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

Chapter 82 The Primordial Gold-Devouring Insect, the Demonic Path's Siege of the Tai Xuan Sect

Gu An looked at Li Ya, who had climbed in through the window, and said helplessly, "What treasure can compare to my windowsill?"

Li Ya, dressed in blue, walked to the table, took out a bag from his waist, placed it on the table, and said with a smug smile, "You will definitely like this treasure."

Gu An used his divine sense to probe, his brows furrowed, and he asked, "Why are they insects?"

“These are Primordial Gold-Devouring Insects. Their teeth can bite through all the gold, iron, and ores in the world. If you feed them metallic spiritual energy, it can help them become stronger. There are sixteen of them in total, including one mother insect. They are quite good for guarding the house and can also help you dig the ground,” Li Ya said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Gu An immediately became interested and asked curiously, "How does this thing recognize its owner?"

“There’s a special method for recognizing a master; you have to drip your essence and blood onto the mother insect to establish a soul relationship with her,” Li Ya said with a smile. He then took out a very thin manual from his storage bag and gave it to Gu An.

Gu An took it but didn't open it immediately. Instead, he asked, "How did the Hundred Clans Conference go?"

Li Ya pulled over a chair from the side and sat opposite Gu An, sighing, "It wasn't smooth sailing, but it was certainly an eye-opening experience. There are truly countless experts and geniuses in this world. My talent is nothing compared to the Hundred Clans Conference. With the geniuses of the Nine Dynasties and Hundred Clans gathered together, I could only barely make it into the top 100, and Zhou Tongyou only made it into the top 10."

Seeing his optimistic demeanor, Gu An felt less worried.

Li Ya began to recount what he had seen and heard at the Hundred Clans Conference, and Gu An listened attentively.

Halfway through the conversation, Gu An even got up to pour himself a drink, listening as he drank.

Li Ya continued talking until dusk, still feeling like he hadn't finished.

Gu An sighed, "So, only our Third Miss can threaten Lü Xian?"

"Her Qilin Steps were indeed powerful; she was the only one who injured Lü Xian. Unfortunately, she encountered a heavenly tribulation after taking nine steps, temporarily halting the battle, and we haven't seen her since," Li Ya nodded.

"Heavenly Tribulation? What does that mean? Is the Qilin Step really that powerful?"

Gu An was surprised. Let alone nine steps, he had taken countless steps back and forth in the past two years without encountering any heavenly tribulation.

Li Ya shook his head and said, "How would I know? Maybe she's hiding some secret."

Innate Dao Talisman!

Gu An thought to himself, "Is this... about to cheat?"

"Compared to Ji Xiaoyu, Lü Xian's strength is the most shocking to me. He will be my next target. I will challenge him and win back him," Li Ya said with high spirits.

Gu An asked, "You just said that he broke your arms and legs. Don't you hate him?"

Li Ya shook his head and said, "It was just a normal sparring match. What's there to hate? Besides, I was unwilling to admit defeat at the time. I learned from a senior that he was also a pitiful person. There were other remnant souls hiding in his body, trying to take over his physical body. That's why he sometimes seemed abnormal, sometimes friendly and sometimes violent."

Other remnant souls?

Gu An breathed a sigh of relief. If that was the case, then he could rest assured.

He had previously worried that Lü Xian was a reincarnated immortal, but now it seems that's not the case.

"What do you mean? Why are there other remnant souls?" Gu An asked, puzzled.

"I don't know. It might be related to some treasure, or he might have been possessed. In any case, he will suffer until he cleanses the remnant soul from his body. No wonder I never heard of him in the Tai Xuan Sect before. He was probably protected by the Lü family. By the way, his father is the previous sect leader, Lü Baitian."

"Lu Baitian suffered a qi deviation during his cultivation, and his son was tormented by the remnant soul within his body. It is unknown whether this is a coincidence."

