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

Chapter 98 Terrifying Mahayana Realm
The rising sun shone brightly, its rays sweeping across the North Sea, over the mountains, and across the forests where Gu An was.

At this moment, his cultivation has reached the seventh level of the Mahayana realm, and he is attempting to break through to the eighth level.

Gu An brought up his attribute panel and saw that he still had 370,000 years of lifespan left. He felt that he could further improve his combat skills.

However, we cannot continue today.

After a night of turmoil, the spiritual energy in this area has become thin. He was afraid of disrupting the ecology of the Beihai Mountains, so he decided to wait until the Beihai Mountains regained their spiritual energy before coming back.

The next goal is to accumulate a lifespan of tens of millions of years!
The number is frightening just to think about, but Gu An is full of fighting spirit.

A cultivator's life is incredibly long; he can take his time and first consider which spells, supernatural powers, and unique skills are best to improve.

Time continues to pass.

When Gu An reached the eighth level of the Mahayana Realm, the speed at which his physical body absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth slowed down.

He patiently waited for the breakthrough to end.

A whole night passed, and the lifespan barrier consumed more than 20,000 years of lifespan, which shows how big the commotion Gu An caused was.

Gu An spread out his divine sense to see how wide its coverage was.

A vast landscape came into Gu An's view. He saw many monsters, ghosts, cultivators, and even an ancient species as large as a mountain.

Gu An was enjoying the wonderful experience of the Mahayana realm of consciousness.

Suddenly, he saw a familiar face.

Li Xuandao!
This guy was undergoing tribulation in a valley. When Gu An saw the formation in the valley, as well as the spirit stones, bottles and jars, his lips twitched involuntarily.

No wonder Li Xuandao broke through so quickly. Not only is he exceptionally talented, but he also poured so much resources into it!

Gu An couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he thought about how he had relied solely on his physical body to overcome tribulations during his evolutionary cultivation.

Forget it.

You can't compare them like that. After all, he never actually went through a tribulation in reality. He should be content.

After observing for a while, Gu An felt that Li Xuandao's tribulation was likely to be successful.

He then looked around, mainly to see where Li Ya was.

Soon, his divine sense detected Li Ya's aura. The kid was hiding in a cave, and judging from his aura, he seemed to be injured again.

Oh dear, what a reckless fellow. I hope he doesn't die out there.

Gu An decided to go find Li Ya later and give him guidance in another capacity.

The old man inside Li Ya's body isn't doing well!

Gu An also spotted Haolong, who was bullying a group of little monsters, looking very imposing and shouting that he wanted to be the king.

In the end, Gu An's divine sense enveloped the entire Beihai Mountain Range, and every corner of the Beihai Mountain Range was in his sight. This feeling of overlooking everything fascinated him.

In his eyes, even those monsters and cultivators at the Integration Realm became no different from ordinary living beings.

It must be said that the North Sea Mountains are truly a place where dragons and tigers hide. He sensed no less than a hundred auras of the Integration Realm here. Of course, there are very few beings who have reached the ninth level of the Integration Realm, less than five, including Lu Lingjun who has not yet left the North Sea Mountains.

Gu An enjoyed the power that belonged to him.

Once his cultivation level stopped increasing and his physical body stopped absorbing spiritual energy, he removed the lifespan barrier and stood up.

He stretched, and sunlight streamed through the leaves onto him, giving him a feeling of being reborn.

Indeed, no achievement, fame, or emotion in the world can compare to the feeling of becoming stronger!

……

Li Ya stepped out of the cave. The sunlight shone on him, causing him to frown and squint. His upper body was wrapped in white cloth, with patches of blood on it.

He raised his right hand and made a gesture from a distance. A heavy sword flew out of the cave and landed in his hand, causing his right arm to tremble and a look of pain to appear on his face.

"Boy, your wound has just healed, and you're already practicing swordsmanship? Are you underestimating the weight of the North Sea Nether Iron, or overestimating the power of the Dragon Elephant Divine Essence?" The ancestor's voice rang in Li Ya's ears, his tone helpless.

Li Ya grinned and said, "I need to hurry up and cultivate. I don't have much time left. I have to make it in time for the Holy Land to recruit disciples, as you mentioned."

The old ancestor said irritably, "That holy land is not something we absolutely have to go to; it's the path taken by the aristocratic families."

"But didn't you say that the Li family once reached a level of glory comparable to the Zhou and Gu families? Although I don't want to be a prince, I have an obligation to support the prosperity of the Li family!"

Li Ya picked up the North Sea Heavy Sword and walked towards the open space in front of him.

Behind him was a small hill, and all around were forests, with only a clearing of about five zhang in diameter.

After last night's strange phenomena, the open space was covered with various pebbles and fallen leaves, and the sea of ​​clouds in the sky was torn into pieces. Sunlight pierced through them, forming streaks of rainbow light, which were beautiful and mesmerizing.

Li Ya gritted his teeth and swung the heavy sword in his hand.

This sword was forged under the guidance of the ancestor. It is made of Nether Iron, a specialty of the North Sea, which is very rare. This sword weighs ten thousand catties, and its weight will double after spiritual power is injected into it.

Without using spiritual power, Li Ya's injured body struggled to wield it.

suddenly!

A gust of wind swept in from the depths of the forest, startling Li Ya, who turned around and instinctively raised his sword to defend himself.

Bang!
Li Ya was thrown back and crashed into the mountainside, sending rocks flying. He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. When he landed, he planted his heavy sword on the ground. Even so, he still knelt down, the white cloth on his body quickly turning red, and all the wounds on his body reopened.

"Hmph, human brat, hand over the Dragon Elephant Divine Essence!"

