Novel Lived
Chapter 368 Eliminating the Backer
"I am now at the Void Crossing Realm level; they won't be able to detect me!"
Sky Dragon said proudly, despite being over three hundred years old, its voice had not lost its youthful tone, sounding like a young boy.
Gu An did not argue, nor did he mention that someone was sneaking into the Eight Scenic Caves. He sized up Sky Dragon and said, "Are you accustomed to staying with the Ancient Sky Sect? If you want to come back, I can talk to the Supreme Sect."
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Sky Dragon replied, "It's quite good, I won't come back. The Supreme Sect is much stronger than the Ancient Sky Sect, the status I would have upon my return would certainly not compare to my former one."
Gu An smiled to himself, silently thinking what a foolish dragon it was, and thought to himself, "Then just stay in the Ancient Sky Sect."
He would not go out of his way to reveal his strength to Sky Dragon. This was also his attitude toward his disciples: only those who sincerely and insistently wished to stay by his side would he cultivate seriously.
Just at that moment, footsteps were heard from the distant cave entrance, startling both Gu An and Sky Dragon as they turned to look.
They saw a figure emerge from the cave mouth, a man in black with handsome features, holding a folding fan in his hand and with a palm-sized black spider perched on his shoulder.
He looked at Gu An and Sky Dragon from afar, a mocking smile on his face, and his gaze then shifted to the Green Vine Tree, his eyes betraying a greedy light.
Although Gu An could see through his cultivation level, he still could not help but send out a Life Span Detection towards him.
[Demon Chaser (Mystic Heart Realm, second layer): 2107/4600/7500]
A two thousand-year-old monster!
Gu An looked forward to his next move while maintaining a vigilant expression on his face.
"Is it you... How did you..." Sky Dragon's eyes widened in astonishment.
Gu An saw through cause and effect, destiny, and noted the intersection between Sky Dragon and Demon Chaser. Demon Chaser had hidden his identity and joined the Ancient Sky Sect, had visited Sky Dragon, and at that time, Demon Chaser had disguised himself as a Nascent Soul level cultivator, treating Sky Dragon with utmost respect.
"If it weren't for me, do you think you could have come here?" Demon Chaser sneered disparagingly.
He stepped forward, the aura of the Mystic Heart Realm erupting, startling Sky Dragon who quickly revealed its true form to stand in front of Gu An.
"You are no match for me, and if we start fighting, this place will be exposed."
Demon Chaser said coldly, his gaze fixated on the Green Vine Tree, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter.
"Who exactly are you? How can you possess such a cultivation level?" Sky Dragon asked through gritted teeth. The Void Crossing Realm and the Mystic Heart Realm were separated by the Unification Realm, and facing Demon Chaser, Sky Dragon felt immense pressure.
Gu An then began to probe Demon Chaser's cause and effect.
Demon Chaser's background was rather profound, with a Mahayana Realm master who was seriously injured, hiding in a cave. His master came from a Demon Sect at sea, with the highest cultivator within reaching the Loose Immortal Realm, incidentally Demon Chaser's Martial Master.
His Loose Immortal Martial Master was a traitor from an ancient family lineage. Although a traitor, his brother was still present, and the two shared a close relationship; Demon Chaser's Martial Master often sought his brother's help when encountering insurmountable troubles.
And the strongest person from this ancient family line reached the Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal Realm. It's worth mentioning that this family's Qi Fortune was related to another Great Heaven and Earth that Gu An detected during his previous breakthrough.
That is to say, the origin of this family line came from another Great Heaven and Earth.
Gu An was not fearful; that Great Heaven and Earth was not substantially stronger than the Great Heavenly Spirit Land, moreover, they were far apart.
He merely marveled at the complexity of Demon Chaser's cause and effect.
Becoming enemies with Demon Chaser could easily entangle one in a series of cause and effect grievances.
Defeat the underling, then the superior, and after the superior, the elder.
Not long after.
Demon Chaser approached Sky Dragon and said, "Kneel down, submit to me, this is your only way to live."
His tone was incredibly domineering, brooking no dissent.
Gu An stepped to the side to let Demon Chaser see him, playing with the Fate Determining Pen in his right hand, and inquired with an almost smiling tone, "What about me? Do I have a way to live?"
Demon Chaser looked at Gu An, and Gu An's smile annoyed him; he felt provoked.
[Demon Chaser has developed hostility towards you, seeks to kill you. Do you wish to perform Life Span Detection on him?]
Seeing the prompt before him, Gu An couldn't help but shake his head with a chuckle.
His movement caused a chill to flash in Demon Chaser's eyes, who then coldly said, "You? You must die, perfect to feed the Green Vine Tree."
Gu An asked, "How do you know the Green Vine Tree feeds on flesh and blood? What is your relationship with the Thousand-Autumn Pavilion?"
He knew the truth, of course, but wanted to ask one more question—after all, there was no hurry at the moment.
Demon Chaser suddenly transformed into a wisp of Demonic Qi and dissipated, startling Sky Dragon greatly. It looked around instinctively and then saw Demon Chaser appear beside Gu An.
Demon Chaser's eyes widened in disbelief, his right hand trembling as it was blocked by the Fate Determining Pen. He was not only unable to harm Gu An but also unable to retreat, as an invisible force had rooted him to the spot.
"How... how is this possible... who exactly are you?" Demon Chaser asked, his voice quivering with fear.
Gu An looked down on him and asked, "Since I can't grant you a way to live, do you have any last words?"
The sentence sent shivers down Demon Chaser's spine.
"If you dare kill me, my master will not let you go!" Demon Chaser gritted his teeth.
Gu An curiously asked, "Your master is just at the Mahayana Realm, and he's gravely wounded too, how can he not let me go?"
As soon as he spoke, Demonic Chaser's pupils shook violently, and fear and despair enveloped his heart.
He seemed to remember something, hastily saying, "My master comes from an Immortal Path Sect... spare me, and we'll call it quits."
[Demon Chaser harbors deep-seated hatred toward you, do you wish to perform Life Span Detection on him?]
The hostility has even increased!
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Gu An looked at the prompt in front of him, completely unmoved, as he had no intention of sparing Demon Chaser.
Now, so be it, more deaths to come!
Gu An withdrew his arm, a terrifying force pressing Demon Chaser to kneel before him with a thud.
Sky Dragon gaped, staring blankly at Gu An.
Memories from a long time ago surfaced in its mind.
Gu An was holding the Fate Determining Pen, waving it through the air, and with one stroke, a golden trail appeared before him, floating in the air.
The golden light shone on Demon Chaser's face, leaving it completely pale.
Gu An wrote unhurriedly, forming the character for "death."
As the final stroke completed, Demon Chaser's heart skipped a beat, he looked at Gu An with a mixture of shock and fear, and asked through clenched teeth, "What have you done to me?"
[You have successfully taken 67 years of life span from Lingchuan Zhenren (Mahayana Realm, Nine Layers)]
[You have successfully taken 380 years of life span from Zhang Lu (Loose Immortal Realm, Fourth Layer)]
[You have successfully taken 512 years of life span from Xu Tianxing (Loose Immortal Realm, Seventh Layer)]
...
One prompt after another appeared before Gu An, and he glanced at Demon Chaser and said indifferently, "I haven't done anything to you; I've simply erased all the backing you could call upon."
Demon Chaser's eyes bulged, and he yelled almost manically, "What kind of joke is this..."
Before he could finish speaking, an indescribable panic enveloped Demon Chaser's heart.
For some reason, he suddenly felt as though he was abandoned by the entire world, a panic unlike any other, an unspeakable palpitation that agitated his thoughts.