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Chapter 239: Seven Days Outside the World, a Boundless Universe
Chapter 239: Seven Days Outside the World, a Boundless Universe
After imparting the Primordial Heaven and Earth's Qian Kun Technique to Anhao, Gu An did not linger and quickly left the island.
From the sky above, he witnessed the distant ocean churning with towering waves, originating from the direction of his breakthrough. The sheer amount of spiritual energy he had devoured during his breakthrough was immense, causing the heavenly spiritual energy to sink and inevitably disturb the ocean.
Fortunately, there were no human-inhabited continents in that area, and any demons capable of surviving there would have cultivation bases. Even if the island were submerged, they wouldn't perish, and the waves would only sweep across, not causing the sea level to rise.
Gu An glanced at it and didn't think much of it, not wanting to burden himself with unnecessary worries.
He had a benevolent heart and would avoid harming innocent beings whenever possible. However, if his cultivation inadvertently affected innocent lives, he couldn't help it, and he would not halt his progress because of it.
Upon returning to Tai Xuan Gate, Gu An first wandered through the Xuan Valley. Lu Jiujia and the other menial disciples had grown accustomed to life without Gu An. Although Gu An frequently visited the Xuan Valley, everyone understood that his focus was on the inner sect's medicine valley. They could also relate to the reduced pressure in his absence.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Gu An finally arrived at the Third Medicine Valley.
Compared to the Xuan Valley, the Third Medicine Valley was much livelier.
Gu An descended from the teleportation platform and looked around. The past of all the menial disciples was visible to him.
A mortal's life of a hundred years passed by in an instant in his eyes.
Gu An turned his gaze to An Xin and probed into her past, where he indeed saw his own figure.
He could see the past of mortals, and so could the other Carefree Immortal Heralds. This realization made him even more grateful for his decision to remain in Tai Xuan Gate. If he had wandered the world, the karma he would have incurred would have been immense. If seen by the Carefree Immortal Heralds hiding in the human world, and if those transcendent beings found his growth rate unreasonable, he would be in trouble.
Gu An walked to the wooden fence of the garden and looked up, his vision extending far beyond what it used to be, making him feel the vastness of the Great Heaven even more profoundly.
The name 'Great Heaven' truly lived up to its reputation!
This continent was already much vaster than Earth in his previous life, but within the entire Great Heaven, it was like a speck of dust. As his field of vision expanded, he saw countless celestial fairies coming and going.
He could even see beyond the world, where the starry sea sparkled with wonders. There was a starlight like the Milky Way, teeming with countless stars like a tidal wave, and there was also a vast star cloud like a cosmic creation tree, standing at the center of the universe, guiding the direction of all things.
Gu An's gaze was drawn to the suns illuminating the heavens. Beyond the Great Heaven, there was not just one sun, but seven, each enormous and revolving around the Great Heaven. Following some mysterious rule, they allowed every part of the Great Heaven to maintain its seasonal and diurnal rhythms.
With his extraordinary eyesight, he saw that within each of the seven suns dwelled a mysterious creature. They were incredibly vast, with varying forms—some bird-like, some beast-like, and some even resembling humans, invoking awe in those who beheld them.
A certain power veiled the surface of the suns, obscuring their true forms from Gu An's view and preventing him from probing them with his lifespan.
Gu An merely glanced at them before withdrawing his gaze, not wanting to disturb the beings within the suns.
As a Carefree Immortal Herald, he could easily traverse the heavens and venture beyond the world, but he had no desire to do so at the moment. Staying in Tai Xuan Gate was pleasant, and with no imminent enemies or pressing need for exploration, he was content.
However, he could now roam the world freely, and with the mysterious powers of a Carefree Immortal Herald, no being below that realm could see or touch him unless he willed it.
Gu An turned his gaze towards the distant heavens, his vision stretching for billions of miles in an instant.
Vast and majestic oceans swept past his eyes, along with more prosperous continents, where he witnessed various scenes of creatures fighting. There were wars, battles between powerful immortal cultivators, and gigantic divine beasts revered as god-beasts roaming the heavens as countless mortals knelt in worship.
There were also places his vision couldn't penetrate, indicating the possible presence of Carefree Immortal Heralds.
Such places were either secluded from the world or located in extremely prosperous human or demon lands.
Gu An even spotted a continent filled with immortal beings, where the lowest cultivation base was the Nirvana Realm, a sight that left him astonished.
Thankfully, that continent was incredibly distant, and even for Nirvana Realm cultivators, the journey to reach him would be challenging. Along the way, they would have to navigate treacherous lands, as he had just witnessed a scattered immortal being devoured by a mysterious ocean demon. The entire incident happened in the blink of an eye, too fast for mortal eyes to capture. Despite the scattered immortal's speed, they were still swallowed, their life and cultivation extinguished.
Gu An felt like an explorer, and this act of peering into the world fascinated him, unveiling its true face and leaving him yearning for more.
Time passed unnoticed.
You Yingying approached him and asked, "What are you thinking about? Why are you standing here in a daze for so long?"
Gu An retracted his gaze and turned to her, smiling softly. "I was thinking about how vast the Starry Sea Sect is and how boundless the world beyond is."
