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

Boom! Boom! Boom...

Thunderstorms constantly struck down, assaulting Tian Yao'er who countered with her demonic power, her body trembling, barely holding on.

"Give it your all, and if you can't bear it, I'll step in."

Gu An's voice reached her, slightly calming Tian Yao'er's heart.

After all, Tian Yao'er had accompanied him for a thousand years; he couldn't bear to test her and thus spoke to comfort her directly.

It would be different for An Hao and Yang Jian.

Cough cough.

Am I, as her master, somewhat biased?

Gu An thought so, feeling a bit guilty; he instinctively looked toward the distant An Hao, who was battling fiercely with the warriors of the Sky Demon Great Sect, moving through the battlefield with awe-inspiring valor.

Yes, that's how a male disciple should be tempered!

Gu An, noticing that the tribulation was still in its early stages, began to survey the world with his Divine Thought.
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He didn't want to interfere too much with this catastrophe; he just wanted to wait for the tribulation to end, protect those he cared about, and then step into a new epoch.

Because even if he interfered, new calamities would arise, and continuous meddling would only lead to more brutal outcomes.

However, seeing the suffering mortals in the world, Gu An felt somewhat reluctant.

He was indifferent to the deaths of cultivators and demons, as those beings at least possessed the power to resist fate and simply failed. However, the common folk, those without cultivation levels, lacked even the power to resist.

He saw two Nirvana Realm Great Cultivators in combat, their residual power too strong, a blazing fire falling to the Mortal World, directly burning alive hundreds of thousands in a town, their screams turning the area into a hell on earth.

Gu An sighed, resigning himself.

His gaze hardened, and the sea of fire instantly dispersed, the unburned survivors quickly freed from their burns.

Gu An didn't seek revenge for them; saving them was already fortunate.

"Maybe it's a good chance to grab some life span."

Gu An thought, not out of saintly compassion but to take the Heavenly Demons' life spans amidst the chaos.

Yes, that was the plan.

Gu An's Divine Thought directly enveloped the Great Heavenly Spirit Land, and as those Heavenly Demons were about to be slain, his Divine Thought would immediately strike, severing their last thread of life.

Various prompts appeared before his eyes.

If he encountered mortals attacked by Heavenly Demons, he would also directly eliminate those demons, regardless of whether there were cultivators around.

As the tribulation progressed to a certain stage, Tian Yao'er's aura began to rise, and Gu An's life span also rapidly increased.

Every second, more mortals were saved by him, and even more Heavenly Demons died beneath his Divine Thought.

In the midst of crossing the tribulation, Tian Yao'er suddenly sensed something, looked up, and her eyes widened in shock—not just her, but Tianqing and Tian Bai felt the same.

They saw a wave of fire piercing through the rolling thunderclouds, unstoppable, descending with the power to annihilate, causing all three women to tremble with fear, feeling as if the sky were collapsing.

Gu An suddenly swung his sleeve, dispersing the fire wave in the sky, then said, "Focus on breaking through and feel the transformation brought by Nirvana."

Tian Yao'er came back to her senses and immediately closed her eyes to sense the changes in her body.

Tian Bai muttered, "How strong was that flame just now?"

"I'm not sure, but it was definitely beyond our imagination," Tianqing responded, her gaze fixed on Gu An's back, her eyes filled with admiration.

At the same time.

Outer Heaven.

Demon God Xuanhuang strode toward the Great Heavenly Spirit Land, unstoppable, flames continuously erupting from his mouth, his lower half enshrouded in rolling black mist, making him appear even more terrifying.

In front of him, there was no longer any sign of the Free Immortals, and the cultivators of the Holy Court and immortals of the Immortal Dynasty were completely despairing, undergoing a massacre.

The Great Heavenly Spirit Land seemed as if its fate had run out, the heavenly light layer that enveloped the world fluctuating between brightness and darkness, only three out of the seven divine beasts from the sun remaining, their presence barely detectable, clearly on their last legs.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor's lips curved upwards, and he said, "Descend upon the Mortal World."

As his words fell, Demon God Xuanhuang suddenly leapt up, like Mount Tai bearing down, plunging toward the Great Heavenly Spirit Land, scattering the sea of clouds along his path, forming an expansive ring of shockwaves.

A thunderous roar resounded across heaven and earth!

Demon God Xuanhuang crashed onto a continent, the earth instantly shattering, fierce winds sweeping rocks and trees in all directions.

From high above, the expansive continent showed spider-web-like cracks, with firelight appearing within the depths of the cracks, as if magma was about to burst forth.

Standing on the continent, Demon God Xuanhuang appeared as though standing on a small island, his towering figure visible from any corner of the continent.