Li Ya frowned as he spoke, and at the end, he sighed and said, "If Lü Xian had not been affected by the remnant soul, he would probably have already formed a Nascent Soul by now, and his strength would be unimaginable."

Gu Anle was amused; he hadn't expected that Lu Xian would actually feel sorry for him.

"By the way, who is that senior you mentioned? He seems really impressive," Gu An asked, feigning curiosity.

"A senior colleague who wishes to remain anonymous. I'm sorry, I cannot reveal their name."

Haha, that must be the old man inside you!

Gu An could sense that Li Ya's soul was growing stronger.

He suddenly realized that he could sense Li Ya's soul even before he reached the Integration Realm, and those Void Transcending Realm cultivators should also be able to sense it.

Judging from Li Ya's tone, it seemed that no one had noticed this.

Was it because Gu An's cultivation technique was too powerful, or was there another reason?
Even though it was getting dark, Li Ya showed no sign of leaving and continued chatting with Gu An, recounting the scenery he had seen on his trip.

Li Ya didn't leave until the next morning.

After he left, Gu An picked up the secret manual he left behind and began to study how to make the Primordial Gold-Devouring Insect recognize him as its master.

……

Under a clear blue sky, lies the Third Medicine Valley.

Gu An stood in front of Old Tian, ​​raised his right hand, and saw a golden insect crawling on the back of his hand. At first glance, it looked like a beetle, only its mouthparts were larger.

"The Primordial Gold-Devouring Insect is extremely rare; it's very difficult to find even within the Tai Cang Dynasty," Elder Tian exclaimed.

"This was given to me by my senior brother Li Ya. He achieved a top-100 ranking in the Hundred Clans Tournament and brought this insect back for me. It can help us patrol Medicine Valley in the future," Gu An said with a smile. He had mentioned Li Ya to Elder Tian more than once. If Elder Tian were to regain the position of sect leader one day, he might remember Li Ya and then focus on cultivating him.

Old Tian nodded and said, "It seems that this Li Ya is indeed a genius, and also a man of great loyalty and righteousness. One Primordial Gold-Devouring Insect is priceless, let alone sixteen."

Gu An opened the insect pouch at his waist, and one after another, Primordial Gold-Devouring Insects flew out. One of them was twice the size of the others and landed on his shoulder, while the other Primordial Gold-Devouring Insects hovered around him.

Xiao Chuan, who was passing by, couldn't help but come over, and Gu An began to show off the insect.

By evening, all the menial disciples in the Third Medicine Valley had witnessed the Primordial Gold-Devouring Insect. Gu An wasn't just showing off; he was worried that the menial disciples might attack the patrolling Primordial Gold-Devouring Insects in the future. ...

Spring came and autumn went, and three years passed quickly.

Gu An crossed the threshold of fifty years old. In the past three years, his life has been peaceful and fulfilling. His lifespan has exceeded 300,000 years, and the annual lifespan harvest is still increasing.

This day.

Xiao Chuan led Ye Lan down from the teleportation platform.

Gu An was playing with the white spirit mouse, which was as fat as a big dog, when he saw Ye Lan arrive. He immediately got up and went to greet her.

Ye Lan's expression was not good. Facing Gu An, she said, "Senior brother, let's go inside and talk."

Gu An nodded, then led Ye Lan upstairs.

Xiao Chuan then walked towards the white rat, but the white rat turned and ran away. Xiao Chuan was so angry that he picked up a stone and threw it, but unfortunately, he missed.

the other side.

After Gu An entered the room, he closed the door.

He had just turned around when he heard Ye Lan speak: "Senior brother, Wu Xin is a spy for Qianqiu Pavilion!"

Upon hearing this, Gu An's expression changed slightly. He frowned and asked, "Nonsense! What evidence do you have?"

