After Chen Xuanjin's chest was pierced through by a leaf wreathed in Sword Qi, the spiritual power within his body scattered. His eyes widened, and terror shattered his liver and gallbladder.
He immediately sent out his Nascent Soul and fled toward the horizon.
Within the swaying mountain forest, Gu An calmly watched Chen Xuanjin escape. He had deliberately spared Chen Xuanjin. Killing him would only yield twenty or thirty years of lifespan; it was better to let him return and frighten the people behind him.
Even if Gu An killed Chen Xuanjin now, someone else would take Chen Xuanjin's place. It would treat the symptoms, not the root cause.
If intimidation failed and they threatened his Mystic Valley, Gu An could only personally cure the root cause.
Under the night sky, Gu An's gaze was ice-cold. He turned and left, swiftly vanishing into the mountain forest.
Within the ruins.
Zuo Yijian struggled for a long while before finally rising to his feet. Covered in blood and dirt, he was in an utterly miserable state. He loudly called out for his senior, yet no one answered him.
He could only sit cross-legged, circulate his technique, and heal his injuries where he was.
Meanwhile, Gu An moved swiftly onward. He traveled a thousand li at full speed before finally stopping.
He still hid within the woods. Lifting his robe hem, he sat cross-legged before a tree, then summoned his Attribute Panel.
Looking at his lifespan of over a hundred thousand years, he took a deep breath.
To undergo tribulation at the Void Crossing Realm, who knew how many failures it would take.
But he had already made up his mind. No matter how many times he failed, he would break through!
Otherwise, he would never feel secure!
He would first invest ten