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

Chapter 978 The Legend Begins
"Could you lend me the Merit Steed Token?" Xuanqing Star Lord asked, barely suppressing his excitement.

Gu An immediately waved his sleeve and tossed the Merit Steed Token to him.

After receiving the Merit Steed Token, Xuanqing Star Lord began casting a spell to contact all the immortals and gods under the command of Merit Suppressing God Heavenly Lord.

The fact that the Golden-bodied Deity was banished from the Heavenly Realm was discussed in the dojos and palaces of many supreme immortals and Heavenly Sovereigns.

The Longevity God Venerable, whom Yang Jian served, and the Guangfa Taiguang God Venerable, Li Xuanmiao's master, were also watching the Merit-Suppressing God Heavenly Lord.

The Eternal God who had met Gu An was amazed, never expecting Gu An to be so powerful.

The moment the position of the Heavenly Lord of Merit and Virtue was established, all the high-ranking immortals and gods felt its immense fortune.

Although this immortal position is not as high as the Heavenly Dao Supreme, it has already surpassed that of the Supreme Immortal.

How many Heavenly Sovereigns are there in the Heavenly Court?
The vast majority of Supreme Beings have already secluded themselves in cultivation, detached from worldly affairs. The Supreme Immortals are at the top of the Heavenly Court's power tower. The sudden appearance of a deity with a higher status than the Supreme Immortals is difficult for all the Supreme Immortals to accept, including the God of Longevity.

However, Gu An's ability to easily defeat the Golden Body God Venerable shows that he is an existence that surpasses the Great Dao Immortal. No Supreme Immortal would dare to cause him any more trouble, and could only plot against him in secret.

The supreme beings of the Heavenly Dao, high above all, see much more. In their eyes, the Merit-Suppressing God Heavenly Lord is a weapon in the hands of the new Heavenly Emperor, and they will not fight against the Heavenly Emperor.

While waiting for the celestial officials to arrive, Xuanqing Xingjun began to introduce the Heavenly Court to Gu An.

Gu An pretended to listen, but his mind had already drifted back to the human world.

Time in the celestial realm is different from that in the mortal realm, and he has already begun to miss the mature medicinal herbs in the temple.

……

Above the sea of ​​clouds, a pavilion stands, where a dozen or so immortals gather, drinking tea and chatting. Among them is Li Ya.

Li Ya sat in a corner, listening to the other immortals and gods discuss the recent events in the Heavenly Court.

"That Heavenly Lord of Merit and Virtue is no ordinary person. His celestial rank is higher than that of a Supreme Immortal. It is said that he has great supernatural powers, and some Supreme Immortals have already suffered at his hands."

"It is said that he is in charge of all the divine steeds, so he has a lot of power."

"Who exactly is he? How could he attain such a high celestial rank on his first ascension?"

"Their cultivation is heaven-reaching and earth-shattering, and they are a meritorious immortal approved by the Heavenly Emperor. They are not comparable to us."

"Such an existence might make our Merit Immortals more influential."

The immortals and gods in the pavilion are all meritorious immortals. They are the few meritorious immortals who still cherish ideals. They have not been recruited by other immortal factions, nor have they conformed to the world. Therefore, they can only stick together.

Li Ya listened to the story of the Heavenly Lord of Merit and Virtue, but didn't pay much attention to it.

Now that the Heavenly Lord of Merit and Virtue has taken command of the divine steed, how will he save the common people in the future?

In his view, the Heavenly Lord of Merit and Virtue was a pawn planted by the Heavenly Emperor, and might even restrain the Immortal of Merit and Virtue in the future.

Li Ya remained expressionless, but felt increasingly agitated, growing more and more weary of life in the Heavenly Court.

He could do nothing but stay in his Heavenly Palace to cultivate, which was completely different from his original intention to become an immortal. If it was just about cultivation, he might as well return to Zhongtian and teach his disciples.

Just then, a figure flew over; it was none other than Xuanqing Xingjun.

When the meritorious immortals saw Xuanqing Xingjun, they all stood up. They all respected this star lord very much. Even though some of them had higher immortal ranks than the star lord, they still bowed to Xuanqing Xingjun.

