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Chapter 197: Riding a Beast After Ascending?
Chapter 197: Riding a Beast After Ascending?
The Land of Demons was painted with golden hues as autumn blanketed the landscape in a sea of yellow leaves, resembling a vast golden ocean.
Li Ya stood atop the Heavy Sword of the North Sea, soaring through the skies with Zhang Bukou by his side. Their gazes were fixed on the distant horizon.
Zhang Bukou's eyes widened as he spotted a distant figure flying towards the end of the world at a speed far surpassing their own. The aura of cultivation surrounding this figure left him secretly startled.
"Brother Li, are we really going to meddle in this matter?" Zhang Bukou couldn't help but ask.
Li Ya was the first friend he had made, and over the past year, they had ventured through the Land of Demons together, sharing life and death experiences that forged a deep bond between them, despite their vulnerabilities.
Even though they often sustained injuries, their mutual reliance on each other made their adventures far safer than when they had ventured alone in the past.
The gusting wind brushed against Li Ya's face, and a smile appeared on his handsome and resolute countenance. "So many great cultivators are rushing there. Let's go take a look. We won't get involved for now; we'll observe and see how things unfold. If there's no opportunity, we'll just enjoy the show, and if there is, then all the better."
Zhang Bukou found this reasoning reasonable, and his eyes, filled with anticipation, looked forward.
On the other side...
Gu An hadn't been staring at the ascension site the entire time. Instead, he had been busy with other matters.
He intended to expand the Nianchu Cave Abode. Tianyaoer was keeping watch over the Nianchu Cave Abode, which was truly his own abode, separate from the Xuantian Cave Abode. Aside from the latter, the other pharmacies were more or less exposed and not suitable for direct expansion.
Gu An arrived at the Nianchu Cave Abode and used his spiritual power to enlarge the space within.
Tianyaoer watched Gu An's retreating figure, her mouth agape. Tianqing and Tianbai perched on her shoulders, bobbing their heads as they, too, stared at Gu An.
Gu An walked along the cave wall, his right hand outstretched. With each step he took, the wall in front of him caved inward, without any debris falling or causing the cave abode to shake. Tianyaoer's eyes widened at this display of power.
She had always known that Gu An was strong, but she had never imagined him to be this formidable.
Even after cultivating for many years, she still couldn't fathom the extent of Gu An's abilities.
After a stick of incense had burned, the Nianchu Cave Abode had doubled in size, mainly because Tianhuang Mountain was vast enough to accommodate the expansion without affecting its structure. It could even be enlarged by ten times in the future without issue.
Gu An arrived at a stone table and placed a storage bag on it. "These are all seeds. Plant them all, and don't disappoint me."
Without waiting for Tianyaoer's response, he vanished into thin air.
Tianyaoer didn't bother looking inside the storage bag. Instead, she imitated Gu An's previous stance, raising her right hand and carefully recalling his movements.
...
As the moon set and the sun rose, a new day began.
Within the Third Pharmacy, Gu An put down his pen and rose from his seat. He walked to the window, his gaze turning towards the Land of Demons. After the ascender had arrived the previous night, the stele had triggered a restriction, opening the entrance to a small world, and all the great cultivators had rushed in.
Early that morning, many of them had emerged and engaged in chaotic battles, including Li Ya and Zhang Bukou.
In the mountains along the edge of the Da River, Li Ya, bloodied and battered, lay among toppled trees, his eyes fixed on the distant, lofty figure in the sky. Gritting his teeth, he struggled to stand.
"Hahahaha! Is this the might of the Tianling Great Realm? It's nothing special! I wonder if I ascended in the wrong place or if this realm is just this weak?"
The speaker was a man with blood-soaked hair, two curved black horns growing backwards from his head. He was bare-chested, wearing only black pants, with a fiery red scarf wrapped around his waist. His body was covered in bizarre blood-colored runes that writhed and pulsed with his spiritual power, giving them a lifelike appearance.
He held a silver rod in his hand, and as cultivators attacked from all directions, he swung the rod, unleashing a burst of blood-colored flames that swept across the sky in a spectacular display, forcing the cultivators back.
He vanished into thin air, only to reappear instantly behind a great cultivator at the Xuanxin Realm level. With a smash of his rod, the cultivator fell into the river, their fate unknown.
Zhang Bukou quickly flew to Li Ya's side. He, too, was severely injured, although not as badly as Li Ya. In a low voice, he said, "Brother Li, let's retreat for now!"
Although Li Ya was reluctant, he could only nod in agreement.
The two men supported each other as they fled into the distance, the laughter of the ascender and the rumbling of the heavens echoing in their ears.
That ascender deliberately refrained from killing, preferring to torture his opponents. The more pain they endured, the more excited he became, like a mad demon.
"Fleeing ants, remember my name! I am known as the Great Sage, and you may address me as the Blood Prison Great Sage!"
Hearing this, Zhang Bukou immediately accelerated, fearing that the Blood Prison Great Sage would give chase.
In fact, the Blood Prison Great Sage was indeed eyeing Li Ya and Zhang Bukou.
He found these two individuals, with their mixed blood of humans and demons, particularly intriguing.
Especially Zhang Bukou, whose robust vitality seemed to conceal his true cultivation level, and the ax skills he displayed were also remarkable.
After a while, no one else could stand up to the Blood Prison Great Sage. He twisted his mouth and glanced at the white light vortex hovering in the distant sky above the mountains. After hesitating for a moment, he turned and flew in another direction.
That direction was the same path Zhang Bukou and Li Ya had taken!
An hour later...
Zhang Bukou and Li Ya landed in a dense forest shrouded in mist, rich with spiritual energy, providing an ideal place to hide.
