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Chapter 347: The Holy Sword, Third Rank of Heaven
Chapter 347: The Holy Sword, Third Rank of Heaven
I will kill him myself!
Gu An's voice echoed within the grand hall, and the flickering flames seemed to dance more violently, as if startled by his words.
The Penalty Demon Soul Sovereign, with Gu An's hand pressing on his shoulder, listened with a startled heart. Even with the Holy Minister's friendly gesture, the Dao Support Sword Zun still acted so domineering, indicating that he was a person who would never let go of a grudge.
Upon hearing these words, the Holy Minister also fell silent.
Gu An was in no hurry and waited for the Holy Minister's response.
He wasn't driven by hatred to the point of losing his mind; he wanted to use this opportunity to convey his bottom line to the Holy Court and prove that he only targeted the Great Void Sacred King.
"The Sacred Kings of the Holy Court are highly respected, and even in death, they should be handled personally by the Holy Court," the Holy Minister said, his tone devoid of its previous cheerfulness.
The Penalty Demon Soul Sovereign immediately tensed up, knowing that if these two fought, both he and the Heavenly Prison would suffer.
Then, the Holy Minister's tone shifted, "If you are willing to join the Holy Court, I will personally offer the Great Void Sacred King to you. You can refuse the Destiny Fruit Position and join the Holy Court in name only. The Holy Court won't assign you any tasks during normal times. When the Heavenly Spirit Great World faces a calamity, you can then take action."
Join in name only?
Gu An thought of the Immortal Dynasty first, as they had once tried to recruit him.
With the potential rival of the Immortal Dynasty, it was indeed difficult for the Holy Court to trust an existence with an unclear identity.
Even if the Holy Court wasn't aware of the true identity of the Dao Support Sword Zun, it didn't matter. What was important was to let all beings know that the recently renowned Dao Support Sword Zun had joined the Holy Court.
In truth, Gu An wasn't opposed to joining the Holy Court. Without a clear stance, he would have the most enemies. He only rejected the Destiny Fruit Position.
"Okay," Gu An uttered a single word.
The Holy Minister immediately raised his hand, and a golden long token flew towards Gu An. Gu An lifted his right hand and caught the token.
It wasn't heavy, as light as a feather, nearly twenty centimeters long, four fingers wide, with a dragon carved along its edges, and two fire phoenixes at the top, their claws connected in perfect symmetry, exuding a sense of exquisite beauty.
Three characters were engraved on the token.
Holy Sword Three!
The Holy Minister spoke, "The Holy Sword is the title I bestow upon you. The three below it represents your rank in heaven. The Sacred Kings are also of the Third Rank of Heaven. For a Divine Mind True Immortal like you to hold such a rank is a waste of talent. However, since you refuse to accept the Destiny Fruit Position, the Holy Court cannot fully trust you. I hope you can understand."
"The material of this token is the same as the other Holy Tokens, but I haven't set up any other restrictions to avoid causing you apprehension. Its sole purpose is to display your identity to others. This token is made of a special material, and other forces cannot replicate it."
After hearing this, Gu An thought to himself, Did this guy already have me figured out before coming here?
But he had to admit that the Holy Court's foundation was indeed formidable, and they had the confidence to do so!
Above the Sacred Kings was the Holy Gods. Sacred Kings could reach the Dao Void Profound Immortal Realm, and it wasn't impossible for Holy Gods to attain the Divine Mind True Immortal Realm. Additionally, there was the lofty Holy Heaven, making the Holy Court's strength truly formidable.
Most importantly, the Holy Court not only possessed high-level combat power but also an immeasurable number of powerful beings at various cultivation levels.
Gu An, already at the Divine Mind True Immortal Realm, could observe destiny. The Holy Court's destiny was more terrifying than the combined destiny of all other forces in the Heavenly Spirit Great World, including the Immortal Dynasty.
"From now on, you are the Holy Sword of the Holy Dynasty. This is the title I bestow upon you personally. In the future, I will proclaim it to the world. I will have someone deliver your Holy Salary to the Taicang Continent. You don't need to come to the Holy Court to pay respects. Are you satisfied?" the Holy Minister asked.
