If I become a saint, a celestial official will summon me to raise horses.

Chapter 1044 Taking Control of Slaughter

Long Teng was already used to his ancestors' words of encouragement, and his heart remained unmoved. He gazed at the great battle within the light screen in the sky, his eyes revealing a look of longing.

Gu An was also watching the battle, but his mind was on the other people.

A group of Wushi disciples also came to this city to participate in this grand event, led by Su Han.

Within the Heavenly Dao, their age is considered young, after all, apart from Hongxuan, the lifespans of the other Great Luo Immortals can be described as long.

Su Han was Gu An's disciple in his previous life, and in this life he is Gu An's grand-disciple. He has always stayed at the Wushi Dojo, and the two have never become estranged. Naturally, Gu An takes care of him.

Su Han is also going to join the battle. He has already reached the cultivation level of a Taiqing Golden Immortal. Even in Zhongtian, at his age, such cultivation is definitely a genius. Unfortunately, he will encounter Hong Xuan.

If Gu An doesn't intervene, Su Han will suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of Hong Xuan and will have his cultivation crippled.

Gu An came here to help him, and also to broaden Long Teng's horizons and help him let go of his past ideas.

The Heavenly Way is changing rapidly. If we look at all the worlds and realms under the Heavenly Way, almost every day tens of thousands of people with great fortune are born, influencing the world, the Great Way, and even the Heavenly Way itself.

The reason for this situation is not because the Heavenly Dao has defeated the various forces of Chaos, but because the Heavenly Emperor is attempting to break through to the Primordial Chaos True Saint Realm. The stronger he becomes, the stronger the Heavenly Dao's fortune will be.

The speed at which the Heavenly Dao's fortune grows reveals just how fast the Heavenly Emperor is comprehending the Dao.

Gu An has already witnessed the final battle between the Heavenly Emperor and the Hongqian Ancestor, and the Heavenly Emperor, whom he chose to become a saint, will have the last laugh.

Besides the nine saints he chose, the Nine Great Daos themselves represent nine opportunities to become saints. All living beings pursue them in order to become saints. For them, the constant reincarnation is equivalent to experiencing the tribulations of reincarnation. If they can overcome these tribulations, they can become saints.

The Great Dao Jiu Hong inherently possesses the potential to become a saint, but the mortal world is complex, and relying solely on one's superior talent and comprehension is not enough to overcome the layers of obstacles.

The grand gathering of the Yao Guang Sacred Domain will last for several years, selecting the strongest geniuses through layers of selection. Each participating genius has only one chance; if they lose, they will be eliminated. This is also a struggle between their sects, lineages, families, and races. It is a grand gathering that affects the fortune and prestige of all the heavens and myriad realms.

As the Heavenly Court tightens its oversight of the heavens, powerful forces dare not easily wage war, fearing the consequences of widespread suffering and subsequent retribution from the Heavenly Court.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

Hong Xuan has not yet appeared, but his fame is rising instead. The more impressive the performances of the previous prodigies, the higher the expectations of the audience for Hong Xuan become.

Unbeknownst to anyone, Emperor Hongyang descended to the mortal realm and entered this colossal city. He was accompanied by two Dao-level Great Luo Immortals, who concealed their auras so well that even the Great Luo Immortals within the Yao Guang Sacred Domain could not detect them.

This grand event is destined to influence the entire Heavenly Dao.

However, in Gu An's eyes, the struggle between Emperor Hongyang and Hongxuan, or the struggle between the Heavenly Emperor and Hongqian Ancestor, was no different from the dramas of the mortal world, and was no longer mysterious to him.

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On the boundless wilderness, Gu An walked ahead, holding a fan in his hand, while Long Teng and Su Han followed behind.

Su Han looked up at Gu An's back and asked, "Grandmaster, where exactly are you taking us?"

He had just suffered a crushing defeat and was in a bad mood.

The Yao Guang Grand Gathering was still in progress, and he became Hong Xuan's opponent in the first battle. He was supposed to be a dark horse, but he became a stepping stone. He showed all his skills, thinking that he could prove his strength, but in the end, he could only highlight Hong Xuan's invincible posture.

Long Teng didn't know how to comfort Su Han either. The powerful posture of Hong Xuan displaying his divine abilities was still in his mind. In his eyes, Hong Xuan was no longer a prodigy, but a supreme expert who had grown up. He admired that kind of figure. As for Su Han, he didn't feel much sympathy for him. He was indeed inferior in strength.

Gu An walked ahead and said, "I'll go find you an apprentice."

"Disciple? Grandmaster, you're not... I have no intention of taking on a disciple!" Su Han said dejectedly. He wanted to say that it was nonsense, but he was afraid of offending his grandmaster, so he could only hold back.

Within the Beginningless Realm, he had taken in quite a few disciples, and his lineage had spanned more than ten generations. Taking in disciples was nothing new to him.

Gu An said leisurely, "If he possesses talent no less than Hong Xuan's, would you accept him?"

Upon hearing this, Su Han's eyes lit up. He quickly stepped forward and came to Gu An's side, asking, "Is it true? What race are you? How old are you? What is your current cultivation level?"

Despite his previous defiance, he had actually lost all will to fight against Hong Xuan.

If it weren't for his master's intervention, he felt he might have died at Hong Xuan's hands.

The gap between the two was too great. Despite his anger, Su Han really didn't have the confidence to challenge Hong Xuan again.

If his disciple could defeat Hongxuan for him, he could accept it, and he even looked forward to it.

It must be very painful for Hongxuan, such a proud genius, to be defeated by a junior.

Thinking of this, Su Han smiled with delight, and he didn't even wait for Gu An's reply.

Gu An didn't stop. As he walked forward, he said, "It's true, he hasn't been born yet."

Not yet born?

Su Han was even more excited. He trusted his master's judgment, after all, in his eyes, his master was the most powerful being.

Long Teng also became interested. If his ancestors could judge his talent even before he was born, what kind of race was he?
Afterwards, Gu An ignored Su Han, so Su Han had no choice but to talk to Long Teng, telling him about the peerless geniuses he had met in Zhongtian. The birth of those geniuses was accompanied by extraordinary celestial phenomena that shook the heavens and the earth. Long Teng listened with great interest.

Having been in Zhongtian for so many years, Long Teng is always amazed. He increasingly believes in his ancestor's words: his ancestor is truly guiding him to comprehend the Great Dao, not just playing around.

The three continued forward until they arrived at a pile of rocks. These rocks varied in size, some as large as mountains, as if they had fallen from the sky, majestic and imposing.

In the center of the pile of rocks, Gu An and his two companions saw a blue lake with a black lotus standing in it. The lotus was not very large, and it was shiny, as if it were decorated with many silver sands.

Upon seeing the black lotus, Su Han and Long Teng were immediately captivated.

“One of the Nine Great Daos, named Hongyuan, is in charge of the Dao of Slaughter. His birth means that the Nine Great Daos will begin to fight each other.”

Gu An said softly that Su Han and Long Teng had never heard of the Nine Great Daos, but the word "Hong" made them think of Hong Xuan.

Could it be that this black lotus has an inseparable karmic connection with Hongxuan?
Just then, a figure appeared on a huge rock in the distance. It was a figure in red, none other than Hongyi.

Hongyi glanced at Gu An, then fixed her gaze on the black lotus, her eyes deep and unfathomable.

(End of this chapter)