Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses - Chapter 890: 882: Seeing the Heavenly Dao Clearly
Chapter 890: Chapter 882: Seeing the Heavenly Dao Clearly
Heavenly Emperor’s whole body stiffened, his peripheral vision catching sight of a pale hand on his shoulder, reminding him of Gu An’s previous words.
“Even if you resurrect in the Celestial Court, I will not spare you.”
Gu An’s words still echoed in his ears, sending a chill down the Heavenly Emperor’s spine.
He had never imagined Gu An could come so quickly; he had just resurrected, and Gu An had already broken into the Celestial Court, standing behind him, treating the Celestial Dao Destiny as nothing.
Such an existence, he had never heard of before.
The Heavenly Emperor turned his head with difficulty, and it was indeed Gu An standing behind him.
Gu An pressed his right hand on his shoulder, looking down at him expressionlessly.
This was the first time the Heavenly Emperor had seen Gu An’s true appearance; Gu An looked very young, but he did not relax, remaining tense in every nerve.
He felt the threat of death.
Heavenly Court Immortals relied on Celestial Dao Destiny, immortal and indestructible, but if the other could extinguish the Celestial Dao Destiny in him, wouldn’t he face the possibility of death?
The more the Heavenly Emperor thought, the more frightened he became, even feeling an impulse to beg for mercy.
He was the Heavenly Emperor, the one who wielded the highest power of the Celestial Court!
He was to become the Celestial Emperor!
How could he beg for mercy from a Mortal Spirit?
Even if this Mortal Spirit was once the Celestial Dao Venerable!
The Heavenly Emperor roared in his heart, but his lips moved uncontrollably, beginning to open.
Gu An quietly looked down at him, letting him endure the torment, but compared to the beings slaughtered by Immortals, what did his torment count for?
“I…”
The Heavenly Emperor spat out a word, then his face changed slightly, hurriedly altering his words: “I… spare me…”
Gu An asked, “And can you spare the Three Thousand Great Worlds?”
The Heavenly Emperor nodded hastily, responding: “I can… I can!”
Gu An’s right hand gently squeezed, and the Heavenly Emperor showed a look of despair, feeling his mana dissipating.
“Give me a chance… I truly realize my mistake! If you destroy me, another Heavenly Emperor will rise, the battle for power will not end, and the Three Thousand Great Worlds will still face annihilation…”
The Heavenly Emperor pleaded desperately, unable to stand, unable to escape Gu An’s grasp, only able to feel his mana draining away, pushing him to the abyss of despair.
Gu An remained expressionless, plunging the Heavenly Emperor into utter despair.
His body weakened more and more, almost collapsing on the ground.
In his mind flashed many images, the long journey of his life.
He was born in a Great Thousand World; when his mother gave birth to him, she was unmarried, causing him to be ostracized within the family, even leading to his mother’s death being forced. At her death, he awakened the power of the Celestial Emperor bloodline.
He transformed into an Innate Immortal God overnight, becoming the strongest of his time, slaughtering his whole family with his immense power, even alarming the sect behind the family.
After exterminating the family, he provoked the sect to hunt him down; annihilate that sect, and stronger sects came to kill him, calling him a calamity.
He fought incessantly, venting his anger and hatred, eventually becoming an enemy of the world, at just seventeen, becoming the Demon of his time.
But he was too young and finally encountered an unbeatable foe.
When all hope seemed lost, his father, the Celestial Emperor, descended.
His life took a turn, embracing light.
The Celestial Emperor saved him and brought him back to the Celestial Court, bestowing upon him the title of Heavenly Emperor.
Since then, he became the Heavenly Emperor above all beings, an existence envied by Immortals, and regarded his father, the Celestial Emperor, as his most admired supreme being.
Initially, the Celestial Emperor was very close to him, fulfilling all his needs, those were his happiest days.
Until one day, he went to the Palace of the Polestar to find his father, but was stopped by the Heavenly Servant. Later, no matter what reason he used to see his father, he was always blocked.
Gradually, he realized he had fallen out of favor, and later heard of a new Heavenly Emperor appearing, just like he was once kept by his father’s side.
Through endless years, his heart grew cold, watching one Heavenly Emperor after another favored, and witnessing others, like him, being coldly treated.