Xuanqing Xingjun entered the pavilion and surveyed all the merit immortals. Li Ya also rose to greet him. Xuanqing Xingjun smiled and nodded at the first merit immortal, showing him his attention. "Xingjun, what is the background of that Merit Suppressing God Heavenly Lord? Is he on the same path as us?" one merit immortal asked first, and all the other merit immortals looked at Xuanqing Xingjun.

Xuanqing Xingjun laughed and said, "I don't even know his origins, but I can be sure that he is on the same path as you. It's just that his vision and perspective are higher, so I can't introduce you to him for the time being."

These words made the merit immortals very uncomfortable, but since the other party's status was indeed far superior to theirs, they dared not have any objections.

Little did they know that the reason Xuanqing Xingjun said this was because Gu An had already left the Heavenly Court and returned to Zhongtian to plant flowers and grass.

He couldn't ask Gu An for help, nor could he point it out, lest the immortals look down on Gu An.

Xuanqing Xingjun was unaware of the relationship between Li Ya and Gu An. Firstly, Li Ya never mentioned Gu An to outsiders, and secondly, Gu An deliberately concealed this connection.

Seeing that the immortals were losing their composure, Xuanqing Xingjun changed the subject, saying, "Gentlemen, I have a mission on my shoulders. If you have nothing to do, would you like to do it?"

A female immortal asked, "What mission?"

They do need to do something to integrate into the Heavenly Court, but they can't be lackeys of other gods and immortals.

Xuanqing Star Lord said, "Some realms on the edge of the Heavenly Dao are suspected of being invaded by chaos, and the fortune of the Heavenly Dao is weakening. You are to go and rescue the people of those realms and investigate this matter. If you can complete the mission, His Majesty will surely reward you. This mission was bestowed upon me by His Majesty and is an opportunity left for the Immortal of Merit."

Upon hearing this, all the merit immortals' eyes lit up, including Li Ya.

Xuanqing Xingjun said meaningfully, "There are more and more merit immortals, but there are not many who can truly uphold their original intentions. This is an opportunity given by His Majesty. I hope that the merit immortals can rightfully gain a foothold, and even grow stronger, and then influence the Heavenly Court."

These words stirred the blood of the merit-making immortals.

Li Ya was puzzled. Did the Heavenly Emperor really think that way?
He didn't understand what the Heavenly Emperor was worried about. Even though it was his first time ascending the throne, his aura was just like that of the strongest.

The longer Li Ya stayed in the Heavenly Court, the more he felt that the root of the Heavenly Court's atmosphere was the Heavenly Emperor.

Other meritorious immortals may have had similar thoughts, but they all acted very actively at the moment, pressing Xuanqing Star Lord for answers.

……

Inside the Wushi Dao Temple.

The Ephemeral Flower Demon Mother followed Gu An, watching him pick herbs while asking, "Master, what exactly is the Heavenly Court like?"

Gu An began to give a brief introduction to the Heavenly Court. Even though the information he gave was not detailed, it was enough to make the Ephemeral Flower Demon Mother imagine, and her eyes revealed a look of longing.

Gu An caught a glimpse of her gaze and asked with a smile, "What? You want to become an immortal? If you want to go, I won't stop you."

The Ephemeral Flower Demon Mother immediately shook her head and said, "Master, I will not go. You have just become an immortal and you have already returned, which means that the Heavenly Court is not so interesting. If you want to stay in the Heavenly Court, I would like to follow you."

Gu An smiled but didn't reply, while the Ephemeral Flower Ghost Mother began to talk about the other disciples' thoughts.

When the patriarch ascended to immortality, the golden light of his merits was seen by all living beings on the continent. This caused some disciples to want to become immortals as well, so they chose to leave Wushi and go to the mortal world to accumulate merits.

Gu An wasn't worried about this, since there were still many disciples left.

"After a period of time, there will be instances of immortals and gods fleeing the Heavenly Court."

Gu An said it casually, but these words surprised the Ghost Mother of the Ephemeral Flower.

(End of this chapter)