Chapter 612: Chapter 605: Wrapping Up the Projection
After harvesting the ripe medicinal herbs, Gu An left alone, while the Ghost Mother of Ephemera started to sow as usual.
Gu An did not return to his own yard, he just picked a random direction to walk.
As he walked, he fiddled with the Fate Pen.
He seemed to be enjoying the scenery along the way, but he was actually watching Zhang Buku, who was far away in the Taize Great World.
Zhang Buku had taken root in the Taize Great World and had even established a Demon Race force.
Xu You, a reincarnation from the Celestial Court, assisted him by teaching him the Qi Fortune Method, which made his Demon Race force stronger and made cultivation easier and more fortunate for those under his command.
Seeing Zhang Buku’s accomplishments now, Gu An was very pleased.
At least Zhang Buku did not have to wander everywhere; he had found his own life goal.
What would Senior Brother Zhang’s feelings be like if he were still alive and saw his son commanding the winds and clouds?
With this thought, Gu An felt even better.
The advantage of staying in the Human World is that there are always different things happening, something even the Immortal Gods may not experience.
Even if many things seem similar, they always present differently when experienced by different people.
After an hour, Gu An arrived at a waterfall and sat on the rocks by the river, then he began to perform Lifespan Projection.
“Please choose the Great Dao you want to pursue.”
Path of Cause and Effect!
This was the Great Dao Gu An was most skilled in.
“Consumption of 100,000,000,000 years of lifespan, do you wish to continue?”
What the hell?
One trillion years of lifespan!
Gu An cursed internally; he knew the new features would not be so easy to use.
The later the features were released, the greater the consumption of lifespan!
He subconsciously wanted to choose to refuse, but on second thought, there was a reason behind the high cost.
At least, he wanted to see how expensive it was!
If not satisfactory, he could simply seal this feature forever!
Continue!
“You have chosen to consume 100,000,000,000 years of lifespan to activate Lifespan Projection.”
“Starting Projection.”
“Projected onto the Taiwei Great World.”
“Projected onto the Taiqing Great World.”
“Projected onto the Nine Nether Great World.”
…
Prompt after prompt continually popped up before Gu An’s eyes, arousing his curiosity.
He could actually see the specific worlds being projected!
Gu An saw the Taize Great World where Zhang Buku was, and he also saw the Profound Pure Great World visited by the Black Profound Emperor.
He even saw worlds that were not named as Great Worlds.
Though he only saw the names, it was enough to let his thoughts run wild.
Soon, all the prompts settled down.
It really had projected three thousand worlds!
Gu An reflected on this, but soon, he felt that something was amiss.
The projection was finished, then what?
Gu An furrowed his brows, he was puzzled but not rushed, he sat on the rock patiently waiting.
Time swiftly passed.
About half an hour later.
Two prompts appeared before him:
“[Begin to consolidate the projection]”
“[Begin the transmission of the Great Dao’s insights]”
The spiritual energy within the Daoist Field of the Beginningless suddenly stopped, causing everyone in the dojo to open their eyes.
Before Gu An could think further, endless insights of the Great Dao surged into his mind, plunging his consciousness into chaos.
At the edge of the Daoist Field of the Beginningless, at the entrance of the dojo, stood a stone door built by An Xin.
Outside the stone door was a dense fog, appearing very mysterious.
A figure emerged from the thick fog and stepped through the stone door—it was Tian Hao.
Tian Hao advanced with a dragon’s stride and a tiger’s pace, with three differently shaped long spears, each about ten feet long, floating behind him in a fan formation.
He wore a smug smile on his face, muttering to himself, “This time I will definitely surprise Master!”
However, no sooner had the words left his mouth than he suddenly stopped, furrowing his brow as he looked towards the distant mountains with a look of surprise and doubt in his eyes.
Why isn’t the spiritual energy in the dojo moving?
There was also an uncomfortably erratic force.
He immediately leaped up, transforming into a rainbow light that flew away, quickly vanishing over the other side of the mountains.
After a while.
Everyone gathered by a small river, whispering among themselves as they watched Gu An meditating on a rock across the river.
Tian Hao was there too, looking at Gu An with curiosity.
This was the first time he had seen his master enter a state of sudden enlightenment.
In his eyes, his master was already the most powerful being—could he possibly have an epiphany in such a Dao practice?
Could Master be about to break through?
“Senior Brothers, Senior Sisters, what realm has Master reached? Has he obtained the Daoist Zang Zizai Immortal Realm?” Tian Hao couldn’t help but ask.
Daoist Zang Zizai Immortal was a realm he had heard about in the last few decades, belonging to a Great Cultivator from the Dao Court, capable of moving mountains and overturning seas.
No one answered him because the others did not know Gu An’s realm either.
Blood Prison Great Saint scoffed, “Brat, you only need to know that Master is stronger than anyone you’ve ever met, even those who created this world are far inferior to Master.”
Tian Hao, stirred by these words, inquired further, “Have you ever seen Master engage in a fight? Not just sparring.”
He was the top disciple of the Qiankun Sect, a leader of the younger generation, often going out on missions and establishing great merits for the Qiankun Sect; he had been through many life-and-death battles, and he was infatuated with that feeling.
Fierce opponents indeed made for stronger challengers than those in sparring combat.
Lv Xian laughed and said, “I have, but no one could withstand even one move from your master.”
Ghost Mother of Ephemera added, “No matter how powerful, facing your master means meeting their end by a single sword strike.”
Lv Xian grew enthusiastic and continued, “It’s time for you lad to know about some of your master’s past deeds.”
He began narrating stories from the Supreme Sect, and An Xin and Shen Zhen, who usually didn’t chat with Tian Hao, occasionally chimed in, along with the Blood Prison Great Saint—thus unveiling the past of Gu An.
Even Jiang Shi, An Shengtian, Celestial Demon Child, Celestial Cyan, Tian Bai, Chen Chuan, and Ghost Mother of Ephemera learned about events they hadn’t heard of before.
From helping small sects establish the Righteous Dao, to saving continents, oceans, and even the world—all could feel Gu An’s heart turning towards profound goodness.
After saving all living beings, Gu An had chosen to leave the Supreme Sect, live in seclusion here, and had supported the Qiankun Sect, which only increased their admiration.
The Qiankun Sect remains an Orthodox Daoist Sect to this day; though occasionally committing wrongful acts, most disciples still act by the code of chivalry, and even the Dao Court wouldn’t easily declare war on an Orthodox Daoist Sect like the Qiankun Sect.
Tian Hao listened intently, his mindset gradually changing.
Although Gu An had not taught him much directly since he was young, he had always admired his master, who had fostered him. In his youth, every act and word of Gu An had inspired him—he wanted to become like Gu An.
“Perhaps, I should not seek to become stronger just for the sake of being strong.”
Tian Hao watched Gu An, who was still meditating across the river, and reflected silently.
The others were still marveling at past events, which now seemed very distant, giving them an unreal feeling.
Suddenly.
Gu An opened his eyes, and the entire Daoist Field of the Beginningless returned to normal—spiritual energy flowed again, and the Path of Cause and Effect no longer ran wild.
The first thing he saw upon opening his eyes was Tian Hao across the river.
Master and disciple locked eyes, Tian Hao’s gaze intense. When he saw his master’s eyes open, his heart skipped a beat in fear.
Gu An narrowed his eyes, and with just one look, he saw the entirety of Tian Hao’s trillion-year lifespan.