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

Chapter 160 The Power of the Demon Race, Dao Lord

Since the fall of the Old Ancestor Kusong, the great calamity of demons has been approaching. Every night, Gu An would use his divine sense to explore the land of the Nine Dynasties in order to prevent the enemy from sneaking in.

That night, he happened to see Di Xie leave Tai Xuan Sect, so he followed him with his divine sense and saw Di Xie meet with a demon.

When Gu An heard the monster say that he had killed the Old Ancestor Kusong, Gu An was filled with murderous intent.

We must avenge the Old Master Kusong!

At least the Old Ancestor of Dry Pine and Gu An were friends despite their age difference.

He did not make a move immediately, but waited until the other party was far away from the Taicang Dynasty before taking action.

The Black Crow Demon Envoy landed by the river to rest and, incidentally, channel his demonic power into the river to mark this land.

Before his demonic power could even penetrate the river, a hand landed on his shoulder.

He had never had such an experience before; even in the land of demons, no monster could approach him undetected.

He instinctively tried to dodge, but an unimaginable force of suppression held him down, rendering him unable to move.

A look of terror crossed his raven-like face. Out of the corner of his eye, he could only vaguely see a mysterious, demonic shadow.

Gu An originally wanted to make a sarcastic remark, but seeing that he was almost scared out of his wits, he immediately lost interest and used his divine sense to attack his soul.

Spirituality!
The night was dark and desolate, with only the faint sound of the flowing river echoing through the air.

As the moon set and the sun rose, the blazing sun emerged from behind the mountains in the east, its rays piercing the sky and shining upon Gu An and the Black Crow Demon.

Under the sunlight, Gu An, who was using the Nine Extremes Yin Yang Body, looked like a ghost, while the black crow monster squatting in front of him rolled its eyes and its body twitched slightly.

Two full hours passed before Gu An finally withdrew his divine sense, then removed the storage bag and storage ring from the black crow demon's body, and then used the Taiqing True Fire to burn its flesh.

A few breaths later, the black crow demon died and vanished, leaving behind only its demon core and profound heart, which Gu An put into his storage bag.

You have successfully seized 380 years of the Black Crow Demon Envoy's (Level 8 of the Profound Heart Realm) lifespan.

Gu An then disappeared from the spot.

……

At noon, in the Third Medicinal Valley.

Gu An stepped down from the teleportation platform and headed towards the distant park. Along the way, the servant disciples he encountered greeted him warmly and bowed to him.

Currently, the number of miscellaneous disciples in the Third Medicine Valley has reached four hundred.

Gu An did not covet rare and precious herbs, and with his diligent cultivation, the medicinal herb yield of the Third Medicine Valley was quite remarkable. Even compared with the medicine valleys of the inner sect, the annual harvest of the Third Medicine Valley could rank among the top three. With this achievement, the sect was increasingly satisfied with him and continued to assign him more menial disciples.

Along the way, Gu An spotted An Xin sweeping the floor. He immediately waved to her, signaling her to come over.

Upon seeing this, Anxin quickly walked over and bowed to him.

Having been in the Third Medicine Valley for so many years, An Xin has successfully established her foundation, thanks to Gu An's secret gift of pills, for which she is very grateful.

Back then, An Hao and An Xin both became disciples of Gu An. An Hao has now reached the third level of the Nascent Soul Realm, while An Xin is only at the first level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Even Gu An couldn't help but lament the injustice of fate.

"Walk with me for a bit," Gu An said.

Anxin naturally had no objections, and then followed him closely.

During the subsequent harvesting process, Gu An would occasionally explain to her how to cultivate high-grade medicinal herbs, and she listened attentively.

She is now also very interested in growing medicinal herbs.

Half an hour later, Gu An took out a secret manual and handed it to An Xin.

"This skill has the potential to enhance your aptitude, so don't let anyone discover it," Gu An whispered, then looked warily into the distance.

