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

Chapter 992 Dao Shuzun

Beneath the dark starry sky, a huge old tree stood motionless, with vines hanging from each branch, and at the bottom of the vines were oval fruits of different colors, like eggs, trembling slightly.

On a tree branch, a man in a black robe was meditating. His white hair was as white as snow and he had a thin vertical slit on his forehead. His skin was so white that it was bloodless. His robe was very long, like willow catkins, and it fluttered in the wind. Three tails hung under his robe: one like a dragon, one like a snake, and one like a lion.

Sudden.

The man in the black robe opened his eyes, his brows furrowed, and a look of surprise and doubt flashed in his eyes.

He instinctively raised his hand and covered his chest.

"What's going on? What's this feeling?"

The man in the black robe muttered to himself, his tone filled with confusion.

He began to cast a spell, and the vertical eye on his forehead opened and turned left and right, as if searching for something.

However, no matter how he deduced it, he could not find the root cause, and he did not even find anything unusual about himself.

In the end, he had no choice but to give up.

He looked up into the depths of the void, his vertical eye on his forehead closed, and his eyes were filled with profound meaning.

"Heavenly Emperor, it seems that ending you won't be so simple."

The man in black robes muttered to himself, a strange smile on his face.

He raised his right hand, and the fruits in the distance shook and quickly fell off, all colliding together to condense into a wooden staff with a hook-like tip. The staff gradually changed from dark green to red, with faint black energy surging within it.

He gripped the staff, his black robe billowing as he did so, and his entire aura seemed to change.

……

Halfway up Wuzhong Mountain, Gu An sat on the edge of a cliff writing. From here, one could see the magnificent and boundless landscape.

Fairy Yaoxuan walked up from behind, came to his side, looked at the paper hanging on the wooden frame in front of him, and read aloud the words on it:
"The Supreme One of the Dao..."

Fairy Yaoxuan seemed to be deep in thought. When she thought of this name, she felt an overwhelming aura of cause and effect, which gave her a sense of dread that her foundation for her Dao was unstable.

Gu An glanced at her and chuckled softly, "You're becoming less and less cautious. You even dare to pronounce unknown names?"

Fairy Yaoxuan gently shook her head and said, "She is indeed not as cautious as before. Perhaps she has begun to rely on you and trust you."

This left Gu An at a loss for words, so he could only change the subject and ask, "Did you see anything just now?"

"Slaughter, endless slaughter... and, devouring?"

As Fairy Yaoxuan recalled and described, she saw so many scenes in just a moment, and the more she thought about it, the more she saw.

Finally, Fairy Yaoxuan said with certainty, "It is indeed devouring; he wants to devour the Heavenly Dao's fortune."

Devouring fortune is not an inconceivable thing, but that Daoist Venerable wants to devour the fortune of the Heavenly Dao, which is terrifying.

The Way of Heaven is so vast that it is omnipresent to beings who live by it. It is everything, and even chaos is no match for it. They believe that the Way of Heaven will eventually replace chaos.

Now a being has appeared who uses the power of Heaven's destiny to become stronger, which makes Fairy Yaoxuan feel uneasy.

If the Heavenly Dao collapses, wouldn't all these beings of the Heavenly Dao be in great danger?
Even though Fairy Yaoxuan disdained the gods and immortals of the Heavenly Court, she still held the Heavenly Dao that nurtured her in awe.

Dao Shuzun will surely become the most terrifying enemy of the Heavenly Dao, and may even bring despair to all living beings.

She looked at Gu An, hoping he could answer her questions.

Gu An was able to write this name, which must have been because he had foreseen Dao Shuzun's future actions. "You guessed right, this Dao Shuzun comes from Chaos. He is an existence that is even more ancient than the Heavenly Dao. Before the Heavenly Dao was created, the creator of the Heavenly Dao even went to listen to his sermons." Gu An introduced simply, but his words were enough to shock Fairy Yaoxuan.

Is it older than the Way of Heaven?
Fairy Yaoxuan looked at Gu An with a very subtle gaze. If she could see such an ancient being, then what kind of being was Gu An?
"What do you plan to do?" Fairy Yaoxuan asked.

Gu An replied, "My stance is naturally that of Heaven."

He was born into the Heavenly Dao in this life and stands on the Heavenly Dao. Even if he is not governed by the Heavenly Dao, he is willing to repay the Heavenly Dao.

Moreover, the people and things he cares about are all within the Heavenly Dao.

Even after he became a saint, he had no intention of abandoning these things and people.

Becoming stronger is not just about avoiding being bullied, but also about protecting everything you cherish.

Gu An wanted to become stronger for various reasons.

He never deliberately tries to do anything; he does everything as he pleases.

Fairy Yaoxuan looked at him and said seriously, "You've changed. You're becoming more and more direct, more and more like him."

Gu An knew who she was referring to, but he didn't care. Instead, he asked, "And what about you? What do you care about?"

Fairy Yaoxuan replied, "Before, it was Zui'er, and him. Now, I want to return to my former self, free from emotional entanglements, and focus solely on the Dao."

"Then you'd better hurry up. Things will get very chaotic, but that will also give rise to even greater talents."

Gu An chuckled softly, then picked up his pen and continued writing.

Fairy Yaoxuan stared intently, but this time she did not read the words aloud.

"Jiuhong?"

Fairy Yaoxuan pondered in her heart that these two words were full of profound meaning, making her want to explore what they represented.

……

Above the sea of ​​clouds, Liu An and Wei Ye followed behind Yang Jian, both extremely excited, occasionally joining hands to deduce the battle tactics they had just mastered.

Since Tianhao arranged for them to cultivate under Yang Jian, their strength has improved by leaps and bounds, which has made them very happy. They feel that following Tianhao was the best choice they ever made.

Yang Jian stood in front, his brows furrowed, ignoring the sparring between the two behind him.

They rode the clouds and quickly arrived at Tianhao's Heavenly Palace.

After entering the palace, they went straight ahead until they reached the steps. After the clouds dispersed, the three of them bowed to Tianhao above.

“Junior brother, the situation has changed again. His Majesty is preparing to select nine Great Dao Heavenly Emperors from among the former emperors to guard the eight directions. Xuanqing Star Lord has approached me and said that I am within His Majesty's selection range.”

When Tianhao said these words, he was not happy; instead, he looked worried.

Having experienced too much scheming, he found it hard to believe in the current emperor.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian immediately said, "This is indeed an open scheme. The name of the Great Dao Heavenly Emperor is enough to make Senior Brother comparable to the Supreme One. I think Senior Brother doesn't need to worry too much. The Heavenly Court has indeed had a lot of trouble lately, and His Majesty needs more power. Moreover, even if there is a real scheme, protecting the Heavenly Court is the duty of us immortals and gods. It's just that some positions are more dangerous."

Tianhao nodded and said, "It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that the words 'Great Dao Heavenly Emperor' make me overthink."

Yang Jian said, "Recently, the Heavenly Army and the Immortals of Merit have been gaining momentum. Senior Brother needs to accumulate merits and reputation. This is a good opportunity. The Divine Venerable also said so. He asked me to persuade you to agree. Don't miss it."

Tianhao did not immediately express his opinion. He looked at Yang Jian and asked, "If Master were here, what do you think he would say?"

(End of this chapter)