This year's Spring Festival felt warmer than previous years to Gu An because Ye Lan was by his side. On the second day after the festival ended, Ye Lan left. She did not wish to lose herself in her senior brother's company; cultivating immortality was also one of life's great matters for her. At this stage, diligent cultivation remained her foremost task.
Though Life-Snatching Immortal of the Great Cold Demon Sect's proclamation had cast a shadow over the continent, it had not altered the state of the world. Once the new year arrived, the cultivation world returned to normal. Only, the various sects began sending more disciples overseas to investigate.
Year after year passed, with the sun setting and the moon rising. Every year, disciples graduated from Third Medicine Valley, while new disciples joined. Their total number continued to grow, for Taixuan Sect was also becoming stronger. This resulted in more and more Handyman Disciples, and Handyman Disciples needed positions in order to earn Spirit Stones.
In the blink of an eye.
Ten years passed.
Gu An stood before the window, using his divine sense to observe a great battle in the distance.
A Great Cultivator had gone to challenge Life-Snatching Immortal. He was even a Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal. Unfortunately, he had not even seen Life-Snatching Immortal's face before being suppressed by Life-Snatching Immortal's disciple.
Countless cultivators and demons watched this battle. Not every living being was willing to flee this region of the mortal realm. In particular, sects rooted in the Righteous Path had an even greater responsibility to shoulder the protection of all living beings.
Over the past ten years, Heaven and Earth Flying Immortals had challenged Life-Snatching Immortal more than once. Without exception, none could get past Life-Snatching Immortal's disciple. Entering the tower had become