Chapter 571: Chapter 566: The Path of the Buddha Emperor, Bodhi Golden Body
At three years old, your parents encountered an attack by the Star Demon Race in the Chaotic Immortal Star River, your mother was sacrificed, and your severely injured father took you and escaped into a space-time vortex.
At four years old, despite his injuries, your father continued to take you toward Ling Mountain, and on the Path of the Great Dao, he was attacked by a Great Power Cultivator and perished, his existence erased. You were taken by this Great Power Cultivator to a Little World, where he accepted you as his disciple and imparted the Method of Cultivating Immortality to you.
Is this misfortune?
They died so quickly…
Gu An felt something was off; why did every Lifespan Reincarnation start so tragically?
Could it be that Heavenly Dao was targeting him?
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At six years old, you successfully achieved Foundation Establishment, learned your master was named Profound Misfortune Ancestor, and despite being blind, you did not know your father was killed by the Profound Misfortune Ancestor. You were grateful for the Profound Misfortune Ancestor’s life-saving grace and upbringing.
At twelve years old, under the help of the Profound Misfortune Ancestor, you condensed your Golden Core. The Profound Misfortune Ancestor used his own mana to coalesce your eyes, and you regained your sight, escalating your gratitude toward your master to another level.
At sixteen, the Profound Misfortune Ancestor summoned you, offering you two paths of cultivation, one was the Daoist Emperor path, chasing the Emperor’s Destiny to become a Daoist Emperor; the other was the Path of Eternal Life, pursuing an eternal lifespan to live as long as Heavenly Dao itself. You were caught in hesitation; how would you choose?
Such quick decision-making!
Seeing to live as long as Heavenly Dao itself, Gu An instinctively resisted.
Having suffered so much, he had no fondness for Heavenly Dao and believed his cultivation level should not rely on Heavenly Dao.
You chose the Daoist Emperor path, and the Profound Misfortune Ancestor showed a relieved smile, beginning to impart the Dao Profound Skill to you.
At eighteen, you fell into Demonic Possession during your cultivation, causing the Profound Misfortune Ancestor to examine your body and his face to drastically change. You were forced to reveal your early experiences, prompting the Profound Misfortune Ancestor to decide to take you to Ling Mountain in place of your parents.
At nineteen, the Profound Misfortune Ancestor took you to Ling Mountain, you entered the Great Leiyin Temple, met the Celestial Buddhas, and the Profound Misfortune Ancestor requested the Celestial Buddha to save you. The Celestial Buddha stated that eliminating your misfortune required years of Buddhist spell chanting, and you had to first join Ling Mountain. The Profound Misfortune Ancestor looked at you, giving you the choice; would you choose to join Ling Mountain?
Yes!
Are you kidding? With only two years left to live, Gu An couldn’t care less; surviving came first.
Plus, the Profound Misfortune Ancestor clearly wasn’t a good person; Ling Mountain at least bore no grudge toward eternal life.
You chose to join Ling Mountain, and the Celestial Buddha personally accepted you as a disciple, preserving your eternal name, hoping that the hard-luck you could truly achieve longevity. The Profound Misfortune Ancestor gave you a few words of advice then left; you watched the back of the Profound Misfortune Ancestor, reluctant to part.
At twenty, the misfortune within you erupted, luckily, with the aid of the Celestial Buddha, you temporarily suppressed the misfortune. Under the guidance of the Celestial Buddha, you came before the Bodhi Sacred Tree, and the Celestial Buddha transmitted to you a Buddhist Spell, instructing you to chant scriptures and cultivate under the Bodhi Sacred Tree.
At twenty-three, your cultivation level made a breakthrough, gaining your own understanding of the Buddhist Dao.
The rest of the hints were all about cultivation.
Seeing that the Celestial Buddha had made no moves against eternal life, Gu An began to feel fondness for Ling Mountain.
Keep at it, don’t leave halfway to experience the world!
Gu An thought this way.
For him, the opportunity from the Reincarnation Body was not the most important; he primarily relied on the experiences from the Reincarnation Body to enhance his understanding of the Great Dao; the higher the realm, the better he could comprehend the Great Dao.
Bowing into Ling Mountain, Gu An lacked not in cultivation resources; focusing wholeheartedly on cultivation, he could surely reach a very high realm.
The hints popped up very fast; at three hundred years old, Gu An successfully achieved Nirvana. During this period, he faced several backlashes of misfortune, each time with the Celestial Buddha intervening.
He couldn’t make choices staying under the Bodhi Sacred Tree the whole time; Gu An could only watch.
Reincarnation’s time swiftly passed by.
In a blink, Yongsheng had already reached the age of nine thousand.
“At the age of nine thousand, you comprehended the Bodhi Sacred Tree, realized the Buddhist Dao, and nature’s spiritual energy surged towards you, causing heavenly phenomena, attracting the Celestial Buddha and other Buddhas to take notice; you successfully forged the Bodhi Golden Body, and your talent shocked Ling Mountain.”
