As evening approached, Gu An stood up and stretched languidly, his gaze turning towards Outer Heaven. Explore more at empire
The dark red coffin had already reached Outer Heaven and was about to crash into Great Heavenly Spirit Land.
An Xin walked over and asked, “Are we going back?”
Gu An nodded slightly, and An Xin immediately went to pack their things.
She had bought some trinkets on Dingtian Peak, planning to bring them back to Third Medicine Valley. As long as it didn’t reveal her relationship with Gu An on Mortal World Peak, he would not stop her.
An Xin was quick with her tasks, and after she was done, she hurried back to where Gu An was standing, seeing her master looking up, she instinctively looked up as well.
She saw a shooting star streak across the night sky, falling toward the distant land.
“What is that…” An Xin muttered.
Gu An didn’t answer her; he watched the meteor disappear into the distance and then, with a wave of his sleeve, disappeared into the air with her.
After returning to Third Medicine Valley, the master and disciple each returned to their own rooms.
Gu An sat in his chair, seemingly admiring the night scene outside the window, but in reality, his Divine Thought was directed towards the dark red coffin far away.
The coffin landed on a continent ten times larger than the Taicang Continent, bringing an apocalyptic disaster to all the living beings there.
In an extremely short amount of time, that continent turned into a sea of fire, ninety percent of the life wiped out, with the rest fleeing into the ocean.
The impact force from the dark red coffin hitting the ground was still expanding, affecting even more oceans and land.
It was far from the Taicang Continent, but even farther from Mortal World Peak, eliminating the possibility that it was targeting the Demon Fetus.
After landing, the dark red coffin stuck at the bottom of a giant pit, motionless, with no sign of the lid opening.
Night passed and day rose.
Before descending the stairs, Gu An saw that the dark red coffin still hadn’t opened, so he stopped thinking about it and went downstairs to follow his disciples in their morning exercise.
The morning exercise was a tradition of Third Medicine Valley, and occasionally Great Cultivators who came to play chess would join in.
The discipline during the exercise wasn’t strict; disciples could interact with each other, creating a harmonious atmosphere.
After the morning exercise, You Yingying approached Shen Xinzi hesitantly.
Shen Xinzi was sitting under a tree, with a copy of Journey to the West in his hands.
“Have you been feeling inexplicably anxious since last night, feeling very unsettled?” Shen Xinzi asked calmly without looking up at her.
You Yingying nodded hastily and said, “I’ve never felt like this before, I won’t have to… If I have to become that, you can kill me in advance.”
Shen Xinzi looked up at her in surprise.
You Yingying thought he was questioning her and explained in a low voice, “The Heavenly Demon should not be so easy to perish, my suicide definitely wouldn’t work, you are an enlightened monk, you know how to eliminate demons, I don’t want to hurt others.”
Shen Xinzi looked deeply at her and said, “Don’t worry, in this lifetime, it is very hard for you to turn into a Heavenly Demon. The reason you’re feeling this is probably because the natural enemy of the Heavenly Demons has arrived.”
He had also sensed the commotion from the night before. His Cultivation Realm was high, and his unease far surpassed You Yingying’s, which was why he picked up Journey to the West, to try and distract himself.
“Really? What is the natural enemy of the Heavenly Demons? What should I do?” You Yingying asked eagerly.
Shen Xinzi lowered his head and said, “Do nothing, continue with your cultivation practice, and get used to it.”
You Yingying was stunned and could only walk away full of thoughts.
On the other hand, Gu An who was patrolling Medicine Valley on Blood Prison Great Saint heard the conversation between You Yingying and Shen Xinzi.
The natural enemy of Heavenly Demons?
Gu An took off Qingtian Peak from his waist, then lifted it up, and sent his Divine Thought into it.
Immediately after, he arrived inside an old temple.
He was about to speak when a man in black appeared and asked, “Have you made up your mind?”
Gu An shook his head, changing the subject to ask, “Do your Heavenly Demons have a natural enemy?”
The man in black frowned upon hearing this and asked warily, “What do you mean? Since when do Heavenly Demons have a natural enemy?”
Gu An then waved his sleeve, and an illusion appeared between them. The man in black’s expression dramatically changed when he saw the dark red coffin.
Seeing his reaction, Gu An was not in a hurry, he waited for him to speak.
The man in black’s hands clenched into fists inside his sleeves. Taking a deep breath, he said through gritted teeth, “He is coming for the Great Emperor, but his arrival will also bring disaster to Great Heaven and Earth; the fact that he can enter indicates that Holy Court also plans to use him to eradicate the Heavenly Demons within the Great Heavenly Spirit Land.”
“Who is he?” Gu An asked.
“His name is the Dark War Emperor, no one knows his origins, he once wreaked havoc in the Silent Destruction Domain, I only know he comes from the ancient Battle Court,” the man in black answered.
Battle Court?
The forces established by Long Zhan?
Gu An kept his composure and further inquired, “What is the origin of the Battle Court?”
The man in black looked at him before saying, “The Battle Court is a legend of the Silent Destruction Domain, legend has it that there once was a force that ruled the Great Thousand World, standing at the peak of the Immortal Path. Whether it was destroyed or left is unknown; that’s all I know.”
“What is the Dao Level of the Dark War Emperor?”
“I don’t know, but definitely very high,” the man in black responded, shaking his head at the thought of the Dark War Emperor, making his scalp tingle.
All of a sudden, Gu An said, “It seems now that I don’t need to leave. I’ll just wait for the Dark War Emperor to eliminate the Heavenly Demons, and the Holy Court will naturally ask him to leave, right?”
Upon hearing this, the man in black became panicked and said, “The Dark War Emperor is unpredictable, extremely violent, and will surely bring calamity to Mortal World Peak. If he devours the Great Emperor’s Demon Fetus, he might even start a war with the Holy Court. You won’t be able to avoid trouble either!”
Hearing this, Gu An wasn’t alarmed, just stared at him steadily.
The man in black gritted his teeth, suddenly knelt down, and said solemnly, “Please, elder, help the Great Emperor. As long as you can help with the birthing of the Great Emperor, our tribe will owe you a favor. Afterward, I will convey this matter back to my tribe, and you will gain our friendship. In the future, walking in the Silent Destruction Domain will also mean having an ally!”
“You’re joking, what if he decides to attack me?” Gu An said coldly.
The man in black looked up and explained, “Don’t worry, he has forgotten his past life memories, he is undergoing his own Reincarnation stage, which is when he is the weakest. Once he is born, he will be a new being. You can even take him as a Disciple, and when he achieves the Dao in the future, he will definitely not forget your kindness!”
After listening, Gu An fell into hesitation.
“If you don’t do this, once the Dark War Emperor emerges, he will surely come after you. The moment the Great Emperor is born, he will undergo Reincarnation Baptism, hiding the causality of the Heavenly Demon, making it impossible for the Dark War Emperor to find him,” the man in black urged urgently.
As if the Dark War Emperor might come to kill at any second.
Gu An hesitated for a moment, then asked, “How can I assist him?”
The man in black was elated and immediately imparted a Miracle Technique.
Gu An listened intently, memorizing it in one go.
The man in black urged, “Act quickly, if the Dark War Emperor finds him, he can obstruct the Great Emperor’s path to achieving the Dao. We must not let him succeed!”
