Chapter 948: 940: Eastern Pole Emperor
Chapter 948: Chapter 940: Eastern Pole Emperor
“The Supreme Treasure I desire can reflect ages, first inscribing the past and present of Central Heaven into a book, and then deduce the future, creating another Central Heaven. Of course, this Central Heaven does not have that much vitality, merely reflecting power; taking Central Heaven as the starting point, it would eventually reflect the heavens, and even reflect the Heavenly Dao, reflecting the Great Dao!”
The more Su Han spoke, the more excited he became, even beginning to gesture with his hands.
Shen Zhen, who was sitting in meditation in front of the Artifact Refining Cauldron, couldn’t help but turn her head to look at him, surprised by his idea.
In her impression, Su Han was idle and not fond of cultivation, which is why he could play with Gu An.
Gu An looked at Su Han, conducting a deduction, finding Su Han’s idea quite remarkable. If achievable, Su Han’s future accomplishments would certainly be extremely high, becoming one of the top in the Beginningless.
This made Gu An feel a bit emotional.
A flash of inspiration could change one’s destiny.
However, if Su Han succeeded, it would influence the ethos of the Beginningless.
The most powerful Gu An wandered idly all day, and the disciple with the highest achievement also disliked cultivation, how would future generations think?
Gu An knew very well that he had shortcuts and didn’t achieve his success through solid cultivation, so he shouldn’t be a reference.
And inspirations like Su Han’s are rare encounters.
Gu An’s thoughts shifted, realizing he was overthinking. Su Han wanted success, but it wasn’t that simple.
“So, Ancestor, you telling me who is the strongest of now is highly enlightening to my cultivation, very meaningful.” Su Han looked at Gu An, speaking seriously.
Gu An refocused his gaze on the book in his hands, casually replied, “The strongest existence, excluding the Immortal Gods, should be the Dust Ancestor.”
“Dust Ancestor?”
It was the first time Su Han had heard this name, and he was instantly intrigued, probing who Dust Ancestor was and what cultivation level he had.
“A long time ago, a celestial phenomenon was his symbol of birth, though not as grand as the True Yuan Ancestor, his comprehension was extremely high and he acted low-key. His Dao Practice had reached the pinnacle of the Immortal Dao, and in terms of cultivation speed, throughout history, no one could compare, until the Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor collided with him, did his existence become known to all.”
Gu An introduced the origins of Dust Ancestor and also mentioned his future.
Su Han seemed to have thought of something, asking, “Could he be the last tribulation of the Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor?”
Gu An responded, “You could say that. The Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor was an unparalleled talent of the Three Thousand Great Worlds, but unfortunately, he chose the wrong place, using Central Heaven for his last tribulation, which was an insult to the Heavenly Dao. His outcome would be very tragic.”
“Insult to the Heavenly Dao? Wouldn’t my Time Dao Book also offend the Heavenly Dao?” Su Han nervously asked.
He couldn’t stay at the Daoist Field of the Beginningless forever; once he created the Supreme Treasure, he would want to display his divine skills, not wishing for the Heavenly Dao to arrange a calamity for him.
Gu An did not answer, making Su Han even more uneasy.
Su Han still wanted to continue asking about Dust Ancestor, but unfortunately, Gu An didn’t want to speak more and drove him out.
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Underneath the bright firmament, a palace stood atop the clouds, with radiant, colorful cloud lights shining from its eaves, resplendent and beautiful.
Inside the palace formed a Little World, with layers of cloud seas, there was a small pavilion on one of the cloud seas, within which three people sat.
Li Xuanmiao was among them, another person was his master, Venerable Guangfa Taiguang.
At this moment, Venerable Guangfa Taiguang was chatting with an Immortal God, while Li Xuanmiao just listened without interjecting.
“Venerable, in your opinion, can His Highness Taihao become an Emperor?”
The inquiring Immortal God wore a white robe, with white hair and a youthful face, exuding an otherworldly aura with extraordinary demeanor.
Venerable Guangfa Taiguang calmly stated, “Xuanqing, since you’ve already served His Highness Taihao, why still ask?”
Known as Xuanqing Star Monarch, the white-robed Immortal God reflected, “I serve His Highness Taihao because of my master’s arrangements. As you know, my master never divulges heavenly secrets, so I can only follow instructions, unaware of the deeper meanings. Thus, I came to seek your advice out of unease.”
As an Immortal Monarch, Li Xuanmiao was filled with curiosity toward Xuanqing Star Monarch, as it was his first time seeing his master personally receive a Star Monarch.
The position of Star Monarch was lower than his, yet Venerable Guangfa Taiguang didn’t seem to treat Xuanqing Star Monarch as a junior.
Venerable Guangfa Taiguang softly said, “Your master is the oldest Celestial Dao Venerable. His vision is beyond my Supreme Immortal self, and I cannot fathom his thoughts either.”
Xuanqing Star Monarch followed by saying, “With your abilities, you should have already reached the rank of Supreme. In time, you might reach the height of my master.”
Hearing this, Venerable Guangfa Taiguang shook his head, saying, “Xuanqing, you underestimate your master and do not understand the gaps among Celestial Dao Venerables. Consider the difference between the strongest and weakest Star Monarchs.”
After listening, Xuanqing Star Monarch did not know how to respond, so he could only smile apologetically.
He turned his gaze to Li Xuanmiao, curiously asking, “This Immortal Monarch, might you be Li Xuanmiao who ascended from the Great Thousand World?”
Li Xuanmiao raised his hand in salute, saying, “I am indeed Li Xuanmiao.”
“No wonder you are kept by Venerable’s side. From ancient times, it is no simple feat to ascend as an Immortal through the Heavenly Dao’s assessment. From what I know, the assessment challenges a mortal’s body against Immortal Gods; it seems the Immortal Monarch possesses the divine skill of combat.” Xuanqing Star Monarch complimented.
“I’m not that formidable; I still need to follow my master for cultivation.” Li Xuanmiao shook his head and said.
Since entering the Celestial Court, he truly felt his combat talent was mediocre, as there were indeed too many Immortal Gods.
Venerable Guangfa Taiguang spoke, “Xuanqing, what you wish to know, I cannot determine, but I am curious, how do you perceive His Highness Taihao?”
Xuanqing Star Monarch looked at Venerable Guangfa Taiguang, hesitated for a moment, and said, “I’ve met him twice. He is different from other imperial descendants; though the youngest Son of Heaven, in him I saw the shadow of His Majesty.”
Venerable Guangfa Taiguang squinted his eyes, falling into thought.
Xuanqing Star Monarch did not continue, instead picking up the Immortal Tea before him, savoring it slowly.
After a while, he stood up, bowed deeply to Venerable Guangfa Taiguang, and said, “Venerable, I shall not disturb your meditation, I will visit again another day.”
Venerable Guangfa Taiguang nodded, then saw Xuanqing Star Monarch off.
After Xuanqing Star Monarch exited the Little World, Li Xuanmiao asked, “Master, who exactly is this Star Monarch, to be worthy of your personal audience?”
Venerable Guangfa Taiguang remained expressionless, explaining calmly, “His master is the Eastern Pole Emperor, the oldest Celestial Dao Venerable. Although Eastern Pole Emperor is not in the Celestial Court, his disciples occupy numerous Immortal Positions, with even one disciple ranked as Celestial Dao Venerable. And this Xuanqing Star Monarch is the youngest disciple of Eastern Pole Emperor. Yet even the youngest disciple has a high status in the Celestial Court, and even I am actually of a lower generation.”