Chapter 620: Chapter 613: Hongmeng Great World
Reuniting with Tian Hao, An Xin unexpectedly felt the power of the Immortal Emperor’s Eye, she closed her eyes, deeply immersing herself in understanding.
Far away, within the Qiankun Sect, drinking, Gu An also sensed the occurrence.
Perception between Immortal Emperor’s Eyes was exceptionally sharp, he felt both relieved and curious.
Could it be the destiny of Innate Immortal Gods that stimulates the Immortal Emperor’s Eye?
Wait.
Could the Immortal Emperor’s Eye be the pathway to Innate Immortal Gods?
Is this also why the Celestial Court fears the Immortal Emperor’s Eye?
Gu An speculated thus, but he couldn’t be sure, after all, he hadn’t yet seen the Celestial Court.
“Brother Gu, what are you thinking about? Why aren’t you drinking?”
The cultivator sitting opposite Gu An asked with a smile, he was a good friend Gu An had made in the Qiankun Sect in recent years, named Guan Qiu.
The two were fair-weather friends, not concerns for each other’s cultivation progress—if they met, they would simply enjoy wine and meat, and chat about the pleasures of life.
Guan Qiu’s appearance wasn’t handsome, but his cheerful personality, combined with his bright smile, easily closed the distance with others.
Gu An revealed a smile, saying, “I was just wondering when the geishas you spoke of would appear in the city.”
Guan Qiu laughed, shaking his head in amusement, “This is the Qiankun Sect, how could there be such a place of song and dance? If you’re interested, I’ll take you to the Imperial City later, where the noble officials of the Human World know how to enjoy.”
The two chatted on this topic for quite some time.
Eventually, Guan Qiu was the first to stand up and say goodbye, lamenting, “I’ve got to go out on another mission, to alleviate suffering and difficulty. I fear it may be years before I can return.”
He was just an ordinary lower-level disciple of the Qiankun Sect, so for him, a few years was quite long.
Gu An offered him a blessing, then watched him depart.
When Guan Qiu had left, Gu An drank alone, his gaze passing through the window, appreciating the scenery on the street.
Even within a Major Sect like the Qiankun Sect, cultivators of all realms were striving for their own destiny.
Gu An had already seen, while drinking, that Guan Qiu would encounter hardships on his journey, even be tortured by Demon Cultivators to the point of preferring death, but he did not intervene.
Guan Qiu would meet the Golden Extreme God during the most desperate moment of his life, marking a turning point.
The drinking buddies Gu An had made in the Qiankun Sect long exceeded ten thousand. Many had entered Reincarnation, and others had forgotten him. Among these friends, Guan Qiu was very ordinary, but due to the arrival of the Golden Extreme God, he would embark on an extraordinary legendary path.
“Brother Guan, while the path ahead is perilous, the night will always pass.”
Gu An picked up a bowl of wine, muttering to himself before tossing it down the building.
This action signified the end of their cause and effect relationship.
It wasn’t that Gu An intentionally wanted to sever ties; rather, Guan Qiu would no longer be his drinking buddy, and he wouldn’t retain his current radiant smile.
“Who’s there? Why are you throwing wine downstairs?”
A beautiful female disciple shouted angrily, covering her head, looking up, but no longer able to see Gu An’s figure.
The cultivators passing by on the street glanced at her, yet no one approached to strike up a conversation.
Elsewhere.
Gu An walked through the forest, humming a tune, and started his Life Span Breakthrough as he walked.
It was time to breakthrough!
As the thought settled, a series of prompts popped up before his eyes.
[You have initiated the Lifespan Breakthrough Function. Based on your current realm, the following breakthrough locations are selected for you:]
[One, Path of the Great Dao]
[Two, Fallen Divine Realm]
[Three, Abyss Dao Sea]
[Four, Celestial Extreme Nine Heavens]
[Five, Dao Origin Ancestor Tree]
[Six, Ling Mountain]
[Seven, Taiqing Deep Realm]
[Eight, Misty Immortal Court]
[Nine, Hongmeng Great World]
Most of the place names had appeared before, it was a good thing that the Desperate Celestial Tomb hadn’t, at least Gu An wouldn’t be entangled in sin anymore.
