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

Chapter 973: Chapter 965: Eternal Fear

Watching the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable kneel, no longer possessing the arrogant air from earlier, Hong Yi’s feelings were immensely complicated.

The Eternal Great Thousand Venerable made her aware of how feeble her cultivation level was; she previously couldn’t imagine how to defeat the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable.

The Eternal Great Thousand Venerable’s feelings were even more complicated than hers, or rather, precisely speaking, extremely uncomfortable.

Who was he? In the depths of eternity, only a handful could stand on equal footing with him; he had never experienced such humiliation.

He tried with all his might, attempting to stand up, yet somehow couldn’t.

Powerlessness, dread, anger, despair, regret, and other emotions intertwined within him, nearly driving him to collapse.

Gu An released Hong Yi’s hand, his gaze overlooking the nearby Eternal Great Thousand Venerable, he asked, “How did it feel earlier?”

His gaze flicked to Hong Yi, who startled as if waking from a dream, she struggled to calm her emotions and replied, “Unwillingness.”

After calming down, she felt no fear, only unwillingness.

She loathed her own frailty, it wasn’t death she feared, nor was it causing trouble for Gu An; she simply didn’t want to be so weak. She could die in battle, but not suffer a miserable defeat without the ability to fight back.

When she lost to Gu An, she would also feel unwilling, let alone against anyone else.

After hearing her words, Gu An smiled slightly; he proceeded forward, walking towards the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable.

Watching Gu An approach, the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable’s pupils trembled, Gu An’s footsteps echoed within his heart, every step imposing immense pressure onto him, pushing him towards the abyss.

He couldn’t concern himself with dignity and pride; for the first time, he feared death and dreaded what might befall him next.

He had spent so many years cultivating; he didn’t want to lose, regardless of his high cultivation level, he couldn’t imagine what it would be like to die.

Unable to enter the reincarnation cycle, the opponent would certainly obliterate him.

An absurd idea emerged in his mind.

To plead for mercy.

Yet he couldn’t open his mouth, which made him even more hopeless.

Gu An walked steadily, yet these few steps felt like a millennium, ten thousand years to the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable, making it seem so long.

When Gu An stood before the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable, the latter felt himself enveloped by darkness.

“Do you wish for me to kill him?”

Gu An asked, overlooking the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable, his gaze was so indifferent that when the latter looked up, he was filled with dread upon seeing it.

The Eternal Great Thousand Venerable opened his mouth slightly, his gaze full of pleading, having lost the presence of the Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao, at that moment, he was no different from a mortal spirit near death, perhaps even more pathetic.

Hong Yi stood at the back, took a deep breath, and said, “I don’t wish for you to kill him; I want to defeat him myself. But now the cause and effect are beyond me; if you wish to eliminate the root, then act.”

She finally understood what Gu An had said to her before.

Having gone through this battle, she suddenly didn’t want to leave with Gu An.

She wanted to strive to become stronger, for one day, all her troubles she could bear herself.

Furthermore, she wanted to protect Gu An in return.

Upon hearing her words, Gu An’s lips curved upwards; he looked down at the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable and laughed, “Since so, I won’t kill you. From now on, stay quietly in eternity, waiting for her to find you to resolve this cause and effect. Of course, if you want to seek revenge early, I will always be waiting.”

Gu An’s words brought joy to the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable, his expression showed excitement, but Gu An’s smile chilled his heart.

The opponent obviously did not regard him at all.

He was the Supreme Emperor of Ultimate Merging Dao, even facing the Celestial Emperor, he had the power to fight, but against Gu An…

Having narrowly survived, he was filled with fear after the fact, never expected the Heavenly Dao concealed such an existence, no wonder Hong Yi possessed the chance to become a saint.

At that moment, the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable regained control of his physical body, instinctively wanting to flee, but looking at Gu An, he forced himself to endure.

He slowly stood up, tremblingly looking at Gu An.

Gu An, half-smiling, queried, “Why? Do you still want me to send you back?”

The Eternal Great Thousand Venerable hastily shook his head, stepped back, respectfully saluted Gu An, then vanished.

His actions amused Gu An, unexpectedly, this Eternal Great Thousand Venerable was quite a character.

Gu An could see through his thoughts; in his perspective, as long as he escaped this calamity, there was hope to reconcile the cause and effect with Hong Yi in the future.

Only living on brought hope.

Once the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable departed, the surroundings suddenly changed, returning them to Hong Yi’s courtyard, where the small bamboo people swarmed around Hong Yi, chirping incessantly.

Hong Yi snapped back to reality as if waking from a dream; she looked at Gu An and asked, “By doing this, won’t you incur potential troubles later?”

Gu An turned to her and asked, “Do you now understand his realm?”

Hong Yi recalled hearing about the Mixed Element Profound Venerable Immortal, but Gu An said the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable’s cultivation was above the Mixed Element Profound Venerable Immortal.

What kind of realm is that?

Hong Yi shook her head, indicating she did not understand.

“Do you understand my realm?” Gu An continued to ask.

Hong Yi looked at him, saying, “Equally unclear, but assuredly far surpassing him.”

Gu An laughed, “I do understand his realm; I even know where he resides.”

Upon hearing this, Hong Yi fell silent.

She was very curious about the world through Gu An’s eyes, at the same time, filled with motivation for cultivation.

She shared resemblance with the True Yuan Ancestor, both possessing exceptional comprehension, unfortunately, their talent was too strong; they didn’t actively pursue cultivation wholeheartedly, at least not exerting full effort to cultivate.

In their eyes, there were never limits, all realms seemed easily achievable.

Gu An stretched lazily and smiled, “Think about it carefully; I’ll return tomorrow.”

With that said, he disappeared from where he stood, leaving Hong Yi alone in contemplation.

…

Inside a bright hall, crystal pillars stood like swords everywhere, the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable appeared out of thin air before a throne draped with beast hide.

After sitting down, he gasped deeply, his expression flustered.

Even after leaving the Heavenly Dao, he remained terrified, the more he thought, the more frightened he got.

Gu An’s mighty presence left him no thought of resistance; even after returning to eternity, he felt Gu An’s watchful eye upon him.

The most significant point was, he couldn’t find any means to resist Gu An, even with the combined powers of all eternity, he felt it still wasn’t enough to contend with that person.

This constant feeling of impending death deeply filled him with regret.

“How can such existence be hidden within the Heavenly Dao…”

The Eternal Great Thousand Venerable’s mind was in turmoil; he stared at his trembling hands, feeling his worldview collapsing.

A terrifying conjecture arose in his mind.

Could the opponent indeed be the legendary ethereal Saint?

As long as the legends of saints exist, there are certainly traces left behind by saints.

Chasing after saints, he never doubted their authenticity, but with the appearance of a saint within the Heavenly Dao, he felt all his previous actions seemed laughable.

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