Chapter 400: Chapter 287: The Colossus Too Big for the First Institute

In the midst of the woods, where the sun and moon share the sky, a gentle breeze was blowing.

But the sunlight was not bright, the moonlight prevailed.

It seemed as though the world had lost its light.

However, ordinary people, if they did not look up, would never realize that their surroundings had already changed.

Under the moonlight, Leng Qingtao suddenly felt the world quiet down.

She witnessed a senior at the Mid-stage Returning to Void charging forward.

Then, the person whom she always treated as an ordinary Sect Disciple, grasped someone’s neck with one hand.

And forcibly strangled the person to death.

The casually discarded corpse was enough to terrify her.

Especially since, he had set his sights on her.

At this moment, Leng Qingtao felt the world was full of malice towards her.

Had she known he was so powerful, she would have returned to the Cangmu Sect long ago.

Why would she have ended up in such a predicament?

Faced with his indifferent gaze, Leng Qingtao knew she was undoubtedly going to die.

Because he had always appeared to be at the Golden Core Middle Stage.

Now even a Returning to Void had been strangled to death.

How much had he concealed?

Who could hide Returning to Void under Golden Core?

Shouldn’t it normally be just a small realm, or appear as Golden Core Perfection but actually be at the Primordial Spirit Early Stage?

Such profound concealment, now revealed, left no chance for survival.

Leng Qingtao took a deep breath and said, “I can return to the First Institute and serve you for life.”

Gu An stepped forward expressionlessly, as if glimmering with golden light, then approached Leng Qingtao.

He then grabbed her neck with one hand, lifting her up.

“Serve me?” Gu An looked at the struggling person in front of him and slightly shook his head, “I never needed your service. You had the ability to escape; I never thought of chasing after you.

You escaped, so why come back and force my hand?”

“I, I can do a lot,” Leng Qingtao struggled to speak, “I’m a woman, maybe you need a maid to serve tea and water.”

“Serve tea and water?” Gu An said calmly.

But his grip did not loosen; instead, it tightened.

At this moment, Leng Qingtao was nearly unable to breathe, and her physical strength was suppressed.

The power of the person in front of her far surpassed her own, making resistance futile.

Facing his question, she struggled to speak: “Yes, I can do anything.”

“Perhaps in your next life, you know too much in this one.” Saying this, Gu An tightened his grip amid her terrified gaze.

Bang!

Blood spilled under the moonlight.

Leng Qingtao felt intense pain in her body.

And ultimately lost consciousness.

She had envisioned countless ways she might die, yet she never expected to die this way.

Had she known earlier how powerful Gu An was, even ten times her courage would not have sufficed to oppose him.

Dropping the body to the ground, Gu An looked at the now silent person, unaware if she had any regrets.

Had she known his power earlier, she would not have opposed him.

But now knowing, how could he tolerate her?

He was never a good person.

He had never thought of targeting these people.

If they did not provoke him, he would not actively become their enemy.

But sometimes, that’s just how the world works.

Who is to blame?

Were they wrong?

Gu An withdrew his gaze and dispatched the Red Armor Soldiers to clean up the scene.

Watching them get dealt with, Gu An knew that from his standpoint, they were indeed in the wrong.

But from another person’s standpoint, he himself was a heinous villain.

Thus, right and wrong were not that significant.

It’s simply a matter of survival in this world, either you die or I live.

Having collected the two Storage Treasures, Gu An approached Chen Changfeng.

Observing the Nirvana Dao Scripture operating automatically on him, Gu An lamented: “A breakthrough in the heat of battle, fortunate encounters abound, blood boiling with fervor, now the injuries are healed.

One in ten thousand genius.

This man must not be spared.”

Such a genius would never be obedient.

Whatever he was instructed to do would bring numerous troubles.

And such individuals would, sooner or later, rise like a new star, ultimately illuminating the heaven and earth.

Once the cleanup was completed, Gu An finally closed the Drawing a Prison.

Looking at the sky’s moonlight.

And then glancing at Chen Changfeng lying on the ground.

Hesitating, Gu An took Chen Changfeng and fled from the scene, finally stopping at a distant place.

Waiting by the official road.

He also checked the Storage Treasure.

Leng Qingtao, having just left the First Institute, had little on her.

One thousand Spirit Stones, plus some Elixir Pills.

While the older woman was wealthy, owning sixty thousand Spirit Stones.

As well as an ancient zither, likely the one that had been lost.

Other than that, just some common Elixir Pills.

There were also some techniques, but they were the standard ones from the Skywind Palace.

The First Institute had plenty of such.

Gu An did not pay them much mind.

Yet, this outing had significantly enriched his once depleted Storage Treasure.

Counting up, it reached an impressive ninety-eight thousand.

Earning Spirit Stones, wasn’t it awfully fast?

All thanks to the generous support from the seniors in the Cultivation World.

Having organized the Storage Treasure, Gu An sealed some items inside.

This way, he wouldn’t worry about others prying into his Storage Treasure.

After all, others could not spy on the Age Cycle Twelve Stars.

While he could seal items inside.

Currently, he used the First Star, She Ti Ge.

The Second Star, although its sealing power grew stronger after he advanced in cultivation,

was not as stable or enduring as the First Star.

The Second Star was best used to seal things like the Divine Tree.

Gu An sensed the surroundings; no one else was nearby.

And Zhang San was nowhere to be found.

He had indeed held off the old woman.

Being at Mid-stage Returning to Void when arriving, her cultivation was not at its peak.

It seemed Zhang San had other tricks up his sleeve, potentially injuring her.