Chapter 115: Epiphyllum Gathering, Enlightenment
Shen Zhen's words did not impress Gu An. Drawing other people's battle process was too offensive. Besides, he had no shortage of high-level herbs now, unless Shen Zhen took out the seventh-level herbs to attract him.
Shen Zhen came from the Daotian Sect of the Dayu Dynasty, which was so far away that it was unknown how long it would take to convey a message.
Gu An said, "The whole city is in chaos. How can I have the energy to paint? Miss Shen, let's find a place to hide, so as to avoid..."
A sudden roar interrupted Gu An's words. The entire inn was shaking violently, and billowing dust rushed in from the window, drowning Gu An and the other person.
Shen Zhen put his arm around Gu An's waist and quickly rushed out of the inn and came to the backyard of the inn.
Gu An wanted to get out of her hand, but she held him tightly. She looked at the back of the inn with a serious look in her eyes and whispered, "Don't move."
Gu An was helpless.
Do you still want to protect me, a great monk of the ninth level of the Mahayana realm? Shen Zhen frowned, took out a flute from the storage bag with his left hand, and followed her gaze to see a figure flying out of the dust on the other side of the inn.
Gu An remembered him, an inner disciple who was practicing sword skills at the Butian Terrace, named Zhang Hong. Gu An could see him every time he went to the Butian Terrace. He didn't expect that he was actually a spy from the Tanhua Sect.
Zhang Hong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, turned his head to glance at Gu An and the other man, and immediately swung his sword to kill them.
A sword energy pierced through the roof and killed Shen Zhen and the other two.
The sword energy was so fast that Shen Zhen could only subconsciously raise his flute to block it.
Boom! The sword energy exploded, the entire inn collapsed, and dust rose up.
Zhang Hong leaped up and ran away quickly, but a series of figures came from behind and chased him relentlessly.
Looking around, the entire outer city was in chaos. Even the great elder Lu Songhan was fighting. The city defense formation in the sky was violently distorted and could break at any time.
The sword energy dissipated, and Shen Zhen pulled Gu An out. Both of them looked very embarrassed.
"Miss Shen, are you okay?" Gu An asked with concern. In fact, he could see that Shen Zhen's injuries would not be life-threatening.
Zhang Hong is at the first level of Nascent Soul Realm. Although Shen Zhen blocked the sword energy just now, he also suffered internal injuries.
Shen Zhen is quite capable since he can block a sword attack from a Yuanying realm cultivator with his Jindan realm cultivation.
Blood was dripping from her chin under her veil. She pretended to be calm and said calmly, "I am the Saint of Daotian Sect. How can I be hurt by an unknown person? Let's find a place to hide first."
She loosened her right hand, then walked quickly forward, followed closely by Gu An.
The whole city was in the midst of a battle, and the two could not fly, so they could only walk through the streets.
Fortunately, they met disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall later and were taken to an underground palace to take refuge. The underground palace was very large and there were many disciples taking refuge there, most of whom were menial disciples.
Shen Zhen found a place, sat cross-legged to meditate, took out a bottle of pills from his storage bag, swallowed them, and began to practice qigong to heal his wounds.
Gu An did not disturb her, but scanned the underground palace. After making sure that there was nothing unusual, he sat down, closed his eyes, and watched the battle with his spiritual sense.
Not only was this outer gate city in chaos, the entire Taixuan Gate was in chaos, and there were great battles in all the cities.
Lu Baitian and others sensed the movement of Taixuan Sect and were rushing back.
Without the support of Jin Lingzun, Taixuanmen would certainly survive this civil strife, but some people would be killed or injured in the process.
Gu An's spiritual consciousness mainly focused on the Third Medicine Valley and the Xuan Valley.
Xuan Gu is located outside the outer gate and has not encountered any threats because it is now the spies of the Epiphyllum Sect who are causing trouble in the Taixuan Gate.
The Third Medicine Valley is protected by someone. Gu Yu brings a group of monks to guard the Third Medicine Valley. The battle has already begun.
As long as the herbs are not damaged, Gu An is too lazy to take action. Taixuan Sect also needs to be honed.
Time passes by every second.
With the return of the great monks in the fusion realm, the fighting in the cities quickly ended.
In less than an incense stick of time, there was no more fighting sound in the outer city where Gu An was.
A figure ran out of the tunnel and shouted in surprise: "The battle is over, everyone can go out."
Hearing this, the disciples all smiled, stood up, and walked out supporting each other.
Shen Zhen also stood up. She looked at Gu An and said, "Why don't you take the initiative to help me? Look at others."
Gu An smiled and said, "I don't think you are injured to that extent. When we return to Medicine Valley, you can pick some herbs as a reward for protecting me just now."
Shen Zhen smiled, did not respond, and walked towards the crowd with Gu An.
After leaving the underground palace, Gu An came to the street. He looked up and saw dark clouds rolling in the sky. Fire dragons formed by spiritual power were tumbling non-stop, which was extremely spectacular, as if they were fairies protecting the city.
Gu An saw the figure of a great cultivator in the fusion realm, floating thousands of feet in the sky. When he fought against Jin Lingzun before, this man was in a very embarrassed state, but now he seemed to be insolent and invincible.
Shen Zhen looked around and confirmed that the war was completely over. He then said to Gu An, "I have to go back. You'd better go back as well."
After saying that, she turned and left.
She pretended to be relaxed, and after she left Gu An's sight, Gu An clearly felt that she suddenly accelerated.
