The mountains overlap, and the earth is like a series of dragon ridges squeezed together. On one of these ridges, Gu An stood before a cliff, while An Xin sat to the side, cultivating.
"Has it already begun?"
Gu An looked into the distance, thinking to himself.
Another seven thousand years had passed since he gifted Jiang Qiong the formation scroll.
After seven thousand years, that mysterious and eerie power had finally seeped into the Great Thousand World. Its method of infiltration wasn't through the gate between worlds, but directly into the Great Thousand World's Grand Daos and rules. This was an unstoppable form of invasion because its trajectory couldn't be fully captured, at least not by Tianling God.
On the continent where Gu An was, he saw a member of the Long family's bloodline. This child was named Long Lin, and Long Lin's close friend was invaded by the eerie power. In the future, he would become increasingly jealous and violent, creating many troubles for Long Lin's life.
Gu An didn't have any intention of intervening. Long Lin's relationship with him was too distant, like a stranger. If he were to protect every descendant of the Long family, it would be too exhausting. The current Long family bloodline already numbers in the hundreds of millions, though most have changed their names.
That young man named Yang Nian might go astray, but he wouldn't threaten Long Lin's life.
Even without the invasion of the eerie power, brothers and close friends killing each other out of jealousy are not uncommon in the world.
"Master, is there another disaster descending upon the world?"
An Xin's voice rang out. Gu An turned his head to look, seeing her open her eyes, her brow furrowed.
Gu An asked, "What did you see?"
"My Immortal Emperor Eyes sensed an unusually evil power, and my future self also told me that the human world will face an unprecedented calamity in the future, and this calamity will also cover other Great Thousand Worlds."
An Xin said worriedly. Although her future self was evolved from cause and effect and might not come true, it could still reveal the general trend of the future.
Gu An nodded slightly, very satisfied with An Xin's cultivation results.
An Xin's Immortal Emperor Eyes could not only devour power and turn it into her own, but also borrow the power of her past and future selves. This was somewhat similar to the Heavenly Dragon Reincarnation Great Art, but the future self she summoned was formed from cause and effect. Once the future self appeared, the future it belonged to would disappear. The cause and effect involved was very complex, but by summoning the future self, she could gain a prediction of the future trends of the world.
In addition, the Immortal Emperor Eyes themselves possessed powerful suppression.
When she sparred with Tian Hao, she pulled Tian Hao into an illusion, forcefully shattering his Dao heart.
Being in the illusion of the Immortal Emperor Eyes, Tian Hao's senses were also misled, and everything he encountered inside was believed to be real.
The Immortal Emperor Eyes themselves contained powerful power, which would help An Xin become stronger.
Even if An Xin didn't become a Grand Dao Emperor, with the Immortal Emperor Eyes, An Xin could have the ability to compete with Grand Dao Emperors.
"That's right, the heavens and the Great Thousand Worlds will indeed face a great calamity next, but this calamity will be boundless and will surely attract stronger beings to suppress it, so you don't need to worry too much," Gu An replied.
Thinking of Grand Dao Emperors, his thoughts drifted to the Grand Dao Path.
Other old friends had begun to pursue the Grand Dao Emperor.
Ji Xiaoyu, Zhang Buku, Tian Hao, Zhu Xi...
The Grand Dao Path was far more vast than the Great Thousand World, and the number of cultivators struggling within it was countless. It wouldn't be easy for these few to meet.
However, Ji Xiaoyu and Xiao Lan did meet. The reason they could meet was also due to Yuan Songzi's efforts.
Yuan Songzi wanted to unite the power of the Tianling Great World and help each other.
While Gu An watched Ji Xiaoyu and Xiao Lan, he lectured An Xin, guiding her to better understand the Grand Dao.
An Xin didn't know that her master's attention was divided. She quickly immersed herself in comprehension, forgetting external things.
...
In the dim void of the universe, a desolate meteorite quietly floated, and on the surface of the meteorite stood a temple.
Inside a great hall, Dao Court cultivators sat in meditation before a giant Buddha statue.
Xiao Lan looked at the Buddha statue, lost in thought.
"This Buddha comes from Mount Ling. The owner of this temple was once a believer of Mount Ling. In the hearts of Buddhist cultivators, Mount Ling is the highest sacred ground."
A voice came, interrupting Xiao Lan's thoughts.
Xiao Lan turned her head to look and quickly stood up to salute.
Ji Xiaoyu, with exquisite makeup and a dignified temperament, came before her.
The current Ji Xiaoyu mostly acted as the Reincarnation Dao Emperor. Her cultivation might not be as high as Yuan Songzi, but Yuan Songzi was very polite to her, addressing her as a fellow Daoist. This made the geniuses of the Dao Court very respectful to her.
"Senior, is this Mount Ling very powerful? Where is it?" Xiao Lan asked curiously.
Since meeting the Reincarnation Dao Emperor, the Reincarnation Dao Emperor had always answered her questions and been very friendly to her, which made her feel very fond of the Reincarnation Dao Emperor.
Ji Xiaoyu turned her gaze back to the giant Buddha statue and said, "Mount Ling is ethereal and illusory. I've only heard of it, but what is certain is that Mount Ling is higher than the Great Thousand World, and the abilities of the Buddhas of Mount Ling are beyond our imagination."
"That's right, Mount Ling is indeed powerful. In the Great Thousand World where I was born, there was once a Buddhist disciple from Mount Ling. He saved all living beings with his own strength, suppressed the extraterrestrial demons, and even after he left, there were still many legends about him in the world."
Yuan Songzi walked over, stroking his beard and smiling. The look in his eyes as he looked at the giant Buddha statue was full of remembrance.
Xiao Lan yearned for it.
Although this temple was masterless, it could protect them and allow them to recuperate. This was just built by a believer of Mount Ling. How strong were the Buddhas of Mount Ling?
Having been on the Grand Dao Path for so many years, Xiao Lan's horizons were far beyond what they used to be, but she still often heard things that amazed her.
Yuan Songzi looked at Ji Xiaoyu and asked, "Have you chosen your next opponent?"
There were more forces on the Grand Dao Path than there were stars in the Great Thousand World. Many forces, like the Dao Court, were there to create a Grand Dao Emperor, so they would establish contact with each other, agree on a time and place to fight, and each would rely on their own abilities for life and death, without forming hatred between forces.
Ji Xiaoyu and Xiao Lan were both competing for the Grand Dao Emperor, but Ji Xiaoyu's cultivation was higher, so she was ahead. The Dao Court was currently assisting her, relying on her to absorb experience, so that Xiao Lan could be more relaxed.
"Yes, a genius from the Qianxia Great World, whose cultivation is not much different from mine," Ji Xiaoyu replied, her tone calm.
Yuan Songzi was about to continue asking when suddenly, the entire hall began to shake.
A vast pressure came from outside the temple, causing the Dao Court cultivators who were sitting in meditation to wake up, stand up, and wait nervously.
Yuan Songzi frowned and sent his divine sense into the void of the Grand Dao.
He saw two figures fighting fiercely in the depths of the void, like two bright suns colliding rapidly, causing the Grand Dao rules to tremble, and the vast pressure made the meteorite they were on shake non-stop.
"That is..."
Yuan Songzi seemed to recognize one of them, and his face became extremely ugly.
The Dao Court cultivators were even more nervous. Yuan Songzi hadn't shown such an expression even when facing immortals and gods. Could it be that there was an existence even more terrifying than immortals and gods outside?