"Of course I'm satisfied. Thank you, Holy Minister," Gu An replied.
The Holy Minister chuckled, "From now on, we will address each other as fellow cultivators. Although the Heavenly Prison doesn't share the destiny of the Holy Court, it still serves the Holy Court. If you are dissatisfied with the Prison Lord, you can kill him. I will arrange for someone else to take over later."
Upon hearing this, the Penalty Demon Soul Sovereign's face turned desperate. He begged for mercy with difficulty, "Please spare me, Senior... Senior..."
Gu An released his left hand, and the Penalty Demon Soul Sovereign regained his freedom. He quickly knelt down and kept bowing to Gu An.
The Freedom Primordial Immortal, at this moment, looked so disheveled, devoid of the demeanor of a Freedom Primordial Immortal.
"Let him continue his duties," Gu An said.
The Holy Minister smiled, then transformed into a beam of golden light and disappeared into thin air.
The Penalty Demon Soul Sovereign was delighted and continued to bow and thank Gu An.
"You're on your own now," Gu An said before disappearing.
The Penalty Demon Soul Sovereign raised his head and saw that Gu An had already left. He let out a sigh of relief.
"Great Void Sacred King, you have met your end today!"
The Penalty Demon Soul Sovereign felt a secret joy when he thought of the Great Void Sacred King's fate.
He was full of gratitude towards Gu An. The Holy Minister's words clearly indicated that he had abandoned him, yet the Dao Support Sword Zun still spared his life. How could he not be grateful?
He vowed in his heart to curry favor with the Dao Support Sword Zun in the future.
Perhaps this was an opportunity!
Gu An returned to Xuan Valley and went to the Eight Scenic Cavern, sitting under the Cavern Vine Tree. He took out the Holy Token and pondered.
He had already inspected the Holy Token and found no traps; it couldn't even be considered a magical artifact.
It was undeniable that the Holy Minister's sincerity was genuine.
Even if Gu An hadn't approved of the Holy Minister's actions before, he was successfully won over by the Holy Minister. It wasn't a coincidence that this person had climbed to the position of Holy Minister.
However, Gu An didn't want to get too close to the Holy Minister. He agreed to join the Holy Court only to reduce trouble.
The Holy Minister's cultivation at the Ninth Level of the Divine Mind True Immortal Realm also put pressure on Gu An.
Gu An didn't want to delve into his combat abilities within the same realm; he only wanted to fight those of lower realms.
Next, he needed to focus on accumulating his lifespan to break through to the Ninth Heaven of Immortal Dao as soon as possible!
Having a lower cultivation than others made Gu An feel insecure.
Considering the actions of the Holy Court, who knows when they might turn against each other. Under such circumstances, Gu An had to work harder to become stronger.
The Cavern Vine Tree seemed to sense Gu An's mood and extended two vines to gently massage his shoulders.
Gu An closed his eyes and began to relax.
Now, it was a matter of waiting for the Holy Minister to bring the Great Void Sacred King.
If the Holy Minister was truly willing to abandon the Great Void Sacred King, the latter wouldn't surrender so easily. There was a good show to come.
It wasn't until nightfall that Gu An returned to the Third Medicine Valley.
The autumn night sky was filled with stars, sparkling like a beautiful painting.
Gu An stood below the pavilion, admiring the moonlight.
Lo Qing ran to his side, spreading his arms, asking for a hug.
Gu An picked up Lo Qing and laughed, "How old are you? Still wanting to be carried like a little boy?"
The five-year-old Lo Qing wore an exquisite blue outfit, his face adorable, eyes bright, and his brows and eyes exuded a playful spirit.
Hearing Gu An's words, he used his fingers to pull at his eyelids and stuck out his tongue, saying, "I don't care, I want my master to hug me!"
Gu An couldn't help but pinch his little nose, wondering why Anxin had raised him with such a girly demeanor.
"Master, have you ever been to the stars?" Lo Qing suddenly pointed at the night sky and asked.
Gu An casually replied, "No, do you want to go?"
