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Chapter 188: A Powerful Enemy on the Path to Immortality, The Impending Danger of the Tai Xuan Gate
Chapter 188: A Powerful Enemy on the Path to Immortality, The Impending Danger of the Tai Xuan Gate
In the mountain cave, Zhang Bukou wielded a stone axe, his moves fierce and his footwork enigmatic, leaving afterimages that made it seem as if there were multiple copies of him in the cave.
Ever since he arrived at this cave and learned the Heavenly Chopping Axe technique, he hadn't left. Through his diligent cultivation, his qi and blood had rapidly strengthened, and he had completely fused with the power of the mysterious demon pill.
He didn't notice a sparrow perched on a distant rock, watching him.
Seeing Zhang Bukou's figure, Gu An felt relieved.
This kid has some talent! At the very least, he hasn't disappointed in his cultivation.
Gu An also noticed that Zhang Bukou's bloodline was changing, not toward the Six-Headed Flood Dragon, but into a different kind of demonic aura that he had never encountered before.
Suddenly, he thought of the Demon King.
Could it be that Zhang Bukou wants to return to his ancestral form as well, just like the Six-Headed Flood Dragon after consuming the true blood of the Demon King?
Zhang Bukou was not actually orphaned; he still had his mother. However, since Zhang Chunqiu had never revealed her identity, he had no way of finding her.
Could Zhang Bukou's mother have an extraordinary background? Gu An wondered silently, but he didn't feel overly concerned.
After practicing the Heavenly Chopping Axe for a while longer, Zhang Bukou finally spotted Gu An.
"It's you, little sparrow. You've finally shown yourself. What's your connection to the seniors of this cave?" Zhang Bukou asked excitedly, refraining from rushing toward Gu An to avoid scaring him away.
Gu An, in his sparrow form, shook his head without making a sound.
The Heaven and Earth Nine Transformations technique that came with the Myriad Forms Qi Method was indeed convenient, allowing him not only to transform but also to alter his aura, so Zhang Bukou couldn't detect anything unusual about him.
Seeing that the sparrow that Gu An had transformed into didn't respond, Zhang Bukou wasn't disappointed. Instead, he eagerly began to talk about his recent fortuitous encounters.
If it hadn't been for this sparrow, he wouldn't have had such good fortune, and he might have even been eaten by demons.
Even if this sparrow had no spirit or connection to this cave, he was still grateful to it.
Gu An listened patiently. The Zhang Bukou before him was filled with an unprecedented fighting spirit, and his entire being seemed different.
In Zhang Bukou, Gu An saw a reflection of An Hao.
That was the aura of a heaven-defying genius!
Gu An suddenly remembered that when An Hao was young, he had once crossed paths with Zhang Bukou, and that had been An Hao's first defeat after embarking on his immortal cultivation path. He wondered if An Hao still remembered that incident.
After Zhang Bukou finished speaking, Gu An opened his mouth and spat out the demon pill of the Black-Hating Demon King.
Seeing the sparrow spit out a demon pill that was nearly ten times larger than its body, Zhang Bukou's jaw dropped in astonishment.
Then, Gu An flapped his wings and disappeared into the cave passage.
Zhang Bukou stared at the demon pill on the ground, speechless for a long time.
...
Shortly after the new spring, the land of the Three Dynasties still hadn't welcomed a revival. It remained shrouded in demonic mist and evil qi.
In the northern region of the Great Ginger Dynasty, within a valley, a steady stream of cultivators flew in and out, their faces filled with urgency.
Xuan Tianyi sat under a tree, his upper body bare and wrapped in white cloth. He held a white bone in his hand, examining it intently.
Ji Hantian approached Xuan Tianyi and asked, "The Daoist Teaching predicts that the Demon Ancestor will soon head south. Do you have confidence in facing this threat?"
Xuan Tianyi casually replied, "Of course I do. Even if I can't defeat it, there's still the Sword Venerable of Fudao."
