If I become a saint, a celestial official will summon me to raise horses.

Chapter 138 Are there immortals in this world?

In the Third Medicine Valley, the autumn wind is blowing.

Gu An stepped out of the teleportation array and walked towards a park in the distance.

Although he had just made a breakthrough, he had not forgotten the maturity time of the flowers and plants in each park.

Before he had taken more than a few steps, Lu Lingjun quickly came to his side and said, "Valley Master, let me accompany you in picking the fruit."

Gu An nodded, having no objection.

After walking several miles, Gu An began to bend down and pick the fruit, while Lu Lingjun took out a bamboo basket to receive it.

"Valley Master, with the world in chaos, shouldn't someone of my cultivation level go out and make a name for myself?" Lu Lingjun suddenly asked.

So that's what it was about! No wonder you were suddenly being so attentive!

Gu An casually replied, "Then go find the sect leader and see how he plans to arrange things for you."

"If he wanted to recruit me, he would have already sent me the message."

"In that case, stay in Medicine Valley. Who knows, one day the demonic cultivators of the Ephemeral Flower Sect might infiltrate Medicine Valley, and Medicine Valley will need your protection."

"But……"

"Lord Ling, you call yourself a great cultivator, why is your Dao heart so restless? It's all about giving, protecting the medicinal herbs, isn't that a merit? Is that merit less than the merit you gained from killing the enemy?"

Gu An said seriously, but his hands did not stop moving.

He had just spent over 400,000 years of his lifespan, and he had to make up for it.

Lu Lingjun was helpless. The reason she wanted to go out to exorcise demons was also for the sake of the sect leader's grand plan.

However, she cannot tell Gu An that she wants to become the sect leader right now, since Gu An is closer to Lü Baitian.

Seeing that her plan had failed, Lu Lingjun changed the subject and asked, "Valley Master, do you think there are immortals in this world? This world is so vast, if there are immortals, why can't mortals see them?"

“Of course there are, otherwise why would there be cultivators like us? It’s just that we are still on the path of pursuit,” Gu An replied.

Of course!
That's me!
I just can't tell you!
Gu An was secretly pleased with himself, but at the same time, he thought of something else.

Could it be that the immortals are hiding in the mortal world, but his divine sense was unable to detect their existence before?
Or perhaps the immortals and gods are hidden on the other side of the ocean, separated from the mortal realm, and even after becoming immortals, they still have to continue to compete for higher realms.

Nirvana is only the first step on the path to immortality; one must also overcome eight tribulations before reaching the pinnacle of immortality.

What lies beyond the path of immortality?
For a moment, Gu An was lost in endless reverie. Although his mind was wandering, it did not stop him from picking grass.

“Where I was born, there are no immortals. After cultivators reach a high level, they can only pursue breaking through the void. We believe that immortals and gods are hidden in the mortal realm and cannot be touched by heaven and earth…” Lu Lingjun continued, a sad look on her face.

After ascending to immortality, she suddenly felt that there was no difference between before and after her ascension. She still had to struggle in the mortal world, only this mortal world was more vast, and the path to immortality was still out of reach.

Gu An listened, occasionally chiming in with a comment.

Half an hour later, the two returned to the attic area and then parted ways.

Gu Anze walked towards the Xuanqing Tree. From a distance, he saw Xiao Chuan squatting on the ground, observing the white spirit rat sleeping soundly under the tree.

Although Xiao Chuan raised many demonic beasts, his favorite was still the White Spirit Rat, but the White Spirit Rat didn't like to pay attention to him.

Gu An suddenly noticed that Xiao Chuan's back looked older.

Xiao Chuan is only three years younger than Gu An, but he is already seventy years old and has not yet established his foundation. How could he not look old?
Gu An had given Xiao Chuan a youth-preserving pill before, but that only maintained his youthful appearance; Xiao Chuan's temperament and mindset had already begun to age.

This left Gu An somewhat dazed.

A hundred years from now, Xiao Chuan will leave him.

Xiao Chuan didn't like practicing martial arts, and Gu An couldn't force him. Fortunately, even though he couldn't achieve anything in cultivating immortality, Xiao Chuan was still very happy. In this life, because of Gu An, he had no regrets.

Gu An came up behind Xiao Chuan and asked with a smile, "Xiao Chuan, what are you looking at? If you want to hug it, just pick it up."

Xiao Chuan looked up and said helplessly, "It has a terrible temper. I tried to hug it before, but it scratched me."

"Oh? Why didn't you tell me? You bastard!"

Gu An immediately went over, grabbed the white rat by the tail, and lifted it up.

The white spirit rat woke up with a start, and upon seeing that it was Gu An, it immediately stopped struggling.

Gu An placed it in Xiao Chuan's arms and warned it with his eyes not to resist. It could only curl up into a ball, looking aggrieved.

Xiao Chuan, who had finally gotten his hands on the white mouse, smiled excitedly and began to gently stroke its back.

At this moment, Gu An sensed the aura of battle approaching from afar.

Great battle in the Profound Heart Realm!
One of the auras belonged to Ancestor Xuanquan!

He only glanced at it and had no intention of interfering.

He was too lazy to intervene if the Mahayana realm cultivators of the Ephemeral Flower Sect didn't make a move. This was a calamity for the Nine Dynasties, not just his own. Moreover, he couldn't allow the Tai Xuan Sect to develop a mentality of relying on the Sword Venerable Fudao.

After chatting with Xiao Chuan for about half an hour, Gu An finally left.

Xiao Chuan put the white spirit mouse down, and the mouse darted away in a flash, returning to the Xuanqing tree to continue sleeping.

