Steadily Becoming A Saint, The Immortal Officials Hired Me To Tend The Horses
/ Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses Chapter 126
Chapter 126: Chapter 126: Immortal King Crown, Evil Emperor
Gu An threw life span detection at the thirteen figures in the forest one after another, and found that the cultivation levels of these thirteen people were the same, all at the third level of the Unification Realm, and their ages were also the same.
They all had the surname Li.
Gu An could not help but think of the Nine Nether Thirteen Evil that had alarmed the Immortal Cultivation World before.
What were these people doing at the Supreme Sect?
There were still a few years left before the Golden List Conference.
Seeing that they were not moving quickly, Gu An did not hurry to stop them, wanting to see what these guys were up to.
That large coffin attracted Gu An's attention. His Divine Sense probed into the coffin and found a skeleton. The skeleton emitted a bizarre feeling, and there was a dark golden crown on its head. The crown's gemstones had disappeared, leaving several grooves, yet it still seemed extraordinary.
About half an hour passed.
Thirteen figures all stopped in unison. The leader, Li Shouyou, turned around and waved his hand. The four people carrying the large coffin followed suit and put it down, then began to open it.
Just as the cover of the coffin was about to open, a hand suddenly pressed down on it.
The thirteen people all looked at the end of the coffin, only to see Gu An standing there, shrouded in dark purple Demonic Qi, his right hand pressing down on the coffin lid.
The forest fell into silence.
These thirteen people did not run and did not attack. The other twelve all looked at Li Shouyou.
Their entire bodies were pitch black, like ghostly shadows, their true appearances unclear and their emotions indiscernible.
Li Shouyou nodded slightly, then knelt down. Seeing this, the other twelve followed suit and knelt down.
“The Nine Nether Thirteen Evil pay respects to Sword Venerable Fudao!”
Li Shouyou said in a deep voice, not loud but clearly articulated.
Gu An was surprised. Were these people specifically looking for him?
No wonder their actions were strange, not like invaders.
Gu An spoke: “Give me a reason not to destroy you.”
These thirteen should be ghost cultivators, shrouded in ghostly energy, but still possessing human Qi-Blood and vitality.
Li Shouyou answered: “We are the Nine Nether Thirteen Evil, sent by the Ghost Mother of Ephemera, to present the Immortal King Crown to Sword Venerable Fudao, to help the Venerable return to the position of Land Immortal!”
Ghost Mother of Ephemera?
Gu An was even more astonished. The cultivation level of the Ghost Mother of Ephemera was even one small realm lower than the Nine Nether Thirteen Evil. How could she command these people?
“Why?” Gu An asked.
He did not sense any hostility from these thirteen, indicating they might not be lying.
Li Shouyou responded: “This is the Ghost Mother's command. She has been comprehending your Sword Intent in the Supreme Sect for many years and discovered that you should have mastered the Taicang Divine-Shocking Sword. This swordsmanship was promoted by the Imperial Family Li of the Taicang Dynasty, but in fact, it was not created by the Primordial Ancestor of the Li Family, but came from the Immortal King of the Ephemera Sect, who is the Ghost Mother's ancestor.”
“Because of this, the Ghost Mother came to the Taicang Dynasty, intending to find the ancestor's inheritance before the Ephemera Sect annihilates the Taicang Dynasty. Two hundred years ago, the Ghost Mother had come, but unfortunately, the descendants of the Li Family were mediocre in talent, and no one could comprehend the Taicang Divine-Shocking Sword, so the Ghost Mother could only lie dormant.”
Gu An's Taicang Divine-Shocking Sword did come from the Li Family, but he did not expect the Primordial Ancestor of the Li Family to be related to the Ephemera Sect.
“Does your Ghost Mother want to obtain the Taicang Divine-Shocking Sword?” Gu An asked.
Li Shouyou replied: “The Ghost Mother wants to invite you back to the Ephemera Sect, to use the Sword Intent of the Taicang Divine-Shocking Sword to reclaim the position of Sect Hierarch of the Ephemera Sect!”
After hearing this, Gu An fell into silence.
What kind of scheme was this?
Driving away the tiger to swallow the wolf?
