e-booksonline #226 - This comparison makes me even more inflated.
#226 - This comparison makes me even more inflated.
Flames erupted all around, and power surged like a storm.
My position was at the very core of all that power.
Once the fire entered, the power of spells would erupt.
A mere Golden Core cultivator like myself wouldn't stand a chance of survival.
The opponent, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, had launched a sudden attack, tantamount to a sneak attack.
It took me by surprise.
It was truly shocking.
In the past, those who fought me liked to say a few words before finding an opportunity to strike.
This time, I wanted to chat with him and then find a chance to make a move.
Who would have thought he would attack so suddenly?
He didn't underestimate me; he was assessing me based on a late-stage Golden Core cultivator's power.
No wonder he dared to come here to kill; he was truly cautious.
Fortunately, what I concealed wasn't just one or two minor realms, but an entire major realm.
Thousands of thoughts flashed through my mind in an instant.
The opponent's timing was indeed excellent, but my control over power and my perception of the surroundings weren't bad either.
So, when the power surged, I was already prepared.
Watching the flames close in, Gu An tightly gripped the long saber in his hand.
The Qi Sea Celestial Aura subconsciously covered the blade.
Then, he swung the saber out with the momentum.
First Style of Pingqiu.
Wind Rises.
A hurricane surged, tearing open the ground. Gu An felt that this saber strike was slightly heavy.
But there was no hindrance at all.
Rumble!
The saber carved an arc in the ground, then extinguished the surrounding flames.
The saber's edge advanced relentlessly, crushing the bamboo forest, heading straight for the person in front of him.
Nalan Lin was somewhat stunned that her attack had been shattered.
She never expected this result.
But she was on guard at all times.
She instantly sent out a defensive magic treasure, a small shield emitting a soft glow, blocking in front of her.
And the saber light was already approaching.
Immediately, they collided.
Rumble!
A roar sounded, followed by a cracking sound.
With a "bang."
The shield was instantly cut into two pieces by the saber.
The saber light came even more directly towards her body.
Seeing this, Nalan Lin dodged sideways.
But the saber still grazed her shoulder.
Puff!
Her left hand flew up in response.
Blood spurted out.
Nalan Lin was shocked, finding it hard to believe.
How could she have suddenly been defeated?
She had clearly come to kill someone, and someone she could easily crush at any time.
Suddenly, it had been reversed.
The offense and defense had changed.
Although she couldn't figure it out, she was certain that the other party had concealed his cultivation, and she definitely couldn't take him down.
She had to leave as soon as possible.
But as she fled, she discovered that a large hand had appeared under her feet at some point.
The black aura on it gradually covered her.
A cage.
The shadow of death enveloped her.
"I submit, I am willing to offer everything, I beg senior to spare my life."
Without hesitation, she begged for mercy.
At this moment, the palm did indeed pause, seemingly giving up on closing.
This gave her a slight sigh of relief, at least she could still negotiate.
There was still hope.
However, just as she was thinking about how to fool the person in front of her to buy herself a chance of survival.
Suddenly, she felt a chill on her neck.
Then, she found that her vision had become distorted.
Her protective magic treasure also shattered at this moment.
Crack!
The surrounding bamboos also fell to the ground in response.
Along with her vision, she sank into the soil.
In the end, she didn't know until her death where she had gone wrong.
She just died at this person's hands.
Was it not cautious enough, or was it too cautious?
At this time, the red-armored soldiers appeared and began to clean up the battlefield.
Gu An stood in place, silently looking at the saber in his hand.
This saber is ordinary.
After withstanding my power, it seems to be not so good anymore.
The Qi Sea Celestial Aura is slightly overbearing, and the sword intent in my body also surged out just now.
So, I won almost in one exchange.
"I wanted to find someone to fight to suppress my inflated ego, but who would have thought that it's even more inflated now."
For a moment, he even wanted to find that late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator to fight.
What if I'm also a genius?
I can fight beyond my level.
