When I Achieved Sainthood, the Immortal Official Actually Called Me to Raise Horses!

Chapter 134: Nine Nether Domain, Chaos Across the World

Chapter 134: Nine Nether Domain, Chaos Across the World

After returning to Xuantian Cave Dwelling, Gu An lost interest in practicing formations. Instead, he focused on spectating, sending his divine sense to follow Xuanmiao Zhenren.

Sure enough, upon returning to his Daoist temple, Xuanmiao Zhenren clashed with the Huangquan Fox Demon.

A heavy rain poured down in the night, making the world roar with noise.

Amidst the stormy night, Xuanmiao Zhenren gripped his treasured sword and questioned the Huangquan Fox Demon about his origins.

The fox demon appeared fearful, claiming he had suffered injuries and lost his memory. He insisted that without his master's rescue, he would have perished at the hands of other demons.

Under the downpour, the master and disciple engaged in a fierce argument. After a while, Xuanmiao Zhenren suddenly started chanting about breaking tribulation. As if possessed by demonic energy, he raised his sword, ready to strike down the fox demon.

Terrified, the Huangquan Fox Demon fled, desperately pleading for mercy. However, Xuanmiao Zhenren showed no sign of compassion.

Gu An detected a trace of demonic energy from Xuanmiao Zhenren. He wasn't sure if it had always been lurking within him or if it was a side effect of cultivating the Nine Extremes Yin-Yang Body.

Eventually, the Huangquan Fox Demon could no longer keep up the act. His body erupted with overwhelming demonic energy, and he began rapidly absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. In an instant, a monstrous demonic figure formed—a manifestation that resembled a summoning spell.

The terrifying demonic shadow's aura was comparable to the Ninth Level of the Void Transformation Stage. Gu An suspected that this was the true form of the Huangquan Demon Emperor.

As a cultivator of the Transformation Stage, Xuanmiao Zhenren was no match for this entity. In a critical moment, he once again activated the Gate of Divine Summoning, calling upon a Grandmaster of the Profound Mind Realm for aid.

The moment the Grandmaster made a move, he crushed the demonic shadow effortlessly. The Huangquan Fox Demon used this chance to flee.

Yet, at the last moment, Xuanmiao Zhenren hesitated. He chose to let the demon live and instructed the Grandmaster not to pursue.

Once the Gate of Divine Summoning disappeared, Xuanmiao Zhenren collapsed, coughing up blood violently.

The cost of using that technique was clearly immense!

"What an exhilarating clash!"

Gu An sighed in admiration—it felt just like watching a novel unfold before his eyes.

?The Huangquan Fox Demon has developed deep hatred toward you and now sees you as his mortal enemy. Would you like to activate Lifespan Probe on him??

Here it comes!

Time to get to work!

Gu An stood up and stretched his muscles.

Deep in the forest, the Huangquan Fox Demon fled desperately. Under the torrential rain, he looked utterly wretched.

After running for an unknown length of time, he stopped beneath a massive tree, clutching his wounded waist. The rain drenched his long hair, and his expression twisted with rage.

"Mountain God... Damn it! I was so close to succeeding..."

Muttering to himself, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

He didn't believe in any so-called Mountain God. He figured that meddling fool must have been some malevolent spirit in disguise. Either way, whoever dared to ruin his plan to infiltrate Three Pure Mountains would pay dearly.

"Are you talking about me?"

A voice suddenly whispered in his ear.

Startled, the Huangquan Fox Demon instinctively turned his head, only to see a small, masked figure in white standing on his shoulder.

Before he could react, a terrifying divine sense surged into his soul.

Gotcha!

When Gu An's divine sense infiltrated the fox demon’s body, he discovered another hidden primordial spirit deep within—

The Huangquan Demon Emperor!

This bastard was cunning, managing to escape the notice of even Grand Ascension Stage cultivators.

Too bad for him—he messed with the wrong person!

Gu An activated Soul Search, forcefully extracting the Huangquan Demon Emperor’s memories.

