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

The year 182 in the Gregorian calendar.

Rumors about the "Tongtianlu" spread more and more widely. After the first storyteller became famous by arranging the "Tongtianlu", more and more storytellers regarded the "Tongtianlu" as their treasure for making a living.

When telling stories, if you don't know what to say, it's always a good idea to bring out "The Record of Heaven".

Everyone loves listening to this!

Conspiracy theories are more likely to attract people's attention than serious storytelling.

Thanks to the efforts of the storytellers, even the old ladies and pregnant women in Qing'an Prefecture heard about it. When they played cards and chatted, they would often talk about the rumors related to "Tongtianlu".

The speed at which it spread aroused suspicion among those "wise people".

Such an abnormally rapid spread of information must be due to someone secretly spreading slander, which has shaped the current situation.

His purpose was to make them give up cultivating the "Record of Heavenly Enlightenment" so that he could make a fortune in silence!

That's it!

In these days, the Nine Realms are in a state of moral decay, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be. There are many such selfish and despicable people!

Xuantian Temple, out of compassion for all living beings and feeling the hardship of their cultivation, made the divine skill "Tongtianlu" public, giving cultivators in the world the opportunity to leap over the dragon gate.

These despicable people are not only ungrateful, but they also slander the divine power and smear the Xuantian Temple.

That's absolutely despicable!

As "wise men," they must not listen to the rumors spread by petty people. They must defend the honor of Xuantian Temple, uphold justice in the world, and fight these despicable people to the end!

As "enlightened people" pick up pen and paper to fight against despicable people who spread rumors.

After a century, Xuantian Pavilion has released a new edition of the Nine Realms Immortal God Ranking.

The number one under heaven—the master of the Two Elements Immortal Island, the supreme saint of heaven and earth, the one who returns to the unity of heaven and earth.

Second in the world—Zhang Ming'an, the Celestial Master of Four Elephant Mountain and the Supreme Sage of Heaven and Earth.

The third in the world—the master of Lingshan Temple, the half-saint of heaven and earth, Xuanling Bodhisattva.

The fourth strongest in the world—the Lord of the Realm of No Life, and the current patriarch of the Spirit Clan.

The fifth in the world—the master of Wenhua Palace, the Sage of Literature, Meng Yan.

The sixth strongest in the world—the sacred beast of the Tianming Domain, the Nine Heavens Thunder Qilin.

The seventh strongest in the world—the immortal true dragon of the Vast Ocean Domain, the five-clawed golden dragon king Ao Hai.

The eighth strongest in the world—the Demon Emperor Cangyue, the master of the mountains of the Myriad Spirits Domain.

The Ninth in the World – Mu Yong, the ruler of the Great Spirit Empire and the Emperor of the Human Race.

The tenth in the world—the Lord of the Great Snow Region, the Pure Lotus Dharma King.

The new ranking list clearly states that the ranking method is different from the previous one. It no longer takes into account various factors, but only uses the strongest combat power that immortals can exert as the evaluation standard.

The Great True Lord transcends heaven and earth, reaching an unfathomable realm, and is not included in the list of mortals.

Wu Mengdao, the former fifth-ranked master of Yunmengtai and the Sage of Mountain and Sea Painting, attained enlightenment thirty years ago and left the Nine Realms. Therefore, he is not included in this ranking.

Whether by coincidence or some other reason, all eight terrestrial deities who held a meeting at Mount Sixiang were listed, none of them escaping.

When the list was released, mortals discussed it enthusiastically, reveling in the deeds of various immortals and gods, and expanding on the gossip among them.

Among them, the support group of Water Fairy Li Yin was the most unruly. They gathered in various towns and cities to express their strong dissatisfaction that Li Yin failed to make the list.

For a time, quite a few jokes were made, and some small-scale conflicts even broke out in the downtown area.

The terrestrial deities from all over the world fell silent, staring at the list for a long time without saying a word.

A demonstration? A provocation? A warning? Disregarding them all?

The new list was undoubtedly a challenge to the terrestrial immortals attending the meeting.

The old master is telling them all this in this way.

What they thought was a secret was not a secret at all; nothing in this world could escape the eyes of the Old Master.

If you want to challenge his authority, then just come and fight; there's no need for these underhanded tricks.

The Celestial Master resides in the Nine Heavens, on the Immortal Island.

His whereabouts were never a secret.

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June 1st, 183rd year of the Gregorian calendar.

Stargazing City, an unnamed cottage.

This morning, Qinghe had just finished making breakfast when she heard a knock on the door from afar.

At first, Qinghe thought it was just her hallucination and kept her head down, picking at the meat porridge in her bowl.

It wasn't until the knocking sounded again, growing louder as it approached her ears, that Qinghe suddenly looked up, as if she had seen a ghost.

Having lived in this house for over ten years, this was the first time she had ever seen Mu An have visitors other than her and her siblings.

Oh no, they're not necessarily visitors. I've heard that a lot of monks and Taoist priests have come to the city recently and often come to ask for vegetarian meals.

"Mr. Mu, there seems to be a knock at the door?"

"Just open the door."

The flat tone left Qinghe speechless, so she simply finished the meat porridge in her bowl, wiped her mouth with a tissue, and walked briskly to the door.

The moment the door opened, an old Taoist priest dressed in a yin-yang robe, with the two elements and eight trigrams painted on the robe, came into Qinghe's view.

The old Taoist priest looked quite kind, with a benevolent smile on his face, which unconsciously reminded Qinghe of her deceased grandfather.

They stared at each other for about three minutes before Qinghe came to her senses and realized that she was still standing at the door.

A Taoist priest? Perhaps he's here to beg for alms.

Qinghe thought to herself and asked out of curiosity.

"Master Daoist, what brings you here? Are you perhaps seeking some vegetarian food?"

Upon hearing Qinghe's words, the old Taoist priest outside the door smiled freely and responded accordingly.

"As you have said, I have not eaten for some time and am very hungry. May I have the honor of entering your house and sharing a vegetarian meal with you? I would like to pray for your well-being in exchange for this meal."

As soon as the old Taoist priest finished speaking, Qinghe was dumbfounded. She was just being polite, after all, the old Taoist priest in front of her did not look poor and destitute. She never expected the old Taoist priest to say such things.

If it were in her own room, Qinghe wouldn't mind letting the old man come in for a meal, but this was Mu'an's room after all, and she couldn't make the decision on her own.

Giving some vegetarian food is fine, but it's a bit troublesome to let them come inside to pray for blessings.

Just as she was seriously considering how to politely decline, a familiar voice came from inside the house.

"When did Fellow Daoist Li develop such refined tastes? He even came here to tease this junior."

"I have met you, True Lord. Many years have passed since we last met. Your demeanor remains as dignified as ever, which is truly enviable."

Mu An waved his hand casually, "Don't always call me True Lord. We've known each other for hundreds of years, so let's just call each other Fellow Daoist."

Upon first hearing this, countless thoughts flashed through the old master's mind. In the blink of an eye, he had discerned tens of thousands of possible meanings in the words.

But after glancing at the dazed Qinghe beside him, the old celestial master paused for a moment, then laughed.

"Indeed, I was too attached to appearances. I came here today only to catch up with you, Fellow Daoist Mu, and chat about some interesting things."

As he spoke, the old celestial master took off the jade pendant he wore at his waist and handed it to Qinghe, who was standing there dumbfounded.

"Since it's our first meeting, I didn't bring any gifts, so I'm giving this jade pendant to you as a small token of my appreciation."

"Ah!!! You...you...who are you?"