264: Gu Ziyan's future, the cave

“Oh Heavens… how could Gu Ziyan have the strength to contend with them?”

Your heart skipped a beat.

Although you knew Gu Ziyan’s potential was immense.

But even by the end of the last simulation, she was merely a Dao Embryo Realm Cultivator.

Before the Heavens, even Dao Infant Cultivators like Qin Shang and Fu Cang were like ants. What role could Gu Ziyan, a mere Dao Fetus Cultivator, play?

Just as you were deep in thought, Gu Xianzhi spoke again.

“Fellow Daoist, although your strength is extraordinary, you probably don’t know much about the Heavens, do you?”

You nodded repeatedly in agreement and asked Gu Xianzhi what kind of existence the Heavens was.

“The Heavens, ah…”

“To be honest, I don’t know much about it either.”

“It’s just that my Gu Family’s Third Ancestor once told me before his passing that the Taiyi Realm is firmly controlled by the Heavens.”

“They exert strict control over this place, constantly plundering the Taiyi Realm’s Advanced resources.”

“In the past, the Taiyi Realm could still resist in their hands, but later, as time went on, the Heavens grew stronger and stronger, even cutting off the path of Dao Infant for the Taiyi Realm’s Cultivators.”

“High-level Cultivators constantly sought to solve this problem, but they were never able to find the root cause.”

“And my Gu Family’s Third Ancestor once said before his passing that the Gu Family would give birth to a person of extraordinary destiny. She would cause the death of her parents upon birth and possess a unique cultivation path.”

“Based on the birth characters and general situation left by the Third Ancestor, I deduced that this person is precisely Gu Ziyan, and she is the key to the Taiyi Realm’s contention with the Heavens!”

Upon hearing Gu Xianzhi’s words, you were somewhat astonished.

But in your heart, you absolutely could not connect Gu Ziyan with the role of the Taiyi Realm’s savior.

After all, she was too weak.

Although Xiang Ping in the last simulation was weaker in the early stages, he had the assistance of Heaven’s Will.

Even if he ultimately failed to refine his “Dao Seed,” his strength still reached the Dao Infant Realm.

Moreover, he had many trump cards at his disposal.

He could fully unleash the strength of a Dao Infant Peak, or even stronger.

In contrast, Gu Ziyan…

Thinking of this, your pupils constricted slightly, and you suddenly realized.

After all, in the last simulation, Gu Ziyan was subjected to the “Submit to Me as Master” talent by you in the later stages.

Under your control, although she still retained her own thoughts, she always followed by your side, which must have been completely different from her original life trajectory.

And that Opportunity that would have brought her a huge improvement might have appeared during the time between your control over her and the arrival of the Heavens.

Thinking of this, you nodded gently and said, “So that’s how it is.”

“Brother Dao, are you arranging for the Family Cultivators to target Gu Ziyan just to make her rise quickly?”

“Uh…”

“Yes and no, perhaps…”

Gu Xianzhi sighed softly, then began to tell you more.

He told you that whether Gu Ziyan could save the Taiyi Realm actually had little to do with the Gu Family.

If she succeeded, the Gu Family would naturally advance further, but if she didn't, the Gu Family would still be a top power in the Taiyi Realm.

However, the Gu Family’s Third Ancestor once said that Gu Ziyan’s destiny conflicted with the Gu Family and had to be completely unrelated to the Gu Family for a hundred thousand years before it would dissipate.

Otherwise, not only would Gu Ziyan become stagnant, but the entire Gu Family would also suffer a catastrophic disaster.

“So that’s how it is…”

You murmured to yourself.

No wonder in the last simulation, Gu Zhanlie would ask Gu Ziyan to return after she had been away from the Gu Family for a long time.

In the time that followed, Gu Xianzhi told you many things.

You discussed at length with him and benefited greatly.

The 20,011th year.

By this time, you had already taken Gu Ziyan as a Disciple, and with the resources poured in by the Tian Yuan Trading Company, her cultivation quickly saw a great improvement.

But seeing this, you were both happy and worried.

Because you clearly knew that Gu Ziyan’s life trajectory might have been changed by you again.

Although her cultivation was progressing rapidly now, she had lost that resolute mindset she had after being suppressed by her Family.

For Gu Ziyan, who knows if this matter was a blessing or a curse.

The 21,000th year.

You successfully Broke Through to Dao Palace third layer.

At the same time, the Tian Yuan Trading Company’s business grew larger and larger.

At this time, you not only earned a lot of money every day but also received a large amount of feedback from the Power of Leadership.

However, at the same time, your doubts grew stronger.

Because you clearly found that everything you were doing now was too smooth.

Whenever the Tian Yuan Trading Company expanded to a city, the original business forces there would avoid it by a long shot, giving up all market share.

In the dark, you felt an invisible hand controlling all of this.

“Heaven’s Will, could it be you?”

You looked up at the sky.

It was still clear there, but a chill inevitably arose in your heart.

The 30,000th year.

You successfully Cultivated to Dao Palace fourth layer.

At the same time, Gu Ziyan’s cultivation also reached the Dao Body Realm.

Her progress was incredibly fast; compared to the last simulation, her cultivation speed was many times faster.

Perhaps at this time, she was more qualified to be called a “savior” like Xiang Ping.

The 35,000th year.

In these years, you used the Year Wheel Gift to search for Opportunities in various corners of the Taiyi Realm.

But the path of cultivation in the Dao Palace Realm was truly too difficult.

In this world, ninety-nine percent of Opportunities had already lost any effect on Dao Palace Cultivators.

So even though you searched most of the Taiyi Realm, you ultimately failed to find an Opportunity that would allow you to make rapid progress.

Just like that, several more years passed.

As you passed a mountain range, you once again received the guidance of the Year Wheel Gift.

This guidance was as usual, and the reminder it brought you was not strong.

“Alas, it’s probably something useless to me again.”

You sighed softly, but still followed the guidance and descended into the mountain range.

You traveled forward and quickly found a dark red cave.

Evil Qi was rampant inside, and even standing outside, you could feel a hint of coldness.

And in addition to the original guidance of the Year Wheel Gift, you could vaguely feel the pull of another force.

It was not strong, but it seemed to be disturbing your Divine Soul.

“Hmm?”

“This is…”

You frowned, immediately realizing that this place was not simple.