Chapter 46: Xiantian Dao Talisman, Demonic Ambition
"He is Gu An!"
Du Ye pushed Gu An, who staggered a little, then looked at the summoning monk and said, "I am Gu An."
"bring it on."
The monk responded, then turned and walked into the mansion.
Gu An followed him, confused. What did Ji Xiaoyu want to do with him? He didn't interact much with Ji Xiaoyu when he was a child. After all, there was a huge gap between their status.
After Gu An left, the Ji family monks who were guarding the gate surrounded Du Ye and inquired about Gu An. Du Ye's face looked a little unnatural and he could only answer them one by one.
The other side.
Gu An followed the messenger monk and walked two miles before arriving at Ji Xiaoyu's courtyard.
The messenger monk stopped outside the gate, raised his hand to signal Gu An to enter the courtyard, then turned and left.
Gu An could already feel Ji Xiaoyu's aura. According to his judgment, Ji Xiaoyu also had the cultivation level of the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but was much stronger than Ji Lin.
He walked into the yard, where there was a bamboo forest and the whole yard was filled with spring colors, not like autumn.
He walked along the path in the bamboo forest, and soon he saw a pond with white spiritual mist lingering on the surface of the water. In the mist, there was a figure meditating and practicing martial arts. It was vaguely seen that it was a woman.
After Gu An approached, he clasped his fists and saluted towards Ji Xiaoyu in the pool, saying, "Gu An greets the Third Miss."
Ji Xiaoyu was wearing a green dress and sitting cross-legged. She was actually floating on the surface of the pool. Her hands were placed on her knees with her fingers pinched. Her long hair was tied on top of her head with three pearl hairpins. Two strands of hair fluttered beside her cheeks. Her forehead was as white and bright as jade, with a fine red line faintly visible. In terms of facial features, in Gu An's opinion, only Jiang Qiong could compare with her.
Different from Jiang Qiong's charming temperament that is both good and evil, Ji Xiaoyu is like a fairy from the Ninth Heaven who has descended to earth. No emotion can be seen on her face, and she exudes a holy temperament that no one dares to desecrate.
Gu An thought of the scene when he first met Ji Xiaoyu as a child. At that time, he felt that Ji Xiaoyu was not like a child. His eyes seemed to have been tempered by the years.
He immediately sent a lifespan check: [Ji Xiaoyu (Foundation Building Level 9): 34/830/8900]
What the hell?
The maximum lifespan is eight thousand nine hundred years?
The most important thing is that she is only at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage. How can she have a lifespan of 830 years?
Gu An was surprised and suddenly felt that Ji Xiaoyu had more than just two spiritual roots.
"You did very well before. When the banquet is over, go see Gu Zong. You can become his disciple."
Ji Xiaoyu spoke without opening his eyes, his voice was pleasant, gentle yet dignified.
This guy actually eavesdropped on the conversation in front of the mansion!
Gu An complained in his heart, but replied: "Miss Third, I really don't want to take him as my master. I can see that he is not simple and his cultivation must be very high. But I am mediocre. If I take a famous master, I will get into trouble. I just want to stay in my Medicine Valley and spend the rest of my life in peace. Contributing a batch of medicinal materials to Miss Third every year will make me satisfied."
Hearing this, Ji Xiaoyu opened her eyes, the mist in front of her dissipated, and she tilted her head to glance at Gu An.
There seemed to be a stroke at the corner of her eyes, slightly pointing upwards, adding a sense of grandeur to her soft eyes. Those bright eyes seemed to want to see through Gu An's heart.
Gu An lowered his head slightly and didn't look at her.
It’s not that he’s afraid of her, but his current public identity is a servant at the ninth level of the Qi training realm, so he has to put on a good show.
"Then I won't become your disciple. But Gu Zong wants to see you, so you still have to go. This matter is indeed difficult for you. Just tell me, what can I do for you? As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it." Ji Xiaoyu said softly.
Perhaps it was because Ji Xiaoyu had saved Gu An when they were young, and Gu An had a good impression of her, so when he heard her words, he was not polite and said, "Miss Third, the Xuan Valley where I am is too small, and I want to grow more medicinal herbs. Can you help me get another medicine valley? Of course, don't transfer me away from Xuan Valley, there is my hard work there, I can't bear to leave."
After hearing this, Ji Xiaoyu fell into silence.
Gu An was not in a hurry either.
If she can't do it, then ask Gu Zong to do it.
He could probably guess what Gu Zong wanted him to do.
What can he do for a writer? Ji Xiaoyu said, "I can't promise anything about Medicine Valley. After all, this is not the Ji family, and you don't want to leave your Medicine Valley. I will try my best. Besides that, you can make another request."
Gu An immediately said: "Can you give me a teleportation formation? I want to connect the two medicine valleys to facilitate travel."
"That's not difficult. I'll have someone bring it to you after the banquet."
"Thank you, Miss Third!"
Gu An smiled and saluted again.
Ji Xiaoyu closed his eyes and asked, "By the way, what exactly did you write? Why does the ancient sect think so highly of you that they even want to take you in as a disciple?"
Gu An thought about it and felt that he could not hide this matter. After today, Ji Xiaoyu might investigate him. It would be better for him to be frank so that the Ji family could protect him in the future.
"Investiture of the Gods."
When Gu An uttered these four words, Ji Xiaoyu suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head to look at him, and for the first time his eyes revealed surprise.
"Did you write Investiture of the Gods? How do you know so much?" Ji Xiaoyu asked with a frown.
Gu An said helplessly: "That's just my imagination, it's not true."
