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

Chapter 911: Chapter 903: Destined to Become a Saint

The valley was serene, with a gentle breeze blowing, causing slight ripples on the small lake beneath the giant egg.

Gu An gazed at the giant egg, calculating its future.

Such a destiny, no matter how one looks at it, this creature has the hope of surpassing the Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao, in other words, to become a Saint.

Before he becomes a Saint, seeing the Celestial Emperor, seeing the Heavenly Dao, made it feel as if sainthood was unattainable, hard to achieve. Now, seeing the destiny of the giant egg, it felt absurd.

Is it possible that someone is really destined to become a Saint from birth?

Reflecting on the difference between immortals and mortals, mortals cannot comprehend the feeling of being an Immortal Spirit from birth.

Yet thinking again, Gu An felt becoming a Saint isn’t that simple. The creature within the egg might have the potential to become a Saint, but sainthood is not achieved by talent alone, just like now, he has already detected the existence of this egg.

If he acted now, destroyed this egg, all its causal destiny would dissipate like smoke.

The future power of this egg cannot intervene with him acting now, which at least shows that its future does not extend as far as his.

However, Gu An was not bloodthirsty, even for the sake of extending life, he only killed those heavily laden with karmic debt.

Although Gu An was amazed by the egg’s future, he had no intention of destroying it.

He simply couldn’t see a promising younger generation and think of obliteration – without grievances or enmity, why do so?

Moreover, precisely because there exist other beings with stronger talents, he could ascertain that he still has a long way to go.

Gu An watched for a while, prepared to leave, when suddenly, his pupils contracted, gaze fixed back on the giant egg.

He saw that the future of the giant egg was changing; a line of destiny was growing, swallowing other lines of destiny.

Gu An actually saw a Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao!

This Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao, though not as powerful as the Celestial Emperor, yet he was truly a Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao and would become the calamity of the giant egg.

Following the destiny of this Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao, Gu An discovered he did not originate from the Heavenly Dao but from the Eternal.

The Eternal, situated within Chaos, has a lineage known as the Eternal Dao Extreme, which frequently sends powerful beings to the Heavenly Dao to seize those with great Destiny, previously even Lu Qiuxian was captured.

After becoming a Saint, Gu An also observed the Eternal, whose foundations are indeed strong, nearly catching up with the Heavenly Dao, but the Eternal Lord is not more powerful than the Celestial Emperor, thus the Eternal does not dare to confront the Heavenly Dao head-on for now.

Within Chaos exist many such destiny lineages, many of the founders hail from the same era as the Celestial Emperor and were once defeated by him. Only the Heavenly Dao can freely showcase its Destiny and strength within Chaos, whereas other lineages hide deep within space, fearing discovery by others.

Chaos appears desolate, seemingly without forces or survival rules, yet actually hides many grand and magnificent worlds in the shadows.

This Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao from the Eternal is not the Ancestor of the Eternal; he is the second within the Eternal to reach this realm, also from the future. Realizing the threat of the giant egg, he wants to cross time to annihilate it.

Gu An hesitated for a moment but eventually used his Dao Intent to help conceal the egg’s cause and effect.

In a sense, this is a great providence granted by the Great Dao to the Heavenly Dao. In the future, this egg will also merge into the Heavenly Dao, cultivating the Immortal Dao Techniques under it, its growth will strengthen the Heavenly Dao.

Gu An in this life was born within the Heavenly Dao. Even if the Celestial Court is somewhat flawed, he still hopes for the Heavenly Dao to become better.

The stronger the Heavenly Dao, the more fuyuan it gives back to all beings.

As Gu An’s Dao Intent enveloped the giant egg, its fate changed once again.

In an incredibly distant future, the Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao was shocked, no longer daring to cross time, while also realizing the depth of the Heavenly Dao. Henceforth, he was even more vigilant and cautious toward the Heavenly Dao.

In just a fleeting moment, Gu An saw the change in the Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao.

Time also has a long river, with Gu An looking from one end to the other from a overlooking perspective.

After becoming a Saint, he transcended the past, present, and future, able to go anywhere. As long as he doesn’t wish to, he won’t leave any cause and effect nor be rejected; he simply chose to stay here.

As of now, he undoubtedly qualifies as an immortal existence; lifespan only serves to undergo evolution and enhance his cultivation level.

Even if he exhausted his lifespan, he could still live on, only without lifespan, he couldn’t engage in lifespan evolution, nor reach into the future to let his lifespan number increase.

In this light, the lifespan consumed by lifespan evolution might hold a deeper significance, manifesting another form of power’s presence.

Gu An looked at the giant egg with a smile on his face.

He turned and left, soon disappearing as if never having appeared.

The seasons cycled, the valley tinted yellow with autumn colors, then covered by white snow, until the winter snow melted; thus, a whole cycle of the year passed.

Unsure how many years had passed.

This year, in spring, Gu An returned.

He approached the lakeside, gazing at the giant egg. Now, the surface of the egg had numerous cracks, and the creature inside seemed to be breaking out.

Under Gu An’s gaze, wisps of white steam emerged from the crevices of the egg, an aura surpassing the Heaven-Balancing Golden Immortal emanated from it.

Many are born as Innate Golden Immortals, yet currently, in Central Heaven, no existence has been born as a Heaven-Balancing Golden Immortal.

And the creature inside this egg is set to shatter that historical limit, as upon its birth, it will be a Taiqing Golden Immortal.

Absorbing the essence of the sun and moon over the years, the egg has become a being of the Heavenly Dao, its Great Dao vitality hidden deep within its soul, making it difficult even for Heavenly Court Immortals to detect. Once it hatches, it will trigger phenomena that astound heaven and earth, causing the Heavenly Dao to announce its birth.

Gu An raised his hand, isolating the land, preventing the attention of all beings in heaven and earth from falling upon the creature inside the giant egg.

Now Central Heaven thrives with Immortal Spirits and fierce beasts. If he didn’t intervene, even a creature with Taiqing Golden Immortal’s cultivation would suffer hardship until bowing to a great power from Outer Heaven to gain protection.

Being destined to become a Saint shouldn’t have to live so miserably.

Rarely did Gu An feel an appreciation for talent, deciding to lend a hand, repaying Central Heaven.

If its early life encounters fewer tribulations, its sense of belonging to Central Heaven will be stronger. Gu An, along with his disciples, had come to Central Heaven and felt he should give back as a gesture of reciprocity.

Crack—

The giant egg emitted a sound, the cracks on its shell rapidly multiplying, the figure inside slowly stretching its body.

Rolling thunderclouds surged, covering the celestial vault above the valley.

The thunder rumbling suppressed, as if celestial gods were roaring, gusty winds whipped up, stirring all the vegetation within the valley, and waves rippled across the lake below the giant egg.

A formidable aura belonging to the Taiqing Golden Immortal erupted from within the giant egg. Accompanying the creature inside fully stretching its body, the giant egg suddenly exploded, its shattered shell scattering like fragments of crystal, some skimming past Gu An’s cheek, reflecting his handsome visage.