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

After wandering around the Outer Sect City for half a day, Gu An finally returned to the valley as dusk fell.

The Blood Prison Great Saint and Long Qing were still discussing matters of the Great Hong Sword Heaven's Sword Cultivators, and it just so happened that many disciples inside the valley were also discussing it, so they joined the conversation.

Perhaps it was because Gu An enjoyed chatting, which led to everyone in the Third Medicine Valley loving to idle talk, even the Jue Luo Sword Monarch would occasionally go to the dojo to play chess and chat, gradually taking on a human flavor.

Back in the loft, Gu An sat at the table, his mind, however, was on Xiaochuan.

He looked and saw Xiaochuan's future life.

This life, Xiaochuan was born into better circumstances than the last, with parents and a distinguished family heritage, and his talent was quite good as well.

However, the blemish on an otherwise beautiful situation was that Xiaochuan's parents would die when he was young, casting a shadow over his childhood.

After the death of his parents, his grandparents still cherished him, providing him with everything, but he always remembered his parents' vengeance.

As he grew up, he began investigating the true cause of his parents' death. As a result, he went through many battles and ultimately found out that his grandparents had forced his mother to her death, and, following his father's suicide, he collapsed.

In the end, he severed ties with the Chen family and began a wandering life. Even after he became a famous powerhouse, his demeanor remained cold and devoid of smiles.

Having waited centuries for Xiaochuan, Gu An naturally couldn't bear to see him suffer.

He immediately sent a message to Yang Jian, asking the Saint King to sort things out.

Now, Yang Jian had restored his status as a Saint King, and his Cultivation Level was rapidly increasing, until he would recover to become a Dao Void Profound Immortal.

Because of Gu An's relationship, Yang Jian received great attention from the Holy Court, leading a battlefield, with his reputation spreading far and wide.

With Yang Jian making a move, it was enough to smooth out all the troubles Xiaochuan's parents were currently facing.

"Life is like a game of chess; I hope you can walk out of the board on your own in this life."

Gu An picked up the Fate Pen and began to write, scripting a life.

Summer passed and autumn arrived.

One day, Gu An lay on a branch, reading a book, while instructing Zhu Xi in her cultivation.

Zhu Xi sat cross-legged under the tree, her hands constantly changing, executing the mental method, her green robe fluttering with her Qi Force.

The book Gu An held was the Theory of Heaven.

In recent years, the Theory of Heaven had first caused a stir, leading countless Cultivators to vie for it. The other eight true scriptures spread all over the world, creating many strong individuals.

After obtaining the Theory of Heaven from Zhu Xi, Gu An would study it whenever he had spare time.

For hundreds of years before, this Theory of Heaven hadn't shown any abnormalities.

But in the past year, the Theory of Heaven emitted a strange aura of causality, vague but detectable. Gu An felt it carefully—it was a sign, seemingly welcoming the arrival of a certain being.

Could it be that the mysterious being who created the Theory of Heaven was about to come to the Celestial Spirit Great World?

Very likely, for sure, the Theory of Heaven's sudden appearance must have some arrangement within.

Following the causality implied by the Theory of Heaven, the scenes Gu An saw kept changing, and he even saw other worlds.

"Master, this Heaven and Earth Primordial Skill is truly powerful. I feel that to completely master it will take many years, and I even feel it's more difficult than the Step on Dao Years Step."

Zhu Xi raised her head to look at Gu An and remarked.

She was already at the Mahayana Cultivation Level, but she had only started receiving Gu An's true teaching since after this year. Before, Gu An had only pointed out the difficulties in her Cultivation.

Gu An replied, "That's natural. Should you master it, in the future you won't be confined by this world."

Hearing this made Zhu Xi's smile grow even brighter.

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"Master, what's wrong?" Zhu Xi asked in astonishment.

She rarely saw Gu An reveal such an expression, not even when the Profound Desolate Demon God had ravaged the Human World. She had never seen Gu An frown.

