Chapter 681: Eternal Freedom Immortal
Chapter 681: Eternal Freedom Immortal
"Master, I won."
An Xing chuckled softly, drawing cheers from the other disciples. This only made Xueyu Great Saint feel more dejected. To appear magnanimous in front of their master, he had to force a smile.
After a brief commentary, Gu An instructed An Xing to lead the disciples away.
Xueyu Great Saint lingered by Gu An's side, his head hanging low, looking utterly dejected.
Once An Xing and the others were far enough away, he gritted his teeth and said, "Master, I will definitely win next time!"
Thinking back, it seemed almost unbelievable.
Before the establishment of the Wushi Dao Field, An Xing's talent was so mediocre that he was hardly worth mentioning compared to the other disciples. But since coming to Nothingness, An Xing's Dao cultivation had progressed at an astonishing rate.
Recalling their battle, Xueyu Great Saint shuddered. An Xing's Tong Sheng was terrifying, and he had been surrounded by countless An Xings. If not for the strong self-healing ability of his Physical Body, he would have been defeated long ago.
His self-healing Tong Sheng seemed specifically designed to highlight An Xing's Tong Sheng. Anyone else would never have faced so many An Xings.
Xueyu Great Saint had never felt so defeated. He dared not meet Gu An's gaze.
Though An Xing was Gu An's favorite disciple, he was the only mount!
In his eyes, his status was more unique, and he could not afford to lose.
Gu An rarely saw Xueyu Great Saint so disheartened. He asked, "Are you very unhappy?"
Xueyu Great Saint nodded heavily, his usual arrogance completely gone.
"Losses are part of the journey. You can always win back in the future. An Xing has also lost to you before, and even I have opponents I cannot defeat", Gu An comforted.
Xueyu Great Saint took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions.
Gu An's lips twitched slightly, as he had heard Xueyu Great Saint's inner thoughts.
Xueyu Great Saint was wondering if Gu An had ever been defeated.
"If you had achieved Primordial Dao Emperor earlier than An Xing, you might have surpassed her", Gu An suggested.
Xueyu Great Saint looked up at him, saying resentfully, "She is also pursuing the Primordial Dao Emperor. Even if I get there first, she will eventually catch up. Unless I have a stronger Tong Sheng."
The suppression from the Emperor Eye was too powerful. After Emperor Tian Hong, the reincarnated Xianshen, was defeated by An Xing, he dared not challenge her again.
Only those who had truly faced An Xing's Emperor Eye could understand the sense of despair it brought.
"That's not necessarily true. The Tong Sheng you created has limitless potential; you just haven't pushed it to its limits. Actually, I have the highest hopes for you. Don't tell the other disciples this, though."
Gu An's words filled Xueyu Great Saint with immense encouragement, his eyes even welling up with tears.
This momentary boost of morale swept away his feelings of loss and confusion, filling him with renewed determination.
He believed that his master would not deceive him!
"Master, I will not let you down!" Xueyu Great Saint vowed, also making a promise to himself.
Gu An continued, "I want to send you to the Great Dao Path for training, to strive to become the first Primordial Dao Emperor in Nothingness. Once you achieve this, you can return."
Hearing this, Xueyu Great Saint's excitement subsided, and he hesitated, not immediately agreeing.
He was afraid that after he left, Gu An might take in another mount.
Not to mention, Heavenly Azure and Heavenly White were already eyeing his position.
Gu An did not reassure him, jokingly thinking that he would need Xueyu Great Saint's permission to take another mount?
"I am very interested in the origins of the Primordial Dao Emperor and the Dadao Emperor. You are not only there to grow stronger but also to gather information on these two. When you return, I will help you perfect your Tong Sheng", Gu An said seriously.
Seeing his serious expression, Xueyu Great Saint dared not refuse and could only agree.
Gu An let him rest for a few days, and then he would send him to the Great Dao Path.
After accepting this arrangement, Xueyu Great Saint began to look forward to the Great Dao Path. What kind of place was it?
He must establish a great reputation for Nothingness!
Xueyu Great Saint originally thought that his master would really send him there, and he could get closer to his master on the way. However, when he was ready, his master simply waved his sleeve and sent him to the Great Dao Path.
So this is how it's done...
Xueyu Great Saint's senses ceased to function, and he tightly closed his eyes, feeling a mix of sorrow and anger.
After a while.
He felt his feet touch the ground, and his senses quickly returned to normal. He opened his eyes, and his pupils dilated.
Before his eyes was the vast and magnificent Great Dao Qi Basin, stretching endlessly. He stood on a Yun Star, feeling incredibly small. The darkness beyond the Great Dao Qi Basin was terrifying, as if it could devour him at any moment.
"Such a vast Dao Intent..."
Xueyu Great Saint murmured to himself, the last trace of resistance in his heart completely vanishing.
Cultivating in such a place, he might truly be able to surpass An Xing again!
...
Xueyu Great Saint's departure left the Wushi Dao Field with a much quieter atmosphere. When the disciples learned that Gu An had sent him to the Great Dao Path for training, everyone felt a sense of crisis.
When Xueyu Great Saint returned, he would surely be even more arrogant. Although they already couldn't match Xueyu Great Saint, they didn't want to be mocked for the growing gap between them.
Thus, the Wushi Dao Field entered a period of seclusion.
The Mortal World was also changing.
With the rise of more and more sects, the Dao Court's control weakened, and their hold on the Heavenly Realms was broken. The Hundred Sects of the Mortal World began sending disciples to the Heavenly Realms for training, bringing about the first Heavenly Realms craze of the new era.
Reaching the Heavenly Flying Immortal stage allowed one to enter the Heavenly Realms, but previously, due to the Dao Court, cultivators found it difficult to do so.
As more and more cultivators ventured into the Heavenly Realms, the stars there began to be occupied. Some fled to the Heavenly Realms to escape, while others established small heavens and earths or training grounds there. Some even founded new sects in the Heavenly Realms.
The Mortal World entered a golden age that had not been seen in tens of thousands of years.
In this context, ten thousand years passed like a page being turned, leaving no trace.
Within those ten thousand years, in the Wushi Dao Field, apart from the Ghost Mother of the Night-Blooming Cereus, the weakest cultivator had reached the Daoxu Fairy Realm. An Xing had even reached the Freedom Immortal Realm first, becoming the first Zizai Immortal among the Wushi Disciples.
A Freedom Immortal at 550,000 years old—how dazzling.
However, An Xing's fame did not spread throughout the Mortal World. But Emperor Tian Hong could compare her to the external Tian Jiao, which left him in awe and spurred him to cultivate even harder.
In the second century after breaking through to the Freedom Immortal Realm, An Xing finally chose a disciple she favored.
She brought a six- or seven-year-old boy back to the Wushi Dao Field and hoped that Gu An would name him.
This boy did not come from a Heaven and Earth Sect but was an orphan from the Nine Spirits Continent, whose parents had been killed by beasts. If not for An Xing's intervention, he would have died as well.
This experience reminded Gu An of the young An Hao.
"Let's call him An Zizai."
Gu An looked at the timid boy hiding behind An Xing and pondered.
An Xing smiled and asked, "Is it because I just reached the Freedom Immortal Realm?"
Gu An shook his head and said, "It's just a hope that he will be different from your senior brother, not burdened with so many missions, and that he can live a life of freedom and ease, for himself."
(End of Chapter)
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