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

Nine thoroughfares crisscross, stretching for thousands of miles; the myriad universes are connected, reflecting the nine heavens.

The majestic Heavenly Palace stretches across the vast streets, its vermilion towers and brocade-like buildings illuminating the world.

Qi'an City, the capital of Daqi, is also the largest city in the nine regions of the world.

Unlike most cities of this era, Qi'an City was not surrounded by city walls.

For a thousand years, the Great Qi Dynasty has been established. Successive monarchs have called upon artisans from all over the land to use the most advanced technology and formations of the time to build a massive city wall in the capital, Qi'an City, with the intention of making it a miracle that would never fall.

However, as the population of Qi'an City grew, the city walls, after being built for several decades, became an obstacle to the city's development, affecting the economy and people's livelihoods.

Having encountered the same predicament several times, later emperors realized how foolish it was to build walls outside an ever-expanding city.

Today, relying on the city walls built over the ages, the entire Qi'an City is divided into nine ring districts.

At the very center is the vast imperial palace, which stretches for over twenty miles in length and width, and contains countless buildings of all sizes.

Because the Zhaixing Pavilion, which is over a thousand meters high, is located there, the people in Qi'an City often jokingly refer to this magnificent palace as the "Heavenly Palace".

The second, third, and fourth rings were divided by the city walls, with each ring separated by the city walls.

However, as the Great Qi Dynasty developed, in order to facilitate transportation, the craftsmen forcibly opened one gate after another in the original city wall, creating passageways.

Today, these city walls have long lost their original meaning and have instead become a scenic spot within Qi'an City. Literati and poets often climb the city walls to gaze at the bustling city and leave behind countless well-known poems under the setting sun.

The Ministry of Revenue set up checkpoints at various locations along the wall, collected entrance fees, and held occasional historical celebrations.

A series of actions turned the two city walls into famous tourist attractions, attracting countless visitors and making the previously loss-making project a lot of money.

Only the city walls surrounding the palace still retain their defensive function. Only the four gates allow entry. The walls have been repaired over the centuries and have never been breached from the outside.

Since the second emperor seized power by force, killed his elder brother at the Azure Dragon Gate, and ascended the throne the next day, whenever the imperial power was in turmoil and princes vied for the throne, the four gates would become battlefields.

The excellent tradition has continued to this day, and despite repeated prohibitions, it has not been stopped. Over the past thousand years, similar events have occurred eight times.

Seven or eight hundred years ago, what is now the Fourth Ring Road was the outermost edge of Qi'an City, inhabited by ordinary people.

Seven or eight hundred years later, the Fourth Ring Road has become the core area of ​​the Great Qi Dynasty, mainly inhabited by court officials, noble families, martial arts sects, and wealthy merchants. It is also the most prosperous area in Qi'an City.

Powerful and influential figures throughout the land would purchase a mansion within the fourth ring road of Qi'an City to demonstrate their status.

Centered on the palace, it was sixty li away from the fourth city wall, and all travel to and from the palace relied on horse-drawn carriages.

If one lived far away, the journey alone to court every three days would take several hours.

This is the inner fourth ring, enclosed by square city walls. It was the residence of high-ranking officials and nobles, and the people living inside were jokingly referred to as "people of heaven" by the people of the capital.

The outer fifth ring road shows a decreasing trend at each level.

The Fifth Ring Road is lined with high-rise buildings and boasts a thriving commercial sector, where goods from all over the world can be found.

There are always talented and extraordinary people who travel the world, bringing goods and technologies from the Nine Realms to Daqi, to this largest city in the world.

All these factors combined to create the prosperity of Qi'an City, and made the area where the Fifth Ring Road is located the most prosperous commercial district in Daqi.

Although the area around the Sixth Ring Road is not as prosperous as the Fifth Ring Road, it is still comparable to a typical prefecture. All kinds of goods are readily available, and the people living here are quite wealthy.

