Chapter 275: Beyond the Heavens, the Position of Fate
Chapter 275: Beyond the Heavens, the Position of Fate
As dusk approached and the sun dipped below the horizon, Gu An sat on a stone bench, fiddling with the Seven-Star Mirror, his face a mask of impatience.
Across from him, the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord wore a sullen expression, and the onlookers around them frowned, their eyes fixed on the chessboard.
"Still haven't decided? Why don't you just admit defeat?"
Gu An couldn't help but speak, finding it absurd that he and the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord had been playing chess all afternoon, and this was only the first game. The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord had only placed thirty-seven pieces on the board.
Is this guy just trying to wear me down?
Gu An saw through the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord's intentions, so he placed his pieces exactly where the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord wanted to, making the latter's game extremely difficult.
Being seen through like this was truly unbearable!
The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord was baffled. He had calculated countless scenarios, and even he thought his moves were varied, yet Gu An always placed his pieces where the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord intended to, disrupting his thoughts.
What the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord didn't realize was that Gu An was using his ability to glimpse the future.
Gu An foresaw the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord's next move. The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord's cultivation was high, so Gu An couldn't see his distant future, but predicting his moves for the next half-hour was quite simple.
The slower the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord played, the faster Gu An moved, each move precise and ruthless, continuously eroding the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord's mental defenses.
Upon hearing Gu An's words, the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord cursed silently to himself.
If this were the ocean, who would dare treat him like this?
Most crucially, he was indeed cunning, so he felt both furious and embarrassed.
The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord took a deep breath and placed another piece.
Tap!
The piece landed with a loud thud, startling the onlookers, who all flinched.
Even the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord was shocked and couldn't help but touch the piece.
Gu An's lips curled into a smile, using the Seven-Star Mirror as a fan, adopting an air of profound mystery.
The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord looked at him, suddenly feeling an intense urge to hit someone.
"I'm done! I'm done!"
The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord declared angrily, and Gu An, upon hearing this, immediately got up and left.
Watching his back, the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord's mouth hung open, his chest feeling heavy.
Gu An decided to take a stroll, to personally inspect every inch of the Third Herbal Valley.
He wanted to use the Mystic Law Spirit's senses to experience the place where he had lived for so long.
Not far into his walk, Yang Jian approached, telling Gu An that today, for some reason, he suddenly felt enlightened and relieved.
Gu An smiled and comforted him, saying he must have made some progress in his cultivation.
Yang Jian, receiving praise from his master, immediately perked up, happily leaving to spar with Li Lingtian, knowing that Li Lingtian was eager to spar with him.
No sooner had Yang Jian left than Anxin arrived, saying that the White Spirit Rat had gone missing again.
Gu An began to comfort her.
After sending Anxin away, Tang Yu arrived.
Today's trivial matters were unusually numerous, but Gu An didn't feel annoyed; instead, he found it interesting.
What about the Mystic Law Spirit?
He still cared about these low-realm acquaintances and wanted to maintain his life.
The path of immortality was long, with nine heavens to transcend, and the Mystic Law Spirit was only the sixth heaven!
What lay beyond the ninth heaven?
He was eager and full of determination.
An hour later.
Night fell, and Gu An leisurely walked back to his pavilion.
From a distance, he saw a graceful figure standing below the pavilion, and it was Ji Xiaoyu.
Gu An noticed that Ji Xiaoyu was holding something, but he didn't pay much attention, having already seen through the object's origins and details.
The Blood Prison Great Sage, lying on the ground, saw Gu An, his bull eyes lighting up, sensing that his master had changed again.
Could it be that the master has become even stronger?
This was undoubtedly a good thing for him; the stronger his master, the more prestige and benefits he would gain.
Gu An approached Ji Xiaoyu and asked with a smile, "Isn't this your cultivation time? Why are you waiting here?"
Ji Xiaoyu's gaze fell on the golden pattern on Gu An's forehead, which glowed faintly in the night.
She couldn't help but raise her hand and touch her own forehead, which also bore a pattern, red and finer than Gu An's.
She smiled and said softly, "Nothing much, just came out to admire the moon."
The object in her other hand disappeared.
Gu An turned, standing beside her, gazing at the bright moon in the night sky. His lips curved into a smile, and he said, "Xiaoyu, what do you think the world beyond the heavens would be like?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Xiaoyu lifted her eyes to the night sky and replied, "Perhaps there are many more realms. I've heard the elders in my clan say that every star in the sky is a realm. The Great Dao is simple, and all things follow the same laws. Life in the world is as insignificant as dust, and the realms are as countless as stars."
Gu An couldn't help but turn his head to look at her, not expecting her to articulate such profound insights.
Before he knew it, the girl had grown so tall.
"Should we achieve immortality, we will finally be able to fly beyond the heavens." Ji Xiaoyu finished, her eyes meeting Gu An's.
Gu An met her gaze and found her eyes to be particularly beautiful.
The two began to chat about the world beyond the heavens, their imaginations flowing freely.
Their conversation was unhurried and unhurried, creating a sense of gentle, flowing water.
After half an hour, Gu An bid her farewell and went up to the second floor of the pavilion.
Sitting at his desk, Gu An gazed out the window at the starry sky, murmuring to himself, "Achieve immortality and fly beyond the heavens?"
