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Chapter 241: A Vow to Protect
Chapter 241: A Vow to Protect
Looking at Li Ya, who was full of fighting spirit, An Hao remained unmoved. If it had been before, he might have looked forward to a match with Li Ya, but now his heart was only with that junior disciple he had yet to meet.
Li Ya now possessed a treasure of the Immortal Way, and An Hao naturally did not consider himself Li Ya's opponent.
But setting aside the treasure, An Hao truly did not think Li Ya qualified to be his opponent.
Li Ya thought he was afraid to fight, so he said, "Rest assured, I won't use that treasure when fighting you, but if it's someone else, I won't hold back and will instead showcase the might of Tai Xuan Gate."
Standing beside him, Zhang Bu Ku snorted, "I don't mind if you use that treasure. In fact, I'd like to experience its sharpness."
An Hao turned to Zhang Bu Ku, having encountered him before when Zhang Bu Ku was still inseparable from Li Ya, though they had not known each other then.
He found Zhang Bu Ku very interesting, as he could sense that Zhang Bu Ku's qi blood was extremely powerful, and in terms of real strength, he was definitely stronger than Li Ya.
"What's your name?" An Hao asked, staring intently at Zhang Bu Ku.
"My name is Zhang Bu Ku, and I am Li Ya's brother," Zhang Bu Ku replied.
Li Ya's mouth twitched, but he did not refute.
An Hao nodded, then fell silent and turned away.
Li Ya grew interested and took a step forward, saying, "The three of us are all from Tai Xuan Gate, and we also entered the Star Sea Group Cult together. From now on, regardless of victory or defeat, let's help each other, shall we?"
An Hao nodded in agreement.
In his heart, the status of Tai Xuan Gate was still very high, and it was only natural for him to help his fellow disciples.
Li Ya and Zhang Bu Ku stepped forward and stood by An Hao's side, beginning to chat about their past experiences, which gradually drew An Hao in, even though he had not been interested at first.
These two are so belligerent?
Zhang Bu Ku and Li Ya soon started arguing and shifting blame onto each other, and An Hao suddenly felt envious of them, as they could travel together and rely on each other wherever they went.
An Hao thought of his junior disciple sister, An Xin, and sighed involuntarily.
Even he felt that the heavens were unfair.
...
As Li Ya's trio wandered through the Star Sea Group Cult, far away in Tai Xuan Gate, Gu An and his disciples lived their days as they had for the past ten years.
Ten years passed by in the blink of an eye.
Gu An was now 139 years old, and that summer, the Heaven's List Assembly hosted by Tai Xuan Gate was about to begin, immersing the sect in unprecedented prosperity.
Third Medicine Valley, inside the pavilion.
Gu An looked at his attribute panel, satisfied to see that his lifespan had recovered to eight million years.
When he had broken through to the Carefree Immortal realm, just the lifespan barrier alone had cost him nearly a million years of lifespan, but in the past ten years, he had gained over four million years, which was quite stable.
Next, Gu An planned to aim for a lifespan of one hundred million years, at which point he would first comprehensively enhance his attribute panel before breaking through to a higher realm.
Although it had taken ten years to gain four million years of lifespan, and one hundred million years seemed far off, Gu An was not worried. He still had his trump card—the Otherworldly Utopia.
The seventh-rank medicinal herbs in the Otherworldly Utopia were not something that matured in just a few decades, and every month, Gu An would bring high-rank seeds.
Currently, Gu An was thinking about collecting immortal herbs.
Last year, an immortal herb had appeared at the private auction held by Tang Hai Zhen Ren, but the price had soared to a heaven-defying sum. Gu An, who had been buying high-rank medicinal herbs all these years, could not afford that immortal herb, as his competitor was a grand master from the Star Sea Group Cult with a profound background and astonishing wealth.
Gu An did not resort to robbery just because of an immortal herb, as there was no need to make enemies. The immortal herb would not bring him a million years of lifespan all at once, and moreover, Tai Xuan Gate was currently on good terms with the Star Sea Group Cult, and his disciple An Hao was also faring well there.
