Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses

On the edge of the Taicang Continent, dozens of ragged people were heading toward the forest on a beach.

A young girl was supporting her elderly grandfather, her eyes filled with terror as she looked up at the blood light phenomenon in the sky.

"Grandpa, they let us come here, could there be any scheme?" the girl asked cautiously, her face smeared with dirt, but it couldn't hide her bright eyes.

Her grandfather shuffled forward weakly and said breathlessly, "Things will get better..."

Not only them, but other people nearby were also worried and hopeful.

Across the edge of the continent, many such people were moving toward the interior of the continent.

Those with higher cultivation levels disappeared quickly, while those with lower cultivation levels could only proceed on foot.

Gu An took in these scenes, with his divine sense he could tell these people were all reincarnated demons, their soul origins shared the same karma as You Yingying and Shen Xinzi.

These people all came through teleportation arrays, and as soon as they arrived, the arrays quickly disappeared.

Gu An probed their karma, gaining some information.

Heavenly Prison!

These people were from Heavenly Prison, they also didn't know why they were driven here by the authorities of Heavenly Prison.

Although the karma and qi fortune of Heavenly Prison weren't connected to the Holy Court, Gu An knew without thinking that it had something to do with the Great Nether Saint King.

After all, his enemies were few, and only the Great Nether Saint King had the means to do such a thing.

Sending so many reincarnated demons, wasn't it just to attract the Dark Emperor of War?

Gu An disdained such tactics, but it was good in a way, if it could lure the Dark Emperor of War to come earlier, it would reduce the loss of life, and Sword Venerable Fudao would have a legitimate reason to act.

"Master, what exactly is that in the sky?"

Long Qing looked up, his little face filled with fear.

Anyone seeing him would have a hard time associating him with the Great Emperor of the Silent Destruction Domain.

Gu An patted his head and comforted softly, "It's nothing, maybe it's going to rain. Didn't you say you'd be a man after turning five, how can you still cry?"

Hearing this, Long Qing quickly wiped away his tears, clenched his little fists, and said, "I'm not crying! I just got sand in my eyes!"

You Yingying next to them was also amused by his words, lightening the tense atmosphere.

Gu An put Long Qing down and then looked at You Yingying with a smile and asked, "You're not going to keep holding on to me, are you?"

At this, You Yingying promptly let go of her hands and blushed, scoffing, "Pah, who wants to hold on to you?"

"Really? Just now, someone almost ripped off my sleeve."

"Hmph, that was an accident."

While the two were bantering, the protective formation of the Supreme Sect was activated, a majestic light rose in the distance, and figures of cultivators flew over the Third Medicine Valley. Stay connected with empire

The Supreme Sect quickly entered a state of readiness for battle!

The Nine-Finger Divine Lord stood up, looked into the distance and said, "Trouble again, it seems we can't finish this game of chess today."

The old cultivator sitting opposite him took a deep breath, about to say something, when the Nine-Finger Divine Lord suddenly disappeared.

Shen Xinzi under a distant tree also stood up and vanished in place.

...

Below the rolling thunderclouds, the land was engulfed in blazing flames, akin to a mortal world hell.

A figure strode through the fire, dressed in worn black battle armor, with curly black hair, his hands and feet festering and bubbling with blood, his slightly hunched back visible under his disheveled hair, and his terrifying face revealed beneath the tangled locks.

His face was festering too, only his eyes intact, his lips were gone, revealing a frightening mouthful of teeth.

He was the Dark Emperor of War!

He advanced while exhaling turbid breath.

His gaze turned to the distance, only to see a man in white robes suspended in the sky looking at him.

He glanced and then withdrew his gaze.

He stopped, straightened his body, as if sniffing at something.

Then, he suddenly turned his head toward a direction and vanished from the spot.

The next second, he appeared under the blue sky and dove down through layers of cloud sea, scattering clouds for thousands of miles with an unstoppable force, crashing toward the ground.

Boom!

Terrifying flashes of fire lit up the world, with a destructive force erupting from a point on the continent, sweeping in all directions, the green mountains and rivers turned charred black in its wake.

Countless lives were extinguished in an instant.

"That's enough."

The voice of the man in white echoed, laden with an oppressive tone.

Following that, the evil laughter of the Dark Emperor of War rang out, adding a layer of horror to the shattered world.

Simultaneously.

Inside the Third Medicine Valley.

Gu An felt a divine sense sweep over, surpassing the Divine Immortal of Wondrous Dharma, it must be the divine sense of the Dark Emperor of War.

As expected, the Dark Emperor of War was still attracted by the karma of the demons on this land.

Gu An walked toward the Transmission Array Platform.

"Where are you going?" Ji Xiaoyu's voice reached Gu An's ears as he turned around to see her watching him from a distance.

He replied using the Sound Transmission Skill, "I'm going to Mystic Valley to take a look, there's no need to worry about me with so many people here."

After hearing this, Ji Xiaoyu could only nod, then watched him leave.

Gu An passed through the Teleportation Array to Mystic Valley, where Lu Jiujia gathered his disciples, all discussing the sudden terrible phenomenon.

"Master has arrived!"

A disciple exclaimed in surprise, everyone turned, showing faces of relief. The Dark Emperor of War's oppression was bone-chilling, and the disciples couldn't help worrying about what would come next. Seeing Gu An gave them more peace of mind.

