Chapter 1 Six Decades of Doubt

For sixty years, An Qisheng had been pondering a question, and had countless guesses.

Was the enemy truly Heaven?

Was Huang Tian (Imperial Heaven) the Heaven of this world?

He had countless guesses, but he couldn't verify any of them.

Because compared to 'Him,' whether it was the Nascent Soul Dharma Idol or the pure oneness, all seemed insignificant.

This continent, even the Four Seas and Five Lands, might occupy an extremely important position in this world, but compared to the vast universe, it must be negligible.

Let alone the Nascent Soul?

Therefore, locating the real enemy was very important.

At this time, in this sealed space isolated from the outside world, holding this five-star treasure from another universe, and having enough sacrifices, what he wanted most was to verify his guess.

With a deep gaze and a calm mind, An Qisheng slowly uttered two words that he had never spoken since coming to this world:

"Huang Tian!"

"I want to peek into the source of Huang Tian's changes!"

Boom!

Visible to the naked eye, countless runes on the altar instantly burned in the blood light, unleashing even more brilliant and dazzling blood light.

It shot straight into the void.

Compared to the thousandfold consumption required to exchange for techniques or treasures from other great worlds, there was no loss at all under the same heaven and earth!

The flesh and blood of this old demon were not wasted at all, completely burning.

Boom!

A loud noise exploded in his mind.

An Qisheng stood with his hands behind his back, his expression unchanged, having already made all preparations.

At the moment the loud noise exploded in his mind, his mind rose with it, and under the wrapping of the vast blood light, he began to climb, constantly rising, as if he had instantly reached the highest point of the sky!

This was not the first time he had used this altar to peek into the secrets of Huang Tian, but compared to the first time, this time he sacrificed more, paid a greater price, and prepared more thoroughly.

Buzz~~~

His divine will soared into the sky, and in an instant, it had escaped the sealed space.

Looking down, all kinds of qi energies were intertwined between heaven and earth, like a net covering the mountains, rivers, and the myriad beings.

The five poisons of heaven and earth, the seven emotions of man.

Yin energy, resentment, hatred, love, separation, Buddhas, demons, monsters, ghosts, evils...

Numerous scenes flashed by, and in an instant, he reached the depths of the starry sea.

In the endless dark starry sea, all kinds of qi energies were extremely thin, and countless stars revolved around the earth.

This world was truly a round earth and a square sky.

The sun, moon, and stars were all foils, and heaven and earth were the eternal protagonists.

Hu~

An Qisheng's heart sank, not wasting his divine will. Before long, he had already climbed to the highest point he had reached during his previous glimpse.

Through that indescribable barrier, he saw that scene again.

That scene of a black hole swallowing stars.

A behemoth, many times larger than this world, was pulling, spitting out, and capturing this world.

Seeing this scene again, An Qisheng's mind still trembled slightly.

Any individual confrontation could never reach such a terrifying level. The collision of stars was already unimaginable to ordinary people, and world-class confrontation was even more terrifying.

Even, if one did not observe with 'divine' senses, the naked eye would simply be unable to see this scene.

Po~

A soft sound in his heart, as if piercing through an imperceptible film.

In the next instant, An Qisheng felt a chill in his heart.

It was as if he had walked naked into an icy and snowy land, like falling into volcanic magma without any protection. The huge difference made An Qisheng somewhat uncomfortable.

This was his divine will breaking through the limits of the world.

And what followed was an extremely powerful pulling force. If it weren't for the envelopment of the red light, An Qisheng thought that unless his true body was here, this wisp of divine will would inevitably be pulled away.

"This, is this ascension (yu hua) ......"

Surrounded by the red light, An Qisheng suddenly understood.

Wasn't this state of breaking through the limits of the world and accepting this strong pulling force similar to the legendary 'ascension'?

The body shell withers and the Nascent Soul grows, ascending to the immortal realm (xian jie) through ascension.

Wasn't that more magnificent world the legendary 'Immortal Realm'?

Buzz~

Under the enormous pull, the red light twisted for a moment, and the burning speed suddenly increased more than dozens of times.

Obviously, the consumption here had already far exceeded that within the 'film'.

It would be difficult to maintain for a long time.

And this was still under the condition of being so far away from that great world.

"Can't stay long..."

An Qisheng's mind moved.

The red light suddenly turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the void darkness.

Its speed was faster than before, but its direction was aimless, rotating, trembling, and suddenly disappearing into the void.

An Qisheng's wisp of divine will also fell silent.

Hu~

Almost at the same time, an extremely powerful pulling force suddenly descended, tearing away strands of essence.

Buzz~~~

It seemed like a moment, and also after a long, long time.

An Qisheng's divine will perception regained color, no longer the dead and dark color.

"This is..."

With a slight perception, An Qisheng's divine will fluctuated.

Scenes flashed quickly before his eyes, and finally slowly froze.

It was a narrow path under the setting sun. The setting sun洒fell on the earth, and a gentle breeze blew the weeds by the roadside. Skeletons were looming.

