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Chapter 202: Shocking the World with Demon Might
Chapter 202: Shocking the World with Demon Might
Under Emperor Xi's formidable presence, Zhou Ye eventually retreated with his followers. Before leaving, Zhou Ye glared at Gu An with hostility, though it didn't seem to run deep. It was more of a strong displeasure, as if he wanted to teach Gu An a lesson.
Afterward, Emperor Xi revealed his true identity to Gu An and left, leaving Gu An shocked.
With his back turned to Gu An and under the watchful eyes of the numerous disciples on both sides of the street, Emperor Xi sighed softly.
From this day forward, it would be difficult for him to be friends with Gu An, given their status and cultivation gap.
Even if he wanted to socialize, the Gu brothers would likely feel pressured, wouldn't they? Emperor Xi smiled at his own joke.
Gu An, on the other hand, rode on the Blood Prison Great Sage and continued strolling through the streets. After nearly two hours, they finally left the city.
On their way to the Third Medicine Valley, Gu An introduced the Tai Xuan Gate and the influential families to the Blood Prison Great Sage.
The Blood Prison Great Sage listened intently because Gu An had mentioned that he would set him free after a thousand years. After his release, he would still need to understand this vast world, so he might as well accumulate knowledge now.
"Do you know why I captured you?" Gu An asked casually.
The Blood Prison Great Sage wasn't foolish. He figured it was likely related to those two half-human, half-demon fellows.
"You may think that this world is nothing much, but it's more dangerous than you imagine. That's also why I've been hiding my cultivation. Serving me for a thousand years is both a way to atone for your sins and to temper your character. I hope you'll cherish this opportunity."
Gu An spoke softly. If the Blood Prison Great Sage performed well, he wouldn't mind teaching him the Innate Reincarnation Art.
In a sense, the Innate Reincarnation Art and the Returning to the Origin Divine Art were a perfect match. It would be a good experiment to see if it worked on the Blood Prison Great Sage.
"Moo..."
The Blood Prison Great Sage responded, and although he couldn't speak human language, Gu An could understand his compliant intent.
In fact, the Blood Prison Great Sage's attitude had already changed. He had thought that following Gu An might be an opportunity.
At the very least, Gu An could become his backer! If it hadn't been Gu An who acted against him but another cultivator of the same level, he would likely have perished without a trace.
Putting himself in Gu An's shoes, if someone had targeted his disciple or junior, he wouldn't have shown any mercy either.
In the circle of powerful cultivators in the Spirit Realm, there was a saying: It's better to offend the Blood Prison Great Sage himself than to oppress his juniors.
The Blood Prison Great Sage's pace wasn't fast, and Gu An didn't urge him. During the ride, Gu An seemed to be muttering to himself, and the Blood Prison Great Sage didn't feel irritated by it.
For some reason, recently, he always felt that Gu An had changed.
Just a casual word from Gu An could calm him in a way he couldn't explain.
He didn't think it was an illusion, and he attributed it to Gu An's improvement in cultivation.
Perhaps by following Gu An, he could learn something new.
...
After a lively and busy Spring Festival, Gu An returned to his mundane life. During this period, no one from the Zhou family caused any trouble for Gu An, possibly due to their fear of Emperor Xi or their awareness of his connection with Lu Baitian.
Regardless, Gu An didn't take it to heart.
With his current strength, he no longer considered the Zhou family a threat. If Zhou Ye ever harbored murderous intentions toward him, he would deal with him immediately.
In the following days, he would visit the Inner Sect city once a month to sell his medicinal herbs and accumulate spirit stones.
He had already learned about more prosperous cultivation cities overseas and planned to purchase a large number of high-grade medicinal herbs to plant in his cave heaven.
Life was busy but full of purpose, and he didn't find it dull at all.
Time flew by.
Half a year passed in the blink of an eye, and Gu An turned ninety-seven.
The demonic aura in the north became increasingly dense, indicating that the so-called Mighty Demon would break free of its seal in a few years.
The number one Sword Dao Assembly in the world was currently underway, and Gu An was also there to watch the excitement.
Far away, in the depths of the Demon Beast land...
At the underground space where An Hao and Xuantian Yi had once parted ways, Ji Xuanling stood at the edge of a cliff, frowning at the lava below. He spotted several skeletons floating up and down in the molten rock.
Behind him stood a group of Seven-star Spirit Realm cultivators.
"The area below should be where the Mighty Demon is sealed, right?"
"The demonic aura here is truly terrifying. We must inform the seniors within the territory to deal with this."
"A message has already been sent. We'll guard this place first to prevent other cultivators from intruding and messing up our plans."
"Who knows when the Mighty Demon will break free from the seal? If it suddenly breaks free, we won't be able to stop it."
Ji Xuanling ignored the discussions behind him. His gaze shifted to the distant cave wall, where he noticed several startling cracks, testifying to a major battle that had taken place there before.
One of the cracks particularly caught his attention.
"Could it be him?" Ji Xuanling thought of Xuantian Yi.
Having fought Xuantian Yi countless times, he was all too familiar with his combat methods.
The thought that Xuantian Yi might have died here made him inexplicably restless.
"Wait a moment. The seal hasn't been broken yet, so why would anyone fight here? Could someone have tried to stop Xuantian Yi? And who could have arrived here before a Seven-star Spirit Realm cultivator?"
Ji Xuanling furrowed his brows, a terrible suspicion forming in his mind, making his expression even grimmer.
At the same time, at the Tai Xuan Gate's main city...
In a grand hall within the sect master's city, An Hao stared intently at Lu Baitian, who sat in the chief's seat with a furrowed brow.
"Master, what should we do?"
