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

Several more months have passed since then.

After the Great Spirit Empire turned its attention to the Yin Yin Domain, all the kingdoms in the Apocalypse Domain became the empire's most friendly allies.

Every emperor living in the Apocalypse Domain has a heart set on unifying the Apocalypse Domain, but none of them mind that there are a few places in their country that are called holy sites.

It wasn't because emperors were magnanimous; it was simply because they were very clear about their own limitations.

Even though the Great Spirit Empire, after its contraction, still occupied ten states in the Apocalypse Domain, they didn't care at all.

As long as the True Lord is satisfied, this is no big deal. A little territory is just an offering to the Great True Lord.

The right of kings is divinely ordained. Whoever accomplishes the great task of unifying the Heavenly Revelation Domain must first petition the True Lord. Only with the True Lord's approval can one rightfully become the emperor of the Heavenly Revelation Domain.

This is a tacit understanding among nations, and also a fundamental rule for survival in the Nine Realms.

Even though they were fighting tooth and nail on the front lines, the army maintained extreme restraint and never allowed its soldiers to enter the border regions of the Great Spirit Empire.

The vast and boundless Yin Yin Domain ushered in an era of great expansion for the Great Spirit Empire.

Giant shipyards appeared on the edge of Hailing Island in just a few years, and new ships set sail from Hailing Island every day, crossing the South Sea, passing through the South Suspended Sea, and finally arriving at the Yin-Yang Domain.

Because the emperor of the empire signed a friendly and cooperative agreement with the dragon race, the sea creatures that once terrified countless fishermen have now become partners of the empire.

The nightmares of the past have transformed into friendly allies, no longer attacking Imperial ships but instead helping to rescue crew members who have fallen overboard.

The changes before and after left countless generations of fishermen living by the sea feeling deeply bewildered, but after the bewilderment came unprecedented excitement and pride.

They are the subjects of the Great Spirit Empire! The Great True Lord protects each and every one of them!

Imperial ships flying the Five Spirits Flag sailed across the vast sea.

These ships, large and small, drifted across the seas, exploring new routes.

Fleets after fleet traveled thousands of miles, discovering island after island in unfamiliar seas they had never reached before.

These islands also brought enormous wealth to these long-distance fleets.

Countless people became rich overnight, the empire's flag was planted all over the South Sea, and they explored the vast and boundless South Sea to their heart's content.

Even more surprisingly, on the way to the Yin Yin Domain, they unexpectedly discovered an island with spirit ore.

The first person to discover Spirit Mine Island was a merchant surnamed Chu. Upon returning to his country, he immediately reported the matter to the Empire, intending to offer the island to the Emperor.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yong was overjoyed and immediately appointed this person as the island lord of the Spirit Mine Island, ranking him as a seventh-grade official, a meteoric rise indeed.

The news quickly spread throughout the world, and this businessman who rose to prominence overnight became the envy of countless people.

In an instant, countless merchants flocked from all over the world, spending lavishly to build fleets, all in the hope of discovering new islands, offering them as tribute to the emperor of the empire, obtaining official positions in the Great Ling Empire, and owning their own islands.

As one person after another defied fate through voyages, the enthusiasm of the people was ignited to an unprecedented degree, thus ushering in the Age of Exploration.

The saying "From humble beginnings as a peasant to the emperor's court by evening" is no longer exclusive to scholars. New opportunities lie in the vast ocean, waiting for every brave soul to challenge them.

In the Great Spirit Empire today, long voyages have become a dream in the hearts of every ordinary person.

In just a few years, one large fleet after another was established, and one new profession after another was born. The entire empire was full of vitality and reveled in the wave of great expansion.

In response to the enthusiasm of the people of the empire and in order to deal with the changing situation of the empire, Mu Yong, in the name of the emperor of the Great Ling Empire, extended an invitation to the Datong Empire, which dominated the South Seas, to discuss the exchange of territory.

Emperor Tianming of the Datong Empire, the leader of the Datong Dao, also attached great importance to this matter and visited Qing'an Prefecture with his national advisor, Zhuge Xiang.

During the three-day talks, the two emperors reached an agreement on exchanging territories.

The Great Spirit Empire relinquished a large swathe of uninhabited land in the heart of the Apocalypse Domain in exchange for the coastal territory of the Great Tong Empire within two thousand miles east of Hailing Island.

In terms of territorial size alone, the Datong Empire gave up far more than it gained.

However, while reaching an agreement, the two sides also signed a series of cooperation agreements, reaching a consensus on the purchase of weapons and equipment by the Datong Empire from the Daling Empire.

The order is so large that it is the largest transaction in the history of the Great Spirit Empire.

It includes all kinds of war weapons, with more than fifty sky warships of 100 meters in size alone, and hundreds of large ships at sea.

If it weren't for the rapid development of the shipbuilding industry in the Great Spirit Empire over the years due to the Age of Exploration, which has brought it to a level of far-reaching leadership, they might not have dared to accept such a large order.

During this period, Zhuge Xiang also visited the Mu residence, bringing many gifts for his junior brothers and sisters, Fang Qing and Yun Wan, while visiting Mu An.

During her day at the Mu residence, Mu Ling'er also met with Zhuge Xiang. The two chatted for half a day about the Nine Domains' structure and governance, and finally revealed their mischievous smiles, secretly reaching an agreement.

Although Mu An didn't care much, she knew that these two probably had ill intentions.

Zhuge Xiang and Tian Ming are both chosen ones selected by the will of the Nine Realms Heavenly Dao. Two tigers cannot share one mountain, and the chosen ones will not submit to others. The fact that the two of them are together is an extraordinary thing.

Given their differing ideologies, it's unlikely that the two could be considered to have a harmonious relationship.

Unlike Zhuang Sheng and Wan Shu back then, Tian Ming, a rising star, was not an idealist.

The Great Harmony of today is no longer the Great Harmony of yesteryear. Although new idealists will still advocate for it, these people will ultimately be swept away by the tide of time.

Correspondingly, Zhuge Xiang, who came from the Wenhong Hall, was no pushover either. He was meticulous and had a close relationship with Bai Ling in his early years. Even Mu An dared not say what he was really thinking.

Mu An absolutely refused to believe that Zhuge Xiang joined the Datong Empire out of any good intentions.

Because of the increasingly blatant erosion by the Old Celestial Master, the ignorant will of Heaven has finally developed a sense of crisis over the past few years, and has begun to gradually shift from instinct to consciously promoting the development of the world.

Under these circumstances, many individuals have emerged from the new generation as if born of destiny, and their existence is destined to stir up the winds and steer the world in a new direction.

Tianming, Zhuge Xiang, Jun Xiangyang, Zhong Hu...

These people have grown up over the years and now possess the power to shake the world.

Aside from these chosen ones propelled by the will of Heaven, the Old Celestial Master has also brought in many people from the world of ingenuity over the years and upgraded some of the "golden fingers" he had previously created.

The Spirit Realm and Emperor Taiyuan made significant contributions to the Old Celestial Master's "golden finger" project. After the upgrade, these "transmigrators" also gained further qualifications and shone brightly throughout the world.

With nothing else to do, Mu An also sent Ye Lin a small gift in Shuzhou City so that he wouldn't leave before the stage started.

In an instant, heroes from all nine regions emerged, vying to step onto this grand stage.