Chapter 865 - 857: The Will of All Beings
Chapter 865: Chapter 857: The Will of All Beings
“I can confirm that this time, the action against the Three Thousand Great Worlds is not the scheme of any particular entity, but the will of the entire Celestial Court. The situation is far worse than we anticipated.”
Taiyi Immortal Monarch said with a frown, his face looking very grim.
Upon hearing this, the Celestial Spirit God became even more worried, because he knew that behind this action by the Immortal Gods was the will of the Heavenly Emperor, whose true intention was to annihilate Xuanyuan Human Venerable and Tian Hao.
The World Gate returned to normal, and the cultivators watching from afar dared not approach, leaving only the two Immortal Gods in silence.
For a long time.
Taiyi Immortal Monarch spoke, “What we can do is defend the Celestial Spirit Great World. Don’t think too much about anything else, the more you think, the more chaotic your mind becomes.”
The Celestial Spirit God nodded and then bowed to Taiyi Immortal Monarch.
Taiyi Immortal Monarch gave him a deep look, then disappeared from the spot.
The Celestial Spirit God sat back down and continued his cultivation, his desire to become stronger now unprecedentedly intense.
The years continued to pass.
The sensational war of the Nine Extremes Great World eventually spread, reaching even into the Celestial Spirit Great World, causing panic among all the sects in the world, but also conveying a certain power.
Although the Nine Extremes Great World was defeated, the bravery it exhibited shocked all living beings. How could the Immortal Gods expect the Mortal Spirits to quietly accept death? That was never possible.
A seed of rebellion against the Immortal Gods took root and began to sprout in the hearts of all beings. Great Powers began to use their teachings to inspire all living beings to defend their own realms.
The Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance was one such example, starting to widely publicize the tragic situation of the Nine Extremes Great World, urging all beings to abandon fantasies and prepare for battle.
Some questioned whether the Nine Extremes Great World truly harbored evil demons, but such voices were quickly drowned out.
A long-standing peace lulled the Celestial Spirit Great World into a state of confidence. No sect fell into despair, not even the most cautious Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance, which still harbored a hint of hope.
Three million years passed.
The Immortal Gods had still not descended upon the Celestial Spirit Great World. The mass of living beings had already forgotten this shadow, yet the Immortal Cultivation Realm remained tense. Led by the Great Thousand Worlds, they prepared to form a Great Thousand World Alliance to aid the great worlds suffering devastation. The Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance also agreed to join, reasoning that it was better to fight far from the Celestial Spirit Great World than to have the enemy come knocking at their door.
At noon, in the Mountain Viewing Pavilion, Gu An and An Zizai sat facing each other inside the pavilion, while Hai Yuan stood behind An Zizai, body tensed, posture somewhat stiff.
“The Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance came to test me. I told them outright that you are no longer in the Celestial Spirit Great World, and it’s unknown when you’ll return, to prevent them from placing all their hopes on you,” An Zizai said earnestly.
Ancestor Master Wushi is the greatest backing of the Celestial Spirit Great World. However, Ancestor Master Wushi rarely shows himself. The sects of the world can’t fathom Ancestor Master Wushi’s thoughts, so they dare not hope for his intervention. They had no choice but to visit An Zizai, hoping to get a definite answer from his mouth.
Upon hearing that Ancestor Master Wushi had already left, the sects began preparing for war in earnest.
Gu An was unaffected. He would act if he wished to act. Now, the will of all living beings could no longer influence him.
“Ancestor, will the Wushiji Disciples participate in the Great Thousand World Alliance?” An Zizai looked at Gu An and asked softly.
Gu An spoke, “Wushi’s responsibility is to guard the Celestial Spirit Great World, not the Three Thousand Great Worlds. Otherwise, this responsibility will grow ever larger, potentially leading to opposition with the Celestial Court. The more disciples there are, the more chaotic people’s hearts become. Wushi is too vast; sometimes you too will find yourself dragged along by circumstances.”
