Chapter 530: Chapter 527: 100 Trillion Years Life Span, Life Span Breakthrough
Before the Celestial Dao Golden Core.
An Hao stood still, his expression vacant as he continuously recalled the formidable figure of the Celestial Spirit God in his mind.
He finally understood what kind of terrifying existence stood behind this cosmic catastrophe and also finally realized why the Celestial Dao Golden Core had urged him to flee.
Facing such a powerful being, how many years would he have to cultivate before he could contend with it?
He had spent thousands of years with the Yang Immortal Emperor, often exchanging insights about the Heavenly Dao, and the fall of the Yang Immortal Emperor had also deeply touched him, who had experienced the Celestial Dao Reincarnation.
In the midst of the unknown, who exactly controlled everything?
…
At the same time.
Others felt as conflicted as An Hao.
The Immortal Seeker and Zhu Xi stood on a cliff, looking up at the Celestial Vault.
Zhu Xi had already recovered her past life’s memory. Although her cultivation level had not yet returned to its peak, her Divine Sense was now capable of glimpsing beyond the Outer Heaven.
“It’s him…” Zhu Xi murmured softly.
Once, she had traversed the universe, pushing the Celestial Demon Race back to the Outer Heaven, and had also seen the figure of the Celestial Spirit God, transient as a flash, which had caused a tremendous impact on her then seemingly invincible self.
It was precisely for this reason that she chose to hide in Reincarnation to comprehend the Great Dao.
Being the strongest in one realm, yet not the strongest in the universe, she was well aware that such a status would inevitably lead to an end sooner or later.
The Immortal Seeker said with emotion, “He’s become stronger than before.”
Zhu Xi turned to look at the Immortal Seeker and asked, “You know him?”
The Immortal Seeker answered, “There’s some history.”
Zhu Xi suddenly felt the Immortal Seeker was hiding something from her, and that obtaining the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit would be more difficult than she imagined.
She might even face the mighty one she had just thought of.
Thinking of this, she grew worried and wondered whether she should give up on the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit and stay away from the Immortal Seeker.
…
The news of the Yang Immortal Emperor’s demise spread like the wind throughout the Celestial Spirit Great World, and the information about the adjoining of another Great World to the Celestial Spirit Great World caused a huge stir everywhere.
An unprecedented change was coming to the Human World’s situation!
However, these changes did not affect Gu An’s life, who continued to insist on gathering medicinal herbs to accumulate his Life Span.
With the merging of the two Great Worlds, more and more cultivators started going to this new world for training, which, to some degree, lessened the fights.
That Great World, not as strong as the Celestial Spirit Great World, with far fewer beings, could only submit in the face of invasion by various Sects from the Celestial Spirit Great World.
Against such a backdrop, over six hundred years swiftly passed.
On this particular noon, Gu An was in the Mountain God Temple in the North Sea Mountain Ridge, gathering medicinal herbs, maintaining the form of the Mountain God with an opera mask covering his face.
His actions suddenly froze.
[Your Life Span has broken through one hundred billion years for the first time, activating the Lifespan Breakthrough Function]
[Lifespan Breakthrough: You can consume Life Span to obtain options for breakthrough locations that pose no threat to you and are suitable for your current Realm; both traveling to and from these locations will consume a certain amount of Life Span]
Huh?
This function…
Gu An felt this function would be very helpful to him. As his Realm continued to rise, the commotion caused by his breakthroughs would also increase. At the very least, it was no longer suitable to make them in the Celestial Spirit Great World, which could easily lead to trouble.
He didn’t want anyone to know his Realm, including those around him, so his breakthroughs had to be secretive.
But…
This is a real rip-off!
From now on, selecting a breakthrough location will consume Life Span, activating a Life Span Barrier will consume Life Span, and even improving Daoist Technique will require Life Span…
Gu An exhaled deeply, yet he felt quite happy inside.
Although he was using up Life Span in more and more ways, it also made him more secure.
Life Span, after all, could be accumulated through medicinal herbs.
Although he could find a breakthrough location on his own, there would always be accidents.
Gu An began to look forward to his next breakthrough.
He didn’t use it right away, preferring to finish gathering the medicinal herbs from the Mountain God Temple first.
