Chapter 732: Perfect Completion of the Profound Qi Hunyuan Immortal Realm!

Faced with Yongnian Dao Lord’s probing, Gu An didn’t deny anything. He kept picking herbs, while Yongnian Dao Lord wasn’t in a hurry, following behind him and chatting about the recent matters of Mortal Peak.

Although Gu An never participated in Mortal Peak’s decisions, Yongnian Dao Lord still liked telling him these things. He didn’t have any particular purpose, just wanted to build a better relationship, to have something to talk about.

After Gu An finished picking herbs, he followed Yongnian Dao Lord to his Dao arena.

That lecture lasted for four whole days.

When Gu An left, Yongnian Dao Lord was still immersed in the state of reincarnation projection.

This guy didn’t guard against him at all, making Gu An shake his head and laugh.

Giving a lecture to Yongnian Dao Lord was just a small episode in Gu An’s life, barely affecting anything. But through Yongnian Dao Lord’s fortune, he could feel the progression of the Hunyuan Dao Emperor.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Hunyuan Dao Emperor would definitely reach a level comparable to, or even surpassing, the Great Dao Sovereign Emperor. The stronger the fortune of the Hunyuan Dao Emperor, the more benefits it brought to Gu An.

Even if the fortune of the Hunyuan Dao Emperor was extinguished, it wouldn’t harm Gu An at all. However, if the Hunyuan Dao Emperor died while his fortune remained, Gu An could use that fortune to resurrect—similar to the mysterious properties of Heavenly Court’s fortune.

For Gu An, the next major event was reaching the perfect stage of the Profound Qi Hunyuan Immortal Realm. He was truly looking forward to it.

"Without realizing it, even a minor realm breakthrough feels like a major one."

Gu An walked through the forest, thinking.

His understanding of the Hunyuan Dao Fruit had grown deeper and deeper, realizing just how vast the Dao truly was.

Even though the Profound Qi Hunyuan Immortal Realm still carried the word "Immortal," it had already surpassed the essence of immortality.

Immortals merely comprehended the Dao, while a Profound Qi Hunyuan Immortal was already equivalent to the Dao itself.

So far, aside from the one in Supreme Source Forest and the mysterious skeleton buried within Desolate Heaven Tomb, he hadn’t sensed the aura of any other Profound Qi Hunyuan Immortal.

Maybe some Profound Qi Hunyuan Immortals had already merged with the Dao, omnipresent, their traces impossible to find.

While thinking, Gu An kept moving forward.

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Since Li Ya achieved the Hunyuan Dao Emperor and shook the world, the Heavenly Spirit Great World had seen three more Hunyuan Dao Emperors appear—this was excluding the disciples of Wushi.

The emergence of Hunyuan Dao Emperors had completely changed the structure of the mortal world. The nine great sects all started chasing after the Hunyuan Dao Emperor path, and wandering through the Outer Void became the new pursuit for the cultivators of the new era.

In the Outer Void, it was easier to comprehend the Dao, which helped them seek even greater opportunities.

In a flash, another one million years had passed.

Among the second-generation disciples of Wushi Dao Field, An Xin, Blood Prison Saint, Tianhong Emperor, Tian Yao'er, and Lü Xian had all successively reached the Dao Repository Free Immortal Realm, with even the weakest among them stepping into the Free Immortal Realm.

Meanwhile, the number of third-generation disciples kept increasing, covering all stages of cultivation.

This year, right after the Spring Festival, Gu An went to break through. Including the time spent on transmissions back and forth, he burned through nearly eighty trillion years of lifespan and finally achieved perfect completion of the Profound Qi Hunyuan Immortal Realm.

After reaching perfection, Gu An’s strength was enhanced across the board. The difference between the late stage and the perfected stage was far beyond his previous imagination.

He felt that a late-stage Profound Qi Hunyuan Immortal could almost never defeat one who had reached perfection.

Now, the Heavenly Court was already within his gaze. Although the Heavenly Court’s fortune still shrouded many areas within it, making them hard to see, it no longer seemed so mysterious to him.

The number of immortal gods in the Heavenly Court was truly staggering, and the strength of its experts at each realm far exceeded his original expectations.

