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

Jiang Qiong grew more uneasy the more she thought about it. She took out an elixir and started accelerating the restoration of her spiritual power.

The sky darkened, and the only sound was the lava below crashing against the mountain walls, making the atmosphere incredibly oppressive.

Half a day passed.

Jiang Qiong's spiritual power had recovered considerably. She stood up and headed in the direction the Ghost Mother of Ephemera had gone earlier.

Meanwhile.

Li Ya had already mastered the power of the Divine Exotic City. Although he still couldn't see every corner of the city, he felt unbelievably powerful now.

Before entering the Divine Exotic City, he had doubts about the legends of the Immortal Path Supreme Treasure.

How could it be that legendary?

"Let's go, there's a big battle outside the city. Let's go watch the fun!"

Li Ya stood up, his face full of high spirits.

Zhang Buku followed him up, staring blankly at him.

Li Ya shrugged his shoulder, and the Divine Exotic Immortal Spirit jumped out of his body, landing on his shoulder with its hands on its hips, looking very spirited.

Looking at the Divine Exotic Immortal Spirit, Zhang Buku had a strange expression. It was hard to imagine that this little being was the Immortal Spirit of the Immortal Path Supreme Treasure.

Li Ya raised his right arm, and the Divine Exotic Immortal Spirit immediately mimicked him.

Rumble——

The ground trembled, and the sky changed color, making Zhang Buku look around nervously.

One by one, the Divine Soul Demons broke through the ground, lifting big trees into the sky. The same scene repeated everywhere, forcing Zhang Buku and Li Ya to stabilize themselves with their spiritual power.

Li Ya laughed proudly, "These are my Divine Army. Follow me to conquer the world!"

Zhang Buku looked at him, just about to speak, when suddenly the ground beneath them rose with a roar. A terrifying giant shadow stood up, holding a piece of land in its hand with a forest on it, where Zhang Buku and Li Ya were standing.

Compared to this terrifying giant shadow, they were as small as ants.

This terrifying giant shadow was the same ten-thousand-foot figure that had fought against the Nine-Finger Divine Lord before. One hand held the land, and the other held an axe, looking like a giant god who opened the sky, with divine majesty spreading wide.

Zhang Buku looked down, his eyes wide with shock.

Li Ya was extremely excited. With such a Divine Army, how could he not sweep away all enemies?

He could sense a terrifying battle outside the Divine Exotic City, but he also saw the disciples of the Supreme Sect, and he had to step forward.

"Primordial Ancestor, this time I will be the hero, watch me!" Li Ya was trembling with excitement.

He suddenly thought of Gu An.

If only Junior Brother Gu was here, how great that would be.

But if Junior Brother Gu were here, he would still worry about his safety.

Never mind, after this battle, he would brag about it to him.

Li Ya began to think about what treasures to bring back for Junior Brother Gu.

The Divine Exotic City was so vast and had countless treasures. Just bringing a few out would be enough to reverse Gu An's fate!

...

Gu An was in a Minor Heaven and Earth, harvesting heaven and earth treasures. His life span kept increasing, which made him very happy.

He saw that the four gates of the Divine Exotic City opened, and Li Ya rushed out with an endless stream of Divine Soul Demons, immediately affecting the battle. Over twenty wandering immortals from the Star Sea Congregations and the Seven Stars Spirit Realm were all disturbed and retreated.

The ten-thousand-foot figure suddenly leaped out of the city, landing on the wilderness, roaring ferociously, and the sound echoed throughout the continent, making everyone tremble with fear.

Just the roar alone was enough to make people lose their courage!

Gu An was not worried about Li Ya. After all, the Divine Exotic Immortal Spirit itself possessed the power of a Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal.

He continued harvesting heaven and earth treasures, having gained an eighty-thousand-year lifespan today. He did not intend to harvest everything, as he had to leave some for the Immortal Spirit to continue planting.

Since the Divine Exotic City belonged to him, he planned to let the Immortal Spirit set rules for Li Ya.

Usually, don't pluck the heaven and earth treasures randomly. It would prepare mature medicinal herbs for Li Ya, who would surely accept them excitedly without suspicion.

Looking at Li Ya's spirited appearance made Gu An want to laugh.

After this battle, Li Ya would surely come to show off.

Gu An began imagining that a thousand years later, when Li Ya thought his end was near and came to bid him farewell with the Divine Exotic City, what kind of scene would it be?

Interesting, interesting!

Gu An was just thinking when he suddenly felt something. He frowned and disappeared from the spot.

In another realm, thunder clouds rolled, covering the sky. In a basin between the mountains, Jiang Qiong slowly stood up from the ground, clutching the wound on her right shoulder with her left hand, blood flowing continuously from the corner of her mouth. She looked ahead.

Figures in black robes filled the slopes, meditating at the highest point was an elder with a wooden staff beside him, from which black gas wafted, wrapping the Ghost Mother of Ephemera in the air.

The Ghost Mother of Ephemera had already turned into a soul body and was extremely weak.

She opened her eyes with difficulty and looked at Jiang Qiong down the mountain.

"Little girl, you have a good fighting spirit. Just right for luring the Ghost King of Hell."

The black-robed elder spoke with a mocking tone.

The other black-robed cultivators all looked down at Jiang Qiong with cold eyes. To them, Jiang Qiong was already a dead person.

"The Ghost King of Hell? What exactly are you looking for?" Jiang Qiong gritted her teeth, thinking about how to escape.

The difference in cultivation was too great. Any one of these people could easily kill her.

"The Ghost King of Hell is the strongest ghost king hidden in this world. It guards an immortal treasure." The black-robed elder spoke nonchalantly.

