Be the Hardest Working Demon Cultivator!

Where had the lost lifespan gone?

It naturally went to mend the deficiencies of Heaven and Earth!

When Su Huan'an was young, he once ventured into an abandoned ancient cultivator's cave dwelling, where he didn't find any cultivation resources but discovered a travel journal of the ancient cultivator.

It was recorded therein that, at that time, cultivators often first endured bitter cultivation for a period of sixty years and then enjoyed freedom for three hundred years. If they could further advance during their carefree years, they could extend their carefree period even more.

Originally, Su Huan'an thought this ancient cultivator had gone mad after failing to break through in his cultivation, but judging from the fragmented information he had obtained from his ancestors, what the ancient cultivator said should all be true.

Otherwise, what was the point in cultivating immortality!

"What does the leader seek from me?" At that moment, the wizened master asked proactively. Since Su Huan'an was not there to seek accountability from him, and even seemed to share his thoughts openly, this made the wizened master somewhat puzzled.

"Nine-orifice Demon Fiend, I know of twelve locations that make up its structure, all are on this piece of paper, take it to Tan Shuchang." Su Huan'an took out a scroll, and as he spoke these words, his expression remained unchanged, only his gaze began to grow more profound.

For he was Nan Jian Su Huan'an, the leader of Mount Sword Cult, not a puppet of those ancestors!

Those who were kind to him, were only his master, not these ancestors!

And his master had long since passed away!

"Leader, why is this?" The wizened master's expression changed a bit but was not shocked much, merely somewhat surprised and incredulous.

He did it deliberately by giving that Demon Cultivator a part of the Nine-orifice Demon Fiend's body since all of his disciples had died in that so-called righteous strategy. After living to his age, he had indeed begun to see through many things; what sect, what righteous strategy, he did not care about any of it anymore.

He only cared about those few disciples he regarded as his own!

First, five of his disciples died while seeking rare treasures for the righteous strategy, and those treasures that could greatly enhance cultivation were not easy to find.

The ordinary ones might still be relatively easy to obtain, but those that could greatly enhance one's cultivation even individuals who had cultivated for nearly a century had to risk their lives.

Then three more disciples died defending that damn Son of the Heavenly Mandate, this made him furious!

Since they all died for the righteous strategy, and the first group even had five deaths, the wizened master hated the righteous strategy even more than he hated Tan Shuchang, the Demon Cultivator.

Thus, he found it strange, what exactly was the leader after?

Facing the wizened master's gaze, Su Huan'an appeared very composed, simply saying in a calm tone, "The Son of the Heavenly Mandate has already obtained enough. Over the past century, Mount Sword Cult has accumulated a lot, and even previously treasured artifacts have been spent on him. Yet, compared to that Demon Cultivator, he is far too inferior.

Therefore, the ancestors deduced that this Demon Cultivator must be the enemy of the Heavenly Mandate. Currently, Long Zhangyuan has obtained too much yet cannot unleash his true strength, which probably means the pressure is still not enough."

The wizened master: "..."

Leader, if you're going to speak like this, then I really listened carefully!

"When you deliver the items to him, I will let someone spread the news that the Nine-orifice Demon Fiend has reemerged and will obliterate the entire Zi Xuan dynasty. Coincidentally, the whole clan of that Demon Cultivator died at the hands of the emperor of Zi Xuan dynasty." Su Huan'an continued.

The wizened master now believed somewhat because the logic was consistent, but he still had some doubts, "Would Long Zhangyuan care about the survival of the Zi Xuan dynasty?"

Many cultivators had cultivated to the point of indifference towards emotions, let alone expecting these people to care about the rise and fall of a dynasty!

Moreover, isn't the change of dynasties very normal?

If it perishes, then so be it; as long as I am fine, it's all that matters.

"Uncle-master may not know, but the current Utmost Supreme of the Zi Xuan dynasty came to power by killing his elder brother, the Dragon Crown Prince. And Long Zhangyuan is the son of the Dragon Crown Prince!

Back then, the Dragon Crown Prince impregnated a courtesan on a whim, and she, after being given gold and silver, successfully bought her freedom and thus bore the child smoothly." Su Huan'an explained.

The news that Long Zhangyuan was the Son of the Heavenly Mandate had been deliberately spread, but his true origin had always been concealed by them.

