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

"So, in this game, I'd like to ask Da'an to help me experience what it's like to do business in Shuzhou City."

"When you find me, Da'an, I hope you can tell me all this, why a city surrounded by mountains and forests can become the pearl of the western Tianqi Domain."

"This challenge is very simple. Da'an, you need to manage the shop I have prepared for you. Under the condition that you can only buy and sell the items that are already in the shop, sell goods worth 500 taels."

"When you achieve this goal, Da'an, you can plant the little flag I prepared for you at the entrance of the shop, and someone will bring you information about the next treasure location."

……

When Mu An first read the letter Mu Ling'er left for him, he thought that the little girl had a change of heart and had given him such a simple question.

Even with just a cursory glance, Mu An knew that the goods in the shop were worth at least five thousand taels.

In other words, he only needs to sell one-tenth of the goods to achieve his goal.

In Mu An's mind, this couldn't be simpler.

On second thought, Mu An felt that perhaps Mu Ling'er herself realized that her time was running out, but was too embarrassed to admit defeat to him, so she deliberately sped up the game.

After all, Mu Ling'er doesn't have much time left.

Even if one consumes all the life-extending substances available in the Nine Realms and undergoes a personal baptism by Mu An, one cannot ultimately change the essence of life or the fundamental rules of the world.

Mu Ling'er has less than five years left.

Mu An felt that it didn't matter whether Mu Ling'er gave in or not, as long as Mu Ling'er wanted to live a few more years, there wouldn't be any problems with her ascending to godhood.

Ascension to godhood requires the faith of all beings to cleanse the soul and allow it to evolve. Its core lies in the soul and in one's true nature.

The faith of all beings is actually the power of their thoughts, composed of the emotions of countless beings, which is actually a very dangerous thing.

If the number is large enough, the collective power of sentient beings will have an extremely strong assimilation ability, enough to assimilate any being below the level of a terrestrial deity.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for a Celestial Martial Saint to use this to glimpse a higher path.

But none of these were problems for Mu An. He had prepared all the necessary measures long ago, providing the best conditions for Mu Ling'er to ascend to godhood.

As long as Mu Ling'er has enough determination, and with Mu An's protection, her soul can definitely achieve a leap.

The long preparation, countless temples, the entire Nine Realms, the power of thought of hundreds of billions of beings, and the authority over heaven and earth gained from opening up new realms.

Mu An dares to guarantee that there will be no obstacles to Mu Ling'er's ascension to godhood. Not only that, he can also help Mu Ling'er step into the top ten of the Nine Realms.

During this process, he also had to make Mu Ling'er bear a certain amount of the Four Symbols World Origin.

In this way, it became possible for her to rely on the Four Symbols World for survival in the future.

It can be said that Mu An has already planned out Mu Ling'er's path for the next ten thousand years.

As for the cost, it's nothing more than losing some feelings in the process.

Mu An thought that anyone who wasn't stupid would know how to choose.

Throughout the entire Nine Realms, no one has received better treatment than Mu Ling'er.

……

The only thing that worried Mu An was that although his humanity had been awakened a little, it was still a very, very long way from being able to stand on equal footing with divinity.

Mu Ling'er deliberately orchestrated this game in order to awaken his humanity.

Mu An had always understood this.

Therefore, over the past decade or so, he has consciously suppressed his divinity to prevent it from expanding further.

This was all so that Mu Ling'er wouldn't have to worry so much and could ascend to the divine throne with peace of mind.

But given the current situation, Mu An felt that it was impossible for him to make humanity surpass divinity in the short term.

After all, this so-called divinity is neither selfish nor absolutely self-serving.

Its essence is to constantly approach the Great Way, to constantly approach the root itself.

The old celestial master is approaching the rules of the Heavenly Dao, while Mu An is approaching a portion of the Great Dao's origin represented by the Book of Creation.

The Great Dao is ruthless; it is itself a complex of infinite rules. The closer one gets to the Great Dao, the more indifferent one becomes to emotions.

In the end, even the obsession will disappear in the process.

Joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire...

The method of dealing with the seven emotions and six desires, the method of severing the three corpses...

These truly pinnacle methods of cultivation all aim to bring practitioners closer to the Great Way.

Or rather, it is meaningless to measure the Great Way with human thought.

From Mu An's current perspective, this is a process that is destined to continue and cannot be reversed.

It's simply a matter of time.

……

Mu An understood that the world she saw was different from Mu Ling'er's. Mu Ling'er didn't understand these things, so she firmly believed that she could change everything and return to her original state.

But Mu An knew in her heart that this was almost impossible.

Now he can read the later parts of the Book of Creation and has a better understanding of it.

The Book of Creation clearly states that regardless of race or method of cultivation, the final path will lead to the Great Dao.

Or rather, cultivation itself is about moving closer to the Great Dao.

The ultimate realm of cultivation is to transform oneself into the Dao and merge one's will into the myriad realms and seas.

All a practitioner can do is to let desire linger a little longer.

Mu An dared not say that the records in the Book of Creation were necessarily correct. After all, the contents of the Book of Creation were written by a great cultivator.

But at least he was certain that the great ascetic who wrote these things had not solved the problem.

On the shortcut, the great ascetic was nearing the end.

The problem that even such figures couldn't solve, Mu An can't solve now either.

……

In Mu An's view, giving up one's life for an impossible goal is not worth it.

Judging from Mu Ling'er's previous actions, she was determined to die.

In Mu An's memory, once Mu Ling'er made up her mind about something, she would stick to it to the end.

Mu An found it hard to believe that Mu Ling'er would actually choose to give up on her own initiative.

With a mix of complex thoughts in mind, Mu An tidied up her shop and began her life as a merchant.

……

On this day, an inconspicuous merchant appeared in Shuzhou City.

High above the distant heavens, another person set foot in the Five Spirits Immortal Realm.

In front of the magnificent palace, Mu Ling'er, dressed in a green dress, stood quietly, looking at the statue inside that looked 99% like herself.

"My time is running out... If you could, I really hope you could help me, but unfortunately, you can't..."

"I'm sorry, but to have more time, I can only leave you as an empty shell... For the next hundred years, please remain in this fairyland until this game is completely over..."

In the empty temple, Mu Ling'er sighed and openly took the soul lamp that was supposed to be used to house souls.

From the very beginning, she had the authority to freely enter and exit the Five Spirits Immortal Realm.

In this game, Mu An will not easily use his supernatural powers.

This is the only space she can operate in.

Looking at the statues in the main hall and thinking about the plans in her mind, Mu Ling'er lowered her eyes slightly.

"Silly Da'an, even if the destination is predetermined, how can the journey be the same for everyone?"

"A cold and calculating approach won't make a good businessman... This journey is far from over!"