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

Chapter 878 A New Breakthrough in Lifespan
"It's the same as before. If you want to go out, you have to think it through. If you die out there, there's no turning back. It's a good thing to want to achieve your own justice, but there are countless people who die on the path of cultivation because they overestimate their abilities. I can't, and I can't, protect every disciple who ventures out."

Gu An stood up and said softly. As he spoke, he stretched lazily, like an ordinary person.

After listening, An Zizai said seriously, "I will talk to them. If they insist on going out, then let fate decide their fate."

Gu An nodded, then walked towards him and left the Guanshan Pavilion.

The two brushed past each other, and An Zizai turned around to watch his master leave.

He recalled the great battle from many years ago, and his heart was still filled with excitement.

What level of cultivation is required to regard immortals and gods as nothing?

Back then, Gu An not only defeated the army of immortals and gods, but he also crushed them with absolute strength, making it impossible for anyone to imagine just how powerful he was.

In that battle, Gu An didn't even use any great supernatural powers and won easily. An Zizai was very curious about what kind of terrifying scene would occur if he used the Myriad Paths Peerless Palm with all his might.
Perhaps the vast Heavenly Spirit World will be annihilated in an instant?
An Zizai watched Gu An's figure disappear into the forest before he withdrew his gaze, leaped up, and quickly swept over the mountaintop.

Birds soar into the sky, the vast expanse of the heavens and earth revealing their immensity. Everything seems insignificant and easily erased in the face of heaven and earth, for there exists a power between them.

This force is called time.

……

Time flies. After the Tianling Great World survived a calamity, it returned to peace. Different wonderful stories unfolded in the human world. New geniuses emerged, and some powerful figures became famous throughout the world. If news hadn't been sent into the Tianling Great World from time to time, people might have forgotten that the Great Thousand World was still in the midst of a calamity.

Without a powerful figure like Gu An to protect them, other worlds, even if they rise up in resistance, will ultimately face the fate of being slaughtered.

As more and more worlds fall, other worlds are also awakened.

The fact that the Heavenly Spirit World could defeat immortals and gods doesn't mean they can; they have nothing to be proud of.

A thousand years have passed.

[Your lifespan has surpassed one trillion trillion years for the first time, and the lifespan function will begin to upgrade randomly.]

[Your lifespan has been extended - feature upgrade]

[Lifespan Breakthrough Successfully Achieved]

[Lifespan Breakthrough: You can consume lifespan to access a breakthrough location that poses absolutely no threat to you and is suitable for your current level. Traveling back and forth will consume a certain amount of lifespan.]

A series of prompts appeared before Gu An's eyes, causing him to stop moving.

When the lifespan was hundreds of billions of years, there was no lifespan upgrade function. Now that another number has been broken, the function upgrade has finally been triggered.

Gu An felt relieved after seeing the mark indicating a breakthrough in lifespan.

Compared to before, there are only two more words.

absolute!

There is absolutely no threat, that's so important!

Of course, Gu An guessed that the lifespan required for a lifespan breakthrough teleportation would now be far greater than before, and the same would be true for other lifespan functions; once upgraded, the lifespan required would increase significantly.

No wonder he skipped an upgrade opportunity. This lifespan function upgrade is exactly what Gu An needs, and only such a function can make him feel at ease.

When he broke through to the Supreme Dao Emperor, he alarmed the Chaos and the Heavenly Dao, which made him worry. If he broke through again, what kind of commotion would that cause? The Heavenly Emperor would definitely be alarmed, and he was afraid that it would force out some even more terrifying beings.

The Heavenly Emperor is invincible on the surface, but Gu An always felt that there was an even more terrifying existence hidden in the dark, otherwise the Heavenly Dao would have replaced Chaos long ago.

As Gu An pondered this, he reached out and caught the Azure Phoenix Sword. This sword had just slain a demonic cultivator who had received the inheritance of the Dark Heavenly Court's evil spirits. He used living beings for blood sacrifices and refined the souls of the dead into ghost slaves. His strength was not great enough to shake the entire world, but to mortals, he was more terrifying than a natural disaster.

Gu An was in a good mood and decided to stop there for today. He was waiting to break through the trillion-billion-year mark, so he killed one more demonic cultivator.

Since his battle with the army of immortals and gods, Gu An has become more secretive. He will not try to turn the tide and save the world with his own strength, but will carry out rescues on a small scale. If there are many cultivators in this world who follow the righteous path like him, he will take the opportunity to kill more demons.

Gu An turned around, sheathed the Qinghong Sword at his waist, and then walked into the depths of the forest.

As soon as he stepped into the woods, the world around him suddenly changed, and he found himself in a bustling and prosperous city.

This is the imperial city of the Taicang Dynasty. The city is filled with abundant spiritual energy, and the cultivators who come and go have extraordinary bearing. There are also all kinds of strange and peculiar beasts roaming around.

One hundred million years later, the Taicang Dynasty was already one of the top five dynasties in the world, a veritable holy land.

In the eyes of his people, Emperor Li Xuandao was like a mythical celestial emperor, symbolizing divine authority.

It is unclear when exactly, but Li Xuandao handed over power to the Crown Prince, who had already changed several times.

Li Xuandao was criticized for his treatment of younger generations, but the Taicang Dynasty stood for several eras, making his prestige unshakable, and no one thought he was not a good emperor.

Gu An walked down the street, pondering when to make a breakthrough.

Shouldn't it take a trillion trillion years to break through successfully?

For some reason, Gu An had a strong premonition that his lifespan was not long enough and that things might go wrong.

He suddenly remembered his lifespan simulation function and thought he could simulate it in a few days.

If it fails, then save it again.

You can first look at the figures for lifespan loss.

Gu An silently started the lifespan simulation, while imagining the situation he wanted to simulate. A prompt popped up in front of him.

[Requires 99,999,999,999,999 years of lifespan. Perform lifespan simulation?]

no!
so much?
Gu An was startled, which made his suspicions even heavier.

You shouldn't do anything reckless.

Anyway, there are still many demons in the Three Thousand Great Worlds. Even if he kills many, their numbers are still growing rapidly and he can't kill them all.

Keep saving!

Gu An sighed and then walked towards the palace.

The reason he chose to walk there was because a new wine had recently appeared in the capital city called Reincarnation Wine. Drinking this wine would give one a three-day dream, and the dream would be like experiencing a reincarnation. Its reputation had spread far and wide, and Gu An wanted to try it.

The Reincarnation Wine is sold at the Nine Netherworld Brothel, which has many courtesans and nine floors. It is now the most bustling brothel in the imperial city.

The streets in front of the Nine Netherworld Flower Pavilion were also crowded with people, with carriages and horses everywhere, and dignitaries coming and going in an endless stream.

Half an hour later, Gu An finally stepped out of the Nine Nether Flower Pavilion, carrying a jar of Reincarnation Wine as he walked into another street.

His figure vanished, and he suddenly appeared in the Imperial Garden.

Li Xuandao had been waiting for a long time. It wasn't that he had sensed Gu An's presence in advance, but rather that Gu An had already told him that he would come to see him today.

(End of this chapter)