If I become a saint, a celestial official will summon me to raise horses.

Chapter 47 The Demonic Shadow Divine Skill: Its First Manifestation of Divine Power

Gu Zong sought out Gu An to write his story into a book. Gu An naturally agreed, since it wasn't asking him to make Gu Zong the protagonist of the Investiture of the Gods.

In exchange, the Ancient Sect will elevate Gu An's status to that of an outer disciple and grant him a medicinal valley twice the size of Xuan Valley.

Six months later, Gu Yu will bring some things to find Gu An.

Gu An felt it was a good deal to earn a medicinal valley in exchange for writing a book, since he had nothing else to do anyway.

That evening, after Du Ye returned to his room, he pressed Gu An for details about why Gu Zong had come to see him.

"Sect secrets, are you sure you want to find out?" Gu An asked meaningfully, which made Du Ye tremble and dare not ask any more questions.

The next morning, after the guests of the Ji residence had left, a cultivator approached Gu An and handed him a storage bag, saying it was given to him by the Third Miss. Gu An scanned it with his divine sense and found that it contained a wealth of materials for array formations.

Gu An hesitated whether to remind Ji Xiaoyu, but when he saw that the number of Ji family cultivators in the Ji family mansion had increased rather than decreased today, and that many cultivators were even sitting on the eaves, he knew that the Ji family had already sensed the crisis.

Since that's the case, then he doesn't need to worry about it.

At noon, Gu An followed Du Ye away, returning to the outer city through the teleportation array as before.

After saying goodbye to Du Ye, Gu An headed towards Xuan Valley.

He has already begun to plan the planting program for the second medicinal valley in his mind.

With the addition of Li Xuandao's medicine valley, he will own three medicine valleys, and his income from lifespan will inevitably skyrocket in the future.

Even though he had already reached the first level of the Void Transcending Realm, Gu An would not complain about having too little lifespan. There must be many more realms above the Void Transcending Realm, and the higher one goes, the more lifespan is required.

His goal is immortality, to reach the pinnacle of the path of cultivation!

Riding a flying sword, roaming between heaven and earth, Gu An stood facing the wind, his heart filled with the dream of immortality.

When he returned to Xuan Valley, his brows furrowed.

He landed on his sword, which then disappeared into his storage bag. Ye Yan, who was weeding nearby, saw him and immediately ran over.

"Master, you're finally back. A senior came to stay at our Medicine Valley yesterday," Ye Yan reported immediately.

Gu An nodded and said, "I understand. You can continue with your work."

He noticed flags hidden among the weeds in the mountains and forests surrounding Xuan Valley, clearly indicating that it was a kind of formation.

He first sensed the other party's aura, then pretended not to notice the formation and walked towards the direction of the cultivator's aura, quickly examining his herbs along the way.

Good guy!
Six fourth-tier medicinal herbs are missing!

Gu An's eyes suddenly turned cold.

The other party's cultivation level is not simple; he is a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. But even if he is a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, he will have to pay the price for daring to steal his herbs!

Gu An arrived at Xiao Chuan's courtyard and saw a person refining pills. The pill furnace looked ancient and was about half a person's height, with wisps of green smoke rising from it.

The alchemist was an old man with a hunched back, short and stout, and his gray hair was tied behind his head with a straw rope.

[Qiu Qianli (Second Level of Nascent Soul Realm): 486/930/1050]

After confirming that the other party was not hiding any stronger cultivation, Gu An immediately stepped forward and asked, "May I ask your name and background, senior?"

His tone was harsh, completely different from his usual attitude towards people.

Qiu Qianli stood up, turned to look at Gu An, and said with a smile, "My name is Qiu Qianli. I am passing through this medicine valley and would like to stay for a few days."

Gu An asked, "Are you from the Tai Xuan Sect, senior?"

Because Ji Xiaoyu was about to form his core, he couldn't help but suspect the other party's identity.

Normally, no Nascent Soul Realm cultivators would come to his medicine valley.

The busy disciples also turned their gazes toward the courtyard. In fact, they could all sense that Qiu Qianli was no ordinary person, so they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Gu An return.

"And you, are you the owner of this medicine valley?" Qiu Qianli asked with a smile.

Gu Anying replied, "That's right, why don't you answer me, senior?"

Qiu Qianli shook his head and chuckled, muttering to himself, "How dare a mere Qi Refining cultivator speak to me like that?"

He suddenly squatted down and slammed his palm onto the ground.

In an instant, the earth trembled, and the banners hidden in the mountains and forests in all directions shook, bursting forth with streams of demonic energy. The demonic energy quickly rose up, forming a demonic net that enveloped the entire Xuan Valley. Then, the demonic net became transparent, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

"What do you want to do?"

Gu An asked, feigning alarm.

The disciples in the distance sensed something was wrong, and some of them immediately rushed over.

Xiao Chuan and Ye Yan were the first to arrive, followed by Wu Xin, Zhen Qin, and Su Han. Although the others arrived, they did not dare to approach rashly and could only stand outside the courtyard watching nervously.

Su Han stood at the front, holding a sword in his hand, but judging from his trembling legs, he was very nervous.

Zhen Qin's face turned deathly pale with fright, but she still stood in front of Gu An, which made him want to laugh.

That silly girl!

Qiu Qianli's right palm was shrouded in a chilling demonic aura. He slowly stood up, a ferocious smile on his face, and said, "Now that the Valley Master has returned, I will stop pretending. If you want to live, then you'd better obey me. Otherwise, I will skin you alive and tear your souls out, leaving you wishing you were dead!"

Feeling his terrifying aura, all the disciples were terrified.

Wu Xin mustered his courage and asked, "We are all menial disciples. Even if you refine our souls, it won't benefit you. Let's talk this out. What do you want from us?"

