Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses - Chapter 60

Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Ancestor Save Me!

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“Can you handle that Demon Lord?” Gu An asked suspiciously.

Li Ya laughed triumphantly, “I have already reached the Core Formation stage, don’t underestimate me!”

“In the Supreme Sect, the Core Formation Realm is just an Inner Sect Disciple. Can you really match up to the Demon Lord?”

“You brat, I came here specifically to protect you, and you’re still complaining?”

“I’m afraid it’ll be like that time when you charged out to deal with the Demon of Greed and got injured and fell.”

“Can we not bring that up?”

The two started bickering, but Gu An wasn’t really angry. Li Ya could feel that Gu An’s concern was out of a good heart, not wanting to burden him.

Little did he know that Gu An wasn’t worried about being a burden, but about being a hindrance.

Brother, if the Demon Lord comes and you’re by my side, I won’t be able to act!

Gu An couldn’t express his true thoughts, and since Li Ya insisted on staying, he had to let it be.

“By the way, have you seen Junior Brother Lu recently?” Gu An asked.

Li Ya shook his head, “I haven’t seen him. I used to run into him, but he joined the Demon Extermination Hall, and I don’t get along with the elders there, so we haven’t kept in touch.”

Talking about this, his expression turned indifferent. He didn’t care about Lu Jiujia at all.

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Though he was warm to Gu An, he was actually very cold to everyone else.

“Let’s go upstairs and have a proper chat. I heard you acquired another Medicine Valley. Tell me all about it.” Li Ya pulled Gu An upstairs.

They chatted late into the night.

Gu An didn’t reveal his identity as Pan An but instead told Li Ya that the harvest from Mystic Valley had pleased their superiors, hence he was given another Medicine Valley.

Considering that Li Xuandao was criticized for the Investiture of the Gods, how dare Gu An reveal his identity to Li Ya?

What if Li Ya let it slip?

After all, they were father and son. No matter how big the conflict, before a complete break, their relationship would still be closer than with Gu An.

…

As summer transitioned to autumn, the temperature was still quite hot.

Ten days had passed since Li Ya came, and Mystic Valley hadn’t encountered any danger during this time. Gu An even went out to manage the caves of the Outer Sect disciples, with Li Ya insisting on accompanying him. However, upon reaching the caves, he didn’t go inside, fearing he might trouble Gu An.

Gu An wanted Li Ya to stay in Mystic Valley to protect the disciples, but Li Ya didn’t care about anyone else. As he said, teaching swordsmanship to those disciples was already a favor to Gu An.

That evening, Gu An was picking ripe medicinal herbs, while Li Ya was meditating at the mountain peak on the west. The setting sun hung just above his head, giving him the aura of an unrivalled master.

Suddenly, Gu An sensed something, his right hand paused, and then he continued picking the herbs.

“There really is a Demon Lord, I hope he doesn’t eye my Medicine Valley.”

Gu An thought silently. The opponent’s aura far exceeded the Foundation Establishment Realm but did not pose a threat to his perception.

The faint demonic aura began to drift away from Mystic Valley, which relieved him.

Compared to gaining a few decades of life span from killing someone, he was more afraid of exposing his strength.

As night fell.

Gu An was inside the house reading the Ziwei Array Chronicles, absorbed in the formations related to the wood attribute.

His brows suddenly furrowed, followed by a sigh.

Mystic Valley wasn’t attracting trouble, but Li Ya drew the attention of the Demon Lord.

On the mountain peak, Li Ya, who was meditating and absorbing energy, suddenly opened his eyes. He stood up and walked to the edge of the cliff, looking down at the forest below. About a hundred feet away from his mountain, a mysterious figure like a ghost stood under a tree, gazing at him from afar.

Under the moonlight, the mysterious figure almost blended into the darkness, visible only when close.

Li Ya frowned, raised his hand pointing afar, and then leaped into the night sky.

The mysterious figure turned into black mist and vanished without a trace.

A stick of incense later.

Li Ya landed beside a river in the mountains. This river flowed through the hills, about two yards wide, shimmering under the moonlight.

As soon as he landed, a mass of black mist appeared out of thin air on the meadow across the river, forming into a human figure.

Li Ya asked, “You’re not the Demon Lord of the Heavenly Extinction Sect. You seem to know me?”

The mysterious figure responded in a hoarse voice, “Prince Li Ya, inheritor of Jizhou’s first Sword Cultivator’s Divinity Transformation Sword Intent, meeting you is quite a pleasant surprise.”

Li Ya drew the treasure sword from his waist, pointing it at the shadow in the distance, “Playing tricks!”

As his voice fell, his body erupted with violent sword qi, causing his black robe to flutter like flames. Seven silver sword shadows swiftly formed around him, shining brightly under the night sky.

“You dare defy me, a Core Formation stage?” The mysterious figure snickered disdainfully.

He again turned into demonic qi and vanished, reappearing behind Li Ya almost instantly.

Li Ya’s pupils contracted. He leaped up, turning his body to slash backward, the seven silver sword shadows swiftly shot towards the mysterious figure.

Boom! Boom! Boom…

The silver sword shadows hit the ground one after another, stirring up billowing dust, causing nearby trees to shake violently.

Li Ya, still in mid-air, hadn’t seen whether the mysterious figure was hit when a strong wind swept past, sending him flying horizontally.

Li Ya plummeted into the forest like an arrow, crashing through trees for several hundred feet before he finally came to a stop.