You Yingying smiled in response, "If you wish to visit the oceans, I can make arrangements. As for the size of the Starry Sea Sect, even I, born in the Starry Sea Sect, am unsure. The oceanic territory they occupy is countless times vaster than this continent; this is merely my estimation.
Gu An nodded slightly. The territory of the Star Sea Group indeed far surpassed the continent, but in his eyes, it wasn't that vast as he could see even further.
He wondered if there were any Carefree Immortal Heralds among the Star Sea Group.
Gu An felt that even if there were, they wouldn't be in the human realm.
Even though Gu An could see the other side of the human realm, he couldn't peer into the existence of the Carefree Immortal Heralds, so he could only say that they were hard to come by, but he couldn't be sure that they didn't exist at all. Perhaps the Carefree Immortal Heralds couldn't spy on each other.
That was why this realm was called 'Carefree'!
"Speaking of which, the internal assessment of the Star Sea Group is about to begin. I wonder if Xuan Tian Yi will make a name for himself this time." Yu Yingying said with a nostalgic smile.
Gu An asked, "Is there a threshold for the internal assessment?"
Li Ya, Zhang Bukou, and An Hao had all joined the Star Sea Group, and Gu An was looking forward to them making a name for themselves. These three had received his inheritance, and if they could stir up a storm in the Star Sea Group, he would naturally be happy.
"No, anyone below a thousand years old can participate. By the way, Li Ya from Tai Xuan Gate will probably participate. That divine city is a pseudo-immortal treasure. There will definitely be many proud sons of heaven waiting to exchange pointers with him."
Yu Yingying smiled mischievously, not knowing who she was expecting to be disappointed.
The two chatted, and the topic always revolved around the Star Sea Group. Although Yu Yingying didn't want to go back, she was proud of the Star Sea Group and looked down on Tai Xuan Gate.
This made Gu An look forward to Tai Xuan Gate's future.
The future is long; there's no need to rush!
Who knows which will be more powerful in ten thousand years, Tai Xuan Gate or the Star Sea Group? Gu An had already achieved the ninth layer of the Carefree Immortal Herald's cultivation, but his life had only just begun for one hundred and twenty-eight years. Not to mention the future, he was already looking forward to tomorrow.
After chatting with Yu Yingying for a while, Gu An moved to another place to continue observing the Great Spirit World.
In the far west, he saw a majestic mountain range located in the middle of a desert, surrounded by sand and wind that blocked the sky. On the mountain peak was a huge palace shimmering with golden light. Countless monks flew in and out, and that palace was also one of the places that couldn't be spied upon.
In other words, there was a high possibility that a Carefree Immortal Herald existed in that palace.
The world is vast, and indeed, this human realm hides many powerful beings. Not all Celestial Immortals or higher-level beings will leave the human realm.
In the following days, Gu An observed the world whenever he had time.
What made him the most apprehensive was the north, where there was a vast continent, the largest he had ever seen. Moreover, he could only see the edge of it, and as he got closer, he was blocked by a mysterious force.
It was a very profound force, present in all things.
It should be fate!
Tai Xuan Gate also gathered similar forces, but compared to that continent, the fate was like a grain of rice's light compared to the sun.
He guessed that the continent was the strongest region in the Great Spirit World, but he couldn't observe it with just his eyesight.
That continent was also incredibly far away from the Three Dynasties, and crossing the mountains and seas to get there would be even more difficult than the Journey to the West.
...
The first spring of the Carefree Immortal Herald passed, and even though Gu An had reached an entirely new realm, he still lived the same life as before. He shuttled between the various medicine valleys, occasionally went to the outer gate cities to read books, and met with his confidante friends for drinks and chats. His life was extremely comfortable.
In the mountains.
Yang Jian, dressed in blue, kept attacking Gu An. His movements were agile, and his punches and kicks were fierce, but Gu An stood in place, calmly meeting each attack. The faster Yang Jian moved, the slower Gu An seemed to become.
Yang Jian was kicked flying by Gu An again and crashed into a tree, shaking countless leaves loose.
This time, Yang Jian didn't have the strength to get up. His energy was exhausted, but he didn't feel discouraged. Instead, he looked at his master expectantly.
He couldn't possibly be his master's opponent, but he wanted to hear his master's evaluation.
"The path of body refinement is not so narrow. Not only can your fists and feet be used as magic weapons, but your entire body can as well." Gu An said to him, feeling pleased.
This boy's growth rate was astonishing, even more so than An Hao in the beginning. Perhaps the effect of the pill was still present, but it left Gu An amazed.
Set a goal.
Reach the Nirvana Realm within five hundred years!
Before that, Yang Jian couldn't go down the mountain to gain experience. He could only return to see his family at most.
Yang Jian didn't know that his master had already set a cultivation goal for him in his heart. He stood up and asked, "Master, should I mainly practice the Myriad Forms Energy Art or the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy Art? The Dao Gang Primordial Energy you taught me is also profound. I feel that none of them can be easily cultivated."
Gu An replied, "Take it slow. You don't need to rush to break through cultivation levels. You can lay a solid foundation first."
Yang Jian thought it made sense. Cultivating with Master, he had access to pills whenever he needed them, and he didn't even have to spend money usually, so he didn't need to worry at all.
"Master, when will you be willing to participate in the Heavenly Roll Assembly?" Yang Jian suddenly asked, his tone full of anticipation.
(End of Chapter)
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