Anxin accepted the manual with a smile and said, "Thank you, Master!"

After so many years together, she had completely trusted Gu An and, like the other handyman disciples, called him her master. But unlike the others, in her heart, Gu An had become her true master, second only to the mysterious master who saved her back then.

Gu An patted her head, indicating that she should go about her business.

Anxin immediately bowed and then turned to leave.

Watching her retreating figure, Gu An wore a smile.

Hopefully, the innate ability to reincarnate will help Anxin. I don't expect her to be reborn, but it would be a good thing if she could live a few more years.

Life in the Third Medicine Valley is anything but boring. Gu An has already built a library and a restaurant, and even bought some equipment to place in the attic area for the disciples to enjoy.

He also created chess, which became a sensation in the Third Medicine Valley.

Afterwards, Gu An flew towards the inner sect city. He had just avenged the Old Ancestor Kusong and wanted to talk to Elder Xu Lu of the inner sect library. Of course, he would not tell Xu Lu what had happened that morning; he simply wanted to have a chat with Xu Lu.

He saw the tragic end of the Old Ancestor of Withered Pine in the memories of the Black Crow Demon Envoy, and felt a tightness in his chest.

……

Tianhuang Mountain, inside Nianchu Cave Mansion.

Tian Yao'er watched Gu An plant a tree with curiosity. The tree was already two zhang tall, with bright red leaves and long vines. At first glance, it looked like a tree burning with flames.

This is a seventh-tier spiritual tree, the Sun-Nourishing Tree, which Gu An brought from the Starry Sky Cave Heaven. It is considered a sapling, because the Sun-Nourishing Tree in the Starry Sky Cave Heaven is a thousand feet tall and grows Sun-Nourishing Fruits, which can enhance blood and qi, and even enhance the perception of fire-attribute spiritual energy.

After planting, Gu An looked at the Yu Ri tree with satisfaction.

He turned around and patted Tian Yao'er's forehead, waking her from her daze.

"Come, I'll teach you a demonic spell."

Upon hearing Gu An's words, Tian Yao'er immediately became excited and hurriedly followed. Gu An had obtained many spells and techniques from the memories of the Black Crow Demon Envoy, and he planned to teach Tian Yao'er the spell that allowed the Black Crow Demon Envoy to transform into a flock of black crows.

It must be said that Tian Yao'er has very high aptitude and comprehension.

An hour later, she was able to transform into several fire crows.

That's right, it's a fire crow, not a black crow.

The crow burning with flames made Gu An even more suspicious that she had phoenix blood.

The most important aspect of this spell is not its transformation, but its flight speed. Tian Yao'er will need to spend a lot of time to fully master it.

Watching her practice her magic, Gu An's thoughts drifted away.

The Demon Emperor, the Demon Master, the seventy-two Great Demon Kings, and the Demon Ancestor who is about to be resurrected...

Even Gu An, who was at the ninth level of the Nirvana Realm, felt the pressure.

The lowest cultivation level of the seventy-two great demon kings is the Profound Heart Realm, and the top three great demon kings have even stepped into the Mahayana Realm. This is why the Ephemeral Flower Sect dares not set foot in the land of demons.

The reason why the demon race did not move south was not because they feared the Nine Dynasties, but because they were waiting for the Demon Ancestor to be resurrected. After the Demon Ancestor was resurrected, he needed a lot of flesh and blood to restore his physical body, and the humans in the Nine Dynasties were the food that the Demon Emperor had designated.

Of course, the land of the Nine Dynasties also has mysterious great cultivators who provide protection. Two thousand years ago, when the Demon Emperor went south, he was severely injured by a mysterious Mahayana cultivator and almost died.

However, that great cultivator had already sailed south to sea. The Black Crow Demon Envoy's subordinates had discovered this and informed the Demon Emperor.

That great cultivator came from the Cangtian Sect of the Great Jiang Dynasty and was known as Daojun. Two thousand years have passed, and it remains unknown whether Daojun is still alive.

