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

Chapter 168 Breaking the Ten Thousand Year Lifespan Barrier!

Chapter 168 Breaking the Ten Million Year Lifespan Barrier!
Dark clouds surged, the sky darkened, and rivers of lava flowed across the earth, making the surface appear cracked from above. A scorching heat permeated the air, and eerie mists mixed with sparks swirled around.

The volcanoes stretch as far as the eye can see, some still erupting. Countless demons lurk among the mountains, and fish even leap out of the lava, causing skeletons to float and sink.

On the summit of a majestic volcano, there stands an altar. Seated on the altar is a man in a black robe. The robe is wide and his hair is even longer. At first glance, it seems as if the robe occupies a third of the altar. He has a snake tail covered in black scales that protrudes from beneath the robe and rests on the edge of the altar.

In front of the man in black robes, a bronze mirror was placed on a huge skeleton. Evil energy surged within it, as if thousands of evil spirits were struggling and trying to break out.

A great demon with a tiger's head and a human body flew over on a cloud of demonic energy and landed beside the altar.

"My Lord Demon Master, His Majesty the Demon Emperor is preparing to travel to the Ancient Tomb of the Demon Ancestor and is asking if you wish to accompany him?"

The tiger-headed demon clasped his hands in a respectful greeting and asked.

The black-robed man on the altar was the Demon Master, whose power in the Demon Realm was second only to the Demon Emperor.

The sorcerer replied casually, "Tell His Majesty that my divination is at a critical juncture and I cannot accompany him."

The tiger-headed demon then asked, "His Majesty instructed me to inquire: if the Demon Ancestor regains his senses ahead of schedule, what should he do?"

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the soul of the Demon Ancestor is merely a shell. His intelligence has been obliterated by heaven and earth. If a suitable soul cannot be found, he cannot be resurrected."

"But... Your Majesty needs an answer."

The tiger-headed demon hesitated. Upon hearing this, the demon master fell silent, and his tail stopped wagging, which made the tiger-headed demon even more nervous.

After a while.

The sorcerer said quietly, "If he really regains his senses, then let His Majesty destroy him."

"As ordered!"

The tiger-headed demon breathed a sigh of relief and immediately bowed and left.

After he disappeared into the horizon, the demon master slowly raised his head, revealing a terrifying human face. Most of his face was just bones, his eyeballs looked like they were about to fall out, and there were two sharp teeth in his mouth that looked like daggers.

His pupils were bloodshot as he stared at the bronze mirror before him, muttering to himself, "Why has fate changed..."

……

Late autumn, the inner gate library.

Gu An went up to the third floor, found Elder Xu Lu, and asked, "Recently, another group of overseas disciples have returned, including some Supreme Elders. Do you have any ocean maps?"

Xu Lu looked up at him and said with a smile, "You've asked three times already, and you've actually waited for me."

He opened the drawer, took out a jade slip, and said, "The map is here. Use your divine sense to read it, but I can't let you take it away. You can look at it from upstairs."

"Thank you, elder."

Gu An quickly expressed his gratitude, then picked up the jade slip and walked to a chair not far away.

He wasn't afraid of being suspected; if anyone investigated, he would only have to reveal his identity as Pan An.

It's perfectly reasonable to draw inspiration from Pan An!
Gu An's lifespan has reached 9.95 million years, just 50,000 years short of reaching 10 million years.

A lifespan of 50,000 years is no problem for him now. If he's slow, he can wait another month. If he wants to speed things up, he can go directly to the Star Cave to collect rare and precious materials.

After Gu An sat down, he probed the jade slip with his divine sense.

Then, he saw the vast ocean. From this vantage point, he could see the edge of the Taicang Dynasty, with the ocean below. The edge of the map was shrouded in thick fog, representing the unknown.

From a macro perspective, there seems to be no landmass larger than this continent in the ocean, only islands of varying sizes, some of which are as large as the Taicang Dynasty.

When his divine sense focused on a certain point, his vision suddenly expanded, and he could even see the specific scene of the ocean, which was magnificent and there were even monsters in the sea.

The cultivator who created this jade slip must have had a very high level of cultivation. Could it have been made by a Supreme Elder?
An hour later.

Gu An then withdrew his divine sense, stood up and went to Xu Lu, returned the jade slip to Xu Lu, and exclaimed, "The ocean is truly vast."

Xu Lu put the jade slip into the drawer and asked with a half-smile, "You're studying ocean maps, you're not thinking of running away, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Gu An retorted righteously, "How could that be? I believe that the Tai Xuan Sect can survive the calamity of demons and monsters. Why would I need to run away? I am just very curious about this world."

"Really? Quite a few people have been asking me for ocean maps lately, just like you. There are even some true disciples. I thought the Tai Xuan Sect was going to disband," Xu Lu said with a smile.

Gu An asked, "And you, if the Tai Xuan Sect were to require all its disciples to fight a desperate battle, what would you choose?"

Xu Lu laughed and said, "I've long been prepared to die in the Tai Xuan Sect. I've even prepared my tombstone in advance."

Upon hearing this, Gu An couldn't help but show an expression of admiration.

After chatting for a while, Gu An bowed and took his leave.

After Gu An went downstairs, a figure came down the stairs leading upstairs. It was a veiled woman wearing a simple Taoist robe, her hair tied up with a wooden hairpin. She came up to Xu Lu.

