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

Chapter 424 I am the Sword Master Who Supports the Dao

As the First Immortal King vanished into nothingness, the entire world seemed to fall silent all at once.

The cultivators of the Tai Xuan Sect stared at Gu An in disbelief, their eyes filled with shock. Di Xie, standing in front of Gu An, was even more dumbfounded, his body stiffening.

Nine-Fingered God and Divine Heart Child were equally dumbfounded, unable to believe their eyes.

Gu An remained expressionless, but felt a slight sense of regret.

Even such a powerful immortal couldn't break through his protective divine essence?
He really didn't retaliate just now. The Immortal King was destroyed by his own power and the divine essence of his guardian, his body and soul were completely annihilated.

Unfortunately, the Immortal King was not a living being, which prevented Gu An from gaining lifespan.

More and more figures appeared out of thin air, all of them were great cultivators from the Tai Xuan Sect. They all frowned as they looked at the street where Gu An was. The powerful aura of the First Immortal King still lingered in the air. Looking at the mess on the street, they couldn't help but imagine what had just happened.

Gu An raised his right hand, and wisps of black energy appeared out of thin air, entering his palm. He then slipped them into his sleeve, and no one could see what they were.

He looked down at Di Xie and asked, "Brother Di, are you alright?"

Di Xie came to his senses and, with Gu An's help, he shakily got up. He looked at Gu An, his eyes filled with undisguised awe.

"you……"

Di Xie's lips trembled. He wanted to ask Gu An about his identity, but he was afraid of offending him.

"Sword Master Fudao!"

Someone in the distance exclaimed, breaking the silence and creating a cacophony of noise that quickly grew into a clamor.

Di Xie also guessed this.

The Immortal King claims to have the cultivation of the ninth level of the Immortal Path. Who else in the Tai Xuan Sect, besides the Sword Venerable of the Dao, is capable of killing those at the ninth level of the Immortal Path?

He was actually the Sword Master of the Dao...

Looking at Gu An's gentle smile, Di Xie couldn't calm his Dao heart.

Looking back on his interactions with Gu An over the years, he felt both ashamed and fearful. Fortunately, he had not looked down on Gu An before, and at least he had not been impolite when they communicated.

Gu An couldn't hear his thoughts, but he could roughly guess them.

Gu An found this amusing and didn't feel embarrassed. He enjoyed socializing and never asked for too much. He was already happy if others smiled at him; there was no need to ask for more.

"Is he the Sword Master of the Dao?"

"No, it's possible that the Sword Master Fudao protected him."

"That's true. I didn't see him make a move just now, so it must have been the Sword Master Fudao who did it."

“That man is Gu An, the master of the Third Medicine Valley. He invented Go, Chinese chess, and Gomoku. I know him. He is definitely not the Sword Master Fudao.”

“I have known him for hundreds of years. He is a very kind person. He may have met the Sword Master Fudao who was hiding his identity, which is why the Sword Master Fudao helped him.”

"I wonder if that guy is dead."

More and more disciples began to discuss it, and the tide suddenly turned. As Gu An's acquaintances spoke up, many people believed that it was the Sword Venerable Fudao who had protected Gu An, rather than that Gu An was the Sword Venerable Fudao.

Of course, some people still think that Gu An is the Sword Master of the Dao, because he was too calm in the face of the Immortal King.

Even if he is not the Sword Master of the Dao, he must have a close relationship with him, otherwise he would not be so fearless.

Lu Baitian, Ji Hantian, Gu Zong and other high-ranking members also appeared. After seeing Gu An, Lu Baitian breathed a sigh of relief. He gave an instruction to Ji Hantian and then appeared beside Gu An.

"Let's talk somewhere else," Lü Baitian said in a low voice, glancing at Di Xie with a strange look in his eyes.

Gu An nodded slightly, then followed Lü Baitian away.

As Di Xie watched Gu An's retreating figure, just as he was about to speak, two figures appeared out of thin air in front of him.

“Come with us.” One of them said coldly, the oppressive aura of the Immortal Realm enveloping Di Xie, making it impossible for Di Xie to refuse.

The street was quickly blocked off, the onlookers were dispersed, the strange phenomena and lingering clouds in the sky gradually disappeared, and the snow continued to fall.

Shooting stars appeared on the horizon; those were figures emerging from the vortex of reincarnation, descending upon various parts of the Heavenly Spirit Realm.

……

"It's over? What happened?"

The Ancient Immortal Emperor looked into the distance, frowned, and asked. Inside the hall, only he and the Yang Immortal Emperor remained.

Emperor Yangxian also sensed that the aura of the First Immortal King had abruptly stopped. He pondered and said, "It is probably the Sword Venerable Fudao who made the move."

The place where the First Immortal King descended is one that the Yang Immortal Emperor will never forget.

That place brought shame upon the Immortal Dynasty!
The Immortal Dynasty dared not retaliate after the Sword Venerable Fudao killed a powerful immortal spirit. This situation naturally caused great dissatisfaction within the Immortal Dynasty towards its higher-ups and Emperor Yang.

Although Emperor Yang was wary of Sword Master Fudao, he did not expect that Sword Master Fudao could make the aura of the Immortal King disappear in a very short time.

The Great Cang Continent...

What exactly happened there?
Emperor Yangxian suddenly decided to take a trip.

At this moment, not only him, but even the Holy Minister of the Holy Court wanted to visit the Tai Xuan Sect.

The Immortal King was so powerful that it was impossible for him to suppress his aura as soon as he landed; he was most likely suppressed.

"Sword Master Fudao, who exactly are you, and what is your purpose in hiding your identity?"

