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Chapter 861: Chapter 853 Marshal of Heaven

The Celestial Court!

Tian Hao!

With these two names appearing together, An Zizai immediately understood that the impending calamity would be even greater than the previous power struggle among the Sons of Heaven.

Gu An then briefly discussed the situation regarding the Heavenly Emperor, without revealing too much, but ensuring that An Zizai understood what he would face next, while advising An Zizai not to disclose the matter and simply focus on planning his strategy to manage the calamity.

An Zizai grasped Gu An’s true intention; this was both a calamity for Wushi and a trial set by the Ancestor. He felt no pressure but was instead filled with determination.

The Ancestor would never test him without reason. Once he succeeded, the Ancestor would undoubtedly reward him, assisting him to advance further and faster on his cultivation path.

“Alright, go back and cultivate.”

Gu An concluded their conversation, and An Zizai immediately paid his respects and took his leave.

After An Zizai departed, Gu An remained by the lakeside, continuing to fish. In his eyes, the lake surface reflected scenes of various futures.

In the future, Immortal Gods would descend to the Human World to slaughter the Immortal Cultivation Sect, under the pretense of eradicating Chaos Evil Demons.

This was a tactic aimed at Xuanyuan Human Venerable, who, when facing the overwhelming power of the Heavenly Emperor, would have no choice but to accept the Immortal Gods cleansing the Human World. The masses, unaware of the Celestial Court’s internal conflicts, would blame the disasters brought by the Celestial Court on Xuanyuan Human Venerable, causing his faith to plummet and eventually leading to his Immortal Position being undermined until it was stripped away by Cangtian.

Without his Immortal Position, the Heavenly Emperor would have countless ways to eliminate Xuanyuan Human Venerable, while also reclaiming control over the Three Thousand Great Worlds to establish a new order.

The Heavenly Emperor’s methods were truly ruthless and merciless.

Many Immortal Gods believed the Heavenly Emperor resembled the Celestial Emperor the most, prompting Gu An to wonder if the Celestial Emperor had once done similar things.

Perhaps the Three Thousand Great Worlds truly harbored Chaos Evil Demons, yet the Heavenly Emperor merely desired to leave the inhabitants of the Three Thousand Great Worlds destitute. For the sake of power struggles, he trampled on all living beings carelessly, a behavior that Gu An could not condone.

However, there were countless individuals like the Heavenly Emperor, and Gu An realized that if he tried to manage them all, he would never have a moment of peace.

Evil is itself a part of the world; guiding toward good is the Righteous Dao, but evil cannot be eradicated.

Gu An would not extend his responsibility to cover the Three Thousand Great Worlds; protecting the Celestial Spirit Great World was sufficient.

Great calamities are ordeals that all beings need to undergo—life is not always smooth for every living creature, and Gu An wanted to see how Wushi would perform in this great calamity.

Since the end of the power struggle among the Sons of Heaven, the number of Wushiji Disciple had doubled, seemingly harmonious, but all under the guise of Wushi’s strength.

Of course, for Gu An, this great calamity also felt like a grand drama.

Though the Heavenly Emperor acted against the Three Thousand Great Worlds, he underestimated their essence. Little did he know, this conflict would exceed his expectations; Chaos Evil Demons would indeed emerge, and even the Celestial Dao Venerable would get involved.

Gu An was quite hesitant about whether to engage in a battle with the Celestial Emperor.

Once he appeared openly with his grandeur, the Celestial Emperor would surely appear.

According to his nature, he would definitely not engage in a battle unless he felt assured, and it wouldn’t be stable unless he was a layer higher in the Great Realm above his enemy.

Yet he had formed a bond with the Celestial Emperor during Reincarnation, and it would be regrettable not to spar with the Celestial Emperor in the same Realm.

Although he hadn’t yet found the opportunity for a breakthrough, his intuition told him that if he did, the Celestial Emperor could never catch up.

Forget it!

Safety is the most important!