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Why not venture into the cosmos tonight? When he reached the realm of Heavenly Flyer, he went to the Immortal Island. Now, having attained the realm of Mystic Spirit Immortal, he could explore even vaster and more expansive realms.
Gu An's lips curled into a smile, and his Mystic Immortal Soul directly leaped out of his physical body, transcending this world.
He suddenly found himself in the starry expanse, looking down at the vast Heavenly Spirit World below.
Gu An suppressed his aura to the level of a Heavenly Flyer, and the seven-colored light of a Mystic Spirit Immortal was absorbed into his primordial spirit.
From the universe, the Heavenly Spirit World appeared as a massive continent, its surface covered in a layer of golden light. Beyond the golden light, seven suns floated in the sky, governed by a complex and mysterious set of rules.
The mysterious beings within the seven suns still existed, and from the cosmos, one could sense their vast and profound aura.
They were all free-roaming Celestial Immortals!
From this perspective, they seemed more like guardians of the Heavenly Spirit World.
Gu An turned and walked deeper into the cosmos.
The stars in the universe were indeed separate realms, some planets, and some continents. Not all realms contained life; some were only haunted by ghosts.
These realms were also covered in a layer of golden light, isolating life below the level of a Heavenly Flyer.
Gu An's flight speed was fast, but he kept it within the realm of a Heavenly Flyer.
The universe was vast, and even at the speed of a Heavenly Flyer, it was difficult to encounter other Heavenly Flyer in a short time, let alone stronger beings.
However, during his flight, Gu An sensed unusual auras from all directions, distant and remote.
The cosmos also held dangers!
In the end Gu An's divine sense locked onto a Heavenly Flyer, and he quickly flew over.
In the universe, apart from realms bound by mysterious forces, there were also asteroids that wandered aimlessly, some as large as continents.
One such continent-sized asteroid harbored a Heavenly Flyer.
A human cultivator!
This person sat in meditation before a mountain wall, wearing a white robe like a feather, with a handsome face that looked to be in his early twenties, exuding a sage-like demeanor.
As Gu An approached, he cast a Life Probe.
【Bai Ziyu (Heavenly Flyer Realm, Third Layer): 124,902 / 350,000 / 400,000】
Bai Ziyu sensed Gu An's aura and opened his eyes, revealing deep blue irises that resembled two crystals.
He stood up and watched as Gu An approached.
Gu An landed and bowed, saying, "I am Meng Lang, a newcomer to the cosmos. Meeting you is quite a coincidence. Would you be willing to make an acquaintance?"
Bai Ziyu smiled, saying, "You must be new to the cosmos; no wonder you're so reckless. You're lucky to have met me. My name is Bai Ziyu. You'll need to be more careful here. In this universe, encountering other cultivators is more dangerous than facing demons."
Gu An feigned confusion and asked, "The cosmos is so dangerous?"
Bai Ziyu resumed his meditation and gestured for Gu An to sit down.
Gu An sat, and Bai Ziyu introduced himself before recounting the conditions of the cosmos.
Bai Ziyu also came from the Heavenly Spirit World, one of the peak masters of the Human Peak. He had been in the cosmos for twenty thousand years and was recently preparing to return to the Heavenly Spirit World.
According to his account, within the Heavenly Spirit World, the Immortal Dao Holy Court governed all great cultivators. However, in the cosmos, there were no rules, and death here made it hard for karma to return to the Heavenly Spirit World. Thus, great cultivators were more unrestrained in the cosmos.
Though the cosmos contained many realms, the Heavenly Spirit World was the main one, and the others were minor realms.
As for whether there were realms as vast as the Heavenly Spirit World, Bai Ziyu didn't elaborate, but in this starry expanse, the Heavenly Spirit World was the dominant force.
Apart from conflicts among cultivators, the cosmos also harbored heavenly demons. These demons had existed since ancient times, endless in number and forming their own forces. They harbored deep hostility toward human cultivators and demons alike, attacking on sight.
Bai Ziyu had encountered the most terrifying heavenly demon, which swallowed a Heavenly Flyer whole. He managed to escape only because he flew faster than other Heavenly Flyers. To this day, he still felt lingering fear when he thought about it.
"If you are curious about the cosmos, don't venture too deep into the universe. Once you step into the Void Realm, where heavenly demons run rampant, even Heavenly Flyers face near-certain death. However, if you see no hope of advancement, you might consider venturing there. Some have defied fate and rewritten their destiny in the Void Realm. It is said that the Void Realm was once a flourishing and prosperous realm, even more so than the Heavenly Spirit World, which is merely a fragment of that vast realm."
Bai Ziyu spoke eloquently, and Gu An listened attentively.
He didn't sense any hostility from Bai Ziyu, indicating that he was warm and kind-hearted.
Of course, Gu An wasn't afraid of any surprise attacks either.
Bai Ziyu looked at Gu An and asked, "Brother Meng Lang, which sect do you hail from?"
The Heavenly Spirit World was vast, but not so vast for Heavenly Flyers.
Gu An replied, "To be honest, I am just a wandering cultivator, with no sect or school. In earlier years, my sect met with disaster and was wiped out, while I hid in the mountains to cultivate until now."
Bai Ziyu took interest and asked, "You reached the realm of a Heavenly Flyer through self-cultivation alone? Brother, you must be exceptionally talented. Why not join my Human Peak? I can make you a peak master, and you can gain a position of good fortune within the Holy Court, making it easier for you to sense the rules of the universe through the Holy Court's aura."
(End of Chapter)
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