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

Chapter 119 The Sword Master of the Dao Has Made His Move!
Dustless wasteland.

Early morning hours.

Because of the dark clouds covering the sky, this wasteland is never seen by the sun or moon.

On a broken wall, dozens of cultivators gathered, including Ji Hantian, the deputy sect leader of the Tai Xuan Sect. They gazed at the horizon, their brows furrowed with worry.

"That female demon is far too powerful. Without a Xuanxin Realm cultivator, even if many of us join forces, it will be useless."

"There are no Xuanxin Realm cultivators in our dynasty."

"I do have a teacher, but he has been gone for eight hundred years and is hard to find."

"Just how many profound realm cultivators are behind the Ephemeral Flower Sect?"

"We have nowhere to turn, we cannot retreat!"

They were all leaders of various sects in their respective dynasties, and all of them had reached the Integration Realm in cultivation. Before the Ephemeral Flower Sect caused chaos, each of them was a legendary figure in the cultivation world of the Nine Dynasties, possessing the great power to turn the tide. However, after gathering for many days, they were helpless and dared not make any rash moves.

Many Nascent Soul Realm cultivators have died under the Ephemeral Flower Tree. Some have acted alone and launched all-out attacks, but all have returned defeated. The terror of the Profound Heart Realm has intimidated them.

Ji Hantian suddenly raised his right hand, and a ring on his index finger emitted wisps of light that entered between his eyebrows.

His face lit up with surprise, then he lowered his right hand and said, "Everyone, our Supreme Elder Xuanquan of the Tai Xuan Sect has returned and is on his way here. We can join him in launching an attack! Our Elder Xuanquan has already attained the Profound Heart Realm!"

Upon hearing this, the monks from various sects all looked at him, equally delighted.

In an instant, words of praise for the Tai Xuan Sect rose and fell, which made Ji Hantian straighten his back.

Although Tai Xuan Sect is the strongest sect in the Taicang Dynasty, it may not be able to rank among the top three in the Nine Dynasties. If Tai Xuan Sect can establish indelible achievements in the face of the Tan Hua Sect's calamity, it will surely become famous throughout the world and attract more aristocratic families and cultivators to join in the future.

The atmosphere on the cliff improved, and everyone saw hope in defeating the demon of the Ephemeral Flower Cult.

at the same time.

Thousands of miles away.

The hundreds-of-meters-tall epiphyllum tree, under the rolling dark clouds, resembled a giant demon, towering to the sky and baring its fangs and claws.

Vines fell down the branches of the epiphyllum tree, and most of the vines had a corpse tied to their base. Some of the corpses were not quite dead yet, their bodies trembling slightly, their eyes bloodshot, and the veins on their necks bulging, looking extremely pitiful.

Amidst the sea of ​​people, Jiang Qiong frowned as she looked at the cultivators who were hanging.

She unconsciously touched the blood-red epiphyllum mark on her wrist, her heart filled with worry.

If things continued like this, she felt that she would either be killed by the cultivators of the Nine Dynasties or absorbed by the Ephemeral Flower Tree. She could not sit idly by and wait for her death.

But what should she do?
The epiphyllum seal restricted her freedom.

Jiang Qiong couldn't help but look at the middle-aged man beside her and transmitted her voice, "Father, do you still trust the Ephemeral Flower Sect?"

The middle-aged man sitting next to him was her father, one of the masters of Qianqiu Pavilion, named Jiang Lang. He not only brought Jiang Qiong, but also many disciples, to join the Tanhua Sect.

Jiang Lang's face was gloomy, and he did not answer.

He knew perfectly well that he had been played, but what could he do now?
How could he possibly escape when so many corpses of Nascent Soul and Void Transcending Realm cultivators were hanging on the Epiphyllum tree?

He turned his head to look in another direction. At the edge of the million followers of the Ephemeral Flower Sect, four cultivators were sitting cross-legged. The aura emanating from them made all the followers dare not make any rash moves.

Currently, those who are able to leave are either closely related to the higher-ups of the Ephemeral Flower Sect or are trustworthy individuals.

Jiang Lang does not belong to either of these two categories.

He belonged to the cult leader Zhong Liang and should have enjoyed rights, but with Zhong Liang's fall, Zhong Liang's subordinates were scattered and treated like prisoners. Even if they were accepted, they could not be trusted.

Seeing her father's expression, Jiang Qiong knew that relying on him was hopeless.

Also.

From beginning to end, the only person she could rely on was herself.

Jiang Qiong looked at the epiphyllum tree again, her gaze becoming firm.

She absolutely cannot fall here!

The thought had barely formed in her mind when a beam of light shone on her face, causing her eyes to widen in surprise.

Not just her, everyone was illuminated.

Suddenly, the rolling dark clouds above the epiphyllum tree dispersed, revealing a hole nearly a thousand miles in diameter, through which sunlight shone down, mixed with specks of flying snow.

The woman in black, who was sitting cross-legged on the platform, looked up, and a fierce glint flashed in her eyes revealed behind her mask.

Not only her, but also the four great cultivators of the Ephemeral Flower Sect who were guarding the edge of the million followers looked up.

Under the sunlight, the night-blooming cereus tree began to tremble, as if it disliked the sunlight.

"Who is this extraordinary person? Why don't you show yourself?"

The woman in black stood up and shouted loudly, her clear, cold voice resounding throughout the world.

A figure appeared out of thin air high above the Epiphyllum tree; it was Gu An, who was using the Nine Extremes Yin Yang Body technique.

Gu An looked down at everyone below and caught sight of Jiang Qiong.

From the air, the million followers of the Ephemeral Flower Sect looked like prisoners, forced to sit on the ground, with some cultivators standing on the edges, clearly there to guard the seated followers.

