Greed-Hatred Demon Ghost

At high noon.

Gu An, Meng Lang, and Li Ya stood before the wooden fence of a garden, Meng Lang staring with intense curiosity at the white-furred mouse in Gu An's hand.

Li Ya mused, "This should be a White Spirit Mouse. They are obsessed with treasures rich in spiritual energy, which is why they are known as treasure-seeking mice. They barely qualify as spirit beasts."

Upon hearing this, Meng Lang couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is the difference between a spirit beast and a demonic beast?"

"Demonic beasts cultivate through their own means, while spirit beasts are born with the ability to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. They can also cultivate, and their aura isn't as bloodthirsty as demonic qi. Simply put, spirit beasts aren't as dangerous as demonic beasts," Li Ya explained.

Gu An, upon hearing this, suddenly didn't want to kill the mouse anymore.

Meng Lang's interest grew even more, and he chuckled, "Gu An, why don't you give this mouse to me?"

Gu An raised an eyebrow, cursing the beast under his breath; he actually had the nerve to ask!

Li Ya said coldly, "White Spirit Mice don't usually live alone. If one appears, it means there is a nest nearby. Go catch one yourself. Begging for someone else's mouse is a bit beneath you."

Hearing this, Meng Lang's cheeks flushed red with anger, and he huffed, "I'll catch my own then!"

With that, he turned and left.

After he had walked away, Gu An said to Li Ya, "Thank you."

Gu An had discovered that while Li Ya seemed cold, he was actually quite easy to get along with and generous. He never stopped Gu An from watching him practice his sword, and today, he had even spoken up for him.

If Li Ya hadn't intervened, Gu An would have been in big trouble.

If he had beaten Meng Lang until he cried, given that kid's loud mouth, the commotion would have been significant!

Li Ya looked at Gu An, observing him closely, and said softly, "I don't know why, but you seem to have changed, though I can't quite put my finger on where."

His right hand suddenly grabbed Gu An's wrist. His speed was so slow in Gu An's eyes, but Gu An didn't dodge, instead feigning surprise.

"Brother Li, what are you..."

"It's nothing."

Li Ya withdrew his right hand. After a moment of hesitation, he added, "Your aura is steady, and there is nothing wrong with your body. It's just that you lack spiritual power. No matter how mediocre your aptitude is, don't forget to cultivate. As long as a person works hard, there is always hope."

Gu An nodded, following his lead to chat casually.

Li Ya seemed to be in a good mood and was very talkative today. Through him, Gu An gained a better understanding of the world of cultivation.

It had to be said that members of the imperial family were different; even without traveling the world, they were full of knowledge.

Half an incense stick later, Meng Lang walked over quickly.

"Something big has happened!" Meng Lang arrived at Gu An's side and whispered, his tone tense.

Gu An lifted his eyes toward the entrance of the Medicine Valley.

Li Ya asked, "What is it?"

Meng Lang widened his eyes and said, "There is a cultivator guarding the valley entrance. I went up and asked a few questions, and he said he is an inner sect disciple who accepted our master's bounty mission to protect us for a month."

"I suspect the reason our master issued the mission is because of the demons we talked about earlier. If that inner sect disciple can't stop the demons, won't we be dead meat?"

Gu An had already spotted the figure of the inner sect disciple from afar. With his current eyesight, he could clearly see the man's true appearance.

He was a young man in a cyan robe, handsome and elegant; one look told you he was no ordinary person.

[Chu Jingfeng (Foundation Establishment Realm, Level 1): 19/290/870]

Foundation Establishment Realm, Level 1 at nineteen?

A genius!

No wonder he could become an inner sect disciple.

Gu An looked at the detection prompt before him, filled with emotion.

The Taixuan Sect was truly worthy of being the number one sect of the Great Cang Dynasty; geniuses were everywhere.

Li Ya and Meng Lang began to discuss the mysterious demon. Meng Lang felt it was absurd—the Taixuan Sect was so powerful, how could a demon have snuck in? And it had already been half a month without them catching it.