To Gu An, Ling Mountain must certainly hide a Taiqing Golden Immortal; such a formidable force yet to be shocked by the Bodhi Golden Body indicated it was no ordinary thing.
“At the age of nine thousand one hundred, you attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Sacred Tree, the Black Profound Emperor suddenly attacked; just as he was about to reach you, the Celestial Buddha appeared and annihilated him; you inquired about the origins of the Black Profound Emperor, and after deliberation, the Celestial Buddha said it was unpredictable, then left; you always felt there was some connection between the Black Profound Emperor and yourself, and you began to comprehend the Way of Cause and Effect.”
“At the age of nine thousand two hundred and thirty-four, you entered the Wandering Immortal Realm, and after a breakthrough, you felt your connection with the Immortal Emperor’s Eye, you could trace the Immortal Emperor’s Eye, recalling your early experiences, if not for the Immortal Emperor’s Eye being taken, and cursed with misfortune, your parents would not have died; you found the Celestial Buddha, proposed your idea of seeking revenge, but the Celestial Buddha forbade it, telling you to reach the Dao Fruit Realm before leaving Ling Mountain.”
Seeing the Celestial Buddha block Yongsheng, Gu An breathed a sigh of relief.
A mere Wandering Immortal daring to seek revenge?
Still ahead were various prompts about cultivation.
Shen Zhen, sitting in front of the Great Cauldron, saw that Gu An was not reading, but daydreaming, and could not help asking, “Gu An, did you just have a breakthrough?”
Gu An glanced at her and asked, “Do you think my current realm is something I can easily break through? I’ve just gained new insights into the Great Dao.”
He also would keep secrets from those around him; it was a benign lie, the Path of Cultivating Immortality was filled with bizarre methods, and even those close could unintentionally leak his information.
Shen Zhen asked, “Just now, when I was focused on the scene inside the cauldron, I saw a Golden Buddha enduring the flames’ tempering; what do you think this signifies?”
A Golden Buddha?
Gu An grew curious – just as his Reincarnation Body had forged the Bodhi Golden Body, Shen Zhen saw a Golden Buddha, clearly there was some connection.
“Continue to feel it, and when you can’t see it anymore, discuss it with me in detail,” Gu An proposed thoughtfully.
Shen Zhen nodded and then returned her gaze to the Great Cauldron.
Gu An continued to pay attention to the Reincarnation prompts.
“At the age of fifty-seven thousand and forty-six, you succeeded in Crossing the Tribulation and became a Divine Thought True Immortal.”
“At the age of fifty-seven thousand and three hundred and eighty-nine, you mastered the Great Celestial Thunder Spell; the Celestial Buddha was deeply pleased and bestowed upon you the precious Red Dust Buddha Beads of Ling Mountain.”
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“At the age of sixty-eight thousand five hundred and seven, you succeeded in Crossing the Tribulation and became a Free Immortal; you awakened the Divine Skills of the Immortal Emperor’s Eye and eagerly wished to reclaim the Immortal Emperor’s Eye.”
“At the age of eighty-nine thousand and two, you succeeded in Crossing the Tribulation and became a Daoist Zang Zizai Immortal; you began to solidify your cultivation level.”
“At the age of ninety thousand, the Celestial Buddha agreed for you to leave Ling Mountain, and before saying goodbye, he entrusted you with a task to take a disciple from the Misty Immortal Court, saying they would certainly agree; you left Ling Mountain with doubts.”
“At the age of ninety thousand one hundred and thirty-four, you encountered a group of cultivators ascending to Yellow Heaven; they were entangled by evil spirits, you helped them, and knowing you were heading in the same direction, the group of cultivators decided to travel with you.”
Seeing others follow, Gu An knew trouble was coming!
Afterward, he frequently encountered problems, but Gu An never faced a choice; perhaps these troubles posed no threat to Yongsheng.
“At the age of ninety thousand one hundred and fifty-two, you ventured into a Cosmic Domain, and suddenly, Great Dao True Fire emerged from all directions submerging you; you couldn’t escape the universe, only able to resist with your mana, the Great Dao True Fire grew stronger, continuously engulfing people; you protected the living with the Red Dust Buddha Beads, while you yourself endured using the Bodhi Golden Body.”
“At the age of ninety thousand one hundred and fifty-three, your Red Dust Buddha Beads were refined, the protected cultivators all were refined, leaving only you relying on the Bodhi Golden Body to desperately endure; suddenly, a figure came from the deep darkness, self-proclaimed as the Profound Demon Emperor, you sensed the presence of the Immortal Emperor’s Eye on him, knowing he was the one who took your eye, and thinking of your parents’ tragic death, you attacked in rage.”
“Due to the huge gap in cultivation level, you were no match for the Profound Demon Emperor; just as he was about to annihilate you, a golden palm shattered the universe and repelled the Profound Demon Emperor; you turned back and recognized it as your teacher, the Celestial Buddha’s hand, no matter how you called to the Celestial Buddha, he did not respond to you, and you could only leave this shattered universe.”