Chapter 627: Chapter 620 The Seventy-Two Immortals of Golden Cave
The Celestial Spirit God stood quietly in front of the World Gate, his gaze calm, his thoughts unknown.
Time sped by rapidly.
After a long while.
The World Gate burst forth with strong light, dazzlingly brilliant, as seventy-two silhouettes stepped out, men and women both, dressed uniquely, yet all exuding an extraordinary aura, displaying the Immortal Light.
The Celestial Spirit God’s face changed slightly, clearly not expecting the identities of the newcomers.
Leading the way was a man in a purple robe, wearing a Divine Crown with delicately embroidered patterns and luxurious crystals adorning his robe, and two dragon horns on the crown reaching to the sky as tendrils of blue flame swirled around him while he walked.
The Celestial Spirit God immediately greeted them with a fist-and-palm salute.
The man in the purple robe didn’t respond to the Celestial Spirit God, walking straight past him, with the others following closely behind.
“Celestial Spirit God, you’ve been guarding this place for so many years, it’s time to bow down to Emperor Ziwei,” a young man, clad in golden Chain Armor, holding a long spear joked with the Celestial Spirit God.
He walked amongst the crowd, and looking at him alone, his presence was no weaker than the Celestial Spirit God’s.
The Celestial Spirit God didn’t make a sound, and the golden-armored youth, unangered, continued forward.
Watching them fly toward the depths of the universe, the Celestial Spirit God reflected, “Taiyi Immortal Monarch has actually sent the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jin Dong. It seems the Golden Extreme God is destined to die.”
“But, does the Golden Extreme God really warrant the collective arrival of the Seventy-Two Immortals?”
The Celestial Spirit God thought of Gu An, could it be that Taiyi Immortal Monarch knew of Gu An’s existence?
He had complicated feelings about Gu An.
Having once died at Gu An’s hands, there was enmity, but since Gu An hadn’t truly wiped him out and also showed immense kindness to his son, it made him unclear about his own feelings toward Gu An.
Regardless, it was none of his business, he just needed to sit here and watch.
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As the years meandered by.
Five thousand years had passed since Gu An helped Profound Mysterious Zhenren lift the curse.
While the whole world was contending with the Innate Human Race, they couldn’t completely eradicate them. Gu An had also tried, quietly eliminating a wicked Innate Human Race Evil Demon, but without receiving any Life Span notification.
This Innate Human Race had entangled themselves with a bizarre Karma Power related to the Golden Extreme God, perhaps their life spans had long been controlled by him.
Unable to seize life spans, Gu An grew indifferent to further action, leaving it to the beings of this world to solve on their own.
Although he didn’t take action, it wasn’t a sign of his indifference. His disciples acted at his behest, having saved countless lives over five thousand years.
Wushi’s fame had spread, and sects throughout the world knew of Wushi’s existence. Celestial Demon Child, Chen Chuan, and others hadn’t exposed Gu An’s name; the world only knew of their origin from Wushi, oblivious to the master of Wushi.
On this day, the weather was clear.
Gu An was instructing An Xin in the cultivation of the Immortal Emperor’s Eye. Ever since she had been stimulated by Tian Hao’s Celestial Dao Destiny to a breakthrough, her comprehension of the Immortal Emperor’s Eye grew deeper. Although far from Gu An’s level of achievement, she could now wield the power of the Immortal Emperor’s Eye.
Her Immortal Emperor’s Eye Divine Power wasn’t Karma Divine Power but a kind of devouring strength that could consume everything, turning it into her own power in a short time.
This was a very practical Divine Skill for combat. The power gained from devouring was temporary, but in evenly matched battles, this could instantly turn the tide.
She had only just begun to comprehend; if she were strong enough to devour a part of the Great Dao and make it fight on her behalf, the mere thought of such a scene was terrifying.
Years had passed, and though An Xin’s comprehension was awakening, her combat talent was not exceptionally high. Now, with the Immortal Emperor’s Eye, she finally had the qualifications to compete with Tian Hao.
However, the Immortal Emperor’s Eye was not related to the cause and effect of the Celestial Court, and it was not advisable to use it casually after leaving the dojo.
Gu An looked at An Xin, smiling as he thought.
Unconsciously, An Xin had become the person who had been his companion for the longest time. He was very fond of this obedient and filial disciple, and his favoritism was overt; he wasn’t afraid of the envy from other disciples because he felt hard-working An Xin deserved such treatment.
The mentor and disciple duo sat in the bamboo grove, An Xin with her eyes closed. On her eyelids, a pair of purple phantom eyes emerged, mysterious and eerie.
Bamboo leaves fluttered down, one landing on An Xin’s head.
Suddenly, An Xin opened her eyes and looked at Gu An, saying, “Master, I have an ominous premonition. The more I comprehend this Divine Power, the stronger this feeling grows, as if some terrifying existence is approaching.”
Gu An replied, “Trust your feelings, it is indeed so. In fact, the Divine Power you’re cultivating is no longer the Calamity Absolute Eye, but a powerful Divine Power called the Immortal Emperor’s Eye, which can even invoke the fear of the Immortal Gods.”
An Xin felt this way because the number of Immortal Gods in the Celestial Spirit Great World was increasing.
Over three thousand years ago, seventy-two Immortal Gods on par with the Celestial Spirit God came through the World Gate, one of whom reached the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm Perfection. Gu An had calculated that they were intricately linked with Taiyi Immortal Monarch, implying these Immortal Gods were very likely summoned by Taiyi Immortal Monarch.
They infiltrated the Celestial Spirit Great World undetected, hiding their identity and presence, wandering amidst the Human World.
Initially, Gu An assumed they intended to emulate the Golden Extreme God and further propagate the name of Taiyi Immortal Monarch, but that was not the case.
They seemed to be searching for something.
Protected by the Celestial Dao Destiny, Gu An could not hear their innermost thoughts.
Now, Gu An suddenly had a guess.
Could it be they were searching for the Immortal Emperor’s Eye?
Once the Immortal Emperor’s Eye was perfected, it would alarm the Celestial Court, yet An Xin had not used the Immortal Emperor’s Eye’s power outside, so Gu An still had faith in the dojo.
His thoughts then shifted to another person.
Tian Hao!
An Innate Immortal God, such a being could not go unnoticed by the Immortal Gods.
Speaking of which, Tian Hao was renowned throughout the land, yet Golden Extreme God had never sought him out. It might have been coincidental in the past, but the fact that they never met to this day was surely not reasonable.
Could it be that Taiyi Immortal Monarch and Profound Residence Immortal Monarch bore no grudges, and instead, something in this Great World necessitated their competition?
“Fear of the Immortal Gods? Can I still use it in the future? Will it bring trouble to you, Master?” An Xin asked nervously.
Gu An laughed and said, “That’s why you must continue to cultivate, develop it to the Realm of Great Achievement, being able to control the Immortal Emperor’s Eye with ease, so that when you go out in the future, you won’t reveal its aura.”
An Xin pondered and, looking up at Gu An, asked, “Master, could the current chaos in the world have been caused by the Innate Human Race because of me?”
Gu An said exasperatedly, “Do you think you’re capable of that?”
An Xin stuck out her tongue, chastened, her ears turning red, but she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
It was good that it wasn’t her; although she did not have grand aspirations to save all living beings, she also did not want to bring about a world-ending calamity because of herself.
“However, there are currently dozens of Immortal Gods in the Human World. Looking across the Three Thousand Great Worlds, the place with the most Immortal Gods at the moment is our Celestial Spirit Great World.”
Gu An’s words piqued An Xin’s interest, and she began inquiring about the whereabouts of the Immortal Gods.