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Chapter 975: Chapter 967: Wushi Immortal Fate

“Goodness gracious, three feet above your head there are gods—has the might of Heaven reflected itself to such an extent?”

Su Han shrank his neck and muttered. He turned his head to look at Gu An, catching sight of Ancestor’s lips curling upward, and his eyes instantly widened.

“Ancestor, you’re tricking me again!”

Su Han said indignantly. He was truly angry, and dared to show it—this was precisely why Gu An enjoyed teasing him.

“If you’re truly that curious, then go have a look at the Celestial Court. Why keep pestering me? After all, I’ve never been an immortal.”

Gu An gazed forward, speaking in a slow, drawn-out tone.

This continent was becoming more and more like the Tai Cang Continent. Looking at that city, Gu An was reminded of the Outer Sect City of the Supreme Sect.

Though he was indeed filled with emotion, he hadn’t come here for nostalgia. He only wanted to use the cause and effect of this city to deduce the entirety of Central Heaven, even the Heavenly Dao itself.

Upon hearing this, Su Han scratched his head and smiled, saluted Gu An, stopped bothering Ancestor, and turned to leave.

Gu An stood upon the cliff for a long time, and saw that a prodigy, marked by a most extraordinary Celestial Mandate, was about to be born in Central Heaven.

This continent already had families and races which had lived for generations. Yet none of them had discovered Wushi’s existence, nor the disguises of Wushiji Disciples. They only knew that deep in the continent, immortals dwelled in seclusion, sheltering them.

Even though the foundation of this continent wasn’t particularly profound, at least it belonged to Central Heaven. With time, fortune and opportunity would inevitably arise.

However, Gu An had no intention of accepting disciples. Even though he had seen that prodigy would, for a long time in the future, pursue Wushi, he paid it no real heed.

For such things would happen many times in the future—in fact, one could say this cycle of Reincarnation was unending.

So long as Gu An did not leave this continent, the cause and effect, the cycle of Wushi, would persist forever—unless the Heavenly Dao itself collapsed.

Gu An turned and left, strolling away in lazy ease. Across the long years, he spent most of his time wandering this land. Even though he had passed through every corner of the continent, no matter how many times he walked it, there was always something new to feel.

As he lifted his foot to step forward, the gears of time began to spin faster.

A year in a single step. After tens of millions of steps, he returned to the courtyard at the Mountain of No End. The sun was setting in the west—millions of years had already gone by.

After millions of years, a new conflict had arisen between races in Central Heaven. On one side was the Demon Race, on the other, the Netherworld Clan. But this Demon Race was no longer the one of old—its upper and lower ranks were all new faces. The Netherworld Clan was a rising power, backed by Immortal Gods.

To this day, all the Second Generation Disciples of Wushi had become Taiqing Golden Immortals, and those in the vanguard were starting to assault the Daluo Dao Fruit.

The True Yuan Ancestor was still cultivating on Inch Island, their speed of cultivation far surpassing that of Wushiji Disciples.

Speaking of cultivation speed, besides the True Yuan Ancestor, only Hong Yi, across the entire Central Heaven, could compare.

Since the defeat of the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable, Hong Yi had devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation, never leaving that mountain. Over these millions of years, people had from time to time come delivering various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures—many of them unknown to Central Heaven.

None of these people revealed their background, and Hong Yi thought they were gifts from Gu An, so he happily accepted them.

Little did he know, they were all sent by the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable, each adept at secret techniques, concealing cause and effect.

Li Ya remained cultivating in the Celestial Court. As the first Merit Immortal, he suffered much exclusion from other Merit Immortals, making him miserable—he thirsted to show his prowess, but had nowhere to direct his energy.

Ji Xiaoyu’s Yin Yang Immortal Domain grew steadily, attracting many Great Powers and shaking the region.

Lu Lingjun and the White Spirit Demon Emperor joined a great teaching, having now gained a stable foothold.

