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

As dusk approached, the sun set in the west.

Gu An sat on the stone bench, playing with the Seven Stars Mirror in his hand, his face full of impatience.

The Nine-Finger Divine Lord who sat opposite him wore a gloomy expression, and the onlookers around them also frowned deeply, their eyes fixed on the chessboard.

"Still haven't figured it out? Admit defeat!"

Gu An couldn't help but speak out, which sounded absurd. He had been playing chess with the Nine-Finger Divine Lord all afternoon, and this was still the first game, with the Nine-Finger Divine Lord having only placed thirty-seven pieces.

This guy couldn't beat him, so he wanted to wear him down?

Gu An saw through the Nine-Finger Divine Lord's intention, so he placed each chess piece in the position the Nine-Finger Divine Lord was thinking of playing, causing him great torment.

Being seen through felt extremely uncomfortable!

The Nine-Finger Divine Lord couldn't understand it. He had simulated countless scenarios and thought his chess strategies were varied, yet Gu An always managed to play where he intended, interrupting his thoughts.

Little did he know, Gu An could see through his strategies by using his ability to peer into fate.

Gu An could foresee what the Nine-Finger Divine Lord would do next. Although the Nine-Finger Divine Lord's cultivation level was high, preventing Gu An from seeing too far into his future, he could easily see through the next hour.

The slower the Nine-Finger Divine Lord played, the faster Gu An played—quick, precise, and ruthless, constantly attacking his psychological defenses.

Hearing Gu An's words, the Nine-Finger Divine Lord cursed inwardly.

If they were at sea, who would dare treat him like this?

The key issue was that he indeed had a scheme, so he was both angry and embarrassed.

The Nine-Finger Divine Lord took a deep breath and made another move.

Click!

The sound of the chess piece landing was as loud as a thunderclap, startling the onlookers to shrink their necks.

The Nine-Finger Divine Lord was also startled and couldn't help but touch the chess piece.

Gu An's lips curved upward, and he used the Seven Stars Mirror as a fan, pretending to be profound and mysterious.

The Nine-Finger Divine Lord looked at him and suddenly felt like hitting someone.

"No more! No more!"

The Nine-Finger Divine Lord shouted angrily. Upon hearing this, Gu An immediately stood up and left.

Watching his back, the Nine-Finger Divine Lord opened his mouth but only felt a heavy weight on his chest.

Gu An decided to take a walk and personally see every inch of the Third Medicine Valley.

He wanted to use his perception as the Divine Immortal of Wondrous Dharma to feel the place he had lived in for so many years.

Just as he hadn't walked far, Yang Jian came up to him and told Gu An that he didn't know why, but he suddenly felt enlightened and relieved today.

Gu An smiled and comforted him, saying it was because his cultivation had shown results.

Receiving praise from his master, Yang Jian was instantly invigorated and left happily, prepared to spar with Li Lingtian. He knew Li Lingtian had always wanted to spar with him.

As soon as Yang Jian left, An Xin came and said the White Spirit Rat was missing again.

Gu An began to comfort her.

After sending An Xin away, Tang Yu came.

There were quite a few trivial matters today, unlike usual. Gu An did not feel irritated but rather found it amusing.

What about being the Divine Immortal of Wondrous Dharma?

He still cared about these low-level old friends around him and wanted to maintain his life.

The path to immortality was long, and the Nine Heavens of Immortal Path, the Divine Immortal of Wondrous Dharma was merely the Sixth Layer Heaven!

What kind of realm lay beyond the Nine Heavens?

He was very much looking forward to it and was full of fighting spirit.

An hour later.

Night fell, and Gu An leisurely walked back to the pavilion.

From afar, he saw a graceful figure standing under the pavilion—it was Ji Xiaoyu.

Gu An saw that Ji Xiaoyu was holding an object in her hand. He did not mind, as he had already seen through the causes and effects of that treasure.

The Blood Prison Great Saint lying on the ground saw Gu An, and his ox-like eyes lit up. He felt that his master had changed a bit again.

Could it be that his master had become stronger again?

This was definitely a good thing for him—the stronger the master, the greater his face, and he could also gain more benefits.

Gu An came to Ji Xiaoyu and asked with a smile, "Isn't this your time for cultivation at night? Why are you waiting here?"

Ji Xiaoyu's eyes fell on Gu An's forehead, where a golden pattern faintly glowed under the night sky.

She couldn't help but raise her hand and touch her own forehead. There was a red pattern on her forehead, finer than Gu An's Dao pattern.

She smiled and said softly, "Nothing, just came out to look at the moonlight."

The item she was holding in her other hand disappeared.

Gu An turned around and stood shoulder to shoulder with her, looking at the bright moon in the night sky. He smiled and said, "Xiaoyu, what do you think the scene beyond the sky is like?"

Ji Xiaoyu, hearing this, looked up at the night sky and replied, "Perhaps there are many other worlds. I have heard the elders in my clan say that every star in the sky is a world. The Dao is simple, and all things follow the same principles. Life on earth is as tiny as dust, and the heavens and earth in the Dao are as small as stars."

Gu An couldn't help but turn his head to look at her, surprised she could speak such profound words.

Unknowingly, this girl had already grown so tall.

"If one cultivates to immortality, they can eventually fly beyond the sky." Ji Xiaoyu finished speaking and looked at Gu An.

Gu An met her gaze and found that her eyes were still very beautiful.

The two of them started chatting about the world beyond the sky, imagining various scenarios.

They spoke slowly, feeling like a gently flowing stream.

Half an hour later, Gu An bid farewell to her and went to his room on the second floor.

Sitting at the desk, Gu An looked at the starry sky outside the window and murmured, "Cultivating to immortality and flying beyond the sky?"

Why not go and see the world beyond tonight!

