Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

"Let's see if they're escaped convicts from the Heavenly Tower?"

An older monk who was leading the group suddenly spoke up.

Another cultivator immediately took out the portrait for comparison, then shook his head: "No!"

"Even if not, he's still a demon cultivator!" the older cultivator said. "Arrest him and hand him over to the Xuan Guard in exchange for spirit stones!"

"yes!"

"yes!"

The group of cultivators agreed in unison.

Then, each of them held a longsword imbued with spiritual light, ready to attack together.

Gou An looked at them with his Fiery Eyes and saw that these cultivators were all at the Core Formation stage. The older cultivator leading them was even more unfathomable, probably at the Golden Core stage.

If a fight breaks out, Gou An is definitely no match for him.

Even if they run, from their current position, no matter which way they flee, they will face an encirclement by even more cultivators.

"Senior, what should we do? We have to take action." Gou An reminded Xuan Kongzi.

"Sigh!" Xuan Kongzi, controlling the black dog, sighed helplessly and shook his head: "I didn't want to fight, but they forced me!"

"Then come out quickly!" Gou An stretched out his hand with the black ring, trying to release Xuan Kongzi.

But the black dog still shook its head: "No, I'm not coming out!"

"However, I'll borrow your body for a bit!"

"what?"

Before Gou An could react, he suddenly felt his consciousness blur, as if he had lost his physical body, and his body became light and airy.

When I came to my senses, I realized that I had lost control of myself.

His own physical body was borrowed by Xuan Kongzi.

Although he could still see the outside world through his own eyes, he could not regain control of his body.

"Don't rob!" Xuan Kongzi continued, picking up where Gou An left off. "If you want to live and leave, just hand everything over to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuan Kongzi continued to control Gou An's physical body to slowly rise into the air from the ground. He spread his hands to the sides, and black energy began to condense wildly around him.

The group of cultivators surrounding Gou An were all surprised to see this.

"This guy is no ordinary person. Make your move quickly, it's a matter of life and death!" the older cultivator immediately ordered.

The cultivators immediately took action, wielding their spiritual swords in unison and unleashing a torrential downpour of sword energy.

Without defense, Gou An might have been chopped into mincemeat on the spot.

But the next second, a black protective shield enveloped Gou An.

Bang bang bang!

The sword energy surged wildly across the black protective barrier, its sound like thunder.

Despite the relentless barrage of sword energy attacks, the black energy shield condensed by Suspended Child remained completely unscathed.

"My turn!"

Xuan Kongzi smiled coldly and pointed forward with two fingers of his right hand!

boom!

The black protective shield exploded on the spot, turning into streaks of black energy that shot wildly in all directions.

Upon seeing this, the cultivators immediately unleashed their supernatural abilities to block and dodge, and Xuan Kongzi instantly tore a gap in the encirclement.

"Quick, stop him! Don't let him get away!" the older monk shouted immediately.

Upon hearing the voice, Xuan Kongzi locked onto the older cultivator, and a wicked smile appeared on Gou An's face: "Boy, who said I was going to run away?"

He had barely finished speaking when Gou Shen's entire body transformed into a black stream of light and shot towards the older cultivator.

It was incredibly fast; in the blink of an eye, it closed in on the older cultivator and then struck out with a palm.

The older cultivator's eyes widened instantly, his pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly pushed his palms forward, also condensing a spiritual energy shield.

Bang!

A muffled thud!

Xuan Kongzi struck the shield with his palm, but it was caught steadily.

The older cultivator couldn't help but sneer: "You're not strong enough!"

Xuan Kongzi ignored him, flicked his wrist slightly, and exerted force in his palm again.

It didn't seem like much force was used, but the shield cracked and spread rapidly inch by inch in the next second.

Before the older cultivator could react, Xuan Kongzi's hand remained motionless, yet it unleashed another powerful surge of spiritual energy, directly shattering the older cultivator's spiritual energy shield.

A black palm print pierced through the shield and struck the older cultivator directly in the chest. He was sent flying backward by the force and crashed into the forest below, causing the ground to tremble. His fate was unknown.

Gou An saw it all, but he understood it deeply.

He was able to unleash such powerful force with his bare hands.

This is still controlling his physical body; it's not even Xuan Kongzi's full strength.

Upon seeing this, the other cultivators immediately surrounded them again.

"Set up the sword formation, don't let him escape!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Kongzi lowered his head and chuckled wickedly: "Run? I'll kill you all before I run!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuan Kongzi crossed his arms, made claws with his hands, and was surrounded by a black aura.

The next second, several black threads descended from the sky and shot towards these cultivators.

"Watch out!" The one with the highest cultivation level among the remaining people immediately shouted a warning and dodged the black silk falling from the sky.

However, the other cultivators reacted a beat too slow, and half of them were hit in the neck by the black threads.

Then, one by one, these people froze on the spot, their eyes becoming unfocused.

"Oh no, it's the Soul Control Technique!" a cultivator shouted. "He's the Demonic Xuan!"

But it was already too late!

The controlled cultivators drew their swords and attacked those around them.

In an instant, sword energy filled the sky, all of which fell into the deadly battle between their own people.

Gou An, trapped inside the physical body, was deeply shocked by what he saw.