He even experienced the terrifying disaster of a Heavenly Emperor challenging his father, a battle that alarmed the entire Celestial Court, with that Heavenly Emperor cast into the Nine Nether Purgatory, never to reincarnate, his father forbidding the birth of the Immortal Emperor’s Eye.
Patience and strengthening, these became the main themes of the Heavenly Emperor’s life; he became the unnoticed Heavenly Emperor, feeling his talent surpassed others, yet never showing it.
At some point, he started to resent his father, whose whims deeply hurt him.
But when he forced his father to give way, he became like his father.
Under Gu An’s hand, the Heavenly Emperor suddenly realized he had become the person he despised the most.
He couldn’t discern whether his cleansing of the Three Thousand Great Worlds was against Xuanyuan Human Venerable, or aimed at long-buried hatred in his heart.
All of his past made his fear begin to recede; even if he begged for mercy, Gu An had no intention to spare him, so why die so disgracefully?
The Heavenly Emperor lowered his head, his other hand unable to support his knee.
As his mana dissipated, he slumped to the ground with a thud.
He closed his eyes, ready to embrace death.
However, after a few breaths, the anticipated pain did not occur.
He opened his eyes to see Gu An standing beside him, turning his head to find Gu An’s features becoming blurred.
“Without mana, perhaps you can see what the Heavenly Dao truly is.”
Gu An’s voice reached the Heavenly Emperor’s ears, and then his figure vanished into thin air.
Hearing these words, the Heavenly Emperor’s gaze darkened; he flipped over, lying supine on the hall floor.
This palace was gifted to him by his father; recently, it became the highest symbol of power in the Celestial Court, visited daily by Immortals, but now, looking at the vast Star Sea above the palace, he found it tasteless.
He realized his previous strength was merely wishful thinking.
In the face of a true strong one, he was utterly defeated.
He closed his eyes with a bitter smile.
Ancestor Master Wushi dissipated his cultivation, and just by this method, he could be sure Ancestor Master Wushi possessed the ability to destroy him.
He didn’t understand why Ancestor Master Wushi didn’t kill him, whether it was to torment him or let him go, but he knew he would next face the whole Celestial Court’s doubt.
Without cultivation, how was he to wield power?
After a long while, a voice came from outside the hall: “Your Highness, are you there?”
The Heavenly Emperor opened his eyes, his gaze gradually sharpening.
This guy again!
He came so quickly, obviously wanting to confirm if I had fallen!
The Heavenly Emperor stood up, looking at the palace doors, knowing that once those doors opened, his coming days would change from dominating the Celestial Court to struggling to survive.
“I’m the Heavenly Emperor, bestowed power by my father, I might not be able to defeat Ancestor Master Wushi, but can’t I suppress you rabble?”
The Heavenly Emperor thought to himself, suddenly exuding an aura of supreme dominance, returning to his former state, overlooking all living beings.
Elsewhere.
In the Daoist Field of the Beginningless.
Gu An walked out of the woods, heading towards Su Han.
Su Han was still practicing his sword, and when Gu An approached, he asked: “Ancestor, there was another celestial phenomenon earlier, but it came quickly and disappeared just as fast, did someone fail the Crossing of Tribulation?”
Gu An took a book from his bosom, walking to a large tree, sitting down and casually replying: “Perhaps.”
Seeing his lack of interest, Su Han shifted topics, musing: “Recently, phenomena have been frequent, maybe the pressure from the Immortal Gods on cultivators is too much, I wonder if the Immortal Gods will return, when will peace come to the Three Thousand Great Worlds.”
Gu An turned pages, responding, “The Immortal Gods will eventually leave, as for when peace will return, we can only know later.”
Swinging his sword, Su Han glanced at Gu An.
Watching his Ancestor under the tree reading, accompanying his cultivation, he suddenly felt lucky.
No matter what, he should cherish the life he has now.
One day, he would become stronger than the Immortal Gods!
He also wanted to protect his Ancestor, protect Wushi, and even protect the Celestial Spirit Great World.
If possible, he wished to personally end this catastrophe befalling the Three Thousand Great Worlds.
His intuition told him this calamity would last a very long time.
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