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

"Fellow martial artists, welcome to the first Mingqiu Mountain Martial Arts Gathering!"

First, please allow me to express our sincere respect to His Majesty on behalf of everyone.

Under His Majesty's wise guidance and with the joint efforts of all the officials in the court, we have achieved this grand gathering today... (800 words omitted here)

"Next, we will witness together the epic duel between the Qingyun Sect's Sect Leader Xiao and this unknown fairy..."

"I hereby declare: Under His Majesty's favor, the martial arts competition officially begins!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Mu Ling'er started to move.

Mu Ling'er calmly took out five small flags from her purse and casually tossed them into the sky.

Five-colored flags stood in different directions according to the generating cycle of the five elements. As the five elements circulated, a large formation instantly covered the entire arena.

After setting up the formation, Mu Ling'er took out a colorful lotus flower.

The lotus flower swelled in the wind and transformed into a Five Elements Lotus Platform in the next instant, completely enveloping Mu Ling'er.

After doing all this, Mu Ling'er, inside the lotus platform, looked at the dumbfounded Xiao Lingyun opposite her and beckoned to the old man.

"Alright, let's start fighting."

……

"A formation formed in an instant, and it looks like a rather exquisite Five Elements Formation. Could this fairy be an elder of the Heavenly Pivot Formation Alliance?" An elder from a border region exclaimed in amazement.

"The Heavenly Pivot Array Alliance?" a junior from a sect asked in confusion.

The knowledgeable elders of the sect immediately answered the questions of their juniors.

"The Tian Shu Array Alliance is the largest human force in the Tianming Domain. It is composed of countless array masters and is an ancient force that has been passed down for three thousand years in the Tianming Domain."

Before the elder could draw a conclusion, Li Qinglian, the sect leader of the Qinglian Sword Sect, standing on a protruding solitary rock, had already spoken out in denial.

"No, even the elders of the Tian Shu Array Alliance don't have the ability to complete such a powerful defensive array in an instant."

not to mention……"

"Does Sect Leader Li know about this fairy's background?" an unknown elder asked in response.

Li Qinglian's eyes were like swords. He looked around and, after searching in vain, stroked his long beard and sighed with regret.

"In the end, we were never meant to meet..."

"What does Sect Leader Li mean by that?"

Li Qinglian, who only wanted to learn a thing or two from Mu An, shook her head and explained to the group of juniors around her.

"If it were just the Five Elements Grand Array, it might be the work of a master from the Heavenly Pivot Array Alliance, but this Five-Colored Lotus is not something that array masters can create."

This fairy is likely a relative of a powerful figure of our human race, the Five Elements True Lord.

As soon as the words "True Lord of the Five Elements" were uttered, a moment of silence was followed by an uproar in the audience.

Various discussions arose one after another, and countless young talents stared intently at Mu Ling'er on the arena with shining eyes.

The opportunity to rise to the top is right in front of you!!!

A shortcut! A real shortcut!

Let alone such a beauty, even if someone is so ugly that it makes you want to vomit, they can hold it in and praise them as a fairy from heaven!

……

On the arena, looking at Mu Ling'er surrounded by three or four circles, the old sect leader of Qingyun Sect felt a chill run down his spine.

How can we fight like this?

Even a turtle shell isn't this hard.

So all you're doing is letting this old man get beaten up?

Mu Ling'er was unaware of the old man's thoughts. At this moment, she was standing in the center of the lotus platform, frowning as she looked at her waist.

The drifting clouds have disappeared.

Instead, there was a sword case containing five unfinished swords.

The five swords are of five different colors, and you can tell their respective attributes at a glance.

When was it made? Was it a gift for her?

Putting aside her chaotic thoughts, Mu Ling'er's attention returned to the arena.

Even now, she still doesn't understand what Mu An is trying to do.

The words about wanting to see her make a fool of herself were just angry words. After regaining her senses, Mu Ling'er quickly realized that Mu An would not do such a boring thing.