His vast reservoir of memories was overwhelming, but Gu An couldn't be bothered to sift through everything. He decided to extract only the last hundred years of recollections.

After rapidly scanning the stolen memories, he finally pieced together the demon's origins.

The Huangquan Demon Emperor hailed from Nine Nether Path, an independent realm known as the Nine Nether Domain. It was home to demons, devils, and vengeful spirits, all of whom had been relentlessly hunted by Nightshade Sect for ages.

Two hundred years ago, during Nightshade Sect’s expansion into Nine Nether Path, the Huangquan Demon Emperor managed to escape into the Land of the Nine Dynasties.

For the past two centuries, he had roamed the world, infiltrating various sects. In his eyes, the most formidable sect was Three Pure Mountains, a bastion of Daoist knowledge that had stood for over ten thousand years.

He had once tried to sneak into its gates, but before he could even set foot inside, he was discovered and nearly killed. Since then, he had obsessively plotted revenge against Three Pure Mountains.

The Huangquan Fox Demon was nothing more than a host for the Demon Emperor’s soul, its original consciousness completely erased. The Demon Emperor had used an extremely covert soul-seizing technique, making it nearly undetectable.

His reason for fabricating an attack by Nightshade Sect was to lure Xuanmiao Zhenren back to Three Pure Mountains, ensuring that he didn’t linger in Northern Sea Mountain Range. However, Xuanmiao Zhenren had unexpectedly gone searching for the so-called Mountain God instead.

Now, after the intense battle, the Demon Emperor had shifted his hostility toward this mysterious Mountain God, vowing revenge.

This whole situation was a bizarre twist of fate.

But since the Demon Emperor now harbored murderous intent toward Gu An...

Gu An would never let him live.

An hour later—

Gu An withdrew his divine sense. With a flick of his finger, Taichedan Flame ignited the Huangquan Fox Demon, incinerating him completely.

His body turned to ash, his soul shattered.

Gu An successfully extracted 93 years of lifespan.

With that done, he returned to Taixuan Sect.

Back at Xuan Valley, Gu An sat at his desk and picked up a brush.

He wrote down three large characters:

Nine Nether Domain!

From the Huangquan Demon Emperor's memories, Gu An learned that Nine Nether Path was an isolated realm known as Nine Nether Domain, where demons, devils, and spirits suffered under the oppressive rule of Nightshade Sect.

He decided to compile this information into an encyclopedia, which he would later deliver to Taixuan Sect through other means, aiding their future expeditions.

As autumn leaves blanketed Xuan Valley, over twenty errand disciples busied themselves sweeping the fallen foliage.

Gu An descended the tower and spotted several Taixuan Sect disciples flying overhead at great speed.

He merely glanced at them before turning his focus back toward Third Medicine Valley.

Before he could reach the teleportation platform, he sensed a strong aura behind him. Turning around, he looked at the errand disciples at work.

An hour later, Ye Lan rushed into Medicine Valley, pulling Gu An upstairs.

Once she shut the door, her expression turned grave.

"Nine Nether Path is under siege—Nightshade Sect has arrived! A massive battle is about to break out!"

"But it's not just Nine Nether Path. Nightshade Sect's demonic cultivators have surfaced across multiple regions. This time, it's completely different from before—the Enforcement Hall is being dispatched to protect civilians. I have to leave today!"

"That urgent?"

Without hesitation, Gu An handed her a batch of healing pills.

Ye Lan accepted them and warned, "Be careful. Our investigation found Nightshade Sect spies within Taixuan Sect. This time, we're facing their main bloodline—they might be going all-in. This could be a once-in-a-millennium catastrophe!"

Gu An nodded. "I understand. Just keep your White Spirit Sword close."

She grinned, waving the sword. "Always!"

After exchanging a few more critical pieces of intelligence, Ye Lan departed swiftly.

Watching her leave, Gu An could already sense battles erupting across distant lands.

This time, Nightshade Sect wasn’t just defending—they were invading.

But Gu An remained patient. He would let the Nine Dynasties take the brunt of the attack first.

His real target was a Grand Ascension Stage cultivator.