He raised his hand in a gesture of respect before Xu Lu and asked with a smile, "Senior, what do you need?"

The masked woman took out several jade slips from her sleeve and said, "If that disciple comes looking for a map again, these can be given to him."

Xu Lu took the jade slips and couldn't help but ask, "Do you know him?"

"I suppose I know. Someone wants to take him as a disciple, and he also has another identity, making him worthy of cultivation." After saying this, the masked woman vanished into thin air.

Xu Lu glanced at the jade slip on the table and couldn't help but mutter, "Another identity? He's just a Foundation Establishment cultivator who spends his days reading idle books. What kind of identity could he have? Could he be some kind of Pan An?"

"Impossible. How could Pan An possibly be interested in Taoist Xun Chun? Could he be the author of The Secret Chronicles of Tai Xuan? Writing the book under his real name?"

……

The winter snow came late this year.

After nightfall, Gu An first went to the Xuan Tian Cave to pick a batch of medicinal herbs, and then replanted them.

After leaving the Xuantian Cave, he walked a dozen steps to the Nianchu Cave on Tianhuang Mountain.

Tian Yao'er is currently practicing the Limitless Free Step, her figure constantly shifting and moving. Although the distance is not far, she has already grasped the mysteries of supernatural power. This demoness's comprehension is indeed high, but if she wants to master the skill of traveling a hundred or a thousand miles in one step, she will need many, many years of practice. As for reaching Gu An's level of skill, he has no hope of achieving it for the time being.

Gu An glanced at it and then turned to pick herbs.

When Tian Yao'er saw him, she immediately smiled with delight and rushed towards him.

A fragrant breeze wafted towards Gu An, and Tian Yao'er hugged him tightly, rubbing her face against his chest, leaving him feeling helpless.

Why is this girl getting more and more clingy?

"Why do you suddenly smell so good?" Gu An asked, raising an eyebrow. He gently patted Tian Yao'er's thigh, which made her even more restless.

You hugged him, but you dared to rub against him with your leg!

It's too much!

Tian Yao'er tilted her head back and said with a grin, "I don't know either, maybe it's her body scent. Master, do you like it?"

Gu An pressed her forehead and pushed her away.

"That'll do. I need to gather herbs now. You continue practicing your skills."

Gu An was telling the truth. Although Tian Yao'er smelled delicious, he really didn't have any impure thoughts.

He will reach a lifespan of ten million years tonight!
Tian Yao'er disobeyed him and followed him, asking him about his preferences while he was picking fruit.

Gu An gave a perfunctory reply, but his thoughts had already drifted overseas.

He has already begun to envision an even higher realm!

After a while, Gu An suddenly realized something, paused for a moment, and then continued picking.

His divine sense probed out of Nianchu Cave and looked into the distance. Under the darkness, demonic mist surged, and behind the mountains, a colossal creature was vaguely visible.

He looked closely and saw a group of cultivators besieging an ancient relic that was a thousand feet tall, causing the earth to shake.

The ancient remnant resembled a tortoise, with a mountain or volcano on its shell. It had three snake-like heads that constantly spewed out demonic flames.

Among the group of monks besieging it was an acquaintance.

Ji Xiaoyu!
Why did she appear near Tianhuang Mountain?

Ji Xiaoyu's cultivation had reached the seventh level of the Nascent Soul Realm. The cultivators accompanying her were all at least at the Divine Transformation Realm, totaling twenty-seven people. There was also a Profound Heart Realm cultivator watching from the side.

Gu An could sense a demonic aura approaching from afar, indicating that his cultivation had reached the fifth level of the Profound Heart Realm.

Could this group of cultivators be from the Seven Star Spirit Realm?

Gu An thought to himself, but his hands didn't slow down.

Not long after, the powerful demon of the Profound Heart Realm attacked, forcing the cultivator of the Profound Heart Realm to take action. A great battle among the Profound Heart Realm cultivators broke out, and Ji Xiaoyu and the others retreated and stayed away from the battlefield.

Seeing that the battle between the Profound Heart Realm experts was evenly matched, Gu An withdrew his divine sense and focused on picking medicinal herbs.

for a long time.

Gu An suddenly stopped, and two notifications popped up in front of him:
[Your lifespan has surpassed ten million years for the first time, unlocking the lifespan fusion function.]

[Lifespan Fusion: Consumes lifespan, breaks the rules of heaven and earth and the laws of the heavens, and fuses different supernatural powers, spells and forces. The lifespan consumed depends on the substance being fused.]

Fusion?

Gu An first thought of his Five Elements Body, which would finally allow him to merge his cultivation techniques into a Five Elements cultivation technique.

His eyes revealed anticipation.

"Master, why did you stop?" Tian Yao'er asked from the side.

Gu An replied, "I was worried that the amount of herbs might be missing, and I was afraid you might have eaten some."

After saying that, he continued picking herbs.

Tian Yao'er became anxious and began to swear repeatedly that she had not stolen any food.

Gu An teased her for a while before saying it was a joke.

Tian Yao'er was very dissatisfied, staring with her big eyes as if she wanted to devour him.

This was the first time Gu An had ever seen her angry.

After the herbs were picked, Gu An put his arm around her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't be angry. I'll teach you some powerful magic later."

Tian Yao'er pouted and said, "The Innate Immortal Technique and the Limitless Free Step are enough for me to practice. I don't need magic."

"Then what do you want?"

"Let me think... how about you stay and keep me company for the night?"