It is estimated that Shen Zhen’s injury will take several months of rest to fully recover.
Gu An began to wander around. Wherever he passed, many buildings in the city were damaged. The disciples coming and going were more or less injured. He was checking the entire city.
Gu An could feel the breath of Zhen Qin and Ye Lan. Both women were not injured, so he had no intention of looking for them.
The mysterious aura that he felt a few days ago is still there. Because he is too far away from the Taicang Dynasty, Gu An doesn't know where that aura came from.
He guessed that it was related to the Nine Nether Road.
Before his death, Jin Lingzun said that the leader of the Epiphyllum Sect was about to come, which means that this catastrophe has just begun, and more great monks in the Xuanxin realm may appear in the future.
It is truly a turbulent time!
Gu An was sighing in his heart when his eyes were suddenly attracted by a figure in the distance.
There was a disciple walking in the crowd. He looked ordinary, with neither outstanding figure, appearance, nor cultivation. Few people noticed him as he walked on the street.
The reason why Gu An was attracted to him was because he had an indescribable aura that made him feel a little familiar.
Throw a life span probe and see!
[Martial Art (Second Level of Foundation Establishment): 63/280/310]
Such a maximum lifespan is not outstanding among external doors.
Gu An looked at Wu Jue and thought so. Soon, he understood why the other party's aura gave him a sense of familiarity.
Enlightenment!
The other party was actually gaining enlightenment. No wonder he looked a little dazed when walking on the street.
Gu An became interested and kept staring at the martial arts scene, trying to observe the state of enlightenment from a bystander's perspective.
He had attained enlightenment before, but after that enlightenment, he was not sure what changes had taken place in himself. After all, he would use his lifespan to improve himself from time to time. Even if there were changes, they would be easily covered up, and he could not tell whether it was his own creation or a transformation brought about by the evolution of his lifespan.
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Gu An began to follow Wu Jue, and the two kept a distance of several feet between them.
Walking through the streets, Gu An suddenly felt that his martial arts aura had improved. This improvement was not an improvement in his cultivation, but another kind of mysterious change.
He subconsciously threw another lifespan probe at the other party.
[Martial Art (Second Level of Foundation Establishment): 63/280/340]
Huh? The maximum lifespan has been increased by thirty years!
This was the first time that Gu An saw someone’s maximum lifespan increase.
Is this the change brought about by enlightenment?
No wonder Han Ming said that his sword skills improved by leaps and bounds after enlightenment, and it is estimated that even his aptitude and understanding have been improved.
Gu An was secretly surprised, and he became more interested in the martial arts.
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On the wasteland, thousands of Epiphyllum Sect monks gathered in front of the formation platform, whispering to each other, and their eyes occasionally looked at the black cracks on the formation platform.
The black gas has disappeared, but a black space crack is left in the air, reflecting the dark red sky, like the entrance to another world.
Elder Chi Han was meditating at the front, his brows slightly furrowed.
For some reason, he suddenly felt uneasy.
He tried to calm himself down, then closed his eyes and practiced.
The sun sets and the moon rises, and a night passes.
Early morning.
The sound of footsteps appeared on the formation platform, startling Elder Chi Han so much that he opened his eyes. Not only him, but many cultivators subconsciously opened their eyes and looked over.
"Golden Spirit Master is dead. Summon all members of the Epiphyllum Sect to gather here."
A cold voice reached everyone's ears. The speaker was a woman dressed in black with a mask on her face. The mask was engraved with the patterns of Epiphyllum.
As soon as these words were spoken, the members of the Epiphyllum Sect were in an uproar.
They knew that Jin Lingzun was the title of the purple-robed man. That man looked so powerful, but he died in just a few days?
Taixuan Sect is so powerful? Jiang Qiong in the crowd also frowned, frightened by the strength of Taixuan Sect.
Elder Chi Han's face changed drastically, but he did not stand there in a daze. Instead, he stood up and gave orders, preparing to summon the Epiphyllum Sect.
At this moment, Lu Lingjun, who was far away in Taixuan Gate, was also shocked.
The news about Fu Dao Jian Zun killing the leader of the Epiphyllum Sect has spread in the sect, and disciples are spreading the news everywhere. One inner sect disciple went to the top of the third medicine valley and loudly reported this achievement, which excited the disciples in the valley and they began to talk about the power of Fu Dao Jian Zun again.
Gu An also took the opportunity to leave and flew to the outer city.
After entering the city, he moved forward quickly, turned around, and came to a street.
I saw that Wu Jue, who had attained enlightenment earlier, had stopped and was standing under an old tree, facing the trunk, wondering what he was thinking.
Gu An could sense that he had awakened from his state of enlightenment and was probably now sorting out his thoughts.
[Martial Art (Second Level of Foundation Establishment): 63/280/540]
The maximum lifespan increased from 310 years to 540 years, almost doubling! Gu An was very curious about what he had realized.
After thinking about it, Gu An pretended to pass by, came up behind him, and asked with concern: "Brother, are you okay?"
Wu Jue turned around after hearing this. He looked a little flustered and waved his hands, saying, "Nothing. I was just thinking about the technique and lost my focus."
After saying that, he smiled awkwardly, saluted towards Gu An, and turned to leave.
Gu An looked at his back and did not chase him, but secretly decided to observe this person more in the future.
The maximum lifespan of 540 years is not enough to stand out from the outer sect. Let's see whether he can continue to gain enlightenment in the future.
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