Chapter 33: Alarming the Outer Sect, Conferred God
Under the dim snowy night, Zuo Yijian's sword intent formed a shocking and overbearing air column, stirring up the wind and snow, connecting the sky and the mountains. The scorching flames rose from the air column and turned into a rising fire dragon.
Zuo Lin was stunned. He didn't expect that his father's Flame-Devouring Sword Skill had reached such a level. He had never heard of it before.
Boom! A huge roar suddenly came from behind Zuo Lin, like a sudden thunderclap, startling him so much that he turned around subconsciously. Before he could completely turn his face around, the bright sword light shone on his face. His eyes widened, and he caught a glimpse of a dazzling sword light from the dim sky.
The sword light was so bright that it was impossible to describe it in words. The flying snow in the sky was hit by the sword light, forming a huge air wave, as if the entire night sky was about to be pierced by it. This scene deeply shocked Zuo Lin.
Zuo Lin's mind went blank and he had no time to think.
The bright sword light cut through the night sky and flew past his head. The strong wind it stirred up instantly activated the formation around him. An air shield appeared around him, fluctuating violently and could break at any time.
Under Zuo Lin's gaze, the dazzling sword light collided with Zuo Yijian's sword intent with overwhelming and unstoppable momentum.
Zuo Yijian's reaction was faster than Zuo Lin's, but no matter how fast he was, he was still no match for his opponent.
He had no time to use his sword skills and could only rely on his own sword intent to resist.
Boom! The terrifying air column surrounding him was directly dispersed, and the long red flame dragon instantly disappeared into smoke, and Zuo Yijian's sword intent was forcibly defeated.
His robes were torn and blood spurted out of his body.
His eyes widened, and a leaf was reflected in his pupils.
"How is it possible..."
Such a thought flashed through Zuo Yijian's mind, and he didn't even have time to be afraid before the leaf pierced his shoulder. The terrible sword energy burst out, pressing him backwards, piercing through mountains all the way, and finally crashing into the forest more than ten miles away.
A path was shot out in the night sky, and the surrounding flying snow turned into mist as it approached, hanging between the mountains, which was extremely spectacular.
On the top of the mountain, Zuo Lin stood inside the formation, looking in disbelief in the direction where his father disappeared.
He then collapsed to his knees, unable to accept what he had seen.
His invincible father was defeated...
And he was defeated without any resistance...
Ten miles away, on the top of a mountain.
Gu An kept waving his hands, the cold wind carrying flying snow made his white clothes flutter violently, and the look in his eyes beneath the mask was so calm.
"How can your one hundred years of cultivation compete with my two thousand years of life?"
Gu An thought so in his heart, so he showed mercy and aimed at Zuo Yijian's shoulder instead of his head.
He turned and left, disappearing into the vast snow, as if he had never been there.
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In the early morning, Gu An led his disciples in exercises as usual.
Zhen Qin twisted her waist, looked at the sky, and said, "The snow seems to be a little lighter today."
Wu Xin looked into the distance and said, "Not only has the snow become smaller, but that powerful sword intent has also disappeared."
As soon as these words were spoken, the other disciples immediately became excited.
"Has that person left?"
"It's possible. Legend has it that to cultivate sword skills, one must find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to comprehend nature. Our place is not a blessed place."
"Don't take it lightly. What if he's just taking a nap?"
"Have you forgotten the thunder tribulation a few days ago? Do great cultivators of that level need to take a nap?"
Gu An couldn't help laughing while listening to their argument.
He coughed fakely and said, "Do the exercises seriously. You will know whether the senior has left or not after a while."
I hope that no one will come nearby to overcome tribulation or gain enlightenment through swordplay.
If he accidentally hits too hard, the scene will not be good! In the next two days, there was no more sword intent covering the world. Now the disciples of Xuan Gu could be sure that the other party had left. From then on, Xuan Gu returned to its previous rhythm of life.
Occasionally, cultivators would fly over Xuan Valley, and the disciples were used to it. Only Gu An knew that those people might be investigating Zuo Yijian's injury, because he had discovered that one of the cultivators had the cultivation level of the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.
Nightfall.
After a few days of separation, Gu An came to Bajing Cave to visit Jiang Qiong.
After the salute, Gu An said, "It seems that Senior Zuo Yijian has left."
Jiang Qiong was not practicing martial arts, but was refining the elixir. She stared at the flames under the elixir furnace and said, "If we don't leave, he will either be dead or injured now."
"What? Why do you say that?" Gu An asked in shock.
He even added: "He is a great cultivator in the Nascent Soul Realm!"
Jiang Qiong rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "So what if you are in the Nascent Soul Realm? There are realms above the Nascent Soul Realm. A few days ago, two powerful sword intents fought each other. One of the sword intents was far superior to Zuo Yijian's, and the battle ended in an instant, which means that the opponent's strength is far superior to Zuo Yijian's."
Gu An felt secretly happy when he heard this.
On the surface, he frowned and said hesitantly, "Will Xuan Gu be in danger?"
"Don't worry, several days have passed. Would you want to step on an ant if you saw it on the roadside?" Jiang Qiong looked back at the alchemy furnace and said softly.
She seemed calm, but in fact she was full of urgency.
She realized that she might have become out of touch with the world of immortal cultivation.
Seventy years is enough to change a dynasty. You should know that it took her only forty years to reach the Jindan realm. God knows what the world of immortal cultivation is like today.
"When you break through and overcome the tribulation in the future, you must be more cautious. Don't learn from Zuo Yijian. He may think that no one dares to interfere with him, but he doesn't know that the internal strife in Taixuan Sect is very fierce." Jiang Qiong said faintly.
