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

The girl who had been helped up in front of Mu An turned her head several times before finally realizing what had just happened.

The ten-year-old girl's eyes were red, and she shook her head at Mu An, enduring the sharp pain in her abdomen.

Under Mu An's gaze, the girl quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and then turned her head to glance at her younger brother not far away.

Seeing that the two sides had stopped fighting, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Mu An with her wrinkled little face.

"Thank you, I'm fine, it doesn't hurt. I'm sorry you had to see this."

Although she said it didn't hurt, the girl's scrunched-up face clearly showed her state at that moment, and her good upbringing allowed her to forcefully maintain basic manners in front of an adult like Mu An.

Seeing this, Mu An's smile widened. He reached out and patted the girl's head in her bewildered gaze, then took out a string of candied hawthorns made of strawberries from his sleeve.

"Don't cry, don't cry. Have something sweet. It's okay to lose. You can always beat them back when you grow up."

A delicate sweetness blossomed on her tongue, and the girl instinctively leaned her head against Mu An's hand, as if seeking comfort in this way. While nuzzling her head, she also licked the candied hawthorn in her hand.

"So sweet!"

Seeing the girl smile again, Mu An smiled too.

He knelt down to straighten the girl's slightly disheveled clothes and gently patted her shoulder.

"Next time you want to fight, bring more people and find a more open space. Don't cause trouble in the academy."

The gentle words pulled the girl out of her reverie, and her little face visibly flushed red. She curled up like a little hedgehog.

After a long while, the girl cautiously raised her head and whispered to Mu An.

"I'm sorry, I won't do it again next time. Thank you for the candied hawthorn."

Under Xuan Yuan Wu Mu's bewildered gaze, Mu An gently patted the girl's head once more and said softly.

"Go on, your friends are waiting for you, don't keep them waiting too long."

The girl nodded repeatedly and thanked Mu An several times before running back to her group of followers.

Under the watchful eyes of her entourage, the girl, her eyes still slightly red, uttered some harsh words to the boy opposite her.

"You guys pulled it off this time, but don't get too cocky. In three months, I'll show you who's really in charge!"

After saying that, the girl took off the purse from her waist, took out a few bills, and threw them violently on the ground.

After doing all that, the girl turned around gracefully and walked towards Mu An once again.

The familiar yet unfamiliar scene plunged Mu An into memories, until the girl walked up to him, which startled him out of his reverie.

"Thank you so much for your kindness today, sir. This is my favorite wind chime, a small token of my gratitude."

In a daze, the girl placed a string of purple wind chimes in Mu An's hand.

Mu An opened his mouth as if to say something, but the moment he saw the girl clearly, he closed his mouth again and instead put the wind chime into his sleeve.

This action secretly pleased the girl, because she didn't have anything with her. She was a little worried that Mu An would dislike her wind chimes, since they were just small toys she had folded herself.

Seeing that Mu An seemed quite pleased with the little gift, the girl's smile brightened even more. After giving Mu An a simple bow, she skipped and hopped towards the direction where her younger brothers were.

"Little one, what's your name?"

"Mu Xiyue, the fourth daughter of the Mu family's eldest branch, please don't go to my house to complain, sir! If my father finds out, I'll get a beating."

Seeing the girl playfully make a face at him, Mu An couldn't help but laugh.

He took out a piece of paper, folded it into a small house, and threw it at the girl.

"It's fate that we met, so here's a little gift for you."

The exquisite little paper house caught the girl's eye, and her curved lips resembled those of a sly little fox.

The girl stopped, holding the paper house in one hand and waving the other at Mu An.

"Thank you, I will cherish it!"

……

"Senior, you seemed to really like that child?"

As they approached the top floor of the Heavenly Book Academy, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu hesitated for a long time before finally asking the question that had been lingering in his mind.

He couldn't understand how someone as terrifying as Mu An could be so gentle with a little girl.

It should be noted that in the past month, Mu An seized control of thirty large forces and thirty Supreme Immortal experts, intending to cause a great upheaval that would sweep across the entire world.

In Xuan Yuan Wu Mu's eyes, Mu An was the most terrifying existence.

He simply couldn't reconcile the Mu An he had just witnessed with the terrifying figure he remembered.

Perhaps because she was in a good mood, Mu An did not avoid Xuan Yuan Wu Mu's question this time.

He took a book from the bookshelf next to him and replied with a smile.

"It's not that I like him, it's just that that child reminded me of something. A long, long time ago, I encountered something similar."

Although curiosity was crawling all over his body like ants, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu instinctively felt that he couldn't ask any more questions.

Suppressing his curiosity, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu chimed in.

"She's such a lucky girl to have caught your attention, senior. I'm even a little envious of her."

Upon hearing this, Mu An glanced at Xuan Yuan Wu Mu and suddenly spoke up.

"Having come this far, you've probably guessed quite a bit. I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm not a cultivator from your Spirit Blossom Realm. I came to your world only to search for the method of immortality."

Such blunt words made Xuan Yuan Wu Mu's heart tremble. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond. In his panic, he whispered.

"What do you mean by this, senior? Does it mean that I am no longer of use to you?"

Seeing Xuan Yuan Wu Mu sweating profusely, Mu An shook his head.

He raised his hand and tapped lightly, and all the books on the bookshelf were swallowed into the void.

At the same time, countless books flew in from all directions, all flowing into the opened crack.

After doing all this, Mu An looked again at Xuan Yuan Wu Mu, who was trembling uncontrollably.

"I promised you before that I would make you the emperor of the Taiyuan Empire. I think you should have realized that this is not a difficult thing for me."

Seeing that things weren't as bad as he had imagined, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu calmed down and cupped his hands in greeting to Mu An.

"Your cultivation is so high that it is the highest I have ever seen in my life. It is no exaggeration to say that you are a celestial being descended to earth. With your abilities, you can do whatever you want with ease."

Mu An didn't take the flattery to heart. He lightly tapped the void, and a phantom appeared in front of the two of them.

The phantom was spiral-shaped and consisted of nine layers, with a thick layer of black mist covering its surface.

"Originally, I didn't think it was necessary for you to know, since you are far too weak to change anything. But upon closer reflection, since I promised to give you a great opportunity, I naturally need to let you see the truth of the world so that you can make your own choice."

"The truth of the world?" Looking at the nine-layered phantom before him, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu was greatly shocked and vaguely guessed what it was.

As Mu An manipulated the illusory image, a despairing voice reached Xuan Yuan Wu Mu's ears.

"The Nine-Layer Demon Abyss is not only a nine-layered world, but also a complete living being. All the demons you see, whether they are great demons, true demons, or other weaker demons, are actually just a part of the Nine Nether Demon Abyss."