An Zizai nodded in deep agreement. In the past, he was not fond of Wu Xie but had to cultivate him as too many disciples petitioned for Wu Xie.
Gu An glanced at Hai Yuan, standing behind An Zizai, and smiled, “Why don’t you sit? Why are you standing?”
As a fourth-generation disciple, Gu An naturally remembered Hai Yuan, serving as An Zizai’s right-hand man. His flaw was being too inflexible, treating people and matters the same, even maintaining conventional etiquette in front of him.
“Ancestor, I’m fine standing,” Hai Yuan answered awkwardly, his expression becoming embarrassed, not daring to meet Gu An’s gaze.
Gu An chuckled and didn’t persuade him further.
Then, An Zizai talked about the situation of the sects worldwide, worrying that some sects might take advantage of this calamity to strike at the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance, causing more disasters.
Gu An gave no response, avoiding revealing any destiny. Thereafter, he only listened, without speaking.
An Zizai also tried to gauge his ancestor’s attitude, but he couldn’t discern any information from his ancestor’s expression or gaze.
An hour later, An Zizai stood up and left, with Hai Yuan following closely. Only when the two were far away did Hai Yuan finally relax.
Gu An did not leave the Mountain Viewing Pavilion immediately. He beckoned with a hand, and the Wushi Divine Sparrow flew over, landing on the table.
At this moment, another person appeared: second-generation disciple Lv Xian.
Not long ago, Lv Xian had just achieved the rank of Innate Golden Immortal, consolidating his reputation as a genius. Recently, his fame in the dojo had surged.
“Master, I want to venture out, what do you think?” Lv Xian sat down boldly at the table and asked excitedly.
He had been in seclusion previously, but after hearing about the fights in the Nine Extremes Great World, his entire fighting spirit was ignited, and he wanted to challenge the Immortal Gods.
Gu An looked at him and said, “This is not a child’s play. If you die out there, I will not save you. The sharpness of the Celestial Court is something I must avoid unless it is unavoidable.”
Lv Xian laughed, “Don’t worry, I won’t act recklessly. I will visit those ruined Great Thousand Worlds, challenge the Guardian Heavenly Gods, and rescue the suffering living beings.”
“If you’ve thought it through, then go ahead.”
Gu An replied casually. Lv Xian was overjoyed, quickly thanked him, and then got up to leave.
Lv Xian had barely left when An Shengtian and Jiang Shi arrived.
They also wanted to leave the Celestial Spirit Great World to explore and their reasons were much like Lv Xian’s.
After a word of caution, Gu An allowed them to go.
Faced with the catastrophe brought about by the Immortal Gods, although most beings felt uneasy, those self-proclaimed outstanding cultivators saw it as an opportunity.
Gu An once again looked to the future and found that the schemes targeting Wushi were increasing.
Those Great Thousand Worlds ravaged by the Immortal Gods were being invaded by another force, the Dark Heavenly Court. They guided the surviving beings to harbor hatred for the Celestial Court, expanding their own power.
They would encounter Wushiji Disciples and thus develop an interest in Wushi, even alarming a Dark Heavenly Court Great Power whose cultivation level was not inferior to the Emperor Bone Profound Venerable.
The Great Powers had yet to conceive thoughts of targeting Wushi, but Gu An had already foreseen the trajectory of events after the convergence of causality.
Simultaneously, life expectancy predictions continuously popped up as his future enemies.
Since Gu An broke through, his karmic enemies had increasingly diminished, except recently they had grown.
As he awaited visits from other disciples, Gu An began searching for a suitable battlefield.
He was preparing to harvest life spans!
The Immortal Gods, being immortal, couldn’t grant him life spans, but there were quite a few beings who, out of fear, pledged themselves to the Immortal Gods. Furthermore, the Dark Heavenly Court would attract endless evil demons.