple seven days later.

On the day that the Pure Lotus Dharma King passed away, Mu An traveled 100,000 miles to the snowy region to witness the entire process of the Dharma King's "reincarnation".

That night, Mu An met the so-called "reincarnated Buddha" and spent the night communicating with the newborn "baby".

They came full of enthusiasm, but left disappointed.

The so-called reincarnation is just a nice-sounding term; in reality, it is completely different from the true meaning of reincarnation.

The earth veins of the Great Snow Region have certain unique characteristics, possessing extremely strong closed-off properties. The entire snow region is almost a single entity, and the power of the earth veins is extremely powerful.

Through years of contact, this Pure Lotus Dharma King cleverly exploited a loophole, merging his own spiritual fruition with the earth's veins to carry out the act of possession.

After being reborn through possession, the so-called "reincarnated Buddha" will reclaim his spiritual attainment, restore his power, and regain the title of Pure Lotus Dharma King.

Even so, this kind of possession can only be performed a maximum of nine times, and the losses are enormous, with each possession reducing lifespan by more than a hundred years.

The first life lasts a thousand years, the second nine hundred years, and the third eight hundred years.

Moreover, it is because the first incarnation of this Pure Lotus Dharma King is the one who anchors the veins of the Great Snowy Region.

The limitations of heaven and earth and the earth's veins dictate that the strength of a "reincarnated Buddha" cannot exceed that of his first incarnation, and he will never be able to leave the coverage area of ​​the Great Snow Region for the rest of his life.

This "reincarnated Buddha" is the third time that the Pure Lotus Dharma King has possessed a body.

Objectively speaking, Mu An felt that this so-called "reincarnation method" did have its merits. Compared to the lifespan of ordinary terrestrial immortals, the lifespan of this great Dharma King of the Great Snow Region was quite long.

Even with various restrictions, it doesn't mean that the extra time will be wasted.

In each incarnation, the Pure Lotus Dharma King can refine more treasures, enhance himself through external means, and also seek ways to break through the limitations of heaven and earth during this period.

For example, from Mu An's perspective, in the Great Snow Region, the Pure Lotus Dharma King is extremely powerful, wielding authority in the Snow Region, and is in no way weaker than him.

If it were an ordinary terrestrial deity, they would surely be filled with envy. This is the unique advantage of the Great Snow Region, which is completely impossible to replicate.

Unfortunately, for Yu Mu'an, that was all there was to it.

This kind of possession cannot be replicated, nor is it true reincarnation, so it has little reference value.

Mu An has no shortage of lifespan, nor does he intend to merge with the same earth veins. He just wants to see if there is any possibility for Mu Ling'er to learn from it.

Since there's nothing there, there's no need to keep it any longer.

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Spring of the thirtieth year of Ningtai.

The patriarch of the Wuji Sword Sect in Chengtian Domain, the Wuji Sword Saint Jian Daoming, along with his closed-door disciple Dugu Wuji, traveled to Daqi to discuss swordsmanship across the world.

The two traveled from west to east and from south to north, discussing swordsmanship all the way, and boasted that they would conquer the entire Great Qi Kingdom.

The Sword Saint himself challenged all the immortals and gods under heaven with his sword, and his disciple Dugu Wuji challenged the sword, thus opening up the world of martial arts.

The master and disciple did not travel together, but agreed to meet in Qi'an City, the capital of Daqi, for the final sword duel.

Unlike Dugu Wuji, who openly declared war on the martial arts world of Daqi, Jian Daoming did not make a public announcement.

Since entering the Great Qi Realm from the Heavenly Realm, he has kept a low profile.

Jian Daoming entered the southern border in early March and presented a letter of greeting to the Bai family, where the Marquis of Zhennan resided.

They agreed to meet on the day the peach blossoms were in full bloom to challenge Bai Mengran, the Huaqing Immortal who had attained enlightenment four hundred years ago and was the ancestor of the Bai family.

The two debated for ten days, destroying dozens of mountain peaks, and Huaqing Sanxian was narrowly defeated.

After the sword duel ended, Sword Saint Jian Daoming stayed at the Bai family for three months. What exactly happened there is unknown to outsiders.

All that is known is that the two terrestrial immortals are nowhere to be found all day long, yet people often see them playing in the mountains and forests, riding the clouds and mist, leaving behind many legends of their immortal deeds.