Li Ya, however, thought it was normal. In his words, the Taixuan Sect was too vast, and the Medicine Valley was on the outskirts, so it was normal for disciples to encounter danger.

"A hundred years ago, a demonic cultivator invaded the Taixuan Sect, slaughtered hundreds of disciples, and walked away unscathed. That demon might know some secret techniques, making it very hard to track," Li Ya said in a low, eerie tone.

"Not to mention the Taixuan Sect, there is no place in this world that is absolutely safe. The spiritual resources the imperial dynasty provides to the Demon Suppression Office in every region every year are an immeasurable sum..."

Li Ya began to talk about the world, and Gu An and Meng Lang listened intently, finding it very interesting.

The Ji Family, where Gu An had lived, was a cultivation family, but having grown up in the Ji Family, Gu An knew very little about the world. This was the first time he realized how dangerous it was.

Demons were everywhere, evil spirits ran rampant, and three or four out of every ten cultivators died at the hands of demons and evil spirits.

After hearing this, Gu An became even more terrified.

He must never go out in the future. He would stay in the Taixuan Sect and accumulate lifespan!

He would hide and survive for a thousand or ten thousand years, until the Taixuan Sect went out of business!

"But our Medicine Valley has so many herbs and is of great significance. Why did the sect only send one inner sect disciple?" Meng Lang asked indignantly.

Li Ya shook his head and said, "There are over fifty such medicine valleys in the Taixuan Sect. The herbs grown here aren't considered very precious. Inside the Taixuan Sect, there are even more valuable medicine valleys where they grow treasures of heaven and earth, each one capable of changing a mortal's fate."

Upon hearing this, Gu An's eyes lit up, and he began to press for details about those medicine valleys.

However, Li Ya only knew of the existence of that Medicine Valley, but he was unclear about the specific situation.

The three of them chatted for a while longer before dispersing, as each of them had to inspect the grounds on time to ensure no accidents occurred with the medicinal herbs.

After finishing their inspections, they each returned to their rooms.

Gu An used a rope to tie the White Spirit Mouse to its body, ensuring it could not escape.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, placed the White Spirit Mouse on his lap, and began to cultivate.

He was cultivating the Dragon Force Divine Origin Technique, which could enhance physical strength and lifespan; as for other techniques, he was too lazy to cultivate them, preferring to simply burn his lifespan once he had accumulated enough.

When night fell, the Medicine Valley became quieter than ever before.

Gu An's senses were now exceptionally sharp; from a hundred paces away, he heard Cheng Xuandan conversing with the inner sect disciple Chu Jingfeng. Cheng Xuandan was extremely respectful toward Chu Jingfeng, as if Chu Jingfeng was more than just a simple inner sect disciple.

Through their conversation, Gu An learned the name of the demon.

Greed-Hatred Demon Ghost!

Chu Jingfeng was quite disdainful of the Greed-Hatred Demon Ghost, and his confident tone put Cheng Xuandan at ease; Gu An could clearly feel Cheng Xuandan's heartbeat return to a normal rhythm.

"Greed-Hatred Demon Ghost..."

Gu An's eyes flickered. He was curious, wondering if his Dragon Force Divine Origin Technique could exterminate the Greed-Hatred Demon Ghost.

According to the inherited memories of the Dragon Force Divine Origin Technique, its dragon force possessed the effect of suppressing demons and slaying evil.

He had to prepare for the worst, just in case Chu Jingfeng couldn't hold out!

No matter how long his life was, he only had one!

He couldn't afford to gamble!

That night, the aura of everyone in the Medicine Valley was unstable, clearly affected by their emotions, and Gu An, having captured this, became even more nervous.

It wasn't until dawn that Gu An finally began to fall asleep.

For the next five days, the Greed-Hatred Demon Ghost did not appear, and Gu An's tightly wound heart gradually relaxed.

