#646 - The strange attack

For Gu An, Zhao Rushen's search for the Heavenly Emperor was just a minor matter. Since Zhao Rushen's descent, the Heavenly Emperor's karma had changed. Although the Heavenly Emperor would eventually defeat Zhao Rushen, he would face many more obstacles, requiring many lifetimes to achieve victory.

Sitting by the lake, playing the zither, Gu An's thoughts drifted along with Zhao Rushen's karma.

Zhao Rushen was not a reincarnation of a celestial being, but his destiny was extremely strong. He would eventually reach the pinnacle of the Great Heavenly Spirit World, and might even bring calamity to the world. The Heavenly Emperor, who defeated him, would also ascend to immortality as a result.

It was unknown whether Zhao Rushen was born from the heavens and earth, or if it was a scheme of celestial beings.

If it were the latter, it should not be related to Immortal Taiyi. Even if Gu An could not completely see through Immortal Taiyi's karma through the Heavenly Dao's aura, he could still sense its existence.

Perhaps there were other celestial beings eyeing the Great Heavenly Spirit World, but fortunately, they did not intend to descend personally.

While playing the zither, Gu An focused his attention on Xiao Lan.

The Dao Court had been leading its disciples on the Path of the Great Dao for ten thousand years. This process had been fraught with countless difficulties, and their numbers had dwindled to less than thirty percent of the original. If Gu An had not intervened repeatedly, they would have been wiped out within a hundred years of entering the Path of the Great Dao.

The Path of the Great Dao had no absolute order, only chaos and slaughter. There was no morality there, because all the creatures who came to the Path of the Great Dao were there for the sake of the Epoch.

Under Yuan Songzi's guidance, Xiao Lan had embarked on the path to pursue the Great Dao Emperor.

To become a Great Dao Emperor, one needed not only to comprehend the rules of the Great Dao, but also to defeat opponents of the same and higher realms on the Path of the Great Dao, constantly seizing luck and strengthening oneself.

Every Great Dao Emperor reached the top through victories in life-and-death battles. This was also why Great Dao Emperors could sweep across all existences in every realm.

Xiao Lan's aptitude in this life was already good, and coupled with being shrouded in Gu An's Dao intent for many years, she was very familiar with the rules of the Great Dao. Yuan Songzi, unable to see through all of this, mistakenly believed that Xiao Lan had a stronger Great Dao comprehension than the Heavenly Emperor and Zhao Rushen, so he temporarily changed his decision, determined to do everything possible to help Xiao Lan become the Dao Court's first Great Dao Emperor.

By becoming a Great Dao Emperor, Xiao Lan would inevitably intervene in the struggle between Zhao Rushen and the Heavenly Emperor, but because she was on the Path of the Great Dao, she could not affect the Great Heavenly Spirit World for the time being, so the destiny of the Great Heavenly Spirit World had not changed.

"The Dao of Attachment, the Great Dao of Thought."

Gu An muttered to himself, feeling surprised.

He had originally thought that Xiao Lan, who cultivated the Innate Reincarnation Art, would embark on the Dao of Reincarnation or the Dao of the Soul, or perhaps the Dao of Karma, since he often used the Dao of Karma to guide Xiao Lan's cultivation.

It seemed that no matter which path one took before, once one wanted to compete for the Great Dao Emperor, the Great Dao would guide the cultivator to the most suitable Great Dao.

Gu An began to truly look forward to Xiao Lan's future. In the past, Xiao Lan had smooth sailing, but it was all thanks to his support. Her future was all in his eyes, but now Xiao Lan had unlimited potential, even the potential to surpass his control.

For the people around him, Gu An naturally hoped that they would get better and better. If they could live out their own style, that would be even better.

Thinking this way, Gu An's mood became more and more cheerful, and the zither music he played became more ethereal, just like the mountains and rivers in front of him, making people feel calm.

Gu An's zither skills were learned from Shen Zhen. It wasn't that he had much hope, but in the long years, he would always try different things when he was bored.

The zither music was melodious, echoing in the mountains. The breeze blew, day and night alternated, and the stars shifted.

Another five thousand years passed.

In these five thousand years, besides Chen Chuan, An Shengtian and Lu Xian also left the Dao field to venture out.

Chen Chuan founded the Sword Sect, and its momentum was extremely strong.

An Shengtian returned to support the An family. Although his karma with the An family had been severed, he selected an An family disciple to teach.

Lu Xian traveled around, challenging the peerless geniuses of various sects.

As long as his opponents did not exceed his realm, he would not use Dao treasures, relying on his true skills to constantly defeat talented figures. His reputation grew rapidly. In the past five thousand years, he had become a first-class genius in the world.

However, in today's world, the most famous was still Zhao Rushen, who had mastered the Dao Court's town-guarding divine power, and his fighting methods were unfathomable.

This year, on New Year's Day, the Heavenly Emperor was still kneeling in the forest on the edge of the Beginningless Land.

Early in the morning, Gu An went to pick mature medicinal herbs. It wasn't until evening that he came to an island within the Gathering Flower Sect.

Jiang Qiong had prepared wine and dishes in advance, waiting for his arrival.

Now Jiang Qiong was already a Carefree Yuan Immortal. Although she couldn't compare to the Beginningless disciples, she hadn't stayed by Gu An's side all year round, and such cultivation was already the strongest in this sea area.

Not only the strongest, but she was also a myth in the hearts of many Gathering Flower Sect disciples, whether true or false.

Although Jiang Qiong was not the sect master, she was still planning behind the scenes for the Gathering Flower Sect, and even making major decisions.

"Lu Xian's reputation has been very great recently, and it has spread throughout the Seventy-Two Seas. Even my sect disciples are discussing what kind of sect the Beginningless Sect is."

In the small pavilion on the mountainside, Jiang Qiong poured wine for Gu An while smiling.

Next to it was a waterfall, the falling water hitting the edge of the cliff, stirring up a cloud of water mist, which, coupled with the green flowers and trees next to it, was very beautiful and had its own artistic conception.

Gu An smiled and said, "The Beginningless Sect is not a sect, and I don't care about them much."

Jiang Qiong continued to pick up vegetables for Gu An. She asked curiously, "You have been in this world for 130,000 years. What are you pursuing, or who are you avoiding?"

Like everyone else, Jiang Qiong also felt that Gu An already had the ability to subvert the world before he met her, but he was just acting.

Little did she know that Gu An's age was really lower than hers.

Gu An did not specifically clarify this point, because even if he told the truth, no one would believe it, and it might even bury hidden dangers.

"What I'm pursuing is that the days like now can last for a long time, until I get tired of it," Gu An said seriously. After saying that, he drank the wine in his glass.

"Is that so?"

Jiang Qiong looked at Gu An, seemingly wanting to see through him.

Gu An raised his hand, took out a scroll, and handed it to Jiang Qiong, saying, "This is a set of formations I created for you to study. If you can master it, it can protect the Gathering Flower Sect for millions of years."

"So powerful?"

Jiang Qiong was pleasantly surprised. She was very interested in formations, as could be seen from the Eight Scenery Cave back then.

She directly used her divine sense to explore the scroll, while Gu An continued to talk about the interesting things he had heard recently. At first, she was still coping, but later, she was completely attracted by the content of the scroll.

Gu An just shook his head and smiled, not paying much attention.

He looked up at the sky, his eyes becoming deep.

Recently, a strange force was approaching the Great Heavenly Spirit World, which might bring disaster.

He followed this strange force to deduce and found that many Great Worlds had been infected by this force, and those Great Worlds had fallen into chaos as a result.

Being contaminated by this force would make creatures become violent and bloodthirsty.