The Holy Minister sat on his holy throne, his gaze distant as he pondered. The holy deities in the hall were also discussing this matter; the aura of the Primordial Immortal King had vanished too quickly, and either outcome would unsettle them.

Half an hour later, Gu An leisurely returned to the Third Medicine Valley. As soon as he returned, he was surrounded by a large group of disciples.

News of what happened inside the outer city spread quickly, and the names of Gu An and the Sword Master Fudao became widely known. However, there were many different opinions, but one thing was certain: Gu An was very likely related to the Sword Master Fudao.

The disciples had heard before that their master's cultivation was extraordinary, and now that they had heard this news, how could they not be excited?
Faced with their questioning, Gu An said helplessly, "To be honest, I am the Sword Master of the Dao. I have always treated you as an ordinary Valley Master of the Medicine Valley, but in return, you have not shown me enough respect. This time, my actions were an accident."

These words immediately drew gasps of surprise from the disciples.

You Yingying, standing in the crowd, couldn't help but scoff, "What a pretentious act."

A question arose in her mind: Shenxinzi had wanted to kill her before, but suddenly stopped. Could it be related to Gu An?
Is Gu Anzhen the Sword Master of the Dao?

That shouldn't be the case. She had heard Xuan Tianyi talk about his life story, and he was only a little over seven hundred years old.

How could someone so young be the Sword Master of the Dao?
Because Gu An's tone was too flippant, she couldn't help but overthink.

Not only her, but the other disciples also felt the same way, as if Gu An was joking.

Gu An didn't explain further, letting them guess whether it was true or false. It's quite interesting to leave some suspense in life.

It is worth mentioning that Lu Baitian had previously assured him that he would definitely find a way to help him suppress the matter.

Lu Baitian thought that Gu An had taken action to protect the Tai Xuan Sect.

Of course, he had many other reasons in mind.

He feared that the true identity of the Sword Master Fudao would be exposed, a sentiment shared by the core leaders of the Taixuan Sect.

If other forces were to discover the true identity of the Sword Master Fudao, it would be disastrous. They are not afraid of something happening to the Sword Master Fudao, but they are afraid that the Sword Master Fudao will be recruited by others.

The Holy See is the best example!

Gu An shook off his disciples' entanglement and arrived at his pavilion, where he was caught red-handed by Ji Xiaoyu.

"Did you cause the commotion earlier?" Ji Xiaoyu asked.

Gu An shook his head and said, "A guy fell from the sky and tried to steal my crown. He was about to cut me when he suddenly disappeared."

As he spoke, he patted his chest, looking as if he was still shaken.

Ji Xiaoyu seemed to be deep in thought, and for some reason, Gu An's description gave her a sense of familiarity.

Seeing that she was lost in thought, Gu An didn't continue talking and went to her door alone.

When Gu An closed the door, Ji Xiaoyu was startled awake. She turned her head to look at the door on the second floor, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Could it be the Dao of Heaven and Earth? Even if it is, it's enough to suppress and annihilate such an existence..."

Ji Xiaoyu was filled with shock; Gu An had become incredibly mysterious to her.

As time went by, the events that occurred in the outer city spread rapidly. Even though the Tai Xuan Sect tried its best to suppress them, it couldn't stop them. All the forces heard of one name.

Gu An!

After returning to his room, Gu An picked up the "Qingxia Travelogue".

He could sense that all of the Immortal King's followers had descended to the mortal realm and were about to bring disaster upon it, but he had no intention of intervening.

Because this calamity can temporarily halt the war between the Celestial Dynasty and the Holy Court, which is actually a good thing.

The battle between the Celestial Dynasty and the Holy Court affected even more living beings.

Moreover, with Gu An's current understanding of cause and effect and destiny, he can see even more distant calamities. No matter what he does, the calamities of the Heavenly Spirit Great World will not disappear forever. There is life and death, fortune and misfortune; this is the law of evolution for all things.

After the First Immortal King perished, the winter snow fell heavier and heavier.

In the days that followed, more and more people came to the Third Medicine Valley to play chess and visit him, all wanting to see Gu An. Gu An did not meet the strangers; he continued to linger in his various medicine valleys, harvesting herbs.

When he went to Nianchu Cave, the three girls, Tian Yao'er and Tian Yao'er, pressed him for details about the roar of the First Immortal King. He offered a few words of comfort and then began to instruct them on cultivation.

Life was quite busy. Besides picking herbs, Gu An also had to teach Tian Yao'er, Tian Qing, Tian Bai, and An Xin. In addition, he also had to find time to cultivate his character.

A blink of an eye.

The Spring Festival is approaching.

On the morning of the Spring Festival, Gu An went to the inner city and drank with Wu Jue at an inn, listening to a storyteller talk about things overseas.

"That Immortal Lord Qin is said to be an unparalleled powerhouse from tens of millions of years ago. He was reborn from the cycle of reincarnation and needs to devour the souls of countless cultivators in order to reshape his physical body..."

The storyteller's tone was full of emotion and persuasiveness, and even Gu An and Wu Jue were drawn in by his words.

Wu Jue turned around, looked at Gu An, and asked curiously, "What exactly is your relationship with Sword Master Fudao?"

Gu An glanced at him and said, "I am the Sword Master of the Dao, what's our relationship?"

“How is that possible? I’ve watched you grow from the Foundation Establishment Realm to where you are today. If you are the Sword Venerable of the Dao, then I am the Yang Immortal Emperor.” Wu Jue glared at him.

Gu An's gaze followed to the stairwell entrance, where someone was going upstairs.

[Yang Xiandi (Level 1 of the Free Immortal Realm): 6,908,922 / 50,000,000 / 100,000,000]

Thank you Shiqilin for the 500 Qidian coins!
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