Gu An pushed the coffin lid open with one hand, finding that the coffin was quite hard and concealed rich restrictions, probably also a magic artifact.
His gaze fell on the skeleton in the coffin. Although it was lifeless, this skeleton was very sinister. To be safe, he still threw a life span detection at it.
[Evil Emperor (Mahayana Realm Fifth Layer): 7600/9999/9999]
Good heavens!
He could actually detect it, and its maximum life span was identical to An Hao's.
Gu An's expression remained unchanged. He leaped up, landing on the edge of the coffin, overlooking the skeleton of the Evil Emperor.
The Nine Nether Thirteen Evil immediately knelt, remaining silent.
Gu An's eyes suddenly opened wide, and two cold lights shot out from his eyes.
Boom!
The skeleton of the Evil Emperor was instantly blasted into powder, turned into dust, leaving only the Immortal King Crown lying in the coffin, and the bottom of the coffin was also pierced by the Breaking Path Divine Light.
The Nine Nether Thirteen Evil raised their heads, glanced at it, and then lowered their heads again.
A prompt appeared in front of Gu An:
[You have successfully taken 320 years of life span from the Evil Emperor (Mahayana Realm Fifth Layer)]
Gu An immediately felt a sigh of relief.
Damn it!
Almost scared to death!
Who would have thought that this skeleton was still alive, and with a Mahayana Realm Fifth Layer cultivation level!
In that instant, Gu An imagined many possibilities in his mind, even feeling that he had resolved a catastrophe for all living things.
The name of the Evil Emperor did not sound like anything good.
And still playing dead, hiding in a coffin, clearly harboring a world-shattering plot.
Gu An raised his hand, and the Immortal King Crown flew into his hand. He did not grab it directly but instead attached Spiritual Power to the Immortal King Crown, avoiding physical contact.
He looked at Li Shouyou and asked: “Do you know the Evil Emperor?”
Upon hearing this, Li Shouyou was momentarily stunned, then quickly said: “To be honest, this skeleton is indeed the remains of the Evil Emperor. Five thousand years ago, there was internal strife within the Ephemera Sect, and the Evil Emperor was plotted against by a villain, poisoned, and unable to gather Spiritual Power. In desperation, he put on the Immortal King Crown and was instantly drained of vitality, turning into a skeleton. As a result, the Immortal King Crown was listed as a forbidden artifact by the Ephemera Sect, and no one dared to touch it.”
“In that case, why do you dare to bring this thing to me?” Gu An's tone revealed bone-chilling killing intent.
Li Shouyou said calmly: “If one masters the Taicang Divine-Shocking Sword, the Immortal King Crown would recognize its master upon sensing the Sword Intent. The one who created the crown is the same person who created the Taicang Divine-Shocking Sword.”
Gu An continued to ask: “What is the relationship between the Ghost Mother of Ephemera and the Evil Emperor?”
“The Ghost Mother is a descendant of the Evil Emperor.”
“Why would she bring her ancestor's remains to me? Isn't she afraid of offending me?”
“The Ghost Mother hates her own bloodline. When she was young, her father turned her into an evil ghost, so she looked for the descendants of the Li Family. The Li Family has nothing to do with her bloodline. The founding ancestor of the Li Family was only a disciple of the Ephemera Sect. She wants others who inherit the Taicang Divine-Shocking Sword to seize the position of Sect Hierarch of the Ephemera Sect and complete her revenge.”
“How dare you be certain you could find me?”
“The Ghost Mother said that as long as we approach the Outer Gate City where the Heavenly Repair Platform is located, you would detect us, even if we concealed our cultivation levels, because of the vast difference in cultivation levels.”
The Energy Concealing Sorcery used by Li Shouyou and the others was indeed formidable, and only Gu An could see through it.
Until now, they had not revealed a trace of their aura.
Gu An continued his questioning, and Li Shouyou answered one by one.
After half an hour, Gu An pondered: “I will accept the Immortal King Crown. You can leave now.”
Li Shouyou flipped his hand and took out a short flute, saying: “This is the Nine Nether Flute. As long as you blow it, we will come at once, waiting for your command. From now on, you are the Sect Hierarch of the Ephemera Sect, at least in our hearts!”