Now many people say that Investiture of the Gods describes a period of ancient history. Zuo Lin, Wu Xin and others also think so, which made him nervous for a time.
If he had not checked the outer sect library and found no records related to China, he would have almost thought that The Investiture of the Gods was true.
"Just random thoughts? But the world of Conferred Gods that you described is so vast, and those Taoist methods are fascinating." Ji Xiaoyu said softly.
Apparently, she also likes to watch Investiture of the Gods.
Gu An pretended to be embarrassed, looking like he didn't know how to respond.
"You can't tell this to anyone else. The influence of The Investiture of the Gods is too great. Pan An's name has spread throughout the Taicang Dynasty, and other sects want to find you." Ji Xiaoyu warned.
She thought about it, raised her right hand, the jade ring on her middle finger flashed, and a small bronze sword appeared in her palm.
"This is a talisman. You only need to inject spiritual energy into it to activate it. This treasure can kill Jindan realm cultivators. You should keep it to save your life."
Ji Xiaoyu's words made Gu Andong take a closer look at the small bronze sword.
It was the first time that he had come into contact with this kind of talisman. Jiang Qiong had mentioned to him before that talismans could not recognize their masters and required a reserve of spiritual power to be used. They were often left by great monks to their descendants to save their lives. He did not expect that he would be able to enjoy it today.
He did not refuse and accepted the bronze sword.
"Go back to the house and rest. You don't have to guard the door anymore."
Ji Xiaoyu closed his eyes again and his tone returned to its previous indifference.
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Gu An raised his hand to salute, then turned and left.
After leaving the yard, Gu An was secretly curious. He felt an indescribable aura from Ji Xiaoyu, which made him inexplicably want to obtain it.
Without thinking much, he walked towards his yard.
As more and more guests came, the Ji Mansion became lively and there were people everywhere.
The Shenhua realm was chatting and laughing, with the Yuanying realm accompanying him, while the Jindan realm could only run around busy. The status gap brought by the realms was clearly revealed in the Ji Mansion.
As he was walking, Gu An suddenly saw someone.
Jiang Qiong.
The two met in a corridor, face to face. Gu An was very calm, his expression did not change at all, and the same was true for Jiang Qiong.
The two men passed each other half a meter apart, and Gu An suddenly felt a jade pendant stuffed into his left hand.
"Go back to the house and use your spiritual sense to investigate. You and I will pretend that we don't know each other."
Jiang Qiong's voice reached Gu An's ears. She used the art of sound transmission.
Gu An clenched the jade pendant in his hand and left without looking back. The two of them passed each other like this, as if they didn't know each other at all.
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Inside the room, Gu An was sitting in meditation on the bed, holding the jade pendant in his left hand with the back of his hand facing upwards. Even inside the room, he did not expose the jade pendant.
He probed his spiritual sense into the jade pendant, and soon, his brows furrowed.
Inside the jade pendant was a remnant of Jiang Qiong's consciousness, telling him why she came to Ji Mansion.
Jiang Qiong's target this time was Ji Xiaoyu.
Not only her, Qianqiu Pavilion and other demonic sects also sent spies, all wanting to snatch the innate Taoist talisman in Ji Xiaoyu's body.
The innate Taoist talisman is a very special power, like blood, which is innate. However, once the owner forms the golden elixir, the innate Taoist talisman will appear on the golden elixir. At this time, as long as the golden elixir is taken away, the innate Taoist talisman will leave the cultivator's body.
According to Jiang Qiong, Taoist talismans are hard to come by in a million years, rarer than natural spiritual roots, and have the power to change one's destiny.
No wonder Ji Xiaoyu’s lifespan is so exaggerated, it turns out it’s because of the innate Taoist talisman.
Gu An was in a dilemma. On one side was Jiang Qiong, and on the other side was Ji Xiaoyu. Who should he support?
No matter what, Jiang Qiong would not take action until the end of the banquet. He had to wait for Ji Xiaoyu to form the elixir. By that time, Gu An would have already returned to Xuan Valley.
Gu An was very curious about the Innate Taoist Talisman. Could the special aura he felt from Ji Xiaoyu before be the aura of the Innate Taoist Talisman?
Even he, a great cultivator in the Void Realm, could not help but feel greedy, which shows how powerful the power contained in the Innate Dao Talisman is.
As time went by, the banquet went smoothly and those lurking demon cultivators did not act rashly.
At noon, Ji Xiaoyu demonstrated the Qilin Step for the guests, and Gu An witnessed this scene in the yard.
Ji Xiaoyu stepped out of the courtyard, ascending step by step. With every step she took, a Qilin Dharma Image appeared under her feet. After seven steps, the Qilin Dharma Image covered her body. At first glance, it seemed as if there were seven dark red Qilins standing in the air, which was quite spectacular.
With Gu An's eyesight, he could see that Ji Xiaoyu could still take two more steps, as nine steps was the limit of her Qilin Step.
But the limit of the Qilin Step is not nine steps. When practiced to the pinnacle, one can take a thousand steps. Thousands of Qilin are like clones, which can besiege the opponent or confuse the opponent.
No matter what, it is truly remarkable that Ji Xiaoyu was able to master the Qilin Step at the age of thirty-four. Relying on the Qilin Step, she is able to sweep away those at the same level.
In the evening, Du Ye brought Gu Zong and Gu Yu to find Gu An.
Du Ye led the way and left, not daring to disturb them.
An hour later, Gu Zong left with a satisfied smile.
Gu An sent them to the gate of the courtyard. Gu Yu turned around, winked at Gu An, and said, "Remember, I must have many confidantes in the book. I will come to you in half a year at most. The medicine valley you want will definitely not be small!"
(End of this chapter)