On the sixth day.

Gu An followed his usual routine, returning to his room to rest after dark. This time, he had brought back four travelogues from the Library of Books, intending to broaden his understanding of this world.

The White Spirit Mouse scurried out from under the bed and quickly jumped onto the table. Ever since it had felt the aura of Gu An cultivating the Dragon Force Divine Origin Technique, it had developed a dependency on him; now, even if he didn't tie it up, it wouldn't run away.

Gu An walked to the table and sat down. He teased the White Spirit Mouse for a moment before beginning to flip through a book titled Travels of the Green Hero.

The window was half-open, and the chilly night wind blew in, causing the flame on the oil lamp to flicker and making the shadow of the White Spirit Mouse on the table stretch and shrink.

Gu An found this travelogue quite interesting.

It was just that there were too many affairs between men and women; the Green Hero traveled the world, taking in the scenery from north to south, encountering both demon-slaying and fleeting romances.

By the time he read until late at night, Gu An felt something was off.

How was it that every woman the Green Hero met liked him, and this guy would even feign reluctance, only to be half-pushed and half-yielding by the women...

This couldn't have been written by a scholar, could it?

Gu An secretly despised the author of the book, yet he still read it with great relish.

Whoosh—

A gust of cold wind blew in from outside the window, making even Gu An, who had mastered the Dragon Force Divine Origin Technique, shiver. He put down the book in his hand and stood up, intending to close the window.

Before he could reach the window, he suddenly heard movement from afar, causing him to stop and listen carefully.

"Monster! Die!"

Chu Jingfeng's low shout made the hair on Gu An's arms stand up.

Had the Greed-Hatred Demon Ghost arrived?

However, Chu Jingfeng didn't seem afraid; he sounded excited and quite reliable.

"Ah—"

Just as Gu An's heart had settled slightly, he heard Chu Jingfeng's scream, which scared him into rushing forward to close the window before turning back to blow out the oil lamp.

Gu An retreated to the corner of the room, and the White Spirit Mouse, clearly sensing something, quickly jumped into his arms.

This little beast was actually trembling too!

Its trembling only intensified Gu An's fear.

From childhood to adulthood, Gu An had never encountered demons or evil spirits. He couldn't help it; the Ji Family was too safe. When he was a child, the most terrifying existences in his eyes were the Ji Family Guards, who were like Zhang Fei and Li Kui.

"Chu Jingfeng, you'd better live up to your own boasting, and you too, Li Ya next door. I see that you have extraordinary talent and a unique fate; you must be the protagonist of a novel. Slay that demon, and you will transform into a dragon once you meet the wind and clouds..."

Gu An tried hard to calm his mood. He clenched his fists, already condensing the dragon force within his body.

Soon, he heard the sound of the door next door being pushed open. It was Li Ya; this guy was charging out with his sword to support Chu Jingfeng.

As for Meng Lang, he was even more pathetic than Gu An, actually hiding under his bed, which made the already nervous and uneasy Gu An almost curse out loud.

This coward usually acted so tough in front of him, styling himself as a big brother, but who would have thought he'd be such a coward when trouble actually hit.

As Gu An thought this, every passing second felt like torture.

In his perception, the aura of Chu Jingfeng suddenly vanished; he did not know if the man was dead.

"Monster! Stop!"

Li Ya's voice was caught by Gu An, sending a chill down his spine.

This demon still wanted to eat them?

Immediately following, Gu An heard a thud, and Li Ya's voice came to an abrupt halt.

Did he kick the bucket?

Was he really that useless?

Gu An's heartbeat sounded like a war drum; he simply could not calm down.

Cheng Xuandan and Zhang Chunqiu were both hiding in their respective rooms; to be able to pretend they didn't hear such a commotion, they truly were a master and disciple cut from the same cloth...

The area outside the house fell into silence; even with his exceptional senses, Gu An could not detect the movements or aura of the Greed-Hatred Demon Ghost.

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