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Chapter 414: Universe Unbounded Tower
Chapter 414: Universe Unbounded Tower
Upon hearing Shen Zhen's words, Gu An remained silent, his gaze fixed on Jade Cicada, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
Jade Cicada understood his stubbornness from his eyes; it seemed impossible to take Shen Zhen away without going through him.
Jade Cicada sighed, "We were having such a pleasant conversation, but it seems you still intend to block my path. It's understandable; how could you, who walks alongside him, possibly share the same path as me? I must be delusional."
He took a step back.
Hearing this, Shen Zhen was curious; did these two know each other?
Moreover, from the other's words, it seemed they wanted to win over Gu An.
This was quite normal; Gu An's charm was extraordinary, always able to befriend all sorts of demons and ghosts, even forming close friendships with great cultivators.
However, no one knew his true identity or why he wanted to win over Gu An.
As Shen Zhen's thoughts wandered, Jade Cicada raised his right hand, and a golden flame surged in his palm, causing the small tower to appear once more.
At the first sight of the small tower, Shen Zhen felt her heart skip a beat.
Danger!
Instinctively, she looked at Gu An, seeing no fear on his face, and her heart gradually calmed.
Although she couldn't understand Gu An's confidence, she instinctively believed in him.
Gu An's gaze also fell on the small tower, but in front of him, a prompt appeared.
Hostility from Jade Cicada!
A single trigger will incite bone-deep hatred!
No wonder he's from the Demonic Realm!
Gu An sighed, "Why bother?"
"Why bother?"
Jade Cicada seemed to hear the biggest joke, and the small tower in his hand burst with dazzling golden light. His expression turned hideous, and he hissed, "Do you think you're dealing with just anyone...?"
Gu An suddenly waved his sleeve, and a strong wind rose from the ground, instantly dispersing Jade Cicada's physical body, turning even his monk's robe to ashes.
The golden small tower fell to the ground, emitting a crisp sound.
The cave mansion quickly fell silent.
Shen Zhen seemed to be frozen in place, standing there for a long time before she could snap out of it.
[You have successfully taken 85 years of lifespan from Jade Cicada (Incarnation Realm, 3rd Layer)]
Looking at the prompt, Gu An felt regret in his heart.
Although he was a Freedom Immortal's reincarnation, this physical body's lifespan was pitifully short.
Gu An turned his head and looked at Shen Zhen, smiling as he asked, "You're usually so fearless, unafraid of heaven or earth, but tonight, why are you so scared? I really want to draw a picture of you like this to show you."
Shen Zhen snapped out of her daze and couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is your cultivation level?"
Gu An slightly raised his chin, looking down at her with a smile, "When you become strong enough, you'll naturally know my cultivation."
Just as Shen Zhen wanted to continue, the golden small tower on the ground suddenly burst with golden light, causing the environment inside the cave mansion to change abruptly.
They seemed to have instantly arrived in the universe's starry sky, standing on a meteor.
Shen Zhen was startled and instinctively turned around, looking into the distance. This was her first time in the universe, but she had dreamed of such a scene before.
Gu An, however, was not surprised and calmly looked into the depths of the universe.
The golden small tower was rising, located deep in the universe. The windows of the tower opened, and golden flames surged out, like a small stream turning into an ocean, mysterious and unstoppable.
As Shen Zhen noticed this scene, the golden flames quickly condensed into a giant face, larger than the heavens and earth, looking down at them.
Jade Cicada's face!
But the aura was completely different! Especially his eyes, filled with a powerful light of authority, making it impossible to see his pupils.
In front of Jade Cicada's giant face, Gu An and Shen Zhen were like specks of dust.
This impact was even greater than when Qiu Xi Xian Lord had come! Because she was not in a heavenly realm but in the boundless universe. In the vast cosmos, Jade Cicada's face still occupied most of her vision, and she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.
Instinctively, she moved closer to Gu An, grabbing his sleeve.
Gu An looked at her and smiled, "Don't be afraid, I'm still by your side."
Looking at his smile, Shen Zhen's heart was filled with complex emotions: fear, despair, curiosity, and anticipation.
"Who exactly are you?"
Shen Zhen stared at Gu An and asked, even though she was naive, she knew that Gu An was not as simple as the Medicine Valley Master.
No wonder the Sect Master kept visiting him.
Wait a moment!
A ridiculous guess formed in Shen Zhen's mind, causing her eyes to widen in surprise.
"You're not a reincarnation!"
Jade Cicada's voice rang out, filled with disdain.
Gu An looked at him again and smiled, "Your divine ability is not bad, creating a convincing illusion, but can you escape my Five Fingers Mountain?"
As he spoke, he raised his right hand.
Jade Cicada seemed to sense something and widened his eyes, a terrifying aura gathering in his eyes.
Gu An's right hand suddenly accelerated, as if grabbing at the starry sky, and when he retracted his hand, it was clenched into a fist.
The universe's starry sky dissipated, and Shen Zhen only felt a flash before her eyes. When her vision returned, she was back in her cave mansion.
Gu An stretched lazily and said, "It's late; it's time to sleep."
He walked towards the cave mansion's entrance.
Shen Zhen took a step forward and asked, "What happened to him?"
"He won't be coming back. I hope that only you and I know about tonight's events."
Leaving these words behind, Gu An's figure disappeared around the corner of the cave.