Ye Lan took out sheets of paper and said, “These are all the disciple information left by the Demon Extermination Hall. The person who brought Wu Xin into the sect was not a spy of the demonic path, but if you trace the relationship further back, they are all spies of the demonic path. Moreover, Qianqiu Pavilion has been looking for the son of a pavilion master for many years. That person happens to have the appearance of a monk and has indelible ordination scars on his head.”

Gu An took it and examined it carefully.

These papers also record who they had contact with on a daily basis, including Wuxin.

Wu Xin visited them several times when he went to the outer city.

Confused!
Why can't you be more meticulous in your work?

Gu An cursed inwardly, but he wasn't flustered because it was Ye Lan who had discovered the truth.

After he finished reading, he looked up at Ye Lan and asked, "How many people know about this?"

“Right now, it’s just me. The Enforcement Hall doesn’t usually investigate the menial disciples. We did find out that one of the Valley Masters in the Outer Sect Medicine Valley is a spy for the Thousand Autumns Pavilion, but we haven’t found out exactly who it is yet. We want to continue investigating, but someone above won’t allow us to,” Ye Lan said with a furrowed brow, unwilling to give up.

"Who forbids you from investigating?"

"The outer sect elder, Jiang Qiong, but her people say it was an order from the inner sect."

Gu An suddenly felt that it was quite good for Jiang Qiong to be the outer sect elder, as she could protect him from the wind and rain.

Although Gu An had never done anything for Qianqiu Pavilion, with Cang Tengshu still around, he couldn't wash his hands of it all away, and he didn't want his peaceful farming life to be disturbed.

Gu An stepped forward, grabbed Ye Lan's shoulders with both hands, took a deep breath, and said, "Junior sister, this matter must be suppressed. Even if Wu Xin comes from the demonic path, we have been together for so many years, and I believe he is not a bad person."

Ye Lan blushed slightly as he grabbed her. She lowered her eyes and said, "Senior brother, are you also from Qianqiu Pavilion? If so, I'm willing to go with you."

"How could that be? I was born a member of the Tai Xuan Sect, and I will die a ghost of the Tai Xuan Sect."

"I don't care, no matter which sect you go to in the future, you have to take me with you."

"Can you suppress this matter?"

"Yes, I've destroyed the other evidence, leaving only this one in your hand."

Gu Ansong released his grip and tossed the paper into his storage bag.

Don't destroy it yet, keep it just in case.

Ye Lan continued, "This is actually a small matter. I know you will protect him. I came to see you about something important. The demonic path is preparing to besiege the Tai Xuan Sect. This time it's for real. Someone in the Elder Hall of the sect's main city has betrayed the Tai Xuan Sect. This is intelligence obtained by the Enforcement Hall's spies in the Wan Yin Sect. It has already been reported to the higher-ups, and the four inner city gates are preparing for war."

"There are many powerful cultivators from other sects and dynasties in the outer sect. They have been staying in the outer sect for many years, and the Tai Xuan Sect cannot easily drive them away. If the demonic path really attacks, the outer sect city may be in great danger. There may be demonic spies waiting inside to cooperate with them."

Is the demonic path about to attack?

Gu An frowned and asked, "The number of disciples of the Tai Xuan Sect has increased dramatically in recent years, how dare they come?"

"It is said that they have joined forces with the demon race to destroy the Tai Xuan Sect and then divide the world of the Taicang Dynasty," Ye Lan replied with a solemn expression.

Join forces with the demon race?
Gu An was puzzled. Did these demonic sects not know about the great calamity of demons that would come a hundred years later?

After Ye Lan revealed some more information, she hurriedly left. Gu An personally escorted her to the teleportation platform, from Xuan Valley to the outer city, to avoid disrupting the rules.

As Gu An was about to return to his house, he suddenly saw Old Tian sitting alone under an old tree.

Come to think of it, it's been a long time since he last visited Old Tian.

This guy went to the Heaven-Mending Platform before, and his cultivation level increased by two levels. After that, there was no further activity, which is really strange.

As Gu An pondered this, he sent out a lifespan probe.

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