His advancement is fast, but being invincible at the same level has nothing to do with advancing fast.
Whether one can fight beyond their level is even more so.
Being invincible at the same level is already a genius.
Challenging beyond one's level is even more of a chosen one.
Gu An shook his head, not daring to think too much.
Now that a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator is dead, the late-stage one will probably come to investigate soon.
It just depends on how many days I can hide it.
He didn't want to kill directly at first.
But the other party suddenly attacked, and who knows how many schemes were waiting for him.
If he had rashly stopped just now, there might have been other dangers.
So, when the other party said they submitted, he deliberately stopped the cage.
Just trapping them, not attacking.
Letting them have a moment of relaxation.
Then, kill them.
Sure enough, there were no more surprises.
At this time, he was holding the other party's storage magic treasure in his hand.
There weren't many things inside, just some spirit stones and some pills.
There weren't even many talismans.
The only magic treasure was that sword, just an ordinary spirit sword, with the power of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator added.
"It doesn't seem very rich."
Gu An was somewhat surprised.
Li Yue, a perfect Golden Core cultivator, had more than ten thousand spirit stones.
This mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator has more than three thousand spirit stones.
And the pills are just simple healing pills.
"Do they kill people whenever they see them, without getting anything?
Although Gu An didn't understand, he didn't dislike it.
He found that as long as he sent out spirit stones, he could quickly get more.
Now he already has more than twenty thousand spirit stones.
Unbelievable.
How should these spirit stones be spent?
In the past, he was troubled by the lack of spirit stones, but now there are countless.
Letting out a sigh of relief, Gu An decided to save money to buy the Void Return Art.
At this rate of making money, it is indeed possible to buy it.
After that, Gu An continued to chop bamboo.
Looking at the fallen bamboos, he always felt a little pity.
However, as long as he seriously chops them down, he will feel the terrifying sword intent.
Pressing him so hard that he can hardly move.
Fortunately, the movements can still be continuous.
After spending some time, he successfully raised his spell to fifty.
This time, he chose to improve Vertical Golden Light.
After waking up, he felt his body covered in golden light.
The light spread throughout every part of his body. As the golden light flashed, he could appear in a corner of the bamboo forest.
After that, the golden light landed around the bamboo forest.
Wherever the golden light passed, there were traces belonging to Gu An.
Finally, the golden light returned to its original position.
Much faster than before.
In the Nascent Soul realm, perhaps no one can catch up with him anymore.
Although it's hard to say about higher realms, but in the entire Nascent Soul realm, a perfect Vertical Golden Light is definitely considered a type of extreme speed.
Of course, fast speed doesn't mean safety.
If you fall into a formation trap, fast speed is useless.
There are forbidden spells, and once you are hit, it is also useless.
I'm afraid of control-type spells, like a cage.
If a stronger person uses a cage on him, it's hard to say whether he can escape.
I still have to be careful.
At this time, it was already dawn.
Lu Ping and the others came out again, still bringing some things.
Gu An casually asked for some things, and then listened to them talking about the situation inside.
It seems that it is becoming more and more chaotic inside, the roads are also difficult to find, and fog has begun to appear.
They think there should be something to lead the way.
But there is no clue.
Ask Gu An if he has found anything.
Gu An didn't know how to explain, so he just shook his head.
They also asked if anyone had approached here.
Gu An still shook his head.
Indeed, no one had.
They just passed by.
Some people passed by successfully, and some were buried in the ground.
Failed to pass by.
In the afternoon, they continued to enter the cave.
And Gu An took out an axe and continued to chop.
The feeling of carrying a mountain on his back appeared again. But he was not anxious, nor did he forcibly break through.
Just feeling this feeling, experiencing this feeling.
Continue logging.
I don't know how much time is left.
So the most taboo thing is anxiety, which can easily confuse the mind and thus ignore the danger.
Now he is just logging with peace of mind, while paying attention to whether anyone is approaching.
Clang!
Clang!!
Clang!!!
