Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses - Chapter 1018 - 1010: The Strongest of the Celestial Court
Chapter 1018: Chapter 1010: The Strongest of the Celestial Court
The Legend of the God Slaughter List was spreading more and more widely. Ignoring the outside world, even Wushi was greatly affected. After failing to get an assured response from Gu An, the disciples began to train even harder, with fewer and fewer disciples going out to experience the world.
The great powers who were forced to toil in the Daoist Field of the Beginningless also sensed something. This made them nervous as they realized that the world outside was in turmoil. They feared that their delayed cultivation would result in a world-altering change by the time they left.
Furthermore, they feared that before their cultivation level could recover, this continent would face an extinction-level disaster.
Gu An did not comfort the disciples. He maintained his own pace of life, picking medicinal herbs daily. Even when the Ghost Mother of Ephemera questioned him, he merely shook his head and did not reveal whether he could defeat the mastermind behind the God Slayer List.
On this day, at dawn, an extreme and terrifying pressure descended from the heavens, causing the land and sky to tremble, suppressing all living things.
The great powers working in the fields were pressed to the ground by this sudden pressure as they fearfully looked up.
“The…Heavenly Realm…”
A trembling voice from an immortal god came forth. He could feel that this pressure was coming from the Heavenly Realm, the heartland of the Celestial Court. Such terrifying pressure indicated a powerful invader.
He could not imagine what kind of powerful being could break into the Celestial Court.
Thinking about the rumors of the God Slaughter List from these past days, he began to worry about the Celestial Court, about the Heavenly Dao.
Elsewhere.
Gu An was fishing on Inch Island, with Xuanwu standing beside him on the sandy shore. Xuanwu looked up at the Celestial Vault, frowning. With his cultivation level, he wasn’t entirely subdued, but the pressure still made him uncomfortable.
“Master, is there a battle outside Heaven?” Xuanwu turned to look at Gu An, puzzled and asked.
“No, it’s a battle within the Celestial Court.”
Gu An answered casually, observing the battle.
The Celestial Emperor’s battle with the Emperor of Heaven Burial!
This Emperor of Heaven Burial also reached the realm of Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao. This battle would unveil the Realm of Ultimate Merging Emperor to Chaos and the Heavenly Dao.
Unlike the Celestial Emperor, the power of the Emperor of Heaven Burial did not stem from cultivation but borrowed from others’ strengths. Of course, the Emperor of Heaven Burial did not realize this, believing himself to be the mightiest.
Such power could lead anyone astray.
Once, the Emperor of Heaven Burial had been defeated by the Celestial Emperor’s hand, but now, the Celestial Emperor had changed. The Emperor of Heaven Burial, thinking himself peerless, sought to avenge past disgraces on the current Celestial Emperor, creating the God Slaughter List.
It’s noteworthy that the Emperor of Heaven Burial is the force behind Dao Shuzun.
There were many chaos forces attacking the Celestial Court now, and the Emperor of Heaven Burial was just one of them, viewing other forces as mere pawns.
His vengeance against the Celestial Court was just to fulfill a wish. He had no commitment to destroy the Celestial Court; his aim was the Hongmeng Will, seeking to reach greater heights of cultivation.
Unfortunately, he underestimated the power of the New Celestial Emperor.
To the great powers of Chaos and the Heavenly Dao, the Celestial Emperor’s power is a destiny, one that can be inherited. Once passed on, the Celestial Emperor would be extinguished, returning to reincarnation, while the New Celestial Emperor would undergo an adaptation period until reaching the peak cultivation level of the previous Celestial Emperor.
Celestial Emperor succession happens one after another, with almost nobody questioning this fact.
Only Gu An knew it was all a ruse from the Celestial Emperor. Since ancient times, there has only been one Celestial Emperor. Passing it on to the Son of Heaven was just a pretext for continuity.
After all, an invincible being would never transfer power to another. If it were his own child, even if forced, at least there was a shred of possibility.
