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

Chapter 161 You're Not Strong Enough
Relocate out of Tai Xuan Sect?
Gu An was stunned, not expecting that Du Ye had come to see him about this matter.

How could he possibly leave the Tai Xuan Sect!
His legacy is still here!

Moreover, where can the Ji family go after leaving the Tai Xuan Sect?
Gu An frowned and asked, "Why do you want to move out?"

Du Ye replied, "It seems to be related to the great calamity of demons. The family has already found a place to avoid the calamity. In any case, we should be grateful that the family can take you and me with them. Get ready. The specific departure time has not yet been determined. When it's time to leave, don't waste time."

Gu An shook his head and said, "I can't leave. Tell the family that you appreciate my kindness, but I am prepared to live and die with the Tai Xuan Sect."

Upon hearing this, Du Ye froze, his brows furrowing instantly.

He said in a deep voice, "Gu An, don't forget where we came from."

“I’m sorry, I have repaid the Ji family for raising me with medicinal herbs over the years, but I can never repay the kindness of the Tai Xuan Sect. I cannot leave. You go, I will stay,” Gu An said earnestly.

Du Ye was furious and wanted to teach Gu An a lesson, but he was afraid that the other servant disciples would hear him.

"There's still time. Think it over carefully. When the demons invade the Taicang Dynasty, you won't be able to hide even if you want to!" Du Ye said these words and then turned and left.

He came quickly and left quickly, but he didn't have a smile on his face when he left.

Gu An felt a warmth in his heart at Du Ye's anger, which at least showed that Du Ye cared about him; otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered with his life or death.

However, he truly cannot leave the Tai Xuan Sect.

If the Tai Xuan Sect cannot survive the calamity of demons, he can still escape.

With Gu An's cultivation level, if he really wanted to escape, who could stop him?

Gu An waited until nightfall before arriving at the Eight Views Cave.

Jiang Qiong was meditating under the ancient vine tree, with a large cauldron standing in front of her, and the alchemical fire beneath it still burning.

Sensing Gu An's presence, Jiang Qiong asked casually, "Why are you here? Didn't you just come a couple of days ago?"

Gu An came to the cauldron and looked at the medicinal soup inside. He said, "The Ji family came to me today and said they are preparing to withdraw from the Tai Xuan Sect. They also told me to make preparations."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiong opened her eyes, her delicate brows furrowed, and asked, "Are you leaving?"

If Gu An leaves, new disciples of the Tai Xuan Sect will surely take over Xuan Valley, which is not a good thing for her.

She still felt a lingering, inexplicable anger.

“I’m not leaving. I refuse. I’m just wondering where the Ji family can hide to escape the great calamity of demons?” Gu An sighed.

He came here hoping to find out about this matter from Jiang Qiong, who might know something about it.

Jiang Qiong mocked, "They should be hiding in the Seven Star Spirit Realm. The Seven Star Spirit Realm is a sacred place, a place that even demons dare not invade. I heard before that the Ji family seemed to be planning to marry Ji Xiaoyu to a genius in the Seven Star Spirit Realm. It seems to be true. The Ji family has managed to climb the social ladder."

It really is the Seven Star Spirit Realm!
Gu An looked at Jiang Qiong, frowned, and asked, "Is the Seven-Star Spirit Realm very powerful?"

"Of course they are powerful. On this land, dynasties rise and fall, and racial wars rage on. Only the Seven Star Spirit Realm has always existed. Do you think they are powerful? In a sense, the Seven Star Spirit Realm is the master of this continent. The people who are chasing me are cultivators from the Seven Star Spirit Realm because I seized the opportunity they wanted first," Jiang Qiong mocked.

After hearing this, Gu An wanted to say that if a Nascent Soul cultivator could snatch an opportunity from a Seven-Star Spirit Realm cultivator, it meant that the Seven-Star Spirit Realm cultivator wasn't all that powerful.

Jiang Qiong seemed to see through his thoughts and said, "The Seven Star Spirit Realm has a very strong foundation. It should have a vast world that is no less than the Nine Dynasties. There are many aristocratic families in it, and the number of its disciples is huge. The group of young disciples I met on the Nine Nether Road were on an expedition. Those guys were all under a hundred years old, but they had the cultivation of the Nascent Soul Realm. The Seven Star Spirit Realm is indeed terrifying."

A look of awe crossed her face. Even though she was being hunted down by a cultivator at the Seven Star Spirit Realm, she had no desire for revenge because the difference in strength between the two sides was too great.

A world no less vast than the Nine Dynasties?
Gu An became even more curious about the Seven Star Spirit Realm.

No wonder the Seven Star Spirit Realm doesn't interfere in the racial conflicts on the continent; it turns out that even if the human race on earth is wiped out, they still have descendants.

Afterwards, Gu An asked a few more questions, and Jiang Qiong told him everything she knew. The more she learned, the more wary he became of the Seven Star Spirit Realm.

His intuition told him that after surviving the great calamity of demons, the Seven Star Spirit Realm might face another catastrophe.

Gu An remained calm, as his strategy was to only act when he was absolutely certain of success.

If we can fight, we will; if we can't, as long as we're alive, we can always fight again!
"Are you happy or unhappy that your third young lady is getting married to someone from the Seven Star Spirit Realm?" Jiang Qiong suddenly asked jokingly.

Gu An casually replied, "The Third Miss is a woman of exceptional talent, so naturally she married a man of exceptional talent. I am certainly happy for her."

"Really? You have no regrets at all?" Jiang Qiong asked with a smile.

Gu An raised an eyebrow and spread his hands, saying, "It is indeed a pity. In fact, I admire the Third Miss, but unfortunately, I am mediocre and not qualified to pursue her. Since I cannot have her, I can only comfort myself and wish her happiness."

