Chapter 570: Chapter 565: Righteous Dao, Eternal Life
Outer Sect City fell into silence, the cultivators who came to support beheld the magnificent scene on the Heaven-Repairing Platform and were utterly astounded, slowing their flying speed, their eyes fixed on Long Qing.
The Sect Leader knelt?
When they turned their gazes towards Gu An, they couldn’t see his true face, even feeling a sense of dizziness.
Seeing his master speaking on his behalf, Ye Cang also came back to his senses.
Yes, if he could seek the help of Heaven-Supporting Ancestor, why couldn’t his ancestor help his master?
The moment he saw Cui Xianlin, Ye Cang actually began to let go.
…
It was only because the dead could not be brought back to life that he blamed others.
It was his own fault, after all—he had not protected his sister well. Who else could he blame?
Ye Cang took a deep breath and facing Gu An, he opened his mouth to say, “Thank you, Ancestor, for capturing my enemy for me. I should avenge myself, please, do not be disappointed in my master. He, as the Sect Leader, was indeed helpless, and I, as his disciple, failed to resolve his worries and constantly caused him trouble. It is I who have let him down…”
When Long Qing knelt down for him, his hatred for Long Qing completely dissipated.
Recalling what Long Teng had said, he felt utterly ashamed.
Now, he only wanted to kill Cui Xianlin and then leave.
Gu An looked at him and said, “Running away won’t solve the problem. You’ve caused so much trouble for the Supreme Sect—do you think you can just walk away?”
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After hearing this, Ye Cang opened his mouth but didn’t know how to respond to that question.
Though he had not intentionally killed anyone, his forceful actions along the way had undoubtedly caused immeasurable losses to the Supreme Sect.
“After taking revenge, have a chat alone with your master, let him decide your fate.”
Having said that, Gu An pushed Cui Xianlin, whose mana had already been restrained, towards Ye Cang. Now as weak as a mortal, once Cui Xianlin regained his freedom, he immediately ran towards the distance.
However, Ye Cang appeared out of nowhere in front of him, grabbed him by the throat, and lifted him high up.
As Gu An turned and walked away, he dropped a comment, “Zuo Yijian, come with me.”
Hearing this, Zuo Yijian became excited and hurriedly followed Gu An’s steps; just a few steps away, the two disappeared from the Heaven-Repairing Platform.
With Gu An gone, Ye Cang could no longer restrain his desire to kill.
“Cui Xianlin, give me back my sister’s life!”
Ye Cang roared with all his might, venting thousands of years of accumulated hatred and pain.
His voice echoed between heaven and earth, countless cultivators of the Supreme Sect looked up, their minds shaken as they gazed at the figure on the Heaven-Repairing Platform.
What shook them was not Ye Cang, but the person whom the Sect Leader had knelt before.
Who in the world was he?
Not only did he make the Sect Leader kneel, but he also made Ye Cang let go of his hatred towards the Supreme Sect—such a figure made the cultivators of the Supreme Sect’s imagination run wild.
…
The dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the sunlight poured down, brightening Third Medicine Valley.
Under an old tree, after Zuo Yijian finished pouring tea for Gu An, he sat down respectfully, facing Gu An with a mix of anticipation and nervousness in his heart.
Such a big event had happened, and Gu An calling him away meant Gu An had come specifically for him.
Was he going to accept him as a disciple, or was he going to ask him to give up guarding the Heaven-Repairing Platform?
Two thousand years had passed; too many people, including his son, had persuaded him to give up. He wavered at times but still persevered.
Only he knew how monotonous a life lasting thousands of years could be.
Hearing Zuo Yijian’s inner thoughts, Gu An laughed and said, “Don’t be nervous. Although your guarding of the Heaven-Repairing Platform doesn’t hold special significance for me, your sincerity has touched me.”
Zuo Yijian, flustered, let out an embarrassed smile.
Gu An continued with a smile, “I offer you two choices: one is to be my Sword Attendant, following me forever, and the other is to teach you the swordsmanship that leads to the peak of the world.”
“I wish to follow you!” Zuo Yijian answered without hesitation.
Gu An looked at him and reminded, “Following me, can you forsake your family?”
Zuo Yijian said firmly, “I have essentially already forsaken them. I have done all I could to give them everything I could. Choosing to follow you is my choice for immortal cultivation. I believe that by following you, I can achieve true immortality.”
He expressed his needs without concealment.
Such an attitude made Gu An appreciate him even more.
Gu An smiled and said, “Once someone receives the legacy of the Heaven-Splitting Axe, you can come to Wushi.”
“Wushi? What place is that?” Zuo Yijian asked eagerly, suppressing his excitement.
“That is my Daoist field.”
Having said that, Gu An began to inquire about the development of the Supreme Sect over the years. He was actually aware of it already, but he wanted to understand the Supreme Sect from the mouths of its cultivators.
Zuo Yijian hesitated for a moment, then decided to tell the truth.
“Currently, the Supreme Sect has already become a Holy Land, still the leader of the Righteous Dao. As the sect has grown, internal conflicts are inevitable. The Sect Leader often secludes himself for cultivation, with the Grand Elder Candle Star overseeing the power, and the Grand Elder has been doing quite well…”
Zuo Yijian spoke in detail, while Gu An listened attentively.
After a long while.
Long Qing brought Ye Cang back to Third Medicine Valley. From a distance, they saw Zuo Yijian sitting under a tree, stupidly smiling at a teapot on the table as if possessed.
Long Qing hesitated for a moment but still walked towards Zuo Yijian.
Ye Cang subconsciously looked around, searching for his ancestor.
