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

Chapter 672 The World's Fluttering Hearts
After parting ways with Zhu Xi, Gu An's life returned to normal. He devoted himself to the study of Dao Creation, but the path was extremely difficult, always causing this Great Dao Immortal to ponder deeply.

Time flies.

Another 100,000 years have passed.

In that year, the Taiqian Dynasty launched a surprise attack on the Daoist court, igniting war in the human world.

In the Imperial Palace and Imperial Garden of the Taicang Dynasty.

As Li Xuandao poured wine for Gu An, he exclaimed, "That Taiqian is truly formidable. He actually dared to launch an attack on the Dao Court. Regardless of success or failure, the Taiqian Emperor's courage is enough to earn my admiration."

Taiqian was the strongest dynasty in the world. Although the Taicang Dynasty was not annexed by it, its might could still be felt.

If it weren't for the feud between Taiqian and Daoting, Li Xuandao felt that Taiqian would eventually attack the Taicang Continent.

Gu An toyed with the jade statue that Li Xuandao had given him and laughed, "What, does Your Majesty also want to emulate Taiqian?"

He once visited Taiqian, where a warlike atmosphere permeated from top to bottom. The war against the Dao Court was not due to personal grudges, but rather a means to achieve hegemony.

Taiqian is backed by many powerful religious sects, which is their source of confidence.

The two forces will then fight for thousands of years, plunging the world into darkness, until Zhao Rushen leads the Dao Court to suppress Taiqian and ascends to the throne of the Dao Court. Thus, the Primordial Era comes to an end.

What follows will be the era known as the Primordial Era, which will be far longer than the Primordial Era. The final battle of the Primordial Era will plunge the human world into desolation, thus ushering in the Ancient Era.

Gu An's vision could reach very, very distant periods, even extending to the Tianyuan era from which the ultimate origin originated.

However, the future Tianyuan era will be completely different from the Tianyuan era in which the extreme is located.

However, the ultimate must be born; if it does not exist, the memories it brings to Gu An are illusory.

“It would be a lie to say I don’t want to learn. As an emperor, who wouldn’t want to unify the world? However, the Dao Court is too strong. Without a sure chance of victory, I will not drag the people of Taicang to their deaths,” Li Xuandao said, shaking his head.

He has now reached the cultivation level of a carefree immortal. Although he cannot match the cultivation speed of the disciples of Wushi, it is still considered fast in the world.

The two chatted about world affairs, and from time to time they talked about Li Ya, Yang Jian, Long Teng and others.

At present, the person Li Xuandao values ​​most is not Yang Jian, nor the prince, but Long Teng.

As the son of Long Qing and now the patriarch of the Long family, Long Teng has grown up and reached the level of a Mystic Immortal. He symbolizes the strongest talent in the Taicang Dynasty and is a peerless genius who is famous throughout the world.

Li Xuandao asked curiously, "By the way, I've always wanted to ask, Long Teng's cultivation speed is getting faster and faster, even Yang Jian is amazed. Is this something you've been secretly cultivating behind the scenes?"

The Mysterious Immortal Realm is the sixth level of the Immortal Path, allowing one to roam freely beyond the heavens. Reaching the Mysterious Immortal Realm a million years ago is an extraordinary talent that only one in hundreds of millions of beings can achieve.

Gu An picked up his wine glass and said with a smile, "I see through it but I won't say it."

He really liked Long Teng. He would often disguise himself as other people to get close to Long Teng. Long Teng's success today was largely due to his Dao intent. When Long Teng was cultivating, his Dao intent enveloped Long Teng and helped him comprehend the Dao.

Longteng was unaware of this.

In fact, while Gu An's Dao intent can help people, it mostly fuels their progress. If Long Teng's comprehension were extremely mediocre, even with Gu An's daily assistance using Dao intent, he would not have been able to cultivate his current level of skill.

Upon hearing this, Li Xuandao was even more delighted and began to invite people to drink.

The two drank for two full hours before Gu An finally took his leave.

Watching Gu An's departing figure, Li Xuandao couldn't help but ask, "Gu An, how long can this kind of life last?"