Gu An walked toward his disciples, and, at the same time, he felt Nine-Finger Divine Lord locking his divine sense on him.

It seems the Nine-Finger Divine Lord suspected him to be related to Sword Venerable Fudao.

Interesting!

Just then, living beings across the Taicang Continent suddenly felt suffocated, regardless of their cultivation level, they all had this sensation.

But this feeling was momentary, gone in a flash!

"What's going on?"

Zuo Yijian was standing by the Heaven-Cutting Axe, looking at the sky with furrowed brows.

Not only him, but everyone at the Heavenly Repair Platform was taken aback, unsure what had happened, yet the sensation they felt was undoubtedly real.

The entire Taicang Continent was enveloped in panic!

Beneath the sky, the Dark Emperor of War appeared in the air, with the vast ocean below, he looked toward the distant continent, frowning.

The continent before him was Taicang Continent!

As he approached Taicang Continent, he felt a powerful force blocking his momentum, forcing him to stop.

That land hid individuals with great power!

With so many Heavenly Demon auras, the beings on this continent should have nothing to do with the Holy Court.

The Dark Emperor of War's eyes flickered, he raised his right hand, and waves of Demonic Qi surged out, quickly covering the sky and rolling toward Taicang Continent.

People of the continent saw dark clouds approaching from the horizon, and before they could ponder further, daylight turned to night.

"What's happening? Why has the day suddenly turned dark?"

"Did you guys feel your hearts stop beating just now?"

"What in the world is going on? Could the Great Cold Demon Sect be attacking again?"

"Could it be that some terrifying demon has appeared?"

Disciples of Mystic Valley were abuzz with speculation. Gu An's face was stern, unable to tell the disciples the reason, he could only ask them to have faith in the Supreme Sect.

After the continent was covered by dark clouds, the pressure of the Dark Emperor of War intensified, leaving the living beings full of fear and unease.

Standing in front of a wooden railing, Ji Xiaoyu was somewhat dazed. She seemed to see a dark figure approaching her, each step filled with oppressive might, stepping on her heart.

Not just her, but all beings on the continent were pulled into this eerie state.

Inside the palace.

Li Xuandao sat on the throne, also in a daze, the courtiers around him lost their color, and he saw a figure approaching from outside the hall, like the grim reaper drawing near.

The courtiers all went pale, falling into an eerie silence.

Whether in temples, buildings, grand halls, caves, forests, no matter the location, whether they could see the sky or not, all living beings were dragged into an indescribable eerie state.

Those who were reincarnated demons felt it more deeply, like You Yingying. She saw the true face of the Dark Emperor of War, the grotesque and terrifying visage assaulting her eyes. She wanted to scream for help, but no sound emerged, she wasn't even able to move.

She seemed to be waiting for death.

Even Shen Xinzi, a Wandering Immortal of the Nine Layers, found himself in the same predicament.

Facing the advancing Dark Emperor of War, Shen Xinzi gritted his teeth, his heart filled with both panic and unease.

He couldn't understand the opponent's Divine Skills, nor accept his fate.

In reality, the Dark Emperor of War, with his right arm raised, showed a maniacal and cruel smile. Gushing Demonic Qi flowed from his palm, forming a cloud cover that blotted out the heavens. Then, he condensed a black spear in his palm, its surface swirled with mysterious Dao Patterns which exuded a repressive and ominous aura.

"Let this emperor test your capabilities!"

The Dark Emperor of War licked his teeth, his hoarse voice permeated with boundless murderous intent.

Suddenly!

He looked up sharply, as bright light swelled among the rolling dark clouds, his face changed slightly, and gripping the spear tightly, he burst with momentum that shook heaven and earth.

The sea below suddenly collapsed, a magnificent sight!

He channeled all his mana into the spear in his hand, which burst forth with black flames, countless wronged souls emerging, desperately trying to climb out and break free, but utterly unable to do so.

From Outer Heaven, the eyes of mysterious beings in each of the seven suns opened, all looking toward the Great Heavenly Spirit Land.

Viewed from Outer Heaven, a radiant and beautiful Great Heaven and Earth showed a black dot that was swiftly growing.

Inside the Third Medicine Valley.

Ji Xiaoyu suddenly fell into the eerie state of a reincarnated demon as well, clearly seeing the true face of the Dark Emperor of War as he stepped over the Medicine Garden and approached her.

This scene, she had seen it in her dreams numerous times, but facing it in person, the feelings were completely different.

Irrepressible fear and despair enveloped her heart; she struggled to drive away these emotions but to no avail.

"Damn it..."

Ji Xiaoyu gritted her teeth; a red Dao Pattern between her brows quickly stretched, swirling flames.

She was invoking the power of the Primordial Daoist Talisman!

Just then, a brilliant light burst behind her, dispelling the darkness in her vision. She instinctively looked back, catching a glimpse of a figure in the corner of her eye, and her pupils dilated.

It was a sword shadow!

A sword shadow gleaming with silver light!

Countless lightning bolts intertwined upon the sword, molding its form!

Ji Xiaoyu had never seen such a sword, as if it had traversed the river of time from ancient epochs, wherever the sword edge passed, darkness shattered.

At this moment, not only her but all the desperate beings on the continent saw such a sword.