Before facing them, he needed to break through first.

Grand Ascension vs. Grand Ascension—he needed to be ready.

After returning to Xuantian Cave Dwelling, Gu An lost interest in practicing formations. Instead, he focused on spectating, sending his divine sense to follow Xuanmiao Zhenren.

Sure enough, upon returning to his Daoist temple, Xuanmiao Zhenren clashed with the Huangquan Fox Demon.

A heavy rain poured down in the night, making the world roar with noise.

Amidst the stormy night, Xuanmiao Zhenren gripped his treasured sword and questioned the Huangquan Fox Demon about his origins.

The fox demon appeared fearful, claiming he had suffered injuries and lost his memory. He insisted that without his master's rescue, he would have perished at the hands of other demons.

Under the downpour, the master and disciple engaged in a fierce argument. After a while, Xuanmiao Zhenren suddenly started chanting about breaking tribulation. As if possessed by demonic energy, he raised his sword, ready to strike down the fox demon.

Terrified, the Huangquan Fox Demon fled, desperately pleading for mercy. However, Xuanmiao Zhenren showed no sign of compassion.

Gu An detected a trace of demonic energy from Xuanmiao Zhenren. He wasn't sure if it had always been lurking within him or if it was a side effect of cultivating the Nine Extremes Yin-Yang Body.

Eventually, the Huangquan Fox Demon could no longer keep up the act. His body erupted with overwhelming demonic energy, and he began rapidly absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. In an instant, a monstrous demonic figure formed—a manifestation that resembled a summoning spell.

The terrifying demonic shadow's aura was comparable to the Ninth Level of the Void Transformation Stage. Gu An suspected that this was the true form of the Huangquan Demon Emperor.

As a cultivator of the Transformation Stage, Xuanmiao Zhenren was no match for this entity. In a critical moment, he once again activated the Gate of Divine Summoning, calling upon a Grandmaster of the Profound Mind Realm for aid.

The moment the Grandmaster made a move, he crushed the demonic shadow effortlessly. The Huangquan Fox Demon used this chance to flee.

Yet, at the last moment, Xuanmiao Zhenren hesitated. He chose to let the demon live and instructed the Grandmaster not to pursue.

Once the Gate of Divine Summoning disappeared, Xuanmiao Zhenren collapsed, coughing up blood violently.

The cost of using that technique was clearly immense!

"What an exhilarating clash!"

Gu An sighed in admiration—it felt just like watching a novel unfold before his eyes.

?The Huangquan Fox Demon has developed deep hatred toward you and now sees you as his mortal enemy. Would you like to activate Lifespan Probe on him??

Here it comes!

Time to get to work!

Gu An stood up and stretched his muscles.

Deep in the forest, the Huangquan Fox Demon fled desperately. Under the torrential rain, he looked utterly wretched.

After running for an unknown length of time, he stopped beneath a massive tree, clutching his wounded waist. The rain drenched his long hair, and his expression twisted with rage.

"Mountain God... Damn it! I was so close to succeeding..."

Muttering to himself, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

He didn't believe in any so-called Mountain God. He figured that meddling fool must have been some malevolent spirit in disguise. Either way, whoever dared to ruin his plan to infiltrate Three Pure Mountains would pay dearly.

"Are you talking about me?"

A voice suddenly whispered in his ear.

Startled, the Huangquan Fox Demon instinctively turned his head, only to see a small, masked figure in white standing on his shoulder.

Before he could react, a terrifying divine sense surged into his soul.

Gotcha!

When Gu An's divine sense infiltrated the fox demon’s body, he discovered another hidden primordial spirit deep within—

The Huangquan Demon Emperor!

This bastard was cunning, managing to escape the notice of even Grand Ascension Stage cultivators.

Too bad for him—he messed with the wrong person!

Gu An activated Soul Search, forcefully extracting the Huangquan Demon Emperor’s memories.

His vast reservoir of memories was overwhelming, but Gu An couldn't be bothered to sift through everything. He decided to extract only the last hundred years of recollections.

