Chapter 964 - 956: The World’s Number One
Chapter 964: Chapter 956: The World’s Number One
Even when besieged by the Immortal Gods, Li Ya did not show any weakness; in fact, the more he spoke, the more imposing he became. Inside the Palace of the Polestar, the Immortal Gods could only condemn him with words, not daring to act.
Li Ya’s first arrival at the Celestial Court made many Immortal Gods remember him. The Celestial Emperor ordered an Immortal God to lead him to his own Immortal Palace. After that, he would have to rely on himself to seek out his Immortal Position. He would face many obstacles along the way; the Celestial Emperor would not rely on him alone to reshuffle the Celestial Court. Li Ya was merely the voice for what the Celestial Emperor wished to disclose.
No matter what, Li Ya became a Merit Immortal. Before his Immortal Position was stripped away, he would not encounter any real dangers—at worst, he would only suffer some grievances.
Gu An gazed upon the newly ascended Celestial Emperor, his heart filled with emotion.
Once, he had wished to face the Celestial Emperor in battle; and to this day, the Celestial Emperor still harbored the same desire. But alas, the two were no longer existences on the same level.
“When did I become so arrogant?”
Gu An suddenly reflected on himself, thinking he should find an opportunity to face the Celestial Emperor after all.
Having made up his mind, he peered into the future, beginning to select a suitable opportunity.
Time flowed on. The appearance of the Merit Immortal brought new changes to Central Heaven. The Celestial Dao Destiny of Central Heaven soared, more and more beings ascended, and more and more temporal-spatial passages from Outer Heaven opened, with Great Dao Rivers continuously linking in.
From the great perspective of the Heavenly Dao, Central Heaven was gradually becoming the heart of the Heavenly Dao. From cause and effect, fate, reincarnation, the Great Dao, destiny, and so forth, Central Heaven was taking the lead in all aspects among the myriad heavens of the Heavenly Dao.
As Central Heaven flourished, the number of prodigies born also increased, and their talent grew ever stronger.
One hundred thousand years later, in Central Heaven, an existence was born as a Heaven-Opening Daluo Immortal from the outset.
Such an existence astonished the entire world and alarmed the Celestial Court.
Gu An, however, knew that this being had already begun gestating at the moment of the Heaven’s opening, only emerging now. The heavenly omens caused by this being’s birth were, in fact, no weaker than Li Ya’s ascension to immortality.
New prodigies arise; likewise, a new number one in the world will emerge from nowhere.
The Great Powers secluded themselves; the Immortal Gods stood high above. In the eyes of all living beings, there would always exist a number one in the world. Once, the Demon Emperor of the Demon Race claimed the spot, only to be replaced by new rising figures upon his ascension.
Noon—this day arrived.
Su Han rushed anxiously into the courtyard. Coming before Gu An, he exclaimed excitedly, “Ancestor, you once mentioned Dust Ancestor, renowned throughout the world as number one of this era—even able to contend with Immortal Gods. He’s too powerful!”
This statement sparked Shen Zhen’s curiosity.
Gu An sat peacefully atop the steps, one hand holding a wooden fan, the other gripping a brush as he painted on the fan’s surface. Upon hearing Su Han’s words, he appeared indifferent.
Su Han chattered incessantly, relaying all the stories about Dust Ancestor he’d heard. Gu An simply listened, never responding.
Figures like Dust Ancestor were not rare in Central Heaven. At present, he was indeed the acknowledged number one in the world, but the future is ever-changing.
The disciple Gu An once took in, True Yuan Ancestor, had long remained in seclusion. True Yuan Ancestor cared not for fame or fortune; all beings had already forgotten his name. Yet one day, when he opens his own Dao, his name would reverberate throughout the entire domain of the Heavenly Dao.
Relying on his own comprehension and the destiny of a Daoist Emperor, True Yuan Ancestor’s cultivation level kept growing—and at a rapid pace. In all of Central Heaven, no one could rival him now.
