bookpub #228 - I'll show mercy next time.
#228 - I'll show mercy next time.
Gu An was flung away.
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He quickly escaped the bamboo forest.
Although the bamboo was no longer visible, as they left,
the bamboo gradually reappeared.
It seemed the Sword Immortal Tomb no longer welcomed outsiders.
Though Gu An didn't know why, he understood it was related to him.
Most likely, he had offended someone inside that door.
He just didn't know who the person was or what they wanted.
However, he didn't regret not entering that door.
He could easily take what he could grasp.
But he shouldn't force things he couldn't control.
He now had the ability to chop wood.
There was no need to be too greedy for other things.
If all the good things in the world belonged to him, something was bound to happen.
The first thing to go wrong would be his own mentality.
Greed is insatiable.
Of course, he would strive for what he needed.
For example, if he was cornered.
Then he would have to enter that door.
Even if it was dangerous, he would have to try.
In a safe environment, it was better not to take risks.
Seek good fortune and avoid disaster.
However, as he was being flung out, he saw Wei Wen and his senior brother Lü Ping.
And they naturally saw him too.
However, he was very close to Wei Wen, and Gu An was familiar with the greedy look in his eyes.
He figured that once he was no longer affected, he would come over.
Lü Ping and the others would probably come too.
This was quite troublesome.
After all, Senior Brother Lü Ping and the others were no match for Wei Wen.
And with people around, it wouldn't be convenient for him to act.
If he saved them, he would be discovered; if he didn't, he would have to watch them be killed.
Neither outcome was what Gu An wanted.
So...
Kill Wei Wen as quickly as possible.
Everything would be solved easily.
Having made his decision, Gu An stopped overthinking.
As they quickly landed,
Gu An slightly clenched his hand, and Zhu Ri appeared in his grasp.
Immediately afterward, golden light circulated through his body.
Then, he disappeared from the spot and quickly headed towards Wei Wen.
Perfected Ground Shrinking Golden Light.
Gu An felt he could take the initiative.
As for talking to him and then ambushing him, that wouldn't work.
The previous person had launched a sneak attack for no reason, so this person was definitely cunning as well.
He couldn't outsmart him, so he could only use thunderous means to make him realize his conscience and give up his greed.
On the other side.
After landing, Wei Wen activated a defensive magic treasure.
Then, he grasped a long sword in his hand.
Sword intent flowed on it.
He then headed towards Gu An at an extremely fast speed.
Although the other party appeared to be in the early stage of the Golden Core realm, Nalan Lin had indeed disappeared.
He hadn't seen her yet.
Regardless of whether it was related to this early Golden Core cultivator, he had to be vigilant.
He would cripple him first.
As for the direction, he had already calculated it.
He would quickly go over, and the other party wouldn't be able to escape.
Their eyes met, and the other party would roughly understand his thoughts.
Thus, he would definitely start to flee or prepare to deal with him.
If he was slow, there might be changes.
However, as he was moving forward quickly, he suddenly saw a golden light.
In an instant, his pupils constricted.
The golden light contained sword intent and was heading towards him.
Who is it?
He was shocked, but he still fully mobilized the power of his body.
Since the other party was attacking so blatantly,
he had to test the other party's strength.
There should be someone with the same cultivation level as him in this bamboo forest.
But since the other party dared to attack directly, he must have something to rely on.
He still needed to be careful.
Sensing the other party's attack, Wei Wen's sword light flashed.
His speed increased instead of decreasing.
Then, he thrust out his sword.
Clang!
Blade against sword tip.
Boom! A powerful force erupted.
Wei Wen wanted to use his sword intent to break through the other party's attack in one fell swoop.
However, at the moment the blade and sword collided,
a cracking sound followed.
His pupils constricted.
He saw cracks all over the sword.
Not daring to hesitate, he began to retreat.
However, the other party pressed on relentlessly.
Swinging down his blade, the blade was incomparably sharp and carried terrifying power.
Boom!
Wei Wen held his sword horizontally to block.
However, in just one exchange, the long sword shattered in response.
The blade landed on him.
Fortunately, a defensive magic treasure activated.
Giving him a chance to breathe.
At this time, he still wanted to create distance and defeat him with his vast sword intent.
However, just as he wanted to retreat, his feet suddenly stopped.
A large hand had already appeared at some point.
Black aura enveloped him.
There was no way to retreat.
Even if he retreated, he would suffer heavy damage.
He gritted his teeth, sword intent gathered in his hand, and then only Gu An's figure remained in his eyes.
In this instant, all his power condensed into one sword in his hand.
And then slashed out.
Pfft!
In an instant, he was covered by a cage, his five fingers closed together.
Fresh blood splattered everywhere.
And Gu An, who came over, also directly faced this terrifying sword.