"What if the Demon Ancestor is stronger than the Sword Venerable of Fudao?" Ji Hantian asked anxiously.
"Then we all die together, I suppose," Xuan Tianyi said nonchalantly. "Don't worry, even if we perish, there are still vast numbers of humans overseas. I'm sure they'll be able to handle it." As he spoke, he lifted the white bone in his hand and narrowed his eyes, as if studying the patterns on its surface.
Hearing this, Ji Hantian couldn't help but roll his eyes.
He asked, "You've been examining that bone for several days now. What's so special about it?"
Xuan Tianyi replied indifferently, "My magic is incredibly powerful. That Demon King was reduced to ashes, leaving only this bone. There must be something extraordinary about it. Perhaps there's a hidden secret behind the Demon and Devil calamity."
Just as Ji Hantian was about to say something more, a gust of wind blew in from the north, sweeping into the valley and causing everyone to shudder.
Even Xuan Tianyi put down the bone in his hand and turned to look, his brow furrowed.
"Such powerful demonic qi... How is this possible...?"
Ji Hantian's face paled, and he muttered to himself.
Even he, a cultivator at the Combined Spirit Realm, felt this way, let alone the other cultivators in the valley.
"What terrifying demonic qi. I feel like the sky is about to collapse..."
"Is it the Demon Emperor?"
"No, I've felt the aura of the Demon Emperor before, and this demonic qi far surpasses it. It must be the legendary Demon Ancestor."
"This demonic qi is too frightening. So the legends were true—the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons..."
"What should we do? Surely we're not going to fight, are we? Facing this demonic qi, I don't think we have any hope of winning!"
The cultivators in the valley had been fighting demons and devils for years, and some had even experienced the battlefield where Great Vehicle Realm cultivators clashed. Their Dao hearts had long since transformed.
But even so, facing the distant demonic qi, they were still intimidated and had no desire to engage in battle.
Xuan Tianyi vanished into thin air.
Ji Hantian immediately turned around and urged the disciples of the Tai Xuan Gate to prepare for battle.
Far away in the Third Medicine Valley of the Tai Xuan Gate, Gu An stood up. Instead of looking toward the north, he gazed up at the sky.
The sky was a serene blue, but the clouds were dissipating.
"Master, what is it?"
Beside them, An Xin, who was in the midst of counting seeds, turned and asked, "What is it, Gu An?" Xiao Chuan and several other disciples looked at Gu An, awaiting his response.
Gu An spoke, "The clouds in the sky are dispersing."
Upon hearing this, the others looked up, and soon, they, too, began to wonder in astonishment.
Instead of vanishing, the clouds in the sky were churning and swirling, like pieces of cloth being stitched together. Moreover, they noticed that the entire world had become unusually quiet, so much so that they couldn't even hear the buzzing of insects.
"The Seven Stars Spirit Realm...?" Gu An murmured as he gazed up at the sky.
He could sense the space above Tai Xuan Gate fluctuating, and a mysterious power had enveloped the entire sect.
This power had surpassed the Nirvana Realm, which was why the Tai Xuan Gate cultivators hadn't detected it.
The Demon Ancestor was heading south, but now, another immortal was about to descend upon Tai Xuan Gate.
It seemed that the Seven Stars Spirit Realm had their eyes on the Sword Venerable of Fudao.
Was it because they feared that the Sword Venerable would hinder the Demon Ancestor's path?
As Gu An watched, the scattered clouds in the sky gradually formed a grand and majestic array, causing more and more disciples of Tai Xuan Gate to look up.
The disciples in the valley could even hear the distant commotion coming from the outer sect's city.
Lu Lingjun appeared beside Gu An and said in a low voice, "Trouble's here. Don't you dare run out."
With that, she leaped into the air, soaring towards the sky.
She wasn't alone; other Combined Realm cultivators of Tai Xuan Gate also flew out.
Lu Lingjun drew her sword, and her spiritual power, like a rainbow, swept through the sky with majestic might.
