Learning the Imperial Pole Sword Technique would earn one the position of heir apparent?
Gu An picked herbs as he eavesdropped.
He was quite familiar with the Imperial Pole Sword Technique!
When he had time later, he could ask Li Ya about it. If Li Ya wanted to contend for the throne, Gu An could offer him a pointer or two.
Wait!
That old bastard had ulterior motives!
Gu An sensed that something was wrong. He suddenly suspected that Li Xuandao had deliberately said those words for him to hear—the pavilion had not been sealed off by any restriction.
He recalled something else: Li Xuandao's ambition was to become an immortal emperor.
For an emperor, the greatest threat might well be the Crown Prince. Even in mortal dynasties without cultivators, emperors grew wary of their Crown Princes in old age. There were not many Crown Princes who could smoothly inherit the throne.
Could Li Xuandao be planning to use Li Ya to bring down the Crown Prince?
That was entirely possible!
Gu An stopped dwelling on it and focused on picking herbs. Let the father and son fight it out themselves.
Since Li Xuandao was there, Gu An did not leave immediately after finishing his work. He only departed early the next morning.
When he left, Li Xuandao had yet to depart. He said he intended to stay a while longer. Gu An suspected that Li Xuandao wanted to watch the spectacle of the Righteous-Demonic War.
After returning to Mystic Valley, Gu An gave Wuxin and the others a few instructions. He told them that the Demonic Path would soon attack and warned them not to wander around carelessly. This left all the disciples deeply nervous, Wuxin included.
Gu An planned to spend every night in Mystic Valley from