Chapter 558: Chapter 553: Reshaping the Great Thousand World
Hearing the words of Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable, An Hao’s expression darkened. He realized what the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable intended to do, and he could neither agree with it nor stop it.
The Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable wanted to sacrifice himself to save all living beings. As a son, An Hao could not agree, yet he could not disregard the life and death of all beings to stop him either.
The Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable took a deep look at Gu An. The Celestial Dao Golden Core on his shoulder burst forth with golden light, and the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit rose up, quickly blossoming into expanding spiritual energy that symbolized vigorous life force.
An Hao was baptized by the Celestial Dao Spiritual Qi, and his wounds recovered rapidly.
He clenched his fists tightly, gritting his teeth as he watched the gradually dissipating figure of the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable.
Gu An watched this scene from afar, feeling somewhat conflicted.
…
He guessed that the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable had noticed him, which made him uneasy. However, due to the relationship between the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable and An Hao, he could not make a move against the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable.
Now that the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable had chosen to sacrifice himself to protect the beings of Great Heaven and Earth, it was also a good thing for Gu An.
“I was born in the Celestial Spirit Great World and owe you a debt of gratitude. If there is a chance in the future, I will assist you in being reborn.”
That’s what Gu An thought to himself. He didn’t dwell on it any longer but chose to carefully sense the creation of Heaven and Earth.
He too could create a Great Thousand World, but even if he did, he could not take a life span from his own Great Thousand World, so he did not do so.
Taking a life span from within his own Great Thousand World would be like devouring his own Mana, which would not increase his Mana.
However, even without doing so, he could comprehend the creation of the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable, thereby enhancing his understanding of the Dao.
This was a rare opportunity, an opportunity brought by the self-sacrifice of an Innate Golden Immortal!
As the spiritual energy of nature spread, the twisted space of the universe gradually calmed down. The beings of the Celestial Spirit Great World, being the first to be swept by the nature’s spiritual energy, recovered their Qi Power. The Celestial Vault also quickly took shape, replacing the view of the cosmic starry sky.
Everything was returning to normal!
At that moment, the Immortal Seeker unexpectedly flew towards Gu An.
If it weren’t for their past acquaintance, Gu An wouldn’t have let him approach.
With the mystery of the Celestial Dark Purple Micro Saint Dao Body, even when the Immortal Seeker arrived in front of Gu An, he still couldn’t see his true form.
Looking at the blurred image of Gu An, the Immortal Seeker took a deep breath and said, “Fellow Daoist, by slaying the Celestial Spirit God, you will bring immense troubles upon yourself. Each Immortal God holds a position in the Celestial Dao. Once they fall, the Celestial Court must be aware. Even if you use cause-and-effect to isolate this Great Thousand World, as long as the Celestial Court wants to investigate, finding you is only a matter of time. Among the Celestial Court, there are countless beings more powerful than the Celestial Spirit God. To the Immortal Gods of the Celestial Court, nothing is more important than its majesty.”
Gu An looked down at the Immortal Seeker and asked, “So, what are you trying to say?”
The Immortal Seeker replied, “If Fellow Daoist can secure a Celestial Dao Immortal Position before the Celestial Court becomes aware, with your Dao Practice, even if you’re punished, the loss won’t be significant.”
“Celestial Dao Immortal Positions are easy to come by?”
“I must be honest, I have an opportunity for a Celestial Dao Immortal Position in my possession.”
“That’s not necessary. You may leave now. Your presence is a threat to me and to this Great Thousand World.”
Gu An’s response elicited a wry smile from the Immortal Seeker, who immediately bowed and took his leave. Before going far, his soul dispersed.
The Immortal Seeker’s method of fleeing this realm was self-demise.
Gu An wasn’t much affected; he turned his gaze toward An Hao.
Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable was remaking the Dao Rules of the Great World, harboring a personal interest in bestowing his Dao inheritance upon An Hao. Even though it couldn’t make An Hao’s Cultivation Level soar directly, it could help An Hao cultivate better.
Gu An didn’t interfere, nor did he fear any tricks from the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable, because he could sense that the causality of the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable was dissipating, not an act.
However…
Gu An frowned lightly, his gaze shifting to the depths of the universe.
As the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable was reconstructing the rules of the Great Thousand World, Celestial Dao Destiny appeared out of thin air along with the Dao.
This made Gu An very curious about the connection between the Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao.
He had always thought that the Heavenly Dao was weaker than the Great Dao, or that the Heavenly Dao was born based on the Great Dao. Now it seemed that this Heavenly Dao was as dominant as the Great Dao.
The figure of the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable completely faded away, and An Hao had fully recovered from his injuries.
An Hao looked around, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. He, too, felt the Destiny of the Heavenly Dao.
“Could it be that all of this was not the doing of the Celestial Spirit God, and he only chose to act at this juncture?” An Hao muttered to himself.
His gaze then fell upon Gu An.
Gu An felt his gaze and turned to look.
Their eyes met, and Gu An understood what was in An Hao’s eyes.
An Hao couldn’t make out Gu An’s expression, but being watched by Gu An made him feel at peace, and a smile appeared on his face.
Wasn’t this the moment he had been looking forward to?
“You’d better think it through. The beings you save will eventually die, and the Great Thousand World will return to normal in time,” Gu An’s voice reached An Hao’s ears.
An Hao smiled and retorted, “Master, how many of the beings you saved are still alive? They will eventually die, and you still took action, didn’t you?”