Unexpectedly, Xuan Kongzi could even control Core Formation cultivators; this ability is simply heaven-defying.

Before long, the group of cultivators suffered heavy casualties, and some of the more timid ones even fled in panic, and the encirclement completely collapsed.

Seeing this, Xuan Kongzi did not linger any longer, but directly controlled Gou An's physical body to fly rapidly towards the direction of the Monster Mountain Range.

"Senior, we haven't killed them all yet!" Gou An cried out in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Xuan Kongzi could hear him. He immediately replied, "There's no time. My location has been exposed, and the Zhi Xuan Guards are about to arrive. I can only control your body and rush into the Demon Beast Mountain Range in one go!"

"Why don't you just charge straight to the City of Ten Thousand Demons in one go!" Gou An said, "I'll show you the way."

"I can't do it!" Xuan Kongzi directly denied, "Your physical body cannot fully bear my cultivation, and my control over your body cannot last long."

"If I try to control it by force, my primordial spirit will be severely injured, and your physical body will collapse."

"That's why I came to you, to avoid such a thing from happening. If my physical strength and cultivation are insufficient, I won't be able to use my abilities."

"Once we enter the Monster Beast Mountain Range, I'll automatically release control. Then I'll need your help to take me to the City of Ten Thousand Demons!"

Hearing this explanation, Gou An, though helpless, could only agree: "Alright! I'll take over when the time comes."

As expected, it was exactly as Xuan Kongzi had said.

The guards quickly discovered his whereabouts and surrounded Gou An from all directions.

Although Gou An has temporarily lost control of his body, he can still perceive the situation outside.

Several groups of cultivators at the Golden Core stage are approaching this area, and many of them even possess the aura of cultivators who have reached the Divine Transcending Realm.

Clearly, these auras belong to the Guardian of the Mysterious Guard!

Soon, several suspended black shadows appeared in the sky in front of Gou An's vision, blocking the way.

At a glance, there were nine Golden Core cultivators and two Divine Realm cultivators.

"Don't run away, Elder Xuan!"

"Stop immediately, or you will be killed without mercy!"

The two cultivators immediately shouted a warning in the direction from which Gou An had flown.

It was clear that the other side had no intention of stopping, so they could only send out their magical treasures and rush forward.

"Your physical body might only suffer some injuries, I'll heal you later!" Xuan Kongzi's gaze was fixed on the front, his eyes resolute: "I've withstood it!"

Gou An wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

Xuan Kongzi, like an iron-headed child, was enveloped in layers of thick black energy and charged straight at the defensive line formed by the cultivators.

The cultivators didn't care about anything else and used their magical weapons to bombard Gou An.

In an instant, various colored lights flashed in the air and struck Gou An one after another.

However, the black energy that Xuan Kongzi condensed to protect his body had astonishing defensive power, and it actually blocked all these attacks.

Rumble!

The sky roared like thunder!

Xuan Kongzi controlled Gou An's body and smashed through several Golden Core cultivators, forcing his way through.

"Not good! Chase after them!" a Divine Master shouted immediately and was the first to give chase. The other cultivators followed immediately and kept releasing various ranged spells from behind as they chased.

Xuan Kongzi could only control Gou An's physical body to keep dodging, but even so, the number of Zhi Xuan Guards chasing behind him increased, and the various attacks also increased.

During this pursuit, the thickness of the black aura protecting Xuan Kongzi's body was also rapidly decreasing.

"It's too thin! It's too thin!" Gou An cried out from within his flesh, "Make it thicker!"

"I can't add any more!" Xuan Kongzi replied immediately, "You are human and I am a demon, so the transmission of spiritual energy is limited. I'm about to reach the limit of my control over your physical body."

Gou An looked into the distance, and the outline of the Monster Mountain Range was already visible in his field of vision. They were almost there.

"Hold on!" Gou An shouted, "We have to break through! Otherwise, with so many pursuers, we're doomed!"

"Shut up!" Xuan Kongzi suddenly snapped. "I'll tell you before I hand over my body to you. Just get ready now, and leave the rest to me."

"Old Demon Xuan, you can't escape!" Suddenly, a white figure appeared in front of them. It was an old man with completely white hair and beard, and his aura was heavy. He was at least at the Nascent Soul stage.

"Damn it, that old bastard is actually here!" Xuan Kongzi cursed, no longer choosing to crash directly into it, but suddenly falling towards the ground, obviously trying to avoid it.

"Who is that person?" Gou An couldn't help but ask again.

"The Second Elder, who guards the Locked Heaven Tower, was the one who captured me the first time!" Xuan Kongzi frowned, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"It's all over! It's all over!" Gou An was also very anxious at this moment.

"At your current level, your physical body simply can't withstand one of his attacks!" Xuan Kongzi's tone became somewhat anxious. "If you die, I won't be able to escape either!"

Upon hearing this, Gou An suddenly had an idea.

"If you can withstand a few of his attacks, are you confident you can charge straight through?" Gou An asked again.

"At least three times!" Xuan Kongzi shook his head: "I just used up too much of my primordial spirit power. I can't withstand that many blows with my primordial spirit alone."

"No!" Gou An emphasized firmly, "You just charge straight through; I can take him down five times!"