Looking at Ling Mountain and the Misty Immortal Court, Gu An felt a bit hesitant.
Should he represent the Emperor of Eternal Life and revisit his old haunts?
Forget it, after becoming the Sect Hierarch of the Stealing Heaven Immortal Sect, the Emperor of Eternal Life might have already caught the attention of the Celestial Court, it was not worth the risk.
Gu An’s attention was drawn to the Hongmeng Great World.
The two characters Hongmeng were evidently not simple.
In the myths of Huaxia from his previous life, Hongmeng represented the ancient, it represented the starting point of everything.
There was even a saying that Hongmeng existed before Chaos.
Why not go there?
Gu An hesitated for a moment, then made a decision.
[To teleport to the Hongmeng Great World, it will require 10,000,000,000 years of lifespan. Do you wish to proceed?]
Ten trillion years of lifespan to Gu An now, was hardly anything to consider.
He agreed without hesitation.
Immediately following was the familiar sense of discomfort, causing him to close his eyes, deprived of his senses.
After a while, his senses returned, and he opened his eyes.
What entered his vision was a vast and boundless universe, filled with a faint purple haze, where he could see stars, continents, and spectacular nebulae like no other.
He immediately activated his Life Span Barrier, then resumed observing the Hongmeng Great World.
Once the Life Span Barrier was up, his heart was completely at ease.
At a glance, the universe seemed boundless, even as a Heaven-Opening Daluo Immortal like him, he couldn’t see the end in one look.
This place’s stars and continents showed no signs of life; everything seemed dead and silent.
Could this be a desolate Great Thousand World?
Gu An thought curiously, but feeling the Spiritual Energy drifting in the universe, he believed that with such Spiritual Energy, life should have been nurtured.
The Dao Rules here were very intact and even richer, it was the place with the densest Dao Rules among all the worlds he had been to.
Being born in such a universe, when a living being first gained Spiritual Intelligence, the power it possessed would be at a height unattainable by all beings in the Celestial Spirit Great World in their whole lives.
After watching for a long time and not seeing any living beings, he gave up and then summoned his Attribute Panel.
[Name: Gu An]
[Lifespan: 82,002/2,014,000,089,137]
[Physique: Primordial Reincarnation Undying Body]
[Cultivation Level: Heaven-Opening Daluo Immortal Realm Perfection]
…
Unknowingly, he had already reached the age of eighty thousand two hundred and two.
Recalling the past, he felt somewhat emotional.
Could those old friends from the Supreme Sect have imagined that he would reach such heights in his cultivation today?
Two trillion years of lifespan was Gu An’s confidence for a breakthrough!
He immediately invested lifespan into his cultivation level, starting with ten trillion years of lifespan.
[You practice Qi Absorption Cultivation for one trillion years, your great achievement in the Daoist Dominator Skill forcifully impacts the Miaozhen Daluo Immortal Realm, starting Crossing the Tribulation, you did not endure the Lawless and Unrestrained Creation of the Great Celestial Tribulation, Crossing the Tribulation failed]
[You practice Qi Absorption Cultivation for two trillion years, your great achievement in the Daoist Dominator Skill forcifully impacts the Miaozhen Daluo Immortal Realm, starting Crossing the Tribulation, you did not endure the Lawless and Unrestrained Creation of the Great Celestial Tribulation, Crossing the Tribulation failed]
One line of prompts after another fell.
Ten trillion years of lifespan could only suffice for ten breakthrough attempts, ending as usual in failure.
Gu An felt in his heart that lifespan was becoming increasingly less reliable, but looking at the five characters of Miaozhen Daluo Immortal, his heart was full of anticipation.
As long as he could successfully breakthrough, no matter how much lifespan it cost, it would be worth it!
He changes the number of years of lifespan he invested, pouring in a hundred trillion years of lifespan in one go!
What boldness!
Although he had not yet succeeded, Gu An already possessed the spirit of a Miaozhen Daluo Immortal, or at least, that was how he felt within his heart.