Chapter 671: Chapter 663: Blaze a New Trail
After a long separation, their reunion was fiery with passion. Gu An and Xiao Lan entwined for half a month before they finally parted.
Xiao Lan continued her cultivation, while Gu An switched avatars. His true self went to various places to harvest matured medicinal herbs.
After he was done, he returned to the Daoist Field of the Beginningless.
Walking along the mountain path, Gu An began contemplating the matter of creating a path.
To create a path similar to that of a Daoist Emperor!
A Daoist Emperor is an existence aided by Great Dao Destiny. In the same realm, a Daoist Emperor’s power of the Great Dao is stronger, and they can also command the Great Dao of the present environment to fight on their behalf. This gives Daoist Emperors the ability to fight beyond their realm, making them invincible within the same realm.
There are three thousand Great Daos. Different Daos can cultivate different Daoist Emperors. On the Path of the Great Dao, cultivators competing for the destiny of a Daoist Emperor can devour the Great Dao Destiny of their competitors, thus enhancing their own destiny, and transform the destiny of different Daos into their own without changing the essence of their own Dao. This suggests that there may be some rules judging the Daoist Emperors.
If a Daoist Emperor relies on the power of the Dao, wouldn’t allowing others to rely on their own power be considered a way out?
As this thought emerged, countless ideas burst forth in Gu An’s mind.
He suddenly thought that the Celestial Court could also be such an existence.
The Heavenly Court Immortals leverage Celestial Dao Destiny, fundamentally similar to Daoist Emperors, albeit the Immortal Gods are stronger.
Could it be that the so-called Celestial Dao was also created by an extremely powerful existence?
Gu An’s imagination ran wild, and he decided to test such an approach.
To transform his own power into a cultivation system for Ji Xiaoyu to use.
Providing such a method is not difficult and can be transmitted through the Path of Cause and Effect.
But mere borrowing pales in comparison to the Daoist Emperors and the Heavenly Court Immortals.
Upon acquiring Great Dao Destiny, a Daoist Emperor’s cultivation speed increases, and the Heavenly Court Immortals can rely on Celestial Dao Destiny to attain immortality.
Gu An felt that to successfully create this, it would take a very long time.
He did not feel discouraged by this; instead, he was full of anticipation.
Things that can be achieved easily are not worth expecting.
A long time passed.
Gu An returned to his courtyard, and besides Shen Zhen, An Xin and Emperor Tianhong were also present. The two were discussing something, and upon seeing Gu An, they immediately saluted.
“Master, Yuan Luo offended Zhao Rushen at the Dao Court’s Genius Conference. Yi Qingshan fears for his premature death and wishes to send him to Wushi for tempering. What do you think?” An Xin was the first to speak.
Gu An shook his head and said, “The Beginningless is not a place for fostering layabouts, and that disciple named Yuan Luo does not wish to train here.”
Upon hearing that Yi Qingshan wanted to send him to the Beginningless, Yuan Luo not only resisted but also flew into a rage. In his view, the sect felt he would be killed by Zhao Rushen, which humiliated him, and he vowed to annihilate Zhao Rushen.
The enmity between Yuan Luo and Zhao Rushen was not complex. At the Genius Conference, Yuan Luo shone brilliantly, and Zhao Rushen tried to recruit him, but his words implied threats, which displeased Yuan Luo. The two clashed, and with his fiery temper, he even took the initiative to strike Zhao Rushen.
One must know that Zhao Rushen is currently a chief disciple of the Dao Court, and barring accidents, he will become the next master of the Dao Court.
Even though the Dao Court said nothing, offending the chief disciple of the Dao Court put tremendous pressure on the Qiankun Sect.
Upon hearing Gu An’s words, An Xin did not say much more. She vanished on the spot to negotiate with the Qiankun Sect.
“Master, I accompanied Senior Sister to the Qiankun Sect yesterday and met that genius named Yuan Luo. I feel he…” Emperor Tianhong hesitated to continue.
Gu An walked to the Artifact Refining Cauldron, observing the Dao Treasure inside, and casually asked, “He’s the reincarnation of a Chaos Evil Demon, right?”