Boom!
The cloud array in the sky burst forth with brilliant golden light, and a boundless, overwhelming pressure descended, startling Lu Lingjun, who immediately stopped in her tracks.
The other Combined Realm cultivators were similarly affected, but unlike Lu Lingjun, they were suppressed by the pressure from above and couldn't move at all. They all looked at the cloud array in the sky with fear and trepidation.
Every fragment of cloud in the array burst with golden light, forming golden threads that further condensed into golden runes. The golden light rained down, and wherever it fell on the disciples of Tai Xuan Gate, they found themselves unable to move.
An Xin's eyes widened, and despair filled her face.
In the outer sect's city, on the Butian Platform.
The cultivators who had been meditating on the sword all stood with trembling bodies, their eyes filled with disbelief as they stared at the sky.
"What is that...?" Zuo Yi Jian, standing next to the Dantian Axe, asked with difficulty.
No one answered him. The other cultivators were like worshippers gazing upon a descending deity, but instead of bringing fortune, this deity brought only despair.
Under the gaze of countless people, a gigantic illusory face appeared in the vast golden array. Only the outline of its features could be seen, and it was impossible to discern its true appearance or even its gender. It was like the will of the heavens manifesting, looking down upon the masses, filling the disciples of Tai Xuan Gate with immense oppression.
More and more people had trembling legs and knelt on the ground. In the darkness, it felt as if an invisible hand was pressing down on their heads, not allowing them to look directly at the mysterious giant face in the golden light array.
In the inner sect's city, on the roof of a mansion, Ji Xiaoyu gazed at the sky, her brows furrowed.
She didn't recognize this array, but her intuition told her that it had something to do with the Seven Stars Spirit Realm.
"May I ask which senior has arrived? In these chaotic times of demons and monsters, why would a senior oppress Tai Xuan Gate?"
A female voice rang out, and a black-clad woman appeared beside Lu Lingjun.
She was the Great Elder, Suxin Xianzi, who had returned from overseas. She had been badly injured on the demon battlefield last year and had returned to Tai Xuan Gate to recuperate.
Her cultivation was only slightly higher than Lu Lingjun's, and the two of them, at the Xuan Heart Realm, could only slightly reduce the pressure from the golden light array.
The mysterious giant face in the golden light array didn't respond. It seemed that this face was searching for something.
Suddenly, golden light rays shot out from the golden light array, streaking across the sky towards the outer sect's city of Tai Xuan Gate. In the eyes of countless disciples, these golden light rays condensed into a golden arm, like the hand of a higher power, exuding an unparalleled pressure.
That direction was precisely where the Butian Platform was located!
Zuo Yi Jian, who was next to the Dantian Axe, paled as he, too, was pressed down to his knees, unable to stand.
From his perspective, the golden palm in the sky blotted out the sun, as if the heavens were collapsing, filling everyone in the city with despair.
Boom!
The Dantian Axe trembled, and a vast sword intent surged into the sky, causing the golden palm to pause.
"Since you are of the immortal path, why do you hide in a mortal sect?"
A cold, indifferent voice echoed throughout Tai Xuan Gate, audible to all cultivators.
Immortal path?
They immediately thought of one person.
The Sword Venerable of Fudao!
Only the Sword Venerable could possibly be of the immortal path!
Like An Xin and the others, Gu An was pressed to the ground, but unlike the others who were kneeling, he was squatting, his hands supporting his body, his arms trembling, and his head lowered, his expression unreadable.
"Since you refuse to answer, then watch as this sect turns to dust."
The cold voice echoed again, like a divine judgment upon the mortals, and the oppressive pressure enveloping Tai Xuan Gate suddenly intensified, causing the earth to tremble.
With his head lowered, Gu An glanced at Xiao Chuan, An Xin, and the others with despairing expressions.
Fear gripped everyone's hearts, leaving no room to look at those beside them.
Gu An sighed softly.
Why must there always be those who seek death?
(End of Chapter)
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