After taking revenge and reflecting on his ancestor’s power, he felt shocked; he had thought Heaven-Supporting Ancestor was the strongest, but Heaven-Supporting Ancestor was powerless before his ancestor.
This incident also awakened him; if he hadn’t met his ancestor that day, he might have already died.
He began to admire and aspire after his ancestor, a person so powerful yet not overbearing, fair, the kind of person he wanted to become.
Seeing Long Qing and his disciple approaching, Zuo Yijian composed himself, resuming his inscrutable demeanor.
Long Qing approached him and bowed, asking, “Senior, where has my master gone? Has he left any instructions?”
Zuo Yijian stood up and said, “As for where he has gone off to, I can’t investigate that, and he didn’t leave any message.”
After hearing this, Long Qing frowned.
Zuo Yijian spoke with a meaningful tone, “Sect Leader, the next time you visit the Heaven-Repairing Platform, don’t just focus on the Heaven-Splitting Axe. Actually, the most important thing on the Heaven-Repairing Platform isn’t the legacy, nor the Sword Intent, but the two words of Righteous Dao he left behind.”
“What is the Righteous Dao?”
“Different people have different understandings, but I think what’s right is right, what’s wrong is wrong. The Righteous Dao should lead the moral climate of the Human World.”
Before the sound of his voice faded, Zuo Yijian had already disappeared from the spot.
After listening, Long Qing fell into silence.
Ye Cang, looking at Long Qing’s back, his eyes full of shame.
After being scolded and looking back at his master’s actions, he suddenly felt that being a master was the hardest.
Ye Cang began to examine his own heart. What kind of person was he really?
Did he deserve the two words “Righteous Dao”?
Heaven-Supporting Ancestor taught him that if one does not think for oneself, heaven and earth will annihilate them. Immortal cultivation is about striving, but seeing the Ancestor today, he suddenly felt that cultivators must still have some convictions and principles.
In thousands of years, he had seen countless powerhouses, but in terms of demeanor, no one could compare to his Ancestor.
The Ancestor had only said a few words, but now that he thought back, each word was filled with deep meaning.
Under the old tree, Long Qing and Ye Cang, each harboring their own thoughts, were reflecting on their own actions and pasts.
…
Gu An returned to the Daoist Field of the Beginningless and resumed his uneventful lifestyle, not caring about how Long Qing would deal with Ye Cang.
Even if the Supreme Sect were to be destroyed, he didn’t want to bother.
His intervention this time was because Ye Cang was considered his disciple, and his disciples could not be enemies with the Supreme Sect.
Regardless, the Supreme Sect still held a place in Gu An’s heart.
Gu An sat in a rocking chair reading a book, while in the courtyard, the Great Cauldron was still refining Dao Treasures. This time, it wasn’t An Xin who was helping to guard, but Shen Zhen.
An Xin needed to cultivate, and Gu An didn’t trouble her. Besides, Shen Zhen was quite interested in Refining Treasures.
Shen Zhen occasionally glanced at Gu An, with words lingering on her lips but never spoken.
She always felt Gu An had changed somehow this time, but she couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was.
After reading for a while, Gu An’s mind inexplicably drifted to the figure of the youth.
Why was that youth trapped in the Desperate Celestial Tomb?
What made him so capable of moving his heart?
No!
It’s time to initiate a Lifespan Reincarnation!
As soon as Gu An thought it, he did it. After all, he still had a hundred billion years of lifespan, so one attempt wasn’t extravagant.
His mind stirred, and a series of prompts appeared before his eyes:
[You consume ten million years of lifespan to initiate a Reincarnation Evolution]
[Beginning to connect with the Dao Rules]
[Searching for Reincarnation Worlds]
[You have the following worlds to choose from. Choose one:]
[One, Celestial Spirit Great World]
[Two, Misty Immortal Court]
[Three, Taishi Great World]
This time, it wasn’t going to be the Celestial Spirit Great World, but rather, the likelihood of reincarnating into the future was eight or nine out of ten.
Gu An was not interested in the future, as he had already encountered extremes before.
His gaze landed on the Misty Immortal Court.
His previous lifespan breakthrough had also shown this place, so at least that indicated that in the Misty Immortal Court, Taiqing Golden Immortals existed. Being born in such a place would result in a higher potential.
That’s the one!
Gu An made his choice, and another series of prompts popped up, reflected in his vision:
[You choose to reincarnate into Misty Immortal Court]
[Considering the strength of the Dao Rules of this world, you cannot temporarily activate the ability to seize lifespan, nor can you activate phase functions]
[Reincarnation Evolution begins]
No ability to seize lifespan!
Seeing this prompt, Gu An was not disappointed, he actually breathed a sigh of relief.
That was for the best, lest the Reincarnation Body go out of control.
However, previously, Lu Han also started in this way, and eventually activated the power to seize lifespan. He hoped this lifetime would be more stable.
While pondering, Gu An kept his eyes on the prompts.
[The first year, you were born in the Jinlan Immortal Mansion of the Misty Immortal Court. You were born with the Immortal Emperor’s Eye, astounding the Immortal Mansion. You were named Eternal Life by the Pavilion Master.]
[At the age of two, the Jinlan Immortal Mansion suffered an attack from space demons. Your eyes were gouged out, and misfortune was cast upon you. The powers in the mansion deduced that you could not live past twenty years. Unwilling to accept this fate, guided by the Pavilion Master, your parents decided to take you to Ling Mountain.]
What a tough start!
Couldn’t live past twenty?
Gu An immediately tensed up. From Misty Immortal Court to Ling Mountain, could Eternal Life’s parents reach it within twenty years?
He began to look forward to Eternal Life’s ability to activate lifespan evolution, perhaps to break free from fate.