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

Chapter 865 Huge Gap
Beneath the starry sea, the dark land stretched endlessly. A cluster of firelight stood out starkly in the darkness. Upon closer inspection, thousands of cultivators were sitting around a massive bonfire.

Li Ya sat cross-legged at the front, with his precious sword resting on his lap.

He was healing his wounds while simultaneously studying swordsmanship.

Over the long years, he has encountered many people who have helped him, including peerless masters and immortals descending to earth. The help of many kindred spirits has enabled him to forge his own path in swordsmanship.

Regardless of the motives of those who helped him, he is who he is, and everything he has experienced has shaped his current swordsmanship.

Although he emerged victorious in the battle against the three golden crows, one of them escaped. He understood that this would bring even greater trouble, and he had to become as strong as possible in order to protect his disciples.

The disciples around him did not disturb him, and each of them discussed the day's battle in small groups, or talked about the path of cultivation.

Day and night alternate.

Several months passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Ya didn't look for a place to hide, because as long as he didn't leave this vast world, it wouldn't matter where he hid.

Until the early morning of that day, not long after dawn, firelight descended from the sky, making the earth seem as if it were in a furnace. The tens of thousands of disciples following Li Ya looked up and all frowned.

A colossal golden crow with a wingspan of tens of millions of miles hovered in the sky, blotting out the sun. From their perspective, the crow's wings appeared larger than the sky itself. A sea of ​​fire raged, causing the temperature between heaven and earth to rise rapidly.

Li Ya stood up and looked up. He saw a figure growing above the Golden Crow's head, its form concealed even by fierce flames.

He couldn't help but frown; with just one glance, he knew he was no match for his opponent.

"You have harmed my son, you mortal! You are courting death!"

A cold voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth, causing a look of confusion to flash in Li Ya's eyes.

He killed two golden crows, how could his injuries be so simple?
Could it be that those two golden crows didn't die?
He didn't have time to think further. He picked up his sword, drew the blade, and unleashed a vast sword intent that transformed into a silver sea of ​​light that covered the earth, shielding it from the intense heat brought by the flames in the sky.

"My disciples, you continue to rest. I will be right back."

After uttering these words, Li Ya transformed into a sword light, soaring into the sky and attacking the golden crows, thus igniting a great battle.

at the same time.

On a distant mountain, Gu An and An Xin stood on a cliff halfway up the mountain, watching the battle unfold.

An Xin frowned and asked, "Is that person's cultivation level close to reaching the Hengtian Golden Immortal realm?"

Gu An replied, "Yes, you are close to breaking through. He is your opponent. I remind you that your supernatural powers may not be effective against him, so don't be careless."

She nodded with relief, then leaped into the air and flew away into the distance. Although the battle had just begun, she could sense that Li Ya was no match for that person. The longer she waited, the greater the chance that Li Ya would perish.

Gu An's pupils reflected Li Ya's image; Li Ya was falling.

Faced with the mysterious being above the Golden Crow, he couldn't even withstand a single move. The opponent flipped its hand and struck down with a palm, directly shattering his sword intent, causing his magic power to dissipate, his body to bleed profusely, and he was almost pulverized.

Seeing Li Ya fall, all the disciples panicked.

However, Li Ya's sword intent still enveloped the earth, preventing them from flying away. They could only watch as Li Ya fell into the sword intent array. A disciple quickly caught the blood-covered Li Ya.

Li Ya was disheveled and covered in blood. He opened his eyes and looked at the Golden Crow high above him, his eyes filled with resentment.

He had a feeling he was going to lose, but he never expected to lose so quickly.

What level was his opponent at? Li Ya trembled whenever he recalled that palm strike. There was no earth-shattering destruction, but the Dao intent of that palm strike pressed down on him, leaving him no way to dodge.

Finished!

Li Ya felt despair, and at that moment, a figure flashed through his mind.

He knew that as long as he spoke, the person would definitely show up.

He didn't care about his own death, but he had so many disciples below him, and he didn't want his beloved disciples to die here.

"Master, are you okay?"

The male disciple holding Li Ya asked nervously. He landed on the ground with Li Ya, and the other disciples surged forward like a tide.

Li Ya opened his mouth, and blood gushed out continuously. He was horrified to discover that a cold, sinister magical power was ravaging his body and trying to stop him from speaking.

"Gu..."

Li Ya managed to utter a single word, but he couldn't bring himself to say the second. This caused his pupils to tremble, and he was plunged into an unprecedented state of panic.

This was the first time the disciples had seen Li Ya with such an expression, which shocked and enraged them. They all looked up, their faces contorted with rage as they stared at the golden crow in the sky. Their eyes held only hatred, not a trace of fear.

Tens of thousands of faces filled with hatred looked up at the sky. The mysterious being high above frowned. It was a tall man in a red robe, with a dark red python wrapped around his waist. Half of his face was covered with black scales, making him look like a half-human, half-demon.

Just as he was about to raise his hand, he suddenly turned his head and saw a pair of huge purple eyes appear at the end of the world, as if looking down from beyond the heavens, peering into the lives of the people in this tiny world.

A figure appeared out of thin air behind him, slashing with a sword. He swayed and transformed into thousands of illusory clones that filled the sky above the Golden Crow. He looked closely and saw a woman in white standing on the head of the Golden Crow, staring coldly at him.

That puts my mind at ease!

The man in the red robe immediately led thousands of clones to attack An Xin, and An Xin also rushed towards him.

Boom!
The giant golden crow exploded, and a whirlwind mixed with heat waves swept across the heavens and earth, engulfing Li Ya and his disciples' vision in flames. But soon, the flames dissipated, and the sky was revealed. They stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape involuntarily.

The bright sky was filled with countless purple eyes of varying sizes, so many that it was impossible to count them all, which sent chills down the spines of all who saw them.

When Li Ya saw the newcomer's true form, his face lit up with joy, and he immediately stopped talking, as the pain in his body subsided.

"Junior Brother Gu, how could you hear that?"

Li Ya was pleasantly surprised, thinking that Gu An had heard his thoughts and immediately sent An Xin to come.

At the same time, he was shocked by An Xin's strength.

He had never fought An Xin, but the two had met many times. In his memory, An Xin had always been an ordinary disciple of the Third Medicine Valley of the Tai Xuan Sect. Even though she was close to Gu An, her cultivation level was mediocre.

Watching An Xin battle the man in red robes, displaying astonishing supernatural powers, he immediately realized the vast difference in strength between himself and An Xin.

Are any of Junior Brother Gu's disciples stronger than him?

Li Ya couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of Zhen Qin's hesitant expression when she faced him before.

I see……

The disciples around them were equally shocked by An Xin's power. They felt as if the sky had been shattered, and the fantastical scenes seemed as if the outer universe was collapsing. Every supernatural power and spell used by An Xin and the man in red robes stimulated their eyes and minds.

(End of this chapter)