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

Dinghai Sect is a colossal entity located deep within the Cloud Abyss Sea, composed of 360 islands of varying sizes.

The entire sect comprises twelve inner islands and three hundred and forty-eight outer islands.

Each inner island is over three hundred miles in diameter, and is inhabited by a vast number of creatures. Each island also has its own unique characteristics.

Whether it's a towering pavilion, a continuous mountain range, a meandering waterway, or lush green grass...

The twelve islands each have a distinct style in terms of construction and architecture.

The entire sect is a grand formation, with twelve inner islands situated in specific locations, serving as the formation's core and echoing the stars in the sky. Together with the three hundred and forty-eight outer islands scattered around the perimeter, the three hundred and sixty islands form a constellation of stars in the heavens.

Unlike the defensive mountain gate formation of the Illusion Palace, the protective formation of the Dinghai Sect is both offensive and defensive, possessing extremely strong offensive capabilities. Even a True Immortal would inevitably encounter some setbacks when attempting to break through the formation.

Moreover, the twelve inner islands are self-contained, each equipped with a massive spirit-gathering array. Their spiritual energy concentration far exceeds that of the outside world, making them the most spiritually rich and blessed lands in the entire Cloud Abyss Sea.

The 348 outer islands are mostly cultivators' cave dwellings and trading markets. After reaching the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation realm, disciples of the Dinghai Sect can freely choose an island and purchase their own cultivation cave dwelling on the outer island...

On an island on the outermost edge of the Dinghai Sect, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu was earnestly explaining the situation of the Dinghai Sect to Mu An.

"Because of the sect's enormous size and the distance between the islands, the Dinghai Sect is not actually a sect with very close connections."

Rather than describing Dinghai Sect as a large sect, it would be more accurate to describe it as a loose alliance of forces.

Only the twelve inner islands can be considered the true mountain gate of the Dinghai Sect.

Outside the sect, the twelve inner islands of Dinghai Sect are also known as the Twelve Star Islands, which are the core of Dinghai Sect and all sect affairs are carried out on the twelve inner islands.

As for these outer islands, I believe that rather than treating them as the sect's headquarters, it would be better to regard them as floating cities.

These cities, scattered like stars across the vast and boundless Cloud Abyss Sea, provided a safe haven for all cultivators active there.

It is precisely because of the existence of the Dinghai Sect that our human race has been able to occupy a place in the Yunyuan Sea. For tens of thousands of years, countless cultivators and mortals have benefited from this, taking root and multiplying on the island centered on the Dinghai Sect…”

Perhaps sensing something from Mu An's attitude and words, when introducing the Dinghai Sect to Mu An, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu deliberately emphasized the Dinghai Sect's protective formation and repeatedly mentioned the sect's great significance to the human race when talking about the outer islands.

After giving a fairly objective account of the Dinghai Sect's situation, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu fell silent and stood obediently behind Mu An, waiting for Mu An's next move.

At this moment, the two stood on the harbor on the north side of the island, gazing at the distant sea.

Ahead of the two were thousands of ships anchored near the port.

The ships in the port varied in size, from small ones that could only carry a dozen or so people to large ones that were a thousand meters long. Further out at sea, there was a giant merchant ship that was ten thousand meters long, with a sixteen-story attic on board alone. When it was moored on the sea, it looked no different from a small island.

The materials used to build ships are also incredibly diverse. There are ancient, rustic ships made entirely of wood, as well as giant steel ships that seem somewhat out of place in this world of cultivation, and even massive stone ships made entirely of some special kind of stone...

Among the diverse array of ships, a merchant ship made entirely of ice immediately caught Mu An's attention.

Seeing Mu An's gaze fall on the ice ship in the harbor, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu immediately began to introduce it.

"This ice ship should come from the Xuelan Islands on the north side of the Immortal Ice Plains. In the entire Spirit Blossom Realm, only the people of Xuelan Kingdom maintain good relations with the ice races on the Immortal Ice Plains."

Because of the invasion of the Demon Abyss, the Ice Plains Clan, who had always been indifferent to worldly affairs, also participated in the war and had a deeper exchange with our human kingdoms.

Perhaps because the Icefield Clan is not good at communicating with us humans, they have entrusted all their commercial affairs to the people of Xuelan Kingdom who worship the Ice Phoenix Clan.

Over thousands of years, these ships built from pure ice have become a symbol of the Iceborne people.

During the short time that Xuan Yuan Wu Mu was explaining, one flying boat after another swept across the sky. Most of them did not stop and disappeared into the sea of ​​clouds in just a few breaths.

However, some slowed down as they approached the island and landed in an open square about five or six miles from the port.

Every now and then, ordinary people would pass by the two of them, dressed in bright clothes, either boarding ships or stepping into flying boats.

Even with just a fleeting glance, Mu An could sense that the mortals here lived very prosperous lives and truly enjoyed the conveniences brought by the immortal civilization.

Hearing the sounds around him and seeing this prosperous scene, even Mu An couldn't help but sigh.

This is what a cultivation world should look like, unlike the Nine Domains, which, although full of powerful individuals, has not seen much development in hundreds of thousands of years.

All high-end power and all new things are controlled by major forces, and have not been able to reach the general public even after thousands of years.

Compared to the Spirit Blossom Realm, the Nine Realms are like a world that has been completely torn apart.

All the prosperity and flourishing belong only to those big shots at the top, while the vast majority of people living at the bottom continue to live the life of the agricultural era, which has remained unchanged for hundreds of thousands of years.

A powerful empire can build war fortresses that soar through the skies, yet it cannot even provide its people with the most basic food.

On one side is the magnificent imperial capital, and on the other side are countless refugees who have left their homes and are surviving on tree bark on their escape route.

……

Watching these scenes, Mu An couldn't help but think of something.

If Mu Ling'er were here, what kind of expression would she have?

The little guy will probably be so excited that he won't be able to sleep for days, and then he'll rush into these sects as fast as he can, spending all his time researching how to bring these advanced technologies back to the Nine Domains.

After all, for Mu Ling'er, learning these things brought her one step closer to her dream, and nothing was more important than that.

……

After looking for a long time, Mu An withdrew his gaze from the harbor and turned to look at the Dinghai Sect at the end of his line of sight.

"Lead the way, let's go straight to the island where the Sea Abyss Tea is located."

Seeing that Mu An didn't seem to intend to force his way into Dinghai Sect, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu tentatively asked.

"Senior, shouldn't we inform the higher-ups of the Dinghai Sect first?"

Under Xuan Yuan Wu Mu's tense gaze, Mu An glanced at him sideways.

"No need. Just dig up the tea trees and leave; there's no need to notify them."

"this……"

For a moment, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu doubted his own ears.

Digging up the tea trees and leaving—isn't that robbery? They say it so casually, so nonchalantly, as if it were something perfectly normal.

Are all strong people like this?

To be honest, it's no wonder he can't become a strong person; he's still too concerned about saving face.

Just as Xuanyuan Wumu was questioning his life, Mu An suddenly said something else.

"The Abyss is far more powerful than you imagine. I will only make a move once; there's no need to waste it on these trash."