Jiang Qiong's smile vanished, and she sneered, "You're quite open-minded. That's right, if your status and talent don't match, love will only harm you. Hold on to your principles and don't fall in love easily in the future."

Gu An nodded and said, "I don't need to be tempted. There are plenty of female disciples in the valley."

"Oh? Is that why you don't like cultivating?"

"What I mean is, it wouldn't be difficult for me to find a Daoist partner, but I don't want to."

"That's more like it. Your master has lived longer than you. Daoist partners are unreliable. How many Daoist partners have abandoned their other half when life and death were at stake? How many Daoist partners have schemed against their other half for their own benefit? Your master hopes that you will not be tempted and will be more careful. Your master is doing this for your own good."

"Have you ever had a Daoist partner?"

"If that were the case, your grandmaster would have died long ago."

Jiang Qiong began to give Gu An earnest advice, and Gu An also asked her questions with barbed remarks.

More than an hour later, Gu An finally left. Jiang Qiong watched Gu An's departing figure and thought to herself, "This kid didn't even call me Grandmaster. He's got some wild ideas."

……

Summer's tail has finally slipped away, and autumn has arrived once again.

When Gu An arrived at Tianya Valley, he noticed that there was one more person inside.

Since Lü Xian and Yi Liuyun left, only Luo Hun and the three monkey demons were left to keep him company in Tianya Valley. Therefore, Gu An brought Luo Hun a lot of books and even a chess set.

Actually, even without these things, Luo Hun wouldn't find it boring, after all, he is a cultivator.

But because Gu An brought him along, he was easily distracted. He often secretly resented Gu An's viciousness, but Master Xun Chun's writing was indeed excellent, and he really couldn't refuse.

Gu An walked down the hillside and looked at the figure standing in front of the wooden fence in the distance.

Ji Ruolai (Nascent Soul Realm Level 8): 96/700/3900

Ji Ruolai?
Gu An raised an eyebrow. He had heard of this name before. He was Ji Xiaoyu's biological older brother. He had been taken to the main family to cultivate when he was young. He had never met this person, but had only heard other servants mention him.

Unexpectedly, Li Xuandao even won over Ji Xiaoyu's elder brother.

Luo Hun descended from the sky and landed beside Gu An, introducing Ji Ruolai to Gu An and asking, "You should have heard of her, after all, you also come from the Ji family."

Gu An nodded.

The two came up behind Ji Ruolai. Ji Ruolai looked at the flowers and plants in the park with a dazed look in his eyes. He only woke up when Luo Hun called him.

He turned to look at Gu An and the other person, and asked, "Is this Valley Master Gu An?"

Gu An raised his hand in greeting and said, "Greetings, Second Young Master."

Ji Ruolai waved his hand and said, "Here, I have to call you Valley Master. His Majesty said that I will assist you from now on."

Although the geniuses who come to Tianya Valley have to work as Gu An's assistants, they can freely take the medicinal herbs in the valley, so Ji Ruolai treats Gu An very well.

However, Gu An didn't need them to do his work, so he might as well do them a favor.

"Second Young Master, you can focus on your cultivation. Sun Da and the others will take care of the miscellaneous matters in the valley," Gu An said with a soft laugh.

Ji Ruolai nodded and then began to exchange pleasantries with him.

He noticed a strange chill emanating from Ji Ruolai's body, which surrounded Ji Ruolai's golden core.

After chatting for a while, Gu An took his leave, as he still had to gather medicinal herbs.

Ji Ruolai watched Gu An's retreating figure, lost in thought.

Luo Hun caught up with Gu An and asked in a low voice, "Did you find the Tai Xuan Secret Manual that I asked you to find before?"

Gu An suppressed the urge to roll his eyes and replied in a low voice, "I couldn't find it. This book has disappeared without a trace. Forget it. Aren't you enough of Taoist Master Xunchun and The Travels of Qingxia?"

Luo Hun could only sigh regretfully and then leave.

Gu An shook his head and chuckled.

I don't know where Luo Hun heard it from, but he actually knew about the Tai Xuan Secret Manual and even asked Gu An to buy it.

Gu An was afraid that he would become addicted and affect his cultivation, so he didn't buy it for him at all.

It's all Shen Zhen's fault for corrupting the cultivation world!

……

Late at night, inside a dilapidated temple.

thump!
A man in plain clothes fell to the ground, his right leg twitched a few times, and then he died.

Standing next to him was a man in black, none other than Su Han.

Su Han had just absorbed the spiritual energy of the man in plain clothes. He circulated his energy in both hands, trying to harmonize it. Judging from his tightly furrowed brows, he was feeling very uncomfortable.

There were four other corpses nearby, men and women, all of them dead.

A surge of ghostly energy poured in from the hole in the roof, coalescing into the figure of the Ephemeral Flower Ghost Mother.

Under the full moon's glow, the pale face of the Ephemeral Flower Demon Mother was so terrifying as she stood to the side, watching Su Han.

for a long time.

Su Han opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

The Ghost Mother of the Ephemeral Flower said, "I have already revealed your whereabouts. In seven days at most, a large number of cultivators will come to hunt you down. I will have the Thirteen Fiends of the Nine Netherworlds stop the great cultivators. Seize this opportunity and do not let anyone escape."

Su Han nodded, then asked, "Ghost Mother, why do so many people seek death when I have no grudge against them?"

The Ghost Mother of the Ephemeral Flower calmly said, "Some people want to kill you to make a name for themselves, while others want to kill you to obtain the Sword Sect's bounty. The fundamental reason they are hunting you down is that you are not strong enough, and they think they can kill you."

(End of this chapter)