A hoarse voice came, and a bewitching figure emerged from the woods. It was a man dressed in black robes, with a human body and a fox head, surrounded by demonic energy, and his hands had sharp claws, as if each hand held five sharp knives.

Li Ya stared at the other party, gritted his teeth, and spat out the other party's name: "Venomous Fox King!"

The Venomous Fox King stared at Li Ya, his brows suddenly furrowing and his face contorting into a ferocious expression: "You've been poisoned by my fox venom, yet you're still standing. Have you perhaps already swallowed the Dragon Elephant Divine Essence?"

His voice grew shrill at the end, making the surrounding trees tremble. Li Ya gripped the sword hilt with both hands, panting heavily, and cried out in his heart, "Ancestor, we still have to rely on you!"

The old ancestor couldn't help but wail, "Do you really think my soul power is inexhaustible? These past few nights, just saving you has almost drained me dry!"

"I don't believe you, you always say that!"

"You worthless wretch! How could my Li family produce such an unfilial descendant as you!"

"Who told you to live inside my body, deliberately devour my spiritual power, alter the manifestation of my spiritual root, and cause me to be detected as having mixed spiritual root talent!"

"you……"

Li Ya and the old ancestor cursed each other in their hearts, becoming more and more agitated, which made him cough.

The venomous fox king stepped toward him, his killing intent locking onto him, making him feel as if he were in a cold cellar.

at this time.

Li Ya's vision suddenly went dark. He subconsciously looked up and saw a dark purple figure standing in front of him.

It's him……

Li Ya recalled that when he was severely injured by Elder Chen outside Xuan Valley, it was this mysterious demonic cultivator who saved him.

According to the patriarch, this demonic cultivator is using the Thousand Autumns Pavilion's Demonic Shadow Divine Art!
Li Ya had racked his brains but couldn't figure out what his connection was with Qianqiu Pavilion, so he could only attribute it to coincidence.

But now, he was shocked.

This mysterious demonic cultivator has reappeared!

Gu An, who was using the Great Yin-Yang Transformation, looked at the Vengeful Fox King and sensed that the other party was only comparable to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Just to be on the safe side, he still used a lifespan probe, since that thing doesn't cost him any life.

【Venomous Fox King (Level 4 Nascent Soul Realm): 1409/2900/3400】

Hmm, a very honest monster!
Unable to discern Gu An's cultivation level, the Venomous Fox King immediately tensed up and asked, "Who are you?"

Gu An raised his hand and pointed into the distance, signaling him to leave quickly.

Gu An disliked killing opponents with whom he had no grudge. He could already take the lifespan of the medicinal herbs, and he wanted to leave some room for his humanity to avoid becoming bloodthirsty, which would eventually lead to recklessness, arrogance, and bring great trouble upon himself.

The vengeful fox king's expression shifted between light and dark, but in the end, he clasped his hands in a fist salute, turned, and left.

The Vengeful Fox King harbors hostility towards you and hates you to the core. Do you wish to use a lifespan probe on him?

A notification suddenly appeared in front of Gu An.

Ok?
Is that what you call deep-seated hatred?
The way to death!

Gu An raised his right hand and grabbed at the air. The terrifying spiritual power of the Mahayana realm erupted, directly causing the Vengeful Fox King to explode and die, and its primordial spirit was completely annihilated.

No magic or supernatural powers were used!
Directly suppress with great spiritual power!

If the other party had a storage bag, Gu An might have been more lenient in his approach.

Immediately afterwards, Gu An received a notification that his lifespan had been taken away. Not bad, he took away 190 years of lifespan, just as he had guessed. The lifespan taken away was between half and 20% of the other party's remaining lifespan.

Li Ya, who was kneeling on the ground, was stunned.

The demon king at the Nascent Soul stage died just like that?
He didn't even see how this demonic cultivator made his move; how could he kill someone from a distance?

"How is that possible! What level of cultivation does he possess?"

The old ancestor exclaimed in Li Ya's heart, his voice trembling.

This time, Gu An heard the voice of Li Ya's soul.

While those at the Mahayana Realm cannot hear the thoughts of living beings, the soul within Li Ya's body communicates using soul power. Each word spoken generates a slight fluctuation, which cannot escape the perception of those at the Mahayana Realm.

Gu An turned to look at Li Ya, who was so frightened that he quickly retreated and pressed himself tightly against the mountain wall.

"This person's cultivation level is probably even higher than mine when I was alive!" the old ancestor said in a deep voice, his tone tinged with sorrow.

He felt that Li Ya was doomed, and so was he!

Upon hearing this, Li Ya panicked completely.

In his heart, the ancestor had always been the most powerful, which was why he dared to act recklessly—because the ancestor was there to protect him.

Now that the patriarch can't hold things together anymore, how can he not panic?

Gu An wanted to laugh at Li Ya's near-death experience, but he was genuinely afraid of scaring Li Ya to death. So he concentrated his spiritual energy in his throat, changed his voice, and said, "I've already saved you twice. What, do you think I want to kill you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ya felt a great sense of relief, but Gu An's next words made him nervous again.

"If I really wanted to kill you, even the soul within you couldn't help you."

Can he see through the soul within me?

Li Ya was terrified; this was even more alarming than being killed.

Gu An raised his hand and snatched the Beihai Heavy Sword into his hand from a distance. The sword, weighing ten thousand catties, felt as light as a feather in his hand, but the wind it stirred up along the way indicated that the sword was very heavy.

Seeing the other person gripping the sword, Li Ya's heart leaped into his throat, not understanding what the other person intended to do.

"Boy, your sword is too slow. Your growth rate is not satisfactory. I'll teach you a sword technique, how about it?" Gu An's weathered voice rang out, stunning Li Ya.

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