Gu An decided he couldn’t define the Celestial Emperor with imagination; he must consider the Celestial Emperor as the strongest, most evil enemy in order to prepare for any situation; encountering a less malignant Celestial Emperor would be optimal.

In thoughts, overestimate your opponent as much as possible!

Gu An thought while simulating the future.

…

In the bright cosmic void, devoid of stars, only fragments of luminous clouds existed, some like the Creation God Mountain, others resembling Divine Beasts crouching, extraordinarily serene.

Deep within the void, atop a sea of clouds stood a palace with red eaves, incessantly emitting golden glow; above the door hung a placard engraved with ’Great World Divine Palace’.

Inside the palace, Xuanyuan Human Venerable sat cross-legged on the lotus seat atop the high platform, his mana spreading, displaying a Heaven and Earth Dharma Image behind him.

Suddenly.

Footsteps echoed from the entrance, reverberating within the hall.

Xuanyuan Human Venerable slowly opened his eyes, gazing at the visitor, his brow furrowed.

A man clad in silver battle armor approached, two large flags inserted on his back, a miniature flood dragon perched atop his crown, spirit mist rising at his feet, his entire presence imposing.

“The Marshal of Heaven!”

Xuanyuan Human Venerable enunciated the visitor’s title.

“Your Highness Xuanyuan, I am here at the command of the Supreme Heavenly Monarch.”

The Marshal of Heaven advanced with the stride of a dragon and tiger, his voice arriving even before his person reached the steps, strong and unyielding, remaining unabashed even before the Son of Heaven.

Xuanyuan Human Venerable watched him, observing him approach the steps.

Despite the Marshal of Heaven looking up at him in admiration, he felt a palpable pressure.

“What does the Heavenly Monarch command?” Xuanyuan Human Venerable asked.

Cixuan Old Immortal hasn’t returned; did an incident occur?

Xuanyuan Human Venerable anticipated this day since the Heavenly Emperor assumed power, but he hadn’t expected it to come so swiftly, and even deploying the Marshal of Heaven.

The Marshal of Heaven was a Supreme Immortal, leading all Celestial Gods. In cultivation level, both were in the Miao Zhen Daluo Immortal Realm, yet the Marshal of Heaven had reached the pinnacle of this Realm, possibly stepping into the next Great Realm, which was the Immortal Dao Peak. Sёarᴄh the NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The Marshal of Heaven spoke emotionlessly: “Since the dark Heavenly Court was repelled, the Heavenly Monarch has been divining the remnants of the dark Heavenly Court, foreseeing that the Three Thousand Great Worlds concealed the dark Heavenly Court’s chess pieces, requiring complete eradication. He will deploy Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to investigate the Three Thousand Great Worlds, and you’ll need to accompany me, as there was once contact between Immortal Gods and the dark Heavenly Court.”

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Human Venerable was instantly incensed, eyes wide, roaring angrily: “Impudence! I am the Son of Heaven, child of the Celestial Emperor, how could I collude with the dark Heavenly Court?”

The Marshal of Heaven replied calmly: “Emperor Changyou dissipated the essence of his main body, transferring the origin into his avatar, which has already merged with the dark fortune.”

Hearing this, the furious Xuanyuan Human Venerable was dismayed.

“How could this… he…”

Xuanyuan Human Venerable suddenly lost words, possible betrayal by the Son of Heaven conferred the Marshal of Heaven with the right to bring him back to the Celestial Court.

However…

Xuanyuan Human Venerable could not fathom why the Son of Heaven would betray the Celestial Court.

Could it be for the position of the Celestial Emperor?

But Emperor Changyou had no interest in the position of the Celestial Emperor; he even disliked participating in the power struggles of the Sons of Heaven.

He had seen Emperor Changyou’s avatar during his conflict with the Great Immortal Divine Yuan.

Immediately after gaining power, such betrayal from a Son of Heaven surprised Xuanyuan Human Venerable, feeling something was amiss.