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

A gentle breeze swept across the wall, stirring the branches overhead and scattering a few golden blossoms. Amidst the flurry of petals, Mu Ling'er gently shook her head.

"He has his own things to do; there's no need to bother him with this kind of thing."

"But..." Xuan Yuan Wu Mu wanted to try to persuade him further, but Mu Ling'er raised her hand to interrupt him.

"No need for further words, my mind is made up. If a country wants to develop, and a civilization wants to progress, it must rely on its own hard work. How can we place all our hopes on gods?"

Such attitude and words left Xuan Yuan Wu Mu at a loss for words. Of course, he knew that Mu Ling'er was right, but what he really wanted was not these things.

Compared to what Mu Ling'er was researching, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu was more concerned with how to improve his cultivation and how to become a great cultivator as soon as possible.

Even though he had been in the Nine Realms for several years and had gradually gotten used to life here, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu still couldn't forget the events of the Spirit Blooming Realm.

Countless nights, Xuan Yuan Wu Mu tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep due to the pounding in his heart. In the end, he could only sit up in bed and listen to his own heartbeat.

On one cold night after another, he would lie alone in bed, fantasizing that he had followed Mu An to cultivate great supernatural powers, and that he would return to the Blooming Spirit Realm as a god descending to earth, breaking through all obstacles and defeating all enemies. First, he would kill a group of true demons, and finally, he would crush the will of the Demon Abyss in one fell swoop and save the entire Blooming Spirit Realm.

Such a scene had played out countless times in Xuan Yuan Wu Mu's mind, sometimes successfully and sometimes unsuccessfully. The former would make him overjoyed, while the latter would make him dejected.

Even though he knew perfectly well that these were just his fantasies, he still couldn't control his emotions.

The biggest reason why Xuan Yuan Wu Mu had such fantasies was that he had gained a preliminary understanding of the situation in the Nine Domains over the years, and had also read a series of imperial classics such as "The Biography of the Five Elements True Lord" and "The Revised Edition of Lord Mu's Sayings".

Upon realizing that Mu An had achieved his current strength in just over three hundred years, a raging fire ignited in Xuan Yuan Wu Mu's heart.

His cheap teacher is unbeatable!

To be able to crush a true demon and possess world-destroying supernatural powers after cultivating for more than three hundred years—what kind of talent is that?

If he were to cultivate for another thousand years, wouldn't he be able to directly crush the will of the Demon Abyss?

The future is promising! The future is promising!

Such an exaggerated speed of cultivation greatly boosted Xuan Yuan Wu Mu's confidence, and he had new ideas for saving the Blooming Spirit Realm.

However, Xuan Yuanwu felt it was inappropriate to discuss these matters directly with Mu An, as Mu An might dislike him. That's why he thought of seeking Mu An's guidance under the guise of research.

He didn't expect to achieve his goal immediately; he only hoped to gradually build a closer relationship with Mu An.

However, Mu Ling'er's rejection has disrupted Xuan Yuan Wu Mu's plans, leaving him unsure of what to do.

On the other side, Mu Ling'er was also somewhat helpless.

She actually felt some sympathy for Xuan Yuan Wu Mu.

At the age of seventeen, he experienced such a tragedy, witnessed a catastrophe that could destroy the world, and finally came to this unfamiliar world alone, bearing the heavy responsibility of saving the world.

It's not an easy thing to think about.

Mu Ling'er felt that after experiencing so many terrible things, it was not surprising that Xuan Yuan Wu Mu would have any kind of thoughts.

That's why she took care of Xuan Yuan Wu Mu as much as possible, treating him like a child to bring them closer, instead of directly exploiting him in a coercive way and using him as a heartless tool.

pity……

Xuan Yuan Wu Mu carried far too much on his shoulders, so much that all he saw was profit. He only wanted to improve his cultivation as quickly as possible, and even treated her like a fool.