Gu An asked, “Are you willing to let go of An Xin? And your wife, your children, can you truly cut all ties?”
“Didn’t you make arrangements for them? The only person I’m sorry to is you. I’ve lived for nearly ten thousand years and never repaid you, only caused you worries…”
An Hao spoke to Gu An with a look of guilt.
Gu An really wanted to say that it was actually quite a simple task and no trouble at all, but looking at An Hao’s expression, he knew that nothing he said would change An Hao’s choice.
Now, Gu An was strong, but not strong enough—at least not enough to free the Great Thousand World from the Heavenly Dao, at least not enough to develop the world he lived in according to his wishes.
However, Gu An was quite relieved to see An Hao take on such responsibility.
He couldn’t change such an outcome, but he could leave An Hao a way out.
Gu An turned and disappeared into the void.
More and more Divine Senses swept across, able to lock onto An Hao, yet not daring to come close.
The previous battle made them shudder; even though they hadn’t seen clearly what had happened, the shadow of the Eternal Infinite Divine Sword and the grand and spectacular Celestial Eye Dao Skill still gave them chills.
Even Daoist Zang Zizai Immortal and Profound Yuan Free Immortal would feel like they could be annihilated at any moment when facing the recent battle.
An Hao looked toward the Celestial Spirit Great World, his gaze filled with affection, and slowly raised his arms, murmuring, “Yang Immortal Emperor, I will carry out the task you left unfinished.”
…
Inside the Daoist Field of the Beginningless, An Xin, Celestial Demon Child, Chen Chuan, and others had not been stripped of their mana and Qi Power by the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable; they were always discussing the battle situation.
Gu An appeared out of nowhere beside An Xin. As he appeared, the crowd immediately gathered around.
“Master, did you make a move?”
“Was that Sword Intent just now the Eternal Infinite Divine Sword?”
“Master, what’s the situation in Outer Heaven now?”
“An Hao and Zhu Xi, who won and who lost?”
“Who was the person who spoke earlier, they sounded so arrogant, I wonder how high their Cultivation Level is.”
Everyone kept asking, curious and excited, with the protection of the Daoist Field of the Beginningless, they hadn’t truly felt the oppression from the outside world.
Gu An looked toward the Celestial Vault, “From now on, you will never see those two again.”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned, their excitement immediately extinguished, and they subconsciously looked at An Xin.
They weren’t familiar with Zhu Xi, they only knew that An Xin and An Hao were as close as siblings.
An Xin too was stunned; she didn’t have a breakdown of emotions, but looked at Gu An and asked, “Master, have you seen him already?”
“Yes.”
“Then let it be.”
An Xin was very calm, and Gu An did not say more. He turned to the others, “A new Era is coming, the universe will become infinitely vast, from now on, you will no longer live in the Great Heaven and Earth, but in the Great Thousand World.”
The Great Thousand World!
Everyone was astounded; they believed Gu An’s words, and so they began to fantasize about the vastness of the Great Thousand World.
An Shengtian was also somewhat dazed; although he had cut off the cause and effect with An Hao, he had always hoped to meet An Hao.
Would he really never be able to meet him from now on?
“Look!”
Celestial Cyan suddenly pointed at the sky, exclaiming loudly. Everyone turned their heads to look and saw a sun appearing in the sky that was growing rapidly larger.
Celestial Demon Child was about to ask Gu An when suddenly, an unimaginable shockwave descended from the sky, leaving everyone in a bewildered state.
The scene seemed to freeze, everyone was fixed in place, only Gu An could still move.
Gu An looked up and could see An Hao’s figure, which was fading away.
An Hao had chosen the same path as his father, the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable.
The Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable had chosen to sacrifice himself to reshape the Dao Rules of the Great Thousand World, and An Hao had chosen to sacrifice himself to reassemble the shattered Great Thousand World.
An Hao was able to do this because he had received the Dao of the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable, he had become the controller of the Great Thousand World, in order for all living beings to quickly survive the calamities set by the Heavenly Dao, he chose to sacrifice himself.
In this catastrophe, Zhu Xi was sent out of the universe by Immortal Seeker, the Celestial Spirit God was captured, and both the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable and An Hao fell one after another.
At first glance, it seemed there were no victors.
Gu An sighed at the capriciousness of fate, but he was also looking forward to the brand-new Great Thousand World.
Anyway, this calamity was just a node in his life; he needed to keep striving to become stronger, intuition telling him that one day he would no longer be able to conceal himself, and he would need to directly face the might of the Celestial Court.
When that day comes, whether he would compromise and Ascend to Immortality or make other plans would depend on how high his Cultivation Level was.
Gu An retracted his gaze and walked toward his own pavilion.
As for the immobilized crowd, they wouldn’t have any issues, Gu An deliberately allowed An Hao’s power to enter the Dojo, letting them rapidly get through the upcoming drastic changes of heaven and earth like all living beings. When they awoke, they would only think they had a dream.
Gu An suddenly looked in one direction, a trace of surprise in his voice.
Everything in the universe was still under An Hao’s power, yet Shen Zhen was unaffected, still fervently drawing in her house.
Gu An felt a special aura from Shen Zhen, one that he couldn’t deduce.
This made him even more curious, what kind of Great Dao had Shen Zhen stepped into?
As Gu An was pondering, a powerful light that drained all colors from everything descended from the sky, enveloping his figure and all of existence.