This cycle of reincarnation involving the Black Profound Emperor was just a minor episode in Gu An’s life, a warning he gave to Shen Zhen to keep secret before he returned to his usual rhythm of daily life.
Gathering flowers and herbs, mentoring disciples, reading, writing, and so forth.
Others in the Daoist Field of the Beginningless busied themselves with their own cultivation, and time passed quickly before them.
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In the blink of an eye, Gu An celebrated his five thousandth birthday.
He alone knew this fact, as everyone around him considered him an old monster who had lived untold years.
That year, during the summer.
Gu An sat on a boulder in the forest, checking his attribute panel.
[Name: Gu An]
[Life Span: 5,000/61,551,478,029]
[Physique: Primordial Infinite Body]
[Cultivation Level: Perfection in the Innate Golden Immortal Realm]
…
A life span of over six hundred fifteen billion years, not bad, steadily increasing.
Gu An thought thus, a smile appearing on his face.
Beside him was a stream, the very place where he had first met Yi Qingshan and others, now a boundary line of the forbidden land of the Qiankun Sect.
He stayed here to wait for someone.
While waiting, Gu An looked towards the distance, observing the current state of his old acquaintances.
Martial Resolution had become a high-ranking member of the Supreme Sect, but power was corrupting his talent.
Profound Celestial Intent was still traveling the world, having relinquished all responsibilities since the Supreme Sect had grown stronger and leading a carefree life.
Jiang Qiong had become a Supreme Elder, currently in seclusion and cultivating.
Li Xuandao, supported by Yang Jian, began to expand the boundaries of the Tai Cang Dynasty.
The world remained a battleground between the Immortal Dynasty and the Holy Court, with both sides losing numbers but their overall destiny improving as they birthed more powerful and outstanding individuals.
Without the intervention of the Free Immortal, all was relatively peaceful.
Gu An’s gaze landed on Li Ya, who had been quickly increasing in cultivation under the tutelage of the Sword Annihilation Ancestor, especially in his Sword Intent, which was fiercely potent.
Having instruction surpassing even the Nine Heavens of the Immortal Path from a Sword Dao expert, Li Ya’s opportunity was among the top in the world, only An Hao surpassing him among their generation.
With the vast world filled with talents like fish in a river, the Supreme Sect producing two pinnacle geniuses gave Gu An a great sense of achievement.
With this feeling of accomplishment, Gu An began to predict Li Ya’s future.
As he calculated, his expression grew peculiar.
Such a possibility…
Gu An thought of the Celestial Dao Golden Core and the Sword Annihilation Ancestor, feeling that such a future was indeed reasonable. Everything had its advantages and drawbacks, and as Li Ya grew stronger, he would also have to bear the karma that strength brought.
After a long while.
A figure approached from the depths of the woods, spotting Gu An from a distance and immediately growing excited, rushing over.
It was Lv Xian!
Once the top talent of the Tai Cang Imperial Dynasty and the son of the Sect Leader Lv Baitian.
He reached Gu An’s side, looking at him, extremely agitated and somewhat at a loss.
“Gu An… I…” Lv Xian was so excited, he didn’t know what to say.
Gu An looked at him, sizing him up and down, and smiled, “No need to be nervous. Since you’ve crossed heaven and earth to get here, I naturally will fulfill my promise.”
Hundreds of years ago, Gu An heard Lv Xian calling out to him. It turned out that Lv Xian had challenged Yang Jian and suffered a devastating defeat, which hit him hard. Thus, he thought of seeking Gu An’s help, considering Yang Jian was Gu An’s disciple.
He knelt in his own Cave Mansion, begging Gu An to teach him.
After all, with a friendship spanning over four thousand years, Gu An couldn’t bear to refuse him, even if only out of respect for Lv Baitian, so Gu An allowed him to come on his own while strictly forbidding him from revealing the matter.
Thus, Lv Xian crossed continents and oceans, and even with the cultivation level of the Nirvana Realm, it still took him hundreds of years to reach the Nine Spirit Continent. Along the way, he faced numerous hardships and experienced both resentment and affection.
