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

Chapter 19 Life Barrier, Breakthrough to Core Formation Realm
Inside the Eight Scenic Caves, the sunlight from the fruit of the ancient vine tree shines on the cave walls, and the shimmering waves of the underground river are also reflected on the walls, making the cave serene and beautiful.

Gu An walked to the old vine tree, turned around, put his hands on his hips, and looked at the area he had planted, a satisfied smile on his face.

no pain no gain!
Cultivating immortality and farming are the romances he pursues!

Stay away from all the fighting, killing, and backstabbing!
Gu An felt self-satisfied, and his gaze followed the movement.

He wanted to build a pavilion inside the Eight Views Cave so that he could occasionally hide in and rest there.

He is still young now, but in fifty or sixty years, he can learn from Cheng Xuandan, let his eldest disciple take charge of all affairs, and enjoy life himself.

However, he has a long way to go before becoming the eldest disciple. After all, Medicine Valley is his base, and he needs to find the right person. It's not that whoever becomes his disciple first can take charge of everything.

Gu An's mind was filled with numerous plans.

First, he needs to cultivate a deputy valley master!

Xiao Chuan is worth considering. He's not very talented, but he's honest, though he's too harsh in his speech and manner.

Lu Jiujia will go to the outer sect sooner or later, so we can rule him out.

Ye Lan...

No, we need to get her out of here as soon as possible to avoid ruining his Dao heart.

If you understand the mind, then read on!
We need to recruit more disciples!

Gu An looked up as he pondered.

He was very curious about the fruit of the vine tree. Some rare and precious materials are shaped like fruits. Would picking the fruit of the vine tree alone cause his lifespan to increase?
Do it when you think of it!

Gu An leaped forward, grabbed a fruit, and tore it off.

He landed on the grass and then admired the fruit in his hand. The fruit was about the size of a pumpkin, and he weighed it in his hand, estimating that it weighed seven or eight pounds.

Gu An took out a protective paper from his storage bag and wrapped it around the long stem at the top of the fruit to prevent the spiritual energy from leaking out and losing its nutrients.

These are all money!
About ten breaths later, a line of text appeared before his eyes:

You have successfully acquired 85 years of lifespan from the Azure Vine Fruit (Tier 6)

Good guy!
85 years lifespan!
Gu An's gaze toward the ancient vine tree changed.

This is a money tree!
Never pull it out!
We must ensure its peaceful end and then take care of it!
Gu An became excited. He threw the vine fruit in his hand into his storage bag, then counted the vine tree. There were sixteen vine fruits as big as the ones he had just seen, and he couldn't touch the smaller ones.

He immediately took action.

Some of the vine fruits are located very high up, and he has to climb the tree to get to them.

At this moment, he desperately craved the art of sword control.

He couldn't fly directly in the Foundation Establishment stage, and he didn't have any other means of flying or hovering.

After much effort, Gu An finally succeeded in harvesting all sixteen Azure Vine Fruits, gaining a total of 1,360 years of lifespan.

His total lifespan has reached 8,400 years!

We're getting closer and closer to the 10,000 mark!
never mind!

All in one go!
After reaching ten thousand years, you can invest your cultivation points, then explore the other seven cave entrances. Once you've investigated them thoroughly, eliminate all potential dangers, and you can enjoy a peaceful life!

Gu An began implementing his plan after it was finalized.

The Eight Views Cave has a wide variety of medicinal herbs. He stared at his attribute panel as he picked them, and he would stop once he reached 10,000 lifespan.

Half an hour later.

A notification appeared before Gu An's eyes.

[Your lifespan has surpassed ten thousand years for the first time, unlocking the Lifespan Barrier function.]

[Lifespan Barrier: Consumes lifespan to activate the Lifespan Barrier, which can block all prying, sensing, and deduction. The lifespan consumed is determined by your cultivation level and the spiritual energy required.]

Life-span barrier?