Xiao Chuan turned his head and looked at Gu An's back. For some reason, he felt that he was getting further and further away from Gu An.

Even though they had been spending time together and Gu An had no intention of leaving the Tai Xuan Sect, he inexplicably felt a sense of loss.

Fortunately, this sense of loss came and went quickly.

"Xiao Yang, come here, let's go see those spirit chickens. They should be laying eggs today."

Xiao Chuan called out to a handyman disciple not far away, and a smile returned to his face as he thought about the spirit chicken laying eggs.

……

Tianhuang Mountain.

Inside the underground space, Gu An sat on the ground, a stone tablet in front of him. He was stroking his chin, deep in thought. Tian Yao'er squatted beside him, watching him curiously. After a long pause, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"

Gu An replied, "I'm thinking of giving this cave a name."

He suddenly thought of something, opened his eyes and looked at Tian Yao'er, and said, "If it were up to you to name her, what name would you like?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Yao'er tilted her head, pondered for a moment, and said, "How about Tian Yao's little nest?"

Gu An closed his eyes again, too lazy to reply.

Tian Yao'er pouted, raised her hands, bent them into claws, and gently waved them at Gu An. Then she stuck out her tongue and made a face, as if she wanted to scratch him.

After one stick of incense.

Gu An stood up, startling Tian Yao'er, who also stood up. She stared at Gu An with wide eyes.

Gu An raised his right hand, extended two fingers, and pointed the fingertips at the surface of the monument, waving his fingers across the air.

Tian Yao'er looked down and saw a faint energy descending on the surface of the stele, carving four characters.

Nianchu Cave.

"Nianchu" means to stay true to one's original aspirations, as Gu An fears that he might become arrogant in the future.

Today's conversation with Xiaochuan gave him many reflections on life. Nianchu also hopes to remember the first group of people she met when she embarked on the path of immortality.

After carving the words, Gu An picked up the stone tablet and walked away into the distance.

Tian Yao'er followed closely behind, never leaving Gu An's side for more than seven steps since his return.

After placing the stone tablet, Gu An turned around, began to cast a spell with both hands, and then squatted down, clapping his hands as he landed.

In fact, he didn't need to go through all that trouble; he just wanted to put on an act in front of Tian Yao'er.

As his magic penetrated the soil, weeds began to grow on the barren ground, covering the entire ground of Nianchu Cave in less than three breaths, which made Tian Yao'er's eyes widen in disbelief.

This is Gu An's profound spiritual power, which he calls the Divine Descent of All Things!

The Divine Descent of All Things has more than just this ability. He can use his magic to condense flowers, plants, and trees, extending to the area his divine sense can reach. The condensed plants contain his magic power and can also provide him with vision. They have endless uses, and the condensation speed is extremely fast, so they can be used as a killing move.

With a wave of his hand, Gu An could easily conjure a ten-thousand-foot-tall tree wall, and even he himself was not yet clear about the limits of his abilities.

Just thinking about it makes him look forward to it.

In addition, this supernatural power can also promote the growth of plants.

Today, Gu An is going to conduct an experiment.

Let's see if accelerating the growth process of herbs affects the lifespan they lose.

He took out a seed and planted it in the soil.

Tian Yao'er was dumbfounded. Looking at the greenery all over the ground, she seriously suspected that Gu An was lying to her. At least she had never seen the Demon Mother use such methods.

Half an hour later.

Gu An looked at the fresh second-tier spirit herb in his hand and sighed.

Forcing seedlings to grow faster can actually shorten lifespan.

He forced the second-tier spiritual herb to mature within half an hour, but failed to seize its lifespan. According to the lifespan detection, this second-tier spiritual herb was already nearing its end. However, the lifespan detection could not display the number of months left, making it difficult for him to make a direct judgment.

It seems I still have to stick to farming.

Gu An cursed himself for being greedy. His ability to steal lifespans was already outrageous, yet he still wanted to go even faster.

He stood up, and Tian Yao'er next to him followed suit, as if imitating him.

"Don't you have anything to do?" Gu An couldn't help but ask.

Tian Yao'er blinked and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Didn't you want revenge? Why aren't you cultivating?"

"How do I cultivate? You haven't taught me the cultivation method yet..." Tian Yao'er replied aggrievedly.

It has to be said that when she's feeling wronged, she's quite pitiful.

Gu An cursed him under his breath as a monster, then asked, "How did you improve your cultivation?"

He had seen Tian Yao'er's past, but only for ten years. From the very beginning, she had been kept in captivity by the Heavenly Phoenix Demon Mother, who fed her various pills and medicinal soups from time to time. He thought she had received cultivation methods when she was young.

"I don't know either, it just started to rise like that..." Tian Yao'er replied.

Gu An thought about it again and realized that this was a good thing, so that she wouldn't have to give up and start over.

Subsequently, Gu An began to teach Tian Yao'er the Innate Immortal Technique.

Tian Yao'er really didn't understand cultivation at all, which forced Gu An to explain some basic cultivation knowledge.

After a night, Tian Yao'er was finally able to absorb Qi on her own, and Gu An finally breathed a sigh of relief.

During this process, he learned that Tian Yao'er was illiterate.

He couldn't help but look at the various books scattered in the distance, wondering if he should keep one of the "Tai Xuan Mi Zhuan" (a book of profound mysteries), since it contained illustrations.

But then he immediately dismissed the idea.

So despicable!

We can't let ignorant succubi read this kind of book!
If Tian Yao'er develops wicked intentions in the future, it will affect his ability to cultivate here.

It's all Shen Zhen's fault. He's made Gu An's thoughts increasingly impure. There's a reason why some books became banned!
The third update!

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