Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses

Chapter 710: Chapter 702: Heavenly Court’s Heavenly Order

“Rise, I have come this time for personal matters.”

The elder in white robes spoke, and these words made the Celestial Spirit God even more nervous, as coming for personal matters likely meant vendetta.

“Do you know the cause and effect of your son?” The elder in white robes stopped in front of the Celestial Spirit God and asked with an indifferent expression.

The Celestial Spirit God raised his eyes to look at him, hesitated for a moment, and said, “Is he the reincarnation of the Son of Heaven?”

Since the other party could ask this, it was certain they knew the situation; hiding the facts he knew would only make things more troublesome.

“That’s right, he is the Son of Heaven, Xuanqing, and also my disciple. I entrusted Emperor Ziwei to cover up his cause and effect. To have kept it hidden for so long, I am quite satisfied.”

The response from the elder in white robes made the Celestial Spirit God sigh with relief. So, he was Tian Hao’s former master; in that case, he shouldn’t be an enemy.

“I am titled Eternal Life Venerable, and I wish to meet Supporting Dao Sword Venerable. Go and summon him for me; I will wait for him at the World Gate.”

With an indisputable tone, the elder in white robes spoke, and upon hearing the term ‘Venerable,’ the Celestial Spirit God’s pupils suddenly contracted. Inside, he was in turmoil; he never expected such a legendary figure to come in person.

He dared not refute and immediately rose to go find Gu An.

Eternal Life Venerable waved his sleeve, and the clouds around him dispersed, concealing his figure.

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Nine Spirit Continent, Qiankun Sect.

Gu An and the Celestial Spirit God met in the city; the two walked on the street, strolling while discussing Eternal Life Venerable.

“A being in the Celestial Court entitled as Venerable is an ancient legend. Venerable is an existence above Immortal Monarch. It’s my first time seeing a Venerable; he came for Tian Hao, claiming to see you,” the Celestial Spirit God said with a tightly furrowed brow and a worried face.

The arrival of Eternal Life Venerable to seek him was understandable, as after all, he had an inseparable cause with Tian Hao.

But why look for Gu An?

Tian Hao had already left the Celestial Spirit Great World, yet Eternal Life Venerable still sought Gu An. Could it be to eliminate Gu An?

The Celestial Spirit God had deep interactions with Gu An. He knew that if Gu An were eradicated, he too would find it hard to escape death.

Immortal Gods are indestructible, but that’s outside the Celestial Court. Inside, high-ranked Immortal Gods must die if their Celestial Court destiny is removed.

Gu An’s expression remained unchanged as he looked around; he wasn’t in a hurry to meet Eternal Life Venerable.

As soon as Eternal Life Venerable arrived, he had already sensed it.

This person’s cultivation level was in the early stages of the Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal Realm, far surpassing the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign.

Both being Supreme Immortals, the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign was merely a Miao Zhen Daluo Immortal, while Eternal Life Venerable reached the Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal Realm, no wonder he could be the master of the Son of Heaven.

Gu An wasn’t afraid of the trouble because Eternal Life Venerable did not harbor hostility toward him, nor did he become his cause-and-effect nemesis.

Ever since the Life Expectancy Prediction upgraded, Gu An would always receive hints of cause and effect hatred. Those destined to foster enmity with him numbered over ten billion.

This was still despite not venturing everywhere, making it hard to imagine how many enemies those cultivators, exploring the heavens, would encounter in a lifetime.

“Hmm, I’ll go meet him later; it’s rare for you to come by, so why not take a look at the new novelties in the Qiankun Sect,” Gu An softly laughed after hearing the Celestial Spirit God’s words.

Seeing Gu An so calm made the Celestial Spirit God reassured as well, admiring him secretly. Gu An’s composure was enough to make him pursue for a long time.

Despite the admiration, he could never wholeheartedly immerse himself in amusement.

It wasn’t until dusk that Gu An followed the Celestial Spirit God to the World Gate.

Night fell.

