Chapter 740: Immortal God’s Evil Thoughts

Fairy Yao Xuan’s arrival did not cause much of a stir in the Wushi Dao Domain. As the number of fourth-generation disciples increased, some of them were still unfamiliar with each other.

Fairy Yao Xuan was very curious about the Wushi Dao Domain. The spiritual energy and Dao intent here were the best she had encountered in all the places she had visited. It could definitely be called a cultivation holy land.

Gu An had asked Shen Zhen to take Fairy Yao Xuan to find Sin, and he himself returned to his room to observe the methods of Xuan Qiong Sacred Mother with the evil creature.

As expected, Xuan Qiong Sacred Mother had subdued the evil creature, turning it into a pet and giving it the name Xuan E.

It was worth mentioning that Xuan Qiong Sacred Mother did not channel the Heavenly Dao’s aura into Xuan E’s body, which made Gu An suspect that she did not want the Heavenly Court to know about this.

After subduing Xuan E, Xuan Qiong Sacred Mother flew toward the Nine Heavens of the Heavenly Extreme, not encountering any other Immortal Gods along the way.

Gu An withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes, and began to ponder the Great Dao of Karma within the Exiled Realm.

How had such a place been formed, and why had an existence like Xuan E come into being?

If the Great Dao of Karma could form the rules of the Dao, then other Daos could as well. Does this mean there could be other similar existences like Xuan E, each with its own Exiled Realm under different Daos?

When he thought about the Heavenly Dao’s aura, it was clear that the Heavenly Dao’s aura was not omnipresent. The Three Thousand Great Worlds were the central realm of the Heavenly Dao’s aura, but beyond that, there were other realms of Heavenly Dao’s aura, such as the Tai Chu Imperial Domain, the Mysterious Immortal Court, and the Spirit Mountain.

However, there were also many places beyond the Heavenly Dao, such as the Hongmeng Great World, the Abyssal Dao Sea, and the Supreme Source Forest, which Gu An had visited before.

From what he could tell, the universes outside the Heavenly Dao far outnumbered those within the Heavenly Dao.

This meant that the Heavenly Dao was still far inferior to the Great Dao.

Standing at the peak of the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Emperors and Heavenly Dao Supreme Lords—what did they face? Were they ever concerned?

As Gu An let his thoughts wander, Zui and Fairy Yao Xuan were reunited. Shen Zhen hadn’t introduced Fairy Yao Xuan yet, but Zui immediately ran to her.

The reunion of mother and son was naturally a warm scene. Zui embraced his mother, eager to speak, while Fairy Yao Xuan, seeing that he was doing well, smiled happily.

In the days that followed, the relationship between Zui and Fairy Yao Xuan spread. Zui was Gu An’s little disciple, and all the disciples of Wushi knew how much Gu An pampered him. No one had expected that Gu An would even bring his mother back.

Many disciples had their speculations but did not dare to voice them.

Gu An’s divine abilities were vast, and no matter how quietly they spoke, they were likely to be overheard.

Gu An didn’t pay much attention to what the disciples were thinking. Over time, all doubts would fade.

Although Fairy Yao Xuan’s cultivation had fallen to the Dao Repository Free Immortal Realm, she had once been a Dao Sovereign. After arriving at Wushi, her cultivation grew rapidly.

It was worth mentioning that Fairy Yao Xuan managed to see through An Xin’s cultivation and even suggested sparring with her. Although they didn’t come to a conclusion, she did put pressure on An Xin.

Every thousand years, An Xin would challenge Fairy Yao Xuan to a spar.

It wasn’t until Fairy Yao Xuan reached the Xuan Yuan Free Immortal Realm that she was no longer An Xin’s opponent.

An Xin wanted to achieve the Xuan Yuan Free Immortal Realm, but she needed time to accumulate her insights into the Great Dao. Fairy Yao Xuan had already reached that level; she was simply restoring her cultivation.

Fairy Yao Xuan and An Xin formed a close bond. To Gu An, this was a good thing. After all, Fairy Yao Xuan had fought alongside Yongsheng for many years, and her understanding of the Immortal Emperor’s Eye could benefit An Xin greatly.