The Great Jiang Dynasty is the strongest of the nine dynasties. Even though the world is in chaos, the Great Jiang Dynasty remains firmly in control, while the Cangtian Sect has established itself as the leading sect in the world by fighting against the Tanhua Sect.

The land of demons is vast and boundless; besides the overtly known great demon king, who knows what else is hidden there?

This made Gu An even more eager to achieve a lifespan of tens of millions of years.

If he could, he didn't want to run away; instead, he wanted to stay and live on this land with the Tai Xuan Sect.

……

The death of the Black Crow Demon Envoy had no impact; Di Xie continued to spend his days at the Heaven-Mending Platform, comprehending the sword intent.

However, as time went on, the number of demons and monsters in various parts of the world continued to increase, and the people suffered greatly. The Tai Xuan Sect assigned more tasks to slay demons and monsters, and even Ye Lan and Zhen Qin had to participate.

Gu An was at ease because the mission they had taken on was within the Tai Xuan Sect.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Gu An's lifespan has reached over 7.4 million years, getting closer and closer to the 10 million year mark.

He would use his divine sense to explore the land of demons every day, and if the great calamity of demons were to arrive ahead of schedule, he would choose to break through to the next level ahead of time.

He had already decided on the location for the breakthrough.

Break through on the southern ocean!
On this day, An Hao and Si Yan'er left Su Xing Cave.

The two walked out of the cliff and looked back; the cave entrance in the cliff gradually disappeared.

"Where is your master? I haven't seen him all these years?" Si Yan'er asked curiously.

An Hao replied, "He's like a dragon, appearing and disappearing without a trace. I don't know where he is either, but one thing is certain: if I'm in danger, he definitely won't stand idly by!"

At this point, a smug look appeared on his face.

Si Yan'er pouted, wanting to mock her, but she held back.

She could never forget the scene of Gu An annihilating Xuanxin Realm cultivator with a flick of his sleeve. Tianwei could not afford to offend such a powerful cultivator!

Just then, a figure leaped out of the forest and landed quickly in front of the two. An Hao frowned, thinking there was an ambush, and prepared to fight.

The newcomer was a man dressed in the official robes of the Tianwei Kingdom. He raised his hand in greeting and said, "Your Highness, I have come to welcome you by His Majesty's decree. His Majesty intends to betroth Your Highness to An Hao, the top scholar on the Golden List."

Upon hearing this, Si Yan'er's expression changed drastically, and she asked angrily, "Has Father Emperor gone mad? How could he betroth me to such a person?"

An Hao was about to refuse, but upon hearing this, he immediately retorted angrily, "What, what kind of person am I? You think I'm not good enough for you? Then I'll marry you anyway!"

The two began to bicker.

The man in official robes, however, remained smiling, watching them bicker with amusement.

Gu An, who was far away in the Xuan Valley of the Tai Xuan Sect, was watching them. He did not object to An Hao and Si Yan'er's marriage, because he had long seen that the two had developed feelings for each other.

However, he remained wary of Tianwei.

If Tianwei dares to plot against Anhao, he will not show any mercy and will allow the Taicang Dynasty to annex Tianwei's territory.

After the three of them set off, Gu An closed the book with the Taoist priest Xun Chun.

Someone is walking towards Xuan Gu.

He got up, went out of the house, and went downstairs.

Half an hour later, Du Ye flew into the Xuan Valley on his sword. He saw Gu An in the distance and waved to greet him.

The disciples in the valley did not stop him when they saw that he knew Gu An.

After landing, Du Ye put the flying sword into his storage bag, then pulled Gu An to a secluded spot.

"News has come from the family that they are preparing to move out of the Tai Xuan Sect, and the Third Miss specifically requested that you and I be taken along," Du Ye said in a low voice, his expression very excited. He felt honored that the Ji family had not forgotten him.

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