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

Under Bai Ling's rich imagination, Mu An's image became more and more concrete and full, filled with twists and turns.

Its twists and turns are so numerous that it could easily be written into a novella.

Furthermore, Mu'an Shop has many books that are very rare in Shuzhou City.

These rare books also became Bai Ling's reason for convincing herself to stay in this small shop.

From a very young age, Bai Ling had been very curious about Qishan Dao.

She was very curious about what kind of place could nurture such a powerful being as the Five Elements True Lord.

What exactly happened to cause Qishan Dao to become the Great Ling Empire, mired in internal strife?

Unfortunately, due to her status, she could not freely read books related to Qishan Dao.

For those who want to learn more about Qishan Road, Mu'an's shop is undoubtedly an excellent choice.

Buying books is out of the question; if the elders in the family find out, I might get locked up in solitary confinement.

In comparison, reading in the store is undoubtedly the best choice.

Without being discovered by his family, he could study while learning how to do business, and gradually teach Mu An how to make a living, thus embarking on his path of helping the world!

Bai Ling had made up her mind. Even if she couldn't teach the shopkeeper how to do business, she would teach Mu An how to cook.

As long as Mu An learns to cook, and I can buy the whole shop at a high price, Mu An won't starve to death.

Plan Ahead (✔)

Having arranged a complete path to survival for Mu An, Bai Ling felt she had done an immeasurable good deed.

She genuinely believed that she was indeed very clever to have come up with such a multi-beneficial solution!

The biggest problem right now is...

Bai Ling had never been to a kitchen since she was a child.

Her "unparalleled" culinary skills all stemmed from the imagination in her mind.

"..."

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As the days went by, perhaps feeling that Mu An was harmless and that there was no danger or risk of leaking secrets in front of him, he realized that he could do anything in front of him.

After becoming completely familiar with the place, Bai Ling no longer avoided people and would try out any ideas she had on the spot in the store.

When the mood strikes, he can sit cross-legged and begin practicing on the spot.

Mu An didn't find anything strange about this, only that the girl was acting on a whim.

Bai Ling cultivates the Bai family's inherited technique, "Huaqing Immortal Dream Manual," compiled by Bai Mengran, a wandering immortal of Huaqing, which is considered one of the top techniques in the entire Nine Domains.

As a long-standing family with a terrestrial immortal presiding over it, the Bai family's cultivation methods still follow the traditions of the past, placing even greater emphasis on aptitude.

In its early stages of practice, the Huaqing Immortal Dream Manual focused on enlightenment, emphasizing the unity of mind and spirit and achieving enlightenment through dreams. It did not focus on physical training and was a standard ancient method.

Nowadays, the martial arts world is quite popular for cultivating both internal and external skills, and many masters are advancing in both areas simultaneously.

These techniques, which focus on both physical strength and internal energy, are mostly called new methods and were created within the last hundred years.

In Mu An's opinion, the current cultivation methods in the martial arts world are somewhat of a waste of time.

The human body has its limits. Before achieving a leap in life, even the most advanced physical training cannot exceed the body's own limitations.

From Mu An's perspective, the blood refining and acupoint refining that Huang Xiucai mentioned are essentially about absorbing the energy between heaven and earth.

It's simply a change in form; instead of integrating the energy of heaven and earth into the meridians and the dantian, it's now integrated into the blood and acupoints.

Rather than calling it body refinement, Mu An felt it was more accurate to describe it as a new form of qi cultivation, because these so-called body refinement martial artists did not experience any evolution in their lives, nor did their lifespans increase; they were simply slightly more capable of fighting.

They still need to rely on the energy of heaven and earth when they fight, and they are still seeking from heaven and earth.

However, even the most refined physical training can never surpass the innate level; ultimately, one must connect with heaven and earth and absorb more of their power.

True Qi, Yuan Power, and Spiritual Power are all the same; they are simply different forms of energy.

Humans are not good at physical training; this is a limitation of their genes and physical structure, something that was determined at the very beginning of their existence.

True body-refining experts are found among the demon race, the spirit race, and the dragon race, but not among the human race.

Humanity's advantage lies in its wisdom and its spirit.

The path suitable for humanity is to seek enlightenment from heaven and earth and attain the status of a terrestrial immortal.

Once one can become a terrestrial immortal, that is a completely new realm, and race itself is no longer a limitation.

The baptism of heaven and earth will naturally drive the evolution of the physical body, and its effect is far beyond what any body-refining method can match.

Spending extra time on body tempering is undoubtedly a waste of time.

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Of course, this is from Mu An's perspective.

For the vast majority of martial arts practitioners, cultivation is an extremely difficult task, and even the slightest improvement is enough to make them willing to risk their lives for it.

For example, Bai Ling is always troubled by matters related to cultivation.

Perhaps because she is not very smart, even though Bai Ling is seventeen years old this year, her skill level is only at the first-class level, and she is still a long way from the innate level.

At this age, with this level of skill, he could easily earn the title of genius in the martial arts world.

However, within the Bai family, and especially among the direct descendants of the Bai family, it was quite ordinary.

Among her peers, Bai Ling's strength is undoubtedly lagging behind.

To make up for her shortcomings, she worked hard to learn music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and the principles of governing a country, all so that she would not become a burden, could do more, and leave her mark on history.

With these thoughts in mind, Bai Ling didn't forget to cultivate even while in Mu An's shop, practicing while reading and practicing, and practicing while blowing up the kitchen...

Unfortunately, due to his limited qualifications, he couldn't do anything well.

Apply ice to your face, tap your legs, pull your hair...

Mu An had seen all of these things.

This Bai Ling reminded him of Mu Ling'er when he was a child.

For a time, Mu Ling'er was like that too, always eager to prove herself.

Back then, Mu Ling'er was just like Bai Ling is now, capable of doing some unreasonable and foolish things.

Later, Mu An asked her about it, and Mu Ling'er would always smile awkwardly and say that she was stupid when she was a child and believed the nonsense in the story.

Mu An would always pat her head and pretend that she believed him.

Behind her seemingly strange behavior lies extreme anxiety. As a child, Mu Ling'er was very concerned about the rumors and gossip, so she always wanted to prove herself, to prove her usefulness, and to prove that she was not a burden...

As time goes by, these worries and fears disappear with the passage of time.

Later, Mu Ling'er became confident and flamboyant, even daring to confront Mu An in public.

Although they are less obedient, they are more energetic, more delightful, and more like a living, breathing person.

Because of this experience, Mu An didn't find it strange when she saw Bai Ling's somewhat foolish behavior; she just felt that it was a normal part of growing up.

And so, on an ordinary afternoon, Bai Ling went mad with demonic possession.