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

Chapter 885: Chapter 877: New Life Span Breakthrough

“It’s still the same as before. If you want to go out, you’d better think it through. Dying out there offers no return. Wanting to achieve your own justice is a good thing, but those who die on the path of cultivation due to overestimating themselves are as numerous as the stars. I can’t and won’t protect every disciple venturing outside.”

Gu An stood up softly and said, stretching lazily like a mortal, his posture relaxed.

An Zizai listened and earnestly said, “I will tell them. If they insist on going out, then they must accept life and death as each is ordained by the Celestial Mandate.”

Gu An nodded, then walked towards him, leaving the Mountain Viewing Pavilion.

The two passed by each other, An Zizai turned to watch the Ancestor depart.

He recalled the great battle from many years ago, still feeling some excitement in his heart.

To what heights must one cultivate to regard Immortal Gods as nothing?

Back then, Gu An not only defeated the army of the Immortal Gods but crushed them with absolute power, making it unimaginable how strong he truly was.

In that battle, Gu An didn’t even use his Great Divine Power, winning with ease. An Zizai was very curious what kind of terrifying scene would occur if he unleashed the Myriad Supreme Palm with full force?

Perhaps the vast Celestial Spirit Great World would instantaneously be obliterated?

Watching as Gu An’s figure disappeared into the mountain woods, An Zizai retracted his gaze, leaping swiftly over the mountain peaks.

Birds in the forest soared towards the sky, the Celestial Vault vast, demonstrating the grandeur of the heavens and earth. Before it, everything seems insignificant, easily erased, because there exists a force within the universe.

This force is called time.

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With the passage of time akin to a shuttle, the Celestial Spirit Great World recovered its peace after a calamity, and the Human World once again brimmed with different, exciting tales. New prodigies emerged brilliantly, some Great Powers renown throughout the world. If not for the occasional news reaching the Celestial Spirit Great World, all living beings might forget that the Great Thousand World was still amid tribulation.

Other Great Thousand Worlds, lacking protectors like Gu An, could not escape planetary extermination despite rising in resistance.

More and more Great Thousand Worlds fell, awakening others to their harsh realities.

The Celestial Spirit Great World could repel Immortal Gods, but that didn’t mean others could; they had nothing to be thrilled about.

A millennium passed.

[Your lifespan has first surpassed 10 trillion trillion years, initiating random upgrade for the lifespan function]

[Your Lifespan Breakthrough Function upgraded]

[Lifespan Breakthrough Upgrade Successful]

[Lifespan Breakthrough: You can consume lifespan to acquire options for breakthrough locations absolutely without threat and suitable for your current realm, with costs for round-trip transmission]

Lines of prompts appeared before Gu An, halting his actions.

No upgrade occurred when lifespan first reached a hundred quadrillion years; now with crossing another number, functionality upgrade finally triggered.

Seeing the annotation for lifespan breakthrough, Gu An was immediately at ease.

Compared to before, there were two more words.

Absolutely!

Absolute lack of threat, this was immensely important!

Of course, Gu An guessed now transmitting for lifespan breakthrough would require significantly more lifespan than before; other lifespan functions were similar in that, once upgraded, the required lifespan increased greatly.

No wonder it skipped an upgrade chance before; this lifespan function upgrade was precisely what Gu An needed, and only with such a function could he feel at ease.

When he previously broke through to the Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao, it alarmed Chaos and Heavenly Dao, causing him difficult choices. A further breakthrough would undoubtedly alert the Celestial Emperor, fearing even more terrifying beings being provoked.

The Celestial Emperor was an invincible being on the surface, yet Gu An always felt more dreadful existences lurking in the shadows; otherwise, why would the Heavenly Dao not have replaced Chaos long ago?

Contemplating, Gu An raised his hand to grasp the Cyan Hong Sword.

This sword had just slain a Demon Cultivator. This cultivator had received the Evil Demon’s legacy from the Dark Heavenly Court, using living spirits for blood sacrifice and refining souls into ghost slaves. Although his strength wasn’t enough to shake the entire universe, he was more terrifying than natural disasters to Mortal Spirits.

Gu An, in a fine mood, decided to call it a day, specifically waiting to break through ten trillion trillion years’ threshold, thus slaying one more Demon Cultivator.

Since battling the Immortal God army, Gu An had become more secretive in his actions, not rescuing all living beings by turning the tide alone, but instead conducting rescues within a small scope. If cultivators adhering to the Righteous Dao like him were numerous in this world, he would seize the opportunity to kill more Evil Demons.

Gu An turned, placing the Cyan Hong Sword into the scabbard at his waist, then walked towards the depths of the forest.

As soon as he stepped into the forest, his surroundings abruptly changed, arriving within a bustling, flourishing city.

This was the Imperial City of the Tai Cang Dynasty, within which the Spiritual Energy was majestic, and cultivators, distinguished in bearing, traversed along with various peculiar Demon Beasts.

A billion years later, the Tai Cang Dynasty was among the top five Imperial Dynasties in the Human World, akin to a Holy Land.

Emperor Li Xuandao appeared as the Celestial Emperor of legend to his subjects, symbolizing Heavenly Authority.

Nobody knew exactly when, but Li Xuandao ceded power to the Crown Prince, who had been changed multiple times.

In regard to his successors, Li Xuandao was often criticized, yet the Tai Cang Dynasty stood for numerous eras, making his prestige unshakable; no one considered him a poor emperor.

Gu An traversed the streets, contemplating when to attempt a breakthrough.

Surely breaking through at ten trillion trillion years would succeed, right?

For some reason, Gu An had a strong premonition that his lifespan might still not be ample enough, susceptible to failure.

He suddenly recalled his Lifespan Simulation function, which would be available for testing in a few days.

If it failed, he’d persist in saving up.

Best to first examine the lifespan consumption figure.

Gu An quietly activated the Lifespan Simulation while imagining his desired scenario, a prompt flashed before his eyes.

[Consumes 99,999,999,999,999 years of lifespan for simulation, proceed with lifespan simulation?]

No!

This much?

Gu An was startled, making his suspicions far more pressing.

Not wise to act recklessly.

Even with many slain, countless Evil Demons still existed across the Three Thousand Great Worlds, rising rapidly at an uncontrollable pace.

Continue saving!

Gu An sighed, then walked towards the direction of the Imperial Palace.

The decision to walk was due to a recent discovery in the Imperial City, a new wine named Reincarnation Wine. Drinking it induced a three-day dream resembling a journey through Reincarnation, its fame widespread, enticing Gu An to try it.

Reincarnation Wine was sold by the Nine Nether Flower House, filled with numerous singers across its nine floors, now the liveliest entertainment spot in the Imperial City.

The street in front of the Nine Nether Flower House bustled with people, crowded with carriages, mounts, and influential figures constantly arriving.

An hour later, Gu An stepped out of the Nine Nether Flower House, carrying a jar of Reincarnation Wine down another street.

His figure vanished, suddenly arriving in the Imperial Garden.

Li Xuandao had long awaited there, not because he sensed Gu An’s aura ahead of time, but because Gu An had previously informed him he would visit today.

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