Although it can't compare to the revelry of the Fifth Ring Road, if they wanted, they could sell their houses and become wealthy men in any county town.

As for the outer third ring road, there's no need to elaborate.

Just know that even the people living on the outermost edge of the Ninth Ring Road will unconsciously straighten their backs and look at outsiders with disdain when they talk about the prosperity of Qi'an City.

The entire city of Qi'an, centered on the imperial city, resembles a giant circle with a radius of five hundred li, its vastness surpassing even that of a province in Mu'an's previous life.

The city is home to a staggering 60 million people, a scale that even Mu An found astonishing.

A city larger than the entire Lingzhou, the creation of such a magnificent city in such an era can only be described as a miracle of the times.

Before seeing this magnificent city, Mu An had always thought that the descriptions of Qi'an City were exaggerated.

Even though Lin Li told him a lot about the capital, he didn't quite believe her.

But when he actually entered the territory of Qi'an City, it took the convoy two more days to reach the Fifth Ring Road. Mu An had to admit that he had indeed been too superficial before.

It's more accurate to describe this as a large, unified state than a city.

The siphon effect of the capital city eventually led to the formation of this vast city.

The Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Third Ring Roads occupy nearly 80% of Qi'an City's land, yet less than half the population lives there, which speaks volumes about the problem.

Mu'an is more inclined to believe that the area outside the Third Ring Road is a combination of towns and villages than a city.

But at this moment, Mu An didn't care about any of that. He had 100,000 taels of silver notes in his pocket and stood in front of a twelve-story building with an indescribably strange expression on his face.

A soft whisper with the charm of the capital city reached my ears, a delicate and gentle scent of rouge wafted from my nose, and there was the alluring building and the slender figure that was faintly visible.

Even though it was a scene that was extremely familiar, Mu An just wanted to turn around and leave.

As you raise your gaze, four large characters come into view.

Living a life of debauchery and decadence.

Which scoundrel snitched to the princess?!

Don't let me catch you, or I'll break your legs!

Rewind to half an hour earlier, shortly after the convoy entered the Fifth Ring Road, Mu An, who had nothing to do, sat on the roof of the carriage behind the princess and chatted with Geng Wu, who was acting as the coachman.

The two chatted about their camaraderie from the Battle of Qishan, and then about the local customs and culture of Qi'an City. They even made a pact to have a drink with some of the Jinling brothers next time.

Geng Wu expressed high praise for Mu An's artistic achievements, his words filled with admiration.

Judging from his sincere attitude alone, Mu An felt that if it weren't for the fact that Commander Shang Zhang had shown Geng Wu kindness, this middle-aged man would have turned around and joined Mu An's ranks.

Of course, poaching someone's partner is not a good habit, and Mu An didn't intend to be the bad guy. He just wanted to catch up with Geng Wu and exchange feelings.

Princess Yongning's plan was known only to a few high-ranking officials. Even the Dark Feather Guards, such as Geng Wu, assumed that the princess missed His Majesty and that was why she had traveled all that way to return to the capital.

Because they knew nothing about it, most of the people in the caravan were in high spirits. They had all made appointments with their friends, brought plenty of money, and were ready to enjoy themselves in the magnificent city of Shengjing.

After talking with Lin Li all night, Mu An gained a better understanding of how awesome her boss was.

He was in a great mood, traveling freely and without any worries.

He didn't know what others thought, but after hearing Jun Yunxin's story, his first reaction was that she was the darling of Heaven, an absolute chosen one.

Or perhaps it is the reincarnation of a higher-dimensional being, subtly influencing the workings of the universe.

I thought it was going to be a peak match between Suzaku Gate and Suzaku Gate, but I never expected there would be someone cheating.

A certain unnamed great mage, even an Emperor-level summoner isn't this powerful!

A young man isn't called a "kai" (开).

With the pro carrying them, there's no way they could possibly lose!