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

Chapter 87 Old Tian's Determination, and the Overwhelming Demons
As Xu Lianmojun spoke, his thoughts drifted to the interior of the Tai Xuan Sect. This great battle concerned the Wan Yin Sect's fortune for a thousand years, and even its rise and fall.

He can't wait to join the war!

But before he could finish speaking, he instinctively sensed a terrifying aura of danger and glanced over in a daze.

Everything happened so fast!

Even this great cultivator at the fourth level of the Void Transcending Realm didn't have time to react.

In his eyes, a semi-transparent stream of air was hurtling towards him at an incredible speed, passing through the mountains and distorting the world he saw.

His disciple standing in front of him was still looking at him, and all the other disciples who were setting up the array platform stopped. Everything fell into stillness, with only the aura of death approaching so quickly.

boom!
A burst of air ripped through the sky and struck the flat ground between the mountains, instantly crushing Xu Lian, the Demon Lord, and his group of demon cultivators into dust. A burst of intense light engulfed the surrounding mountains and devoured everything in its path.

Above Xuan Valley.

Yang Ni, Li Ya, Bai Wu, and the others who were fighting were startled and quickly put some distance between themselves. When they turned around, a spectacular bright light appeared on the horizon. They felt a terrifying pressure coming from the sky, which made their expressions change drastically.

Li Ya immediately flew down to the forest below and quickly found Gu An.

Gu An hid behind a tree, pretending to tremble. Seeing that he was alright, Li Ya breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to speak, a terrifying strong wind came from afar, causing the forest to lean backward and the mountain peaks to tremble violently.

Li Ya quickly came to Gu An's side and used his own spiritual power to defend against it.

"what happened……"

Gu An asked through gritted teeth, his tone filled with terror.

Li Ya's expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "I don't know, it's possible that there are powerful cultivators fighting."

At this moment, a series of prompts appeared before Gu An's eyes:

You have successfully seized 47 years of Xu Lian Demon Lord's (fourth level of the Void Transcending Realm) lifespan.

You have successfully seized 35 years of Zhang Zhongchong's (Second Level of Core Formation Realm) lifespan.

You have successfully seized 42 years of Chen Duyuan's (sixth level of the Core Formation Realm) lifespan.

……

There were a total of twenty-six people, the lowest of whom were at the Core Formation stage, including two Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Sin!

Gu An secretly repented. It wasn't that he wanted to go on a killing spree; it was just that these guys had come close to his medicine valley.

A fierce wind swept in and lasted for a long time.

After the storm subsided, Li Ya straightened up and said in a low voice, "It seems that we can only hide in the Medicine Valley now, as there is danger everywhere."

"I'll just say it."

"Follow me into the valley!"

Li Ya dragged Gu An into the Xuan Valley.

As soon as the two entered the valley, Yang Ni descended from the sky, carrying a head that was dripping blood, with the white centipede's nascent soul hanging on the blade of her sword.

At this moment, she exuded a murderous aura, causing the disciples in the valley to dare not approach.

Yang Ni threw the white centipede's head in front of Wu Xin, then shook her sword, shattering the centipede's nascent soul. She raised her sword and pointed it at Wu Xin, coldly saying, "Do you have any last words?"

Wu Xin was so frightened that his face turned pale and his whole body trembled.

"stop!"

Gu An rushed over quickly and blocked Wu Xin's path.

Yang Ni's eyes were icy as she said, "He is from Qianqiu Pavilion."

"But he's been with me for decades and has never harmed us. He must have had a compelling reason! Once this matter is settled, I'll have him leave the Tai Xuan Sect!"

Gu An gritted his teeth and said, looking like he was ready to risk everything. His words made Yang Ni frown.

Wu Xin was deeply moved. He dared not look at the other disciples; at that moment, he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Yang Ni stepped forward, the tip of her sword almost touching Gu An's throat.

Gu An glanced at Li Ya and called out, "Senior Brother Li, say something!"

Li Ya walked over with a frown, pushed Yang Ni's sword aside, and said, "Let's do as he says. That demonic cultivator clearly had a grudge against Wu Xin."

"Humph!"

