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

Chapter 979 Eternal War Emperor
Gu An's achievement of becoming the Heavenly Lord of Merit and Virtue caused quite a stir within the Heavenly Court. However, after defeating the Golden-bodied God, he disappeared from the scene, causing the immortals and gods to gradually let go of him.

Every day, new gods are born in Heaven, and some immortals and gods commit mistakes and are punished and expelled from Heaven, thus maintaining a cycle in Heaven.

Time flies, and countless bones are buried in the rolling dust of the world.

A hundred million years can pass in the blink of an eye.

After achieving the title of Heavenly Lord of Merit and Virtue, Gu An still spent most of his time in Zhongtian, occasionally going to the Heavenly Court.

He kept a low profile in Heaven and did not interfere with the gods and immortals under his command.

A hundred million years is a long time for humans, but for the immortals and gods in the heavenly court, it is like hundreds of thousands of years, which can be passed in a single long seclusion.

The legend of Gu An becoming an immortal is an ancient myth for the people of the mainland, passed down from generation to generation, but few people still believe in its authenticity.

On this Lunar New Year, Gu An stood on the mountain of Fangcun Island, gazing into the distance as he looked at the road ahead.

The Great Dao exists independently of the Three Thousand Great Worlds and all realms. Anyone can directly reach the Great Dao from any world. To this day, the Great Dao remains the path that peerless geniuses aspire to conquer.

On the path of the Great Dao today, the Great Dao Emperor is still the most sought-after figure of the Great Dao. However, compared to the past, the current Great Dao Emperor does not focus as much on fighting. This is the work of the True Essence Ancestor, who has been changing the Great Dao Emperor while cultivating.

Gu An saw that chaotic power was invading the path of the Great Dao, creating a brand new Great Dao fortune.

Eternal War Emperor!

The Eternal Battle Emperor allows one to grow stronger with each battle. After each life-or-death struggle, the cultivator's various aspects will be enhanced, and the growth will be almost doubled.

This makes cultivators who pursue the Eternal War Emperor a warlike group, and the vast majority of them die on the way.

Even with a high mortality rate, there is still a steady stream of cultivators pursuing this fortune.

Gu An has already seen that the Eternal War Emperor has the potential to surpass the Great Dao Emperor, because the being who created the Eternal War Emperor has sent many subordinates to guide him.

Behind the Eternal War Emperor lies the Eternal Dao!
It wasn't the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable who had sought out Hongyi, but another being.

Since being defeated by Gu An, the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable has dared not invade the Heavenly Dao again. Apart from occasionally sending people to deliver treasures to Hongyi, he no longer participates in matters against the Heavenly Dao. He did not participate in the matter of the Eternal Extreme War Emperor, and he did not even remind the Eternal Dao Extreme.

Even within the Eternal Realm, there are internal struggles, and Gu An could hear the gloating thoughts of the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable.

Compared to the rivalry between the Great Dao Emperor and the Eternal Battle Emperor, Gu An created a considerable number of Primordial Dao Emperors. However, the Primordial Dao Emperors preferred to comprehend the Dao and rarely participated in battles. Therefore, in terms of prestige, the Primordial Dao Emperors were not as powerful as the former two.

Just as Gu An was watching the battle between the Eternal Battle Emperors, the True Essence Ancestor came to his side.

“Master, I have recently sensed that the Heavenly Dao has been invaded by some kind of force, and this force has set its sights on the Great Dao Emperor.”

True Origin Ancestor spoke, his brows furrowing.

Since being attacked by the God of the Underworld, he has been wary of chaos, believing that all beings outside the Heavenly Dao are evil. And indeed, it was just as he thought. He saw the invaders constantly causing bloodshed on the path of the Great Dao and spreading all sorts of rumors to incite war, causing seekers of the Great Dao who pursued the Eternal War Emperor to set their sights on his Great Dao Emperor.

Although the Great Dao Emperor was not created by the True Origin Ancestor, over the years, the Great Dao Emperor has provided him with many insights. He has long since accepted the responsibility of being the master of the Great Dao Emperor, and he will not stand by and watch the Great Dao Emperor be schemed against.

"Yes, there is. What do you plan to do?" Gu An asked with a smile, his gaze still fixed on the distance.

The True Origin Ancestor replied, "I am already a Great Dao Immortal, and it is time for me to go out and report back to the Great Dao Emperor."

Gu An nodded slightly and said, "Go if you want to."

"Do you have any instructions?" Ancestor Zhenyuan asked, looking at Gu An. He held Gu An in extremely high esteem; Gu An was not only his master but also someone who had saved his life, a debt he would never forget. After helping the Great Dao Emperor overcome this calamity, he would return to Fangcun Island to cultivate in seclusion.

The Great Dao Immortal realm is far from enough for him.

He wanted to reach the same level as his master.

"No, this is a good opportunity for me to see how you will act. Although you have lived for a long time, you have not yet truly experienced the trials of life. This tribulation is a good opportunity for you to hone your skills."

Gu An glanced at the True Essence Ancestor and said softly, his eyes full of meaning.

The True Origin Ancestor took a deep breath, then bowed to Gu An before transforming into a beam of azure light that pierced through the clouds at the edge of the sky.

Gu An looked in the direction he left; his future was already laid out before Gu An's eyes.

"Master, when will Liu An return?"

Xuanwu's voice came from down the mountain. Although the True Essence Ancestor had been with him the longest, he missed Liu An the most.

"almost."

Gu An left after uttering those two words, which brought a smile to Xuanwu's face as he fished by the sea.

……

In the dim void, two figures were clashing violently. Their magical power formed two ferocious dragons that kept rushing towards each other and tearing at each other.

Upon closer inspection, one of them was none other than Liu An, who had once cultivated on Fangcun Island.

Liu An was dressed in red, with no hair on his head, but two dark red dragon horns that curved backward. He held a large knife in his hand, and as he swung it, the knife energy surged and his divine forms appeared frequently.

His opponent was a man in black with a cold face, surrounded by seven swords that constantly changed sword formations to break his spells and supernatural powers, while also attacking him.

The man in black was Wei Ye, who had traveled to the Heavenly Dao World with Liu An.

Compared to when they first transmigrated, the two have shed their mortal aura and are now full of imposing presence.

They began their struggle in the mortal realm, ascending to the heavens several times. Whenever they dominated their world and reached the pinnacle, looking back, their greatest adversaries were still their best friends and closest brothers.

The two fought with wide, sweeping movements, their attacks unleashing thunderous energy, each move filled with deadly intent and showing no mercy.

"Wei Ye, it seems we're still evenly matched!"

Liu An shouted loudly, his face full of excitement, but deep in his eyes was a deep sense of resentment.

If it weren't for a fortuitous encounter he had long ago, where he learned supernatural powers from the old immortal of Fangcun Island, he would truly be inferior to Wei Ye.

Wei Ye didn't have any extraordinary opportunities, but he always managed to catch up with him based on his talent, which made him feel very resentful.

Sometimes, he would be grateful for Wei Ye's presence, which kept him from feeling lonely, but he would also be annoyed by his tenacity.

Wei Ye's face was icy, and his eyes were as cold as sword light. He replied in a cold voice, "Victory or defeat often hinges on a single moment. If you are careless, you will die!"

The two unleashed their strongest supernatural powers once more, their terrifying magical forces colliding. A blinding light flashed, shattering the void and unleashing a raging storm that swept them into deeper darkness.

(End of this chapter)