Pulling cattle and horses, a cart covered with dried vegetables, a burly and ugly man waving a long whip, and a tall figure in a gray robe holding a book and reading.

Two tiny little guys, one on the left and one on the right, accompanied the gray-robed figure.

"This is?"

An Qisheng's heart moved slightly, and many scenes had completely disappeared.

He suppressed his distracting thoughts and perceived his surroundings.

This was an independent space.

The space was not large, and one could see the surrounding void at a glance.

Small mountains, wilderness, official roads, trees, weeds,

And a tavern.

The tavern was located beside the road, three stories high, with a plain yellow wine flag fluttering. It was unremarkable and looked a bit dilapidated.

But at a glance, An Qisheng had already recognized this tavern.

"Yin Si Tavern..."

An Qisheng's divine will moved slightly, turning into a human form, and surrounded by red light, he walked towards the tavern.

He had a premonition that this tavern would answer his doubts.

This tavern was no different from what An Qisheng had seen before, with its simple walls, plain yellow wine flag, and the donkey shed outside.

The only difference was that there were no donkeys in the donkey shed.

And in front of the door, there was a cart, a cart covered with weeds, just as he had seen before.

An old ox lay on the ground, wagging its tail, and an old horse chewed on fodder, spitting everywhere.

"Ox, horse..."

An Qisheng paused slightly.

Every blade of grass and every tree in this space was lifelike, as if real, but the cart, ox, and horse were extremely illusory, like images.

It seemed that one could pass through with a single touch.

He pondered in his heart, but did not stay for long, taking a deep look at the ox, horse, and cart before slowly stepping forward.

Walking into the tavern, the furnishings inside were exactly the same.

The hunchbacked old shopkeeper, the slightly worldly landlady, and the errand boy running around.

"So that's how it is..."

An Qisheng sighed softly.

Once in the Yin Si Tavern, those three demon ghosts could not be killed, and he guessed that their existence was fixed on that day. Sure enough, that was indeed the case.

At the same time as An Qisheng walked into the tavern, he heard a calm and long voice:

"Three pounds of donkey meat, half a pound of donkey offal, a portion of donkey tendons, a portion of donkey ears, and two taels of wine to taste."

"Please wait a moment, customer."

The waiter nodded docilely and walked towards the kitchen.

An Qisheng stood at the door. Only at this time did he look towards the place where the voice came from, which was also the only table of customers in this tavern.

A man in a gray robe, refined and tall, was holding an ancient book. A hideous and unkempt giant sat opposite him. On either side of the refined man sat a child.

One with a dark face, and one with a fair face.

However, like the ox, horse, and cart outside, a sense of illusion and unreality was revealed on everyone, as if they would dissipate with a gust of wind.

Pa~

The refined man put down the ancient book and slowly raised his eyebrows.

His deep and gentle gaze seemed to penetrate the void and see An Qisheng:

"You've come."

An Qisheng was also carefully examining the refined man.

The man was slender and well-proportioned, his facial features were like knife cuts, and his long eyebrows reached his temples above his deep eyes, giving him a bit of scholarly air.

At the moment of eye contact, An Qisheng spoke slowly, his mind sinking:

"Mister Gu, I didn't expect it to really be you."

This gray-robed refined man was the legendary Lord of the Netherworld!

Gu Changfeng!

He possessed the art of entering dreams, and in sixty years, there were no more things in the world that could be hidden from him. The origins of this Lord of the Netherworld were naturally no exception.

In Qin Wuyi's memory, he knew that this Lord of the Netherworld was named Gu Changfeng.

At first, he thought it was an accident, but as soon as he met, he knew that the person in front of him was the first Grandmaster to See God (jian shen) in three hundred years on Xuan Xing.

Gu Changfeng!

The Grandmaster to See God on Xuan Xing would actually become the Lord of the Netherworld in Huang Tian, who pacified demons, destroyed ghosts, and brought peace.

The strangeness of the world's encounters was indeed not something that could be guessed.

An Qisheng was surprised, but he quickly accepted it.

The heavens and earth were vast, the universe was boundless, and there were other universes, worlds, and dimensional spaces outside the universe, far larger than imagined.

With such a huge landscape, he wouldn't be too surprised by what kind of adventures there might be.

How could he be the only one in this world with adventures?

This was a principle that An Qisheng had understood long ago.

"I've been waiting for a long time."

Gu Changfeng sighed softly, his voice ancient and desolate:

"I haven't heard the title of Mister Gu for a long time."

He sighed softly, seeming a little emotional, waved his hand, and said:

"Sit down."

An Qisheng had no objections and followed suit, sitting down next to the fair-skinned little boy.

Only then did he realize that, apart from Gu Changfeng, the others were even more illusory, and it seemed impossible to communicate with them at all.

At this time, the waiter also brought up the wine and dishes.

"Since I took in that ox and horse, the amount of meat I can eat has been reduced by two more..."

Gu Changfeng picked up the wine pot and poured wine for An Qisheng:

"Being able to drink with a fellow villager after death can also be considered a happy event in the world!"