"You want to become the Heavenly Emperor—does that mean you want power?" Gu An asked curiously.
The Jade Emperor in Journey to the West had not been described as all that strong, at least not the strongest, while An Hao had always wanted to become the strongest. If he could choose to become the Heavenly Emperor, could it be that his state of mind had already changed?
An Hao replied, "I want strength, and I want power too. Along the way, I've gone to many places and abandoned many people, but I feel that this path isn't right. Still, for the sake of growing stronger, even if it isn't right, I can only keep walking it. Once I become the Heavenly Emperor, I'll be able to protect the people I want to protect, and I'll also be able to shelter all suffering beings."
"I didn't expect you to still have a great heart of kindness in you," Gu An said with emotion.
An Hao's face reddened, and he said, "Master, what do you mean by that? In your eyes, am I some person who stops at nothing and has no bottom line? At the very least, I inherited the righteousness of the Taixuan Sect. No matter where I go, whenever I encounter people suffering hardship and disaster, as long as I can help, I will act."
Gu An smiled. He had indeed seen An Hao do such things, though not many times.
Compared to Yang Xian, An Hao was still far behind.
But he had never expected An Hao to become any particular kind of person. He had taught An Hao methods of cultivation only because of fate. As long as An Hao did not commit evil, he was too lazy to point fingers and tell him what to do.