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

"Wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood..."

"The five elements generate each other, the five elements restrain each other, and the five elements combined form the Great Dao of the Five Elements, which can recreate chaos and create all things..."

"The five great paths of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth cannot be comprehended overnight. Only those with extraordinary talent can cultivate them together. Ordinary cultivators can choose one path and study it diligently."

"As for the book Tongtianlu, it is based on the concepts of heaven and earth, yin and yang, cause and effect, and destiny. It has a lofty purpose but also contains hidden mysteries. It can be used as a reference, but one should not become obsessed with it."

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"Brother, these are the words that Mr. Mu told me. I believe that what Mr. Mu said is true. The appearance of the 'Record of Heaven' was already strange, and now that I think about it, there are even more problems."

In a secret room beneath the Qingyun Trading Company.

Qinghe and Qinghan sat together, drinking hot tea, and Qinghe relayed the secret Mu'an had told her to Qinghan verbatim, and once again offered her advice.

"There's no such thing as a free lunch. There are only so many cultivation resources in the world. The more people cultivate, the more people will compete for those resources."

"With peace reigning over the world for so long, most cultivators today are keeping their secrets to themselves, and the truly powerful figures each dominate their own territories, monopolizing all the precious resources within their domains and leaving no opportunity for newcomers to rise."

"And then, at this very moment, the 'Record of Heavenly Enlightenment' appeared. Such a profound technique doesn't require precious rare treasures; one only needs to find a place where spiritual energy gathers to cultivate it. Even marginalized people like us can change our fate through this method. Don't you find that strange, brother?"

"We are not related, so what reason does Xuantian Temple have to expend so much effort to popularize the Tongtianlu?"

"If you ask me, the person who wrote the 'Record of Heavenly Connection' must have had ulterior motives, and is probably plotting something behind the scenes. But I don't know why, even though Mr. Mu knows this, he is unwilling to tell me what secrets are hidden inside."

"Brother, listen to my advice. Stop using the 'Record of Heavenly Enlightenment' as your main cultivation method. Let's switch to other methods, cultivate steadily, and move forward step by step..."

Sincere words failed to move Qing Han or change his mind.

Qinghan believed his sister's words and did not think that Mu'an would deceive Qinghe on such a matter, but he was also aware of the situation.

Among the many cultivation methods currently available in the Nine Realms, the cultivation speed of the Tongtian Record is unparalleled.

What he and his sister Qinghe lack most right now is time. As the older brother, he must grow up quickly enough to protect his sister.

Even knowing that the "Record of Heaven" had problems, he could not choose to give it up.

The present world is more important than a vague and uncertain future.

Unlike the innocent and naive Qinghe, Qinghan only trusts himself. If he wants his brother and sister to live well in this world and not be coerced by anyone, he must have great power, and the sooner the better.

No one knows a brother better than his sister. More than ten years of relying on each other have allowed Qinghe to clearly feel her brother's emotions.

Qinghe had always understood the pressure her brother was under, and she also understood what Qinghan was thinking at this moment, but she still continued to persuade him.

"With your talent, brother, if you change your cultivation method now, you can return to the realm of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation in two or three years at most."

Now my brother and I have left the ancestral home of the Qing family and are far away in Wangxing City on the Starfall Continent, where we are no longer surrounded by dangers as we once were.

"Now that Mr. Mu is willing to protect my brother and me, we can wait two or three years. If you feel embarrassed to ask, brother, I, Qinghe, can also ask Mr. Mu for a suitable cultivation technique for you."

As she spoke, Qinghe's eyes sparkled, revealing a glimmer of hope, and the confidence in her words was impossible to conceal.

Having relied on each other for over a decade, Qinghan had never seen his sister like this before. In his memory, his sister was always cautious and timid, always huddled in a corner, silently enduring being bullied, and never taking the initiative to make her own requests.

And now... looking at the light in her sister's eyes, Qinghan swallowed back all the words she wanted to say.

"Okay, I will seriously consider it. Little sister, you should learn well from Mr. Mu and cherish this hard-won opportunity."

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Time passed quietly without anyone noticing. In the fourth year since arriving in Wangxing City, Qinghan had not changed his cultivation method. In fact, he had unknowingly taken another step forward and touched the threshold of Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness.

At first, Qinghe would argue with him, but as time went on, she gradually gave up the idea of ​​forcing him.

Her brother has always been very opinionated, and once he makes a decision, he won't easily change his mind.

Since her brother had decided to go down a path that would lead to his death, she, as his sister, could only find another way to help him in other ways.

For example, by persistently pleading with Mu An, one could learn more about important figures.

The longer they spent together and the more they interacted, the less Qinghe felt she could understand Mu An, this extremely mysterious yet incredibly kind Mr. Mu.

Just as my brother said, Mr. Mu is shrouded in mystery, and the only thing that can be confirmed is...

Mr. Mu must be a very important figure, an outstanding one even among the immortals on land, a true being standing at the pinnacle of heaven and earth.

Being able to form a connection with such an important figure is the greatest fortune for the brother and sister.

On this point, the brother and sister were of the same mind, both believing that meeting Mu'an was the greatest opportunity of their lives.

The difference is that Qinghan always believed that if they wanted to stand out from the crowd and live a happy life, they needed to have profound cultivation and great power, and they could only rely on themselves.

The elusive Mr. Mu could disappear without a trace at any time, so we shouldn't pin our future on his pity.

Qinghe, however, believed that Mr. Mu would not leave easily, so they didn't need to rush. They could slow down and allow themselves to grow gradually during the years Mr. Mu stayed in Wangxing City.

If asked why, Qinghe had her own reasoning, but she never told her brother about it.

After four years of knowing each other, Qinghe gradually understood some things, but these things were only suitable to be buried in her heart and could not be confided to anyone.

Qinghe knew she was lucky because she had met Mu'an.

Because there was someone who left their mark on Mu An's heart, Qing He has benefited from it.

A young girl's heart is always in springtime; spending a lot of time with outstanding people inevitably leads to some thoughts.

If this person is a remarkable and important figure who happens to show special care for a young girl, then the outcome is almost predetermined.