The pressure from the Heavenly Realm enveloped all heavens and myriad realms, causing all beings to suffer. Fortunately, it came suddenly and dissipated just as quickly.
After the pressure vanished, discussions about the event erupted across Central Heaven. The immortals staying behind were anxious, unclear about the specifics of the situation in the Celestial Court.
Days later, Gu An leisurely arrived at the Celestial Court, within the Merit Divine Horse Heavenly Palace.
A few days in the Human World were just a brief moment for the Heavenly Realm. The Celestial Emperor had just repelled the Emperor of Heaven Burial.
Gu An sat on his throne, beginning to observe his divine steeds.
Recently, there had been several new Divine Horse Celestial Officials, each with their own agendas, none of whom ascended from the Human World but each coming with their own backgrounds.
Not long after, someone came to visit Gu An.
It was Xuanqing Star Lord.
“Why do you keep coming to see me without reason?”
Gu An looked at the saluting Xuanqing Star Lord, asking helplessly.
Xuanqing Star Lord raised his head, speaking earnestly, “The Heavenly Dao faces unprecedented calamity, and I could only think of you.”
He recalled the scenes he learned of from the Merit Immortal, feeling a surge of emotions.
In the past, to save Li Ya and other Merit Immortals, he sought Gu An’s help, only for Gu An to casually throw his jade. He found it hard to connect his jade with the blue star mentioned by the Merit Immortal.
Tossing a piece of jade in the Merit Divine Horse Heavenly Palace could muster such an assault in Chaos; the thought of it was bewildering.
Having understood that battle, Gu An had surpassed his master and even the Celestial Emperor in Xuanqing Star Lord’s mind.
To him, Gu An represented the strongest force within the Celestial Court.
He speculated Gu An was an ancient being born with the Heavenly Dao or born from Chaos, who had always remained low-key without revealing his fame.
“If the Celestial Court is in trouble and needs me to act, then I might as well return home.” Gu An said leisurely, looking at Xuanqing Star Lord.
Xuanqing Star Lord couldn’t help but ask, “Does the current predicament not yet warrant your intervention in the Heavenly Monarch’s view?”
“You underestimate the Celestial Emperor.”
Gu An’s words sent Xuanqing Star Lord into deep thought.
Recently, Xuanqing Star Lord had different speculations about the Celestial Emperor. Today, after witnessing the Celestial Emperor’s intervention, these speculations intensified, but he dared not voice them.
At this moment, celestial palaces in the Celestial Court were all discussing the Emperor of Heaven Burial.
In their eyes, although the Celestial Emperor repelled the Emperor of Heaven Burial, the power displayed by the latter was terrifying, with no immortal god in the Celestial Court able to ensure victory over him.
Xuanqing Star Lord stood in the Merit Divine Horse Heavenly Palace, pondering for a long time, ultimately not asking Gu An to intervene.
He chose to leave.
In the time that followed, Gu An came and went, spending more time in Central Heaven. Yet within the Merit Divine Horse Heavenly Palace, it seemed as though he was continually coming and going.
In the blink of an eye.
A million years passed in the Human World. The battles on the edges of the Heavenly Dao grew more intense, with more and more evil demons invading the Heavenly Dao. The chaos in the Three Thousand Great Worlds increased due to the immortals and gods’ neglect of governance.
The situation in the Lower Realm was no longer of concern to the immortals and gods. As long as the celestial dao destiny didn’t considerably diminish, the Celestial Court wouldn’t bother with it, allocating more forces to defend the Heavenly Dao.
During these years, numerous prodigies ascended with vengeance, only to find that the Heavenly Dao faced even more dreadful catastrophe. They forgave the Heavenly Court immortals’ inaction and joined the ranks, fighting side by side.
On this day.
Gu An was in the Merit Divine Horse Heavenly Palace, amusing a newly born divine steed when suddenly a mass of black qi surged into the hall.