Time passed quickly.

A million years had passed since Fairy Yao Xuan entered Wushi.

One morning, Gu An stood by the lake, practicing Tai Chi. His movements were slow, yet there was a graceful flow to his posture.

While practicing, he opened his attribute panel.

[Name: Gu An]

[Lifespan: 6,250,704/450,337,945,422,651]

[Physique: Primordial Hunyuan Dao Body]

[Cultivation: Xuan Qi Hunyuan Immortal Realm Full Circle]

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450 trillion years of lifespan!

There’s still half the way to go before reaching one quadrillion years, but Gu An felt that the next breakthrough wouldn’t come with just one quadrillion years of lifespan.

Fortunately, he didn’t have many strong enemies at the moment. With Dao Sovereign Yongsheng, Yang Jian, Li Xuanyu, and other Immortal Gods around, his relationship with the Heavenly Court had some buffer, preventing him from being their enemy.

Battling wasn’t suitable for him; he preferred a leisurely and peaceful life like this, where he could do whatever he wanted and continue to grow stronger.

For him, lifespan was like an experience bar in a game. Watching his lifespan grow, he knew he was on the right path of becoming stronger.

Tai Chi was something he practiced out of idle curiosity, taking some moves from his past life and trying them out.

After casually practicing a few times, this set of Tai Chi had evolved into an immortal Dao masterstroke in his hands. Every movement and stance had the power to shake the heavens and earth.

A figure walked out from the woods behind him. It was Fairy Yao Xuan, dressed in a white gown. Her posture was elegant, and though her expression was cold, she exuded an air of composure and profound mystery.

Only Gu An knew that Fairy Yao Xuan had yet to reveal her true nature. In the memory of Yongsheng, Fairy Yao Xuan had been highly combative and very arrogant. During their years together, it was the Immortal Emperor who was often the one to advise her.

Perhaps due to incomplete memory recovery, or maybe the passage of time, after arriving at Wushi, Fairy Yao Xuan had behaved very calmly and with the demeanor of a master. After being in Wushi for a million years, she had already gained a high reputation. Apart from Gu An, no one knew her true face.

She walked silently up to Gu An and stood behind him, watching him.

"Is there something you need, Fairy?" Gu An asked without halting his movements.

Fairy Yao Xuan spoke up, "Which is stronger, the Dao Sovereign or the Hunyuan Dao Emperor?"

She was certain that Gu An was Yongsheng. Yongsheng had once been the Dao Sovereign, and now, by cultivating the Hunyuan Dao Emperor, she felt somewhat intrigued.

In the Wushi Dao Domain, there were already more than ten Hunyuan Dao Emperors. Through them, Fairy Yao Xuan had come to understand the subtleties of the Hunyuan Dao Emperor, which fascinated her.

However, she was already a Dao Sovereign. She wasn’t sure if she could directly cultivate the Hunyuan Dao Emperor or if she would need to discard the fate of being a Dao Sovereign first.

"Strength or weakness depends on the cultivator," Gu An replied casually, which was his honest opinion.

The Hunyuan Dao Emperor seemed to have the momentum to surpass the Dao Sovereign, but that was only because its cultivation method was more relaxed. At least it didn’t require constant battles, and even if you failed, you wouldn’t die.

Even great experts didn’t want to be caught in endless battles with those of the same or higher realms.

Fairy Yao Xuan nodded slightly. She continued, "During my exile, I saw countless scenes and caught many evil thoughts. These involve the Great Karma. I don’t know if you’d like to hear about them?"

"If you want to say it, just speak," Gu An replied lightly.

No matter how great the karma, the Wushi Dao Domain would block it. Karma that couldn’t be discussed outside could be freely talked about here.

Fairy Yao Xuan remained silent for a moment before speaking again, "I saw the evil thoughts of the Immortal Gods in the Heavenly Court. Some of the Immortal Gods want to perform a blood sacrifice using the common people, while others want to usurp the position of the Heavenly Emperor, and..."

"What else?" Gu An asked, intrigued.

"There's also the evil thoughts of the Heavenly Emperor."

Gu An stopped his movements, stood upright, turned, and looked at her.