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Chapter 118: To Kill Him, Does One Need a Sword?
Chapter 118: To Kill Him, Does One Need a Sword?
Gu An and Wu Jue shared their insights on their cultivation experiences, chatting well into the next morning. Both of them benefited immensely from this exchange.
Before parting, Wu Jue once again cautioned Gu An to keep their discussions about enlightenment a secret from others.
Seeing his friend's cautiousness, Gu An smiled and assured him.
Wu Jue watched as Gu An left, a smile spreading across his face. In all his years at Tai Xuan Gate, Gu An was the first true friend he had made. Before, he had been very insecure and dared not interact with others much. The only person he was close to was his master, so his master's death had hit him hard.
Wu Jue turned and returned to his room to continue cultivating, eagerly anticipating his next exchange with Gu An.
Gu An stayed in the city for half an hour before returning to the Third Medicine Valley. After inspecting the valley, he hurried off again.
He first spent some time in Xuan Valley before arriving at the Xuan Tian Cave Abode.
Quite a number of medicinal herbs had already been planted in the Xuan Tian Cave Abode, but it was still far from being fully planted.
Gu An intended to cultivate 5th rank and above medicinal herbs here. This was his private territory, a place truly unknown to others.
Only Jiang Qiong and Hao Long knew about the Eight Scenery Caves, but the Xuan Tian Cave Abode was known only to him.
As he was planting, he sensed the aura of battle coming from the north.
The aura from the Nine Abyssal Road had been present for months, and the Nine Dynasties had continuously sent cultivators to fight, temporarily curbing the rampant chaos caused by the Misty Flower Sect.
This was normal. If the Misty Flower Sect's power far exceeded that of the Nine Dynasties, they would have swept through them long ago.
Gu An paid no heed to the distant battle. He focused on planting his herbs.
He could stay in the Xuan Tian Cave Abode tonight because it was the end of the month. If Li Ya wanted to contact him, he couldn't afford to miss it.
Ever since Gu An and Li Ya had agreed, Li Ya hadn't revealed his aura at the top of a mountain at the end of the month. Perhaps he was not free to do so, but Gu An wasn't worried. Anyway, he would come to the Xuan Tian Cave Abode every month-end and use his spiritual sense to search the north, seeking Li Ya's aura.
And so, Gu An finished planting all the seeds he had brought, and also set up an array while he was at it. When night fell, he practiced the Nine Extremes Yin Yang Body, transforming into a magic shadow and heading north.
...
Under the cover of night, Li Ya, with the Beihai Heavy Sword on his back, arrived at the top of a mountain. He looked up, seeing countless mountains ahead of him with no end in sight. The night sky was covered by dark clouds, obscuring the stars and moon.
"This place is so far away from the Beihai Mountains. I wonder if the ancestor can find me," Li Ya thought worriedly.
The voice of the old ancestor sounded in his mind: "The great cultivators of the Nine Dynasties have appeared one after another, but they have not been able to shake that female cultivator. When the main vein of the Misty Flower Sect arrives, it will be even more dangerous. Even if the ancestor comes, he will not be able to turn the tide."
He, too, believed that Gu An was the ancestor of the Li family, but he had no confidence in the ancestor.
The ancestor's realm was higher than his in life, but there were also such people in the main vein of the Misty Flower Sect, and there was more than one.
After hearing this, Li Ya fell silent.
He turned his head, his spiritual sense spreading out as he feared that a Misty Flower Sect cultivator was tracking him.
When he was sure that no one was following him, Li Ya took off the heavy sword and began to meditate.
He placed the heavy sword on his legs and carefully caressed it, feeling the sword edge.
He had already cultivated a slight understanding of the Great Azure Surprise Sword's intent. The longer he studied the Great Azure Surprise Sword, the more he felt that this sword technique was profound and unfathomable. Once this sword technique was completed, he would be able to fight across realms and even beyond his own.
The cold wind blew, and although there was no snowfall, the chill pierced his bones.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, a figure appeared behind Li Ya, quietly observing him.
It was Gu An, who had cultivated the Nine Extremes Yin Yang Body. He was currently observing Li Ya's sword cultivation.