Ten thousand years is an incredibly long time for him, especially since he was an emperor, and he faced far more separations and deaths than ordinary people.

He even saw many of his descendants pass away, and the officials in the court changed batch after batch.

Only when he was with Gu An could his heart calm down, and only then could he feel that some things could not be erased by time.

The most ruthless are those in the imperial family; Li Xuandao has become utterly alone.

Gu An raised the jade statue in his hand and said, "Until you grow tired of it."

Li Xuandao watched him suddenly disappear, shook his head and chuckled, muttering to himself, "How could I possibly dislike him..."

His expression gradually became complicated. He did not get up and remained seated at the table, seemingly lost in thought.

After leaving the Taicang Dynasty, Gu An appeared on the sea of ​​clouds and strolled forward. "Human hearts are always changing."

Gu An sighed, saying that he didn't want to interfere too much in Li Xuandao's life.

Li Xuandao had been emperor for far too long. When the Taicang Dynasty stopped expanding, internal conflicts would erupt. He had executed rebellious members of the royal family, which made his relationship with the royal family increasingly distant.

Li Ya and Li Lingtian had long since wandered freely in all corners of the world and never returned.

When Gu An didn't look for him, he would always stay in his palace or the imperial study, either cultivating or reading.

It wasn't just Li Xuandao; other old friends also encountered difficulties in life to varying degrees. These difficulties were not caused by their environment, but rather by their state of mind.

The path to immortality is long and arduous. When one is unable to break through a barrier for many years, one's fighting spirit will weaken and one's thoughts will begin to become chaotic.

Ambition and emotions intertwine, much like the complex and uncontrollable human heart in the mortal world.

Not to mention them, Gu An himself gets restless at times, especially when his path to enlightenment is not going smoothly.

For this reason, Gu An enjoyed traveling all over the world, and he had visited all the major sects and dynasties in the world.

The diverse array of living beings always allowed his Daoist mind to quickly calm down.

The reason I invited Li Xuandao to drink today is because his path to establishing his Dao is finally showing signs of progress. He is in a good mood and wants to drink with his friends.

Li Ya was busy seeking revenge, so Gu An couldn't easily find him and could only turn to his father.

When Gu An met Li Xuandao, Gu An was still very weak. So when he saw Li Xuandao, he could think of his own time when he was weak. This was a feeling that friends he made after he became strong could not bring him.

Soon, Gu An disappeared above the sea of ​​clouds.

He arrived in Xiao Lan's cave and swapped places with his clone.

Xiao Lan is about to emerge from seclusion.

After returning from the Path of the Great Dao, her cultivation growth slowed down. Even after 100,000 years of seclusion, she saw no hope of breaking through, which made her very irritable.

"Brother Gu!"

The sound comes before the person arrives.

Gu An, who was admiring the flowers and plants, was about to turn around when Xiao Lan pounced on him.

Without saying a word, Xiao Lan tried to kiss him and even tried to take off his clothes.

Although there were only the two of them inside the cave, this was the first time Gu An had ever encountered such brutality.

A few days later.

Xiao Lan stood up from the grass, straightened her clothes, looked into the distance, and sighed, "Brother Gu, I suddenly feel that I am not a real genius, and I am also starting to encounter a bottleneck."

Gu An stood up, looked at her profile, and asked, "How about we have a little sparring session?"

Xiao Lan turned to look at him and shook her head slightly.

“Brother Gu, I don’t need to rebuild my confidence by beating you. Even if I beat you many times, my cultivation will not increase as a result.” Xiao Lan said this with a nostalgic look on her face.

If she defeats a powerful enemy on the path of the Great Dao, the spiritual energy of the Great Dao will surge forth upon her at the end of the battle, allowing her to rapidly increase her cultivation level in a short period of time.

That taste was so wonderful that she still misses it to this day.

"Who said I wanted to lose to you?"

Gu An's voice interrupted Xiao Lan's thoughts, causing her to meet his gaze.

Xiao Lan was stunned; it was the first time she had ever seen Gu An look so serious.

She pursed her lips and said, "What? You want me to go easy on you?"

Gu An stared at her and said quietly, "Even if you go all out, you can't beat me."

(End of this chapter)