If I become a saint, a celestial official will summon me to raise horses.

Chapter 416 Breakthrough to the Perfection of the Profound Origin Free and Easy Immortal Realm!
Gu An watched the skull move forward. Because the distance was too far, he could not use his lifespan detection and could only follow it with his divine sense.

The two immortals were still locked in fierce combat, unaware of the greater danger approaching.

Gu An could sense that this skull had not reached the level of Daoist Zizai Immortal, but it was more dangerous than Zizai Immortal. He didn't know what kind of supernatural power it was using, which made Zizai Immortal unable to detect it.

Time continues to pass.

Half an hour later, while the two immortals were locked in a stalemate using their magic, the skull suddenly appeared, becoming enormous. It swallowed both immortals whole, then transformed into a rainbow of light and disappeared into the depths of darkness.

The void of the universe fell silent.

The battle just now seemed as if it had never happened. Although Gu An was surprised, he had no intention of tracking down the skull.

It just so happens that it appeared, and now that it's breaking through, the commotion it's caused can make it take the blame.

Gu An brought up the attribute panel.

Name: Gu An

Lifespan: 740/1,393,608,114

[Physique: Primordial Chaos Refining Void Body]

[Cultivation Level: Perfected Daoist Free and Easy Immortal Realm]

……

A lifespan of 3.3 billion years!
Breaking through to a higher realm is not difficult!

Gu An's face was beaming with smiles. "Let's start by improving our physical condition!"
He directly invested one hundred million years of his lifespan into his physique, and prompts kept emerging.

He ultimately did not get promoted.

Gu An immediately sacrificed another hundred million years of his lifespan, and his Primordial Refining Void Body successfully advanced to the Primordial Golden Body!

The spiritual energy of the Great Dao suddenly surged towards him, and the lifespan consumption number displayed by the lifespan barrier began to jump wildly.

Gu An closed his eyes and began to immerse himself in the creation of the Hunyuan Dao Golden Body.

Golden flames swirled around the golden markings on his forehead, and his skin began to glow with a golden light, giving him an indescribable divine aura.

The Primordial Golden Body allows flesh and blood to rival the power of rules, making it compatible with the Great Dao and perfectly able to withstand the baptism of all Great Dao rules. This means that Gu An can study any Great Dao in the future.

Moreover, the Primordial Golden Body can also bring about a transformation in magical power, and the soul will also be tempered by the Great Dao.

It was an incredibly beautiful process, without the slightest pain.

This desolate domain also stirred, with the spiritual energy of the Great Dao surging and the rules of the Great Dao trembling. The affected area grew wider and wider, and the creatures hidden within the desolate domain emerged one after another. Some fled in all directions, while others investigated the cause.

Ahead of Gu An, a black dragon with nine heads soared through the clouds. The continent beneath Gu An was only half the size of the dragon's head. This was a continent comparable in size to the Tai Cang Continent, which showed just how exaggerated the dragon's size was.

No living being discovered Gu An's presence, and the powerful ability of the lifespan barrier remained undetected.

Half an hour later, Gu An opened his eyes and began to dedicate his lifespan to the Eternal Infinite Power.

A lifespan of one hundred million years allows the Eternal Infinite Power to be upgraded to the Great Dao Infinite Power, reaching a state of consummate skill!
Another half hour passed, and Gu An began to improve his Dao Image Divine Thought Technique. This was his key method for concealing his cultivation level, and he had to keep improving it in sync with his cultivation.

In the same hundred million years, the Dao Xiang Divine Thought Technique advanced to the Great Thousand Profound Void Technique, reaching a state of complete integration!
Next is the improvement of the Stepping Through Time and the Ultimate Transformation into Emptiness. The Stepping Through Time is the only movement technique he has studied, which has combat significance, while the Ultimate Transformation into Emptiness can prevent causal deduction and hide his true identity, which is equally important.

Each person would invest one hundred million years of their lifespan!

Stepping through the ages, one ascends to the Eternal Heavenly Dao Step, reaching a state of consummate skill!
The ultimate transformation into the ethereal body elevates to the formless and shapeless body of freedom, reaching the pinnacle of perfection!

After he finished inheriting all the knowledge, he checked his attribute panel and found that he still had more than 2.7 billion years of lifespan left, of which the lifespan barrier had consumed more than 80 million years of lifespan.

He did not intend to improve upon the supernatural powers and unique skills of Long Zhan, Lu Han, Ji, and others from his previous life, because these unique skills were the fruits of his past life and were of extremely high quality. Moreover, he wanted to comprehend his own Dao.

After much deliberation, Gu An added another 100 million years of his lifespan to the Dao Gang Yuan Qi. This was his protective technique, and it should also help him overcome the tribulation.

Ultimately, the Daoist Primordial Qi was upgraded to the Protectorate Divine Qi, reaching the pinnacle of mastery.

The Realm of Annihilation was in complete chaos. Countless divine thoughts and senses swept across the area, and numerous forces roamed around it. Centered on Gu An, there were living beings active in all directions.

Even from the distant heavens and earth, many creatures flew out to investigate the situation.

The extraction of the Great Dao's spiritual energy has already affected the rules of the universe.

Panic is spreading!

After Gu An inherited the memories of the Guardian Divine Essence, his body shone with golden light, surrounded by a white halo. This white halo suddenly contracted and merged into his body, combining with the Hunyuan Dao Golden Body. It was as if a layer of light spread across his skin, flowing over every inch of his body.

His skin had fully recovered, but his aura was far greater than before, as if he were a supreme god who controlled all things, with indifferent eyes that exuded an oppressive sense of looking down on all living beings.

Gu An brought up his attribute panel and saw that he still had more than 2.5 billion years of lifespan left. He began to adjust his mood.

