Chapter 338: The River of Destiny
Chapter 338: The River of Destiny
At the age of fifty-nine, your son, Lu Qiu Xian, successfully established his Foundation Establishment, gaining fame outside the Dao Court. This brought you much attention, even from the two companions who had traveled through time with you. They came to congratulate you, leaving you with a profound sense of the unpredictability of life.
At sixty, you successfully formed your Foundation Establishment Pill, and your fame shook the Dao Court.
At sixty-three, your son, Lu Qiu Xian, awakened the Supreme Divine Body, astonishing the Dao Court. He was exceptionally accepted into the Dao Court, and you and your son parted ways.
The Supreme Divine Body?
Isn't this the Treasure Body of the Divine Odd Realm's Ghost King, Heaven Without Constant? Gu An became even more intrigued by this life's Life Cycle Transformation.
Would this life's rise to greatness come through his son?
The following lifetimes were all about cultivation, and he waited for a hundred years.
At one hundred and seventy-two, you successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm. Just as you were about to share this news with your wife, Yuan Ling'er, you suddenly received devastating news. Your son, Lu Qiu Xian, had perished, his essence blood devoured by someone. Yuan Ling'er fainted on the spot.
At one hundred and seventy-three, you finally uncovered the truth about Lu Qiu Xian's death. He had fallen at the hands of the crown prince of the era's strongest Divine Dynasty, who was also a direct disciple of the Dao Court. His cultivation had already reached the Immortal Dao realm, creating an immense gap between your statuses. Lu Qiu Xian's master sighed, hoping you could let go of this matter.
At one hundred and seventy-four, your wife, Yuan Ling'er, passed away in sorrow. You buried her and then left the outer gates of the Dao Court.
At one hundred and seventy-six, you encountered a group of ordinary people in trouble. Before leaving, an elder stopped you, saying that your fortune was extraordinary, and your life would take a turn for the better. He offered to divine your future and reveal the place of this turn of fate. Would you accept his divination?
Yes!
Gu An felt a sense of despair just by looking at Lu Han, let alone considering his poor aptitude and cultivation. How long would it take for Lu Han to avenge himself?
You accepted the elder's divination. During the process, his qi and blood went haywire, and he coughed up blood. Before collapsing, he told you that your turning point was at the Immortal Burial Ridge. After checking on the elder and confirming he was unharmed, you headed for the Immortal Burial Ridge.
At one hundred and eighty-five, you finally arrived at the Immortal Burial Ridge, learning that it was a perilous place for mortals. Even cultivators from the Immortal Dao struggled to survive there. Nonetheless, you resolutely ventured into the ridge.
...
Various dangers unfolded, leaving Gu An on edge, fearing Lu Han might suddenly meet an untimely end.
At one hundred and ninety-two, you stumbled upon an abandoned cave mansion. Inside, you discovered a stele with bizarre and intricate inscriptions. As you wandered around, you accidentally triggered a mechanism and, in your panic, collided with the stele. Your blood splattered onto the stele, and a mysterious force pulled you into it.
You entered a small world within the Heaven and Earth Emperor. There, you encountered the lingering soul of the Emperor, and after some negotiation, you became his disciple.
At two hundred, guided by the Emperor, you cultivated the Supreme Divine Body, and your physical body underwent a rebirth. You regained the appearance of a twenty-year-old, and the scars on your face disappeared. However, your hair turned white.
At two hundred and ten, you broke through to the Incarnation Realm.
Things were looking up!
The Heaven and Earth Emperor?
He seemed incredibly powerful!
Gu An's heart raced with excitement, as the memories of the Life Cycle Transformation would flow into his mind, allowing him to experience Lu Han's journey. He hoped these memories wouldn't be too painful.
From then on, it was a continuous journey of breakthroughs and cultivation of techniques and abilities.
At two hundred and fifty, you broke through to the Transcendental Void Realm!
At three hundred and seventeen, you reached the Body Merging Realm!
At four hundred and thirty, you entered the Profound Realm!
At four hundred and thirty-one, the Emperor awakened you, revealing that his lingering soul was nearing its end. He wanted to help your Supreme Divine Body transcend into the Supreme Dao Body before his soul scattered, but it would require enduring unimaginable pain. Would you accept this?
