"The Celestial Court has its destiny, and continual tribulations are a form of reincarnation. I will not intervene unless the Celestial Court faces external enemies."

Gu An spoke slowly, his words rendering Xuanqing Star Lord silent.

Xuanqing Star Lord felt troubled. He longed for Gu An to do more so that many tribulations wouldn't occur.

However, he couldn't force Gu An, and could only pour out his grievances, hoping to soften Gu An's heart.

Unfortunately, Gu An merely listened without making any promises. After a long time, Xuanqing Star Lord had no choice but to give up.

After Xuanqing Star Lord left, Gu An looked at the Great Celestial Divine Steed and asked with a smile, "Why do you feel both love and hate towards the Celestial Emperor?"

Upon hearing this, the Great Celestial Divine Steed was immediately annoyed and said, "What love? Only hatred. The Celestial Emperor suppressed the Heavenly Horse Clan, leaving an indelible bloodline imprint. I desperately wish for the death of this current Celestial Emperor!"

She spoke of a very ancient past—a time when the Great Celestial Divine Steed was yet to be born—but her family's disgrace always haunted her.

The Heavenly Horse Clan was a powerful race born at the dawn of chaos. The Chaos Heavenly Horses could command countless fierce beast races, and all horses in the Heavenly Dao World originated from them. Until the Celestial Emperor founded the Celestial Court, to strengthen the Celestial Army, the Celestial Emperor subjugated the Heavenly Horse Clan, even prompting them to breed Divine Steeds with different abilities, thus leading to today's flourishing Divine Horse Cloud Realm.

By the time of the Great Celestial Divine Steed's generation, the status of the Heavenly Horse Clan had been elevated. They no longer needed to breed strategically and were even entrusted with great responsibilities by the Celestial Emperor, which somewhat pacified the Heavenly Horse Clan, though the strongest Great Celestial Divine Steed remained unsatisfied.

She resented the Celestial Emperor and the Celestial Court, yet she fulfilled her duties with outstanding merits.

Gu An saw through her inner thoughts. She was born in the Celestial Court, which was her home, yet her race's past made her feel ashamed. She wished to climb to the highest position, elevating the Heavenly Horse Clan to a supreme status akin to dragons and phoenixes. Only then could she lay down the shame she felt deep in her bones.

When the current Celestial Emperor ascended the throne, the Celestial Court was in a state of internal and external crisis. At such a critical juncture, the Celestial Emperor smoothly took over, eliminating both internal and external threats, becoming historically the strongest new emperor, and even the first saint. The Great Celestial Divine Steed holds deep trust towards him.

Moreover, the most crucial reason is that when the Celestial Emperor first entered the Celestial Court, the previous Celestial Emperor brought him to visit her, stirring a peculiar sentiment within her.

He was the first Celestial Emperor she watched grow, and he became the strongest Celestial Emperor, leaving her unable to articulate her feelings for him.

There was resentment, contentment, admiration, and expectation.

Hearing that the Celestial Emperor's realm is about to fall, she instinctively felt anger, unable to discern at whom her anger was directed.

Gu An looked at the Great Celestial Divine Steed, sensing her heartfelt emotions, and couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

The complexity of human hearts is mirrored by the complexity of immortal hearts, as humans are shaped by immortals after all.

Under Gu An's gaze, the Great Celestial Divine Steed felt quite uncomfortable. She snorted coldly, "Believe it or not, do you have other instructions? If not, I'll take my leave."

"Go ahead."

Gu An waved his hand, and the Great Celestial Divine Steed immediately raised her hand to salute before turning to leave.

He already foresaw what she planned to do next.

She intended to mobilize the Heavenly Horse Clan to prepare for the Celestial Court's impending tribulations. As the current clan leader of the Heavenly Horse Clan, she seemed cold but was warm-hearted in her devotion to the Celestial Court.

After the Great Celestial Divine Steed departed, Gu An shifted his posture, lying across the Supreme Throne, and took out a book to peruse.

Reading in different places offered him different sensations, and now he held an extraordinary book — the Time Tao Book created by Su Han.

This book chronicled the passage of time in myriad worlds, detailing down to the fate of each blade of grass and tree, and also revealing the grand transformations of heaven and earth, the long river and the Vast Sea, all recorded within.

The Time Tao Book not only recorded time but was also a powerful magical treasure. Gu An was quite satisfied with Su Han's creation; the boy hadn't let him down.

Notably, Su Han was unaware that his Time Tao Book had been taken, as he was currently in seclusion cultivating.

Gu An had taken his Time Tao Book to lay some groundwork.

Not only the Celestial Court would encounter trouble, but the Wushi Realm would too. In the future, the Wushi Realm would face invasion from other Dao Universes, and Gu An planned to make the Time Tao Book a turning point.

Under suitable circumstances, it was time to give the Wushiji disciples a taste of hardship, not because Gu An was heartless, but because the Wushiji disciples also craved a chance to excel, and Gu An just needed to provide backup for them.

Let the disciples battle with all their might, and then he'd step in to harvest their life span.

Next time, saints would descend upon chaos together, riddling chaos with wounds, and that Evil Heart Yin Yang Array would envelop all living beings in chaos.

With the Celestial Emperor's strength, he could absolutely not resist a siege by numerous saints, and Gu An would have to intervene.

Gu An was also intrigued by the Taoist Masters behind the saints, though for now, he couldn't see the destiny of the Taoist Master's intervention.

That Taoist Master was very cautious.

...

Beneath the starry sky, two streaks of rainbow light descended from the heavens, landing on the dim earth. The light scattered, revealing the figures of Liu An and Wei Ye.

Facing each other, Liu An frowned and asked, "Wei Ye, why did you bring me here? Wouldn't it be more convenient to return with our lord?"

They had just finished listening to the Dao and were supposed to return to the Heavenly Realm with Tian Hao, but Wei Ye had an urgent matter and took him away while Tian Hao was generous and didn't inquire further.

In the face of Liu An's questioning, Wei Ye was about to speak when he suddenly clutched his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood, which Liu An deftly dodged.

"What's wrong with you?" Liu An asked puzzledly, without approaching Wei Ye.

Although they were best brothers, there had been times in the past when they turned against each other, fighting to the death. No matter when, Liu An maintained a wariness towards Wei Ye.

God knows if this guy would have a sudden outburst!

When they first entered the Immortal Cultivation Realm, Liu An practiced demonic cultivation, while Wei Ye was of the Righteous Dao, but after ascending, Liu An followed the Righteous Dao while Wei Ye ventured increasingly into evil. Often, Liu An couldn't fathom Wei Ye's thoughts and even suspected that Wei Ye might have been possessed.

Wei Ye appeared in pain, not bothering to wipe the blood from his mouth as he let out a bitter laugh, saying, "My days are likely numbered."

Liu An raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, to leave a will? I could throw a banquet for you, but I wouldn't be able to get anyone."

Listening to his joke from Earth, Wei Ye's smile broadened, and he continued, "I'm not joking. I've been targeted by an entity called the Great Infinite Demon Ancestor. To be precise, when we first arrived at the Heavenly Dao, we were sent by the Great Infinite Demon Ancestor. We weren't the only batch; there are quite a few traversers."

Liu An's eyebrows furrowed again. The matter of traversing made him uneasy at heart.

The higher his cultivation level, the more he found their traversing inexplicable. He had investigated in the Celestial Court, which hadn't detected their initial traversal. They had been silently sent into the Heavenly Dao, and they still didn't know where Earth was.

Liu An even suspected that they came from beyond chaos.

Now, hearing the name of the Great Infinite Demon Ancestor, he felt as if he bore an even more terrifying destiny.

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