For a time, he felt immense pressure.
Although Zhu Ri in his hand was rusty, it was also vibrating.
Gu An circulated the Qi Sea Heavenly Dipper, bringing with it the continuous spiritual energy, gathering in Zhu Ri.
And the only saber technique he knew was Flat Hill First Style.
Gu An could only brace himself and raise Zhu Ri.
He slashed out with one saber strike.
The wind rises!
Boom!
Blade light and sword shadows.
Terrifying power erupted.
Gu An was forced back by the immense aura.
He retreated a total of thirty-six steps, and the hand holding the saber was a little sore, but he still blocked this sword.
It's just...
The Wind Rises was too weak, even with the blessing of the Heavenly Dipper Qi Sea, facing the desperate strike of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
It was still a bit beyond his ability.
This was not even a genius, if he encountered a genius, his situation would be even worse.
Then, he stepped to the location of the cage.
At this time, Wei Wen was covered in blood.
He stared at Gu An, somewhat in disbelief.
"You.....
Gu An didn't listen to the other party's words, just came to his side and raised the saber in his hand.
He slashed down with one saber strike.
"I'll be merciful next time."
Pfft!
The saber fell.
Wei Wen died completely.
Gu An took the storage magic treasure and did not stay.
He left quickly.
He didn't even clean up the battlefield.
However, he left behind the saber shadow of Zhu Ri.
Hoping that someone would discover it and guess that it was related to Zuo Youyan.
In this way, the deaths of all the people this time could be placed on the other party.
And he would be safe and sound.
After spending some time, Gu An returned to the place where he landed.
After that, he headed towards Lü Ping and the others.
The distance was also calculated very well, landing and then starting to rush over with all his strength.
Making up for the delay, he would be very close to Senior Brother Lü and the others.
Indeed.
When he reached the envisioned location, he soon saw Lü Ping and the other three.
At this time, they all contained sword intent.
It seemed that they had obtained many opportunities in the Sword Immortal Tomb.
"Junior Brother, are you alright?" Lü Ping came to Gu An and looked vigilantly behind him.
"I'm fine, but I feel like someone is targeting me." As he spoke, he handed the thing in his hand to Lü Ping: "It might be for this thing."
Lü Ping took the bamboo rice and was silent for a moment before saying, "I'll keep it on me first, and return it to Junior Brother when we get out."
Gu An didn't say much else.
This was a seed.
It was still a seed of the Sword Immortal Spirit Bamboo.
Cultivating it would definitely require a lot of resources.
He couldn't afford to cultivate it.
It was better to find a way to have the sect cultivate it, and when it was cultivated, he could chop wood.
He just didn't know if he would still have any harvest after it was cultivated.
After all, he didn't know how many years it would take.
But it was indeed unnecessary for him to cultivate it himself.
If sold, and if it can be sold, I wonder how many spirit stones it could fetch.
Afterward, the five of them no longer lingered but quickly headed forward.
To find the light of the formation that leads out.
From the moment the secret realm opens, the light of the formations will gradually appear, without fixed locations, but they will be in many places.
Now that they have all obtained some opportunities, leaving is the right choice.
That afternoon.
A beam of light pierced through the clouds and landed on the lake surface.
The group stood by the lake, not rushing to cross.
This lake water was turbid, the water body black.
Yet it carried a profound depth.
Like an endless abyss.
No one knew if there were dangers in landing on the lake.
But the formation light to leave was in the lake.
Not trying was not an option.
"I'll go try," Zhuge Jing said.
"Let me go," Nan Yundong said, the纹路 on the back of his hand faintly visible.
Then, runes surged, and a spirit beast formed from runes leaped out of his hand, stepping on the water surface and arriving at the formation light.
Then it quickly disappeared.
"It seems there's no danger." Nan Yundong pondered for a moment, then said: "I'll go try now."
Without waiting for the others to say anything, he leaped up, flying at low altitude.
In a few breaths' time, he successfully appeared under the formation light.
Then disappeared from the spot.
"It seems there really is no danger," Zhuge Jing said.
Gu An lowered his eyes and looked down.
At first, he didn't see anything.
But after Nan Yundong left, he sensed it.
A pair of dark eyes were staring at the water surface.
Seemingly waiting for someone to come over.
The deep and gloomy gaze made cold sweat involuntarily break out on his back.
"You guys stay behind me," Lu Ping said.
Intending to lead everyone across.
Seeing this, Gu An didn't hesitate to stop him: "Senior Brother, wait a moment."
Saying that, he pulled everyone back a step.
Zhuge Jing looked at Gu An with some confusion.
"I've learned some things and can sense a small portion of danger."
Saying that, he said seriously: "After Senior Brother Nan left, something floated up from this lake and is now staring at the lake surface."
