After Gu An reached the ninth layer of the Divine Thought True Immortal Realm, the spiritual energy and rules within the universe that had been violently disturbed returned to tranquility.
Looking around, powerful figures were darting in all directions, while the pair of eyes that had been spying on the universe had already disappeared.
Gu An slowly opened his eyes, his gaze indifferent.
Having seen so many lives, his Daoist Heart had been elevated, and in the unknown reaches, he had even touched upon a Dao that belonged to himself.
The Dao is long and profound, necessitating accumulation over lengthy eons.
Currently, Gu An possessed only cultivation level, wishing to strengthen his Dao, he needed to traverse real time in reality.
Of course, this did not mean Gu An was weaker compared to others at the same realm. The Dao was merely the direction for his future cultivation.
Nine Heavens of Immortal Path, Divine Thought True Immortal was already the eighth heaven!
Qi Cultivation, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Divinity Transformation, Void Crossing, Unification, Mystic Heart, Mahayana, Nirvana, Loose Immortal, Wandering Immortal, Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal, Carefree Primordial Immortal, Divine Immortal of Wondrous Dharma, Dao Void Mysterious Immortal, Divine Thought True Immortal!
Unknowingly, Gu An had transcended so many major realms.
He was only two hundred and twenty years old now; his future achievements were limitless.
What realm lies above the Nine Heavens?
Gu An fell into endless reverie, uncaring about the figures moving in various directions.
Let alone other Divine Thought True Immortals, currently no Dao Void Mysterious Immortal had appeared, likely hidden in the shadows.
Considering the mysterious giant eye he had encountered before, he now recalled and still could not see through the opponent’s cultivation level.
Gu An looked at the consumption of the Life Span Barrier and frowned.
This breakthrough alone had consumed over fifty million years of life span.
Now he had only three hundred forty million years left, this breakthrough exhausting nearly three hundred million years made it hard to imagine how many years the next breakthrough would require.
Nevertheless, the cultivation of the ninth layer of Divine Thought True Immortal Realm was enough for him to protect himself!
Gu An stood up, thinking of the scene inside the Third Medicine Valley Pavilion.
Just as the thought arose, he returned indoors.
This was the prowess of a Divine Thought True Immortal!
Thinking of a place, moving at will, he had already achieved the ability to be omnipresent to an initial extent.
The whole heaven and earth appeared different to Gu An; he saw more rules, and the universe became clearer.
He once again spied on the Great Heavenly Spirit Land, his Divine Sense far surpassing his previous Divine Perception, allowing him to penetrate the formations and restrictions of those great powers without being noticed.
This Great Heaven and Earth indeed harbored Divine Immortals of Wondrous Dharma, though few in number, all were in seclusion, detached from worldly affairs.
Gu An’s gaze turned to the Immortal Spirit Dynasty, which was located on a continent much larger than the one beneath his feet, with newborns starting at the Nirvana Realm. There, too, were Divine Immortals of Wondrous Dharma, even Dao Void Mysterious Immortals as well as places too profound to probe.
In his eyes, the standard for being unprovable was silence.
His Divine Thought could forcefully intrude, but it would surely disturb the beings inside.
This Immortal Spirit Dynasty is strong!
If it weren’t for the Holy Court, it would not be difficult for this dynasty to unify the Great Heavenly Spirit Land. However, they seemed not to desire hegemony but were isolated from the world. Gu An saw no Immortals coming in and out.
He then turned his Divine Thoughts towards the Holy Court at the other end of heaven and earth.
The baseline of the Holy Court was not as high as that of the Immortal Spirit Dynasty, but the number of beings in the Holy Court was extremely large, incomparable to the Immortal Spirit Dynasty, and the number of beings at the same realm was also greater than that of the Immortal Spirit Dynasty.
If the Immortal Spirit Dynasty was taking an elite route, the Holy Court was developing in all aspects, and it held absolute control over the Great Heavenly Spirit Land.
