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

Chapter 943 Each Person's Path
As his old friends ascended to the heavens one after another, Gu An did not personally go to receive them, but he would secretly help them, enabling them to turn danger into safety and even turn misfortune into blessing.

About a million years after Lu Lingjun ascended to Zhongtian, Li Xuandao also ascended. He ascended alone and wandered Zhongtian. Later, he settled in a human tribe and began to establish an imperial order.

After receiving guidance from the White-haired Immortal Ancestor, Li Ya began to establish a sect. He led his disciples across the land, helping those suffering from hardship, and his reputation grew ever more renowned.

Later, he reunited with Zhang Bukui and also met with Zhang Chunqiu. He did not reveal Gu An's true identity. When Zhang Bukui asked him, he only said that he had not seen Gu An for many years.

Li Ya was surprised to meet Zhang Chunqiu, but he didn't feel much emotion. He cared more about Zhang Buku than Zhang Chunqiu.

Zhang Bukui, now known as the Evil Emperor, has established a religious order, dominated a region, and his fame has spread far and wide. He invited Li Ya to stay, but Li Ya refused.

Li Ya has his own path to follow. When they meet again after many years, neither of them is the same passionate and impulsive person they once were. They each have their own ambitions, and feelings cannot control their will.

Zhongtian is too vast, and apart from Zhang Bukui and Wu Jue, Li Ya has not yet encountered any other old acquaintances.

Time flies, and more than 100 million years have passed in a flash.

One hundred million years later, Zhongtian has not changed much. Although there are battles, they are not enough to affect the entire world. Once beings who have achieved the Great Luo Dao Fruit engage in combat, they will teleport to the outer void. This is a heavenly rule issued by the Heavenly Court, which all Great Luo powerhouses must abide by.

Over these hundred million years, many more disciples of the Beginningless Sect have left, and families that have been passed down through generations have emerged on the Beginningless Continent. The disciples of the Beginningless Sect have hidden themselves in the secular world, and Mount Wuzhong has been shrouded in thick fog, making it impossible for anyone to forcibly explore it.

Because of the sins of the Supreme Demon God, the talent of the human race has declined with each generation. Mortals began to appear on the Boundless Continent. These mortals were stronger than the mortals of the Three Thousand Great Worlds, but they were still just ordinary mortals.

On this day, Gu An was practicing his swordplay in the courtyard. With many disciples leaving, the mountains and rivers around Wuzhong Mountain appeared quiet, and few disciples could be seen.

Shen Zhen did not stay in this courtyard; he was meditating alone in the woods of another mountain.

Today, the vast majority of second-generation disciples have entered the Taiqing Golden Immortal realm, including Shen Zhen.

After achieving the status of a Taiqing Golden Immortal, Shen Zhen gained a deeper understanding of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, and she was even able to tell fortunes for other second-generation disciples.

While practicing his swordplay, Gu An checked his attribute panel.

Name: Gu An

Lifespan: 160,691,711 / 45,021,570,356,109,227,345

[Physical constitution: Fate has no fixed course]

[Cultivation Level: Mid-stage of the Primordial Chaos True Saint Realm]

……

Lifespan increases steadily, though not as quickly as killing and plundering, it keeps rising.

The lifespan on his attribute panel is now more like an experience bar to him. Even if his lifespan is reduced to zero, he can still survive. Saints have long since transcended the limits of the physical body and soul, reaching a higher level.

Gu An cares more about his age than his lifespan.

Unbeknownst to him, he was already over 540 million years old, quite old indeed, no wonder those past events felt so distant to him.

Looking back on these years, Gu An really didn't find anything worth remembering. If there were any changes, apart from the departure of the Wushi disciples, it was the departure of the True Essence Ancestor.

The True Origin Ancestor has left Fangcun Island and continues to travel the human world, increasing his understanding of the Dao.

He was not in a hurry to reach the Great Dao Immortal realm; he wanted to create his own Great Dao.

Just as Gu An was lamenting the speed at which time had passed, two people walked into the courtyard; they were Lü Xian and Zui.

Zui still looked like a young boy, but he was full of vigor and brilliance, making it impossible to treat him as a child. Lu Xian, who accompanied him, was equally arrogant. Both of them loved fighting and often sparred with each other. With the power of his Immortal Emperor's Eye, Zui was already the strongest among the second-generation disciples. Even if he didn't make a move, he was still a match for the Blood Prison Great Sage.

"Master, we want to go out and explore the world, but we don't want to leave our apprenticeship. Is that alright?"

Lu Xian asked casually, without any burden, because he knew that as long as they did not want to sever their ties with Wu Shi, Gu An would not abandon them. They were different from the later disciples.

Gu An did not stop practicing his swordplay, but instead asked, "What are you going to do?"

Lu Xian smiled and said, "We heard that the Origin Lineage is going to hold a Dao Fruit Conference. My fellow disciples and I would like to give it a try. Don't worry, we will definitely not use Wu Shi's name."

Sin then said, "I will never use any supernatural powers that I shouldn't use."

Gu An does treat second-generation disciples differently from other generations of disciples, and he himself doesn't think there's a problem with it, after all, the second-generation disciples have been with him for longer and have a closer relationship with him.

“Then go ahead, Zui’er. You need to keep a close eye on your senior brother,” Gu An replied casually.

Lu Xian immediately became anxious and said, "Shouldn't it be my job to take good care of him?"

Gu An smiled but offered no explanation.

Zui said irritably, "Master is afraid you'll get too arrogant and get beaten to death. If you act recklessly, I won't accompany you to the end."

Lu Xian glared at him and said, "Who's arrogant? Talking nonsense!"

The two started bickering, but Gu An didn't find it noisy and let them continue.

After a while, the two finally left.

Not long after they left, Tian Yao'er came to find Gu An again. She showed him the magic weapon she had refined, and after he gave his opinion, she hurriedly slipped away.

Gu An sheathed his sword, putting the Qinghong Sword back into its scabbard.

This sword was given to him by Ye Lan, and he always carried it with him. Even though Xiao Lan had awakened Ye Lan's memories, it still couldn't replace the feeling this sword gave him.

He walked to the wooden table to the side, poured himself a cup of tea. The tea on the table was prepared by the Ghost Mother of the Ephemeral Flower, who would send him a pot of spiritual tea every few days.

The tea was still steaming when poured into the cup.

"Yin——"

A high-pitched dragon roar suddenly resounded through the sky, audible to all living beings in the world.

As Lu Xian and Zui were flying and playing among the mountains, they subconsciously looked up. All the creatures on the continent also looked up at the sound, trying to find the dragon, but unfortunately, they found nothing.

Gu An looked at the tea in his cup. A golden dragon was reflected on the surface of the water, churning in the sea of ​​clouds. Upon closer inspection, a man stood on the dragon's head. He was wearing golden armor, holding the dragon's whiskers with both hands, and laughing loudly with a contemptuous tone.

This golden-armored man is a celestial being. His father was a supreme immortal in the Heavenly Court. He is a rare innate immortal being, born with the fortune and position of an immortal.

He came to Zhongtian with the intention of subduing a true dragon to serve as his mount, so that it could accompany him in his conquests of the heavens.

However, this dragon is no ordinary creature, and it will ignite the first conflict between the common people of Zhongtian and the celestial gods.

Gu An anticipated that this conflict would affect the Wushi Continent, and he understood that once he took action, similar situations would continue to occur.

He had no concerns whatsoever; on the contrary, he was somewhat looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)