Chapter 696 - 380: Déjà Vu 2

His physical body had now truly reached the level of the Insect Dao. With his physical strength alone, he could probably be considered invincible among those at the same Cultivation Level.

’He wondered, if he could merge his Techniques and physical body into one, how far would he be from the Immortal Platform?’

But his current Cultivation Level was still in the Early Stage of the Insect Dao, a long way from the Immortal Platform. There was no use in rushing it.

With the help of the Forbidden Calamity’s Power of Rules, what originally would have taken a great deal of time was ultimately shortened to just a month and a half.

However, before Life Crane’s summons arrived, Yang An was still stuck on the cusp of a breakthrough.

He attempted to use his Red Wheel Infinite Body to study how to fuse lights other than the Three Spiritual Light. With the help of the Forbidden Calamity Cauldron, Yang An quickly figured out the fusion principle behind the technique. However, the cultivation process for the Red Wheel Infinite Body only allowed for the fusion of one Magic Light per layer to temper his body. To fuse more, he would have to find another way.

He tried to apply the same principle, using his own body to fuse the lights, but every attempt failed.

Although the Forbidden Calamity Cauldron helped him gradually figure out many things, the final results were still unsatisfactory.

Either the lights would explode inside his body, instantly shattering his organs...

...or they would silently vanish after he attempted to fuse them, disappearing without a trace.

He had anticipated that fusing the lights beyond the Three Spiritual Light to form a new kind of light would be difficult, but the reality of it still exceeded his expectations.

Now that Life Crane had summoned him, Yang An had no choice but to shelve the matter and return to the Golden Thread Pavilion.

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「Golden Thread Pavilion.」

Yang An returned quickly, his journey unimpeded.

After entering the Golden Thread Pavilion’s Floating Island, every Cultivator he encountered along the way bowed and greeted him with the utmost respect.

This wasn’t just because of Yang An’s current status as the Internal Affairs Elder. More importantly, after the war ended, the entire Sect was abuzz with tales of Elder Mu’s heroic deeds.

He went deep into enemy territory alone and annihilated the entire Great Virtue Temple. Not a single one of the bald donkeys from Great Virtue Temple survived; all of them died under the sun summoned by Elder Mu, their bodies and souls utterly destroyed.

Not only that, but in a subsequent skirmish with the Golden Soul Sect, he also easily killed their Sect Leader, Non-Birth.

Such feats were sensational. It could be said that he ended the war single-handedly, a contribution no one could match.

Some even went so far as to secretly compare Yang An to the Pavilion Master, Thirty Flow. The general opinion was that the Pavilion Master was not as capable as Elder Mu; at the very least, he could not have annihilated the Great Virtue Temple on his own.

Of course, no one dared discuss this openly, so such talk only circulated in whispers. No one wanted to invite trouble.

But Yang An’s formidable reputation had already spread rapidly throughout the entire Golden Thread Pavilion, and even the entire Treasure Temple Domain. By now, everyone knew that the Golden Thread Pavilion had a Great Power who could summon a sun to bring about world-ending destruction.

Initially, Yang An responded to their greetings after returning to the Golden Thread Pavilion, but as the crowds grew, he couldn’t be bothered and headed straight for the rear mountains.

Among the training grounds in the mountains, Yang An returned to his own to find Life Crane already waiting for him, just as he’d expected.

"Greetings, Master."

Yang An bowed while secretly observing Life Crane’s condition. ’He looks the same as ever. It seems he came away unscathed, even after facing three Immortal Platform experts alone.’

’I knew the old bastard wasn’t that easy to deal with.’

He Tou emerged from the top of Life Crane’s head, looking at Yang An with a smile.

’This guy rarely shows himself. I bet even Thirty Flow doesn’t know He Tou exists.’

"My disciple, your achievements this time have been magnificent. You truly haven’t disappointed me. You are a fine disciple, indeed."

"If you put in more effort with your cultivation and are obedient when your Cultivation Level improves, I might even reward you with the next Forbidden Artifact of the Three Spiritual Light."

’Dangling a carrot the moment we meet. The old monster is the same as ever.’ Yang An didn’t dare complain, even in his thoughts, for fear of being found out, so he remained silent.

Seeing Yang An’s lack of reaction, He Tou let out a small giggle and ignored him, turning instead to converse with Life Crane.

"Old thing, what are your thoughts on the proposal from the Dao of Celestial Being and Qiangui Mountain?"

"Why not just agree? Take them to the Central Continent to see your masterpiece! HAHAHAHA!"

Life Crane’s expression turned cold, his thoughts unreadable.

"Don’t give me that look. I know you won’t pay any mind to those fools. But don’t you want to reveal the current state of the Central Continent to the public?"

"Let the world see that even a Holy Land can fall one day! Let them feel despair, able only to wait for death! When this world descends into chaos and is utterly devoured by heavenly calamities, won’t that be our chance to be its saviors?"

As he spoke, He Tou seemed to cast a sidelong glance at Yang An.

Yang An was indeed intrigued by He Tou’s words, but he remained cautious and kept his expression impassive.

’He had previously met Huan at Earth Demon Cliff and learned that Life Crane had betrayed the Central Continent, destroying it completely and wiping out the Five Great Celestial Sects.’

But hearing He Tou say it to his face now planted a seed of doubt in his mind.

’Whether the Central Continent had truly been destroyed was a mystery, and He Tou wasn’t the type to speak carelessly. This only deepened the mystery in Yang An’s mind, shrouding it in an even thicker fog and making it harder to comprehend.’

’Why is Life Crane trying to stop people from the Four Domains from entering the Central Continent? Is there something he doesn’t want them to see?’