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

No one paid attention to Mu An's astonishment. Lin Li was preoccupied with ensuring that Jun Yunxin would have no regrets, while Jun Yunxin calmly enjoyed her last moments.

She became increasingly languid, mostly lying quietly, and was no longer as willful as before, instead resembling an obedient child.

She did whatever Lin Li said, and never gave Lin Li any orders again. She would act like a child, coaxing her elders to get their approval.

The way the two interacted seemed increasingly strange to Mu An. He wanted to say something but didn't know how, so he simply rode the horse wherever he was told to go.

The carriage continued eastward in this increasingly peaceful atmosphere, stopping and starting along the way, until it reached the foot of Tianzhu Mountain.

Tianzhu Mountain is the highest mountain range in Daqi and the highest peak in the Nine Regions.

The mountain is 30,000 feet high, like a pillar reaching straight into the sky, supporting heaven and earth, hence the name Tianzhu Mountain (Heavenly Pillar Mountain).

According to ancient legends, Tianzhu Mountain is also known as Tiansheng Mountain. Its height of 30,000 zhang (approximately 13,000 meters) makes it shrouded in clouds and mist all year round. Standing on the top of the mountain, one can overlook the entire world.

There are even rumors that Tianzhu Mountain is a self-contained mountain with four seasons, and is the abode of immortals.

Because of its unparalleled altitude, this place has been the birthplace of countless myths since ancient times.

When they arrived at the foot of Tianzhu Mountain, a heavy snowfall began, and looking up at the mountain, they could only see thick, dense clouds.

"I want to go to the top of the mountain!"

"no."

"That's an order!"

"Listen to me, your body can't handle going up the mountain."

"Lin Li, don't go too far!"

"Am I the one who's being unreasonable? Don't you have any idea what your own body is like?"

At the foot of Tianzhu Mountain, Mu An sat at the very front of the carriage, watching the two argue.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with it; in fact, he felt they should have argued a long time ago, and it was quite remarkable that they had managed to drag it out until now.

If the two were extremely close before this trip, even having a somewhat inappropriate master-servant relationship, then for the past month or so, Lin Li had truly treated Jun Yunxin like a child, while she herself had been playing the role of an older sister or even a mother.

He meddles in everything, big and small.

Judging from her status alone, she has gone far beyond what is permissible, and it can be said that she has not treated Jun Yunxin as a princess at all.

It's nothing short of a miracle that Jun Yunxin has been able to endure this long, given her temperament.

But he wasn't worried. Let alone climbing the mountain, even if the little princess was just standing normally at the foot of Tianzhu Mountain, she would need him to channel his spiritual energy to sustain her.

Climbing a mountain is out of the question; Lin Li will definitely find a way to handle the capricious little princess.

They made a lot of tough talk, but neither of them actually left. They pretended to take a couple of steps before stopping again.

Lin Li stood still, her eyes filled with helplessness, while Jun Yunxin, with her hair mostly white, turned her face away from her.

Mu An continued drinking, making no attempt to stop the fight.

At one point, Lin Li sighed, strode forward, and, under Jun Yunxin's evasive gaze, picked her up and carried her back to the carriage.

"Why do we have to go up there? Isn't it just as nice to look from below?"

Jun Yunxin lowered her head and remained silent for a long time. Just when Lin Li thought she wouldn't speak again, she suddenly blurted out a sentence.

"I have a strange feeling that there's something of my own on the mountaintop, and I want to go and see it."

This time, Lin Li remained silent for a long time. After a long while, she turned around and bowed to Mu An.

"The princess cannot go up the mountain, but if there is anything up there, could you please help me retrieve it, Lord Mu?"

Their current location is at an altitude of at least three thousand meters. The snow on the mountain is very heavy. Mu An can only take care of Jun Yunxin. Lin Li is now covered in snow and her face is turning purple.

Mu An glanced sideways, helped Lin Li up from her bent-over position, and nodded to her.

"The environment on the mountain is harsh. Miss Lin, please take the princess back to the carriage first. I will go up the mountain as soon as possible to take a look."

Lin Li did not go back immediately. She held Mu An's hand, lowered her voice, and whispered her instructions.

"If there really is something on the mountain, act according to your ability and don't do anything pointless or foolish. Even if you do nothing, the princess can at least have a good New Year."

