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

Five flying swords circled in the sky above Qishan Road, forming a sword formation based on the generating cycle of the five elements.

Mu Ling'er, her mind on edge, stared at the sky for most of the day, but not a single fragment fell into the territory of Qishan Road.

Within Qi'an City, Meng Yan, Jun Cheng'an, Jun Huayang, and the immortal Fuyuan did their utmost to protect Qi'an City and the surrounding area within a radius of five thousand li.

The Apocalypse Warships and the Cloud Legion unleashed their full firepower, while the Seven Kills, Tiger Legion, and Heavenly Constellation armies deployed their military spirits, each protecting the areas where their troops were stationed.

Human strength has its limits, especially when all forces are only protecting themselves.

Apart from these regions where land-based immortal-level combatants reside, the other major states in the heart of the Great Qi Empire have all suffered varying degrees of damage.

The explosions caused by the falling meteorite fragments left huge craters on the ground, while also bringing a bit of the spirituality of the stars into the world.

Hundreds of millions of people in Daqi lost their lives in the explosion.

In comparison, the major vassal states such as the Southern Frontier, the Northern Border, the Great Snow Region, and the Eastern Sea Cave Heaven suffered much smaller losses.

Southern Xinjiang, the northern border, and the vast snow-covered region are mostly uninhabited areas. The local people mostly live in large cities, unlike the densely populated Daqi, where towns and villages can be seen everywhere.

Each of the three major lords has two terrestrial immortals stationed there. They only need to slightly deflect the meteorite fragments that are about to hit the town, and they can make them fall into a desolate place.

The combination of fewer fragments and an easily sheltered population distribution minimized the losses in southern Xinjiang, the northern border, and the snowy plateau.

Although the Donghai Cave Heaven, with its narrow territory, is not as vast and sparsely populated as the other three vassal states, its ruling area is composed of archipelagos, many of which are dotted with high mountains.

Most of the meteorites fell into the sea, with only a few hitting the mountains on the islands, without causing much of a ripple.

Under the protection of the island-protecting formation, apart from the outer islands being swallowed by the tsunami, the overall loss to the East Sea Grotto-heaven was not significant.

……

It was evening.

The world was bathed in crimson, and the blood-red sunset enveloped the entire Nine Realms.

As the last fragment of a star was sent into the Ruins of Return, a clear sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

"When stars descend upon the world, heaven and earth collapse; this is the great calamity that will destroy the world."

"I, the Five Elements True Lord, today shatter the stars and, using them as a foundation, will open a new domain in the Land of Ruins, named the Starfall Domain!"

"From this day forward, another realm will be added to the world, and my Daoist temple will stand high in the heavens, overlooking all living beings."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Nine Realms trembled.

In the Land of Ruins, as meteorite fragments continue to merge, a new continent slowly emerges.

The world's will of the Nine Realms, following its instincts, bestowed upon Mu An boundless world power, helping him to open up a new realm.

If viewed from the Boundary Sea, one could see that the entire Nine Domains seemed to have come alive, frantically absorbing and exhaling the surrounding chaotic energy.

A vast power poured in, transforming the chaotic energy into a creative force that nurtured all things, and infusing it into the newly born continent.

The Five Elements, the origin of heaven and earth, are two supreme forces that together devour chaos, allowing the world to expand outward.

This process lasted for a full month.

As fragments of stars from the Land of Return to Nothingness continued to fill the newly formed continent, more and more heavenly authority was bestowed upon Mu An.

Throughout the past, Mu An has never been favored by the Nine Realms, nor has he ever obtained any authority over the world.

But with this opening up of a new realm, the world's attitude towards him underwent a complete 360-degree change, wishing they could pile all the power of the world onto him.

Until the Starfall Continent was fully formed, endless purple energy rose between heaven and earth, enveloping the Starfall Domain.

The purple aura transformed into a robe of heaven and earth, draping over Mu An, and the great Dao of heaven and earth manifested around him.

Countless extraordinary phenomena bloomed in the skies above the Nine Realms.

Wherever Mu An stands at this moment, the authority of heaven and earth resonates with him at all times.

As long as he is within the Nine Domains, Mu An can mobilize one-tenth of the origin of heaven and earth.

This is the world's reward to the pioneers, and also the highest authority between heaven and earth.

Throughout the entire Nine Realms, only the Old Celestial Master and Mu An wield such power.

Standing on the Starfall Continent, countless pieces of information came from the Heavenly Dao and poured into Mu An's mind, giving him a deeper understanding of the secrets of the Nine Realms.

Looking at the star core that had now transformed into a mountain range, Mu An murmured softly.

"The unbearable weight of the soul... Man cannot create gods; on the day of ascension to godhood, one is neither man nor god..."

Feeling the message that heaven and earth were conveying to him, the joy brought by his rapid advancement in cultivation faded away.

Although he had made similar conjectures long ago, Mu An was still somewhat disappointed when faced with the facts.

Things were not as simple as he had imagined.

He can create gods, but the gods he creates may not be the ones he wants.

"Want to gamble?"

As he gazed at the divine kingdom slowly ascending into the heavens, Mu An sighed softly.

"Well, there are still decades left. Perhaps there will be other opportunities. Let her decide for herself then..."

……

The 63rd year of the Qiming era, the 10th day of the 10th month.

A meteorite descends upon the world, a great calamity descends, and heaven and earth crumble.

As the heavens collapsed, the Five Elements True Lord, the greatest power in the universe, stepped forward and, with unparalleled magical power, shattered the stars and saved the day.

Following the decree of the Five Elements True Lord, his daughter, the Five Spirit Mystic Maiden, led all the immortals in the world to intercept the heavenly fire and protect all living beings, thus performing unparalleled merits.

Moved by this, the Five Elements True Lord used his great power to refine the stars and perform the creation of heaven and earth in the far west.

After a month, the ninth continent in the world, the Starfall Continent, has appeared.

On the same day, the True Lord's Daoist Temple, the Five Spirit Immortal Realm, ascended to the high heavens and roamed between heaven and earth.

The True Lord remained hidden, while his daughter, the Five Spirit Mystic Maidens, governed the Immortal Realm, overlooking all living beings in the world.

……

In the three years following the collapse of the heavens.

A myth spread throughout the Nine Realms.

The content was written by Mu An and then distributed to other terrestrial deities in the Nine Realms.

Mu An visited each household one by one, and everyone cooperated well.

All the terrestrial deities expressed that they would do their utmost to fulfill the request entrusted to them by the True Lord.

In just three years, the myth spread throughout the Nine Realms.

Humans, demons, sea creatures, spirits...

Shrines dedicated to the Five Elements True Lords and the Five Spirit Mystic Maidens were erected throughout the land.

Countless human kingdoms bestowed upon Mu An the title of Great Celestial Venerable, revering him as the supreme god.

Shatter the stars, open up a new continent, establish a dojo in the high heavens, and roam the world.

All of these things can drive a person completely mad.

If the previous terrestrial immortals were merely ordinary immortals, then the Five Elements True Lords were undoubtedly the true supreme gods.

How can the title of True Lord be worthy of the status of the supreme god?

On the very first day after the collapse, some clever people reacted immediately.

The original mythological system was collectively moved to the back, and the only one who could be ranked first was the great Five Elements Heavenly Venerable.

Popular faith erupted completely, and all the people who had experienced the day the sky collapsed were greatly encouraged by it.

In just a few years, a whole mythological system emerged among the people, and every household enshrined the tablets of the Great Heavenly Venerable and the Five Spirit Mysterious Maidens.