Emperor Tianhong’s eyes widened in astonishment. “You know?”
The things Gu An said to Shen Zhen and An Xin were not spread to other disciples, so the true identity of Yuan Luo had not been revealed. Even though he had joined the Daoist Field of the Beginningless for thousands of years, Emperor Tianhong still did not know that Gu An was aware of this matter.
“After all, even you, as a Heavenly Court Immortal, have been reincarnated. One more Chaos Evil Demon isn’t surprising,” Gu An said with a gentle laugh.
Emperor Tianhong fell silent.
He gradually awakened part of his past life’s memories, knowing that he had an illustrious background in his previous life. He had confessed this to Gu An, who fortunately didn’t mind.
Emperor Tianhong is the reincarnation of a Heavenly Court Star Monarch, whose cultivation level should have been in the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm in his previous life.
“Although I don’t understand why this world always attracts so many Outer Heaven existences, as your master, I do not wish to partake in the karma. If one day you wish to return, your master will not stop you.”
Gu An’s words deeply moved Emperor Tianhong, and he quickly said, “I won’t go back!”
“Silly disciple, once you fully awaken your past life’s memories, you’ll know you’ll definitely go back.”
Gu An laughed, knowing well that Emperor Tianhong would not betray his information to the Heavenly Court. Among the Wushiji disciples, even An Xin, no one truly knew how powerful he was, which divine skills he commanded, or even which Great Daos he cultivated.
If Emperor Tianhong could become a channel for him to express goodwill towards the Heavenly Court, that would be a welcome outcome.
He bore no grudge against the Celestial Court, nor did he wish to create one. The conflicts with the Immortal Gods were out of necessity.
Emperor Tianhong remained silent. Listening to his master’s words, he realized he truly could not rashly make promises.
“By the way, Tianhong, do you want to become a Daoist Emperor?” Gu An suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Tianhong quickly said, “I don’t want to. I just want to cultivate with Master!”
He hailed from the Dao Court, naturally knowing about the Daoist Emperor. Coupled with some memory fragments, he knew Daoist Emperors to be very powerful, but he preferred to cultivate alongside Gu An.
Intuition told him that Gu An was his greatest opportunity!
Gu An turned to look at him and asked with a smile, “If I open up a path similar to that of a Daoist Emperor, would you be willing to step into it?”
Emperor Tianhong’s eyes widened with excitement, “Of course, I would! If you pave such a path, Master, I am willing to be the trailblazer!”
Shen Zhen, standing to the side, added, “If you’re truly going to open up a new path of cultivation, then I also want to join.”
She had faith not in the Immortal Gods nor the Great Dao, but in Gu An.
Gu An shook his head slightly and said, “It’s just a concept. Whether it will succeed is still uncertain.”
Despite his words, both Emperor Tianhong and Shen Zhen were already beginning to dream.
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In a quiet palace, Ji Xiaoyu sat cross-legged on a prayer mat, cultivating. However, her brows were tightly furrowed, as if she was enduring pain.
Suddenly.
She opened her eyes wide and spat out a blood arrow. Her face turned pale, and her entire aura collapsed.
Despair filled her eyes. Her cultivation level was dropping again!
If this continued, she might fall back to the Daoist Collection Freedom Immortal Realm, or even drop to the Mortal Realm.
She couldn’t tell if it was backlash from the Emperor Road or if the Unbeatable Emperor’s divine skills were still tormenting her.
“What kind of divine skill is this, that even the slightest leak of breath can make me lose? Is it possible he wants to conceal this divine skill by eradicating everything?”
Ji Xiaoyu fell into contemplation, recalling the divine skills used by the Unbeatable Emperor, which sent shivers down her spine. It was an aura of utmost evil.
At this moment, a terrifying pressure enveloped the palace, causing her expression to change dramatically.
She looked up to see a cloud of dreadful black gas appearing on the dim ceiling, within which a pair of terrifying eyes opened. The eyes were purple, resembling a pair of snake eyes, staring down at her.