There would be other opportunities in the future!
Taking advantage of this Heaven's List Assembly, Gu An could make a fortune, and he was also looking forward to the excitement that would follow.
He stood up, intending to head to the Xuan Valley, as someone familiar had returned.
After descending the pavilion, Gu An called for Yang Jian and then rode on the Blood Prison Great Sage to teleport directly to the Xuan Valley.
The disciples in the Xuan Valley had all seen the Blood Prison Great Sage and Yang Jian over these years and were well aware of their relationship with Gu An.
Gu An did not go upstairs but instead began inspecting the gardens in the valley, with Yang Jian and the Blood Prison Great Sage following closely behind.
Ten years had passed, and the now 32-year-old Yang Jian had attained the second layer of the Golden Core realm. At this age and with this cultivation, he was already among the top cultivation geniuses of this era. However, considering that Yang Jian had only been at the third layer of the Energy Consolidation realm at 20 years old, his talent was even more astonishing.
Yang Jian continued to conceal his cultivation, appearing on the surface to be only at the seventh layer of Energy Consolidation.
Having cultivated the Myriad Things Form Energy and the Heaven and Earth Primal Energy, Yang Jian's qi blood was extremely robust, and Gu An assessed that even a Yuan Ying realm cultivator would not be able to withstand his might.
Under Gu An's guidance, Yang Jian had also become more steady, neither arrogant nor impatient, and he exuded the bearing of a chief disciple.
"I heard that the Dao Lord of the Blue Sky Sect has arrived," Yang Jian said to the Blood Prison Great Sage as they chatted about the Heaven's List Assembly.
The Blood Prison Great Sage was also very interested in the topic, and the two of them only discussed others' cultivations and not their own, a habit that had formed under Gu An's long-standing instructions.
After a while.
A figure flew in from the horizon—it was Li Ya.
Yang Jian turned his head to look, a curious light shining in his eyes.
What a formidable aura!
Li Ya rode on a sword and descended from the sky like an immortal.
After sheathing his sword, Li Ya quickly arrived at the garden's edge and greeted Gu An.
Gu An smiled and said, "Li Shixiong, what brings you here? Please wait a moment."
Li Ya nodded, his gaze involuntarily shifting to Yang Jian.
"What is this person's relationship with Gu Shidi?" Li Ya wondered to himself.
After a while, Gu An handed the medicinal herbs to a menial disciple and then led Yang Jian towards Li Ya.
He introduced Yang Jian to Li Ya and prompted him to greet him.
"Yang Jian pays respect to Shishu." Yang Jian bowed, neither servile nor overbearing. Although Li Ya's aura was formidable to him, it was nothing compared to Gu An's. If Gu An had not concealed his cultivation, they would never have become Shishu.
Upon hearing this, Li Ya's curiosity was piqued, and he asked, "Could this be the Yang Jian of the Investiture of the Gods?"
Yang Jian nodded and replied, "I've loved watching Investiture of the Gods since I was young, and after entering the sect, I changed my name to embody my aspirations."
Li Ya smiled and then retrieved a treasure sword from his storage bag, presenting it to Yang Jian.
Yang Jian glanced at Gu An, and upon seeing his nod, he accepted the sword.
Li Ya led Gu An towards the pavilion, and Gu An gestured for Yang Jian to follow. This caused Li Ya to hesitate.
"Jian'er is my formally accepted disciple, to whom I will impart all my knowledge. Let him tag along, and it will also broaden his horizons." Gu An said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Li Ya glanced at Yang Jian once more.
He understood Gu An's implied meaning.
"So it turns out that in the future, if you encounter any troubles while wandering abroad, you can look for Shishu." Li Ya said with a flourish, and Yang Jian hastily expressed his gratitude.
Gu An found this amusing, as Li Ya had guessed his thoughts correctly, albeit reversing the relationship.
He wasn't helping Yang Jian find a backer; he was helping Li Ya!
