Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses

Chapter 567: Chapter 562: Sin, the Catastrophe of the Supreme Sect

Under Gu An’s gaze, a young boy with a full head of black hair walked out from the door. He looked to be just over ten years old, very thin, dressed in a pair of tattered pants, his face smeared with dirt.

He stood in the shadow of the gate, looking around nervously.

[Sin (Nirvana Realm): 0/9999/9999]

His Cultivation Level in the Nirvana Realm wasn’t particularly strong, but his causality was extremely complex; even someone as powerful as Gu An couldn’t see through it.

The tangled, complicated causality was intricately related to the Dao Rules within the Desperate Celestial Tomb. At first glance, Gu An felt like the boy was imprisoned here by the Great Dao.

But the key question was, how could he be zero years old?

Just born?

Gu An grew curious about Sin, but his immediate priority was to make a breakthrough. After watching for a while, he closed his eyes.

The commotion caused by the breakthrough soon enveloped the entire Desperate Celestial Tomb, making Sin at the gate even more nervous, to the point where he retracted back into the door, only poking his head out.

As Gu An closed his eyes, time flew by rapidly.

An hour later, Gu An successfully broke through to the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm.

The state of being a Taiqing Golden Immortal still revolved around the elevation of the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, above which appeared a patch of azure sky evolved from the Taiqing, reminding Gu An of the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao encompassed the Great Thousand World just like this!

Reaching the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm led to a transformation of his Destiny Pattern, unbound by the constraints of the Great Dao. Even without passing through a World Gate, Gu An could leap out of the Great World. He could even glimpse the domains beyond the Great Thousand World.

Nothingness, Chaos—utter emptiness, without even light.

The Desperate Celestial Tomb, like the Great Thousand World, though not as vast as the Celestial Spirit Great World, had a similar structure to the Great Thousand World.

Aside from a leap in Mana, his Heart Eye began to transform, and his Divine Sense, too, underwent transformation. As a Taiqing Golden Immortal, he could come and go as he pleased, his Soul Body reaching his thoughts instantly without any hinderance in the journey.

Within the Life Span Barrier, Gu An’s body shone with a strong light, Dao Spiritual Qi formed whirlwinds around him, appearing to hide thousands of stars flickering in brilliance.

After fully stepping into the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm, Gu An started challenging higher minor realms.

Only after reaching the late stages of the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm did his thoughts return to reality, and when he opened his eyes again, his whole persona underwent a drastic change.

He became more transcendent, exuding an aura of unparalleled dominance.

Taiqing Golden Immortal, the pinnacle of the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit and also the sixth realm of the Dao Fruit Realm, the Great Dao told Gu An that very few beings reached this layer of the realm, a domain even the Great Dao couldn’t entirely restrict.

Gu An could feel that his Golden Immortal Dao Fruit had reached its limit. Another breakthrough would grant him even greater favors, and his Dao Fruit too would welcome a new transformation.

The Dao Spiritual Qi continued to pour into Gu An’s body, the potent Power of the Great Dao surrounding him, as if protecting his breakthrough.

Gu An’s gaze once again turned towards the distance, the giant palace gate no longer bore sight of Sin.

He felt somewhat wistful, a feeling that left him confused.

His intuition told him that he had some connection with Sin, a connection he couldn’t recall, possibly because it pertained to the future.

He felt it was likely related to Lifespan Reincarnation; perhaps Sin had some connection with one of his Reincarnation Bodies from a past life.

From the moment he saw the Desperate Celestial Tomb, he had this sense, as if something here was waiting for him, something he was compelled to face.

Gu An gazed at the massive palace while lost in contemplation.

Even though he had successfully made a breakthrough, he couldn’t fully decipher the causality of the Desperate Celestial Tomb. However, he was certain that the entire world was a Celestial Tomb, burying countless Great Powers’ causality. He could even envision the scenes from before their deaths.

The Desperate Celestial Tomb seemed quiet but was truly terrifying. Without the Life Span Barrier, just one hour in the tomb would see Gu An eaten away by mysterious forces within, making escape impossible.

Whatever this force was, Gu An couldn’t tell, and he even sensed that this force was no less formidable than the Heavenly Dao.

Time continued to pass.

Gu An had reached Perfection in the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm, but the strange phenomena within the Desperate Celestial Tomb persisted.

Aside from Sin, he detected no other presences, as if the Desperate Celestial Tomb housed only Sin, a living spirit.

Once his Cultivation Level stopped growing, Gu An stood up, choosing to teleport back.

As for the confusion brought about by Sin, he decided to let time provide the answers, for with the Life Span Breakthrough, there was always the possibility of returning in the future.

After a while, Gu An reappeared inside the Hidden Spirit Palace.

He pulled up his Attribute Panel, and just the breakthrough of the Life Span Barrier alone had cost him seventy billion years of life span, leaving him with around a hundred billion years.

That’s fine, there’s life span left.

After giving the Deep Sea Dragon Carp that had already begun its cultivation practice a glance, Gu An disappeared on the spot.

