Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses

[Name: Gu An]

[Life Span: 195/12708862]

[Physique: Primordial Karmic Body]

[Cultivation Level: Divine Immortal of Wondrous Dharma Realm Nine Layers]

...

Under the tree, Gu An was lying back to rest, he pulled up his attribute panel to check, and seeing his life span, he smiled.

Twenty-one years had passed since his last breakthrough, he had already accumulated over twelve million years of life span. Gu An was very satisfied, it proved he had not been neglecting his efforts.

As long as he maintained this pace, a billion years of life span would not be too far off.

After viewing, Gu An sent his divine sense towards the Sea Breaking Rift.

Recently, Zhang Buku had become a disciple of the Divine Exotic Realm Master, and Gu An could feel the goodwill released by the Divine Exotic Realm Master. Moreover, the Realm Master was not just talk; he had already begun earnestly imparting knowledge to Zhang Buku and had not left the cave where Zhang resided since.

However, from this development, it was clear that the Divine Exotic Realm Master felt an urgency, it seemed that the catastrophe predicted by Stealing the Five Elements was drawing closer.

Gu An, however, was not in a hurry. Surely the Realm Master had other powers; otherwise, why would he dare create such a huge rift in the sea?

Let them fight first, he would consider intervening if Zhang Buku got involved.

After all, Gu An would not directly involve himself in the conflict unless he was certain he could eliminate the source of trouble.

Zhang Buku seemed to be in a good condition, and Gu An was relieved.

"Everything is quite good, everyone is busy, being busy is good."

Gu An scanned everyone he was on good terms with his divine sense, and seeing everyone was safe, he smiled.

He sat up, stretched lazily, and then got up to leave the place.

Along the way, the disciples he encountered greeted him, and he smiled and nodded back warmly, showing no airs.

He arrived under the turret and saw Yang Jian discussing physical cultivation issues with the Blood Prison Great Saint. The Blood Prison Great Saint was also a Physique Cultivator, otherwise, he would not have obtained the Divine Beast True Blood.

Seeing Gu An approaching, Yang Jian hurriedly got up to pay respects.

Gu An thought for a moment and said, "Rest well, in a while, I'll take you to someone to spar and test your real strength."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian's eyes immediately lit up. Normally, he could only spar with Li Lingtian, which was truly boring. Hearing that he could actually engage in a real battle, how could he not be pleased?

Without waiting for his response, Gu An stepped upstairs.

At a distance, Stealing the Five Elements, who was playing Go with someone, stared at Yang Jian thoughtfully. He could tell Yang Jian was of some Ancient Treasure Body, making him more curious about Gu An. No wonder this person could establish a close relationship with the Reincarnation Path Emperor's reincarnation; his background must be extraordinary.
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He did not plan to investigate Gu An but instead prepared to form a good relationship with Yang Jian afterward.

After all, if Yang Jian could survive to ten thousand years, he would surely become a world-renowned figure. It was naturally good to establish ties with such beings.

Stealing the Five Elements began pondering what spells and divine skills to teach Yang Jian.

Gu An did not mind him instructing other disciples in their cultivation, and certainly, he would not stop him from teaching Yang Jian.

That evening, Stealing the Five Elements found Yang Jian.

"Young friend, I've observed you for a long time, and you possess exceptional talent and comprehension. I have a hand technique, would you like to learn?" Stealing the Five Elements asked with a smile.

Yang Jian knew he was a Great Cultivator, after all, he could win against the Nine-Finger Divine Lord in Go.

"Thank you for your kind offer, senior, but no need," Yang Jian bowed politely in refusal.

Stealing the Five Elements was taken aback and asked, "Do you think I'm not formidable enough?"

Yang Jian shook his head and said, "To tell the truth, I'm not interested in hand techniques, and physical spells and divine skills are not as powerful as enhancing physical strength."

Stealing the Five Elements became intrigued and curiously asked, "Then what do you want to learn?"

Since he was persistent, Yang Jian asked, "Senior, have you ever read Investiture of the Gods or Journey to the West?"

Stealing the Five Elements nodded, saying, "Of course I have. You are named Yang Jian, do you wish to become a being like that? But those are fictional books; the techniques and divine skills described are not real."

Hearing this, Yang Jian could only shake his head and turn away.

"Wait, what if I teach you a set of Spear Techniques? This is the most formidable long weapon technique I possess; mastering it can dominate the world and is hard to find an enemy. It suits your physique very well," Stealing the Five Elements quickly called out to Yang Jian.

Yang Jian stopped, looked at him, his eyes filled with slight expectation.

Stealing the Five Elements smiled and said, "This spear technique is called Heaven-Extinguishing Dao-Annihilating Thirty-Six Spear Techniques. It's very difficult to practice this spear technique. Nobody in the current world has inherited it."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian said, "Is that so? Then I want to try it. Thanks in advance, senior."

"Find a secluded place to practice."

"Okay!"

The two headed deep into Medicine Valley, the Blood Prison Great Saint became interested and followed them. Stealing the Five Elements did not shoo him away because he felt he could not master it.

Yang Jian, however, was of the Ancient Treasure Body, a physique rare in this world.

In the turret, Gu An also noticed this scene; he was not concerned, assuming Stealing the Five Elements would not act recklessly, for doing so would be courting death.

He was also very interested in the Heaven-Extinguishing Dao-Annihilating Thirty-Six Spear Techniques and wondered if they were really that powerful.

Night passed.

At dawn, the disciples gathered together to practice drills.

Gu An watched as Yang Jian walked briskly over, followed by Stealing the Five Elements.