To say that it was to toughen her up wouldn't be quite right.

If that's the case, why didn't they take away Liuyun's treasures along with her? Why did they give her these five unfinished swords as an extra gift?

Mu Ling'er couldn't understand it, but she was certain that since Mu An had asked her to go on stage without any disguise, he naturally wanted others to discover her identity.

Since that's the case, let's make a big fuss and let everyone present know.

She, Mu Ling'er, is currently in Qi'an City.

……

Just then, a familiar voice rang in Mu Ling'er's ears.

"Try the swords in the sword case. These five swords were specially made for you. Although they are not yet finished, they are still top-notch treasures."

My understanding of the Five Elements and the Way of the Sword is engraved on the blade. You only need to follow the feeling the sword conveys to you when you swing it, which will greatly benefit you.

The tortoise shell can be removed; there's no need to be so cautious.

With the five swords in the sword case, no one below the level of a terrestrial immortal can harm you.

When you were a child, didn't you always talk about wanting to see the world of martial arts and become a chivalrous hero who could roam freely?

He would also frequently mutter that he wanted to be the best in the world.

This is a rare opportunity to enjoy the atmosphere of the martial arts world before the Lantern Festival and make a name for yourself on this stage.

These past few days you've been working with Prince Xiang and the others. I'll come looking for you once I've finished dealing with my business."

……

Two hundred miles away, on the Fifth Ring Road, on an unnamed mountain.

The vanished Mu An was sitting calmly in a small pavilion on the mountaintop, with a white jade chessboard placed in front of him.

The black and white pieces clashed and fought back and forth.

"Why is the True Lord laughing?"

Mu An placed a piece on the chessboard and suppressed his smile.

"The younger generation in the family isn't good at fighting, so we asked her to have a fight for fun. Instead, she made herself a turtle shell. I don't know who she learned that from."

"Being cautious is not a bad thing. The world is about to fall into chaos. Miss Mu's carefulness and contentment will save you a lot of trouble, unlike my disciples who have caused a lot of trouble."

Mu An's expression remained calm, revealing no change in emotion, as if his attention was entirely focused on the chessboard in front of him.

"Bodhisattva is joking. With you here to oversee things, what great calamity could possibly occur?"

"Amitabha, the outcome was already predetermined. The one on Mount Sixiang had already written the script for Qi'an City from the very beginning."

Rather than let my two disciples lose their lives here without knowing why, becoming stepping stones for the opening of the great world and turning into resources for the Old Celestial Master.

It would be better to have them make some contributions to my Lingshan Temple and to all living beings in the world.

As he said this, the Bodhisattva Xuanling smiled brightly, and in the midst of his conversation, he determined the manner of death for his two disciples.

"The old master's reach is too far."

The Nine Realms are vast, and his influence is everywhere. Now he's even extending his reach into my Lingshan Temple.

If we do not respond and allow them to plunder the treasures of Lingshan Temple, wouldn't that make them look down on us for no reason?

Although this humble monk's cultivation may be far inferior to that of the old Celestial Master, he is not someone who can be easily manipulated.

Lingshan Temple was born along with the human race and has existed in the world since the beginning of civilization 300,000 years ago.

The treasures of the immortal realm, his Four Symbols Mountain has them, and so does my Lingshan Temple. Even if we can't defeat Li Xuan, we will never let him get away with it.

This humble monk also does not believe that old man who calculates heaven and earth would risk such a great deal to fight this humble monk to the death.

Mu An's hand, holding the chess piece, hovered in mid-air before she suddenly asked a question.

"Does the Bodhisattva believe the Celestial Master's plan will succeed?"

"Using heaven and earth as the chessboard and all living beings as the pieces, it is indeed a brilliant plan and a brilliant tactic. But on this chessboard of all living beings, there is never only one player, Li Xuan."

"Does the True Lord think so?"