Upon seeing the words "consuming lifespan," Gu An frowned deeply. Wasn't this going to kill him?
But after reading the explanation that followed, he was pleasantly surprised.

He caused such a commotion when he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm; what will happen when he breaks through to an even higher realm?

If this continues, it will eventually alarm the entire Tai Xuan Sect, and Gu An has worried about this.

Now, he's not afraid anymore!

This feature is too sneaky!

I like!
Gu An laughed as he walked toward the cave entrance.

Once he breaks through to the Core Formation Realm, he will explore other cave entrances.

Although the Eight Views Grotto has an array, there may be dangers inside, so he decided to break through outside and test the lifespan barrier.

No matter what's hidden in the shadows, he remains unperturbed!
It was already late at night when Gu An returned to the Medicine Valley.

He has moved to the attic where Cheng Xuandan lives, where there are still many secret manuals, alchemy manuals, and rare books, which he will read one by one in the future.

After entering the house, Gu An came to a wooden cabinet. This cabinet was made of special wood, which could preserve the spiritual energy of the natural treasures as much as possible. This was something Cheng Xuandan had told him about before. There were several such cabinets.

He took all the vine fruits out and put them into the wooden cabinet.

He suddenly remembered something, took out another vine fruit, and placed it on the table.

He sat at the table, took out the Secret History of Qianqiu Pavilion from his pocket, and read it quietly.

It wasn't until late at night that the white mouse finally returned.

It ran all the way to Gu An's shoulder, its little eyes fixed on the vine fruit on the table.

Gu An gently picked it up, placed it on the table, and then waited for it to move.

The white-skinned rat walked up to the vine fruit, sniffed it, then climbed onto the vine fruit and began to nibble on it gently.

Gu An was unsure of the miraculous effects of the Azure Vine Fruit, and there were no rare and precious herbs of the fifth rank or higher listed in the Hundred Herbs Record, so he could only try it with the White Spirit Rat.

He let the white spirit rat choose for itself; it was a spirit beast, and if the Azure Vine Fruit was poisonous, it should be able to smell it. If it couldn't, then Gu An would give it a proper burial.

The vine fruit was ten times larger than the white spirit rat, and it was very difficult for it to eat. Gu An did not help it.

Waiting is boring, so let's just break through tonight!

Gu An stood up, then left the pavilion, and walked out of Xuan Valley unnoticed, heading west, crossing mountains and ridges, traveling nearly twenty miles.

He first jumped to the top of a large tree and looked around to make sure there were no cultivators there before he sat down to meditate on a grassy area in the mountains.

I haven't spent a lot of time on in-game purchases in a while, so I'm really looking forward to it.

With the lifespan barrier in place, Gu An can now safely evolve his cultivation level.

"Let's test the waters for a thousand years first."

Gu An, with his wealth and arrogance, thought to himself, "What's a thousand years to me if I have a lifespan of ten thousand years?"
It's just a drop in the ocean!

He dedicated a thousand years of his lifespan to evolutionary cultivation in order to improve his cultivation level.

[After thirty years of cultivating your inner energy, your cultivation has broken through to the eighth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[After a hundred years of Qi cultivation, your cultivation level has broken through to the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[You cultivated your inner energy for 150 years, and with your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcibly attempted to break through to the Core Formation Realm and began your tribulation. However, you failed to survive the minor heavenly tribulation.]

[You cultivated your inner energy for two hundred years, and with your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcibly attempted to break through to the Core Formation Realm and began your tribulation. However, you failed to survive the minor heavenly tribulation.]

……

[You cultivated your inner energy for 450 years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcefully attempted to break through to the Core Formation Realm and began your tribulation. You successfully survived the minor heavenly tribulation, condensed your golden core, and entered the Core Formation Realm.]

[You have cultivated your inner energy for five hundred years, and your cultivation has broken through to the second level of the Core Formation Realm.]

[You have cultivated your inner energy for six hundred years, and your cultivation has broken through to the third level of the Core Formation Realm.]

