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

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhuangzi took seven steps forward.

The first step was that a vast amount of literary energy soared into the sky, transforming into a milky white ocean composed of literary energy, with an old man in white holding an ancient scroll, standing between heaven and earth.

The second step involved the literary energy pouring down from the heavens, forming a vast ocean that transformed into a giant funnel, flowing down towards Zhuangzi below. The milky-white halo unique to the Great Harmony Path spread throughout the world.

The third step involves using literary energy to transform the physical body, and the process of refining essence into qi is completed in a single step.

The fourth step involves condensing true qi within the body, transforming it into pure literary spiritual power, and instantly achieving the transformation of qi into spirit.

In the fifth step, the white robes moved without wind, and golden characters appeared beside Zhuang Sheng. The aura between heaven and earth rose again, and the Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness process was completed in an instant.

In the sixth step, the illusory image of literature appeared beside Zhuangzi, surrounded by countless strange phenomena. Under the influx of literary energy like a vast ocean, Zhuangzi reached the pinnacle of mortal existence.

In the seventh step, accompanied by a buzzing sound, the strange phenomena in the world suddenly stopped. The literary energy that filled the sky transformed into a heart, fell from the sky, and merged into Zhuang Sheng's body. The shining Great Harmony Book shrank and merged with the figure below.

The strange phenomenon dissipated, but the rising energy did not stop.

Even after reaching the highest level of immortality, Zhuangzi's aura continued to rise, and in the blink of an eye, he reached the realm of spiritual immortality.

After arriving at the realm of immortals, the strange phenomena in the world completely disappeared, and the brilliance of the Great Harmony Path gradually dimmed.

The accumulated wisdom of the Great Harmony Book over hundreds of years was poured into Zhuangzi's body, and the returning youth reclaimed the Dao Fruit that was rightfully his.

Incredibly, this miraculous leap in life did not stop after arriving at Lingxian.

An unknown force suddenly appeared within Zhuang Sheng's body, pushing his aura to rise further until he reached the edge of becoming a True Immortal, before finally stopping.

The wind subsided and the clouds dispersed, and the world returned to peace once more.

On the ancient road, now spotless, Zhuang Sheng, who looked like a young boy, slowly opened his eyes and took in everything in the world.

In seven steps, one can transform from mortal to immortal.

Centuries later, the former schoolteacher returns as a young boy.

Except for Qin Ge, everyone in the convoy prostrated themselves on the ground, expressing their respect to the deity before them.

The officials of Datong Road even knelt and kowtowed three times and nine times, their faces beaming with pride as they shouted to the figures on the official road.

"We pay our respects to the Patriarch!"

……

At the same time, on the Two Elements Immortal Island.

The old Celestial Master, dressed in a black and white Taoist robe, sat cross-legged in front of a bronze cauldron.

Spiritual energy serves as the guide, and the seed of Tao is the medicine.

Beneath the bronze cauldron, three-colored flames blazed fiercely, transforming all the raw materials thrown into the cauldron into precious Dao principles.

The moment the Yin Yin Domain stirred, the old Celestial Master stopped what he was doing and turned his gaze to the west side of the Yin Yin Domain, specifically to Zhuang Sheng and Qin Ge.

The Yin-Yang Immortal Island beneath their feet rotated in sync, and a projection so clear that the expressions of every person could be seen appeared in the main hall, presenting the events unfolding in the Yin-Yang Domain to the Old Celestial Master.

Over the years, the Celestial Master has never given up his control over the world. On the contrary, he has further improved the Two Elements Immortal Island, perfected his path to enlightenment, manipulated the fate of all living beings, and propelled the world in the direction he desired.

Looking at Zhuangzi in the picture, and at the strange movements in the world, the Yin-Yang fish flashed past in the old master's pupils.

Only when the strange phenomena in the world disappeared and Zhuang Sheng's cultivation stopped increasing did he withdraw his gaze and silently look at the cauldron in front of him.

For a fleeting moment, the old master wanted to personally take action and kill Zhuang Sheng and Qin Ge together.

But in the end, he did nothing; he simply watched everything unfold and watched Zhuang Sheng return to the Great Harmony Path.

The old man, dressed in a Yin-Yang Taoist robe, glanced at the cauldron in front of him, got up and walked to the edge of the immortal island, looking down at the mortal world below the nine heavens.

"Another variable."

Outside the immortal island, the once still sea of ​​clouds suddenly began to churn and become magnificent, just like the turbulent state of mind of the old celestial master at this moment.

"One after another, they leave but always return. What secrets does this place hold?"

At this moment, the old master, unusually, questioned his own path of seeking the Tao.

Before today, even with Mu An, Yong Ning, Golden Immortal powerhouses who coveted the Nine Realms, the Heavenly Dao Will personally intervened, Xuanling Bodhisattva, and the remnant souls of immortals from the Daoist and Buddhist sects, and a series of other overpowered beings, there was no such thing as cheating.

The old master can still confidently say that everything is within expectations and that everything in the world is still under his control.

But today, Zhuang Sheng's appearance is like a heavy hammer blow to the old master.

Because Zhuang Sheng was different from other powerful figures; he lacked a bit of indifference and possessed more human compassion.

Whether as the initial teacher or as the later founder of the Great Harmony Way, Zhuangzi's dream never changed.

This is a steadfast seeker of truth who would never yield on the path he pursues.

Such a person is destined to stand on the opposite side of the old master, disrupting the carefully constructed destiny of the old master and making the future, which was gradually becoming clear, unpredictable.

To make matters worse, until this day, the old master had not discovered Zhuang Sheng's existence, and thought he was just an ordinary boy.

Over the past few decades, he had never realized that the current leader of the Datong Dao was so similar to a seed he had planted years ago, so similar that he could assert it.

Qin Ge is the same Qin Xiucai from back then.

The two were not at a high level; one had not yet broken through to the True Immortal realm, and the other was on the verge of ascending to immortality.

To the Old Celestial Master, Zhuang Sheng and Qin Ge were beings he could easily destroy with a flick of his wrist.

but……

Standing on the edge of the Two Elements Immortal Island, looking down at the mortal world below, the old celestial master's gaze shifted repeatedly.

He couldn't say for sure whether he could actually kill Zhuang Sheng and Qin Ge, nor did he know what would happen after he did.

Beneath the sea of ​​clouds, the mortal world remains unchanged, and heroes and great men ascend one after another to the stage known as the world.

This has been true for the past thousand years; every era has its own glory.

Behind all the glory, high above the heavens, there has always been a pair of eyes looking down upon the world, and a pair of hands weaving destiny.

To control destiny, to control the world, and to replace the way of Heaven.

This has always been the path of the Old Celestial Master, and it is about to reach its final stage.

But at this moment, looking at the world beneath the sea of ​​clouds, the old celestial master couldn't help but feel a sense of unfamiliarity.

It seems he has never truly understood the world beneath his feet.

Even if his gaze reaches every corner of the world, even if his hands can weave the destinies of all living beings, it is still the same.

Today it's Zhuangzi and Qin Ge, but who will it be tomorrow?

Just how many secrets does this small Nine Realms hold?

Would these beings, whose origins are unknown, truly allow a master to appear in the Nine Realms?