Mu Ling'er saw right through Xuan Yuan Wu Mu's little scheme.

From childhood to adulthood, she was surrounded by people who fawned over her, each one trying to get closer to Mu An by getting close to her.

Mu Ling'er has never been enthusiastic about people like that.

After staring at the young-looking Xuan Yuan Wu Mu for a while, Mu Ling'er's tone became unusually stern.

"If you have any questions about cultivation, you can ask me directly. If I don't know the answer, I will ask for you. There's no need to beat around the bush like this."

The sudden change in tone startled Xuan Yuan Wu Mu, who assumed he had angered Mu Ling'er and quickly apologized.

"Sorry, I was in too much of a rush."

"Sigh..." With a sigh, Mu Ling'er tapped Xuan Yuan Wu Mu on the head once again.

"Why can't you all see this? Those kids in the academy, and you too, you'll all suffer a great loss sooner or later..."

……

After Xuan Yuan Wu Mu left the courtyard, Mu Ling'er rearranged the densely packed drawings on the table and stuffed them all into her bosom.

She stood under the tree and glanced at the pavilion not far away. Seeing that Mu An was still sitting in the pavilion contemplating the world, she smiled and walked lightly toward the pavilion where Mu An was.

As she approached the pavilion, Mu Ling'er suddenly stopped and glanced around.

Soon, her eyes lit up, and she walked over to the maids not far away and took the fruit plate from their hands.

"Your Majesty the Mysterious Maiden?"

"I'll take care of it, you can go down now."

"Yes"

In just over ten breaths, Mu Ling'er, carrying a fruit platter, arrived in front of Mu An, revealing a fox-like smile.

"Da'an, Da'an, I have a question for you."

The man's ill-intentioned manner made Mu An look away, and she picked up the spiritual fruit on the table and started eating.

Mu Ling'er pretended not to understand that Mu An didn't want to talk to her, and handed the spirit fruit to Mu An while asking.

"I remember you said before, Da'an, that the spiritual energy in our Nine Regions is slowly increasing, right?"

While enjoying the spiritual fruit handed to him by Mu Ling'er, Mu An said, "That's right, the primordial energy between heaven and earth is slowly transforming into spiritual energy, and at the same time, heaven and earth themselves are also absorbing the chaos in the Boundary Sea."

"So that means that sooner or later, our Nine Realms will become like the Spirit Blooming Realm? How long will it take to become like the Spirit Blooming Realm?"

Upon hearing this question, Mu An paused slightly in the hand holding the spirit fruit, and his gaze shifted to Mu Ling'er.

"To reach the spiritual energy concentration of the Spirit Blossom Realm, at the current pace, it would take at least ten thousand years. If we just want those formations to function, it would take about two thousand years."

"It takes this long?" Mu Ling'er was a little surprised, but she was not discouraged. Instead, she continued to stare at Mu An.

Just as she expected, she soon heard the answer she wanted to hear.

"It won't take that long. The evolution of the Starfall Domain will be accompanied by the birth of spiritual energy. And since the Old Celestial Master wants to replace the Heavenly Dao, he will inevitably rewrite the laws. At that time, the primordial energy between heaven and earth will be transformed into spiritual energy."

As she was speaking, Mu An suddenly paused, her voice now tinged with resentment.

"In addition, because of a certain disobedient silly girl, the God of Faith was born in an unexpected way, and the existence of the God of Faith will accelerate this transformation process."

The words, tinged with a hint of resentment, made Mu Ling'er immediately clutch her head. But after waiting for a while, she didn't feel any pain. Seeing that Mu An didn't intend to hit her, Mu Ling'er breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to herself.

"I feel like Da'an, you're liking to tap me on the head more and more these days."

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a crisp knock, an annoyed voice rang out from the pavilion.

Instead of complaining about these things, you should think about your spiritual practice.

"Ouch! Ouch! Stop hitting me! I'm sorry, okay?!"