Chapter 660: A Lifespan of 10 Trillion Years!

As the Imperial Clan and the Undefeated Emperor were reduced to ashes, the golden giant hand dissipated, and the void gradually returned to its previous dim state. Yet, the Dao Court cultivators remained silent, unable to recover from their overwhelming shock.

The one with the simplest mind, Xiao Lan, was the first to break the silence. She couldn’t help but ask, “What cultivation realm was the senior who just acted? Could it be the legendary Vast Heaven Free Immortal?”

Her words jolted the Dao Court cultivators awake. They immediately turned in all directions, bowing deeply in gratitude to their unseen savior.

Even Yuan Songzi came to his senses and called out loudly, “I am Yuan Songzi of the Dao Court from the Heavenly Spirit Great World. Many thanks to the senior for lending a hand! May I ask what we can do for you in return?”

There was no kindness without reason. Yuan Songzi quickly ran through his network of contacts but couldn’t think of any such powerful existence. He could only speculate that this senior might need something from them.

However, no response came.

Ji Xiaoya remained silent. She sat down on the spot and began meditating to restore her body.

At the same time, far away in Qiankun Sect, Gu An’s vision was suddenly filled with system notifications.

Unlike his usual methods, this time, he had used his own power to deal with the Imperial Clan, rather than relying on his clones—which meant he could directly seize their lifespan. Moreover, the Imperial Clan lacked the Heavenly Court’s karmic protection, making them prime targets for him.

[You have successfully seized the lifespan of Chang Yuan Emperor (Innate Golden Immortal, Early Stage) – 20,239,008,276 years.]

[You have successfully seized the lifespan of Gu Dong (Vast Heaven Free Immortal, Late Stage) – 809,244,623 years.]

[You have successfully seized the lifespan of Han Tian Emperor (Measuring the Heavens Golden Immortal, Mid Stage) – 209,872,307,762 years.]

[You have successfully seized the lifespan of Qin Li (Innate Golden Immortal, Perfected Stage) – 70,982,763 years.]

[You have successfully seized the lifespan of Zhi Zun (Supreme Purity Golden Immortal, Mid Stage) – 249,827,206,383 years.]

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As Gu An watched his lifespan surge, he felt a rush of excitement.

No wonder so many reincarnators couldn’t resist the temptation of lifespan absorption.

Even he felt the urge to go on a slaughtering spree, but he quickly reminded himself that he couldn’t act recklessly.

Excessive slaughter and rapid power growth would inevitably draw the attention of powerful entities far beyond his cultivation realm.

This time, his attack on the Imperial Clan was justified, so it wouldn’t attract the notice of beings above the Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortal Realm.

Among the fallen Imperial Clan experts, their lifespans varied. The strongest one, a Supreme Purity Golden Immortal, had provided him slightly more lifespan than the Measuring the Heavens Golden Immortal, but overall, the gains were immense.

The group that had protected the Undefeated Emperor consisted of one Supreme Purity Golden Immortal, several Vast Heaven Free Immortals, and numerous Innate Golden Immortals, totaling several hundred individuals.

[Your lifespan has surpassed 10 trillion years for the first time. Initiating random system upgrade…]

[Your Lifespan Foresight ability is upgrading…]

[Lifespan Foresight upgrade successful!]

[Lifespan Foresight: Automatically detects karma. If any living being harbors hostility toward your main body or clones, you will receive a warning. If their karmic cause-and-effect conflicts with yours, you will receive a prompt. The detection itself does not consume lifespan, but actively investigating another’s lifespan will consume lifespan.]

Seeing the notifications, Gu An’s eyes gleamed with interest.

Compared to his previous Lifespan Foresight, this upgrade now covered his clones as well and could analyze karma.

Being able to analyze karma was an overpowered ability.

Did this mean he could predict hidden enemies in advance?

This ability had both advantages and disadvantages. The benefit was that he would be aware of his enemies ahead of time, but the drawback was that he would feel the pressure of knowing them, while they remained oblivious and could act freely.