An Hao's voice was grave as he asked, a sense of foreboding filling his heart.
Contrary to his expectations, Lu Baitian wasn't enraged; instead, he remained silent.
"Xuan Qing is our Tai Xuan Gate's only publicly acknowledged Great Vehicle Realm cultivator! We can't just give up on him!" An Hao said through gritted teeth.
Lu Baitian lifted his eyes to meet his, and said, "As you said, he's the only one, and if he can't defeat them, how can we fight?"
"Unless the Fudao Sword Sovereign takes action, but we have no idea where he is. We can't have the entire sect begging him for help just for one person, can we?"
An Hao's face alternated between hope and despair.
Ever since that night when he had failed to call out to his master and assumed that his master didn't want to get involved, he hadn't tried to reach out to him again and had instead rushed back to the Tai Xuan Gate.
If his master was unwilling to intervene and the Tai Xuan Gate didn't want to either, what could he do? What pained An Hao the most was that he couldn't blame anyone.
If only he had the strength, he wouldn't need to rely on others!
The Tai Xuan Gate had countless disciples, and it was impossible to put everyone's life at risk for just one person.
His master didn't owe him anything, nor did he owe the Tai Xuan Gate; why should he keep helping him clean up his messes?
An Hao suddenly thought of something and turned around. He took off his robe, revealing his back, which had some sort of restriction that even his spiritual sense couldn't penetrate.
Lu Baitian looked up, and his eyes widened in surprise. He immediately rushed to An Hao's side and grabbed his shoulders firmly, not allowing him to move.
"So that's how it is..."
Although An Hao was confused by Lu Baitian's words, he didn't interrupt his master's examination of the restriction on his back.
...
In the middle of autumn, the number one Sword Dao Assembly in the world came to an end, with a cultivator from the Gu family claiming the top spot, while Di Xie came in second.
Gu An had watched the final battle between Di Xie and the Gu family cultivator, and if it hadn't been for Di Xie's insistence on using a sword, he might not have lost.
Although Di Xie had reached the Mysterious Heart Realm, his sword skills were still quite immature.
The Sword Dao Assembly attracted the attention of the entire cultivation world and brought great profits to the Tai Xuan Gate.
Other sects began to emulate the Tai Xuan Gate, holding various assemblies, but at this stage, cultivators were more interested in the breathtaking battles at the Sword Dao Assembly.
After the assembly concluded, An Hao came to find An Xin, and the siblings, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, were overjoyed and chatted for a long while.
Gu An noticed that An Hao seemed to have something on his mind, but as Gu An's relationship with An Hao wasn't very close, he didn't feel it was appropriate to ask.
Before leaving, An Hao found Gu An again to thank him for taking care of An Xin and gave him a lot of high-grade medicinal herb seeds. After some reluctance, Gu An reluctantly accepted.
The two didn't chat for long before An Hao took his leave.
Gu An watched An Hao's departing figure, guessing that his worries were related to the Demon Beast Land.
"Disciple, don't worry. Once he comes out, he's as good as dead."
Gu An thought silently, and suddenly, he thought of Xuan Tianyi.
Previously, An Hao and Xuan Tianyi had spent some time together, but why had only An Hao returned?
He immediately used his spiritual sense to scan the entire continent but couldn't find Xuan Tianyi.
Could it be that Xuan Tianyi had gone out to sea?
But he hadn't seen him leave!
Gu An's gaze fixed on the land shrouded in dense demonic energy, where quite a few Seven-star Spirit Realm cultivators had gathered, including Ji Xuanling, who had previously visited the Tai Xuan Gate.
Aside from the deep underground and a few secluded secret realms, this continent only had the place where the Mighty Demon was sealed, and he hadn't checked that place yet.
Could it be that Xuan Tianyi had been captured by the Seven-star Spirit Realm cultivators or had fallen into the seal of the Mighty Demon?
...
Two months later, a shocking demonic aura erupted from the north, as terrifying as the Demon Ancestor's might, startling the Three Dynasties.
In the Third Medicine Valley, Gu An, who had been picking medicinal herbs, stood up and turned to look.
Not far away, the Blood Prison Great Sage, who had been lying down, also looked towards the north, his heart filled with shock.
What a frightening demonic aura!
This land truly hides dragons and tigers!
He wondered about the realm of the owner of this demonic aura.
Gu An only glanced at it before continuing to pick medicinal herbs.
The Blood Prison Great Sage turned his gaze to Gu An and saw that he remained calm and composed, which made him feel relieved.
Speaking of which, he wasn't sure about Gu An's cultivation level.
The disciples in the valley were also disturbed by the distant demonic aura, and they gathered in small groups, discussing the phenomenon.
They immediately thought of the Mighty Demon! Ever since the Holy Land emerged and spread the legend of the Mighty Demon, the Mighty Demon had become a source of worry for everyone.
After the demonic aura erupted, it didn't dissipate, and although it didn't affect the disciples' lives, it made them feel oppressed and restless.
The next morning, a large number of cultivators flew over the Third Medicine Valley, heading north.
Gu An's spiritual sense surveyed the Three Dynasties and saw that various sects were sending a large number of cultivators toward the Demon Beast Land.
He, however, remained calm. Based on the Mighty Demon's current aura, it was only at the scattered immortal level, and the seal hadn't been completely broken yet.
He wanted to see if the Seven-star Spirit Realm cultivators would really help the Three Dynasties' humans resist the Mighty Demon.
At the same time, in a forest.
Zhang Bukou followed behind Li Ya, looking at the rolling demonic aura in the distance, and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Li, with such demonic energy, it must be the legendary Mighty Demon. We'd better stay away and let the great cultivators deal with it."
(End of Chapter)
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