Martial Resolution traveled the world, also striving to become a Merit Immortal.

Zhang Buku, known as the Evil Emperor, dominated a region, and with his assistance, Zhang Chunqiu shed his old self, now growing into a Great Power.

All this left Gu An feeling pleased and at ease.

Yet…

Gu An paused mid-step, stood in the courtyard, turned his head to gaze at the distant twilight. He saw that beyond Chaos, the Great Infinite Demon Ancestor was still ceaselessly sending people into Chaos. Among them were no longer just people from Earth, but also other star-born races—these people bore the variables of worlds beyond Chaos, all infiltrating the Heavenly Dao.

This time, Gu An saw the Great Infinite Demon Ancestor take one step closer.

Though it was just a tiny step, and still infinitely far from Chaos, Gu An saw that the Heavenly Dao’s future would be enshrouded by darkness of unspeakable dread.

There would come a day when the Great Infinite Demon Ancestor would break into Chaos, aiming straight for the Heavenly Dao.

The Celestial Emperor would be absolutely no match for the Great Infinite Demon Ancestor.

Alas, the Celestial Emperor still had not noticed the existence of the Great Infinite Demon Ancestor.

In the Celestial Emperor’s eyes, Chaos was boundless and without end; within all he knew, no being could be his rival—and so it was. Within Chaos, indeed, none could stand against him.

Yet the power within Chaos was also growing stronger—there were those seeking to unite these forces, to topple the Heavenly Dao together. This would be a tribulation for the Celestial Court of the highest order.

Near at hand loomed the tribulation of Chaos; from afar, the threat of Saints.

Celestial Emperor, so many things exist beyond your sight.

Gu An mused inwardly, the arrival of the Great Infinite Demon Ancestor was still far off, but he was indeed intrigued by the coming war of Chaos.

It had been so, so long since he moved his muscles or stretched his bones—he was thinking of joining the Celestial Court, making some trouble for fun, and along the way harvesting some life span to shorten his own breakthrough.

He was born within the Heavenly Dao; compared to Chaos, he was much closer to it.

Gu An watched for a while, then withdrew his gaze, preparing to head inside the pavilion.

“Gu An, I think I saw Immortal Fate on our continent,” Shen Zhen suddenly called out to him.

Gu An halted and looked at her, smiling as he asked, “Then who do you think it is?”

Shen Zhen hesitated for a moment, then said, “I saw it was you…”

Her heart was thoroughly shocked: She could actually see Gu An’s cause and effect—how could that be?

Had she, unbeknownst to herself, already grown so powerful?

Or was it that Gu An deliberately let her see?

In any case, no matter the reason, Gu An’s Immortal Fate was growing ever clearer, hinting that he was on the verge of ascension.

Gu An blinked at Shen Zhen, giving her a meaningful look, then went inside, closing the door behind him.

Sitting before the Artifact Refining Cauldron, Shen Zhen felt her heart in utter turmoil.

If Gu An went to the Celestial Court, what would become of them?

Could Gu An really bring everyone to ascend?

Could it be that Gu An originally came from the Celestial Court?

Shen Zhen had long suspected Gu An’s connection with the Celestial Court—after all, his actions seemed to avoid them, yet from the way he acted, he was not at all afraid of them.

Now, it seemed, there was only one answer.

That was that before descending, Gu An had held a position of supreme rank in the Celestial Court.

Perhaps Gu An was the legendary Celestial Dao Venerable!

Shen Zhen’s heart grew more and more flustered; she feared that Gu An would abandon her.

In the days that followed, more and more Wushiji Disciples began to divine that Immortal Fate was soon to appear on this continent, pointing directly to the Mountain of No End. In private, the disciples whispered and speculated among themselves.

That day.

Gu An again harvested mature medicinal herbs, closely followed by the Ghost Mother of Ephemera. She glanced at the distant Red Dust Supreme and others, then looked at Gu An, seeming to want to speak but hesitating.

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