Gu An chopped wood in a selfless manner.
This time he still felt the heaviness of his body.
The speed slowed down a lot.
Throughout the whole day, he only chopped down ten bamboos.
But the value lies in the fact that he never stopped for a moment.
At night, he continued to chop, but at a slower pace.
He only managed five bamboo stalks in one night.
During the day, the speed increased again, and at night, it slowed down again.
The 'Bitter Cultivation' stat kept increasing.
So did the 'Technique' stat.
[Technique: 13 / 50]
[Technique: 14 / 50]
[Bitter Cultivation: 20 / 100]
[Bitter Cultivation: 21 / 100]
The new day arrived, and Lu Ping and the others came out again.
Seeing Gu An focused on logging, they didn't say anything.
They were just slightly curious.
"What do you think Junior Brother is doing? Why does he insist on staying here to chop wood?" Nan Xueyan asked.
Zhuge Jing pondered for a moment and said, "Junior Brother doesn't have Sword Intent yet, and this place can temper Sword Intent. Perhaps Junior Brother is here for that."
The others suddenly understood.
Junior Brother had just joined Sky Suspension Peak, and not only was his cultivation weak, but he also didn't have any Sword Intent.
Without Sword Intent, he could easily be criticized.
Being ignorant of the sword, how could such a person stay on the mountain?
There were many such people on the mountain, and not everyone was as kind as Senior Brother Lu Ping.
They didn't disturb him, only hoping that Gu An could comprehend his own Sword Intent.
Even a rudimentary form would be good.
After that, they silently entered the cave, starting to look for opportunities.
However, this time they sensed a trace of Sword Intent in the air.
This time, it seemed different from before.
"Be careful," Lu Ping warned.
The others nodded, not daring to be careless.
Outside.
As Gu An became more and more focused, he felt that the bamboo forest was somewhat different.
It seemed like something was emitting a faint light.
However, he didn't pay attention to it. He was in good condition now, so he continued to chop wood.
In a few days, he would be able to further improve his Technique.
And then improve his Bitter Cultivation.
Once he advanced again.
Then the danger from that late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would be easily resolved.
At the edge of the bamboo forest.
The demon beast was running non-stop, its body weak and unable to hold on for much longer.
Wei Wen was still following behind, but he was a little strange.
Why hadn't Nalan Lin returned after so long? Did she encounter something, or was she waiting for him over there?
He sent a message, but didn't receive any reply.
But now he couldn't go over to check. The demon beast wouldn't last much longer, and leaving at this time would easily lead to failure. But he wasn't worried about anything, because the thing was still here, so the Sword Immortal family's inheritance wouldn't be obtained.
No matter what the situation, obtaining the spiritual medicine would allow him to obtain something that others couldn't.
However, as he was chasing, he suddenly felt that the bamboo forest was a bit strange.
The bamboo forest seemed to have Sword Intent.
And it was becoming increasingly dense.
"What's going on?"
He sensed it and found that this was the case everywhere.
Not only that, but the Sword Intent was beginning to restrict people's movements.
Unless one could break through the entire bamboo forest's Sword Intent, they couldn't move freely.
This was the case for him, and it was also the case for the demon beast in front.
Boom!
Sword Intent covered the surroundings like light.
Now Wei Wen couldn't move freely anymore.
However, such a rich Sword Intent gave him a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
For a time, he no longer hesitated. In any case, seeing that the demon beast was also trapped.
Then he would first comprehend the Sword Intent.
On the other side, Gu An was still chopping wood, and the sword momentum on his side was extremely heavy.
And the dense Sword Intent gradually fell on the bamboo he was cutting down.
It seemed that as long as he continued to chop, he could push open a peculiar door.
Gu An didn't pay attention to these things, he just felt that it was getting harder and harder.
Days passed.
The Technique stat kept increasing.
[Technique: 33 / 50]
[Technique: 43 / 50]
[Bitter Cultivation: 51 / 100]
End of May.
Gu An had been logging continuously for more than a week.