Yang Ni sheathed her sword and turned around.

Gu Anze turned to look at Wu Xin and said, "I'm sorry, I can't keep you here anymore. You will definitely suffer when you return to Qianqiu Pavilion. Find a place to live in seclusion. As long as you are kind-hearted, you can be a good person no matter what your background is."

His words were earnest and profound, which brought tears to Wu Xin's eyes. She knelt down with a thud and kowtowed to him.

Li Ya's brows relaxed, and he let out a soft sigh.

Yang Ni glanced at Gu An, her eyes showing some surprise.

Judging from Gu An's words, he clearly already knew Wu Xin's identity, and Wu Xin seemed unwilling to become a cultivator of the Thousand Autumns Pavilion...

Gu An pulled Wu Xin up and then told him to hide inside the house to avoid being recognized by any of the Thousand Autumns Pavilion cultivators.

Li Ya looked at Yang Ni and asked telepathically, "Why are you here?"

"Do you even need to ask?"

“Tell him I don’t want to fight for the throne.”

"But he said he was sorry to your mother and that he had to pass the throne to you."

"The Crown Prince is virtuous, capable, and possesses the aptitude of three spiritual roots; he is the most perfect heir apparent."

"It's no use telling me this."

The two communicated telepathically, with Yang Ni's gaze fixed on Gu An, seemingly lost in thought.

Li Ya warned him telepathically, "Don't you dare hurt my junior brother, or don't blame me for turning my back on you!"

Yang Ni ignored him. After the attack by the white centipede, Xuan Valley became quiet. The disciples gathered in the courtyard, whispering among themselves, discussing Wu Xin's identity.

The calamities befell the Tai Xuan Sect continue, with battle pressure erupting from more and more directions.

Gu An kept a close eye on the Qinghong Sword at his waist, and fortunately, the Qinghong Sword did not show any signs of danger like the Bailing Sword.

An hour later, no more demonic cultivators came to Xuan Valley, and Gu An could no longer contain himself.

He found Li Ya and told him that he was going to another medicine valley and asked Li Ya and Yang Ni to stay in Xuan Valley.

Knowing that the medicine valley was in the inner sect and was definitely safer than the Xuan Valley, Li Ya nodded in agreement.

This time, Yang Ni didn't pester Gu An; in her heart, Li Ya was naturally more important.

Before leaving, Gu An left behind an ancient gold-devouring worm in the house.

He established a soul connection with each of the Primordial Gold-Devouring Insects, and could obtain information about Xuan Gu's situation at any time through them.

After stepping onto the teleportation platform, Gu An quickly arrived at the Third Medicine Valley.

As soon as he arrived, he heard a deafening roar from all directions. He opened his eyes and saw dark clouds rolling in the sky. Although it was winter, there was a scorching heat like that of summer in the air.

Seeing him approach, Xiao Chuan immediately went to greet him, suppressing his panic as he asked, "Senior brother, what should we do?"

Gu An noticed that Elder Tian was still there, and immediately calmed down. He quickly sent out a lifespan probe and replied, "Don't panic, trust our sect!"

[Lu Baitian (Ninth Level of Nascent Soul Realm): 754/1560/3200]

Wow, that's a really fast rise in skill level!
Steady!

Gu An thought to himself, while wondering where Elder Tian's spiritual energy came from.

He told Xiao Chuan to stay nearby and not wander off, while he walked away to patrol the Medicine Valley.

As he passed by Elder Tian, ​​he sensed a hidden yet powerful surge of spiritual energy within Elder Tian's body, which secretly alarmed him.

Old Tian did not absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; his spiritual power was generated out of thin air within his body.
This feeling……

It was as if there was an entrance to another world within Elder Tian's body, with a continuous stream of spiritual energy gushing out from the entrance, which was extremely strange.

What kind of martial arts technique does this guy practice?
"Valley Master, a great battle has broken out everywhere. Don't run around recklessly," Elder Tian's voice came.

He turned his head and saw that Old Tian was sitting cross-legged under the tree with his eyes closed. His state was completely different from usual. His body had become upright, and an indescribable aura of a powerful figure was emerging.

