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Chapter 585: Chapter 578: Reverse Cause and Effect, Annihilate Battle Court

Candle Celestial Monarch, Immortal Emperor extinguished!

All the cultivators from the Battle Court were unable to accept this reality, and they all stared blankly at the sword light spanning the universe.

They could not move, the scene before them sending chills down their spines, driving them to despair.

Fang Xuan stood in the void, his eyes wide open, the universe trembling in his eyes, his heartbeat was so intense.

It’s over!

Fang Xuan fell into an abyss of despair. Since entering this universe, he had speculated that the Battle Court might fail, but he never imagined that Candle Celestial Monarch and Immortal Emperor would be so powerless to defend themselves.

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Just who was that divine figure?

How high was their cultivation level?

Fang Xuan glanced at the Dragon Battle Dharma Aspect on Long Qing’s body, filled with shock.

All beings in the universe looked toward the Dragon Battle Dharma Aspect with disbelief in their eyes, and although the beings in the Celestial Spirit Great World didn’t know the specifics of the battle, the disappearance of those mysterious giant eyes gave rise to hopes in their hearts.

Could it be a victory?

Long Qing had seen his master win many times before, but each victory still scared him.

Just how profound was his master’s Dao practice?

It felt like no matter how strong the opponent, they were effortlessly defeated before his master.

“Karma Retribution, no one can escape it. Today, the Battle Court sought to exterminate my Long Clan; I will exterminate the Battle Court in return. With but a single swing of my sword, life and death are your own fate. You should all feel fortunate, for if you faced the Battle Court, you wouldn’t even have a chance to live.”

The voice of Gu An rang out once more, plunging all the Battle Court cultivators into the depths of despair.

Without giving them time to think, the Dragon Battle Dharma Aspect lifted its sword and slashed horizontally. A sword light swept across all directions, passing over the Battle Court Light Path, over the Battle Court cultivators surrounding Long Qing.

Sixteen Innate Golden Immortals turned to ash first.

The other cultivators met the same end; Long Qing looked around to see the spectacle of enemies being extinguished everywhere, a sight tremendously grand.

At the same time.

Inside the Daoist Field of the Beginningless, prompts kept popping up before Gu An.

[You have successfully stolen 309,872,265 years of Life Span from Zhenren Chenyang (Early Stage of Innate Golden Immortal Realm)]

[You have successfully stolen 870,928,711 years of Life Span from Xingxing Dao (Middle Stage of Innate Golden Immortal Realm)]

[You have successfully stolen 1,087,249,720 years of Life Span from Ye Yuelan (Early Stage of Innate Golden Immortal Realm)]

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Watching the prompts before his eyes, the corners of Gu An’s mouth curled up.

The strength of the Dragon Battle Dharma Aspect was not solely attributed to the profound mysteries of the Celestial Dragon Dharma Aspect, but also to Gu An’s own power.

After all, he intended to steal Life Span, so he poured his own power into the Dragon Battle Dharma Aspect to make the strike through it.

An Xin, Lv Xian, and others turned their heads toward Gu An. Seeing him with a slight smile, everyone could feel his triumphant spirit.

People couldn’t help but reveal looks of adoration and fervor; Blood Prison Great Saint even couldn’t help but shout in excitement, breaking the silence of the courtyard.

“My heavens, one sword strike to annihilate the Battle Court?”

“Master, what swordsmanship was that just now?”

“Master, exactly who are you within the Long Clan?”

“That’s just inconceivable, the person who appeared just now seemed so terrifying, yet they couldn’t withstand a single strike from the master.”

Gu An didn’t respond; he was immersed in the joy brought about by the surge in his Life Span.

The Dragon Battle Dharma Aspect with a single strike exterminated seventy percent of the beings of the Battle Court, leaving the thirty percent who harbored no karmic enmity with the Long Clan. These beings, terrified out of their wits, would also leave the Battle Court in the future.

This was the Way of Cause and Effect. Through karmic deduction, Gu An knew which people could be spared.

In doing so, he could also seem less bloodthirsty, thereby concealing his ability to take Life Span.

But soon Gu An noticed something was amiss.

Many of the deceased Battle Court cultivators had not brought him Life Span, but those sixteen Innate Golden Immortals had brought him over eight hundred billion years of Life Span.

“This time, you cannot escape; the Battle Court must be eradicated.”

Gu An thought silently, his eyes transforming, turning into the Immortal Emperor’s Eye.

Everyone in the courtyard saw the change in Gu An’s eyes, and they all stopped their discussions, curiously watching him.