Gu An returned to the Daoist Field of the Beginningless; he entered his courtyard where only Shen Zhen sat before the Artifact Refining Cauldron.

Seeing Gu An return, Shen Zhen turned her head, noticing the golden token in his hand, asked curiously, “What is that in your hand?”

Gu An walked over to his deck chair and sat down, lying on it, he raised the golden token with his right hand, seemingly wanting to admire it under the moonlight.

“This is the Heavenly Court’s Heavenly Order; with this token, one may be ranked in the Immortal Class,” Gu An replied.

Eternal Life Venerable sought him out specifically to offer such an opportunity, which appeared as a repayment for caring for Tian Hao but was very clear to him that Eternal Life Venerable wished to tie him completely to Tian Hao, becoming part of the same faction.

This Heavenly Court’s Heavenly Order could allow one to directly enter the Celestial Court without undergoing trials, starting at a rank higher than a Celestial God. The Celestial Spirit God was taken aback when he heard about the power of this order, nearly shattering his beliefs.

Unable to part with Tian Hao, Gu An naturally did not refuse this opportunity. He was now considering whom to give it to.

Profound Mysterious Zhenren did not count as he needed to prepare for both possibilities and not be led by Eternal Life Venerable.

He decided to choose one disciple to ascend to immortality, based on who had the greatest desire.

“Rank in the Immortal Class?” Shen Zhen was taken aback, immediately stood up, squatted down beside Gu An, and curiously examined the Heavenly Court’s Heavenly Order.

She inquired how the order came to be, and Gu An did not hide it.

Shen Zhen had long known about the existence of the Celestial Court and Tian Hao’s origins through Gu An. But even so, she was still amazed when she heard about Gu An’s engagement with the Immortal Gods.

Even always at Gu An’s side, she couldn’t fully gauge how high Gu An’s level was.

“Who do you think this order should be given to?” Gu An asked nonchalantly.

Shen Zhen thought for a moment and said, “Do you remember your other disciple, Yang Jian? Yang Jian once wished to pursue An Hao. Now that An Hao has already reincarnated and is ascending to immortality, why not let Yang Jian ascend and continue to pursue An Hao? I always feel there’s something hidden when you want a disciple in the dojo to ascend.”

Having been in the Daoist Field of the Beginningless for so many years, how could she not realize the dojo’s uniqueness?

Moreover, having delved into the path of cause and effect, she understood the fearsome nature of cause and effect and thus did not wish for someone from the Daoist Field of the Beginningless to ascend to immortality.

Gu An glanced at Shen Zhen, a smile touched his lips.

“Gu An, what is the Celestial Court really like? How many Immortal Gods are there, and where are they?” Shen Zhen curiously asked.

Gu An narrated all the information he had learned, which left Shen Zhen full of emotion.

“It seems even the so-called Immortal Gods cannot escape the strife of interests, but what heights would true transcendence reach?”

Shen Zhen sincerely sighed, and Gu An did not answer her; he was also pondering this very question.

Is the supreme Celestial Emperor transcendent?

If transcendent, why is there a struggle for the position of Celestial Emperor? And the countless vast Great Daos still exist in places where even the Celestial Dao destiny cannot cover, indicating that the Celestial Dao is not the mightiest.

That night, Gu An and Shen Zhen admired the moon together, discussing their imaginations of transcendence.

Until the next morning, Gu An left the Daoist Field of the Beginningless with Shen Zhen and An Xin.

On the way, An Xin learned of Gu An’s intention for Yang Jian to ascend to immortality and thus learned of the interaction between Gu An and Eternal Life Venerable, which piqued her curiosity about An Hao’s identity as the Son of Heaven.

Yang Jian currently remained in the Tai Cang Dynasty, but he was in long-term seclusion, away from the court. The Tai Cang Dynasty’s foremost Great General was Long Teng, whose presence allowed him to cultivate peacefully.

Having reached the Free Immortal state, he was considering undergoing the Reincarnation Tribulation.