Gu An replied, "It's nothing."

He was looking at the Sacred Domain where Xiaochuan's parents, Chen Luo and Xu Ling, returned to the Chen family and faced difficulties from them, because Xu Ling's Xu Family had once been the Chen family's nemesis.

Gu An could see the cause and effect. The reason the Xu Family had been eradicated was that the Chen family had schemed in the shadows, plotting against the Xu family, branding them as spies for the Immortal Dynasty, ultimately leading to their annihilation by the Holy Court.

Xu Ling had managed to escape death, all thanks to the protection of Chen Luo.

Chen Luo was unaware of this matter, so he was very angry as to why his mother targeted his wife.

The couple, holding Xiaochuan, had just returned to the Chen family and faced difficulties, but fortunately, Yang Jian was reliable and arrived in time to defuse the crisis.

As a Saint King, all members of the Chen family had to bow to Yang Jian.

Yang Jian stated that his reason for coming was due to the child in Xu Ling's arms whose destiny was extraordinary. There was a transcendent being interested in him, hoping he could live a peaceful life in his early years until that transcendent being came for him.

Yang Jian also made it clear to not let the child bear any grudges, to avoid affecting his Dao Heart.

Hearing this, the face of Chen Luo's mother turned unnatural, but in face of Yang Jian, she still had to force a smile.

Gu An had foreseen this entire process earlier, but he suddenly looked up because Xiaochuan's fate had changed.

After Yang Jian appeared, Xiaochuan's fate had been altered, and Gu An also detected a strange force of cause and effect descending on Xiaochuan.

This force came from an unknown place, arriving suddenly, and if not for Gu An's profound Cultivation Level, he wouldn't have detected its existence.

Even with the protection of the Holy Court's destiny, the Great Cultivators of the Holy Court did not perceive such a force of cause and effect infiltrating the Sacred Domain.

When he looked again at Xiaochuan's fate, what Gu An saw was Chaos. In the obscure void, Xiaochuan walked alone, dense fog swirling and obscuring his figure.

Whether looking back at the past or toward his future, the scenery was the same.

Gu An had a bad feeling in his heart.

His intervention seemed to offer Xiaochuan a beautiful childhood, but it also made his future uncertain and perplexing.

Clearly, someone in the unseen was scheming against Gu An, therefore targeting Xiaochuan.

Gu An guessed that the adversary must be beyond the World Gate, unable to cross the barriers set by the Celestial Spirit God to descend into this universe; hence, they resorted to using cause and effect to scheme.

He fell into deep thought.

Seeing that Gu An did not wish to say more, Zhu Xi could only hold back her confusion and continue meditating with closed eyes.

Meanwhile.

In the Chen family's mansion, the great hall was lively and prosperous, everyone gathered around Xu Ling, all eyes on Xiaochuan in her arms.

"This child is indeed exceptional, his features radiate a saintly aura."

"Nonsense, otherwise why would the entity behind the Saint King take interest in him? Our Chen family is on the rise."

"Yes, what is the child's name? I could promise my daughter to him."

"You wish, the child is destined for the Great Dao. Keep your little ideas to yourself, don't displease that great being by offending the Chen family."

The Chen family Cultivators kept praising Xiaochuan, and Xu Ling's smile never ceased. She felt as if she were in a dream, this was completely different from what she had imagined before arriving, and she could only laugh foolishly.

Chen Luo was also bemused, as he was complimenting Yang Jian along with his father and the elders of the house.

Yang Jian sat in his chair, sipping tea while observing Xiaochuan, curious as to why his master had taken an interest in the boy.

Just then.

Xu Ling's expression suddenly changed, her mouth opened, her pupils contracted, and her body stiffened.

Before the people around her could react, she suddenly dissolved into a pool of blood and spilled to the floor, with Xiaochuan following, dropping towards the ground.

Yang Jian appeared out of nowhere, catching Xiaochuan. He looked in horror at the blood beside him, and the great hall instantly fell silent.