Accept!
Gu An didn't hesitate in his decision.
With the Emperor's assistance, after months of tempering, you successfully cultivated the Supreme Dao Body, shocking the rules of the Primordial Great Universe. This led to a heavenly anomaly, and you comprehended the Supreme Divine Image.
At four hundred and forty, you left the small world of the Emperor and returned to the mortal realm. At the Immortal Burial Ridge, you encountered an attack from an ancient Treasure Body cultivator in the Great Enlightenment Realm. Despite the realm difference, you killed him and unexpectedly devoured his essence blood, strengthening your physique.
In the following fifty years, Lu Han left the Immortal Burial Ridge and searched for ancient Treasure Body cultivators. Some attempts were successful, while others failed, but he always managed to escape.
Gu An saw a reflection of Heaven Without Constant in Lu Han, perhaps a fate of the Supreme Divine Body.
At six hundred, Lu Han faced a siege by several Nirvana Realm Great Cultivators but emerged victorious, using the heavenly tribulation to annihilate his enemies and enter the Immortal Dao realm.
From then on, Lu Han embarked on an unstoppable path.
At seven hundred and twenty, he found and killed the Divine Dynasty's crown prince, devouring his essence blood. His cultivation skyrocketed, and the Divine Emperor issued a kill order.
Lu Han fled while killing his pursuers. Gu An had limited choices, mostly deciding whether to save or kill others.
After a series of prompts...
Lu Han finally reached one thousand years old, his cultivation entering the Wanderer Immortal Realm, making him the top genius of his era. However, he was attacked by a Freedom Primordial Immortal, leaving him hanging by a thread. Fortunately, a Great Power from the Dao Court intervened, and he returned to the Dao Court.
The two companions who had accompanied him through time had long turned to dust. As he revisited the past, he entered a state of enlightenment, comprehending the power of time.
The master of the Dao Court wished to take Lu Han as his disciple, leaving Lu Han in a state of hesitation. Gu An helped him make the decision to accept.
Thus, Lu Han became the senior disciple of the Dao Court, sweeping through his peers within the sect. Gu An helped him reject the advances of countless talented women, and outside the Dao Court, Lu Han slew demons and saved those in need, establishing a sacred reputation.
At the age of twenty thousand years, Lu Han entered the Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal Realm, becoming the youngest Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal in the history of the Dao Court.
At fifty thousand years old, Lu Han once again broke the records of the Dao Court, becoming the youngest Freedom Primordial Immortal.
At sixty thousand years old, Lu Han ventured into the Divine Dynasty alone. In front of the world's mighty beings, he forcefully killed the Divine Dynasty's emperor and found his son Lu Qiu Xian's remains within the emperor's Treasure Body Bone Palace.
Gu An was immersed in Lu Han's legendary life. As Lu Han lived with increasing pride, compared to Long Zhan's dominance, he acted as he pleased, but never lost his sense of righteousness.
At one hundred thousand years old, Lu Han devoured over a thousand Treasure Bodies, cultivating an awe-inspiring Supreme Divine Body that shook the heavens and moved the ghosts and gods.
At two hundred thousand years old, Lu Han swept across the Primordial Great Universe, becoming a living legend.
At two hundred and fifty thousand years old, Lu Han encountered the ebb and flow of the Great Dao in the universe. Amidst the Great Dao's tide, he comprehended the true meaning of the Great Dao and tempered the Primordial Cause and Effect Body!
At three hundred thousand years old, Lu Han reached the Marvelous Technique Spirit Immortal Realm, transcending the universe and returning to Earth, only to find it desolate. He severed his past, and his Dao heart underwent a transformation.
[At four hundred and thirty thousand years old, you broke through your shackles and reached the Dao Void Mystic Realm, shocking the universe. Do you restore your life pattern and unlock the ability to seize longevity?]
With Long Zhan's experience as a cautionary tale, Gu An hesitated for a moment before choosing 'No.'
No need to unlock it! I feel Lu Han doesn't require the ability to seize longevity.