When he reached the Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal Realm, he went to Immortal Seeking Island. Now, having reached the Divine Immortal of Wondrous Dharma, he could once again explore a broader world.

Gu An's lips curved upward, and his Immortal Soul of Wonderous Dharma directly jumped out of his body, out of this world.

In an instant, he was in the starry sky, overlooking the Great Heavenly Spirit Land below.

Gu An suppressed his aura to the Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal Realm, and the seven-colored glow belonging to the Divine Immortal of Wondrous Dharma was concealed into his Primordial Spirit.

From the cosmos, the Great Heavenly Spirit Land appeared as a vast continent, covered in a layer of golden light, with seven suns beyond the gold, floating in the sky and operating in some ever-changing and mystical pattern.

The mysterious beings within the seven suns still existed. Observing them from the cosmos, one could sense their immense aura even more.

They were all Carefree Primordial Immortals!

In this sense, they seemed more like the guardians of the Great Heavenly Spirit Land.

Gu An turned around and headed deeper into the cosmos.

The stars in the cosmos were indeed worlds, some were planets, while others were continents—not all worlds contained life, and some worlds were inhabited only by wandering spirits.

These worlds were also covered in a layer of golden light, isolating beings below the Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal Realm.

Gu An's flying speed was swift, but he stayed within the speed range of the Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal Realm.

The cosmos was vast. Even at the speed of the Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal Realm, it would be difficult to encounter other Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal beings in a short time, let alone stronger existences.

However, during his flight, Gu An sensed several unusual auras from various directions, far away.

The outer heavens also held dangers!

Eventually, Gu An locked his Divine Sense onto a Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal and quickly flew towards him.

Besides the worlds constrained by mysterious forces, there were also some meteorites of various sizes roaming aimlessly in the cosmos.

On one of these meteorites, which was as large as a continent, hid a Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal.

It was a cultivator of the Human Race!

This person was meditating in front of a mountain wall, his Daoist robe as white as feathers, and his face handsome, looking no more than twenty years old, with an otherworldly aura.

When Gu An approached him, he used his Life Span Detection on him.

[Bai Ziya (Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal Realm, third layer): 124,902/350,000/400,000]

Bai Ziya sensed Gu An's aura and opened his eyes, his pupils a clear blue, like two crystal stones.

He stood up and watched Gu An approach.

As Gu An landed, he cupped his fists in greeting and said, "I am Meng Lang, new to the outer heavens. It must be fate to meet a Daoist friend. Would you like to be friends?"

After hearing this, Bai Ziya smiled and said, "So it is your first time in the outer heavens. No wonder you are so reckless. Consider yourself lucky to have met me. My name is Bai Ziya. In the future, you should be more careful; encountering a cultivator here is more dangerous than encountering a demon."

Feigning puzzlement, Gu An asked, "Is the outer heavens so dangerous?"

Bai Ziya resumed his meditative position and rolled up his sleeve, motioning for Gu An to sit down as well.

Gu An sat down, and Bai Ziya first introduced himself before telling him about the situation in the outer heavens.

Bai Ziya also came from the Great Heavenly Spirit Land and was one of the peak masters of Mortal World Peak. He had been in the outer heavens for twenty thousand years and was recently preparing to return to the Great Heavenly Spirit Land for a visit.

According to him, within the Great Heavenly Spirit Land, the Immortal Path Holy Court restrained the Great Cultivators, but there were no rules in the outer heavens. If you died here, the cause and effect were hard to trace back to the Great Heavenly Spirit Land, so the Great Cultivators were even more reckless in the outer heavens.

There were many worlds in the outer heavens, but the Great Heavenly Spirit Land was the main one, while the other worlds were minor.

As for whether there were worlds comparable to the Great Heavenly Spirit Land, Bai Ziya didn't say much. In any case, this starry sky was dominated by the Great Heavenly Spirit Land.

Aside from the struggles among cultivators, the cosmos was also home to Heavenly Demons. These demons had existed since ancient times, were endless, and had formed their own forces. They were very hostile towards cultivators and demons, killing them on sight.

Bai Ziya had encountered the most terrifying Heavenly Demon, one that swallowed a Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal in one gulp. He only escaped because he was faster than the other Heaven and Earth Flying Immortals. To this day, thinking about it still gave him chills.

"If you are curious about the outer heavens, don't go too deep into the cosmos. Once you step into the Silent Destruction Domain, it is swarming with Heavenly Demons, and also filled with various terrifying and strange curses. Heaven and Earth Flying Immortals who enter have a slim chance of survival. Of course, if you see no hope for a breakthrough, you may as well try your luck. Some have managed to defy fate in the Silent Destruction Domain. It's said that the Silent Destruction Domain was once a prosperous large world, more glorious than the Great Heavenly Spirit Land. In fact, the Great Heavenly Spirit Land is just a fragment of that world."

Bai Ziya spoke at length, and Gu An listened carefully.

He didn't feel any hostility from Bai Ziya, which indicated this person was enthusiastic and kind-hearted.

Of course, Gu An was not afraid of a sneak attack.

Bai Ziya looked at Gu An and asked, "Daoist friend Meng Lang, which sect are you from?"

The Great Heavenly Spirit Land was vast, but for Heaven and Earth Flying Immortals, it wasn't very big.

Gu An replied, "To be honest, I am just a loose cultivator with no sect. Years ago, my sect caused trouble and was exterminated. I escaped and have been cultivating in seclusion ever since."

Intrigued, Bai Ziya asked, "You managed to reach the Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal Realm just by cultivating on your own? Daoist friend, it seems you have great talent. Why not join our Mortal World Peak? I can make you a peak master, and you can also gain an Energy Movement Treasure Position in the Holy Court. With the Holy Court's Qi Fortune, perceiving the Heaven and Earth Rules will become easier."