The Origin of the Bailing Sword

Gu An recalled Emperor Yongsheng's life. He had indeed had relations with Fairy Yao Xuan, and with their cultivation levels, whether she became pregnant depended entirely on their will.

He felt that Zui was very likely Emperor Yongsheng's child. Precisely because of that, he sensed some kind of karmic connection between himself and Zui, and as his cultivation broke through, that feeling grew even stronger.

He continued watching Zui. Zui's hand pressed against the Thousand-Zhang Index Finger as he wept softly.

Zui did not seem to sense that some kind of power was boring into his body. He only focused on pouring out his emotions.

Gu An wondered inwardly whether a lifespan breakthrough could take someone and teleport them out.

The moment the thought arose, he received the answer.

It could not.

That answer appeared inexplicably in his heart. It should have been the response given to him by the lifespan breakthrough.

After receiving the answer, he no longer dared to act rashly.

The Desperate Heaven Tomb was far from simple. This stretch of heaven and earth was like a sealed land, impossible to leap directly out of.

As time passed, Zui stopped crying. He leaned against the wall of the finger and slowly closed his eyes, seeming to fall into deep sleep.

Gu An began deducing Zui's fate. Just like before, he could calculate nothing. He then looked toward the Thousand-Zhang Index Finger and continued deducing.

"Hm?"

Gu An suddenly let out a sound of surprise and doubt, and his expression turned grave.

In the future, this Thousand-Zhang Index Finger would charge out of the Desperate Heaven Tomb and descend upon the Great Thousand World. It would bring a vast calamity to all the heavens and myriad worlds.

Gu An saw countless living beings fall into evil. He saw