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

Chapter 1063 The Reincarnation of Heaven
Even after Li Ya informed Gu An that the Heavenly Court was being targeted by a mysterious force, Gu An did nothing and continued to live a leisurely life.

Aside from occasionally taking time to return to Wushi and the Heavenly Realm, he spent most of his time wandering the mortal world with Ancestor Hongqian and the Great Xuanyin Ruler.

Hongqian Ancestor transformed into his old servant. As for the Great Xuan Yin Ruler, although his headless appearance was peculiar, it was understandable in the cultivation world. Everyone else thought he was a corpse puppet created by Gu An.

The world changes dramatically over the long years, even the heavens themselves undergo tremendous changes, let alone the human world.

The Heavenly Court's purge of heretics intensified. Because the Heavenly Emperor was busy in seclusion, Emperor Hongyang began to contend with some Heavenly Sovereigns. Under the watchful eyes of the heavens, they used various methods, and immortals and gods from both sides were constantly imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison or sent to the mortal realm to suffer the torments of reincarnation.

The internal strife within the Heavenly Court naturally affects all the heavens and the mortal realm.

In order to escape the vortex of strife in the Heavenly Court, some immortals and gods secretly descended to the mortal world and wreaked havoc on their respective regions.

In order to smear the heavens, some immortals and gods began to use their power left in the mortal world. Other immortals and gods were wronged and had to flee the heavenly court to fight for a sliver of hope.

Most importantly, most gods and immortals focused their attention on the celestial realm and neglected to govern the mortal realm.

Twenty million years have passed since the Great Xuan Yin Ruler was taken over.

On this day, in this vast world, Gu An rode a black horse along the mountain ridge.

Ancestor Hongqian led the horse by the reins, while the Great Xuan Yin Sovereign swayed behind him, as if he were drunk.

Ancestor Hongqian gazed into the distance. The surrounding mountains were covered with flowers and grass, like a blue ocean, undulating and magnificent, which was breathtaking. However, a fierce battle was taking place in the direction Ancestor Hongqian was looking at.

A giant bull-headed demon, over two hundred feet tall, wielding a massive axe, was battling thousands of cultivators. Waves of blood-red energy swept across the mountains and plains, creating green seas of color, and even blowing Gu An's sideburns.

"Now, wherever you go, you see scenes of fierce fighting. It's not as peaceful as it used to be, and there's much less fun."

Ancestor Hongqian spoke, his tone tinged with regret.

Having traveled with Gu An for so many years, he gradually came to appreciate the joys of life. Although he had no power, the true meaning of the Great Dao was revealed in his ordinariness.

This confirms Gu An's saying: the Great Way is everywhere.

Human life is full of diverse experiences, and all beings are subject to reincarnation. Isn't this a kind of destiny? But even if the end point is the same, ordinary people can still live different and wonderful lives.

Hongqian Patriarch also tried to put himself in the shoes of mortals suffering in the face of hardship. He found that sometimes the predicament of mortals was more hopeless than the tribulations on the path to immortality, with no hope in sight.

Although the Great Xuan Yin Ruler did not have as many feelings as the Hong Qian Ancestor, he would still calm down and carefully experience the journey.

Although their cultivation is profound, they did not cultivate from the mortal spirit stage. They were born to be above all living beings, and their world and environment do not have rules like the Heavenly Dao.

"This is also the cycle of nature; such scenes will always appear and always disappear."

Gu An spoke in a relaxed tone, yet Hong Qian Patriarch detected a hint of cruelty in his voice.

Upon realizing this, Ancestor Hongqian broke out in a cold sweat.

He felt that he had changed.

He couldn't tell if this was a good omen, but if it continued for a long time, he feared that his understanding of the Way of Heaven would change.

The group continued onward, bypassing the battlefield. They could have stopped the fighting with a single breath, but they did not, for cause and effect are infinite.

The ways of Heaven are vast and unpredictable. Even if cultivators deliberately avoid worldly causes and effects, they will inevitably be affected as long as they are involved in them.

Sure enough, they hadn't gone far from the battlefield when a travel-worn young man came running towards them. As he passed Gu An and the other two, he stopped, turned around, and looked at Gu An's back with a conflicted expression.

Standing here, he could already see the demonic mist stirred up by that peerless demon, the sky gloomy and oppressive. "May I ask if you are cultivators?"

The boy gritted his teeth and asked loudly.

Unfortunately, Gu An and the other two did not reply.

The boy looked at the Great Xuan Yin Ruler. This headless figure looked very strange no matter how you looked at it, but Gu An's temperament made him feel that he was not a bad person.

He immediately ran forward, blocking Gu An's horse, his arms outstretched, looking nervously at Gu An.

Gu An reined in his horse and calmly looked at the young man.

Ancestor Hongqian scrutinized the young man, his gaze growing increasingly strange.

Seeing that the two remained silent, the boy became even more nervous, so he asked again, "Are you cultivators?"

Gu An and Hongqian Ancestor still did not answer him, which made him feel even more uneasy.

Could it be that these two people don't understand his language?

At this moment, Ancestor Hongqian spoke up: "You don't need to think about your hatred anymore. The demon who killed your father is your real father. Your deceased father was just the one who adopted you. You don't need to seek opportunities for cultivation in the future. When you receive enough stimulation, your bloodline inheritance will be activated, helping you embark on the path of cultivation."

The boy froze, his expression becoming increasingly varied.

Hongqian Patriarch, holding the horse's reins, walked around him and continued onward.

"you……"

The boy was shocked by Hongqian Ancestor's words and fell into a state of confusion. He tried to think along the lines of Hongqian Ancestor's words and almost collapsed.

The Great Xuan Yin Ruler leisurely passed by him, and a hair gently fell on his head, but he did not notice it.

After the three people walked away, the boy slumped to the ground. He couldn't believe what Ancestor Hongqian had said, but he had to think so, because he was still alive, which meant that the speculation was probably true.

"What, can't resist leaving some variables in this world?"

Gu An, riding on the black horse, suddenly asked with a smile. Upon hearing this, Ancestor Hong Qian turned his head to look at the Great Xuan Yin Sovereign walking behind him.

Over the past 20 million years, Ancestor Hongqian had also taken action, and Gu An did not stop him. It was because of these experiences that Ancestor Hongqian's concept of the Heavenly Dao was gradually changing.

Unlike Ancestor Hongqian, the Great Xuan Yin Ruler was not easily drawn into the game. He had always been taciturn, and today was the first time he had made a move.

"It's nothing, it's just that his background is somewhat similar to mine, and whether it counts as redemption is still hard to say," the Great Xuan Yin Ruler replied in a muffled voice.

He wasn't afraid of incurring Gu An's displeasure because of this action; he felt that Gu An must have a great use for him if he kept him.

He wasn't a useless person like Ancestor Hongqian, who fawned over others. He was a saint, an immortal being.

However, after meeting Gu An, he began to have some doubts about whether he could live forever.

"Fortune and misfortune are indeed unpredictable, but they are all within my sight. The reason you cannot see them is that the Way of Heaven is already surpassing you," Gu An said casually.

These words caused the Great Xuan Yin Ruler to freeze.

(End of this chapter)