Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses

Chapter 664: Chapter 656: Reincarnation of Yuan Luo

Hongya Zi was clearly quite discontent with the Celestial Court. When Gu An asked, he opened up immediately and began to speak eloquently.

It turns out that, although the Misty Immortal Court has a path for ascending to immortality, it comes at a significant cost. Every ten thousand years, it must offer a vast amount of resources to the Celestial Court and erect divine statues of the Heavenly Court Immortals in every Immortal Mansion. Those who successfully enter the Immortal Class, although they don’t sever ties with the Misty Immortal Court, become arrogant and treat the others as slaves.

Through Hongya Zi, Gu An gained more understanding of the Misty Immortal Court.

Although the destiny of the Misty Immortal Court is not as powerful as the Celestial Court, it is still a formidable existence. Whether there is a Perfect Daoist Great Luo Immortal Realm within it is hard to say at the moment. He can’t fully calculate it; the inability to calculate suggests that such an existence might indeed be there.

The fact that it can nurture an Emperor of Eternal Life is enough to prove the deep foundation of the Misty Immortal Court.

Hongya Zi was quite impressed with Gu An, feeling as if they were old friends at first meeting. He even invited Gu An to visit the Misty Immortal Court in the future, handing him a token named the Red Domain Immortal Token.

With this token, Gu An could enter the Misty Immortal Court and be honored as a distinguished guest.

The Misty Immortal Court possesses numerous Immortal Domains. Hongya Zi is the Pavilion Master of the Red Domain Immortal Mansion and holds significant power within the Misty Immortal Court.

Gu An accepted without reservation, saying he would definitely visit him.

Afterward, the two parted ways.

Gu An was merely a clone; he did not plan to leave Endless Dao Mountain just yet. Instead, he intended to find a suitable Dao Mountain to settle down on.

He didn’t need to return to his true self; his true self could already access his memories and even directly control him.

At the same time.

Far away, in the Daoist Field of the Beginningless, Gu An began to ponder whether or not to visit the Misty Immortal Court to see Hongya Zi.

Given his current cultivation level, even if he encountered trouble in the Misty Immortal Court, he could easily retreat unscathed.

Forget it, there’s no need to rush into this matter, especially since he has no pressing reason to visit the Misty Immortal Court.

First, he should elevate his cultivation to the Perfection Realm of the Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal before considering it!

Gu An closed his eyes, laying on a rock to bask in the sun, while his thoughts wandered to the omnipresent Dao Rules.

…

Atop the magnificent Golden Furnace, Huang Feng Immortal Monarch sat cross-legged in mid-air, hands resting on his knees, silently practicing his arts.

A golden light appeared behind him, manifesting a figure.

It was the Celestial Calming God.

The Celestial Calming God clasped his fists in salute and said, “Immortal Monarch, Chaos Grudge Luo has become a significant force. If we don’t suppress him soon, I’m afraid it will cause great trouble. Under the heavens, a higher power will surely notice.”

Huang Feng Immortal Monarch, with his back turned, did not open his eyes as he asked, “Has the power of the Chaos Grudge Luo invaded the Celestial Spirit Great World?”

The Celestial Calming God frowned and said, “Yes, but his power has vanished. It’s unclear whether he withdrew or if a Great Power intervened.”

Over the years, he had kept an eye on Chaos Grudge Luo, and was quite surprised by the anomalies in the Celestial Spirit Great World.

He hadn’t consulted the Celestial Spirit God, aware of the past of the Celestial Spirit Great World, feeling that there was a Great Cause and Effect in which he dared not indulge. Now, hearing Huang Feng Immortal Monarch mention the Celestial Spirit Great World, his vigilance only heightened.

He must absolutely avoid getting entangled with the causes and effects of the Celestial Spirit Great World.

Upon hearing his words, Huang Feng Immortal Monarch opened his eyes. He gazed down at the world within the furnace, contemplating something unknown.

For a long time.

“Begin closing the net. You’re responsible for eliminating the power of Chaos Grudge Luo. I will request stronger forces of the Heavenly Dao to capture him.”

Huang Feng Immortal Monarch spoke, allowing the Celestial Calming God to breathe a sigh of relief as he accepted the order and departed.

