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

The tides of time roll ever onward, from war to peace, from chaos to order; everything in the world is always in a state of flux.

In Mu An's and the old Celestial Master's eyes, the Nine Realms are still the Nine Realms; the sky, the earth, and the living beings within them have not changed much.

But in the eyes of the beings of the Nine Realms, the world is changing all the time. They move forward along the path beneath their feet and become the protagonists of their own lives.

Ordinary people are swept up by the tides of the times, striving forward in a limited world and creating their own stories.

Immortals reside high in the heavens, overlooking the world from a more macroscopic perspective, either placing chess pieces or personally entering the game.

Within the grand narrative, the former flashes by in the world, leaving only a few traces of its own in that small, confined space.

The latter will be remembered in history, their mark remaining in the world for a long time and being remembered by people in a wide range.

Only those "highest immortals" who are listed on the list of immortals and gods can truly be called widely known.

Their deeds always spark countless discussions, and every change in the rankings causes a huge uproar among the major forces in the Nine Realms.

Zhang Ming'an, the contemporary Celestial Master of Sixiang Mountain, a half-saint of heaven and earth.

A Taoist immortal who holds a high position but is extremely low-key and possesses great strength.

A native creature of the Nine Realms.

From ninth in the world to sixth, then to fifth, and finally surpassing the old master of painting, he reached the realm of half-saint of heaven and earth first, ascending to the fourth position in the world.

As someone who can be called a legend, Zhang Ming'an's story is actually not very original.

All he did was cultivate himself day after day in the Four Symbols Mountain, steadily growing stronger in the ordinary, and finally reaching his current level.

Before Zhang Ming'an became the Celestial Master of Sixiang Mountain, his life was wonderful; he was a young hero with beautiful women by his side.

As the last disciple of the previous generation of Celestial Masters and the designated next generation Celestial Master of Sixiang Mountain, Zhang Ming'an was full of vigor and led the trend of Sixiang Mountain in his youth.

He was never short of glory, nor was he ever short of beautiful women.

He spent his days indulging in worldly pleasures, living a life of unrestrained indulgence.

Later, he became a Daoist couple with Ming Jiayu, the little princess of Sixiang Mountain, because the two were "birds of a feather" and could each get what they needed.

As a person whose destiny converged with the previous generation of Taoist masters, Zhang Ming'an's talent was beyond doubt. He easily reached the realm of a terrestrial immortal and soon surpassed his master to become the second strongest in the Taoist sect.

pity.

Talent can make or break you.

Living in the Nine Realms, sometimes being a little oblivious can actually make things easier.

But fate was too kind to this philandering playboy, giving Zhang Ming'an the best gift.

It was so good that Zhang Ming'an could clearly see the undercurrents beneath the sky, glimpse the most hidden truths of the world, and foresee the fate of the future.

If everything goes smoothly, if only we had more time.

As the chosen one of the previous generation, and a person whose destiny converges with that of the Daoist sect, Zhang Ming'an should have become a protector of the Dao.

He protected him and Ming Jiayu's child, Zhang Lingyun, all the way until he grew up.

His father was a Taoist master, the chosen one of the previous generation, and his mother was born from the peak masters of the two peaks of the Four Symbols Mountain, and was born with a Taoist body.

The father, mother, maternal grandparents, and four other terrestrial deities revolve around a child.

Zhang Lingyun's birth was destined to be extraordinary; from the moment of his birth, he was destined to lead the era to come.

In the original course of his destiny, Zhang Lingyun was supposed to inherit the fortune of heaven and earth from his father, Zhang Ming'an, and become the true chosen one.

but……

He didn't have enough time left.

The Celestial Master sits high in the heavens, controlling the fate of the world.

Mu An stood atop the clouds, utterly indifferent to the future of the Nine Realms.

The complex current situation in the Nine Realms simply does not allow a new Chosen One to grow up, even if this Chosen One will be the strongest since the birth of the Nine Realms.

The gradually collapsing situation made the bewildered Heavenly Will feel extremely uneasy.

The bewildered will of Heaven finally realized that everything that should belong to Him would be taken away, and even His own existence might be completely erased.

The instinct for survival prompted the Heavenly Dao Will of the Nine Realms to launch a counterattack.

While creating as many chosen ones as possible to attract the attention of the Celestial Master, the Heavenly Dao of the Nine Realms placed all its bets on Zhang Ming'an.

Instead of starting over, let's choose the strongest option from the existing ones and make it even stronger, giving it the ability to protect the world.

Against this backdrop, the old chosen one was once again favored by heaven and earth.

At first, the amount of luck gathered on Zhang Ming'an seemed no different from that of other chosen ones.

For the previous generation's chosen ones, it is only natural for the current Celestial Master of Sixiang Mountain to possess such good fortune.

Neither the old master nor Mu An noticed the changes in Zhang Ming'an.

Mu An once thought that the Chosen One, born from the formation of the Heavenly Dao, would be a competition among many people, and whoever won the final victory would be the Chosen One.

The old Celestial Master, who observed the world from the sidelines, had a similar view to Mu An, but he had a clearer choice in mind.

In the old master's view, Zhang Lingyun, with the strongest background and the strongest talent, is most likely to become the new chosen one.

The Two Elements Immortal Island monitors all living beings and records what is happening in the Nine Realms at all times.

A single immortal island is a miniature version of the Nine Realms, placing the entire world within the Old Celestial Master's sight.

Even though the Celestial Master's eyes covered the entire Nine Realms, there were still some places he couldn't see clearly.

To be more precise, without disturbing the person being observed, there will always be some places that even the old celestial master finds difficult to see clearly.

The Taiwei Palace where Zhang Ming'an was located was such a place.

Because he didn't want to break off relations right now, the old Celestial Master didn't usually keep the land deities of Four Symbols Mountain under surveillance.

Just as Zhang Ming'an was about to ascend to the rank of a half-saint, the fortune of heaven and earth surged wildly, all converging on one person.

A new demigod was born.

With the convergence of the cosmic forces, Zhang Ming'an possessed authority that did not belong to this realm.

Without using Buddhist treasures, the contest between Xuanling Bodhisattva and Zhang Ming'an would be evenly matched.

When necessary, this protector chosen by Heaven can even invoke the will of Heaven and ascend to a higher level.

But it all started a hundred years ago.

One hundred years ago, Mu An and the Old Celestial Master collaborated for the first time in a true sense. Using the Yin-Yang Domain's demonic sect as a springboard, they opened a passage to the Nine Netherworld Abyss.

During that brief period, the Nine Realms experienced a vacuum.

The two supreme beings shifted their attention to another world, and their focus on the Nine Realms was reduced to a minimum.

The Heavenly Dao Will of the Nine Realms seized this excellent opportunity, contacted Zhang Ming'an, who was most likely to rival the Old Celestial Master, and bet his own chips.

A century passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhang Ming'an did not disappoint the expectations of Heaven. His cultivation increased day by day, and he finally reached the level where he could bear the will of Heaven.

When the dust settled and the old Celestial Master noticed all of this, Zhang Ming'an had already grown to the point where he could bear the will of Heaven.