“Number one in the world—what’s that worth? Even among the servants under the Ghost Mother, there’s one who was once number one in the world.”
Gu An spoke casually. Nowadays, among those accompanying Red Dust Supreme, Evil Suppressing Immortal Monarch, and Jiucang Heavenly Monarch were three more existences, one of whom had also been the number one in their era—a contemporary of Dragon Ancestor.
“Who?”
Su Han perked up his ears, instantly intrigued. Gu An did not reply. Su Han immediately bowed and then vanished on the spot.
Shen Zhen, too, rose and left the courtyard.
The two appeared one after the other beside Ghost Mother of Ephemera. She happened to be cultivating atop a hillside, before her a vast medicinal field fenced off in blocks of brilliant color—a grand and heart-cleansing sight.
“Ghost Mother, we heard you have a servant who used to be number one in the world. Who is it?” Su Han asked excitedly.
The Ghost Mother of Ephemera opened her eyes, glanced at them, then pointed toward a certain area of the medicinal field. “Go over there and ask,” she said.
Su Han immediately flew in that direction, Shen Zhen nodded to the Ghost Mother and soared after him.
At this moment, Red Dust Supreme and others were weeding in the medicinal field, while Jiucang Heavenly Monarch, incarnated as a black panther, was digging holes.
The arrival of Su Han and Shen Zhen did not attract their attention. Over the years, too many Wushishi Disciples had come to see them; even the last one to join, the pitiful one, had gotten quite used to it.
“Which one of you was ever number one in the world?”
Su Han landed and asked bluntly.
Red Dust Supreme and Evil Suppressing Immortal Monarch had met Su Han before, and knew he was no ordinary individual. Busy with their tasks, they did not respond.
They were Celestial Immortal Gods; to them, being number one in the world was almost an insult to their status.
At the edge of the field, an emaciated elder’s face darkened. He eyed Su Han with some hesitation.
Jiucang Heavenly Monarch looked up at Su Han, then lowered his head to continue digging. Though in the form of a black panther, he looked much more like a dog.
The other two laborers were women. One appeared around seventy or eighty, somewhat plump and stooped with age, tending medicinal herbs; the other seemed barely fifteen or sixteen, just a young girl—though just as dirty, her eyes were strikingly bright.
Neither paid any attention to Su Han’s words, continuing on with their work.
Su Han noticed the expression on the gaunt elder’s face and approached him at once, asking, “Hey, were you once number one in the world? What was your title?”
Unlike Red Dust Supreme and the other three Immortal Gods, these three had secretly made their way to the Wushishi Continent, never reporting their identities.
The emaciated old man was silent for a moment, then replied, “I was once known as Qilin Ancestor.”
Su Han’s eyes lit up. In a flash, he was at Qilin Ancestor’s side. “Tell me your story,” he pressed.
Shen Zhen had also heard the name of Qilin Ancestor, once a famed Great Power in Central Heaven—frequently discussed among the local denizens.
Her gaze unconsciously turned to the two women, curiosity about their identities piqued.
The old woman, too, hailed from the Celestial Court, known as Jin Xuan Old Immortal. Her coming had much the same motive as Evil Suppressing Immortal Monarch—a journey with doubt.
The young girl was in truth the Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor, who swept through the world across realms. By chance, she had come to rest on the Wushishi Continent, but sensing its extraordinariness, she stormed the Daoist Field of the Beginningless and even captured a Wushishi Disciple, forcing the disciple to act as a guide—and that is how she ended up here.
Recalling the methods of the Blood Prison Great Saint, Qilin Ancestor could only relate his life story. He dared not provoke Su Han into drawing the Blood Prison Great Saint’s attention.
Su Han was keenly interested in his tales. As Qilin Ancestor began from birth, and mentioned various powerful beings, Su Han would eagerly interrupt to ask for details, only deepening Qilin Ancestor’s confusion.
What on earth is this person after?
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