He didn’t return to the Daoist Field of the Beginningless but took one step to arrive at the Outer Sect City of the Supreme Sect.

It had been tens of thousands of years since he last returned to the Supreme Sect.

Compared to the last Era, the Supreme Sect was even more prosperous, even the Outer Sect City had been expanded, and it was more vast than the Sect’s Main City of before.

Gu An appeared out of thin air amid the crowd in the streets without attracting anyone’s attention; even when he appeared in front of the passing disciples, they only felt that he had an extraordinary demeanor and were not confused about his sudden appearance, which was the effect of his Dao Intent.

He could influence people’s perception, even manipulate their minds.

The Supreme Sect was bustling today. As Gu An strolled around, he listened to the discussions among the Supreme Sect disciples.

“I heard that Grand Elder Zhu Xing himself took action and still couldn’t subdue Ye Cang.”

“Is the Primordial Chaos Body really so domineering?”

“Not exactly. Ye Cang wields an Immortal Path Ultimate Treasure, and clearly, there is a prominent figure behind him. It is said that the Guangyuan Saint Sect supporting him possesses Great Powers that transcend the Nine Heavens of the Immortal Path.”

“The Supreme Sect won’t be overwhelmed, right?”

“Ye Cang was also once a disciple of our Supreme Sect, but now he has become our enemy. What exactly happened back then?”

Gu An listened to these discussions without paying Ye Cang any mind.

The new Era would give birth to new talents, especially since the current Great Heaven and Earth are far stronger than in the last Era.

Before the Great Thousand World was reshaped, thousands of Great Heaven and Earths were scattered across the universe. From ancient times to the present, entities wanting to transcend the Free Immortals realm would leave the Great Heaven and Earth to seek opportunities in the universe, because their own Heaven and Earth could not help them reach higher realms.

Now, the Great Thousand World has been restored to its original state, and the Heavenly Dao has reemerged. Opportunities are everywhere, and more and more Great Powers are returning. Some come from the river of the Great Dao, others from Reincarnation. There are myriad ways, making the overall strength of the Celestial Spirit Great World rapidly increasing.

As for the Celestial Court, perhaps standing too high, they have not noticed this, and the Battle Court is even more elusive.

Returning to the Supreme Sect, Gu An mainly felt nostalgic and wanted to come back and take a look.

He walked slowly, admiring the street scenes along the way, and before he knew it, he had arrived in front of the Library Pavilion. This time, he didn’t step inside.

Compared to his last visit, the Library Pavilion had become majestically imposing, and he felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

Old acquaintances kept surfacing in Gu An’s eyes, bringing a smile to his face.

Though the old friends were no longer present, the memories of the past were so beautiful. Whenever he reminisced, his mood would become cheerful.

Nowadays, very few people within the Supreme Sect could recognize Gu An. These people are highly respected and often in seclusion, not the type to stroll around the Outer Sect City.

Gu An just stood in front of the Library Pavilion, looking at the building, lost in memories.

The celestial vault behind him began to change color; rolling thunderclouds approached from the horizon, quickly covering the sky above the Outer Sect City.

As the world darkened, Gu An’s thoughts returned to the present. He turned around to look, and at the end of the earth, lightning flashed and thunder roared as if the apocalypse was upon them.

Profound Yuan Free Immortal Realm’s Grand Elder Zhu Xing couldn’t stop Ye Cang, or more accurately, couldn’t stop the Immortal Path Ultimate Treasure in Ye Cang’s hand.

The soul inside that Immortal Path Ultimate Treasure belonged to a Heaven-Encompassing Free Immortal from Luotian, and because it was just a soul, it could only exert the strength of a Profound Yuan Free Immortal. Combined with the Immortal Path Ultimate Treasure, it had the power to sweep through its realm.

Gu An saw through the origin of that soul at a glance.

This soul, named the Heaven-Supporting Ancestor, came from another Great Thousand World. When the Celestial Spirit God was preparing to destroy the Great Thousand World, he took advantage of the chaos in the Great Dao’s order and sneaked in. He was fleeing a pursuit, with transcendent forces seeking to execute him.

Later, the Heaven-Supporting Ancestor encountered Ye Cang. He was attracted by Ye Cang’s physique and, after thousands of years of companionship, they built a deep connection. Ye Cang was determined to seek revenge, and the Heaven-Supporting Ancestor could only support him.

After defeating Zhu Xing, Ye Cang rapidly advanced towards the Supreme Sect.

Ye Cang, who was over nine thousand years old, had already reached the Cultivation Level of a Loose Immortal and was not far from the Wandering Immortal Realm. His talent could indeed be considered top-tier in the current era.

However, his strength was mainly due to his reliance on the Heaven-Supporting Ancestor. The world was unaware of the existence of the Heaven-Supporting Ancestor, so Ye Cang’s talent was overestimated even more.

Simultaneously.

On the edge of the continent, above the rolling thunderclouds, a man in black clothes advanced against the wind. His face was stern with sharp eyebrows and eyes. His right hand held an ancient cyan tower that continuously burst forth with rainbow light, battering the sea of clouds.

He was Ye Cang!