A black-robed cultivator started descending the mountain, step by step approaching Jiang Qiong.

Just as Jiang Qiong was extremely anxious, a gust of wind came from afar, making her instinctively close her eyes.

The gust of wind whistled past, and Jiang Qiong felt her injury had somewhat healed, whether it was an illusion or not.

She quickly opened her eyes and was astonished to find that those mysterious cultivators had disappeared.

The soul body of the Ghost Mother of Ephemera was suspended in the air above the slope, slowly falling.

Before Jiang Qiong could react, a whooshing sound came from afar, and a blood-red treasure pagoda descended from the sky, landing in front of her, scaring her to retreat instinctively.

The blood-red treasure pagoda burst out with immense power, turning into blood mist, which quickly wrapped around Jiang Qiong, pulling her towards the pagoda.

Jiang Qiong's face was full of fear when she heard a voice in her ear: "Do not panic."

Hearing this voice, Jiang Qiong instantly felt at ease.

Sword Venerable Fudao!

He had come too!

She was pulled into the blood-red treasure pagoda, her figure disappearing. Explore stories on m,v l'-NovelFire

The Ghost Mother of Ephemera fell to the ground, turned her head to look, her face full of worry.

...

Twilight approached.

The towering Divine Exotic City stood on the wilderness, its four gates wide open. Cultivators continuously flew out, appearing as if they were being thrown out by some force instead of flying out on their own.

Li Ya stood on a high slope at the edge of the ruins, the Divine Exotic Immortal Spirit standing on his shoulder, guarding him.

Two figures appeared beside him, one being Chi Bei, the master of Chi Jiuxiao, the other a middle-aged man in luxurious white robes, with a commanding presence.

"I am the Sea Lord of the Star Sea Congregations, Nan Fengtian. After this battle, the Seven Stars Spirit Realm will surely hold a grudge against you. You possess the immortal treasure, and relying solely on your own strength might not be enough to protect it. Come back with us to the Star Sea Congregations. We will train you as a true disciple, treating you better than Xuan Tianyi." The man in white robes spoke.

Chi Bei followed: "The Star Sea Congregations is a great righteous sect. Many cultivators from the Supreme Sect are your seniors, so you can join without worry."

Li Ya looked at the Divine Exotic City and said, "Thank you both for your kindness. I am willing to join the Star Sea Congregations, but can I visit the Supreme Sect first?"

He was not foolish. After this battle, he had to choose a power to lean on. Lv Baitian had also just sent him a message, advising him to ally with the Star Sea Congregations.

Nan Fengtian smiled, "Of course, we also want to visit the Supreme Sect. I heard the Supreme Sect hides a great cultivator stronger than a Loose Immortal, named Sword Venerable Fudao. This indicates the Supreme Sect's great Qi fortune; it's a treasure land."

Li Ya smiled, thinking that Sword Venerable Fudao was his Primordial Ancestor. It was not the Supreme Sect's good fortune, but the sect had benefited from the Li Family's qi fortune!

Of course, he wouldn't say this out loud to avoid causing trouble for his Primordial Ancestor.

They continued chatting. Li Ya wanted to take two companions, Zhang Buku and Gu An.

Hearing that Gu An was only in the Foundation Establishment Realm, Nan Fengtian advised against taking him, as his cultivation was too low. Without a Nascent Soul, joining the Star Sea Congregations recklessly would only lead to setbacks, especially since Li Ya couldn't always look after him.

As for Zhang Buku, his strong qi-blood made him an excellent candidate.

Li Ya frowned, not very happy.

Chi Bei had to continue to persuade him, describing the atmosphere in the Star Sea Congregations at length, and only then did Li Ya give up.

Far in the Third Medicine Valley harvesting medicinal herbs, Gu An pouted.

What Foundation Establishment Realm!

I had already formed my core!

Gu An inwardly sneered, having no intention of joining the Star Sea Congregations.

The Star Sea Congregations had too many old monsters, making it unsafe.

Unlike the Supreme Sect, where Gu An was already the strongest. He had absolute confidence staying there.

Seeing that Li Ya allied with the Star Sea Congregations, Gu An felt completely relieved.

In the Divine Exotic City, he had harvested a million and five hundred thousand years of lifespan, pushing his lifespan past a million again, putting him in a great mood.

He planned to revisit the Divine Exotic City after some time.

Even if Li Ya went to the sea, with his cultivation level, he could hardly escape Gu An's divine sense. Besides, Gu An had established a soul connection with the Divine Exotic City, ensuring he could track it wherever it went.

Li Ya had begun expelling the adventurers from the Divine Exotic City. Gu An had not only given Jiang Qiong an immortal treasure but also given Zhen Qin one.

Immortal treasures could merge into the body, making them hard to detect.

Once Ye Lan was unsealed and her maximum lifespan increased, Gu An would give her an immortal treasure too.

The Divine Exotic City held many immortal treasures. Controlling it brought unimaginable gains.

Gu An couldn't help but hum a little tune.

Though he was hiding in the Medicine Valley, he could benefit those around him, making him feel truly great.

Deeply hiding his work and name!

One day, when his companions discovered the truth, how much gratitude would they feel?

Gu An started to imagine again.

Night fell, and a night passed.

At dawn, Gu An saw Li Ya store the Divine Exotic City within himself and then, under the guidance of Nan Fengtian and others, head back to the Supreme Sect.

They wanted to leave the continent early to avoid any mishaps.

Gu An arrived early at the Mystic Valley and followed the disciples in their exercises.

Just as they finished, Li Ya came flying from the horizon, directly into the Mystic Valley.