And this was not out of fear of that emperor but rather not wanting Long Zhangyuan to use the cultivation they provided to do foolish things harmful to the righteous strategy.

"So this Zi Xuan dynasty, is essentially his family's dominion?" The wizened master realized, then he stretched out his hand and took the scroll handed to him by Su Huan'an.

"I will depart immediately and ensure the task is completed smoothly," the wizened master said with a smile.

"I appreciate it, Uncle-master," Su Huan'an also smiled and then turned to leave, stepping on the clouds. With each step, clouds naturally condensed, forming a bridge of sword clouds, as if a bridge of sword clouds had been constructed across the sky.

The withered tree thus descended the mountain again.

As for the withered tree's descent, most people on Sword Apprentice Mountain believed that it was a punishment.

However, there was a small minority who understood that they probably had gained one of their own.

The ancestors enjoyed the blessings and accrued debts; as disciples, they had been paying them off for three hundred years and had not yet finished. They did not believe that relying on a so-called Son of the Heavenly Mandate would settle their debts.

If it had been ordained by heaven, they might have been willing to support it at the cost of their lives, but this human-designated one... they would rather not!

At that moment, the withered tree, using the sword-escape technique, turned into a long rainbow of Sword Qi to search for that Demon Cultivator Tan Shuchang. But just as it had flown a hundred miles from Sword Apprentice Mountain, the withered tree faintly sensed something amiss, its two white long eyebrows twitched slightly and without a second word, it slashed backwards with a sword.

If one sensed something was off but truly couldn't locate the source of the unease, it was always correct to make a sweeping strike backwards first.

And indeed, as the withered tree made this slash, a large area was covered in frost, and a hidden figure had to reveal itself.

The figure was surrounded by an aura of death, and as it materialized, gusts of cold wind blew ceaselessly.

"A fierce ghost?"

The withered tree was somewhat astonished; it had not expected to encounter a fierce ghost in the Jiawu Realm, and moreover, one strong enough to appear during the day.

At this time, the yang energy in the world was at its peak.

"Ghost Suppressing Technique!"

Without hesitation, the withered tree attacked, using the Ghost Suppressing Techniques that originated from the Land of Yin and Darkness.

Normally, the withered tree wouldn't need to use Ghost Suppressing Techniques to easily suppress a fierce ghost, but since this ghost dared to follow a Sword Cultivator of the Sword Master of Heaven and Earth realm, something was definitely off. Therefore, for safety's sake, the withered tree decided to first use the Ghost Suppressing Technique to subdue the opponent.

However, to the withered tree's surprise, the previously infallible Ghost Suppressing Technique had no effect this time.

"Ghost Suppressing Technique, you say? I happen to know it too!" the ghost spoke at this moment.

Unlike other ghosts, this one not only had nimble thoughts, its voice was also completely like that of a living person, without the slightest unnaturalness.

After saying this, the ghost made its move.

Its tactic was exactly the Ghost Suppressing Technique!

Moreover, it was the exact same version of the Ghost Suppressing Technique that the withered tree had used.

Seeing this, the withered tree could not laugh, for an incredibly unbelievable event occurred after the ghost cast the Ghost Suppressing Technique.

He was actually suppressed!

All his cultivated power was now completely restrained. Even his soul within his body could not move, just like the ghosts that had been suppressed by the Ghost Suppressing Technique in the past!

But ultimately, as one who had reached the realm of the Sword Master of Heaven and Earth in Sword Dao, the withered tree broke free from this suppression the next second.

"You think you can break through just like that?"

The ghost laughed and performed the Ghost Suppressing Technique again. Whether to mock the withered tree or because it only knew this one Ghost Suppressing Technique, it still used the same technique as before.

The withered tree had absolutely no power to resist and was suppressed again in an instant.

Seeing this, the ghost clapped and laughed.

"So much fun! Very enjoyable!"

And the suppressed withered tree, expressionless, didn't move its lips, but its voice began to emit: "The moment I could be controlled by the Ghost Suppressing Technique, I knew there was a problem with my body, so... do you think I was just trying to break through your suppression?"

As the sound of his voice dropped, the withered tree's flying sword pierced through its own heavenly spirit cover, then transformed into a long rainbow, vanishing without a trace.

However, the direction in which the withered tree's flying sword escaped was not merely towards Sword Apprentice Mountain a hundred miles away, but towards the more distant Black Heart Mountain in Yuezhou.