Chapter 504: A Lifespan of 25.6 Billion Years!
Chapter 504: A Lifespan of 25.6 Billion Years!
Gu An and Zhen Qin sat facing each other, chatting for a long time. After seeing Su Han's corpse, Zhen Qin's burdens and obsessions were completely dispelled. She returned to her lively and clever self.
The master and disciple reminisced about the past, talking endlessly, as if they could never finish recounting past events.
However, everything has an end, including life.
As dusk fell, Zhen Qin looked at Gu An and said seriously, "Master, thank you for taking care of me in this life. I, as your unworthy disciple, have never been able to repay you. If there is a next life, and if I have the qualifications to repay you, I will definitely strive to do so."
Unlike the Blooming Ghost Mother, who died but could still be revived through possession, Zhen Qin's fate had come to an end, and there was no way to bring her back.
Gu An smiled and nodded, saying, "There will be a next life."
Hearing this, Zhen Qin showed a smile, her eyes filled with anticipation.
She leaned on the table and said softly, "Master, I'm a little sleepy. Can I take a nap here?"
Gu An nodded and said, "Go ahead and sleep. I'll stay by your side."
Zhen Qin closed her eyes and murmured, "I suddenly miss Ye Shishu. It feels like she's been gone for so long..."
Gu An's hand paused while pouring tea, and he continued drinking without responding.
After Zhen Qin fell asleep, Shen Zhen approached. As she looked at Zhen Qin, she was about to speak when her eyebrows furrowed. She walked to Gu An's side and asked, "Are you alright?"
She knew Zhen Qin's place in Gu An's heart, and thinking about Ye Lan and Xiao Chuan's deaths and their impact on Gu An, she couldn't help but feel worried.
"I'm fine," Gu An assured her as he turned to look at her, smiling. He gestured for her to sit down.
Shen Zhen sat down, her gaze fixed on Gu An.
As Gu An poured tea for her, he said, "Do you find it absurd that someone with my cultivation level can't control life and death?"
Shen Zhen was surprised that Gu An could see through her thoughts. She replied honestly, "Indeed, you are the most powerful existence in my heart. It seems like life and death shouldn't be a challenge for you, but..."
Gu An laughed, "This proves that I'm not the strongest. There's a destiny in the heavens that I can't control. Those I help already have good fortune, and I merely add to their blessings. You can glimpse the past and future, but can you see into destiny?"
"See into destiny?"
Shen Zhen fell into deep thought, as she was also uncertain about her own cultivation path.
She disliked meditating and preferred the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She wanted to improve her cultivation through enlightenment, but inspiration was hard to come by. Her cultivation had been stagnant for many years.
Seeing that she was deep in thought, Gu An didn't disturb her. He gazed at the horizon, where the setting sun painted the sky with blood-red hues, and the clouds seemed to be on fire.
As he stared at the vast sky, Gu An suddenly felt that the future he had foreseen wasn't far enough.
How high must one's cultivation be to see the edge of this universe?
Time flew like an arrow, and years passed like a shuttle, never to return.
A thousand years were like fleeting clouds, and the affairs of mortals were vast like surging waves.
Without the Dao Support Sword Venerable's presence for a thousand years, the Heavenly Spirit Great World did not encounter external calamities, but internal conflicts remained fierce. Ancient secret realms, dao sites, and the dwellings of powerful cultivators continued to emerge, attracting countless cultivators to fight over them.
Gu An's Primordial Dao Ground was now filled with medicinal herbs. By this time, the lifespan provided by the herbs each year had surpassed 20 million years.
The continent where the Primordial Dao Ground was located was named the Nine Spirit Continent, positioned at the edge of the world. For a thousand years, the Primordial Dao Ground had not faced any disturbances.
However, nearby human cities were growing in number and gradually approaching the Primordial Dao Ground.
In the summer of that year, Gu An stood at the edge of a cliff, watching Chen Chuan spar with the Blood Hell Supreme Sage. Chen Chuan had now reached the Nirvana Realm, and even against the Blood Hell Supreme Sage's Scattered Immortal Realm, he could hold his own.