Gu An raised his hand to take it, then used Divine Sense to inspect it. After confirming that there were no surveillance or reverse-tracking restrictions inside, he put it into his Storage Bag.
He jumped down from the coffin, signaling the Nine Nether Thirteen Evil to leave.
The Nine Nether Thirteen Evil all saluted him before lifting the coffin and leaving.
Gu An did not immediately return to the valley but instead sat cross-legged under the tree, placing the Immortal King Crown in front of him.
According to Li Shouyou, tens of thousands of years ago, there was an Immortal Dynasty in the Mortal World, where everyone could practice Immortal Cultivation. At that time, there was no Emperor, and the ruler of the Immortal Dynasty called himself the Immortal King, ruling over land immortals and gods. Later, the Immortal Dynasty met with calamity, with continuous natural disasters, cultivators encountering heart demons one after another, plagues spreading, leading to its extinction in just ten years.
The Immortal King survived, but the Immortal Dynasty no longer existed. He did not dare to call himself an Immortal anymore, not challenging the heaven's might.
In the following years, his descendants founded the Ephemera Sect, with one of the Hierarchs creating the Taicang Divine-Shocking Sword. The Sword Intent shocked the heavens, bringing about a heavenly tribulation, hence its name. This Hierarch believed he had reached the realm of his ancestor the Immortal King, but still could not achieve immortality. So, as his life was reaching its end, he forged the Immortal King Crown with his own cultivation. This crown contained the power of the Immortal King. Successive Hierarchs studied it but couldn't subjugate it, only bringing misfortune upon themselves.
Gu An used Divine Sense to probe the Immortal King Crown, but even with a Mahayana Realm Ninth Layer's cultivation, he could not penetrate it.
He dared not test it with his own Sword Intent. Even if Li Shouyou was telling the truth, this method might not be genuine. After all, no one had succeeded before.
After much thought, Gu An felt that this item was too dangerous to keep around.
He stood up, used the Limitless Freedom Step, and quickly arrived at the North Sea Mountain.
He dove directly to the bottom of the North Sea, buried the Immortal King Crown and the short flute in the seabed, and set restrictions on them.
He planned to research them after breaking through several major levels in the future.
After all, Gu An did not need to rely on the power of the Immortal King Crown.
After finishing everything, Gu An quickly returned to Mystic Valley and continued celebrating with his disciples.
After the Nine Nether Thirteen Evil left, Gu An's life returned to peace, and no one came to disturb him again.
Three years quickly passed.
Gu An reached seventy years of age.
One day, in Tianya Valley.
Gu An just finished picking medicinal herbs, feeling good, and personally took the herbs to the storehouse.
As he exited the door, he saw Lv Xian approaching.
Seeing him, Lv Xian's expression immediately became unnatural.
Since being defeated by Gu An, he had been cultivating madly, with his cultivation level soaring. Now, he had reached the sixth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm.
Ninety-nine years old and a sixth layer Nascent Soul!
Very impressive!
But Lv Xian felt frustrated. Despite consuming so many elixirs, he still couldn't break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm before a hundred years old.
“Are you participating in the Golden List Conference?” Lv Xian asked as he drew near.
Gu An replied with a smile: “Why should I participate? My talent is so poor that attending would only bring embarrassment.”
Lv Xian's mouth twitched. He took a deep breath and said: “I plan to participate. One night three years ago, I suddenly felt much less pressure. These past three years, I haven't been affected by heart demons or dreams. I might as well participate in the Golden List Conference to relax.”
Relax?
Others were probably in for a tough time.
Gu An inwardly mocked, then sensed the residual soul aura within Lv Xian.
Huh?
One residual soul was missing. Previously there were seven souls, now only six remained.
Three years ago at night…
Gu An suddenly thought of something. Could it be that the Evil Emperor also left residual souls within Lv Xian?
This did not make sense.
How could the Evil Emperor and Lv Xian be related?
The Evil Emperor was a long-dead Hierarch of the Ephemera Sect, while Lv Xian was the biological son of Lv Baitian…
Wait!
Could Lv Baitian have a connection with the Ephemera Sect?
Chapter end
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