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

A celestial demon from beyond the realm has descended upon the world. The Great Spirit Empire, the Great Time Empire, the Four Symbols Mountain, and the Spirit Clan—four major powers—gather together to vanquish the celestial demon.

One hundred and twenty terrestrial immortals gathered in one place, the largest gathering of terrestrial immortals in history, which caused a huge upheaval in the Nine Realms.

The news was like a depth charge, exploding throughout the entire Nine Realms.

For the first time, the world realized just how powerful the Great Spirit Empire's mobilization capabilities truly were.

They also truly realized what the concept of the world's number one superpower really means.

In the Nine Realms, where terrestrial immortals are revered, the awe-inspiring gathering of a hundred immortals is far greater than anything else.

Faced with this extremely shocking news, the nobles of the Ying Kingdom's palace who died in Qing'an Prefecture became the most inconspicuous figures.

The empire's crumbling reputation was restored to its peak once again, and it became the righteous army in the eyes of the world.

The invasion of Chengtian Domain, the attack on Ying Kingdom's palace, and the open arrest of Ying Kingdom's nobles were all manifestations of proactive planning.

Apart from the small, precarious kingdoms of Chengtian Domain, no one questioned the Great Ling Empire's motives, nor did anyone speak out for the nobles and princes of Ying Kingdom.

The empire has already stated that the ruler of Ying Kingdom has been possessed by an extraterrestrial demon, and that the royal family and nobles of Ying Kingdom have been killed by the extraterrestrial demon.

One hundred and twenty terrestrial immortals gathered together—what else could such a grand spectacle be but a battle against extraterrestrial demons?

Surely it's not like all these big shots gathered together just to murder the princes and nobles of a small country.

Where did you get such a big face?

……

After this battle, the existence of the extraterrestrial demons was completely revealed to the world.

In order to enable the people of the empire to better understand these beings that are different from those in the Nine Realms, the Great Spirit Empire even compiled corresponding documents and picture books specifically to introduce various extraterrestrial demons.

These documents and illustrations circulated widely in both official and folk circles, becoming increasingly bizarre over the long years.

Because of the official cautious attitude, in the word-of-mouth among the people, the extraterrestrial demons gradually became a synonym for evil and the best tool for parents to scare their children.

"Disobedient children will be captured by extraterrestrial demons..."

"In the dead of night, the demon knocks on the door..."

Horrifying stories related to the extraterrestrial demons quickly spread throughout the Great Spirit Empire, and almost every citizen of the empire had heard similar tales.

For generations, people have grown up listening to these stories and then passed them on to their own children.

……

For a long time after the fall of the "King of Ying Kingdom", the Reincarnation Pavilion did not make any major moves, only engaging in minor skirmishes in various parts of the world.

Sacred Mountain, Black Dragon Palace, Wenhua Palace, Reincarnation Pavilion...

These major powers did not choose war, but instead expanded their sphere of influence in a more moderate and subtle way.

Without anyone noticing, more and more small countries and forces were swallowed up and became appendages of the major powers.

The Nine Realms are peaceful and calm, but the Chengtian Realm is in constant chaos.

Uprising after uprising broke out in Chengtian Domain, plunging the entire domain into war.

As time went on, various forces entered the fray.

They followed the example of the Great Spirit Empire, selecting some small countries in the Chengtian Domain to support and supplying them with a large amount of weapons and equipment.

Greed, faith, hatred, expectation...

A prince seeking power, a scholar thirsting for truth, a beggar yearning for happiness, a physician chasing the future…

With vastly different thoughts in mind, one hero after another ascended the stage of Chengtian Domain.

For a full century, the regime in Chengtian Domain changed hands constantly, but the proxy wars never ceased.

According to intelligence records from the Imperial Front, this was up to the year 460 of the Gregorian calendar.

The vast territory of Chengtian Domain contains 3,586 small kingdoms, and the number continues to increase at an extremely rapid pace.

Almost every day, small countries are destroyed, and almost every day, new countries are born.

They raised their own flags, shouted different slogans, and fought to the death in Chengtian Domain.

Apart from a few relatively stable major powers, the entire Chengtian Domain was shrouded in chaos.

The people were displaced, the war seemed endless, and unification was a distant dream.

The protracted war completely destroyed the ethics and morality of Chengtian Domain. In order to survive, in order to live, the people here will do anything.

During a great famine, people resorted to cannibalism.

The bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no cock crowing for thousands of miles.

Walking on the land of Chengtian Domain, all that can be seen are numb refugees.

The tragedies that occurred in the Yin Yin Domain hundreds of years ago are being repeated on the land of Cheng Tian Domain, and hell has once again descended upon the human world.

……

480th year of the Gregorian calendar.

Chengtian Domain, an unnamed small country.

"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh"

"Live! Live! I must live!"

The rain on the mountain was getting heavier and heavier, and the strong wind snapped off thick tree branches, which fell in front of Jun Li.

Beneath the tattered clothes were scratches of varying depths, blood and rainwater mixed together, spilling into the mud.

His breathing grew heavier and his vision grew increasingly dim.

Only the sound in my ears remained clear.

"We've been together for a hundred lifetimes, our karma has formed a cycle, and this life is your destiny."

"Live on, live on, you must live on..."

"Wait for me, I'll come find you."

As she walked along the muddy mountain road, the girl named Jun Li felt her body growing heavier and heavier.

Every part of her body was telling her something.

She couldn't run anymore; she was about to die.

But the voice in her mind wouldn't let her go. Whenever she wanted to give up, it would ring in her ears, rekindling her hope and helping her persevere once again.

It has been like this for twelve years.

But today...

Leaning against the nearest ancient tree, Jun Li's blurry gaze swept over her calves.

From knees to ankles, every visible area was covered with dense wounds. Dark blood had just flowed out and mixed with the rain, adding a dark hue to the wet soil.

To make matters worse, a broken arrow was stuck in her left leg.

The arrow was embedded very deep, piercing through one side of the calf to the other.

It was this arrow that made Jun Li give up hope of escaping.

No matter how strong her will was, she couldn't run anymore.

As the gaze rises, bright red blood flows down from the lower abdomen.

The night clothes were tattered, and the exposed parts were covered with scars, the most serious of which even revealed the pale bones.

For an ordinary person, such injuries would have already killed them.

But Junli still had the mind to wander a bit, casting her flickering gaze into the distance.

In the nearby mountains and forests, a few dim yellow lanterns were faintly visible.

Jun Li knew that those were assassins who had come to kill her because she had betrayed the organization and done things that did not serve the organization's interests.

"Ah—am I finally going to die...?"

"Fine, thinking about it carefully, I should have died a long time ago..."

"So tired, so tired, I'd rather die..."

Leaning against the rough tree trunk, watching the lights getting closer and closer, Jun Li slowly closed her eyes.

She had been busy since she was five years old, and at the end of her life, she wanted to be able to rest for a while.

……

"We've found the traitor!"

"Quick! That traitor is right there! Don't let her get away!"

……

"Please wait a moment, everyone. She is my maid. Could you please do me a favor?"

"Where did this little brat come from! You want to die, don't you?"

"Can't you understand human language? Then I'll trouble you all to die, the kind that will never be reincarnated."

……

"Wake up! Wake up!"

"Who are you?"

"Jun Yongning, the master you have always served."

"Owner?"

"Yes, from now on I'll protect you, make sure you live the high life, and help you become a palace master, yay!"