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

It wasn't until the child next to her picked up the note and read it aloud that her expression turned serious and she came back to her senses.

"This jade token was given to me by the Flower-Arranging Martial Saint by Princess Yongning's Tianxuan Envoy in the past. Now that the old friend has passed away, I have no more attachments. Therefore, I am returning this jade token to the Dark Feather Guard today."

"What should we do?" the old man asked telepathically.

"What else can we do? The Five Elements True Lord has spoken, so naturally we should report the truth to His Majesty Emperor Shun." The beautiful woman's eyes showed a hint of worry as she transmitted her voice to the two of them.

The child slapped the table, expressing his opinion frankly.

"The Five Elements True Lord told us to relay this to the current emperor, not to go back and tell His Majesty Emperor Shun!"

The old man from the Sky Patrol Division remained silent, watching the two Dark Feather Guards glare at each other.

In the slightly eerie atmosphere, the beautiful woman took a step back.

"In that case, you should go back and report to the Emperor. I will go back and report to His Majesty Emperor Shun."

"good"

……

Baiguo City, Xiangyun Restaurant.

In an elegant private room on the third floor, Mu An sat at the head of the table, with Bai Xi and Ye Lin sitting on either side of him.

The people from Baihuapu were dispersed to other locations on the third floor under Baixi's orders.

Mu An sipped the local specialty passion fruit wine, while Bai Xi and Ye Lin sat restlessly to the side, occasionally picking up their glasses to take a sip to hide their nervousness.

At this moment, Bai Xi was somewhat worried that Mu An would think that their Zhennan Marquis's Mansion was secretly controlling the Burning Fire Sect and cultivating the demonic forces.

Ye Lin was worried about his future fate. Compared to Bai Xi, Ye Lin was extremely fearful at this moment.

He had considered all sorts of possibilities, but he never imagined things would turn out like this.

His greatest asset in this world, the teahouse, which served as his cheat code, was completely ineffective in front of this big shot.

They took him away without a second thought, and neither the teahouse nor the spirit knife even struggled.

Just what level of big shot is this? Are all terrestrial immortals this terrifying?

Will they find out he's a time traveler?

Pills! Pills!

"This wine contains passion fruit and pineapple, and is made with a special recipe, giving it a unique flavor."

As Mu An drank his wine, he habitually commented on the drinks in front of him.

After glancing at the nervous and uneasy Ye Lin, Bai Xi finally took the lead. She respectfully offered Mu An a cup of wine and spoke softly.

"It is an honor for Hundred Fruit City to be appreciated by you, senior. If you like it, I will immediately instruct people to prepare a generous gift, along with the secret recipe for brewing wine, and send it to Qishan Road."

Mu An chuckled and shook her head slightly at Bai Xi.

"Of the thirty-three prefectures in the Southern Frontier, Guang Prefecture is located on the periphery, yet the imperial court is acting with such fanfare. Has the current situation reached the brink of imminent conflict?"

When Mu An asked about the current situation, Bai Xi dared not hide anything and quickly told him everything she knew.

"Senior, please don't misunderstand. Although Guangzhou is nominally part of the Southern Frontier, it is actually a buffer zone tacitly agreed upon by the Southern Frontier and the imperial court, and is a no-man's-land."

For centuries, the Southern Frontier and the imperial court have reached a consensus that any conflicts could be resolved within the territory of Guangzhou.

Even our Bai family shouldn't interfere too much in the political landscape of Guangzhou; most of the time, we just cultivate some spokespeople.

Because both sides used Gwangju as a buffer zone to resolve their conflict, they did not deploy too many people there. This allowed the Demonic Sect to take advantage of the situation, establish themselves there, and eventually become what it is today.

The reason this happened today is because the imperial court has been suppressing the demonic sect for years. Because they couldn't be sure if the court had any other plans, and were worried about the safety of the younger generation, my father sent people from the Spring and Autumn Pavilion here..."

As they spoke, Bai Xi respectfully raised her wine glass again.

"If this has offended your eyes, senior, I am willing to apologize on behalf of my father."

Mu An didn't seem to care. He waved his hand at Bai Xi, letting the matter drop.

"It's alright, it's all a minor matter. But your Spring and Autumn Pavilion in Southern Xinjiang is quite interesting. Why is it filled with women? As an assassin organization, isn't this a low-class practice?"

