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

Chapter 174 The Trap of Heaven, The Difference Between Immortals and Mortals

As the new year arrived, the Spring Festival atmosphere was even more lively than in previous years. With the addition of Gu Zong and Xuan Tianyi to the Third Medicine Valley, and hearing that the eldest disciple of the true lineage had become sworn brothers with the Valley Master, the four hundred miscellaneous disciples were very excited and all looked at Gu An with admiration.

Xuan Tianyi kept trying to get him to talk about Daoist Xunchun, which made him quite troubled.

It wasn't until evening that Gu An made an excuse to leave and return to Xuan Valley to celebrate the festival with his junior sister and disciples.

The disciples sat around the table, toasting and enjoying themselves immensely.

Ye Lan and Zhen Qin then began to talk about the world of cultivation.

The number of demons in the Five Dynasties region did not decrease due to the actions of various religions; on the contrary, it increased. Moreover, the number of demonic cultivators and evil people also increased.

Many people believe that the human race is doomed to perish, so they might as well indulge themselves before they die, or kill and plunder, and then head south to sea. In short, both the cultivation world and the common people are in chaos now.

As long as the calamity of demons is not resolved, the world will remain in chaos.

Zhen Qin had also complained about why the mountain god didn't take action, but Gu An pretended he wasn't the mountain god and remained silent.

"Didn't the mountain god say that he should protect the human race? If the demons believe in him, can't he support them? The strength of a race ultimately depends on itself, not on the favoritism of gods and immortals." Ye Lan was quite open-minded.

Having spent so long in the Hall of Law Enforcement, she has witnessed too much sin, so she has a deep understanding of life.

The more evil she witnessed, the more she cherished Gu An, Zhen Qin, and Xiao Chuan.

Many cultivators end up alone and destitute; having someone to accompany you in this life is already a blessing.

Gu An listened the whole time, occasionally interjecting.

No matter how chaotic the world becomes, he has no intention of taking on everything.

However, he would occasionally descend the mountain to relieve suffering and help those in distress, without affecting the overall situation of the world.

After all, he was still unclear about the strength of the Seven Star Spirit Realm. Even if he were clear about it, he couldn't protect the continent alone. If he did, he would have to bear all the calamities that would befall the continent in the future, and all the enemies targeting the continent would come after him first. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

Zhen Qin mentioned Su Han again. It is said that Su Han went to Tianwei with the Nine Nether Thirteen Fiends. Not long ago, Su Han had just devoured the spiritual power of a Nascent Soul cultivator, which shocked the cultivation world.

The Tai Xuan Sect also dispatched a powerful cultivator to kill Su Han, but he was instead severely injured by the Nine Nether Thirteen Fiends.

Gu An thought that the reason that person was only severely injured was probably because Jiu You Shisan Li was giving face to Fu Dao Jian Zun.

The world is in constant flux, but Gu An only wants to observe from the sidelines.

His target is the Demon Emperor and the Demon Ancestor.

When the calamity of demons erupts and the world is in chaos, he will take the opportunity to kill the Demon Emperor and the Demon Ancestor, eliminating the greatest scourge of the calamity. The remaining demons will then serve as whetstones for cultivators throughout the world.

They chatted until late at night, and Ye Lan and Zhen Qin decided to stay in Xuan Valley and leave the next day.

Ye Lan even went to his attic to have some private conversations with him.

As they were chatting, Ye Lan suddenly blew out the candle in the room.

"Junior sister, what are you doing?"

"Senior brother, I fear that calamity may come at any time, and I do not want to have any regrets before I die."

"Are you coming again?"

"Senior brother, I won't be your Daoist partner. Let's cherish the feelings we have in the present moment, shall we?"

"Junior sister, this shouldn't be between us!"

"Senior brother, I really like you so much..."

"Stop it!"

"Senior brother, don't force me to use force!"

boom! boom! boom!
The sounds of fists and kicks echoed inside the room.

……

At dawn, Gu An and Ye Lan went downstairs. Gu An walked in front, looking smug.

Ye Lan rubbed her wrist and looked at him resentfully.

The two fought last night. Ye Lan had intended to use force, but she was not able to defeat Gu An. In the end, she failed and was inevitably disappointed.

However, the thought of being held down by Gu An made her lips curl into a smile.

"So that's what Senior Brother likes..." Ye Lan was beginning to understand Gu An.

She quietly rubbed her bottom, counting how many times her senior brother had hit her last night.

After finishing their morning exercises, Ye Lan and Zhen Qin left.

Gu Anze quietly arrived inside the Eight Views Cave.

As he approached the old vine tree, Jiang Qiong, with her eyes closed, said, "Last night was the Spring Festival, wasn't it? It was so lively."

"Yes, I brought you some pastries made by my disciples."

Gu An responded, then squatted down and took out pastries and wine.

Jiang Qiong opened her eyes and looked at him, asking, "Do you like your Junior Sister Ye?"

Gu An replied, "It would be a lie to say I don't like her at all, but I feel that I can't accept her right now, as it would hinder our cultivation."

"Oh? Why do you think it's a delay?" Jiang Qiong asked with interest.

“Once someone has someone in their heart, they can’t help but think about them. If the relationship is established, feelings become responsibilities, and they will consider that person in everything they do. This will inevitably affect their cultivation. I’m not afraid of being affected, but I hope she can cultivate in peace and not be affected by me,” Gu An said earnestly.

He spoke from the bottom of his heart.

Ye Lan has poor aptitude, so she needs to find a way to cultivate the Innate Reincarnation Technique to change her lifespan limit.

Gu An could choose to spend the last hundred years of her life with her, but he didn't want her to only have a hundred years left to live right now.

