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

Chapter 718: Chapter 710 Great Dao Reincarnation, True Self Return

Gu An did not know that Yang Jian was thinking about him. He continued to live his leisurely life, and besides regularly harvesting mature medicinal herbs, he began to travel the Human World.

In this turbulent era, more features of the Human World emerged. Observing and experiencing them helped him in his Enlightenment.

He always felt that understanding the Great Dao didn’t necessarily require walking the Path of the Great Dao, as the Dao is omnipresent, and from the microscopic, one can observe the vast.

As warfare engulfed the entire realm, living souls perished daily, the Dao Court was besieged, and the attacking sects were numerous, making it easy to control the world’s narrative.

When the war reached a stalemate, the image of the Dao Court in people’s hearts began to overturn.

Later, the Dao Court was portrayed as the most evil force in the Human World, the root of all calamities.

The Mortal Spirit knew nothing of the golden ages from tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years ago; they only knew that various sects currently attacked the Dao Court, and with the addition of those rumors, they loathed the Dao Court deeply.

Another 220,000 years passed since the Celestial Spirit God informed Gu An about the struggle for the Son of Heaven.

The Dao Court finally came to its day of dissolution.

Legend has it that the defense lines of the Dao Court were breached in various directions. To safeguard the lives of the Dao Court’s disciples, the Ting Master announced its dissolution, and the once-dominant entity fragmented, plunging the world into a kind of frantic chaos.

The foundations of the Dao Court were too deep, and the disciples fled the court by faction, leading to a lot of infighting during this process, while cultivators from other sects, hearing the news, madly rushed into the Dao Court to seize opportunities.

Dark clouds rolled, smoke filled the air, and Gu An and Xiao Lan stood on a cliff, watching a great city in the distant mountains engulfed in flames, with countless cultivators flying in and out, and battles even occurring in the distance.

The glow of the flames shone on Xiao Lan’s face, her expression very calm, her long purple dress fluttering in the wind, untainted by dust.

Gu An turned his head to look at her and asked, “Any regrets?”

The great city ahead was one of the Dao Court’s cities, once a prosperous hub for Immortal Cultivation trade, renowned throughout half the world, and now reduced to such a state, sigh-inducing indeed.

Although Xiao Lan did not intend to perish alongside the Dao Court, having stayed there for a million years, she did have feelings for it.

“The Ting Master is still alive, just gone to Outer Heaven, the legacy is still there, passed on to the disciples, and now it’s only the name of the Dao Court that is gone, what’s there to regret?” Xiao Lan said calmly, gazing into the distance.

If Gu An couldn’t hear her inner thoughts, he might truly believe she didn’t care.

However, with the Dao Court about to become a thing of the past, the living must look forward.

“Brother Gu, for the first time, I feel the fierce current of the Human World’s greater situation. Even the strong Ting Master and the Dao Court couldn’t withstand the overwhelming will of the masses. The so-called Daoist Lineage, what is its true meaning of existence?” Xiao Lan asked softly, her eyes subtle.

Over the years, she felt the pressure on the Dao Court, with endless enemies coming from all directions, everything in heaven and earth condemning the Dao Court, and even many disciples within the Dao Court reflecting on what went wrong with it.

However, the fact is, the Hundred Sects of the Human World wanted to overturn the Dao Court, and the Dao Court lacked absolute strength to suppress them.

If it were only a matter of strength, it would be fine, but the fall of the Dao Court was so disgraced, collapsing in an evil guise; years later, would the world think of the Dao Court as the Demon Sect?

“A Daoist Lineage originally serves the purpose of spreading the Dao, imparting knowledge, mutually discussing the Dao, and jointly promoting the exploration of the Great Dao. What you worry about may not happen. Although the Dao Court’s current reputation is poor, over the long years, it has helped many living beings, and those deeds will be remembered by those with heartfelt appreciation and eventually etched into history.” Gu An replied, stating facts.

Not to mention those beings who are grateful or aspiring towards the Dao Court, the Hundred Sects of the Human World will eventually follow in the Dao Court’s footsteps, and then, later generations wishing to topple them will naturally rehabilitate the Dao Court to slander them.

Right and wrong, black and white will be judged by future generations, and indeed these distinctions will disappear over time.

In this era, looking back, how many people remember the Holy Court and Immortal Dynasty?

In the red dust of the Great Dao, nothing truly matters.

So-called history is just a possession of the Human World; discussing history in the face of the Great Dao seems somewhat ridiculous.

Gu An finally understood why those Great Power Cultivators viewed the masses with indifference; living long enough, one realizes that all things seem to go through a kind of Reincarnation, where good and bad will both turn to dust, and what can be done eventually becomes futile.

Of course, Gu An merely lamented slightly; he always felt he was human, not Immortal, and the most important thing for people is emotion. He wouldn’t deliberately erase his feelings. Whatever he cherishes, he will protect, seeking only peace of mind.

Xiao Lan was also contemplating Gu An’s words, but recalling all sorts of past events made her feel like she had experienced a vast and illusory dream. When she glanced at Gu An beside her, she felt a sense of solidity.

The road they traveled was not a dream.

“What are your plans for the future? Will you cultivate in my dojo?” Gu An looked at Xiao Lan and asked.

The dissolution of the Dao Court did have an impact on Xiao Lan, and over the years, past memories had continuously flashed in her mind.

The former Ye Lan was about to return.

Xiao Lan was lively and innocent, while Ye Lan was more rational and had her own ambitions.

“Forget about it; I want to return to the Xiao Family to protect them. In the future, I will visit you at the Nine Spirit Continent, and you can always come to find me. I should grow up and cannot always cling to you.” Xiao Lan looked at Gu An and said seriously.

Gu An smiled, looking at her expression, knowing that his junior sister was indeed about to return.

As for his junior sister, he wouldn’t treat her like the other disciples who went out; he would proactively visit her.

“Then let’s go; I’ll accompany you to the Xiao Family. After all, I have some ties with the Xiao Family.” Gu An laughed and then raised his right hand.

Xiao Lan smiled, took his hand, and they disappeared from where they stood. Sёarch* The nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

A few days later.

Gu An returned alone to Within the Beginningless. Today, Within the Beginningless was somewhat lively because Lv Xian had returned.

The disciples gathered in Gu An’s courtyard to listen to Lv Xian recount his experiences and the state of the world.

The third-generation disciples had never seen Lv Xian and were full of curiosity about this senior from the sect.

After learning that Within the Beginningless had a third generation of disciples, Lv Xian no longer acted frivolously, instead putting on a grandmaster demeanor.

“Junior Master Lv, in your view, which sect will be the next World Ruler?” An Xin’s second disciple, Jiang Lan, asked curiously.

The other disciples also stared intently at Lv Xian; Lv Xian, being out for years, would surely discern the trend.

Lv Xian pondered, just about to answer, when he suddenly saw Gu An’s figure at the courtyard entrance. His eyes lit up, and he immediately dashed over to Gu An, bowing in salute.

“Master, I have important matters to tell you. Can we speak privately?” Lv Xian said excitedly. In front of Gu An, he didn’t bother to pretend.

Upon hearing this, Gu An nodded slightly, then walked towards his pavilion, and the other disciples all stood up, bending in salute towards him.