Upon hearing the mention of Chunqiu Pavilion, Bai Xi's face fell sharply. She immediately recalled the incident not long ago when those idiots pointed their weapons at Mu An. She apologized several times before explaining.

"As you should know, my ancestor, the Immortal Huaqing, was a woman. Because of her, the cultivation techniques I compiled were mostly geared towards women, resulting in most of the high-level cultivation techniques in the Southern Frontier being practiced by women..."

"Oh? A power as large as Southern Xinjiang shouldn't be lacking in cultivation techniques, right?"

Seeing that Mu An did not believe her, Bai Xi could only smile bitterly.

"There is no shortage of cultivation techniques, but my ancestor's personality is really strange. She is not willing to come into contact with ordinary men. Only men who are also terrestrial immortals can catch her eye."

As for the outstanding young men in the clan, the patriarch rarely gave them any guidance. In contrast, women like Bai Xi were much closer to the patriarch.

It's not that my ancestor harbored prejudice, but rather that he encountered a minor problem when he attained enlightenment. Upon contact with ordinary handsome men, he would find himself unable to resist engaging in sexual intercourse with them…”

Bai Xi spoke faster and faster, her little face turning bright red, her expression filled with despair at her ancestor's bizarre illness.

"You should know that in matters of cultivation, having guidance from a terrestrial immortal and not having guidance from a terrestrial immortal are two completely different concepts."

"..."

"Your ancestor..."

After a moment of silence, Mu An didn't know what to say, so he took a sip of wine to calm his nerves.

The world is full of wonders, and this Huaqing Immortal is quite a "capable person". No wonder there were rumors about her and Jian Daoming in the martial arts world back then.

As for the influence of whether or not there are terrestrial immortals on cultivation, Mu An himself knows this best.

Back then, when Qishan Dao was first established, they searched all the prefectures but could not find a single celestial martial saint besides him.

In the entire Lingzhou, not counting the imperial court's influence, there is only one sect with two Celestial Beings.

But to this day, with Mu An’s occasional guidance, the Five Elements Sect alone, the talent reserve center of Qishan Dao, now has five Celestial Beings.

There are a total of twenty-seven celestial beings in the entire Qishan Road.

The difference was so great that Mu An was once struck by it.

The vast hinterland of Lingzhou was severely suppressed by the imperial court.

Local sects struggle to develop, and even if a few geniuses occasionally emerge, they are immediately recruited by the imperial court and assigned to various departments such as the Sky Patrol Bureau, Dark Feather Guard, Dragon Guard Court, Sky Surveillance Bureau, and Southern Tower.

Even if they didn't join these relatively loosely organized imperial forces, there were still various armies waiting for them to be appointed as generals.

It's no exaggeration to say that the major prefectures under the actual control of the Great Qi Dynasty have been drained of their vitality.

As a result, the states under the control of the Great Qi Dynasty were depleted of talent and had few experts.

Qishan Dao's achievements in martial arts today are truly the result of his own efforts.

Southern Xinjiang, however, is completely different.

Since the day Huaqing Sanxian attained enlightenment, the Southern Frontier has existed in a near-independent state for over three hundred years, and naturally, it has no shortage of experts.

……

"It's not that I'm being unfilial, it's just that my ancestors..."

Bai Xi's face grew redder and redder as she spoke, but her mouth never closed. She had clearly been holding it in for too long and finally had someone to confide in, so she wanted to vent her frustrations all at once.

Seeing this, Mu An quickly called for a stop. He had no interest in listening to Bai Xi gossip about the old stories of Hua Qing Sanxian; it would be inappropriate.

"Alright, you can go out now. I have something to discuss with this Manager Ye."

Bai Xi's hurried words suddenly stopped, and she realized that she had blurted it out. She awkwardly clutched the hem of her clothes and walked towards the door.

As she left, she didn't forget to glance at Ye Lin cautiously, signaling to him with her eyes.

"Be smart, whatever you do, don't say the wrong thing!"

……

After Bai Xi gently closed the door, the private room fell silent again.

Seeing Ye Lin's legs trembling under the table while he pretended to be calm, Mu An spoke slowly.

"The Dao Ancestor, the Heavenly Emperor, the Yin-Yang Dao Lord, the Creation Dao Lord, the Great Buddha Ancestor..."

"A very interesting myth, young friend Ye, would you be willing to tell me in detail?"