Chapter 332: The Emperor from the Annihilation Realm
Chapter 332: The Emperor from the Annihilation Realm
Gu An's gaze was fixed on the burning scroll on the table, while his Divine Mind was focused on the heavens beyond.
Among the seven suns suspended above the Heavenly Spirit Great World, a mysterious and colossal being within one of the suns opened its eyes, staring directly at Gu An's pavilion.
The reason the scroll was burning was due to this being!
Gu An remained calm, as the beings within the Seven Suns were all Freedom Primordial Immortals, posing no threat to him. However, he could sense the immense Karmic Debt they carried, and a powerful force backing them.
Upon careful consideration, this made sense. After all, if the Holy Court could tolerate their existence, then either they were backed by the Holy Court, or the Holy Court feared their patron.
Regardless of the situation, Gu An didn't want to stir up trouble.
Soon, the scroll on the table turned to ashes, but the table remained untouched, a mysterious sight.
Shen Zhen's heart raced as she asked, "What was that just now?"
Even with her Incarnation Realm cultivation, she couldn't understand how the flames appeared and vanished.
At that moment, she felt as if she had offended the heavens.
Gu An took a deep breath and said, "I'm not sure either. It seems that yesterday's anomaly was something you shouldn't have painted."
Shen Zhen furrowed her brows and asked, "Just yesterday?"
"It should be," Gu An replied. "After all, you've painted other things before without any issues."
Thus, it seemed that Yang Jian's hidden Karmic Debt was related to the Seven Suns.
Shen Zhen took a deep breath and said, "Never mind, my cultivation is lowly, and I can't afford to offend them."
As soon as she said this, Gu An saw the mysterious being within the sun close its eyes.
Shen Zhen had narrowly escaped a calamity. The warning had been a mere warning, indicating that the mysterious being within the Seven Suns wasn't as bloodthirsty and domineering as she had thought.
Gu An sat back down and teased, "You're quite impressive, able to paint something that attracts heavenly wrath."
Shen Zhen didn't feel proud but spoke earnestly, "I did feel like I captured a profound and mysterious state while painting. Each time I finished a painting, my subsequent cultivation became more effortless, and many of my cultivation doubts were resolved."
"It seems you're about to undergo a metamorphosis," Gu An said with envy.
Shen Zhen finally smiled and hummed, "Be nice to me in the future. Who knows, I might become an immortal one day."
"Okay, Immortal Shen."
"Good girl."
"You're shameless!"
"Hmm? Daring to offend a future immortal?"
The two started bickering, and Shen Zhen's fear dissipated. She realized that she should be more cautious with her paintings from now on.
She needed to discern which subjects were appropriate to paint and which were not.
Half a bell later, Shen Zhen left.
Gu An lay back in his chair, observing Yang Jian and the Heavenly Sovereign.
After awakening his past life memories, Yang Jian's cultivation hadn't undergone a substantial transformation, but his entire demeanor had indeed changed.
Gu An watched for a while, confirming that Yang Jian was unharmed before withdrawing his gaze.
In the following days, Yang Jian and the Heavenly Sovereign remained on that island, protected by the Heavenly Sovereign's Formation. Many powerful cultivators passed by without sensing their presence.
Time passed, and summer arrived.
Gu An rode on Blood Prison Great Sage and stepped off the teleportation array, feeling elated.
The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord, who had been about to leave, approached with curiosity, asking, "Gu An, your disciple Anxin has undergone significant changes recently. What have you been teaching her?"
Since Gu An had previously brought out Yang Jian, the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord believed that Anxin's transformation was related to Gu An, which further piqued his curiosity about Gu An's background.
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"The Dao is ineffable; it cannot be spoken of," Gu An said with a condescending smile, looking down at the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord, who rolled his eyes.
"Do you know how high my cultivation is, and you dare to take me as your disciple?" the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord asked, exasperated.
Gu An shrugged and said, "The accomplished are teachers. There are aspects in which you are inferior to me. Is your life's pursuit solely about cultivation level? Is the only path to Dao through Qi Ingestion?"
After hearing this, the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord didn't argue but fell into deep thought.
Gu An patted Blood Prison Great Sage's head and instructed him to continue forward.
Blood Prison Great Sage had been cultivating the Primordial Reincarnation Technique for many years. Although his cultivation was still sealed, he was filled with hope for the future.
Once the millennium arrived, he would surely become an immortal!
The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord turned his head and asked, "Can one achieve Dao through Go?"
"Who can say for sure?" Gu An replied casually. "Whatever one does, as long as it's done with dedication, all things are possible."
It was evident that the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord had suffered severe injuries, and his cultivation was far beyond the Wanderer Immortal Realm. However, Gu An didn't bother to inquire about his past.
As the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord watched Gu An's departing figure, he sensed an otherworldly aura. This young man seemed to have transcended the mortal world, resembling an immortal more than any other.
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His decision to stay in Taixuan Sect seemed to be the right choice.
The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord looked towards the distant Divine Heart Son, who was reading under a tree. Previously, he had thought Divine Heart Son had fallen into demonic ways, but now, he suddenly felt that Divine Heart Son might achieve Dao.
Looking at the Third Medicine Valley, he had a strong feeling.
Many years later, this Medicine Valley would produce many figures that would stir up the world.
This thought intrigued him, and anticipation welled up within him.