Not bad. He had not disappointed him in terms of sword cultivation.
"He's here..."
The voice of the old ancestor sounded in Li Ya's ear, his tone complex.
Hearing this, Li Ya opened his eyes and turned his head to see Gu An. He immediately got up, holding the Beihai Heavy Sword and bowing to Gu An.
Now, he was able to hold the Beihai Heavy Sword with one hand.
"Greetings, Ancestor!"
Gu An was too lazy to explain Li Ya's address. As long as his true identity wasn't guessed, it was fine.
"Tell me about the situation with the Misty Flower Sect," Gu An said, changing his voice as he usually did when speaking.
Li Ya began to report the situation.
Currently, all the disciples of the Misty Flower Sect were gathered in front of the entrance to the Nine Abyssal Road. Their numbers exceeded a million, and every disciple of the Misty Flower Sect had been branded with the Misty Flower Seal, preventing those wavering in their loyalty from escaping.
He mentioned the Misty Flower Tree, and how almost every day, cultivators would go to deal with the Misty Flower Sect, only to end up dying and becoming nourishment for the tree.
When talking about this tree, even the fearless Li Ya's face showed a trace of fear.
Gu An didn't care about any of this. He was only curious about how strong the strongest person in the main vein of the Misty Flower Sect was.
Unfortunately, Li Ya didn't know either. They chatted for a long time, but it was all about the battles around the Misty Flower Tree, and nothing was mentioned about the situation inside the Nine Abyss Road.
"I was wondering why you sneaked out, but it turns out you wanted to pass on information. It seems that your backer is also helpless and unable to respond to you."
A disdainful laugh sounded out, startling Li Ya and causing his face to change drastically. His gaze turned to the person behind Gu An.
Out from the woods strolled the bookishly dressed Jing Hong Ke, his back to Gu An.
"Magic Shadow Divine Ability, I wonder which esteemed person of the Thousand Autumn Pavilion you are?" Jing Hong Ke asked with a smile, setting down the book box on his back and placing it in front of him before reaching out to flip through it.
Before Gu An could speak, Li Ya anxiously said, "Ancestor, his name is Jing Hong Ke. He's the one who captured my ancestor's soul before. He's very strong. You must not be careless!"
Gu An turned his head, glancing at Jing Hong Ke out of the corner of his eye.
[Chapter 118: To Kill Him, Does One Need a Sword? (Part 2)]
Turning around slowly, Gu An gazed at Jing Hong Ke, who was still searching for something. He didn't seem to be in a hurry, watching as Jing Hong Ke continued to rummage through his belongings.
A grand cultivator at the ninth layer of the Fusion Realm actually needed to search for things by hand?
This fellow clearly intended to toy with Gu An and Li Ya, deliberately unsettling them.
"Ancestor? So it's a family affair. In that case, I'll have to torture you to death in front of him, to teach him a lesson for having such wicked thoughts." Jing Hong Ke sneered.
Hearing this, Li Ya immediately moved to Gu An's side and offered the Beihai Heavy Sword to him.
"To kill him, does one need a sword?"
Gu An's hoarse voice rang out, causing Li Ya to pause, and even Jing Hong Ke's searching hands stilled.
Jing Hong Ke raised his eyes to look at Gu An. Standing on the slope, Gu An was at a higher position than him.
He couldn't make out Gu An's true features, but for some reason, just looking at his silhouette filled him with unease.
Suddenly, Jing Hong Ke withdrew a scroll from his book box. As the scroll unfurled, a terrifying eruption of magma burst forth, covering the sky and obscuring the sun in a magnificent display of power.
Li Ya stood frozen, unable to react in time.
With incredible speed, Gu An raised his right hand, flicked his finger, and shot out a beam of light. It pierced through the terrifying magma and forcefully penetrated Jing Hong Ke's throat, causing a spray of blood to burst from his neck.
Jing Hong Ke's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
As his body began to topple backward, a foot pressed down on his back.
Boom!