“Let all beings treat it as if it were just a dream.”

Gu An’s voice sounded, and the Immortal Emperor’s Eye burst forth with a peculiar purple light, illuminating the faces of everyone in the courtyard.

All beings between heaven and earth were like this, their vision of the world shrouded in purple light.

This purple light burst forth from the Celestial Spirit Great World and swept across the entire cosmos.

This was the first time Gu An used his Immortal Emperor’s Eye Divine Power. The Immortal Emperor’s Eye would cultivate different Divine Powers in different people, and Gu An’s Divine Power was different from that of the eternal Great Emperor.

His Divine Power could reverse the Way of Cause and Effect; he could restore lost lives and vanished fortunes within a short time to their original state and use this Divine Power to make what should have existed cease to exist, erasing their cause and effect without leaving a trace within the Dao Rules.

Using this Divine Power would not change time or space.

Gu An used the Immortal Emperor’s Eye Divine Power to revive the Celestial Spirits who had previously died in battle.

On the Battle Court side, only one person was resurrected from death, but before that person could react, they were extinguished anew.

After this test, Gu An confirmed that this Divine Power could not bring him repeated life spans.

Although he had some regrets, Gu An was already very satisfied.

Everyone in the courtyard only felt their Divine Souls turned upside down, their consciousness blurry, as if they were about to fall into a dream.

It was not just them; all beings within the cosmic void felt the same. One by one, beings who had already died began to come back to life. After regaining vitality, they did not open their eyes but instead stayed in place with their eyes closed.

The cosmic void fell into silence as the sword light cut by the Dragon Battle Dharma Aspect gradually dissipated.

Long Qing’s consciousness also sank into darkness. Already exhausted, he relaxed and immediately fell into a dream.

He dreamt that he was back in the Third Medicine Valley. The weather was clear, the sun bright, and the disciples were coming and going with their labor. The sight brought a smile to his face.

Indeed.

A peaceful life suited him better.

Long Qing remembered the previous great battle, and his smile grew even brighter.

“Am I already dead?”

Long Qing murmured to himself. Everything around him was so beautiful, too good to be true that he thought he was going to die, that this was a pre-death fantasy.

Using the Celestial Dragon Dharma Aspect meant sacrificing himself, and he had been prepared for this, so he was not panicked.

Thinking of his master’s strength excited him.

His master turned out to be his Primordial Ancestor, which made him worry even less.

Once he died, his master would surely take care of his descendants. He knew his master well. Despite speaking harshly, his master was softer-hearted than most people in the world.

“Dying is not so easy.”

A voice came from behind Long Qing, startling him into quickly turning around to see Gu An approaching. He was surprised and bowed in greeting immediately.

When Gu An reached him, he said with a wry smile, “Teacher… Primordial Ancestor, I used the Celestial Dragon Dharma Aspect, and after using it, I must die.”

Gu An looked at him and said, “Although the Celestial Dragon Dharma Aspect was created by Long Xin, this Divine Power originates from my own Celestial Dragon Reincarnation Dharma Aspect. I can let you live, but from now on you must never use the Celestial Dragon Dharma Aspect again, or you will suffer from Karma Retribution, and even I won’t be able to save you.”

These words were true; he saved Long Qing by using the power of cause and effect.

After hearing this, Long Qing was overjoyed and knelt down to thank Gu An.

Gu An didn’t stop him, looking down at him he said, “When I was Long Zhan, I was killed by someone. Even after I obtained cultivation far surpassing my killer, I did not seek revenge, for I thought Long Zhan deserved to die.”

“From now on, with no Battle Court to threaten the Long Clan, your descendants can start over, but make sure not to take the wrong path, or I will personally exterminate the Long Clan.”

Long Qing looked up and hurriedly promised, “I will not disappoint you.”

Gu An spoke with deep seriousness, “Having ended the fate and grudges, the Long Clan should also atone for their past mistakes. As for how, that’s up to you.”

After speaking, Gu An turned and left.

Long Qing stood up and asked, “Primordial Ancestor, where are you going?”

Without turning back, Gu An replied, “To utterly annihilate the Battle Court, so it ceases to exist.”

As his voice fell, Gu An’s figure disappeared.

Long Qing stared in the direction of his departure, struggling to remain calm.

“I really should think about what goals I should work towards in the future.”

Long Qing thought of the words Gu An said to him when Ye Cang forced his way into the Supreme Sect.

After the excitement, a sense of guilt surged in his heart.

Always having the elder clean up after him, when would he be able to repay his teacher?

No, to repay his Primordial Ancestor!