He was afraid that Gu An wouldn't be able to see through the other person's cultivation level, so he spoke first.

Qiu Qianli sneered, "You're smart enough to know your place. From now on, you'll wait in the valley for my instructions. I need to borrow your Medicine Valley to cultivate pills. Don't even think about escaping. My formation is invisible and colorless. Even a Core Formation cultivator would be instantly turned into a pool of blood if they encountered it."

Everyone had just witnessed the formation of the array, so they naturally believed his words. Qiu Qianli looked at Gu An and said with a mocking smile, "Valley Master, if I were to tell you now that I come from the Wan Yin Sect, what would you say?"

Wan Yin Sect!
It's like a persistent ghost...

Gu An had never killed many people in his life; apart from Fu Xiong, all the others were members of the Wan Yin Sect.

Gu An feigned fear and gritted his teeth, saying, "Please forgive my offense just now, senior. As long as you don't harm my disciples, please give your orders. Even if you need to refine souls, please refine mine first!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples immediately became anxious, but dared not utter a sound for fear of angering Qiu Qianli.

Wu Xin clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves, secretly filled with regret: "If only I had cultivated diligently, and mastered the technique, how could I have let my senior brother suffer like this..."

Zhen Qin, Xiao Chuan, Su Han, and Ye Yan had similar thoughts.

Qiu Qianli laughed, a contemptuous laugh.

Gu An quickly said, "Senior, I have some fifth-grade medicinal herbs in my room, which are particularly suitable as a medicinal guide. Do you need them?"

"Not bad, you're quite pragmatic. Go on!" Qiu Qianli said, waving his sleeve.

Gu An immediately turned around and ran towards his attic.

The others looked at Qiu Qianli warily, fearing he might do something reckless.

Qiu Qianli picked at his ear, looked at Zhen Qin, and laughed, "Little girl, come here and help this old man."

Seeing his malicious smile, Zhen Qin felt extremely disgusted, but she was even more terrified.

What should she do?
Based on the array formation just now, there is definitely no one in this valley who can match this demonic cultivator.

Just as Zhen Qin was filled with fear and unease, a purplish-black figure appeared out of thin air beside Qiu Qianli.

Qiu Qianli's pupils suddenly contracted, and he subconsciously turned his head to look.

So fast!

How can it be!

Just as Qiu Qianli was about to make a move, the opponent's right hand shot out like a sword, piercing through his chest and lifting him into the air.

His eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the person beneath him.

This was a figure shrouded in dark purple flames, whose true appearance was obscured, as if it came from the deepest hell.

Wu Xin, Zhen Qin, and the others were also startled by the sudden appearance of the mysterious figure and retreated in unison.

“Qianqiu… Pavilion… Demon Shadow Divine Skill…” Qiu Qianli said in a trembling voice, his tone filled with fear.

He despairingly discovered that he couldn't mobilize the spiritual power within his body at all. That attack had directly shattered his golden core, and the domineering spiritual power had also suppressed his primordial spirit within his body, preventing it from leaving.

The opponent must be above the Nascent Soul Realm!
Gu An, who was performing the Great Yin-Yang Transformation, glanced back at Wu Xin.

Wu Xin seemed to realize something, and his expression changed drastically.

Immediately afterwards, Gu An suddenly clenched his right fist as he pierced Qiu Qianli's right hand, unleashing a terrifying burst of sword energy that instantly shattered Qiu Qianli's physical body, leaving only his primordial spirit hanging on his arm, while Qiu Qianli's storage bag fell into his other hand.

Flesh and blood splattered!
Wu Xin and the others were also splashed, but they were too terrified to react and could only stand there dumbfounded.

"forward……"

Qiu Qianli's primordial spirit trembled as he spoke, but before he could finish, it was crushed by Gu An's domineering spiritual power.

Gu An's figure then vanished into thin air.

The next second, the sound of a door being kicked open came from afar, and Gu An, holding a fifth-tier Tiger Blood Flower, was seen leaping down from the rooftop of the pavilion.

He rushed towards the courtyard where Wuxin and the others were, shouting, "Senior! Don't do anything rash!"

He leaped over the courtyard wall and arrived beside Zhen Qin. Seeing the bloodstains all over the courtyard, he quickly turned to look at the disciples. Seeing that no one was missing, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He asked anxiously, "Where...where did that demon go?"

His voice was very low, as if he was afraid that Qiu Qianli would hear him.

Zhen Qin seemed to be jolted awake, letting out a scream, then clutching Gu An's robe, she stammered, "Master, he's dead... he was..."

The other disciples also woke up in surprise and turned to look in other directions, fearing that the mysterious demonic figure would reappear.

It took Gu An quite a while to understand what had just happened from their words.

It has to be said that acting is very tiring.

Gu An urged his disciples to be on high alert and not to let their guard down.

At the same time, he secretly exerted force with his right foot, and spiritual energy spread through the ground, destroying the invisible formation.

Suddenly, a curtain of demonic energy appeared above Xuan Valley. Then, this mysterious demonic formation began to collapse, and the demonic energy vanished as if it had never existed. Autumn leaves on the mountaintop began to fall.

"Has the formation been dispelled?" Ye Yan asked cautiously.

Wu Xin took a deep breath, looked at Gu An, and said, "Senior Brother, let's find another place to talk!"

Killing Qiu Qianli earned him sixty-six years of life, which is not bad.

Despite his cheerful mood, Gu Angu looked puzzled. He hesitated for a moment, but then nodded.

The two walked into Gu An's pavilion, while the other disciples gathered together to discuss what had just happened.

Upon entering the attic, Wu Xin closed the door, turned to look at Gu An, and gritted her teeth, saying, "The one who attacked just now must have been a powerful cultivator from Qianqiu Pavilion. My father probably sent someone to protect me..."

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