There were also places in the Holy Court that Gu An would not offend lightly, but after roughly spying around, Gu An felt that the Holy Court was still stronger than the Immortal Spirit Dynasty.
During his observation, Gu An saw the Carefree Primordial Immortals moving in and out of the Great Heavenly Spirit Land in ways that beings could not perceive.
He secretly rejoiced.
Fortunately, after reaching the Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal Realm, he had not acted recklessly; otherwise, when the Carefree Primordial Immortal arrived in front of him, he would not even have been aware.
After reaching the Divine Thought True Immortal Realm, Gu An was better able to sense the foundation of the Great Heavenly Spirit Land and of course, he also had his own confidence, not so fearful of the Holy Court.
Gu An vaguely saw the Qi Fortune of the Holy Court forming an invisible passage, leading deep into the universe, entering the Annihilation Zone.
His gaze involuntarily turned towards the Annihilation Zone.
The universe was vast and boundless, and the Annihilation Zone was not just in one direction but surrounded the cosmic region where the Great Heavenly Spirit Land was located, although the Great Heavenly Spirit Land was closer to one side. Thus, the beings of the Great Heavenly Spirit Land who flew out mistook that the Silent Destruction Domain was only in one direction.
Even for a Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal, flying to the Annihilation Zone from another direction would take many years, enough to see how vast the universe is.
Gu An retracted his Divine Thoughts, filled with emotion.
This world was different from what he had anticipated.
Due to the influence of past life culture, he felt that if there was the Immortal Path, there would be order, with Immortals governing all things under heaven and reincarnation constraining Yin Yang. Yet, in reality, there was none.
There were realms of Immortal Path but no Immortals governing the Heavenly Dao.
There were reincarnation and Yin Yang, yet no order like that of the underworld.
Now, having observed the universe, Gu An had only one feeling.
It was chaos.
There was no absolute order!
Gu An thought that there might be an even vaster world on the other end of the universe, with the Silent Destruction Domain impeding the steps of the beings of the Great Heavenly Spirit Land, especially since he had learned through Reincarnation Evolution about the existence of other Great Lands.
Speaking of the Dark Great Land alone, he felt that the Dark Great Land was stronger and larger than the Great Heavenly Spirit Land.
This was normal; Bai Ziya had mentioned that the current Great Heavenly Spirit Land was just a fragment—how vast the true Great Heavenly Spirit Land was hard to imagine.
Gu An couldn’t help but think of his juniors, his disciples.
His pride faded along.
Though a Divine Thought True Immortal was indeed powerful, he had not yet reached a stage where he could command reincarnation, at least he could not make those around him immortal.
He was planning to visit Ye Lan after some time to see if he could help extend her ultimate life span.
Gu An raised his hand, tapping the desktop with a finger.
This action was transmitting mana; he was enhancing the mana within the Heaven-Cutting Axe while also strengthening the words “Righteous Path” on the Heavenly Repair Platform.
Since the prestige of Sword Venerable Fudao had already been established, he would just have to maintain it!
…
At the end of summer.
The weather was gradually cooling.
In the woods, Gu An was guiding Yang Jian in his cultivation.
Yang Jian wielded a trident and blade, his attacks swift and powerful, yet unable to harm Gu An, who with just two fingers could block all his attacks.
This trident and blade were forged by order of Li Xuandao and had already been given to Yang Jian, but typically, inside Medicine Valley, Yang Jian would not bring out this divine weapon.
The making of this divine weapon was similar to that of the Heaven-Cutting Axe, weighing a million jin, and it contained special restrictions inside that enhanced its strike force.
Yang Jian grew more and more astonished in battle; he had gone all out, not to threaten his master, but under his master’s suppression, even the force he swung could not damage the woods.
At first glance, he seemed like a martial artist who was just faster and more forceful in his movements.
Blood Prison Great Saint lay on the side watching; he was not surprised, feeling that it should be so.