Yet setting aside the Profound Qi Hunyuan Immortals, the Heavenly Court had more than one hundred Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortals, and the number of Wondrous Truth Grand Luo Immortals exceeded ten thousand—it was utterly ridiculous.

There was one palace that made him instinctively feel a sense of dread. His instincts told him that if he approached, something terrifying beyond imagination would definitely happen.

On the plaque of that palace were four massive characters:

Lingxiao Treasure Hall!

The Heavenly Emperor’s treasure hall!

Looking at this grand palace, Gu An immediately understood that he had no relation to the Heavenly Emperor. When he sensed the aura of Tai Shang Jue, he could clearly feel that Tai Shang Jue was his reincarnation, and all karma was under the gaze of his true self.

Judging by the feeling Lingxiao Treasure Hall gave him, it was obvious that not only was he unrelated to the Heavenly Emperor, but even his reincarnated self could never become the Son of Heaven.

The Heavenly Emperor’s strength was horrifying beyond comprehension—just the residual aura could sever all karma.

Gu An could firmly conclude that the Heavenly Emperor’s cultivation had far surpassed the Profound Qi Hunyuan Immortal Realm!

Fortunately, the Heavenly Emperor wasn’t currently within the Heavenly Court. Although many areas of the Heavenly Court were still obscured by fortune, if the Heavenly Emperor were truly present, he would shine as bright as the blazing sun, impossible to ignore. Even now, just the lingering aura within Lingxiao Treasure Hall was already scorching.

With the Heavenly Emperor presiding over it, the Heavenly Court’s supremacy could not possibly be shaken.

Because of this, Gu An found the so-called struggle for the title of Son of Heaven laughable. The Son of Heaven could never replace the Heavenly Emperor. At most, perhaps, they were competing for the Heavenly Emperor’s favor.

Absolute invincibility, eternal immortality—after experiencing all transformations, what kind of mindset would such an existence possess?

How did he view the Three Thousand Great Worlds, how did he regard the Three Thousand Daos?

Gu An was filled with deep curiosity about the Heavenly Emperor’s perspective.

Carrying this curiosity, he arrived before a lake within Wushi Dao Field—a place he enjoyed fishing at.

As soon as he sat down on his usual stone chair, a figure descended from the sky, landing respectfully behind him and bowing in greeting.

It was Tianhong Emperor!

Tianhong Emperor had now fully awakened his immortal memories. His previous incarnation was Tianhong Xingjun, unrelated to Taiyi Immortal Lord, but instead tied to the previously scheming Xuanxu Immortal Lord.

Xuanxu Immortal Lord was clever—after his defeat, he hadn’t shown himself again, nor had he meddled in the Heavenly Spirit Great World since.

"Master, now that I have completely awakened my immortal identity, the Heavenly Court’s fortune will soon return to me. I’m afraid I won’t be able to remain at Wushi Dao Field any longer," Tianhong Emperor said with a worried expression.

Once the Heavenly Court’s fortune seeped into him, Wushi Dao Field would no longer be shielded from the Heavenly Court.

He knew very well that his master would never allow outsiders—even Heavenly Court immortals—to spy on the Dao Field.

Rather than being forcibly expelled by his master, Tianhong Emperor had thought it through and decided it would be better to leave on his own.

Over the years of cultivating at Wushi Dao Field, he had gained immensely. Even recalling it with the identity of Tianhong Xingjun, it was still a tremendous opportunity. Therefore, he was deeply grateful to Gu An.

"In the future, after you return, I don’t expect you to pity the common people, but at least, do not harm them. Immortals and gods rely on the devotion of mortals. Since you receive their incense offerings, you should protect them," Gu An said leisurely without turning his head.

In recent years, Taiyi Immortal Lord and the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jin Dong, while widely distributing opportunities, had also been striving to collect mortal incense offerings. Many statues and temples dedicated to them had already appeared among the people.

Tianhong Emperor solemnly replied, "Disciple will definitely remember. No matter how much time passes, you will always be my master."

He didn’t show the slightest arrogance because of his immortal identity—after all, his master was more formidable than any immortal or god he had ever heard of.

Perhaps only the legendary Heavenly Dao Supreme could compare to his master.

"Go," Gu An said without elaborating further.

They were not mere mortals. Even if this was a permanent farewell, there was no need for many words. Some bonds didn’t require language; they could feel it.