After all these years, Gu Yuanqing had taken another step beyond great accomplishment in the Void Immortal realm. It seemed he was only one step away from Perfection.
His true Dao source seed had been fully nurtured. The various great Daos circulated through it, with mysteries of creation faintly revealing themselves.
Still, he remained some distance from truly undergoing his tribulation and becoming an immortal.
Yet the road of the great Dao lay utterly unobstructed before him!
Gu Yuanqing had not been eager to take that final step. Cultivation could not be rushed, and besides, his present circumstances were already quite good. If he really had to ascend to immortality, he would be unwilling!
With his descendants gathered around him, bringing him joy, and his Dao companion strolling beside him through morning clouds and evening mist, how carefree and unfettered his life was!
Such days stirred far more attachment in his heart than that unknowable Immortal Realm.
He was only eight hundred years old. Compared to his lifespan of thirty thousand years, his life had barely begun. He had yet to take in all the scenery along this road, so why hurry to leave?
There was another consideration: his foundation lay in the North Spring World. Here, he was no different from an immortal or a god.
If he truly ascended to the Immortal Realm, he would have to leave the Qian Yuan Realm. The advantages and disadvantages required careful weighing!
Moreover, Gu Yuanqing had a vague feeling that as the North Spring World grew ever stronger, further changes would occur.
Perhaps... when that day came, the world it connected to might truly be the Immortal Realm!
Naturally, this was Gu Yuanqing's fondest hope. In that case, he would not need to leave the North Spring Realm.
Alternatively, the North