What he cared about was Yang Jian’s state.
This young man’s aura was getting stronger, and he could not imagine what posture Yang Jian would have once he reached the Mahayana Realm.
Yang Jian leaped up, slashing down furiously. Gu An raised his right hand, pinning the blade between his fingers, preventing it from pressing downward, which made Yang Jian tremble.
“Alright, let’s stop for today.”
Gu An spoke, his tone calm, thereafter setting Yang Jian down.
Yang Jian sheathed his blade and hurriedly bowed, his heart uneasy, unsure if he had satisfied his master.
His actual cultivation had reached the seventh layer of Divinity Transformation Realm, other than his own efforts, he received many elixirs from Gu An. As for cultivation speed, it quite satisfied Gu An.
“Let’s go back, a major figure is visiting today.”
Gu An revealed a smile, softly speaking.
Yang Jian couldn’t help but be curious. What major figure?
They walked towards the outside of the woods, along the way, Blood Prison Great Saint started to evaluate Yang Jian’s battle, imparting practical fighting experience, and Yang Jian, knowing his true cultivation, listened very attentively.
An ancient hour later.
Gu An was playing chess with Stealing the Five Elements, watched by Nine-Finger Divine Lord, Shen Xinzi, and a crowd of cultivators.
Stealing the Five Elements was frowning deeply, hesitating to make a move.
Just then, a sonorous voice echoed through Supreme Sect, reverberating across the continent.
“Holy Minister decrees, Sword Venerable Fudao’s merit in saving beings is notable, and he may enter the Holy Court to receive the Qi Fortune fruit position!”
Upon these words, everyone in Medicine Valley looked up, and Gu An also pretended to look.
After a brief silence, uproars broke out in Medicine Valley.
“The Holy Court?”
“A reward for Sword Venerable Fudao?”
“What’s the matter? What power is this Holy Court?”
“What is Qi Fortune fruit position, it sounds quite powerful.”
“Who is this Holy Minister, daring to recruit Sword Venerable Fudao? Too arrogant!”
Most disciples felt dissatisfied with the Holy Court after hearing this, feeling that the Holy Court did not respect Sword Venerable Fudao, at least from these words, it seemed the Holy Court considered itself stronger than Sword Venerable Fudao.
Gu An could not help but shake his head in amusement.
Recruit me?
But this plot point somewhat resembles Journey to the West.
Luckily, it’s not recruiting me to be Horses’ Fortune.
A disciple couldn’t help but inquire about the background of the Holy Court from Nine-Finger Divine Lord who did not conceal anything and began to introduce the Holy Court.
Hearing that the Holy Court was the overlord of the entire world, the disciples’ dissatisfaction quickly dissipated, immediately after, they started to worry about Sword Venerable Fudao leaving.
Without Sword Venerable Fudao, what would they do in case of another crisis in the future?
Meanwhile, Gu An sensed that the Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal who had transmitted the message had already stepped onto the Heavenly Repair Platform.
He immediately stood up to go watch the excitement.
Inside the Outer Gate City, the crowd was buzzing.
People on the Heavenly Repair Platform were discussing the Holy Court, many also believing that the Holy Court was undervaluing Sword Venerable Fudao.
A man in white walked among the crowd, his pace not quick, his long sleeves fluttering, his appearance handsome, holding a folding fan in his hand.
He wore a smile on his face, his heart scornful.
“A group of mortals dares to question the Holy Court?”
The man in white was not angry, he would not bother with mortals over this, and since this was Sword Venerable Fudao’s territory, it would not be good to offend Sword Venerable Fudao.
A Great Power capable of eradicating the Great Cold Demon Sect was not someone he could provoke.
After delivering the Holy Minister’s message, he did not care whether Sword Venerable Fudao agreed or not; he now wanted to try out that Heaven-Cutting Axe.
Before coming to Supreme Sect, he had heard about the legend of the Heaven-Cutting Axe while traveling in the Taicang Dynasty.