Now comes the most important moment!
Break through to a higher realm!

Departure after 100 million years!
[You cultivated your inner energy for five million years, and with your profound mastery of the Great Dao Infinite Power, you forcibly attempted to break into the Profound Origin Free Immortal Realm and began your tribulation. However, you failed to survive the Great Heavenly Tribulation of Reincarnation Profound Void.]

[You cultivated your inner energy for ten million years, and with your profound mastery of the Great Dao Infinite Power, you forcibly attempted to break into the Profound Origin Free Immortal Realm and began your tribulation. However, you failed to survive the Great Heavenly Tribulation of Reincarnation Profound Void.]

...A tribulation occurs once every five million years?
That's really ruthless; the last time it only happened once every two million years.

Gu An only sighed slightly in his heart; in reality, he had already prepared himself mentally.

As long as the breakthrough is successful, any amount of lifespan lost along the way is just a number!
Ultimately, his lifespan of one hundred million years did not bring him success; he failed twenty times.

He continued to dedicate his life to it.

Despite the continuous investment of hundreds of millions, Gu An remained expressionless, seemingly unaffected.

After failing even after a lifespan of a billion years, he slightly opened his mouth.

There are still 1.6 billion years left to live!

Don't panic!

Gu An continued to invest in increments of one hundred million years, and his expression became serious as a result.

Five hundred million years from now, it will be the sixth hundred million years!

Finally, Gu An saw that the prompt had suddenly increased in length.

[You have cultivated your Qi for 45 million years. With your profound mastery of the Great Dao Infinite Power, you forcefully attempt to break into the Profound Origin Free Immortal Realm and begin your tribulation. You survive the Great Heavenly Tribulation of Reincarnation Profound Void and successfully transcend the tribulation. Your cultivation has broken through to the early stage of the Profound Origin Free Immortal Realm.]

[You have cultivated your Qi for one hundred million years, and your cultivation level has increased.]

It would take 55 million years to advance even a minor realm.

Gu An felt the spiritual energy of the Great Dao vibrate once again, and he continued to invest his lifespan.

Strive to reach perfection in one go!

In the end, he spent over 600 million years of his lifespan to finally break through to the perfect realm of the Profound Origin Free Immortal!

Gu An looked at the lifespan consumption rate of the lifespan barrier and felt relieved. He had more than 400 million years of lifespan left, so he shouldn't be drained.

He closed his eyes, immersing himself in his own creation.

Flames billowed from the distant void, indicating a battle between powerful cultivators.

The unusual activity in the Realm of Annihilation has been ongoing for some time. The various factions, unaware of the truth, are increasingly uneasy and suspicious of each other, which has led to friction.

The continent beneath Gu An began to tremble, as if it were about to shatter.

As time went on, more and more figures appeared to be fighting, and two of them even came to fight in the sky above the continent. Each of them was holding a divine weapon, and they fought like gods.

Unaware that a terrifying being, surpassing even the Immortal of Freedom, was breaking through to the next level below.

Gu An's Dao Fruit began to transform, adding Xuan Yuan Dao Patterns. The innate great divine power of the Longevity Mantra, born from the Dao Fruit, also began to strengthen, merging with more Great Dao Rules and Heaven and Earth Rules, making the Longevity Mantra's influence wider and deeper.

When Gu An's cultivation reached the Xuan Yuan Zi Zai Immortal level, endless memories flooded his mind—his past, his future, and even other illusory destinies.

When faced with a life choice, each of his choices will create different destiny lines. These destiny lines will continue to branch out in the future. Only the path he actually takes is his reality. The others, although illusory, can still be predicted and occur. If one's cultivation is strong enough, it can even make them come true.

If you want it to come true, you have to create the same world.

The Mysterious Origin Free Immortal is a process of comprehending destiny. It allows one to see all the destinies that can arise in the first half of one's life, as well as the future direction of these destinies, thus enabling one to walk a more steadfast path in the future.

Amidst the myriad forms of life and the ebb and flow of tides, Gu An witnessed the destruction of the Heavenly Spirit Great World.

That vast continent will be crushed into dust at some point. Not only the Heavenly Spirit World, but all the great worlds will be annihilated, just like living beings, which will eventually die.

The destruction of the Heavenly Spirit Great World is irreversible, because it is the evolutionary process of the Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao. Unless Gu An can surpass them, the eternally indestructible Heavenly Spirit Great World will bring variables to other universes.

Gu An saw that after he forcibly protected the Heavenly Spirit Great World, the Tai Xuan Sect and the Tai Cang Dynasty became the masters of the world. They became the next Holy Court and Immortal Dynasty. They were high above, ruling over all living beings. They went to the outer heavens and plundered everywhere.

Ultimately, they became the new hegemon, the enemy of all living beings.

Everything is predetermined, it's just a matter of old and new taking turns.

Cultivators can calculate the heavens and the earth, and can calculate nature, but they cannot calculate the hearts of all people.

Any person, any sentient being, can become a variable. One variable can give rise to countless other variables, just as the Tao Te Ching says.

Tao produces one, one produces two, two produces three, and three produces all things.

This applies to everything!
Looking at things now and looking at them in the future, many things are the same; certain roles will always be played by someone.

Reaching the level of the Profound Origin Free Immortal is not only about becoming stronger through Dao Fruit, but also about finding one's own place in the world.

Gu An used this opportunity to sort out his Daoist heart.

If he could see through fate, how should he treat those who were closely related to him?

He was bound by his emotions, but should he be bound by them?

What does it mean to follow one's heart?
As we live, each additional day we live allows our hearts to accept other things, and emotions are also built up later in life.

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