Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses

"[You have returned to the Dark Great World]"

Seeing this prompt, Gu An's feelings became complex.

He had originally thought that Black Profound would die because of Fairy Bai Xian, but he had not expected that in the end, it was Fairy Bai Xian who saved Black Profound.

Fairy Bai Xian did not abandon everything for love, nor did she let Black Profound bear her responsibilities...

Even Gu An was moved by Fairy Bai Xian and felt that she was worthy of the identity of an Immortal Sect Disciple.

Since there was no choice to be made, the prompt continued.

Having returned to the Dark Great World, Black Profound chose the path of extremity, beginning to slaughter demons and slay monsters wildly; in less than a century, he had fought his way back to the Celestial Dark Demon Sect.

He headed straight for the Vice Sect Hierarch, seeking to avenge his master; everyone who tried to stop him was executed.

In the end, he brought about the collapse of the Celestial Dark Demon Sect; no one dared to block his path, with the Sect Hierarch himself begging for mercy on behalf of the Vice Sect Hierarch, revealing that the Vice Sect Hierarch was his own younger brother.

To this, Gu An chose not to show mercy, for Black Profound needed to avenge the Luo Abyss for his master.

Besides, without the pursuit of the Celestial Dark Demon Sect, how could Black Profound have been forced into the Profound Pure Great World?

Good and evil will eventually be repaid; the Celestial Dark Demon Sect had this tribulation coming!

As for Black Profound, he too would face his karma. If there was cause and effect, even death would only mean his skills were inferior!

Black Profound grew rapidly, but he never encountered the other two reincarnations of Gu An in the Dark Great World, Chu Lu and Xiao Shengtian, which made him doubt whether Black Profound was indeed the Black Profound Emperor.

Gu An sat up from the tree trunk; he was currently in the dojo. Even if inheriting memories of reincarnation drained spiritual energy, it was like the Life Span Barrier, drawing spiritual energy from all directions of Great Heaven and Earth and would not reveal the location of the dojo.

In this world today, every day, there were Great Cultivators breaking through; the commotion was already significant, so the disturbance caused by inheriting memories would not cause panic among all beings.

Down below, Celestial Cyan and Tian Bai were still practicing swordsmanship and did not notice Gu An sitting up.

When the prompt regarding reincarnation reached two thousand years later, Black Profound finally encountered a catastrophe.

"[At 2132 years of age, you reached the Ninth Heaven of the Immortal Path in cultivation level, alarming the whole world. The clouds of tribulation above your head had not yet dispersed when a giant hand reached out from within and grabbed you. Your consciousness fell into darkness.]"

"[When you awoke, you found yourself lying on a grass field. Opening your eyes, the celestial vault was bright, majestic mountains surrounded you on all sides, and you were in a vast valley. There were other people in the valley, and you discovered that their cultivation levels were no weaker than your own, all at the Ninth Heaven of the Immortal Path and from different Great Worlds. Someone told you that you were inside a magical treasure and could not escape. Unconvinced, you tried and realized you indeed could not escape, forcing you to calm down.]"

"[At 2240 years of age, you tried again to break free but were once more intercepted by the world's restrictions.]"

"[At 2302 years of age, a pair of eyes appeared in the sky, and you heard a voice. The voice belonged to the master of this piece of Great Heaven and Earth, who called himself the Evil Emperor. He stated that only one among you could live to see him. You hesitated for a moment before initiating a massacre. In the end, you slaughtered seven hundred and thirty-six Free Immortals and began to attempt breaking into a greater realm.]"

"[Your breakthrough was successful, surpassing the Nine Heavens of the Immortal Path. You shattered the world's limits, arriving at a great hall where you met the Evil Emperor. Astounded by your talent, the Evil Emperor wanted to accept you as his disciple. Do you choose to agree to become the disciple of the Evil Emperor?]"

Having witnessed Black Profound's rapid breakthrough to the Dao Fruit Realm, and seeing the Evil Emperor remain so composed, Gu An realized this individual must be terrifying.

After much hesitation, Gu An decided to wait. Having killed so many Free Immortals, Black Profound's life span must be immense, it was just that he hadn't had the time to keep improving.

"[You choose to agree to become the disciple of the Evil Emperor. The Evil Emperor is gratified and presents you with a Golden Core to refine. You find that you can only cultivate on the hall and it's clear that the Evil Emperor has no intention of letting you leave. You are hesitant. Do you choose to agree to refine the Golden Core?]"

Gu An frowned, weighing his options carefully.

If the Evil Emperor had calculations and the power, why would there be a need for roundabout schemes?

If the heart of the Evil Emperor was good, even if Gu An refused, there shouldn't be any trouble.

No!

Gu An made his choice.

"[You refuse to refine the Golden Core. The Evil Emperor snorts coldly, saying it's not up to you. You engage in a fierce battle, ultimately falling to the Evil Emperor, who forcibly stuffs the Golden Core into your body and compels you to refine it, plunging you into a state of chaos.]"

"[You begin to integrate the Heaven-Encompassing Golden Pill.]"

Good gravy!

The Golden Pill of the Heaven-Encompassing Free Immortal?

What was the cultivation level of this Evil Emperor?

