Chapter 158 Different Paths, Fall
Late at night, beneath the Xuan Valley, inside the Bajing Cave.
Gu An sat under the vine tree reading a book, his back leaning against the main trunk. Two vines fell on his shoulders, massaging them gently.
He suddenly put down the book in his hand and sat up straight.
"What's wrong? Master, is the force too strong?" Cang Tengshu spoke in a soft, female voice, looking pitiful.
Gu An replied: "No, I have something to do and I have to go."
The vine tree shook its trunk and said quickly, "Master, don't forget to bring some mutton!"
Gu An waved his hand and disappeared on the spot.
He stepped out of the Taixuan Gate and came to the top of a mountain. It was near the end of autumn, and the night wind was cold, blowing his robe. He looked into the distance.
He felt that Haolong was suffering.
Although he and Haolong did not sign a contract, they had established a subtle connection since Haolong was born. This connection was similar to the feeling he had when Xuanmiao Zhenren called him.
He extended his consciousness along this subtle feeling.
Soon, he locked onto a sect. His spiritual consciousness passed through layer after layer of restrictions and entered a small world similar to the Xingdong Heaven.
Huh? Epiphyllum Ghost Mother, and Nine Nether Thirteen Evils!
These guys are fighting with the great monks of the Ancient Hao Sect! Gu An's consciousness locked onto Hao Long, and his expression became strange.
The person who fought with Haolong was Su Han!
Su Han's aura was actually approaching the Nascent Soul stage, but his aura was very chaotic, giving people a feeling that he might go crazy at any time.
Although Haolong is lazy and doesn't practice much, Su Han will not be able to defeat him for a while because of his powerful bloodline talent.
The twenty-meter-long Haolong twisted its body, and spurted out scorching flames from its mouth from time to time. Su Han's figure was like a ghost, dodging nimbly and swinging his sword from time to time. The sword energy hit Haolong, causing its dragon blood to splash continuously.
Su Han held a cloth bag in his other hand and was collecting Haolong's blood.
After hesitating for a moment, Gu An decided to take action.
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In the dim world, Haolong fled in the mountains and fields, and Su Han, holding a bone sword, chased him closely.
"Damn it... Who are you? I will never forgive you again!"
Haolong roared, shaking the mountains and forests, his voice was still childish, like that of a little boy.
Su Han's cold voice came from behind: "Hate Heaven Sword, Su Han."
Haolong's eyes narrowed, obviously having heard of the name of the Hate Heaven Sword. Fear flashed in his eyes, and he fled even faster, twisting his body like a loach.
Su Han leaped up into the air, swung his sword, and the sword energy was so powerful that it condensed into seven sword shadows, killing towards Hao Long. At the end of each sword shadow there were several ghosts, as if they were evil ghosts pushing the sword, which looked eerie and terrifying under the night sky.
A dark purple demonic shadow appeared out of nowhere on the dragon's head of Haolong. It raised its hand and pinched Su Han's sword energy through the air.
Su Han looked at it carefully, his pupils dilated.
It's him!
Su Han could not forget the mysterious demon shadow that killed his master Zhong Liang, so he recognized it at a glance.
Boom! A terrifying divine consciousness instantly hit his mind, causing him to faint and fall into the forest.
Haolong also suffered from the shock of spiritual consciousness and fell into coma instantly. His huge dragon body fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Gu An came to Su Han, who was lying on the grass, his life or death unknown.
At this time, the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother appeared out of thin air in front of Su Han, half-knelt down, clasped her fists and said: "Please forgive me, Master, we didn't know that Haolong was related to you!"
The ghostly aura on her body dissipated, revealing the pale face of a woman. She looked at Gu An with eyes full of surprise.
Gu An asked indifferently: "Are you the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother?"
Although he had seen the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother, Fudao Sword Master had not, so he had to ask one more question.
"I am the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother!" the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother answered respectfully.
Gu An then said: "The Ancient Hao Sect is also under my protection. Haolong is the sacred beast of the Ancient Hao Sect, and you are not allowed to plunder."
In other words, he took action because of Gu Haozong, not for Haolong.
When Epiphyllum Ghost Mother heard this, she asked cautiously, "Why do you protect both sects?"
Gu An asked in return: "The Epiphyllum Sect has been destroyed, why don't you return to the Nine Nether Road?"
The Epiphyllum Ghost Mother said helplessly: "We do want to go back, but the way back in the Nine Nether Road has been blocked by the cultivators of the Seven Star Spirit Realm. We can only flee back."
Seven Star Spirit Realm?
After hearing this, Gu An became more certain that the Seven Star Spirit Realm was behind the demon calamity.
"Is this boy your apprentice?" Gu An asked.
The Epiphyllum Ghost Mother looked at Gu An who was surrounded by demonic energy, hesitated for a moment, and said: "He is not my apprentice, but just a chess piece of mine. The demonic catastrophe is imminent, and the common people are about to face a catastrophe. I want to take this opportunity to train him and let him become the power for me to break through the Nine Netherworlds."
Use Su Han to fight against the Seven-Star Spiritual Realm cultivators in the Nine Nether Road? Gu An couldn't help but feel pity for Su Han, but he had no intention of rescuing Su Han.
Su Han's desire for power has become an obsession. Even without the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother, he would still go astray. In Su Han's eyes, he did not do evil, he just tried hard to become stronger.
The reason why Gu An did not get rid of Su Han personally was because he had not heard of Su Han slaughtering ordinary people. Many people did die at the hands of Su Han, but basically they all had grudges against him. Most people wanted to get rid of the Hateful Sword, but were killed by him in the end.