“Can I follow you and cultivate now?” Lv Xian asked, his eyes burning with eagerness.
Gu An smiled and raised his hand towards a nearby stream, saying, “You must think carefully. Once you cross this stream, there will be no turning back. Until the catastrophe of heaven and earth ends, you cannot leave my Daoist Field. It’s an incredibly long period, long enough to turn anyone you care about into dust.”
Upon hearing this, Lv Xian’s brows furrowed tightly. Many faces flashed through his mind, but after only a moment’s hesitation, he stepped forward and crossed the stream.
He turned his head to look back, gazing at the woods behind Gu An as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
Gu An stood up, crossed the stream as well, and passed him by, heading toward the Daoist Field of the Beginningless.
Lv Xian hurriedly followed, but he couldn’t help turning his head back again.
In a daze, he saw a beautiful figure standing across the stream, her face bright with a radiant smile looking at him, causing a tremor in his pupils.
Lv Xian took a deep breath, decisively turned his head away, and quickly caught up with Gu An’s pace.
Gu An pretended not to notice his struggle and began to introduce him to the nearby mountains and forests.
Lv Xian listened intently but couldn’t stop thinking about that woman. Had he truly said goodbye forever?
Yet, compared to romantic attachments, he could not accept mediocrity even more.
He was born to be an Immortal!
Gu An walked slowly, and his voice gradually soothed the waves in Lv Xian’s heart.
When they returned to the Daoist Field of the Beginningless, a figure appeared out of nowhere in front of them; it was the Blood Prison Great Saint.
The transformed Blood Prison Great Saint looked at Lv Xian and sneered, “Didn’t expect you to come. Let’s have a match.”
He had long wanted to fight Lv Xian!
Lv Xian clearly remembered the Blood Prison Great Saint and immediately agreed to the challenge without hesitation, thus, completely pushing his worries aside.
Gu An raised his hand to create a barrier, allowing the two to enter and fight to their heart’s content.
Once they entered, they immediately unleashed their auras, which also alerted the others in the dojo since they were unfamiliar with Lv Xian’s aura and couldn’t help but overthink.
One figure after another appeared beside Gu An, inquiring about Lv Xian’s identity. Gu An briefly introduced him, and when they heard that Gu An had personally brought Lv Xian in, they dismissed their concerns and began to look forward to his performance.
Chen Chuan felt Lv Xian’s aura and secretly marveled; as they were both in the Nirvana Realm, he felt he was probably no match for Lv Xian.
Celestial Demon Child, Celestial Cyan, Tian Bai, and Ghost Mother of Ephemera also felt a sense of awe.
Jiang Shi and An Shengtian watched the fight earnestly, hoping to learn.
Shen Zhen came up to Gu An and whispered, “His karma and destiny are changing rapidly.”
Gu An glanced at her but did not respond.
Indeed, there were changes. The changes were due to Gu An cleansing Lv Xian’s karma to prevent powerful beings from using him to predict the presence of the Daoist Field of the Beginningless.
Better safe than sorry, even though Gu An was already an Innate Golden Immortal, he still acted cautiously.
Gu An looked at Lv Xian, his eyes revealing a hint of expectation.
Meanwhile.
Far across the realms, Li Ya arrived in front of the Nine Extremes Sacred Heart Sword.
The area was an open forest, and the Sword Annihilation Ancestor stood nearby, watching Li Ya.
In front of Li Ya, the Nine Extremes Sacred Heart Sword was stuck in the soil, its blade etched with crimson flame patterns and about four fingers wide. The hilt was dark purple, resembling the scale armor of some exotic beast wrapped around it, and the guard was engraved with a lifelike, eerie eye.
As Li Ya looked at the Nine Extremes Sacred Heart Sword, he tried to calm his emotions, while the Divine Exotic Immortal Spirit leaped out of his body and perched on his shoulder, eyeing the Nine Extremes Sacred Heart Sword.