Shen Zhen stood in her original spot, recalling what she had seen and heard, feeling as if she were in a dream.
"Have I soul-traveled to another world?" Shen Zhen murmured to herself as she walked over to the table and sat down. With a wave of her trembling hand, she summoned a wine jug from afar.
...
In the Third Medicine Valley, Gu An sat in the attic, holding a small golden tower in his right hand.
Earlier, he had deliberately blocked the disturbances from Shen Zhen's cave abode, preventing even the Sun and Moon Underworld Emperor from sensing any abnormalities.
The Mind-Spirit True Immortals were powerful, but they were nothing compared to the Freedom Immortals. In the eyes of Dao Treasury Serene Immortal, they were no different from ordinary spirits.
Gu An was using his divine mind to search for the soul of Jade Cicada, whose original body was inside the tower.
As he had guessed, Jade Cicada and the force behind him wanted to rebuild the Demonic Realm. He had invited the Demonic Shore many times but was rejected. Until a few hundred years ago, when his reincarnation body felt the cause and effect of the Demonic Shore, he sensed the possibility of enticing them.
Jade Cicada's reincarnation tribulation was in its final stage, which was why he could retain his memories from his past life.
The closer he was to successfully transcending the tribulation, the more memories he had of his past life.
Zhang Shi was also just one step away from the final stage.
Ji Xiaoyu was estimated to be a distance away.
The more times one reincarnates, the stronger the original body's control over the reincarnation body becomes. In the early stages of the reincarnation tribulation, it's like being reborn, and one cannot recover the memories of their past life until death.
Currently, the Demonic Realm was very powerful, with over ten Freedom Immortals, led by the Ultimate Demon Emperor, whose cultivation was unfathomable, even unknown to Jade Cicada.
The Demonic Realm had many goals, and the Heavenly Spirit Great World was just one of them. They wandered deep within the Annihilation Domain.
Gu An retracted his divine mind, and with a clench of his right hand, golden sand slipped through his fingers and turned into flying ash.
This small golden tower was also a treasure of the Divine Path, crafted by Jade Cicada over millions of years. It was even stronger than the treasures held by the Holy Court, as it had never left its master's side.
[You have successfully taken 2,580,928 years of lifespan from the Divine Cicada Demon Lord (Freedom Immortal Realm, 9th Layer)]
The prompt that appeared before his eyes did not bring him any joy.
It seemed that the reincarnation tribulation temporarily halted the original body's lifespan, and transcending the tribulation did not consume the original body's lifespan.
As Gu An was thinking, the golden sand in front of him condensed again, forming the small golden tower.
This tower, named the Universe Unbounded Tower, could create domains. It was the cosmic starry sky that Gu An and Shen Tong had entered earlier.
Within the domain, the master could suppress enemies and even create infinite illusions to numb them.
Gu An looked at the Universe Unbounded Tower, a smile spreading across his face. He began to erase all the cause and effect within the tower, a difficult task for Freedom Immortals but an easy one for him now.
The moon set, and the sun rose.
In the early morning, the Universe Unbounded Tower was already devoid of any traces of the Demonic Realm, like a blank sheet of paper, but this paper was heavy with infinite power.
Gu An hung the palm-sized Universe Unbounded Tower on his waist, along with the Green Heaven Peak, as accessories.
After finishing, he stood up and went downstairs for his morning exercises.
As noon approached, Shen Zhen came to find Gu An and saw him playing chess with Long Qing.
Long Qing had returned after following Divine Heart Son for a period of training. He was even more diligent in his cultivation, studying the Way of Chess, believing that the black and white pieces held the Great Dao. Even his master, Divine Heart Son, did not refute this conjecture.
Gu An used the Seven Stars Mirror as a fan, gently waving it.
Shen Zhen walked into the crowd and looked at Gu An with a scolding gaze.
But when she thought about the previous night, her feelings became complicated.
Facing Gu An's mysterious and formidable power, she instinctively felt reverence and could no longer treat him as she had before.
Gu An turned to look at Shen Zhen and gave her a challenging glance.
It was as if he was saying, "Do you dare to play another game?"
Shen Zhen glared at Gu An, thinking, "How can I possibly win against you? No wonder no one can beat you in chess."
A gentle breeze blew, stirring the strands of hair by Shen Zhen's ear.
She quietly observed Gu An, feeling that he was both distant and unattainable, like the reflections on water and flowers.
The vastness of the heavens concealed such a powerful cultivator beside her.
She couldn't understand why Gu An would hide his cultivation.
But she began to reflect on Gu An's life, and now, looking back, every move and action of his seemed to contain profound principles.
What was his world like? Shen Zhen wondered, lost in thought.
A leaf flew up behind her, turning yellow as it soared into the sky and eventually falling to the ground, turning into a patch of grass.
Leaves sprouted and fell, and ten years passed.
In late autumn, Gu An rose from the chessboard and left.
His opponent was an old man with white hair, looking at the chessboard in pain.
Gu An headed towards his attic, his gaze fixed on the sky.
"It's time to break through," he thought, a smile spreading across his face.
What kind of realm would be above the Dao Treasury Serene Immortal?
He walked to the attic, and Ji Xiaoyu happened to be coming out as he arrived.
"I have something to attend to outside the Medicine Valley. Let's talk when I return," Gu An said, then quickly headed upstairs.
(End of Chapter)
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