The Hate Heaven Sword was Su Han's family sword technique, so he and Gu An were not really in a master-disciple relationship. All Gu An provided him with were some medicinal pills.
The past relationship between master and disciple has been severed, and Su Han’s life and death has nothing to do with Gu An.
Gu An now mainly wants to see what will happen to Su Han.
Su Han, who has mastered the art of defying fate, can devour the spiritual power of other cultivators. To some extent, this is similar to Gu An's ability to take away life.
But Su Han's path was completely different from Gu An's. Wherever this kid went, he fought, and his evil reputation spread throughout the world.
The Epiphyllum Ghost Mother explained the effect of the Fate-Defying Divine Art, which was exactly the same as the Fate-Defying Divine Art that Gu An had mastered, without any falsehood.
From the perspective of the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother, she naturally didn't know that Fudao Sword Master had the magical power to defy fate, so she was able to reveal the truth. Perhaps she really wanted to establish Gu An as the leader of the Epiphyllum Cult.
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"In the land where we come from, the Epiphyllum Sect has stood for tens of thousands of years. The spiritual energy there far exceeds that of the Nine Dynasties. Although the Epiphyllum Sect has been destroyed by the mountain god, those who were destroyed were traitors who surrendered to Jing Tuxian. The orthodox disciples of my sect are still there. As long as you go back with me, in a thousand years at most, the Epiphyllum Sect will be able to restore its former glory." The Epiphyllum Ghost Mother said seriously.
Gu An asked, "Just because I know the Taicang Jingshen Sword? Aren't you afraid that I will sacrifice you? Just like what the Epiphyllum Cult did."
"Knowing the Taicang Sword is only one of the reasons. I have been in Taixuan Sect for many years and have learned about your deeds. The fact that you can carve the words "righteous path" on the Bu Tian Terrace is enough to show your character. If you are willing to take charge of the Tanhua Sect, you will definitely lead the sect onto the right path. Although the Tanhua tree is an evil creature, the Tanhua Sect was originally established by subduing the Tanhua tree and saving the people, so it established the Taoist tradition."
As the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother spoke, she raised her right hand and a token appeared in her hand.
"This is the order of the leader of the Epiphyllum Sect. The deceased leader has been looking for this token. I don't know if this token is in my hands. This token can find all the followers of the Epiphyllum Sect, and can also find the place where the true disciples hide their inheritance."
Gu An stretched out his hand and his spiritual consciousness rushed into the token.
He felt a powerful restriction that could not be broken without a Mahayana realm master. Of course, this restriction was only very strong for other people, but it was useless in front of him.
As his spiritual consciousness entered the order, he actually had a feeling that his spiritual consciousness was overlooking the earth. He saw the chaotic and dark world, with only landforms but no flowers, plants or living things.
Through the image inside the token, he could see the locations of other Epiphyllum sect monks.
In addition, this token has other functions, and many restrictions make Gu An feel new.
He withdrew his consciousness and said, "I will accept this token for now. From now on, seeing you is like seeing me."
Upon hearing this, the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked Gu An.
Gu An then disappeared on the spot.
The Epiphyllum Ghost Mother immediately stood up and left with Su Han. As for Haolong in the distance, she did not dare to touch him anymore.
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In late autumn, Xuan Valley.
Gu An watched his disciples sweeping up the fallen leaves in various gardens, while his spiritual consciousness was focused on the distance, as he watched the decisive battle between the Taicang Dynasty and the Hanlu Dynasty.
Lu Xian and Wu Jue were also joining the battle, each showing their prowess, and they were almost reaching the imperial city of the Hanlu Dynasty.
Gu An's attention was mainly on Ye Yan. Ye Yan also came from Xuan Gu. He was taught spearmanship and body tempering by Luo Hun and Zhou Tongyou. After building his foundation, he joined the army.
Decades later, Ye Yan has become a general of the Taicang Dynasty with outstanding military achievements. Although he has not yet formed a pill, his strength on the battlefield cannot be underestimated.
After all, most of those who join the army are below the Jindan stage, and most of those who can form a Jindan have already transcended the constraints of the dynasty and pursued their own immortal path.
Gu An looked at the battlefield and felt that it had a lot of flavor to the Romance of the Gods.
Both sides have cultivators from their sects charging into battle and fighting each other. The losing side will be attacked by the army and forced to retreat step by step.
Just as he was watching with great interest, Zhen Qin flew over on her sword and landed beside Gu An. She whispered, "Master, Senior Brother Su Han is wanted by the Gu Hao Sect."
Gu An said nonchalantly: "I've already said it, he's not your senior brother."
Zhen Qin curled her lips and said, "Of course he is not my senior brother to the outside world, but after all, we grew up together. How can I completely give up on him?"
"Then it's no use telling me, what can I do?"
"Master! I'm just feeling very anxious and want to talk to you!" Zhen Qin glared at him.
Gu An glanced at her and smiled, "Don't worry about him. He has been hunted for so many years, but he is still alive and well. Instead of worrying about him, you might as well worry about yourself. It seems that the danger you are facing is greater than his."
He was talking about the time when the Law Enforcement Hall disciple was rescued by Master Xuanmiao. Although Zhen Qin did not reveal the existence of the mountain god, Ye Lan knew about her distress and told Gu An about it.
Zhen Qin was about to retort when she suddenly felt something and took out her disciple token from her storage bag.
Gu An did the same. He took out his Valley Master token and probed his consciousness into it. Then, he heard Gu Zong's voice:
"The Grand Elder Kusong was exploring the land of demons and unfortunately died. Three days later, all the disciples of the sect will go to the subordinate city to pay tribute to the ancestor!"
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