In the air, Gu An and the other engaged in a battle of spells. Gu An cast a Lifespan Barrier, allowing them to fight freely without affecting the Dao Site.
After observing for a while, Gu An lost interest and summoned his attribute panel.
【Name: Gu An】
【Lifespan: 3,155/25,660,408,118】
【Constitution: Primordial Boundless Constitution】
【Cultivation: Complete Primordial Golden Immortal Realm】
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25.6 billion years of lifespan! Gu An planned to break through after reaching a thousand years of lifespan. Judging by the heavenly trends, the next ten thousand years would see the Heavenly Spirit Great World embroiled in slaughter, unless an external powerful force intervened.
This slaughter wasn't meaningless; Gu An could sense that the number of living beings in the world had decreased by a tenth compared to a thousand years ago, but more geniuses and mighty figures had emerged.
The most famous battle in this millennium was the decisive fight between Yang Xian Emperor and Absolute Luo Sword Lord for the Heavenly Dao Theory. In the end, Absolute Luo Sword Lord suffered a crushing defeat and fled back to the Great Hong Sword Heaven, while Yang Xian Emperor, after gathering nine volumes of the Heavenly Dao Theory, began his seclusion.
Gu An, by locking onto An Hao's Dao Annihilation Life Seal, spied on Yang Xian Emperor and noticed that his fortune was transforming, and his cultivation was also rapidly improving.
Yang Xian Emperor, being a Dao Repository Freedom Immortal, made it nearly impossible for the Holy Court to win as long as he was present. Meanwhile, Zhu Xi, the reincarnation of Holy Heaven, was still wandering in the mortal world, and even after regaining her past life's memories, she had no intention of returning to the Holy Court.
A figure approached Gu An; it was none other than Blooming Ghost Mother.
She looked exactly the same as she did in her previous life, but her body was now made of flowers and plants, making her no longer human. Currently, she was in charge of managing the medicinal herbs within the Dao Site for Gu An, as everyone else was cultivating, and An Xin had long since stopped managing affairs.
"Master, we're running out of seeds," Blooming Ghost Mother said softly.
Having experienced life and death and a thousand years of tempering, her personality had become calm and collected, a stark contrast to her previous self as the vice-leader of the Flower Aggregation Sect.
Gu An stared at Chen Chuan and said, "Hmm, there will be new seeds tomorrow. Go and cultivate for now."
Blooming Ghost Mother immediately bowed and took her leave.
"Wait a moment."
As Gu An spoke, Blooming Ghost Mother instinctively turned around, and a secret manual landed in her embrace.
She took the manual and looked closely; it was a cultivation technique.
"Strive to achieve Nirvana as soon as possible. Only then can you serve me for a longer time," Gu An said, then turned and left.
Blooming Ghost Mother's eyes, like ancient wells, stirred with emotion as she gazed at Gu An's departing figure, her thoughts unknown.
Gu An walked towards the exit of the Dao Site. Five familiar faces had arrived, and he needed to see them.
These five were none other than Yi Qingshan and the others. Gu An had taken them as disciples because Yi Qingshan was Lu Jiujia's reincarnation. They had ventured out into the world for a thousand years, enduring countless hardships, but fortunately, all five were still alive.
They had provoked an invincible enemy and had no choice but to return home.
Gu An could hear their conversation; these guys wanted to establish a sect in their hometown, cultivate their own power, and, in the process, benefit the locals.
Although the relatives in their memories were no longer alive, the land remained unchanged.
Gu An overheard the five of them reminiscing about their cultivation experiences with him, and Gu Changsheng even sighed, wondering if their master was still alive.
All five believed that Gu An was no longer in this world, as in their memories, Gu An was merely a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.
If he hadn't encountered cultivation difficulties or provoked enemies, why would he have come to such a remote place to seclude himself?
At the very least, it indicated that Gu An lacked a powerful background or exceptional talent.
Thinking of their master, they felt a deep sense of regret, wishing they had had the chance to repay him.
(End of Chapter)
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