The mountains trembled, and under Li Ya's watchful gaze, the formidable Jing Hong Ke, who had once filled him with despair, was crushed under the ancestor's foot, sending shards of stone flying.
"Ah..."
Jing Hong Ke spat out a mouthful of blood. In his despair, he realized that his spiritual energy was being suppressed within his body, unable to be released. He couldn't even use his arts to move an inch.
He had never felt such suppression before.
Even a Grand Master of the Spirit Heart Realm wouldn't be able to suppress him like this.
Could it be that he had already reached the fifth layer of the Spirit Heart Realm or higher?
Jing Hong Ke felt incredulous.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
Gu An began to stomp his foot, crushing Jing Hong Ke's back with each step. More and more blood stained the ground beneath him, and cracks appeared on the mountain.
With purple-black demonic energy swirling around him, Gu An looked like a devil from the underworld. Even Li Ya felt a tinge of fear in his heart at that moment.
The soul of the old ancestor within him also fell silent.
After nine stomps, Jing Hong Ke had lost all his fighting ability.
Gu An's right foot blazed with the Truefire of Tai Qing, burning Jing Hong Ke's body as he stepped back. With his left hand, he extracted Jing Hong Ke's primordial spirit, and with his right, he picked up the nearby book box.
Jing Hong Ke's corpse was quickly reduced to ashes, and Gu An's figure disappeared, leaving behind only one sentence:
"From now on, do your best to stay alive, and don't come looking for me again."
Li Ya stood on the hillside, staring at the ashes that were once Jing Hong Ke, silent for a long time.
After a while, he couldn't help but ask in his mind, "Do you still think that the ancestor is no match for the main vein of the Misty Flower Sect?"
The old ancestor did not reply.
...
Inside the Xuan Tian Cave Abode, Gu An sat at a stone table, performing the Soul-Seizing Technique on Jing Hong Ke's primordial spirit.
Indeed, Jing Hong Ke was not from the Nine Dynasties. He originated from the main vein of the Misty Flower Sect, and he had arrived a long time ago.
Three hundred years ago, the main vein of the Misty Flower Sect descended upon the land of the Nine Dynasties. He and several of his fellow disciples had dispersed, with the others going to carry out the main vein's grand plan and find a suitable puppet sect, while he chose to travel alone, seeking immortal opportunities.
The reason he dared to act so uniquely was because of his prominent background as a core disciple of the main vein.
Two hundred years ago, when he witnessed the powerful Lu Baitian, he knew he was no match and chose to lie low, hiding for two hundred years.
The reason the main vein of the Misty Flower Sect came to the Nine Dynasties was because they knew that this land would be devoured by demons and monsters. In their eyes, the humans here would eventually perish, so they might as well offer them to the Misty Flower Tree.
The Misty Flower Tree relished the spiritual energy and flesh of human cultivators. If it could devour the people of the Nine Dynasties, it would transcend its heavenly fate and reach the legendary ninth stage.
At that time, the Misty Flower Tree would be able to open the Nine Abyssal Road at any time, providing convenience for the main vein of the Misty Flower Sect to act as they pleased, going wherever they wanted.
Through Jing Hong Ke's memories, Gu An learned about the ranking system within the Misty Flower Sect's main vein. The Golden Spirit Venerable he had slain before was one of the Hundred Venerables, all of whom possessed Spirit Heart Realm cultivation. As for the master of the main vein, he had transcended the Spirit Heart Realm five hundred years ago, reaching the legendary Great Vehicle Realm.
In other words, there was only one Great Vehicle Realm cultivator in the Misty Flower Sect's main vein!
Could five hundred years be enough for that master to reach the ninth layer of the Great Vehicle Realm?
Gu An pondered silently.
Several hours later, he finally retracted his spiritual sense and proceeded to finish off Jing Hong Ke, taking away two hundred and nine years of lifespan.
Gu An's right hand rested on the book box, his index finger tapping lightly as his eyes flickered.
No more waiting! Tomorrow, he would put an end to the Misty Flower Tree under the Nine Abyss Road to prevent further complications. After all, as long as he didn't make a move, the Misty Flower Sect's main branch wouldn't give up!
(End of Chapter)
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