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Meanwhile, Gu An went upstairs.
After closing the door, he sat in a chair and took out the small Green Sky Peak that had transformed into an accessory from his waist, placing it on the table.
Today, he felt a hint of anomaly within Green Sky Peak, which was related to that mysterious Heavenly Demon.
That guy couldn't hold back any longer!
Gu An's divine mind probed into Green Sky Peak, which also contained a piece of heaven and earth. Although it wasn't as vast as the one within Divine Anomaly City, this piece of heaven and earth was even more expansive than the Taicang Continent.
At this moment, within a dilapidated temple, Gu An's divine mind incarnation entered.
Sunlight pierced through the worn-out temple walls, casting Gu An's shadow.
Gu An approached a wall with ancient paintings engraved on it, full of pits and bumps, indicating an unknown number of years of history.
"Come out, let's talk. Give me a reason, and I won't destroy you."
Gu An spoke expressionlessly, his gaze fixed on the wall.
As his words fell, strands of demonic qi seeped out from the surface of the dilapidated wall, appearing eerie and terrifying even under the bright sun.
Soon, a thin and haggard black-robed elder crawled out from the demonic qi, as if crossing through time and space.
His eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, and as soon as he emerged, his gaze locked onto Gu An.
After landing, he stood up and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you, and what do you want?"
Gu An replied, "You affected the collision of Green Sky Peak with my mountain, and you ask me what I want?"
Upon hearing this, the black-robed elder's expression turned even uglier, and he fell into silence, his eyes flickering.
"Did you come for that demonic embryo?" Gu An asked.
At these words, the black-robed elder's face changed drastically, and his body trembled.
He stared at Gu An intently and asked, "What did you do to him?"
"I haven't touched him yet, but the trouble he's causing me seems to be getting bigger and bigger," Gu An said, his tone still indifferent, making it impossible for the black-robed elder to guess his thoughts.
The black-robed elder weighed his words, "Honorable one, do we have any grudges with you?"
Gu An remained silent.
The black-robed elder plucked up the courage to say, "If you don't want to get involved in this great karmic debt, it's best to leave this place. That demonic embryo is the reincarnation of an emperor from the Annihilation Realm, nurtured for tens of thousands of years. It can't be moved, and more Heavenly Demons will descend in the future."
Gu An asked, "What if I inform the Holy Court about this?"
The black-robed elder fixed his gaze on him and said, "Do you think it's easy for the reincarnation of a Demon Emperor to enter the Heavenly Spirit Great World? With the Holy Heaven absent, your Holy Court isn't as just and kind as you think."
The Holy Heaven is absent?
Gu An pondered this in his mind but asked aloud, "So, you've already established connections with some of the Holy Court's higher-ups?"
The black-robed elder replied, "If you truly don't want to get entangled in this karmic debt, don't ask too much. Asking too many questions will inevitably alert certain existences."
When Gu An asked these questions, he knew that Gu An had no connection to the Holy Court, so the black-robed elder didn't want to create enmity with him.
Just witnessing Gu An's method of suppressing Green Sky Peak was enough for the black-robed elder to know he wasn't a match for him.
"What's your purpose for infiltrating the Heavenly Spirit Great World? You wouldn't be targeting the beings of this world, would you? If so, where can I escape to?" Gu An asked slowly.
He was also making a decision in his heart.
Should he leave Human World Peak?
Rationally speaking, he should leave to avoid trouble.
"The universe is vast, and there's always a place to hide. Moreover, our plan can't be carried out in a short time," the black-robed elder replied. Hearing the hint of retreat in Gu An's tone, he became more confident.
Gu An asked, "What cultivation level was that demonic embryo in his past life?"
The black-robed elder answered, "That emperor was an existence in the Eighth Stage of Immortal Dao in his previous life. It won't be difficult for him to reach the Seventh Stage of Immortal Dao in this life."
Although the black-robed elder was a Freedom Primordial Immortal, reaching the Marvelous Technique Spirit Immortal Realm was already challenging for him, let alone higher realms.
The Seventh Stage of Immortal Dao was already an existence that dominated the universe in his mind, unless those eternal beings took action.
"The Eighth Stage of Immortal Dao..."
Gu An's expression turned grim, but he heaved a slight sigh of relief in his heart.
The Seventh Stage of Immortal Dao was the Dao Void Profound Immortal, and the Eighth Stage was the Divine Mind True Immortal Realm where he resided!
He was a cultivator at the Ninth Level of Divine Awareness True Immortal! The black-robed elder thought he had scared him, and continued, "As long as you leave this place, even if I find the demonic embryo, it will take several thousand years for it to fully form. You'll have more than enough time to find a new place to cultivate."
Several thousand years?
The pressure in Gu An's heart diminished sharply. Even with the black-robed elder's help, it would take several thousand years. Without him, wouldn't it take tens of thousands of years?
Gu An opened his mouth and said, "Give me a few more years to think. I should have that much time, right?"
The black-robed elder didn't show any hostility towards him, so Gu An wanted to give him a chance.
Upon hearing this, the black-robed elder's expression softened, and he raised his hand in salute, saying, "Of course, I hope you can think it through and not delay your future."
He couldn't escape Green Sky Peak, nor could he spread the news. He could only try his best to get along with Gu An, using both soft and hard approaches.
The typhoon howled, creating a frightening atmosphere.
(End of Chapter)
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