Once today’s tasks were done, he could make his breakthrough!
Gu An’s mood became joyous, and he began to hasten his motions.
After a while.
Profound Mysterious Zhenren walked down the mountain path and came to Gu An’s side, with a teapot in hand.
Gu An, transformed into the Mountain God, seemed like a porcelain figurine in his presence.
“Mountain God, the Great Heaven and Earth has become even vaster. Now, the achievements of Yang Immortal Emperor are widely celebrated. What do you make of it?” Profound Mysterious Zhenren asked softly.
Although the Yang Immortal Emperor had fallen for hundreds of years, living in the deep mountains, Profound Mysterious Zhenren received news of the outside world very slowly and had only recently learned why the Yang Immortal Emperor had perished.
The Yang Immortal Emperor had tried to aid all beings in the Great Heaven and Earth in overcoming a great calamity by trying to unite various heavens and earths, ultimately meeting Celestial Punishment.
Such actions were worthy of admiration.
Even though Profound Mysterious Zhenren didn’t understand how the heavens and earths were to unite, in an age of power struggles, he deeply revered a ruler like the Yang Immortal Emperor who would make sacrifices for all beings.
Profound Mysterious Zhenren wanted to become such an unparalleled hero, to die for all beings, what a thrill it would be!
Just thinking about it filled him with a fiery passion.
Gu An replied, “He indeed achieved great deeds, and it’s a pity he died.”
The Yang Immortal Emperor had once spent many years in the Third Medicine Valley, and Gu An had a good impression of him, but this impression was not enough for Gu An to take the risk of protecting him against the Celestial Spirit God.
Not everyone can be a savior, but before the savior emerges, many precede them in sacrifice, their actions awakening the will of all living beings.
The death of the Yang Immortal Emperor had incited the indignation of the beings of Great Heaven and Earth. With the major sects fanning the flames, the intervention of the Celestial Spirit God left the leaders of these sects in despair, unclear about the nature of the world they inhabited.
What hidden schemes lay behind the Celestial Spirit Great World?
More and more people felt that this world was a prison they couldn’t escape, and the calamities seemed more like some powerful force compelling them to slaughter each other, making their lives seem laughable.
If death was inescapable, what was the purpose of pursuing the Immortal Dao?
Now that Profound Mysterious Zhenren had reached the cultivation level of the Nirvana Realm and after entering the Immortal Dao Realm, his confusion grew, and he knew that the so-called Immortal Dao Realm was still far from the omnipotence of the Immortal Gods.
He looked at Gu An, yearning to ask, “Have you repeatedly saved all living beings and yet avoid public attention because you know the hidden truths of Great Heaven and Earth?”
He held his tongue.
He was afraid of courting misfortune through careless speech.
Gu An walked forward and said, “Nothing in this world is ever permanent, not even the power that seems supreme at the moment.”
Profound Mysterious Zhenren’s eyes shifted upon hearing this.
He sensed another meaning.
The Mountain God was also dissatisfied with the forces behind Great Heaven and Earth, even possibly wanting to overthrow them!
Profound Mysterious Zhenren felt a fire ignite within himself, deciding that he would practice harder from now on, to one day stand shoulder to shoulder in battle with the Mountain God!
Gu An heard his heart’s voice, feeling helpless and amused.
I was just trying to comfort you!
An hour later.
Gu An left the Mountain God Temple but didn’t head straight back to the North Sea Mountain Ridge. Instead, he stepped into the woods of another continent. Standing under the shade of the trees, he began to use the Lifespan Breakthrough Function.
[You have activated the Lifespan Breakthrough Function. Based on your current realm, we have selected the following breakthrough locations for you:]
[1. War Spirit Holy Mansion]
[2. Netherworld Deep Sea]
[3. Celestial Extreme Nine Heavens]
[4. Path of the Great Dao]
[5. Dao Source Ancestor Tree]
…
Gu An initially thought there would only be three options since Lifespan Reincarnation had only three, but he didn’t expect the Lifespan Breakthrough to present nine choices.
The names of these places alone felt significant.
Had it not been for the hints that these places held no danger for him, he wouldn’t dare to venture there.
Of course, there was no danger for him now, but that might change once he started the breakthrough, which meant that he would have to activate the Life Span Barrier.