After rapidly scanning the stolen memories, he finally pieced together the demon's origins.

The Huangquan Demon Emperor hailed from Nine Nether Path, an independent realm known as the Nine Nether Domain. It was home to demons, devils, and vengeful spirits, all of whom had been relentlessly hunted by Nightshade Sect for ages.

Two hundred years ago, during Nightshade Sect’s expansion into Nine Nether Path, the Huangquan Demon Emperor managed to escape into the Land of the Nine Dynasties.

For the past two centuries, he had roamed the world, infiltrating various sects. In his eyes, the most formidable sect was Three Pure Mountains, a bastion of Daoist knowledge that had stood for over ten thousand years.

He had once tried to sneak into its gates, but before he could even set foot inside, he was discovered and nearly killed. Since then, he had obsessively plotted revenge against Three Pure Mountains.

The Huangquan Fox Demon was nothing more than a host for the Demon Emperor’s soul, its original consciousness completely erased. The Demon Emperor had used an extremely covert soul-seizing technique, making it nearly undetectable.

His reason for fabricating an attack by Nightshade Sect was to lure Xuanmiao Zhenren back to Three Pure Mountains, ensuring that he didn’t linger in Northern Sea Mountain Range. However, Xuanmiao Zhenren had unexpectedly gone searching for the so-called Mountain God instead.

Now, after the intense battle, the Demon Emperor had shifted his hostility toward this mysterious Mountain God, vowing revenge.

This whole situation was a bizarre twist of fate.

But since the Demon Emperor now harbored murderous intent toward Gu An...

Gu An would never let him live.

An hour later—

Gu An withdrew his divine sense. With a flick of his finger, Taichedan Flame ignited the Huangquan Fox Demon, incinerating him completely.

His body turned to ash, his soul shattered.

Gu An successfully extracted 93 years of lifespan.

With that done, he returned to Taixuan Sect.

Back at Xuan Valley, Gu An sat at his desk and picked up a brush.

He wrote down three large characters:

Nine Nether Domain!

From the Huangquan Demon Emperor's memories, Gu An learned that Nine Nether Path was an isolated realm known as Nine Nether Domain, where demons, devils, and spirits suffered under the oppressive rule of Nightshade Sect.

He decided to compile this information into an encyclopedia, which he would later deliver to Taixuan Sect through other means, aiding their future expeditions.

As autumn leaves blanketed Xuan Valley, over twenty errand disciples busied themselves sweeping the fallen foliage.

Gu An descended the tower and spotted several Taixuan Sect disciples flying overhead at great speed.

He merely glanced at them before turning his focus back toward Third Medicine Valley.

Before he could reach the teleportation platform, he sensed a strong aura behind him. Turning around, he looked at the errand disciples at work.

An hour later, Ye Lan rushed into Medicine Valley, pulling Gu An upstairs.

Once she shut the door, her expression turned grave.

"Nine Nether Path is under siege—Nightshade Sect has arrived! A massive battle is about to break out!"

"But it's not just Nine Nether Path. Nightshade Sect's demonic cultivators have surfaced across multiple regions. This time, it's completely different from before—the Enforcement Hall is being dispatched to protect civilians. I have to leave today!"

"That urgent?"

Without hesitation, Gu An handed her a batch of healing pills.

Ye Lan accepted them and warned, "Be careful. Our investigation found Nightshade Sect spies within Taixuan Sect. This time, we're facing their main bloodline—they might be going all-in. This could be a once-in-a-millennium catastrophe!"

Gu An nodded. "I understand. Just keep your White Spirit Sword close."

She grinned, waving the sword. "Always!"

After exchanging a few more critical pieces of intelligence, Ye Lan departed swiftly.

Watching her leave, Gu An could already sense battles erupting across distant lands.

This time, Nightshade Sect wasn’t just defending—they were invading.

But Gu An remained patient. He would let the Nine Dynasties take the brunt of the attack first.

His real target was a Grand Ascension Stage cultivator.

Before facing them, he needed to break through first.

Grand Ascension vs. Grand Ascension—he needed to be ready.