Gu An asked in surprise, "You mean the person who attacked Zuo Yijian was a Taixuan Sect cultivator?"
"Of course. Great monks from other sects wouldn't dare to rashly break into the Taixuan Sect. Moreover, the opponent disappeared very quickly and no second battle broke out. He can only be a member of the Taixuan Sect." Jiang Qiong nodded.
You really guessed it right! After Gu An made his move last night, he quickly left the scene. As soon as he arrived at Xuan Valley, he felt several powerful spiritual senses sweeping over him, which frightened him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, his Dragon Power Divine Yuan Gong is strong enough! Jiang Qiong obviously had a lot of feelings, and she began to teach Gu An how to walk in the world of immortal cultivation in the future.
After chatting for a while, Gu An finally got rid of her and went to see the Haolong egg.
The Haolong egg was placed under a tree by Jiang Qiong, surrounded by piles of hay. Under the hay were many talisman papers with Jiang Qiong's spells drawn on them to help the Haolong egg better absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
I don’t know what Haolong looked like when he was born?
Gu An has already begun to imagine the scene of riding on a real dragon and traveling around the human world.
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The news that Zuo Yijian was seriously injured had a greater impact than Gu An had expected. Even after more than half a month, when he came to the outer gate, he often heard people mention this matter along the way.
In the past, it was rare to hear news about Nascent Soul cultivators in the outer sect, but now the whole city is talking about Zuo Yijian, perhaps it is related to the fact that Zuo Yijian had just passed the tribulation.
Before he passed the tribulation, Zuo Yijian was an elder of the outer sect, and his strength was among the best in the outer sect.
Gu An followed the Alchemy Hall Elder Zhu Qinglu to the outer gate's library.
The Library Hall manages all the libraries in the outer gate, including the scripture pavilions in various places.
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Any books that come into the Taixuan Sect, including secret manuals on martial arts, books on unorthodox paths, travelogues, etc., must be registered in the library.
"Little brother, the idea of writing a book is good. I support you very much. If it is approved, I will ask them to increase the size of your first batch of books."
Zhu Qinglu was walking in front and turned back and smiled.
Ever since he took advantage of the Cang Teng Fruit, he has been treating Gu An like his own junior, at least on the surface.
Gu An smiled and said, "Thank you very much for your support, senior. I will never forget your kindness."
"Hahaha, that's being polite."
Zhu Qinglu stroked his beard and smiled. Although he said so, the smile on his face became even brighter.
The library was very large, no smaller than the Alchemy Hall. After passing through corridors, the two came to a lobby. An old man was sitting at a table drinking tea. Looking into the side hall, there were rows of bookshelves.
"Elder Liu, long time no see. How have you been recently?" Zhu Qinglu stepped over the threshold, clasped his hands together, and said with a smile on his face.
Gu An immediately threw out a lifespan probe.
[Liu Chang (9th level of Foundation Establishment): 226/270/340]
When Liu Chang saw Zhu Qinglu, he immediately put down his teacup and stood up to greet him.
After a few polite words, Liu Chang pulled Zhu Qinglu to sit down. They talked about the last time they met, and even talked about the past when they both joined the Taixuan Sect two hundred years ago.
Gu An stood behind Zhu Qinglu with a serious and curious look. Liu Chang occasionally glanced at him and felt quite satisfied.
After chatting for half an hour, Zhu Qinglu finally explained his purpose.
"Okay, okay, junior. Give me your book. I'll take a look and make sure it can be passed on. Then the matter will be settled." Liu Chang looked at Gu An and said with a smile in a very arrogant tone.
Gu An immediately took out the book he had written.
Liu Chang took it, looked down, and said with a smile: "Investiture of the Gods? It's a good name."
He began to flip through the books, and Zhu Qinglu stood up and walked towards the bookshelf next to him.
Gu An stood obediently by the side.
At first, Liu Chang didn't care and watched casually, but as he watched, his body began to sit up straight.
At this time, a young man in white stepped in and shouted, "Mr. Liu, do you have any books about sword cultivation? I want to see who in the world of Taicang can defeat the Canghu sword maniac with just a leaf!"
Liu Chang raised his hand and signaled him to shut up.
Gu An turned his head and subconsciously sent out a lifespan probe.
[Gu Yu (Foundation Building Level 8): 34/291/1402]
genius!
This was not the first time that Gu An had seen such a genius, so he did not look at Gu Yu for long.
Gu Yu moved closer to Liu Chang and leaned over to look at the Investiture of the Gods in his hand.
Before long, Gu Yu was also fascinated by the scene.
A full half hour passed.
Zhu Qinglu came over and asked in surprise: "Brother Liu, you were just looking around, why are you taking so long?"
He then glanced at Gu An.
What did this kid write? Isn't that over the line?
Liu Chang looked up, was stunned for a moment, then stood up, stared at Gu An closely, and asked, "Did you really write this?"
Gu An nodded and thought to himself, yes, it was written by an ancestor of my Earth.
Zhu Qinglu frowned and asked, "Is there a problem? If not, I'll ask him to go back and rewrite it."
"No problem, it's wonderful."
Liu Chang shook his head and looked at Gu An again, saying, "This book can be distributed. You have great talent. I will give you a 30% profit share. 50% of the spiritual stones from the sale of each book will be handed over to the sect, and 20% will be given to the library."
Gu An naturally didn't dare to object and hurriedly thanked him.
Zhu Qinglu nodded slightly, feeling that Liu Chang was giving him face.
Liu Chang smiled and asked, "Should I use the author's real name?"
Gu An shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'm afraid I'll get into trouble in the future."
"Let's use Pan An as the author."
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