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

"The three powers are Heaven, Earth, and Man. The three luminaries are the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars."

"The sun is the sun, and the moon is the moon. They exist high in the heavens, revolve around the heavens and earth, and belong to the way of heaven."

"Stars are hidden in the sea of ​​boundaries, or stand in the chaos, or concealed beyond light-years; some are real, some are illusory, and none but immortals and gods can explore them..."

"Dry wood warms and produces fire, fire burns wood and produces earth, earth contains minerals and produces gold, gold condenses and produces water, water moistens and produces wood."

"The five elements generate and restrain each other, and the yin and yang, the four seasons, the five directions, and the five virtues are all contained within them. They can create countless things and can be the foundation of heaven and earth."

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"Master Bai! Master Bai! What is Mr. Mu talking about? One minute they're mutually generating, the next they're mutually restraining, this constant generating and restraining is making my head spin."

In a small house on one side of "Sui'an Academy", a little girl who is only four years old is looking up at the three people in the courtyard through the window, standing on a stool.

The girl's eyes widened as she counted on her fingers and shook her head dramatically.

A few meters away, Bai Ling was instructing a young boy in his studies. Upon hearing the girl's words, she also looked out the window.

Under a tall sycamore tree, Mu An was explaining the principles of the Five Elements to two students, one older and one younger.

After watching for a while, Bai Ling smiled slightly at the girl by the window.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. What Mr. Mu teaches is not something that ordinary people can understand."

The girl by the window first feigned disappointment, then started to giggle sheepishly.

After laughing for a while, the girl made a face at Bai Ling, waved her little fist, and jumped around on the chair.

"Hehe! My eldest senior brother and sixth senior brother both promised me that once they've mastered it, they'll teach me everything Mr. Mu taught them. By then, I, Xiao Wan, will definitely be as powerful as my two senior brothers!"

Bai Ling shook her head at his lively appearance, and the other students also looked over.

The boy who had been instructed by Bai Ling earlier burst out laughing.

"Xiao Jiu, although everyone spoils you, you have to think it through. What Mr. Mu teaches is not so easy to learn."

Upon hearing these somewhat discouraging words, the girl immediately puffed out her cheeks, darted to the boy, and then huffed and puffed as she climbed onto the table. Only after she was standing taller than the boy did she stand with her hands on her hips and speak arrogantly.

"You mean senior brother! All you do is bully me! I'm so much smarter than you, I definitely won't be like you who can't learn!"

The boy laughed out loud at the sight of the precocious child.

"Alright, alright, I'm the worst of all, and I love bullying you, Little Nine."

The sight of the two interacting amused everyone else in the academy, and Bai Ling shook her head with a smile.

Although she found it funny, Bai Ling pretended to be serious and raised her voice slightly.

"Yun Wan! Who told you to stand on the table? Want to be punished by standing there? And Fang Qing, stop teasing your junior sister all the time!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl, who had been quite arrogant just moments before, immediately lost her temper and looked aggrieved, trying to jump off the table.

Before she could make a move, the young man Fang Qing in front of her had already reached out and picked her up, placing her safely on the ground.

Just as the girl was about to speak, he patted her head and whispered something in her ear.

"Be good, don't learn to swear like your second senior sister. If Master Bai hears you, I won't be able to save you."

As if her lifeline had been struck, Yun Wan, who had just been a little tougher, became much more timid again, and turned into a well-behaved girl, grinning foolishly at Bai Ling.

The changes amused the students in the room, and Li Yin, the second senior sister sitting in the second to last row, burst out laughing, looking like she was enjoying the show.

"Little Jiu, don't listen to your fifth senior brother's nonsense. He's just bullying you because you're young. Listen to your senior sister, jump up and hit him on the knee!"

Bai Ling was speechless at his antics, and the smile on her face vanished.

As the atmosphere gradually changed, the other students in the room sat up straight, looking as if it were none of their business.

Only the third brother, Zhuge Xiang, sitting behind Li Yin, couldn't bear to see his senior sister suffer. He carefully patted Li Yin's shoulder and whispered in a very low voice.

"Senior sister, keep your voice down. This is class time, and Master Bai is still teaching..."

Upon hearing the word "class," Li Yin seemed to suddenly remember something, and her expression changed instantly.

She moved swiftly, almost like a blur, and stood the book upright, pretending to flip through it.

As Bai Ling walked up to her expressionlessly, Li Yin was still trying her best to appear very serious.

Only when Bai Ling snatched the book from her hand did Li Yin reveal a fawning smile.

"Sister Bai, I think I can still try to argue my way out of this. Would you like to hear my explanation?"

Facing this rebellious student, Bai Ling simply smiled and spoke in a gentle yet graceful tone.

"Oh?"

Seeing that Bai Ling did not immediately reprimand her, Li Yin's eyes lit up, and she perked up again.

"Look, Xiao Jiu wants to learn martial arts. You've said it yourself: those who practice martial arts must be brave and fight hard; it's all about fighting for pride. Xiao Wu bullied Xiao Jiu, so what's wrong with me teaching Xiao Jiu to fight back?"

Bai Ling was still smiling, but that smile sent chills down the spines of everyone in the room.

Even the youngest, Yun Wan, sensed something was off and subtly moved a little closer to her fifth senior brother.

When the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Every time Master Bai gets angry, his own senior brothers and sisters are the first to suffer.

"Dare to fight? Fight for pride? Bully? Fight back?"

"Yes, yes, yes! That's it." Li Yin nodded frantically, teetering on the edge of completely enraging Bai Ling.

Looking at the 100-pound Li Yin, who weighed only 90 pounds and was rebellious, Bai Ling smiled even more brightly.

"I remember Li Yin, you're almost at the Innate Realm, aren't you?"

"what?"

The sudden question caught Li Yin off guard. After exclaiming "Ah!", she nodded repeatedly, accepting the explanation.

Just as she finished nodding, Li Yin seemed to suddenly realize something and looked at Bai Ling with a look of horror.

"Sister Bai! Sister Bai! Could it be what I'm thinking?"

Bai Ling laughed heartily, picked up Li Yin with one hand, and walked out of the house.

"The cultivation of martial arts requires a lot of practice. If you want to become powerful, you must first learn to take a beating. It's been a while since I've properly taught you. Your cultivation is almost being caught up by your sixth junior brother. This won't do... Let me give you some proper guidance today."

Thinking of her impending doom, Li Yin, who was being carried on Bai Ling's shoulder, struggled frantically, but was held in place by an invisible force and could not break free no matter what she did.

"Sister Bai! Sister Bai! Please let me explain, I think I can still be saved..."

"It's okay, there's still plenty of time. Take your time thinking, and just tell me whatever comes to mind."

……

As the sound faded into the distance, the people inside the room all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, we weren't unlucky enough to suffer along with them this time."

The speaker was Sima He, the fourth son. He was a young man dressed as a scholar, with fair skin and delicate features, clearly from a prominent family.

After Bai Ling and Li Yin walked away, Sima He relaxed considerably and sighed to his other classmates.

"Do you think Li Yin has something wrong with her? All she does is make Master Bai angry all day long, and she has no manners at all, calling Master Bai 'Sister Bai' all the time."

There was no response from inside the house, except for Wei Qiyuan, the seventh son, who poked Sima He in the back from behind.

"Keep your voice down, or you'll be in big trouble if your second senior sister hears you..."