After Chen Xuanjin was pierced through the chest by a leaf swirling with Sword Qi, the Spiritual Power inside his body dispersed, and his eyes widened in fear, as his courage nearly shattered.
He immediately escaped by ejecting his Nascent Soul and fled toward the horizon.
In the trembling forest, Gu An calmly watched Chen Xuanjin flee. He intentionally did not kill Chen Xuanjin—killing him would only yield twenty to thirty years of life span. It was better to let him return, to intimidate the person pulling the strings from behind the scenes.
Even if he killed Chen Xuanjin now, someone else would take his place, addressing the symptom but not the root cause.
If intimidation failed to work, and his Mystic Valley was threatened, then Gu An would be forced to govern his domain personally.
Under the night sky, Gu An's gaze was so cold. He turned and left, quickly vanishing into the forest.
Amidst the ruins.