But more importantly—

His lifespan had finally broken through the 10 trillion mark!

He could advance to the next realm now!

Gu An’s mood soared. Once the notifications stopped, he pulled up his status panel to check his current stats.

[Name: Gu An]

[Lifespan: 172,971 / 14,073,593,224,087]

[Physique: Hunyuan Dao-Creating Physique]

[Cultivation: Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortal, Mid Stage]

…

Gu An had to admit—the Imperial Clan truly lived up to their reputation.

[Tian Qian Emperor will form karmic enmity with you and is destined to become your enemy. Do you wish to conduct a lifespan investigation?]

[Chu Ji Patriarch will form karmic enmity with you and is destined to become your enemy. Do you wish to conduct a lifespan investigation?]

[Han Long will form karmic enmity with you and is destined to become your enemy. Do you wish to conduct a lifespan investigation?]

One notification after another popped up frantically, making Gu An’s eyelid twitch.

As expected!

The upgraded Lifespan Foresight ability was a double-edged sword.

There were so many potential enemies. If he investigated them all, could even his 14 trillion years of lifespan withstand the cost?

Instead, he chose to scan each name first, allowing him to see how much lifespan it would cost to investigate them before making a final decision.

He had no intention of wasting his lifespan, but just by seeing the cost, he could estimate the strength of each enemy.

The most powerful backer of the Imperial Clan was still one major realm lower than him, so it wasn’t even worth wasting an investigation.

Even so, this ability alone was enough for him to understand the true foundation of the Imperial Clan.

For the next while, lifespan notifications continued to flood in. Even when Yuan Luo defeated a Mahayana Realm disciple and the audience erupted into cheers, the notifications in Gu An’s vision still hadn’t stopped.

The connections behind the Undefeated Emperor were truly excessive.

Gu An was secretly shocked.

Meanwhile, Yi Qingshan, the Sect Master of Qiankun Sect, began praising Yuan Luo before announcing Qiankun Sect’s upcoming 10,000-year grand plan. The disciples listened with excited hearts, filled with anticipation.

After the event, Gu An declined his drinking buddies' invitations and left alone.

On the other side.

Ji Xiaoya had fully restored her physical body, but her aura was still weak, and her cultivation had even regressed slightly.

The Dao Court cultivators surrounded her, faces full of concern.

Xiao Lan couldn’t help but ask, “Senior, how do you feel? Is there anything we can do to help?”

Ji Xiaoya, her face pale, opened her eyes and said, “I’m fine now, but my path to the Dao Sovereign realm has been completely severed. The Undefeated Emperor’s divine abilities are truly domineering. It will take me many years to completely erase his divine power from my body.”

Hearing this, everyone struggled to accept it.

They had journeyed through the Path of the Grand Dao together for many years. Although they had considered the possibility that Ji Xiaoya might be defeated, seeing her current state left them feeling powerless.

The path of emperors truly wasn’t something they could compete for.

Yuan Songzi took a deep breath and said, “Let’s return to Dao Court to recuperate.”

He turned to Xiao Lan and said, “You saw it too. The battle for the Imperial Path is unimaginably dangerous. Since you haven’t lost yet, why not step back while you still can?”

Xiao Lan hesitated for a moment before nodding slightly.

She had realized the huge gap between herself and the true prodigies of the Imperial Path. Besides, she had been away from the Heavenly Spirit Great World for so long that she was beginning to worry about her Brother Gu.

A Dao Court elder sighed and said, “I wonder who that senior was… To save us, they directly destroyed the entire Imperial Clan. There is truly always someone stronger out there, and skies beyond the skies.”

Thinking back to the earlier battle, they still felt a lingering shock—along with an indescribable exhilaration.

One of the Dao Court prodigies scoffed, “If you ask me, the Imperial Clan brought this upon themselves. They were too arrogant. That senior might not have wanted to destroy them, but those fools refused to give face and were simply too reckless.”

His face was filled with admiration and fanaticism.

That golden giant hand had become his new life goal!

Even if he couldn’t reach that realm in this lifetime, he would still strive toward it!