Once they landed, Li Ya began setting up a protective formation. Zhang Bukou, not well-versed in formations, could only watch.
After Li Ya finished setting up the formation, the two men finally sat down and breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Ya smiled, his excitement evident even through the blood covering his face. He raised his right hand and took out a golden fruit the size of a fist from his storage bag.
"With this, our efforts won't have been in vain." Li Ya said with satisfaction.
Zhang Bukou wiped the blood and sweat from his face and said admiringly, "Brother Li, you're amazing. Your actions were so quick that those great cultivators didn't even notice you taking this treasure."
"You and I are brothers, so we'll split it equally. I can sense the power contained within, and it's definitely a treasure that can transform one's physique." Li Ya smiled proudly, relishing the look of admiration on Zhang Bukou's face.
Although he might not be as strong as Zhang Bukou in combat, he could certainly take the lead in other matters!
As they excitedly discussed their find, unbeknownst to them, just a few miles away, the Blood Prison Great Sage was quietly approaching. He had overheard their conversation, and Li Ya's formation was as good as non-existent to him.
The Blood Prison Great Sage's lips curled up in a disdainful smile.
Just then, a hand landed on his shoulder, causing the demonic power within him to instantly freeze, and his body was unable to move forward.
His eyes widened as he tried to struggle instinctively, but to no avail.
How is this possible...
What realm is this person from?
The Blood Prison Great Sage panicked. He had never been suppressed like this before, and he couldn't even disperse his spiritual sense. He had no idea who the person behind him was.
Standing behind him was, of course, Gu An, who had activated the Nine Extremes Yin-Yang Body.
Before making his move, Gu An had confirmed that no one was following the Blood Prison Great Sage.
[Blood Prison Great Sage (Great Vehicle Realm, Layer 8): 1209/9000/9999]
Great Vehicle Realm, Layer 8—this was far stronger than Lu Lingjun.
Gu An immediately used the Soul-Seizing Technique to search through the Blood Prison Great Sage's memories.
The Blood Prison Great Sage originated from the Spirit Realm, a world with nine continents and seven oceans, and the Great Vehicle Realm was the highest cultivation level in that realm.
He had once been a human cultivator but later obtained the true blood of a divine beast, transforming into a demonic body and unleashing his full potential. From then on, he swept through his peers and even fought across realms, becoming invincible.
Interestingly, despite his intimidating name, the Blood Prison Great Sage was actually someone who tended to show mercy. As long as his opponents didn't have a deep-seated grudge against him, if they knelt and begged for mercy after losing to him, he would spare their lives. In his entire life, he had never committed any evil deeds.
His infamous reputation was due to his foul mouth and threatening rhetoric, which led many to believe that he had committed heinous acts. Coupled with smear campaigns by his enemies, he gradually earned the moniker of Blood Prison Great Sage, and he even took pride in it. This was the fear and trepidation that he wanted to instill in the beings of the Spirit Realm.
After searching his soul, Gu An suddenly lost the urge to kill this man.
With no one paying attention to him, he could take this opportunity to bring him under his command.
Gu An had seen the divine beast whose true blood the Blood Prison Great Sage had absorbed.
With the demise of the Demon Ancestor, countless demons were slaughtered, and their lands became a place of opportunity for humans to plunder. Great cultivators fought in various places, and while the Seven Stars Spirit Realm kept their attention on Li Mo, they didn't pay much heed to the Blood Prison Great Sage. Perhaps they had already encountered many ascenders like him.
...
The Blood Prison Great Sage slowly regained consciousness, his head feeling fuzzy and painful.
He struggled to open his eyes and saw a large tree in front of him, with a man sitting on the grass and holding a book.
He widened his eyes, wanting to move away, but he only managed to stand up without jumping back.
Realization dawned on him, and fear filled his eyes.
He found himself transformed into a large cow covered in dark red fur, its shoulder height almost reaching that of an adult man.
He tried to speak, but all that came out was a moo.
What truly devastated him was the loss of his cultivation!
It was the Returning Origin Divine Way!
Gu An had sealed his cultivation to the Qi Refining Realm and wrapped his spiritual power around his demon core and primordial spirit, making him appear like a first-stage demon beast.
"Ascender from the Spirit Realm, serve me for a thousand years, and I will let you go."
Gu An put down his book and said casually.
Looking at Gu An's youthful face, the Blood Prison Great Sage felt only fear.
Gu An stood up and walked towards him, causing him to back away in fright.
With his cultivation sealed, he dared not escape, and in the end, he was captured and humiliated as Gu An mounted him.
Gu An sat on the cow's back, patted it, and pointed in a certain direction. The cow had no choice but to walk forward.
As evening approached, Gu An finally returned to Xuangu Valley, riding the Blood Prison Great Sage.
The Blood Prison Great Sage's dark red fur and imposing physique immediately attracted the curiosity of the disciples, who gathered around, pointing and whispering.
The Blood Prison Great Sage was bewildered.
As his spiritual sense had also been sealed, he had been worried about what kind of demonic lair he was being taken to.
But now...
These cultivators' spiritual energy was so weak; they seemed to be only at the Qi Refining Realm?
He felt as if he had ended up in some backwater place in the Spirit Realm.
Watching Gu An introduce him to the disciples with a smile, the Blood Prison Great Sage's initial confusion turned into a complicated mix of emotions.
He was the Blood Prison Great Sage, the strongest genius the Spirit Realm had seen in tens of thousands of years. He had swept through the nine continents and seven oceans, becoming invincible and earning his infamous name.
And now...
After ascending, he had become someone's mount?
The Blood Prison Great Sage fell into a daze.
(End of Chapter)
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