Without unlocking the ability to seize longevity, Lu Han's personality didn't undergo a drastic change later on.
While he was domineering towards his enemies, he also came to the aid of suffering beings in the heavens, constantly spreading his sacred name across various realms.
At five hundred thousand years old, Lu Han encountered the Primordial Sage Ancestor from the Ninth Heaven of Immortal Dao, who took a liking to him. The Primordial Sage Ancestor bestowed upon him a Dao name and titled him the Primordial Divine Emperor.
Until Lu Han reached the Ninth Heaven of Immortal Dao, Gu An faced another choice.
[At eight hundred and thirty thousand years old, you enter the Ninth Heaven of Immortal Dao. After the breakthrough, you immerse yourself in Dao comprehension. Unexpectedly, you sense the existence of the River of Destiny and find yourself in a dilemma. Do you choose to step into the River of Destiny?]
Gu An also fell into hesitation.
The River of Destiny seemed like no ordinary matter; stepping into it might allow one to comprehend the Path of Destiny.
For Gu An, Lu Han's supernatural powers and cultivation techniques weren't as important as his understanding of the rules of the Great Dao.
But the unknown represented danger.
Even Long Zhan, who had surpassed the Ninth Heaven of Immortal Dao, hadn't encountered the River of Destiny.
After much deliberation, Gu An chose 'Yes.'
[You choose to step into the River of Destiny. After entering the river, you enter a state of Dao comprehension.]
[You comprehend the Path of Destiny. With your own fortune, you resurrect your son, Lu Qiu Xian, and assist him in cultivating the Primordial Cause and Effect Body.]
[You comprehend the Path of Destiny, but wish to resurrect your wife. However, Yuan Ling'er's cultivation was low, and she had already reincarnated.]
[You encounter the attack of the Black Profound Emperor. In a critical moment, you send your son, Lu Qiu Xian, to the end of the River of Destiny.]
[You die at the hands of the Black Profound Emperor.]
[The cycle of reincarnation ends.]
Damn it!
It's that Black Profound Emperor again! Gu An cursed in his heart and followed the path, arriving at an overseas island and activating the longevity barrier.
He sat in meditation on the ground, and vast memories flooded into his mind.
The written words and the actual experience were two different things.
After closing his eyes, Gu An soon furrowed his brows.
After a while, Gu An's brows relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face. He was experiencing the wonderful process of a family of three relying on each other.
Time passed quickly.
An hour later.
Gu An returned to the Flower Gathering Sect. He sat at the table, and the tea on the table had gone cold.
He placed one hand on the table, closed his eyes again, and carefully felt Lu Han's life insights.
Encountering the Black Profound Emperor was a gamble, but stepping into the River of Destiny was not a mistake. He gained a deep understanding of the Path of Destiny, and he also empathized with Lu Han's feelings when he sent his son away.
Lu Han lived for over eight hundred thousand years and experienced all sorts of things. Before his death, he was able to resurrect his son, dying without regret.
In his final battle, Lu Han still demonstrated his strength, leaving an indelible mark on the Black Profound Emperor. The injury he inflicted was marked above the Black Profound Emperor's left eyebrow.
Based on the memories of two lifetimes, Gu An couldn't determine whether the Annihilation Divine Emperor that Long Zhan faced was stronger or if the Black Profound Emperor that Lu Han encountered was stronger.
Both of their strengths were far inferior to the Black Profound Emperor. Lu Han was able to injure the Black Profound Emperor due to his unique supernatural powers, but he was instantly killed as soon as he caused the injury.
Gu An temporarily set aside his anger towards the Black Profound Emperor and immersed himself in the comprehension of the Path of Destiny.
The sun set and the moon rose.
He remained seated, not moving a muscle.
Three days later, a figure pushed open the door, and a fragrant breeze blew in, causing Gu An's expression to change.
"Why are you here?" Jiang Qiong asked with a joyful face. She quickly walked to the table and sat down, her smile uncontrollable as she looked at Gu An.
Gu An gazed at her, his eyes clearing, but that one glance made her heart tremble for no apparent reason.
Jiang Qiong felt his mood was low, and her smile faded.
(End of Chapter)
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