The Heavenly Demon Emperor stood on Demon God Xuanhuang's shoulder, twisted his neck, soared away, and flew towards the distance, meanwhile commanding Demon God Xuanhuang, "Exterminate the creatures of this Great Heaven and Earth, try to preserve the world itself."

Demon God Xuanhuang immediately looked up, emitting a sky-shaking roar.

"Roar—"

This roar intensified the fear for beings trapped in dire straits.

Even the disciples far in the Third Medicine Valley of the Supreme Sect were startled, all turning their heads to see where the sound came from, and what kind of entity had made it.

An Xin, who was meditating under the Mystic Pure Tree, furrowed her brows, wondering if her master, who had gone out today, might be going to battle such a demon.

The roar of Demon God Xuanhuang instilled fear in everyone. An Xin felt as though she were in a cold cellar, her whole body chilled, as if she were about to face the most terrifying existence in the world.

The declaration of war from Demon God Xuanhuang unsettled all the powers in the Great Heavenly Spirit Land!

After leaving Demon God Xuanhuang, the Heavenly Demon Emperor flew in the high sky, holding a black mirror as if searching for something, his gaze sweeping across heaven and earth.

Suddenly, he noticed something and turned his head, then vanished from the spot.

The next second, he arrived on an island, following his gaze, which was fixed on Tian Yao'er, who was enveloped by intense thunder.

Further away were three figures: Gu An, Tianqing, and Tian Bai.

"Nirvana Tribulation, this cultivation technique is not simple," murmured the Heavenly Demon Emperor as he stood on a rock, quietly observing Tian Yao'er.

Tianqing's gaze suddenly caught sight of him. Her beautiful eyes widened at the sight of the Heavenly Demon Emperor. He looked menacing, exuding an extreme sense of danger.

She instinctively grabbed Gu An's arm and whispered, "Master, someone has come."

Gu An glanced at the Heavenly Demon Emperor.

[Heavenly Demon Emperor (Free Immortal Realm Nine Layers): 239,709,201/500,000,000/999,999,999]

Pure ages—all nines!

It seemed this being truly was a rare fortunate existence blessed by heaven and earth!

Feeling Gu An's gaze, the Heavenly Demon Emperor's lips curled into a smile. In an instant, he moved a hundred yards to appear right beside Gu An, startling Tianqing and Tian Bai, who instinctively shrank back.

Just as the Heavenly Demon Emperor was about to speak, Gu An suddenly swung his sleeve.

Boom!

In an instant, the Heavenly Demon Emperor was reduced to ash, and a gust swept back, lifting a dust dragon into the air.

The sound of thunder continued to echo, while Tianqing and Tian Bai stood stunned.

Tian Yao'er, hearing the commotion, opened her eyes and looked toward the trio facing one side. She couldn't help but ask, "Master, what happened?"

Gu An turned to her and said, "Nothing much, just a mosquito trying to bite me."

A mosquito?

Tian Yao'er looked skeptical, feeling that Gu An was joking.

At that moment, a prompt appeared in front of Gu An:

[You have successfully seized 26,708,213 years of life span from the Heavenly Demon Emperor (Free Immortal Realm Nine Layers).]

Over twenty million years of life span, not bad!

Worthy of a Free Immortal!

Gu An smiled satisfactorily. Eradicating the Heavenly Demon Emperor had little impact on the progression of heaven and earth. The real threat was Demon God Xuanhuang.

Demon God Xuanhuang had already begun a massive slaughter.

Gu An seized this opportunity to accelerate his harvesting of demons, making way for the forces of heaven and earth to combat Demon God Xuanhuang.

Since Demon God Xuanhuang was not a Living Spirit, killing him would not release a life span, thus Gu An had no interest in him.

Boom!

A golden thunderbolt struck down, resembling a Golden Dragon, its majestic power formidable. Gu An's gaze locked onto Tian Yao'er as a faint golden light burst from her, resisting the attack of the golden thunder.

Tian Yao'er felt her heart skip a beat and looked up instinctively, not seeing the golden thunder anymore.

"Master, about that guy just now…" Tianqing began cautiously.

She didn't know how to express it. The sudden appearance of the Heavenly Demon Emperor had almost scared her to death. Unexpectedly, with a wave of their master's sleeve, the Heavenly Demon Emperor was obliterated.

Tian Bai, more daring, directly asked, "Master, what realm was that man from?"

Gu An responded nonchalantly, "Free Immortal."

"What realm is Free Immortal? How many levels higher than Nirvana?" Tian Bai's eyes shone with excitement as she asked.

Gu An glanced at her and snorted, "You'll have to figure that out yourself."

Tian Bai was lost in infinite possibilities. She aspired to reach the Free Immortal Realm in the future, no, to surpass it, otherwise, she would seem insignificant before her master.