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

Chapter 970 Divine Steed Heavenly Official
Upon hearing Zhang Bukui's words, Zhang Chunqiu frowned. He had genuinely believed that something had gone wrong with his cultivation, but after hearing his son's words, his thoughts began to waver.

Having cultivated for so many years, he has gained a certain understanding of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect. Could it be that someone really wants to scheme against him?
After much thought, he decided to reveal his feelings.

"Lately, I keep seeing things flying across the sky. Some land in the middle of the sky, and some fall into other realms. I thought it was because I had made a mistake in my cultivation..."

As Zhang Chunqiu pondered, he said that he felt he could not describe his feelings in words, because what he called seeing were images that involuntarily appeared in his mind during cultivation. They were not seen with his own eyes, nor explored by his divine sense, but more like fantasies.

Because he thought it was just a fantasy, he didn't think much of it.

Zhang Bukui was equally confused after hearing this. He put his hand on Zhang Chunqiu's shoulder and said, "Think back to it again, and let me see it with my own eyes."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chunqiu nodded, then closed his eyes and began to recall the scene he had just witnessed.

after awhile.

Zhang Bukui opened his eyes, his brows furrowed. He, too, could not determine whether it was his father's fantasy.

The sky that Zhang Chunqiu imagined was colorful, and the things flying by were of different shapes, like shooting stars or strange creations, which dazzled Zhang Bukui.

Zhang Chunqiu comforted him, saying, "Perhaps you're overthinking it. If you comprehend the Great Dao, you will eventually see some images reflected by it. Of course, it's also possible that they are all false, and that my mind is in turmoil."

Zhang Buku did not answer.

Just then, a voice came from behind them:

"It is indeed a guidance of some kind of Great Dao. I have also felt it recently, which may be related to the Great Dao of Reincarnation that we are trying to comprehend."

The two turned their heads and saw Xu You striding towards them.

Xu You was completely different from his former beggar self. Although he was still slightly thin, he was dressed in gorgeous clothes and radiated a divine aura, as if he had regained his true form as an emperor.

Zhang Bukui looked at Xu You, his brows furrowing again, and asked, "The Great Dao of Reincarnation?"

Xu You stopped and looked at him, saying, "Perhaps we should go back to the underworld and ask that being to answer our questions. Perhaps what we have done over the years has involved some unimaginable cause and effect."

Zhang Buku remained silent, his eyes filled with worry.

Since resurrecting his father, he has had an even bigger plan. He began to resurrect a large number of the dead, wanting to build his own kingdom. This is why he is called the Evil Emperor, because he resurrected many of the original powerful figures of Zhongtian.

Because he did not do evil, even the gods and immortals found it difficult to deal with him.

Most importantly, he was once a god, and he had an emperor by his side.

Back then, Xu You betrayed the Heavenly Court's destiny, causing quite a stir. However, as the Supreme Emperor lost power and the Heavenly Emperor suppressed the Dark Heavenly Court, Xu You's crimes were easily erased by the Heavenly Emperor. This made many immortals and gods look at Xu You differently and were very wary of him.

In the eyes of the immortals and gods, the evil emperor is backed by the emperor, the Heavenly Emperor, so they can only turn a blind eye.

"It seems I really have to go. I happen to have some questions that I need that being to enlighten me."

As Zhang Bukui spoke, he glanced at Zhang Chunqiu with a deep, unsettling look that made Zhang Chunqiu uncomfortable.

Not only did Zhang Buku's gaze seem strange, but Xu You's gaze towards him also carried an inexplicable meaning.

……

The story of immortal destiny was widely circulated in the Wushi Continent, but life was mundane, and as time went by, the disciples of Wushi gradually let go of this matter.

Centuries later, an elderly man in white robes with an air of otherworldly wisdom arrived, breaking the tranquility of the continent.

Because this old man in white claimed to be a deity.

He is none other than Xuanqing Xingjun.

