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

The old Celestial Master, who wielded control over a thousand Great Daos of Heaven and Earth, could be considered half of the Heavenly Dao, which is why he possessed power equivalent to that of a true demon in the Demon Abyss.

The Nine Realms, which were already incomplete, could no longer provide so many Great Daos of Heaven and Earth for people to control.

As for Xuanling Bodhisattva and Mu'an, the reason why they made the two great demons feel the same threat as the true demons in the Demon Abyss was because of the magical treasures they each wielded.

The Golden Lotus of Merit in the hands of the Xuanling Bodhisattva was not born in the Nine Realms, but was bestowed by the Buddha when human civilization was first born 300,000 years ago. As a legacy of Buddhist tradition, the Golden Lotus of Merit is a true treasure of the immortal realm.

As for the Book of Creation on Mu An's body, it goes without saying that even a mere illusory projection of it possesses enough power to destroy the heavens and the earth.

In terms of pure personal strength, Xuanling Bodhisattva is much weaker than the Old Celestial Master, but he also controls about a hundred Great Daos of Heaven and Earth.

In other words, the Xuanling Bodhisattva also blocked more than a hundred paths that could lead to terrestrial immortals, making the options available to later generations even fewer.

This is why the Painting Master would risk getting close to Jun Yunxin, hoping to find a breakthrough through her.

It wasn't that the Painting Sage didn't know how dangerous it was to get close to Jun Yunxin, but rather that there weren't many paths left within the Nine Realms.

To achieve the goal of becoming a painting master and break through to a higher realm, one must seek knowledge from the realm beyond heaven and earth.

A series of events that followed made the Painting Saint, whose cultivation had advanced further, realize that Mu An could also be an object of his pursuit.

But once you embark on the path of the Great Way, there's no going back.

As for the painting master, he was destined to only pursue Jun Yunxin to the bitter end.

Of all the beings he could come into contact with at that time, Jun Yunxin was the most mysterious and unpredictable, and also the most likely to help him achieve a breakthrough.

As for where this path leads, the painting master had no answer; he was simply groping his way forward step by step.

……

No one cared about the thoughts and ideas of the two great demons.

With the gates of purgatory closed, the most powerful beings from the Nine Realms began their discussion.

"You all felt it too, right? The reason that door suddenly closed was because an extremely powerful being on the other side intervened and forcibly closed the door with the power of the world."

The speaker was Mu An, whose mind was filled with thoughts of capturing a few true demons and throwing them into the Four Symbols World.

He stepped forward and trampled the two demons, who had deliberately shrunk in size, under his feet.

His silvery-white eyes were fixed on the doorway in front of him, which had shrunk to only about the height of a person.

"You two useless pieces of trash, get out of my way and stop getting in my way!"

The "Yi" and "Kui" trampled under Mu An's feet dared not speak out in anger. They tried their best to conceal their aura and make themselves appear harmless, lest this hot-tempered big shot slap them to death.

It wasn't that the two demons were cowards; it was just that the aura emanating from the powerful figure was too terrifying. Just being exposed to that multicolored light gave one the feeling that they would be reduced to ashes.

If they could, they would like to live for several thousand more years.

A white jade whisk fell from the heavens and flew back into the old celestial master's hand.

The old celestial master didn't even glance at the two great demons. He strode to Mu An's side, stared intently at the illusory ancient book behind Mu An, and his previous thoughts grew even stronger.

Knowing full well the reason for Mu An's obsession, the old celestial master looked at the gate in front of him and whispered to Mu An.

"There's no mistake, these two little devils are not the true demons we want. Heaven and earth haven't even exerted much suppression on them."

Mu An glanced disdainfully at the two great demons he had kicked into the sea of ​​blood, his tone quite displeased.

"These two things don't need world suppression? They're so cheap, we can't even have enough to go around."

The old celestial master nodded slightly. "True Lord, you must have sensed it too. There are beings on the other side of the world at the same level as me. If I'm not mistaken, they are the so-called True Demons."

As far as I know, the true demons are only this strong, but their lifespan is suspected to be tens of thousands of years. There must be a secret behind this difference!

When I appeared at this gate, I was trying to locate the world on the other side. If you, True Lord, are willing, I would like to join forces with you to capture a True Demon for research.

"Can!"

Mu An agreed without hesitation. He had made up his mind long ago after learning from Heaven and Earth that the True Demon had been suppressed for eight thousand years before being annihilated.

He's determined to capture this true demon! All hope for extending Mu Ling'er's life rests on this true demon; he has to catch a few of them no matter what!

Seeing that Mu An agreed, the old celestial master, feeling much more at ease, then looked at the Xuanling Bodhisattva.

"If the Bodhisattva is willing, he may go with this humble Taoist and the True Lord."

"As for our young friend, the Sage of Painting, things here are too dangerous. Since you have no treasure to protect you, you should stay in the Nine Realms to support us."

"Good!" ×3

Faced with a common enemy, the four were exceptionally united.

As the group talked, a compass emanating a strong sense of destiny appeared in the old master's hand.

The wildly spinning silver pointer immediately caught the attention of everyone present.

Just when things seemed hopeless, a new path opened up before them. This unexpected hope softened Mu An's gaze towards the old Celestial Master considerably.

Old ginger is spicier; no wonder he's the greatest celestial master in the world—he's so thorough in everything he does.

Although this old monster was cunning and thought about devouring the world and replacing the Dao of Heaven all day long, he didn't care about human life at all.

But at this crucial moment, this old monster turned out to be surprisingly reliable.

Having someone as shrewd as a teammate is truly reassuring.

Under Mu An's gaze, the power of destiny on the compass grew stronger, with lines of cause and effect intertwining on it, and the silver-white pointer spinning wildly, crackling incessantly.

Just as the pointer seemed to be coming to a stop, a deafening roar suddenly resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

A jet-black sphere, seemingly slow but actually incredibly fast, burst forth from the Gates of Purgatory. Like a black hole, the sphere obliterated everything in its path as it hurtled toward the compass.

"presumptuous!!!"

With a furious roar, Mu An immediately activated the Book of Creation and slapped it, unleashing the Five Radiant Divine Light that swept across the heavens and earth, completely annihilating the black sphere.

The next second, the dark portal shattered, and all traces connecting the two worlds were destroyed.

When a compass that uses causal positioning loses its target object, its rotating pointer slowly comes to a stop.

"Damn it!"

Under the watchful eyes of Mu An and Xuanling Bodhisattva, who still held a sliver of hope, the old Celestial Master's face darkened.

"Nine forces of world power—the true demon on the other side is determined not to let us pass!"

Mu An pressed, "Isn't there any other way?"

The old celestial master sighed, "The cause and effect have been severed. In the vast sea of ​​realms, how difficult it is to find an unknown world..."

As he spoke, the old celestial master shifted his gaze to the two great demons who were burying half their bodies in a sea of ​​blood, pretending to be ostriches. A hint of killing intent appeared in his indifferent pupils.

"Perhaps there is still a sliver of a chance."

Mu An also looked down at the two great demons.

"By extracting their souls and refining their memories, there should be a considerable chance of finding the other world!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two great demons who had just been hiding in the sea of ​​blood immediately knelt down.

"Great deity! A dead demon is never as good as a living one. Demons are different from humans; when their souls are extracted and refined, most of their memories are inevitably lost... Please ask me anything, and I promise to tell you everything I know..."