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

In the pitch-black room, Mu An put down the letter in her hand.

He pulled out the chair in front of Mu Ling'er's desk and sat down, seemingly lost in thought.

Mu An knew this a very, very long time ago.

Mu Ling'er has her own ideas and is doing her own thing, and she also wants to change him in this way.

What's happening right now seems more like a tacit understanding between the two.

Mu An had long guessed what choice Mu Ling'er would make, but when Mu Ling'er actually made her choice, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

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As the world outside the window gradually brightened and the faint light of dawn shone into the room through the windowsill, Mu An, who had been motionless, swayed slightly, put the letter on the table away, and placed it in his pocket.

In the past twenty years of travel, Mu An has never deliberately cultivated himself. He simply eats, drinks, and plays with Mu Ling'er every day, indulging in worldly pleasures.

These twenty years have also allowed Mu An to recover some of his humanity.

Although the number was small, the struggling human nature still prevailed during this period.

The divine power told Mu An that he had countless ways to easily find Mu Ling'er, confine her to the Five Spirits Immortal Realm, and let her wait peacefully for her final ascension to godhood.

In just a few more years, the faith gathered between heaven and earth will naturally create a deity named the Five Spirits Mysterious Maiden.

This is something Mu An has been doing all along, and something he had planned long ago.

But the struggle of human nature offers another answer.

Play this game that Mu Ling'er has carefully prepared, and respect her own choice.

The gift that the little guy prepared over a hundred years ago deserves his respect.

Making Mu Ling'er's limited life as fulfilling as possible is also a kind of happiness.

He has his path, and Mu Ling'er has her own path to walk.

Throughout the night, Mu An was torn between two conflicting thoughts, unable to find an answer.

His heart wavered, his reason and emotion constantly pulling him to the brink of a precipice, as always.

For decades, Mu An has never had a clear answer.

While he was preparing for his ascension to godhood, he also allowed Mu Ling'er to do so much.

Until now.

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Amidst the bewildered and confused gazes of countless servants in the Mu family mansion, Mu An found a chair and sat down alone in front of the mansion's gate.

Mu An said nothing and did nothing. He just sat at the door of his house, looking at the end of the street.

Whenever a figure flashed by, he would immediately look over, only to look away in disappointment after recognizing the person.

His solitary figure looked somewhat desolate, not like a high and mighty deity, but more like an old man in the village waiting for his children to return home.

From sunrise to sunset, Mu An sat at her doorstep all day long.

No one dared to approach Mu An, and no one dared to ask Mu An what had happened.

The great gods dwell high in the clouds, far, far away from mortals.

The people of the Mu family dared to communicate with Mu Ling'er, but dared not breathe loudly in front of Mu An.

They always kept their distance from Mu An, and always kept their heads down.

If Mu Ling'er hadn't strictly forbidden it, they would have even wanted to bow down and worship Mu An.

Every word and action of the gods is a divine decree, and every move they make contains the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.

Ordinary people only need to revere the gods and follow their will.

This is the unchanging rule of Qishan Road, and from the moment each child is born, their parents instill this concept in them.

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The setting sun gradually disappears, and the moon rises above the branches.

Winter days always end early, but by early afternoon, it's already dark.

As the sky gradually darkened, Mu An gave his orders to the people of the Mu family.

Open the gates of the Mu residence. From this day forward, the gates of the Mu residence will be open forever.

Light up all the lights in the Mu residence, so that the lights of the Mu residence will never go out from now on.

The people in the mansion were puzzled, but they still lit all the lamps in the Mu mansion immediately.

The divine message from the gods must be done to the best of one's ability.

After giving his instructions, Mu An remained silent. He sat in the chair in front of the Mu residence, gazing at the end of the street without moving.

Until the sun rose the next day, Mu An still hadn't seen the person he wanted to see.

He stood up and looked back at the mansion behind him.

The plaque above the Mu residence was inscribed by him personally, and the two stone dragons in front of the gate were carved by Mu Ling'er and Ao Yun together over a period of half a month.

The osmanthus tree in the courtyard was planted by him and Mu Ling'er a long time ago, and the flower bed in the garden was Mu Ling'er's favorite place.

The drawings on the courtyard wall are Mu Ling'er's doodles from when she was a child, for which she was often scolded.

The pillar of the pavilion is missing a corner. One year, Mu Ling'er had a sudden idea to show off her carving skills, but the result was a mess, so she simply cut off a corner...

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Although it has been expanded several times, many of the original items of the Mu family mansion have been preserved.

Having lived there for over two hundred years, every detail of the Mu family mansion is filled with memories for Yu Mu'an.

The Mu residence is Mu An's home, the place where he has lived since childhood.

He has lived here since he came into this world, and has experienced many things here.

But now, the place that has always been home has lost its most important thing.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar mansion, Mu An stopped waiting. He took out the letter from his pocket and read it carefully again.

After taking one last look at the Mu residence, Mu An turned around and walked in the direction indicated by the clues.

Mu An agreed to play the game.

We must catch any runaway kids and teach them a lesson.

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When the news reached the Great Ling Imperial Palace, Mu Yong was also dumbfounded.

My backer just came back, and before I even had a chance to get closer to him, he left again after the New Year.

Worse still, it's uncertain whether he'll ever return after this departure.

The gates will never be closed, and the lights will never be extinguished.

These two demands are unsettling no matter how you look at them.

Qishan Dao cannot lose the Five Elements True Lords, just as a toddler cannot lose their parents.

Thinking too much was pointless. After a moment of confusion, Mu Yong quickly came to his senses.

He had no right to interfere with where the True Lord went or what he did; all he could do was to fulfill the True Lord's requirements to the best of his ability.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Mu Yong immediately issued the order.

We summoned skilled craftsmen and elites from the Five Elements Sect to conduct multi-level discussions on the maintenance of the Mu Mansion, and we must come up with an effective solution.

From this day forward, every lamp in the Mu family mansion will be kept in charge by a designated person and will never be extinguished.

Even if another hundred or a thousand years pass, as long as the Great Ling Empire still exists, the Mu family will remain unchanged.

Furthermore, Mu Yong summoned his advisors and demanded that they complete the compilation of the royal family system of the Great Ling Empire as soon as possible.

The royal family of the Great Spirit Empire should take the Five Elements True Lord as its first ancestor and the Five Spirit Mystic Maidens as the source of its bloodline, and establish a related mythological genealogy to ensure the legitimacy of the divine right of kings.

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