After the Celestial Calming God’s departure, the area fell silent, with Huang Feng Immortal Monarch’s eyes flickering, pondering something in his heart.

…

Time passed gently. Since the teaching session at Endless Dao Mountain ended, Gu An had not encountered any major events, and life became leisurely once more.

The dark clouds looming over the world had dissipated, though conflicts in the Human World persisted.

After Gu An eradicated the power of Chaos Grudge Luo, within a hundred years, the Qiankun Sect regained peace and began to send disciples out again to save the world.

In a blink of an eye.

Ten thousand years passed in an instant.

At over seventeen million years old, Gu An had accumulated sixteen trillion years of life span, using eight trillion years of life span to progress from the early to the middle stage of the Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal Realm, excluding the depletion from the Life Span Barrier. Therefore, he planned to reach twenty trillion years of life span before attempting to break through to the later stage.

Until he reaches the Perfection Realm of the Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal, he has no intention of pursuing the functional threshold of one hundred trillion years of life span.

In the spring of that year, while Gu An was in the courtyard writing with his brush, he suddenly looked up, his eyes carrying an unusual expression.

Shen Zhen, who was playing the zither beside him, noticed his anomaly and asked, “What is it? Has something happened to the Qiankun Sect?”

Where Gu An was looking was precisely in the direction of the Qiankun Sect.

“Nothing much, just that a disciple with extraordinary talent is about to be born in the Qiankun Sect,” Gu An casually replied, then withdrew his gaze and continued writing.

Shen Zhen became curious and probed further, “How does he compare to Emperor Tianhong or Zhao Rushen?”

As the millennia passed, the conflicts in the Human World had neared their end. The enmity between Emperor Tianhong and Zhao Rushen was renowned across the world, both being the strongest prodigies of different eras. Now, as they clashed like water and fire, the world was curious as to who would emerge victorious in the end.

“Perhaps even more so,” Gu An said, with profound implication.

Emperor Tianhong was an Immortal God Reincarnation, while the disciple mentioned was the reincarnation of Chaos Grudge Luo.

Chaos Grudge Luo didn’t seem to have reincarnated of his own volition; it seemed he was cast into the Reincarnation of the Celestial Spirit Great World by some powerful being, conveniently ending up in the Qiankun Sect, which was certainly no coincidence.

It appears that behind Taiyi Immortal Monarch or Profound Star Immortal Monarch, there exists an even more powerful presence keeping an eye on Gu An.

Although separated by Celestial Dao Destiny, Gu An found it difficult to deduce; however, the other party didn’t dare act rashly even when facing his pre-breakthrough self, so naturally, now that he has broken through, he would be even less panicked.

“If that’s the case, the Qiankun Sect is finally going to rise.” Shen Zhen commented, without giving much thought, but rather with a sense of amazement.

The Qiankun Sect is thriving but too young compared to sects that have been around for millions, tens of millions, or even longer. In all aspects, it falls far behind.

If it could give birth to a disciple with talent surpassing even that of Emperor Tianhong or Zhao Rushen, it might possibly close that gap.

Having spent tens of thousands of years near the Qiankun Sect, Shen Zhen had developed feelings for it. Any Wushiji Disciple visiting the Qiankun Sect would be received as an honored guest, without any incidents of disrespect thus far. The leadership of the Qiankun Sect holds Wushi in high regard and dares not take it lightly.

“The Qiankun Sect will rise eventually, sooner or later, and they will also fall eventually.”

Gu An said as he continued to write.

He had even given up on the Supreme Sect, so he wouldn’t be constantly sheltering the Qiankun Sect.

Shen Zhen did not question Gu An’s words but instead asked, “If Emperor Tianhong were to return, would you really take him as a disciple?”

Gu An replied, “I do not enjoy breaking my word.”

In the Daoist Field of the Beginningless, there were no major secrets to keep. The dojo itself could be moved or rebuilt.

That Emperor Tianhong could kneel for so many years was enough to prove his character. What if he was an Immortal God Reincarnation?

Perhaps Gu An could learn more about the Celestial Court from Emperor Tianhong.