"I'll go check on those herbs; they won't wander off."

After saying these words, Gu An hurriedly left.

Old Tian opened his eyes, looked at his back, and a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.

"With such a disciple, how could I bear to see the Tai Xuan Sect destroyed?"

Old Tian muttered to himself, and Gu An, who had run a hundred feet away, heard his words.

Gu An remained expressionless, as if he hadn't heard anything.

He genuinely cares about medicinal herbs!

All fifty Core Formation Realm disciples guarding Medicine Valley are fighting, including Ji Xiaoyu and Gu Yu, and each of them is fighting against multiple opponents, making the situation somewhat urgent.

Along the way, Gu An quickly inspected the herbs along the route. He picked any herbs that were about to mature to prevent them from being destroyed in the battle, which would be a huge loss.

As he traveled, Gu An heard a high-pitched howl. He looked up and saw a series of fiery red Qilins appearing on the horizon, with a human figure hidden inside the foremost Qilin.

It was Ji Xiaoyu.

Qilin Step!
With a single step, she moved like a ghost, her fiery red Qilin colliding with a Core Formation Realm demonic cultivator, instantly shattering him to pieces and incinerating his golden core—a display of unparalleled dominance.

Gu An sensed that her aura and speed were already comparable to those of a low-level Nascent Soul cultivator.

Ji Xiaoyu seemed to sense his gaze and glanced at him during the battle.

She walked with the steps of a Qilin, held a sword in both hands, and used the sword to cast spells. No one could match her.

Gradually, more and more demonic cultivators attacked her, unleashing various spells from different directions with tremendous force.

Ji Xiaoyu's eyes narrowed, and a powerful shockwave suddenly erupted from his body, blasting all the surrounding demonic cultivators several miles away. The Foundation Establishment stage demonic cultivator even exploded and died on the spot.

She raised the sword in her right hand and thrust it into the sky. Vast spiritual energy burst forth from the blade, soaring into the heavens and condensing into a golden disc, more than ten miles in diameter, containing various profound and unfathomable runes.

With Gu An's keen eye, he could tell at a glance that the aura that Ji Xiaoyu had just unleashed was a divine power, the Dao of Heaven and Earth!

Previously, Jiang Qiong stole the divine treasures of the Dao of Heaven and Earth from the Ji family's birthday banquet, and Gu An would often study them.

As for the supernatural powers that come after the Dao of Heaven and Earth, he has never seen them, but he can sense that they contain power that surpasses the Core Formation Realm.

This woman's talent and comprehension are truly terrifying!
Once you reach the Core Formation stage, you will master two supernatural abilities!
Golden dragon phantoms burst forth from the golden phenomenon, as if a horde of dragons had come from another world, rushing towards the demonic cultivators in all directions, startling them into hasty retreat.

Someone tried to resist with magic, but their spiritual power was torn apart by the golden dragon. They were then rammed by the dragon and swallowed alive.

Because it was an illusion, Gu An could see the demonic cultivators who had been swallowed into the dragon's belly. They were burned alive by mysterious golden flames inside the dragon's belly, leaving not even ashes behind.

After Gu An traveled ten miles, there were no more demonic cultivators within a five-mile radius of Ji Xiaoyu.

She killed over a hundred Core Formation cultivators and over three hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators in one fell swoop!

This was only what Gu An saw; she had been fighting for a long time before he arrived.

Ji Xiaoyu hovered in the air, holding a sword in both hands, breathing slightly, with sweat beading on her snow-white forehead.

She suddenly turned around and looked at him, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Following his gaze, countless monsters and evil spirits surged from the horizon like a black ocean, densely packed and overwhelming, their numbers impossible to count.

At the forefront of the demon army, a man in black robes stood on a bone sword and held a large black banner.

"The Ji family's Qilin Step, Heaven and Earth Dao Gang, and Heavenly Dragon Demon Suppression Form—you've mastered so many powerful techniques at such a young age. If you're allowed to continue growing, you might become all-powerful in the future!"

The black-robed man's cold voice rang out, followed by a terrifying pressure that enveloped everything in the world.

(End of this chapter)