Trusting the Ephemeral Flower Sect has led to this tragic outcome; it is truly pitiful!

Gu An quickly sent out lifespan probes one by one.

One person at the second level of the Profound Heart Realm and four people at the ninth level of the Integration Realm!

The epiphyllum tree beneath him had the same maximum lifespan as the epiphyllum trees he had seen before, and it was only a little over five hundred years old.

How many people have they fed to make it grow so fast?
Gu An raised his right hand, and a cyan sword shadow condensed in his palm.

"presumptuous!"

The woman in black roared and rushed to Gu An's side in one step, a blood-red longsword appearing in her hand. She swung the sword at Gu An.

As the sword was unleashed, it was as if countless evil spirits pounced on Gu An, and the entire sky was enveloped in a moment of bloody light. But it was only for a moment!

boom!
The woman in black was sent flying backward, passing over the heads of millions of followers, crashing through the ground, her fate unknown.

This scene moved everyone present.

How can it be!

Everyone gasped inwardly.

During this period, the woman in black has fully demonstrated her formidable strength, almost invincible. No matter how strong or famous the cultivator is, she can easily suppress them.

How could such a powerful being be completely powerless against this person?

Gu An raised his left hand, and a beam of light shot out from his index finger, sweeping across the sky, piercing through the rolling dust, and striking the spot where the woman in black had fallen.

A prompt appeared before Gu An's eyes:
You have successfully seized forty-seven years of the Night Refining Fairy's (Second Level of the Profound Heart Realm) lifespan.

improvise!

Gu An reached out with his left hand again and snatched the Night Refining Fairy's Xuanxin from a distance.

Xuanxin dispersed the billowing dust, which fell into his hand, and he then tossed it into his storage bag.

Seeing the situation was not good, the four ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivators who were guarding the four sides of the million followers of the Ephemeral Flower Sect immediately fled in different directions.

Gu An raised his hand and tapped four times.

Breakthrough Divine Light!

Four beams of light fell like shooting stars. The eyes and senses of the millions of followers could not catch their whereabouts, but everyone felt that the four people were in grave danger.

The world fell silent.

"Qianqiu Pavilion actually has such a person..." Jiang Lang murmured to himself, still in shock.

Jiang Qiong was equally frightened. She secretly rejoiced that she hadn't caused any trouble at Qianqiu Pavilion.

Four prompts appeared before Gu An's eyes in succession. He released the cyan sword shadow with his right hand, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at the epiphyllum tree.

Sensing the danger, the epiphyllum tree trembled violently, and its vines released the corpse, floating upwards in unison.

Under the watchful eyes of millions of followers of the Epiphyllum Cult, a hideous, distorted face emerged from the main trunk of the Epiphyllum tree.

"what is that?"

"The demon tree...it really is a demon tree!"

“That face…”

"We were lied to!"

"No...impossible..."

The millions of followers stirred up a huge uproar. Not everyone was like Jiang Qiong. Many more people had reached this point and still held onto illusions, or rather, could only hold onto illusions.

Rumbling--

The earth trembled, and enormous vines burst forth from the ground, lashing out at Gu An. The million followers were so startled that they took to the air, and some seized the opportunity to flee the area.

However, some people bravely rushed into the Path of the Netherworld, including Jiang Qiong.

The cyan sword shadow beneath Gu An's palm erupted with terrifying sword intent, descending like a divine weapon from the heavens, accompanied by dazzling sword light.

"This sword intent... the Sword Master Fudao..."

During the flight, Jiang Qiong looked up at Gu An's figure and thought with fear.

The Sword Master Fudao is actually this powerful!
The azure sword shadow, carrying the sword intent of the Tai Cang Jing Shen Sword, fell down. The cultivators had just leaped up and had not yet escaped the battlefield when the azure sword shadow landed on the top of the Epiphyllum tree.

This time, the sword intent was overwhelming, forcefully suppressing the Epiphyllum tree, which turned to ashes from top to bottom.

The sword's shadow fell to the ground, shattering the earth and causing cracks to rapidly extend in all directions, resembling a giant spider web expanding from the sky.

Gu An watched Jiang Qiong escape into the Path of the Nine Netherworlds without stopping her.

Even if Jiang Qiong stays after today, she will likely find it difficult to establish herself.

He sensed dozens of Nascent Soul Realm auras rapidly approaching from afar, and he immediately vanished from his spot.

As for the million followers, Gu An had considered killing them, but he was also afraid that many of them, like Yang Ni and Li Ya, had been deceived or forced into joining the cult, and that there would be too many karmic entanglements involved. He was afraid of killing the wrong person.

Indiscriminate slaughter—how is that any different from the Ephemeral Flower Sect?
He didn't want to be seen as a great demon and be besieged by the world in the future.

Even so, many cultivators were still killed by the shockwave from his sword strike.

Then that has nothing to do with Gu An.

Everyone has to pay the price for their choices. The fact that he didn't kill them all shows that he was already suppressing his good intentions.

A series of prompts flashed before Gu An's eyes, and his figure vanished from the spot.

The earth was still cracking open, and billowing dust rose up in a vast and mighty wave.

Ji Hantian and the others rushed over from afar, a strong wind carrying dust that blew towards them. Their divine senses had already glimpsed the scene of the destruction of the Epiphyllum tree.

"Hahaha, our Tai Xuan Sect's Sword Master Fu Dao has made his move!"

Ji Hantian laughed loudly, showing off the power of the Sword Venerable Fudao.

Another cultivator from the Tai Xuan Sect?

The leaders of each sect were moved. The sword intent they had just witnessed had terrified them, making them feel that no matter how much they cultivated in their lives, they could never reach such a level.

After the Ephemeral Flower Sect was destroyed, they had to reassess the foundation of the Tai Xuan Sect!

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