After wandering the oceans for many years, Xuanqing Xingjun finally arrived at the so-called Pure Land. He did not hide his identity, but directly revealed his divine status, and then traveled across the continent, inquiring about the legends of the immortals and gods there.

After learning how the immortals on the mainland acted, he felt that the other party was qualified to become a merit immortal.

However, there is more than one immortal on this continent, and he can only give one spot to the Immortal of Merit. Therefore, he plans to meet the one with the highest status.

He arrived at the edge of the Wushi Daoist Temple, where the mountains rose and fell and the fog stretched to the sky. He stood in front of the forest and looked at the spiritual fog ahead, raising his eyebrows slightly.

"What a wonderful formation! I can't see through it at all."

Xuanqing Xingjun was secretly alarmed. Just as he hesitated whether to rush in, the spiritual mist in front of him began to dissipate.

He looked closely and saw a woman in black standing at the edge of the woods, looking at him. When the mist between them completely dissipated, he saw the woman in black raise her hand to greet him.

He immediately went to meet him.

This woman in black is none other than the Ephemeral Flower Demon Mother.

When Xuanqing Xingjun arrived, the Ephemeral Flower Ghost Mother spoke up: "My master heard that the immortal has come and specially sent me to welcome him."

“Very well, then please lead the way for me, fellow Daoist.” Xuanqing Xingjun said with a smile, without any of the arrogance of a deity.

He never concealed his identity as a deity, but he never displayed the arrogance of a deity. On the contrary, those arrogant deities who descended to the mortal realm preferred to hide their identities.

The Ephemeral Flower Demon Mother nodded and then began to lead the way.

Along the way, Xuanqing Xingjun began to ask who the master of the Ephemeral Flower Ghost Mother was. The Ephemeral Flower Ghost Mother only gave a simple answer, revealing Gu An's name, but did not say anything deeper.

The closer Xuanqing Xingjun got to Wuzhong Mountain, the more he could feel the immense merit.

He was secretly shocked. How many lives must one have saved to accumulate such merit?
Even Li Ya, the first Immortal of Merit, did not possess such abundant merit.

This made him even more interested in Gu An.

for a long time.

He finally set foot on Mount Wuzhong. Along the way, he encountered many disciples of Wushi, all of whom looked at him with curiosity, including the second-generation disciples.

Xuanqing Xingjun was already used to being watched like this. He would always encounter such gazes when he went to other temples, sects, or races.

As he reached the mountaintop, his gaze was drawn to Shen Zhen standing before the refining cauldron.

Huh?
How could this woman's cause and effect be so complicated?
Xuanqing Xingjun suspects it is related to Gu An.

The Ephemeral Flower Demon Mother stopped outside the courtyard and gestured for Xuanqing Star Lord to go in by himself.

Xuanqing Xingjun smiled and nodded at Shen Zhen in the courtyard, then walked to the front of the pavilion and said:

"I am the Xuanqing Star Lord of Heaven. The Taihao Heavenly Emperor heard that you, my friend, have done many good deeds in the mortal world and have repeatedly saved the world from calamities. Your merits are immeasurable. Therefore, he specially sent me down to the mortal world to invite you to join the ranks of immortals and assume the position of Heavenly Official of the Divine Steed."

His voice was neither humble nor arrogant. When he mentioned the Heavenly Emperor, he showed no arrogance, and his tone was filled with respect for Gu An's merits.

Gu An's voice came from inside the building: "May I ask what the official position of the Divine Steed Heavenly Official is?"

Shen Zhen and the Ghost Mother of the Ephemeral Flower also became interested and looked at Xuanqing Star Lord. At the same time, other second-generation disciples came to the courtyard.

Xuanqing Xingjun replied, "The Heavenly Court has divine steeds that can traverse heaven and earth and enter the realms of yin and yang. The Heavenly Officials of the Divine Steeds are responsible for looking after and feeding these divine steeds."

(End of this chapter)