"Yes, I dreamed a few days ago that I was flying between the stars..." Lo Qing said with a longing expression.
Gu An patiently chatted with him, but his mind was on Long Xin and Lu Qiu Xian's childhood.
Chu Lu also had a child, but unfortunately, the child was only a year old when Chu Lu was crushed to death by the Black Profound Emperor.
Gu An possessed these memories and could feel the emotions within them, but he didn't fall into obsession. After all, the memories of those three lives were from an unknown distance in this life.
Gu An always believed that the current him was the real him, and reincarnation was just a way to become stronger.
He was the original, and the others were merely his projections.
Perhaps reaching a certain realm required reincarnation training, like Ji Xiaoyu.
As Gu An's thoughts wandered, he suddenly sensed the aura of a Dao Void Profound Immortal erupting in the distance.
He focused his gaze and saw a Dao Void Profound Immortal flying out of the Holy Court, swiftly heading towards the universe.
However, a giant hand emerged from the darkness above the universe and, with incredible speed, captured the Dao Void Profound Immortal.
The Dao Void Profound Immortal had reached the edge of the Annihilation Realm and was just about to escape into it.
Gu An could tell that the giant hand was formed from Divine Mind.
The Holy Minister!
The aura of this giant hand was the same as the Holy Minister he had encountered before, only stronger.
After capturing the Dao Void Profound Immortal, the giant hand disappeared, taking the Immortal with it, leaving no trace.
Gu An noticed that numerous powerful divine senses were probing from within the Heavenly Spirit Great World, including the Divine Mind True Immortal's Divine Mind, which came from only two places: the Holy Court and the Immortal Dynasty.
Indeed, there were still many powerful beings hidden in this world.
Gu An silently thought to himself, fortunate that he hadn't offended too many people. Every time he broke through, a longevity barrier isolated him; otherwise, he would have been crushed to death long ago.
A Dao Void Profound Immortal being captured in public made Gu An highly suspect it was the Holy Minister's deliberate doing.
He wanted to seize the opportunity to display his power!
Otherwise, that Dao Void Profound Immortal wouldn't have been able to escape the Holy Court.
Even Gu An felt apprehensive, let alone those factions without a Dao Void Profound Immortal guarding them.
Of course, to be aware of this battle, one's cultivation must be at least at the Marvelous Technique Spirit Immortal realm.
The Freedom Primordial Immortal could sense the aura from earlier, but he couldn't keep up with the Dao Void Profound Immortal's speed and probably didn't know what had happened.
Gu An retracted his Divine Mind and carried Lo Qing upstairs.
Listening to the little guy's description of his dream, Gu An found it abstract and hilarious.
Anxin and the others rolling on the stars, the Bull Demon King fighting with the stars, it all sounded absurd.
...
Five days later.
Gu An returned to the Third Medicine Valley from the Nianchu Cave Mansion, feeling quite cheerful. He went to Shen Xinzi and started chatting about Journey to the West.
Shen Xinzi already knew that Journey to the West was written by Gu An, but Gu An lied, claiming he heard it from others and combined it with his dreams to create the story, which made Shen Xinzi even more reverent towards Journey to the West.
Because of this, even though Shen Xinzi's understanding of Journey to the West differed from Gu An's, he stuck to his own ideas and even tried to convince Gu An.
The two argued for a long time.
"Do you think you're Pan An, understanding Journey to the West?" Gu An couldn't help but say.
Shen Xinzi nonchalantly replied, "What's Pan An? He's just a writer. What does he know about Journey to the West?"
Gu An was so angry that he gave him a thumbs-up and said, "You're amazing!"
After saying that, Gu An flicked his sleeves and left.
Shen Xinzi didn't mind and continued reading his book.
Gu An flew towards the outer gate city pool, sensing two powerful auras appearing at the edge of the continent, both at the Dao Void Profound Immortal realm.
One of them was the Dao Void Profound Immortal captured by the Holy Minister five days ago. At this moment, his aura was weak, clearly having suffered a severe injury.
Gu An didn't expect the Holy Minister to act so quickly, delivering the Great Void Sacred King so soon.
(End of Chapter)
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