"If love between two people is meant to last, why should they be together every day and night?" Gu An picked up a wine bowl and handed it to Jiang Qiong.

Looking into his clear eyes, Jiang Qiong felt as if she were seeing him in a new light.

This guy turns out he's a romantic at heart.

Jiang Qiong countered, "How can you be sure you'll outlive her? What if you die first, and she spends her first half of life cultivating diligently only to have a regretful second half?"

Gu An smiled smugly and said, "To be honest, I now own two medicinal valleys with inexhaustible medicinal herbs. Even if I don't cultivate much, I can live for several hundred years just by accumulating pills."

"Several hundred years?" Jiang Qiong found it amusing; this kid's vision was truly limited.

But for some reason, the thought of Gu An leaving this world hundreds of years later while she continued to pursue the elusive path of immortality made her inexplicably restless.

"Come on, let's drink! We won't leave until we're drunk!"

Jiang Qiong suddenly said with a stern face.

Gu An immediately picked up the bowl.

Half an hour later, Jiang Qiong still wanted to drink. Gu An, seeing that things were not going well, made an excuse to leave, but was stopped by Jiang Qiong.

Jiang Qiong actually started forcibly pouring alcohol into his mouth, and in order to conceal his cultivation level, he had to pretend that he couldn't hold his liquor.

This is spirit wine; any Foundation Establishment cultivator who drinks too much will surely get drunk.

Finally, he had to pretend to be drunk and lie on the ground.

Jiang Qiong sat on the ground, looked at Gu An, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"This kid is clearly at the Foundation Establishment stage, how can he drink so much?" Jiang Qiong thought to herself, her face flushed. She almost couldn't outdrink Gu An.

If word got out that a Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't outdrink a Foundation Establishment cultivator, wouldn't that be a huge joke?

She just stared at Gu An, her eyes darting around, lost in thought.

Gu Anze began to calculate the time.

Three hours later, he got up and left. He had already gotten drunk, and if Jiang Qiong still tried to stop him, he would surely turn on her.

for a long time.

Jiang Qiong suddenly knelt down in front of Gu An and raised her hand to brush the hair off his face.

Gu An was extremely nervous.

and many more!

Is this old demonic cultivator lusting after my flesh?
Gu An felt absurd; how could so many women like him?

So what if he's a bit handsome?

Have you female cultivators never seen a handsome man?
Jiang Qiong's whisper reached his ear: "How come this kid is getting more and more handsome? It's really strange..."

Even after achieving immortality, Gu An, though concealing his cultivation, still possessed an appearance and demeanor that exuded a sense of transcendence from the mundane world.

Jiang Qiong thought that she had fallen for him, which was why his image had changed in her eyes.

"Sigh, what am I thinking? He's my grand-disciple. Even though I'm a demonic cultivator, I can't just do whatever I want..."

Jiang Qiong stopped and then sat down.

She fell silent.

After a while, she suddenly kicked Gu An in the waist.

Gu An cursed inwardly, "Why is this woman hitting people?"
Jiang Qiong kicked again, and Gu An rolled away from her, shouting, "Let's drink again... What kind of grandmaster... I don't acknowledge you... You definitely can't outdrink me..."

Seeing his completely drunk state, Jiang Qiong couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After that, Jiang Qiong didn't do anything reckless.

When the three-hour period arrived, Gu An groggily got up and saw Jiang Qiong meditating and practicing her skills, so he immediately slipped away.

Although Jiang Qiong did not open her eyes, the corners of her mouth turned up.

After leaving the Eight Views Cave, Gu An arrived at the Nianchu Cave on Tianhuang Mountain. He first picked some medicinal herbs, and then gave Tian Yao'er strict guidance on her cultivation.

He vented the frustration he had suffered at Jiang Qiong's hands on Tian Yao'er.

Tian Yao'er didn't think much of it. When Gu An tried to leave, she grabbed his arm and tried to pester him, which scared him so much that he immediately disappeared from the spot.

After returning to the Third Medicine Valley, Gu An kept thinking about a question.

Is it because spring has arrived and people are easily moved, or is he just unlucky?

Why are Ye Lan, Jiang Qiong, and Tian Yao'er all making advances towards him?
Fortunately, Lu Lingjun was just joking and didn't actually consider him her Daoist partner.

They were all traps set by Heaven!
He wants me to fall into the affections of these women and get me involved in worldly struggles. Sooner or later, Ye Lan and the other two women will encounter all sorts of troubles. If they establish a relationship with him, how can he stand idly by?

If you make too many moves, you'll eventually attract the attention of stronger individuals.

The concept of cause and effect is very complex. The higher Gu An's cultivation level, the more he revered cause and effect.

The encounters and connections in human life may seem accidental, but they actually follow certain patterns.

As Gu An pondered this, he walked towards his attic, contemplating the principles of cause and effect.

far away.

Xiao Chuan stood in front of the wooden railing, watching with a smile as his pet dogs fought. Suddenly, his gaze fell on Gu An, who was going upstairs.

For some reason, Xiaochuan became lost in thought for a while.

Gu An, with his back to him, gave him an indescribable feeling.

He even felt that his senior brother might fly away at any moment.

This feeling is amazing.

He came to his senses and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

“My senior brother has already sworn brotherhood with a Mahayana cultivator, and is no longer the same kind of person as me. I can only rely on his care for my livelihood. When I pass away, he will still be young…”

Thinking of this, Ogawa was filled with emotion.

Although he admired Gu An, he felt no jealousy; he believed his senior brother deserved his current situation.

After he dies, if there truly is an underworld, he will bless his senior brother so that his path to immortality is smooth and his life is without worry.

"Uncle-Master Xiao Chuan, the White Spirit Rat is back!"

Anxin suddenly ran over, interrupting his thoughts.

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