As the dust settled, Li Ya, covered in blood, leaned against a tree trunk, which was filled with cracks and still trembling.

The mysterious figure appeared in mid-air, looking down at Li Ya, “Boy, having just reached the Core Formation stage, you dare to oppose me? Do you know my realm?”

Li Ya struggled to raise his head, seeing his vision stained with blood.

“Damn it…”

Li Ya gritted his teeth, trying hard to stand up but to no avail.

“Sigh, why do you always get hurt, boy? You’re not just risking your own life, you’re putting your ancestor’s life in danger too!”

An aged voice sounded in Li Ya’s mind, full of helplessness.

The mysterious figure raised his right hand, aiming at Li Ya from a distance, surrounded by demonic qi and shrouded in darkness, not revealing his true face.

Just as he was about to speak, a hand engulfed in demonic qi pressed on his shoulder, making him freeze entirely.

In an instant, branches sprouted from his body, mixed with blood, blooming like a flower in the air.

The demonic qi dispersed, revealing a middle-aged man, his Outer Sect Elder robes pierced by branches, his ferocious face showing an expression of disbelief.

He turned his head, catching a glimpse of a purple-black figure standing behind him.

“Demon Shadow Divine Skill… you…” the middle-aged man trembled.

Li Ya’s eyes widened angrily, “Elder Chen, why is it you?”

Before Elder Chen could respond, the storage bag at his waist was taken by the person behind him. Immediately, the branches on his body ignited with green fire, quickly burning him to ashes, taking both body and soul.

The purple-black figure stood in mid-air, maintaining the posture of grabbing Elder Chen’s shoulder.

Li Ya below felt immense pressure, knowing that Elder Chen was a great cultivator of the Nascent Soul Realm, yet he was swiftly wiped out without the ability to resist?

“Void Crossing Realm! At least above the Fifth Layer!”

The aged voice in Li Ya’s mind turned serious.

The words “Void Crossing Realm” made Li Ya’s heart pound.

The night forest fell into silence, Li Ya’s heart in his throat, ready to defend against the opponent’s attack at any moment.

He screamed in his mind, Ancestor, save me!

After a few breaths.

The purple-black figure vanished without a trace, leaving Li Ya shivering, looking around frantically.

“He’s gone. He must have weighed something.” The aged voice reassured in Li Ya’s mind, easing his tension.

“Brat, forget about Gu An. Go to the Inner Sect immediately. This Outer Sect is getting more sinister by the day, someone must be defying the heavens. Staying longer will only bring disaster!”

The aged voice turned stern, while Li Ya remained silent.

…

In Mystic Valley’s pavilion, Gu An looked at the storage bag in his hand, sighing softly.

Senior Brother Li, I’m sorry. If I don’t injure you a bit, you’ll never leave here.

Gu An felt guilty. After all, Li Ya came for him. Although Elder Chen clearly intended to capture Li Ya, if he directly went to the Inner Sect, there wouldn’t be further trouble.

He decided to give Li Ya more medicinal herbs when he returned.

Slaying Elder Chen gained him thirty-seven years of lifespan, neither too much nor too little.

He began to examine Elder Chen’s storage bag, sweeping it several times with his divine sense to extract and destroy any potentially dangerous items.

By dawn, Li Ya finally returned.

He had changed into clean clothes, looking as if he hadn’t experienced a fierce battle.

Gu An met him downstairs and asked, “Senior Brother Li, why do you look unwell?”

Li Ya forced a smile, “I had a minor mishap while practicing last night, it’s nothing serious.”

Gu An furrowed his brows and dragged him upstairs, taking out dozens of bottles of elixirs, claiming he had stocked them up.

Li Ya asked in surprise, “Junior Brother Gu, what is this?”

“You came back from outside the valley looking unwell. You must have encountered a battle last night, correct?” Gu An said seriously.

Li Ya’s expression turned grim.

He took a deep breath, “I did encounter a demon cultivator last night and got injured. Junior Brother Gu, you should move to the Inner Sect Medicine Valley. Staying in the Outer Sect is not safe!”

Not safe?

I don’t believe it!

Gu An’s foundation was here, he couldn’t abandon it. Whoever dared to cause trouble would die!

Gu An smiled bitterly on the surface, “Senior Brother Li, the herbs planted in this Medicine Valley are all low-rank. The Demon Lord wouldn’t be interested. Actually, without you here, we’re safer. You should go to the Inner Sect, we’ll be fine. I can ask Lu Jiujia for help. We haven’t lost touch.”

“But…” Li Ya hesitated.

Gu An interrupted, “Senior Brother Li, I always felt that the chaos in the Outer Sect had little to do with demon cultivators. The Demon Extermination Hall has caught many demon path spies over the years. Could it be that someone is merely causing chaos under the guise of the demon path? If you go to the Inner Sect, you might save the Outer Sect. But if you stay here, how long can you protect me alone?”

Upon hearing this, Li Ya’s expression darkened, recalling Elder Chen.

After a few moments of struggle, he took a deep breath, “Junior Brother Gu, you are right! I will go to the Inner Sect immediately!”

Gu An smiled, shoving all the elixirs into Li Ya’s hands, making him very touched.

After a brief exchange, Gu An urged him to depart, which Li Ya also felt should not be delayed.

Due to his injuries, Li Ya could only fly using sword control. After leaving Mystic Valley, he couldn’t help but look back, murmuring, “Do you see, this is why I can’t let go of him. No matter who it is, anyone who dares to harm him, I will make them regret it!”

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