Chapter 623: Chapter 616 Wushi Appears
Gu An watched Li Ya’s battle and was quite satisfied with Li Ya’s growth.
The Golden Extreme God intended to recruit Li Ya and would not let him die, so Gu An had no intention of intervening.
It had been tens of thousands of years; it was time to let the Human World experience some turbulence.
Trials could be opportunities for all living beings; peace does not necessarily mean safety, and great destruction could lead to rebirth from Nirvana.
Gu An continued to close his eyes and refine his Miao Zhen Dharma Aspect.
In the years that followed, in less than a decade, the Innate Human Race released by the Golden Extreme God became a major scourge in the world.
This Innate Human Race had a Heaven-Encompassing Free Immortal, more than ten Profound Yuan Free Immortals, and cultivators from various realms below that; even the least among them possessed the Immortal Dao realm.
They rampaged everywhere, slaughtering living beings to establish their territories, causing shock throughout the world.
Being prisoners of the Golden Extreme God, they saw this as their only hope, so they fought fiercely, even if it meant making enemies of the whole world—and they did so with insanity.
Yet the most powerful, the Heaven-Encompassing Free Immortal, kept a low profile, never making a move, uncertain of whom he was wary about.
Time flew swiftly.
A hundred years had passed since the Golden Extreme God released the Innate Human Race, and they had become the most feared race in all the world. Although they were of the Human Race, their methods were brutal, they claimed Innate supremacy, earning the disdain of the Human Race in the Celestial Spirit Great World.
The Innate Human Race not only killed, but they also conquered human Imperial Dynasties and sects, spreading their descendants and forming numerous factions in the Human World, bringing disasters everywhere.
At noon this day, Xiao Lan returned to her Grotto Heaven.
She made her way to Gu An’s side; Gu An was meditating by the lake, seemingly deep in concentration, but he was actually pretending.
“Brother Gu, the Dao Court is preparing to expel the Innate Human Race; I too must go to battle. It might be many years before I can return,” Xiao Lan sat beside Gu An and spoke.
She was neither frightened nor reluctant to leave Gu An; her heart was filled with anticipation and excitement.
After tens of thousands of years of cultivation, she finally saw a chance to demonstrate her strength!
She was still in the Carefree Primordial Immortal Realm, but not far from advancing to the Divine Immortal of Wondrous Dharma Realm.
Gu An looked at her and said sentimentally, “My dear Lan’Er is really grown up, about to become a savior.”
“Not really, I’m just following the seniors to battle. Of course, if I come across someone suffering, I will lend a hand,” Xiao Lan said with a smile.
The Dao Court’s ideals were upright, worthy of being the leaders of the Righteous Dao, with the majority of disciples bearing the responsibility to relieve suffering.
Encountering people in distress and not offering help would contradict the identity of a Dao Court disciple!
Due to Xiao Lan’s connection, Gu An often visited the Dao Court and established many contacts there, which allowed him to understand the Dao Court from the grassroots level.
While there were indeed dark affairs within the Dao Court, the disciples believed that as long as these were exposed, the Dao Court would provide the answers they sought.
Xiao Lan began to talk about the deeds of the Innate Human Race. This group of the human race didn’t come from Outer Heaven but suddenly sprang up in the Human World, making the Dao Court’s higher-ups wary.
Xiao Lan heard from one of her Free Immortal masters that the Dao Court had begun to inspect every secret realm in the Human World to prevent future calamities like the Innate Human Race.
Gu An pretended to be greatly enlightened, satisfying Xiao Lan’s desire to share.
“Once she recalls her past life memories, she won’t be this lively anymore.”
Gu An thought to himself, cherishing the current time they spent together.
Though the soul had not changed, memories could affect one’s personality; what couldn’t change was only the innate nature.
The two talked for several hours before Xiao Lan finally got up to pack her things, and Gu An continued pretending to cultivate.
As Xiao Lan left, he could also focus his attention elsewhere.
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When the Dao Court officially declared war on the Innate Human Race, the morale of all beings in heaven and earth surged. More and more sects, imperial dynasties, and races joined the siege against the Innate Human Race, including the Qiankun Sect, the Tai Cang Imperial Dynasty, and the Supreme Sect.
However, even facing the siege of the entire world, the Innate Human Race displayed terrifying strength. Even the Great Cultivators of the Dao Court couldn’t penetrate the territories established by the Innate Human Race.
Battles began to turn into the main melody of heaven and earth.
Gu An still frequented various dojos, picking mature medicinal herbs.
Even though he had reached the level of the Miao Zhen Daluo Immortal, Gu An didn’t deliberately seek to increase his life span, maintaining a healthy rhythm that neither invited trouble nor overburdened him.
As his old friends also got drawn into the conflict with the Innate Human Race, his life became interesting, and watching his old friends’ experiences added anticipation to his life.
Battles among the strong were the easiest way to become famous. For mortal spirits, cataclysms were disasters, but for those chosen ones, they were enormous stages.
More and more chosen ones became famous throughout the world. Those guided by the Golden Extreme God all rose up, extensively promoting the celestial name of the Profound Star Immortal Monarch, thereby elevating his status in the hearts of all beings.
Three hundred years had passed since Xiao Lan joined the battle.
Early in the morning.
Gu An returned to the Daoist Field of the Beginningless, holding the White Spirit Rat in his arms, which had become smaller compared to the past, about the size of a cat but still chubby.
“If you cause trouble in the Mortal World again, I won’t let you go out.”
Gu An spoke as he walked, his tone somewhat strict.
The White Spirit Rat shrunk its head, not daring to make a sound.
A figure appeared under a tree ahead—it was Chen Chuan. He quickly came up to Gu An and bowed, then hesitated to speak.
Gu An smiled, “Speak what you wish to say.”
He already knew the purpose of Chen Chuan’s visit, having contemplated this matter on his way.
“Nowadays, the Innate Human Race is causing chaos. In the past years, evil demons of the Innate Human Race attacked the Qiankun Sect. We want to go out and expel the Innate Human Race. The Qiankun Sect has suffered many casualties due to the demons of the Innate Human Race, and surely the mortals below are living even harder lives.”
Chen Chuan mustered his courage and spoke, his tone uneasy.
Having stayed in the Daoist Field of the Beginningless for seventy thousand years, he hadn’t yet gone out, and he knew that his current strength was not yet enough to satisfy his master.
Gu An looked at him and said, “Then go, and tell the others that anyone who wants to go can go. I allow you to use the Dao Treasures, but once this calamity ends, you all must return.”
Chen Chuan was overjoyed and quickly thanked Gu An, not expecting his master to agree so readily.
He immediately went back to pass on the news.
Gu An continued to walk leisurely forward, constantly teaching the White Spirit Rat.
Elsewhere.
The disciples gathered together, hearing that Gu An agreed to let them go; everyone was delighted, even the Celestial Demon Child wanted to go.
“Indeed, our master still cares for all living beings of the world. We must perform well and not tarnish the name of the Beginningless,” Lv Xian said excitedly. He had long wanted to go out and experience battles with the strong ones of the world.
The others nodded, and after chatting for a while, they all went back to prepare, leaving only An Xin, Shen Zhen, and the Ghost Mother of Ephemera unprepared to go.
The Ghost Mother of Ephemera did not believe she was qualified to go.
Shen Zhen looked toward An Xin, curious, “Aren’t you going either?”
An Xin casually answered, “I’ll go when Master lets me. I want to stay by his side and cultivate.”