Hundreds of bamboo stalks had fallen.
And that door seemed to be slowly opening.
As long as he continued to chop, perhaps the door would open after a few more stalks.
However, today, after Gu An chopped down a bamboo stalk,
He stopped.
Not for any other reason, but because the Technique stat was full at fifty.
When he put down the axe and breathed a sigh of relief.
That door quietly closed again.
However, the Bamboo Forest Sword Intent was still there, but it was slowly dissipating.
Although Gu An was puzzled, he didn't think much about it, but returned to the underground cave and began to improve the Blood Fiend Great Shift.
This time, the Blood Fiend Great Shift would also reach perfection.
In this way, he could grasp the power of life and death of the Blood Demon Monarch.
In the future, when talking to him, he would have more confidence.
If the other party was obedient and didn't do anything out of line, he wouldn't tell the other party.
After that, Gu An closed his eyes and extracted the Technique stat.
In his dream, Gu An felt that he was constantly learning.
Ten years, twenty years, thirty years.
Fifty years.
More than a hundred years, and finally he comprehended all of the Blood Fiend Great Shift.
He learned all the applications of the Blood Fiend Great Shift.
At least, he had mastered all the recorded applications.
As for what it could be expanded into, it would depend on his subsequent comprehension and learning.
Thus, Gu An continued to chop wood.
And within the Sword family, Lu Ping and the others, who were originally close to the inheritance, found that the road had suddenly been cut off.
They originally wanted to retreat, but halfway through, they found that Wei Wen had appeared.
After hesitating for a moment, they decided to continue moving forward.
On the other side, Wei Wen found that the demon beast had completely collapsed.
The spiritual medicine had also fallen to the side.
At this time, he found that the Sword Intent seemed to be fading.
This time, he comprehended many things, and his cultivation had improved.
The power of Sword Intent was becoming increasingly powerful.
Especially after comprehending it, the Sword Intent was about to dissipate.
Sure enough, fate was on his side.
It's just.....
Before the bamboo forest could return to normal, that Sword Intent brightened up again.
Once again trapping him in place.
"What the hell is going on?"
Wei Wen was a little dazed.
He had never seen this kind of situation in the records.
Azure Wood Sect Main Peak.
At this time, the four Peak Lords were sitting and talking again.
They usually didn't have anything to do, and they didn't meet often.
The reason why they often gathered together recently was not for anything else.
They were just curious about the current situation of the six disciples.
"Recently, the reputation of that disciple from Spirit Control Peak is not bad.
He has gained the approval of many people," Situ Baichuan said.
The youthful fairy followed and said:
"That one from Thousand Dust Peak is also good. I heard that he is studying deeply in the Scripture Pavilion, learning a lot of theoretical knowledge, and preaching to others.
His prestige is increasing rapidly."
The middle-aged man at the head curiously looked at Situ Baichuan: "How is your disciple? Still ignoring him?"
"I let him go to the Sword Immortal Tomb. I thought he would refuse, but I didn't expect him to really go.
The ones who took him there are a few disciples with good reputations, presumably they will help him get something. When the time comes, I will ask people to tell them that the new junior brother needs fame, and presumably some achievements will fall on him.
He can't get nothing, right?
Then he can only blame his bad luck," Situ Baichuan shook his head.
He didn't have any hope for Gu An.
The others were the same.
The Sword Immortal Tomb only has opportunities for inheritance.
Who would be willing to let someone else have such a thing?
It is quite difficult to gain achievements.
If he is forced to give him something, I am afraid it will be counterproductive.
Especially since his reputation is too bad.
"How many years do you think the royal family can wait?" the middle-aged man at the head asked curiously.
"It should depend on the Dao Sect. If the marriage with the Dao Sect takes place in ten years, our time will probably only be five years," Situ Baichuan said.
Hearing this, the compassionate fairy lowered her eyebrows and said:
"Five years? After five years, they will either face the royal family, or they will lose the resources and training of each peak. How desperate they must be."