Stealing the Five Elements looked dazed, no longer as composed as usual, as if he had been frightened.

Gu An found it amusing; Stealing the Five Elements' reaction was due to being startled by Yang Jian's comprehension and physique.

In just one night, Yang Jian had preliminarily mastered the Heaven-Extinguishing Dao-Annihilating Thirty-Six Spear Techniques. Although he had not yet unleashed the true power of this spear technique, it was already enough to shock Stealing the Five Elements.

He suspected Yang Jian's physique was among the strongest in the Ancient Treasure Bodies. It was a pity that Impermanence Tian had already perished; otherwise, he could have asked him, as that guy knew the most about Ancient Treasure Bodies.

"What have you been doing?" Li Lingtian looked at Yang Jian in surprise.

Yang Jian's breath was disordered, clearly not having rested the previous night.

Yang Jian perfunctorily said, "Just cultivating, do not ask more."

Li Lingtian's gaze involuntarily shifted to the distant Stealing the Five Elements, understanding what might have happened.

After the practice ended, Li Lingtian approached Stealing the Five Elements, asking if he had taught Yang Jian any Daoist sorcery. Stealing the Five Elements did not hide it and nodded in response.

"Can you teach me too? My talent isn't bad either!" Li Lingtian immediately inquired.

Stealing the Five Elements sized him up and said, "Your talent is indeed good, but not enough to motivate me. Just improve your cultivation level for now, and when I find you pleasing to the eye one day, I shall teach you."

"Pleasing to the eye?"

Li Lingtian was infuriated. He had always been held in high regard by others, rarely ever rejected.

Even coming to Third Medicine Valley, Gu An had not refused him!

Li Lingtian clenched his teeth and left in a huff.

Stealing the Five Elements did not care at all. The karma surrounding Li Lingtian was not complicated, and his background posed no threat to him.

He was even somewhat looking forward to the forces behind Li Lingtian causing him trouble, adding a bit of fun to his life.

As Stealing the Five Elements was about to go play Go, he was stopped by Shen Xinzi.

"Amitabha, benefactor, may we talk?" Shen Xinzi stared at Stealing the Five Elements with a serious expression.

Stealing the Five Elements smiled and nodded, then the two left Third Medicine Valley.

...

Autumn arrived, and the Third Medicine Valley gradually adopted shades of russet; disciples could be seen clearing fallen leaves everywhere.

In the turret, Ms. Shen was excitedly talking to Gu An about her new creation.

Gu An was not interested in her written "Journey South", his divine sense was looking towards the sea.

Above the Sea Breaking Rift, a momentous battle was taking place, one man against three Divine Exotic Ghost Kings, 特别是_heads prevailing.

Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal!

The Divine Exotic Ghost Kings were already of the Nine Layers of Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal, yet there were other beings of Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal who could suppress them alone, which intrigued Gu An immensely.

"Are you listening seriously?" Ms. Shen asked discontentedly.

Gu An smiled and said, "Of course, I'm listening. I'm more curious about your cultivation than your book."

[Ms. Shen (Nascent Soul Realm Seven Layers): 231/880/4400]

Ms. Shen's maximal life span had actually increased!

This surprised Gu An, as her maximal life span had previously been just over twenty-five hundred years.

Poor him, his fellow disciples had been tirelessly cultivating, unable to find the opportunity for enlightenment, yet Ms. Shen spent her days writing and painting, lazy in her cultivation, but her maximal life span just kept increasing—how could one reason with that?

Perhaps writing and painting were also paths of cultivation.

Ms. Shen coughed subtly, her countenance slightly unnatural, and she responded, "It's alright, I've been working hard."

Gu An could not bring himself to burst her bubble, as over the years, every time he used his divine sense to check on her, she was either reading, writing, painting, or playing music in the cave dwelling alone, never seeming tired.

Of course, as it appeared now, her actions were not without meaning.

From the look on Ms. Shen's face, she seemed unaware that her talent and comprehension had increased.

Gu An did not remind her. After all, she was still young and need not rush her cultivation. If he mentioned it, perhaps she would never find that feeling again.

"How about you? Why does it feel like your cultivation has not progressed?" Ms. Shen raised her eyebrows.

Upon hearing this, Gu An's expression dimmed, and he sighed deeply.

Ms. Shen frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Something troubling you?"

"It's nothing, just increasingly feeling the Heavenly Destiny. Even with medicinal herbs and alchemy, I find it difficult to break through. You wouldn't understand this feeling. I can't see the future of cultivating immortality; perhaps this is already my future," Gu An sighed.

Hearing this, Ms. Shen opened her mouth to offer some comfort but did not know how to start.

Talent was reality. Gu An's friend Wu Jue had already soared to great heights, and Li Ya, even more so, had become the face of the Supreme Sect.

Gu An forced a smile and said, "Ms. Shen, my life may be short, but not yours..."

He was about to continue when suddenly, an immense oppressive force enveloped the earth and heaven, interrupting him, followed by an overbearingly powerful voice echoing through the heavens and earth:

"I am the Life-Seizing Immortal of the Great Cold Demon Sect. Today, I descend in the Sea Breaking Rift; within a hundred years, if no one can defeat me, I will exterminate all beings who have heard my words, to quell the sea's wrath!"

Great Cold Demon Sect!

Gu An had heard of this sect; it was a Demon Sect comparable to the Bitter Sea Buddha Sect and, according to Bai Ziya, was one of the few demon sects recognized by the Holy Court. Although it was a demon sect, all the places they slaughtered had been abandoned by the Holy Court.

Could it be that their continent and surrounding seas had already been abandoned by the Holy Court?