[You have cultivated your Qi for 720 years, and your cultivation has broken through to the fourth level of the Core Formation Realm.]

[You have cultivated your Qi for 850 years, and your cultivation has broken through to the fifth level of the Core Formation Realm.]

[You have cultivated your inner energy for a thousand years, and your cultivation has broken through to the sixth level of the Core Formation Realm.]

Lines of notifications kept popping up in front of Gu An's eyes.

When Gu An saw that he had failed the first six times, he almost couldn't breathe. This was just too unfair!
Is it really that difficult to overcome tribulation?

As the last line of prompts fell, Gu An's body began to circulate his energy on its own. He immediately sensed that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was about to surge, so he quickly activated his lifespan barrier.

[Activated Lifespan Barrier, Lifespan Consumed: 0 years]

The prompt was right in front of him, and when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into his body, the number 0 jumped to 1.

"Hopefully the consumption won't be too high..."

Gu An prayed silently.

As the vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into his body, he felt completely refreshed and indescribably exhilarated.

This time, he didn't move during the breakthrough, so he didn't feel any pain.

Centered on him, waves of energy appeared on the ground, surging in from all directions and penetrating his body. An invisible energy shield, nearly five zhang in diameter, could be vaguely seen.

Gu An looked outside the barrier, and there was not a ripple outside. The flowers, plants and trees were all calm, clearly unaffected by him.

He was immediately curious as to why there was no effect.
Soon, he understood.

Once the barrier is opened, he absorbs the spiritual energy from the earth when he cultivates.

Now he was completely relieved.

Before long, his cultivation reached the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but the barrier consumed five years of his lifespan, which made him feel a little heartache.

This thing is too expensive!

This reminded him of his experience playing mobile games in his previous life.

One word: Black!

Just as Gu An was secretly complaining, he suddenly saw a light in the sky above the distant mountains and forests. He squinted and vaguely saw a scene of cultivators fighting.

Ten miles away.

Above the mountains and forests, Shi Yang swung his sword, unleashing streaks of sword energy that swept across the landscape like a whirlwind, causing leaves to dance wildly.

Li Ya, dressed in black, stood atop a tree, raising his sword to block in front of him. A powerful aura erupted from his body, forming a pale golden bell-shaped shadow that resisted all of Shi Yang's sword energy.

Shi Yang's black hair was whipped about by the strong wind, and he revealed a ferocious and arrogant smile. He laughed loudly, "Li Ya, is this all you've got? With your abilities, you think you can fight against His Highness the Fourth Prince? Do you think you can even step into the inner sect alive?"

Li Ya's expression was cold and stern, and his gaze swept towards Xuan Gu's direction.

No!

If this continues, it will alert the people of Medicine Valley.

Li Ya didn't want to cause trouble for Gu An and the others, so he immediately pushed his sword, dispersing the sword energy, and then flew in the opposite direction from Xuan Gu. Shi Yang followed closely behind, and the two of them rode away on their swords, quickly disappearing into the end of the night sky.

Gu An couldn't see the cultivators fighting in the distance while inside the lifespan barrier, but fortunately, those lights disappeared.

He dared not relax. The lifespan barrier could not be spied on, sensed, or deduced, but it did not mean that it had been completely destroyed. What if someone accidentally stumbled in?
Time flew by amidst Gu An's anxious heart.

A golden elixir began to condense within his body!
When the lifespan consumed by the lifespan barrier exceeds fifty years, he successfully forms his core!

Although the lifespan barrier consumes a lot of resources, it is within Gu An's acceptable range.

Before he started, he was worried that this thing might be too much of a rip-off and drain him dry in no time.

Now his worries have vanished.

Then another idea popped into his head.

If you reach the sixth level of the Core Formation Realm in a thousand years, should you continue to spend money on it?
Gu An: Brothers, please vote for me with monthly tickets and recommendation tickets. By the way, are you willing to spend money on in-game purchases?
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