After the three of them ascended the pavilion, Li Ya began recounting his experiences within the Xinghai Qunjiao. He had now become a true disciple of Xinghai Qunjiao, although his cultivation was the lowest among the true disciples, and he owed it all to the Shenyi City.
Although Yang Jian had joined the sect later, he had also heard of the Shenyi City.
Never did he imagine that the Tai Xuan Gate cultivator who obtained the Shenyi City decades ago would turn out to be his Shishu.
He suddenly suspected that Li Ya's acquisition of the Shenyi City might have been due to his master's intervention.
"By the way, I heard that the Xinghai Qunjiao held internal assessments. Did you participate?" Gu An suddenly asked.
Li Ya's expression turned unnatural, and he replied, "I did. My ranking was quite good, as I managed to break into the top hundred. I became a true disciple based on my genuine ability."
Gu An didn't believe this for a second. Over the years, Li Ya had frequently relied on the power of the Shenyi City.
"I heard that An Hao also participated. How did he fare?" Gu An further inquired.
Li Ya's expression became even more awkward.
Yang Jian's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Master, do you mean the number one genius of Tai Xuan Gate, An Hao?"
"Yes, it's him," Gu An confirmed.
Yang Jian fell into deep thought.
Li Ya gave a vague response, "His ranking was also quite good. Without the power of the Shenyi City, I'm indeed still inferior to him."
Gu An's curiosity was piqued, and he asked, "What do you mean? Did the two of you meet again?"
Li Ya's frustration was evident, and he thought, 'Gu Shidi is doing this on purpose, isn't he? To embarrass me in front of my junior?'
Indeed, he had encountered An Hao, and for the sake of fairness, he had refrained from using the power of the Shenyi City when facing him. As a result, he suffered a crushing defeat, and this incident became widely known within the Xinghai Qunjiao. An Hao's reputation soared within the sect, leaving Li Ya dejected.
Although dejected, he did not regret his decision. An Hao had always been his target, and he wanted to know how far his genuine strength was from An Hao's.
Gu An was delighted, and upon learning that Li Ya had been defeated by his own disciple, he felt a sense of exhilaration.
Ah, this mindset was unhealthy!
Gu An steered the conversation towards the Tianbang Assembly.
Li Ya explained that the reason for his return was because Tai Xuan Gate had sent him a message, requesting his presence as they needed the power of the Shenyi City to deal with a formidable cultivator from overseas.
After all, this was the first Tianbang Assembly hosted by Tai Xuan Gate, and Lu Baitian still hoped to retain the title of the world's number one. Even if the opponent was a cultivator from a sacred land or a formidable cultivator from overseas, he would not back down.
Gu An felt that Lu Baitian lacked martial ethics, but he couldn't criticize him either. Artifacts were inherently a component of a cultivator's strength. Aside from himself, Gu An, who could cultivate and fight without relying on artifacts?
"Li Shixiong, what do you think of my disciple here? In 500 years, I'll also have him participate in the Tianbang Assembly. Who knows, perhaps he'll even cross paths with you then." Gu An said with a smile.
Li Ya glanced at Yang Jian and replied, "His cultivation is a bit lacking. If he wants to vie for the title of the world's number one, he'll need a major opportunity."
Yang Jian remained silent, standing quietly to the side.
Gu An smiled and said, "In any case, I feel that my disciple has great fortune. In the future, he will definitely shock the world. Although I'm not sure if I'll live to see that day, I hope that the two of you can support each other and advance together on the path of cultivation. After all, one's strength isn't enough on this journey."
These words touched Li Ya deeply.
He understood that Gu Shidi's talent was ordinary, and he would never be able to strive for longevity like himself.
Li Ya spoke sincerely, "Rest assured, your disciple is as good as mine. As long as I live, I will protect him with my life. Whoever dares to harm him, they will have to step over my dead body first."
As Li Ya spoke, Yang Jian's gaze towards him underwent a transformation.
(End of Chapter)
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