Mu An was slightly taken aback, then nodded to Lin Li. Only after watching the two of them get back into the carriage did he look up at the high mountain above.

With Mu An's current cultivation level, climbing mountains is not a difficult task. No matter how harsh the environment on the mountain is, he can walk on it as if it were flat ground.

If he wanted, he could even use his spiritual power to simulate sword control and ascend straight to the heavens.

The flow of spiritual energy and the generation of the five elements allowed him to maintain his body temperature and prevent him from dying from lack of oxygen.

At an altitude of 5,000 meters, it is no different from ordinary snow-capped mountains, shrouded in clouds and mist, with white snow everywhere.

At an altitude of 10,000 meters, the environment suddenly changes. The snow becomes less and less, replaced by jagged rocks and faint greenery.

Seeing this scene that defies the laws of nature, Mu An felt that the problem might not be as simple as he thought.

There's something wrong with this mountain; it might not be as easy to climb as he thought.

Between 10,000 and 20,000 meters, the greenery gradually deepens, transforming from a few sparse blades of grass into a vibrant spring scene.

Standing on the mountain, Mu An could even see hundreds of flowers in bloom.

The scene, which was no different from a miracle, deeply shocked Mu An. He looked down and saw that the dark clouds were already at his feet, and there were only a few white clouds that looked like cotton candy where he was now.

What's even stranger is that even the wind blowing on him has a lazy feel to it.

Having arrived here, Mu An hesitated slightly. He carefully considered all the information related to Tianzhu Mountain in his mind, but could not find any situation similar to the current one.

Although this mountain is high, the world has never lacked curious and strong people. Over thousands of years, countless masters have climbed to the summit, but none of their records of Tianzhu Mountain have described the scene before them.

Mu An became increasingly silent. He felt that what Jun Yunxin said might be true, and that Tianzhu Mountain might really be related to her.

At an altitude of 20,000 meters, the heaviness of midsummer has replaced the freshness of early spring; the leaves have turned from tender green to dark green, and the occasional sound of cicadas can be heard.

At an altitude of 30,000 meters, autumn replaces the height of summer, the mountains are a tapestry of gold and red, laden with abundant fruit, and every now and then, fallen leaves are blown by the autumn wind to Mu An's eyes.

Mu An picked an apple that was as big as two fists, observed it for a long time, and finally didn't dare to eat it.

He now has some doubts, that he is no longer actually on the original Tianzhu Mountain.

At an altitude of 40,000 meters, the mountains are covered in snow, and everything around is just like the foot of the mountain, a vast expanse of white.

When they reached the 50,000-meter mark, Mu An stopped.

He saw a river that split into three branches and flowed backwards.

He looked up at the sky and vaguely saw a blurry disc, but he couldn't make it out clearly.

It seems that countless shackles are interwoven around the disc, leaving numerous cracks on it.

At an altitude of 50,000 meters, Mu An stood for a few seconds, then decisively bent down and bowed towards the higher position.

After doing all this, he didn't hesitate. He unsheathed his sword, Liuyun, and jumped up, using all his strength to fly down the mountain.

Holy crap, what kind of high-level game is this!

With his skinny arms and legs, he should go back to wash up and go to sleep!

It took Mu'an two hours to go up the mountain, but only three minutes to go down.

When he returned to the location of the carriage, he suddenly realized that he had broken out in a cold sweat and that his spiritual energy was almost completely depleted.

Deep within his consciousness, the motionless ancient book was emitting a silvery-white light, accelerating the recovery of his spiritual power.

The howling snow stopped at some point.

Under the confused yet concerned gazes of Lin Li and Jun Yunxin, Mu An didn't know how to explain.

Finally, he shook his head and said nothing.

Jun Yunxin was clearly disappointed, but she didn't blame Mu An. Instead, she smiled at him and said something that even she herself couldn't understand.

"It's all about timing and fate; another cycle has begun."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jun Yunxin covered her mouth with both hands, looking as if she herself was also very confused.

"Um... I was just talking nonsense. It just suddenly came to mind. Don't mind it."

If we can't get up there, we can't get up there. There's not much point in this place anyway.

"Let's go, let's go see the sea!"