Nan Xueyan didn't quite believe it: "Really?"
Gu An nodded.
Zhuge Jing looked at Lu Ping.
Lu Ping hesitated slightly, then said: "Let's change places, this lake is indeed abnormal. Being able to pass just now might have been because the thing below was coincidentally asleep, but now it's awake."
Nan Xueyan felt a little regretful: "If we had gone together, would we all have left safely?"
That should be the case, but it's no longer suitable now.
Thus, Gu An and the others began to head to other places.
It took them a whole night to find a new formation light again.
This time it wasn't a strange place, just a normal path.
The group entered the formation light and then quickly disappeared.
A moment later, Gu An and the others appeared on the altar on the back mountain.
Nan Yundong was on the side. Seeing Gu An and the others come out, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're all okay."
"Did anything go wrong with that lake?"
"What's wrong?" Nan Xueyan asked curiously.
"I don't know if it was an illusion, but when I came out, I felt something glare at me, but it was too late to notify you," Nan Yundong said.
Hearing this, Lu Ping and the others were also somewhat surprised.
Afterward, he told them about the subsequent events.
Nan Yundong looked at Gu An, slightly surprised: "I was blind, I thought Junior Brother was a burden."
Saying that, he gave him some odds and ends of magical artifacts: "These are what I found in the cave, I'll give them to Junior Brother."
Gu An took them. They were indeed some worthless things.
"You can exchange them for merits at the Hall of Merits, or you can exchange them for spirit stones.
It should be two or three hundred spirit stones more or less, but the merits will be less," Nan Yundong said.
Hearing this, Gu An was quite surprised and said: "Thank you, Senior Brother."
With people around, Lu Ping led the group back to Sky Suspension Peak.
Landing in front of a courtyard, with a waterfall on the side.
This was Lu Ping's residence.
As soon as they arrived, he handed the bamboo rice to Gu An: "This is returned to Junior Brother."
Gu An wasn't surprised either.
However, he didn't take it but asked curiously: "What does Senior Brother think this is?"
"If I'm not mistaken, it's a seed from the Sword Immortal Bamboo Forest," Lu Ping said seriously: "This bamboo needs to be planted next to the Sword Tomb, nourished by sword intent. The denser the sword intent, the faster the spirit bamboo will grow.
Chopping down the spirit bamboo can temper sword intent, and the spirit bamboo will also become a material for forging spirit swords."
"What does Senior Brother think I should do with it?" Gu An asked again.
The others didn't speak but looked at Lu Ping.
This was a good thing.
"There are two choices. One is to keep it yourself and cultivate it slowly, but it's easy to be snatched away, and it's difficult to achieve scale.
The second is to hand it over to Master. Master will definitely use it in the Sword Home location.
But I don't know what benefits Master can give.
Most likely, it will be calculated as merit."
"How much merit will there be?" Gu An was slightly surprised.
"A lot, it's hard to say if there will be a specific value.
Or Master will give you some benefits privately.
But taking merit is better.
With merit, the Hall of Merits will pay attention to Junior Brother, and it won't be easy for others to frame you.
If those who rely on merit from the Hall of Merits can be harmed at will, they can't afford to lose that face.
If high merit means death, then the Hall of Merits is a joke," Lu Ping said.
Gu An didn't hesitate much but said: "Let's give it to Master. It's not safe to keep it with me.
In addition, I hope Senior Brother can help send it to Master."
Hearing this, Lu Ping shook his head: "Junior Brother needs to personally hand it over to Master. That way, it's more secure. I'll take you to find Master."
Saying that, he looked at the others and said: "Let's go together."
The three of them didn't hesitate and nodded.
This way, the news won't easily leak. Although Nan Yundong came out early, he still needs to be brought along now.
Above Sky Suspension Peak.
Situ Baichuan had just returned from the main hall and was mocked by those people again.
The candidates from the other peaks were more or less well-known.
He had no news here at all.
Just as he returned, he heard that Lu Ping had brought people to request an audience.
"They came out after just over two months? No harvest?" Situ Baichuan was slightly surprised.
However, he didn't hold out hope.
That way, he wouldn't be disappointed.
Thus, he appeared outside and saw Lu Ping and Gu An, whom he had chosen.
The other party was still in the early stage of the Golden Core realm, but there were some remnants of sword intent on his body.
Such remnants couldn't be absorbed and utilized, which made him somewhat helpless.
Only those with no talent for the sword path would be like this.
It seemed that opportunity had found him, but he had failed to grasp it.
"Greetings, Master." The five of them respectfully saluted.
"You are the first batch to come out. How was the harvest?" Situ Baichuan asked casually.
The earlier they came out, the less opportunity they usually had.
Basically, they were forced to come out, and they couldn't help but come out.