"You've comprehended the Path of Cause and Effect,"

"You've comprehended the Path of Destiny,"

"You've comprehended the Path of Yin and Yang,"

"An Evil Soul tried to possess you, but you eradicated it by forcibly evolving your lifespan,"

"Your cultivation level has greatly increased,"

"You opened your eyes, and the Evil Emperor was kneeling before you, calling you master and offering you the Emperor's Weapon — the Karma Rebirth Moon. You pretended to accept, leading the Evil Emperor away and began your secluded cultivation,"

"You successfully crossed the tribulation and reached the realm of Profound Yuan Free Immortal. The Evil Emperor returned to congratulate you. Suddenly, you attacked him. After a fierce battle, you slew the Evil Emperor and found the Emperor's Destiny within the palace. You merged it with your own, changing your Destiny Pattern and becoming a Daoist Emperor, unconstrained by karma or fate. You named yourself Black Profound Emperor, and as if decreed by some cosmic fate, you felt recognized." Enjoy exclusive adventures from My Virtual Library Empire

At the age of two thousand three hundred and three, you stepped out of the Evil Domain and into the cosmos. You discovered the vastness of the universe; the Dark Great World was just a fraction of it, and you began to traverse the cosmos.

Black Profound Emperor!

It was indeed him!

Seeing this prompt, Gu An felt conflicted. He didn't understand why the Black Profound Emperor would want to kill his reincarnation body.

The prompts kept coming!

More and more slaughter, but the Black Profound Emperor didn't kill without purpose. He was also searching for a way to break free from the universe, seeking to return to the Profound Pure Great World.

When the Black Profound Emperor arrived at the World Gate, he didn't encounter the Celestial Spirit God, leading Gu An to speculate that the Dark Great World might not belong to the Celestial Spirit Great World.

Eventually, the Black Profound Emperor successfully crossed the universe and arrived at the Path of the Great Dao. Along this path were entrances to different Great Worlds.

The Black Profound Emperor could not discern which Great World was the Profound Pure Great World; he could only explore them one by one.

The first two Great Worlds were fine; he could come and go as he pleased, but when he approached the third Great World, he encountered Karma Retribution just as he was about to enter. Even the Path of Destiny seemed to reject him, something he had never felt before, forcing him to retreat.

This set Gu An's mind racing. To encounter Karma Retribution, there must surely be some cause and effect involved.

Could it be related to the other reincarnation bodies?

In the end, the Black Profound Emperor returned to the Profound Pure Great World, now a wasteland. He wandered between heaven and earth, seeing no living spirits, and when he came to the once-thriving Profound Clear Immortal Sect, he could not find Fairy Bai Xian anywhere.

The Black Profound Emperor lingered at the ruins of the Profound Clear Immortal Sect for a long time. He erected a monument for Fairy Bai Xian, and just as he was about to leave, an overwhelming oppressive force descended upon him, a presence he could never forget.

The Celestial Court, the God of Destruction!

Reading this, Gu An felt that things had gone awry. He didn't think the Black Profound Emperor was a match for the God of Destruction, especially since the Black Profound Emperor was currently only a Profound Yuan Free Immortal.

"At the age of two thousand seven hundred and two, you faced the God of Destruction, prepared to avenge Fairy Bai Xian. Yet, to your astonishment, you saw a figure appear behind the God of Destruction — it was Fairy Bai Xian. Her aura was completely different from the one in your memories, cold and detached, making you realize she was a reincarnation of a Celestial Court Immortal God. The Celestial Court discovered the anomaly of this Great World because of her. Now that she has regained her memories from her past life, her gaze towards you was cold and indifferent."

"Just when you felt utterly hopeless, the old Daoist who had taught you divine skills appeared and repelled the God of Destruction with a single palm strike, then fled with you from the Profound Pure Great World. During the escape, you learned that the anomaly the God of Destruction spoke of wasn't you, an Ascender, but the old Daoist himself, revealing that his Daoist name was the Free Immortal who exists without the Celestial Court's acceptance, barely surviving within the Three Thousand Great Worlds."

"At the age of two thousand seven hundred and three, you were taken by the Free Immortal to the Land of Reincarnation. He urged you again to walk the path of slaughter. Thinking of Fairy Bai Xian's cold visage, this time you chose to forsake your vow. The Free Immortal passed on divine skills to you, allowing you to create Karma Avatars to slay your other reincarnation bodies and break free from the chains of reincarnation."

Good heavens!

So that's what was happening!

This Free Immortal was really stirring things up!

The most crucial point was that Gu An had no choice in the matter; it meant that the Black Profound Emperor had not hesitated at all, greatly spurred by the shock from Fairy Bai Xian.

Gu An felt it was absurd, but the prompts about reincarnation continued, indicating that escaping from the Lifespan Reincarnation was not so easy.

If a reincarnation body could kill the original, then a lifespan of ten million years could be too much of a loss!

"At the age of two thousand eight hundred and twenty, you created three thousand Karma Avatars, dispersing them into the Three Thousand Great Worlds, then manipulating them to enter the River of Destiny. A third of your Karma Avatars were exterminated within the year."

"At three thousand and seven years of age, the Free Immortal passed the Cultivation Technique to you, the Daoist Unique Venerate Skill."