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

Chapter 228 Immortal King
Gu An sat at the stone table, enjoying the shoulder and leg massages from Tian Qing and Tian Bai. His gaze was fixed on Tian Yao'er, and he would occasionally comment on her Wuji Zizai Step, feeling quite content.

Tian Yao'er was quite annoyed, but she had no choice but to listen to the lecture.

After a while, Gu An stopped instructing her and said, "Tian Qing, Tian Bai, today I will teach you supernatural powers. Do you want to practice them?"

Upon hearing this, the two women nodded quickly, their eyes shining.

Gu An raised his hand and pointed his index finger at the two women's foreheads. In an instant, the two women froze, their pupils reflecting a figure cultivating supernatural powers, whose posture was constantly changing.

He taught them Daoist Yuan Qi, which would take Tian Qing and Tian Bai many years to master, so it was a good opportunity for them to settle down.

During the shoulder and leg massage, their hands became a little restless, which slightly displeased Gu An, so he gave them a small punishment.

Tian Yao'er sat down and asked curiously, "Master, what kind of supernatural power did you pass on to them?"

Gu An gave a brief introduction to Dao Gang Yuan Qi, which piqued Tian Yao'er's interest, and she began to beg him to teach her.

Having spent so much time together, Gu An found it hard to refuse Tian Yao'er's request, so he nodded in agreement. This made Tian Yao'er very excited. Her eyes darted around, and she couldn't hide her smile.

After the two cat demons regained their senses, Gu An let them go to cultivate.

As soon as they left, Tian Yao'er came over again, offering her forehead to them with her eyes closed.

Seeing her looking like she was ready to be picked at will, Gu An cursed her under his breath as a vixen, and then began to impart his supernatural powers.

After imparting the supernatural powers, while Tian Yao'er was still immersed in the inherited memories, Gu An began to pick medicinal herbs.

Tianqing and Tianbai were quite mischievous. Wherever Gu An went, they would cultivate nearby and keep trying to talk to him.

Gu An left just before dawn.

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As autumn arrives, the weather becomes slightly cool.

Gu An crossed seas to reach the Immortal Seeking Island.

Sure enough, news of the great ocean rift had spread to Seeking Immortals Island, and it was being talked about everywhere.

It is said that the great rift is still extending and its length is immeasurable. Its width alone is said to be hundreds of miles, which is unsettling, as if the whole world is about to be split in two.

During this time, Gu An even saw celestial beings approaching the great ocean rift, but they were powerless to help.

"Senior, I have heard a legend. It is said that long ago, the human world was submerged by the ocean, and countless lineages were destroyed. After the ocean sank, all living beings returned to the land to survive, and sects sprang up like mushrooms after rain. Among them was a sect called the Red Dust Sect. The leader of the Red Dust Sect created the immortal treasure, the Divine City, to suppress the human world for a generation and achieve the position of Immortal King."

Before his fall, the Lord of the Red Dust Sect cleaved the ocean in two, and then his physical body fell to the bottom of the sea. His power was unimaginable. Some say that the power of his corpse shattered the ocean, but I don't know if that's true.

Hu Xiaojian followed beside Gu An and said mysteriously.

The Red Dust Cult, the Mystic City?
Upon hearing this, Gu An immediately felt that the great ocean rift was related to the Seven Star Spirit Realm.

What exactly is the Seven Star Spirit Realm plotting by first releasing the Mysterious City and then creating the Great Ocean Rift?
"Help me collect all the legends and records of the Immortal Kings since ancient times," Gu An instructed.

Previously, the Ghost Mother of the Ephemeral Flower had sent the Thirteen Fiends of the Nine Netherworlds to Gu An with the Immortal King's Crown. Underneath that Immortal King's Crown were the bones and soul of the Evil Emperor. Gu An buried the Immortal King's Crown at the bottom of the lake in the North Sea and has not touched it since.

He originally thought that the title of Immortal King was just a title, but now it seems that there are many Immortal Kings.

Hu Xiaojian quickly agreed. He felt honored to be able to do things for Gu An. After so many years of getting along with Gu An, he felt that he had finally gotten on Gu An's good side.

Serving a wandering immortal is a great honor for him!
There's an auction on Immortal Seeking Island these next two days, and Hu Xiaojian recommended Gu An to attend because there are saplings of ninth-tier spirit trees there.

Upon hearing this, Gu An immediately agreed.

Half a day later, Gu An left with the sapling of the ninth-order spirit tree. Some rogue immortals tried to track him down, but they couldn't catch up at all.

Gu An arrived at the secluded cave and planted a sapling of a ninth-tier spiritual tree.

【Luo Hai Tree (Ninth Tier): 56/80000/500000】

A maximum lifespan of 500,000 years!

If Gu An were to kill it now, he could gain another eight thousand years of lifespan, but he wouldn't do something as short-sighted as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

The Luohai Tree can form the Luotian Sea, which gathers spiritual energy and improves the growth environment of all things. The Luotian Sea will also send down spiritual rain. It is said that being baptized by the spiritual rain gives one the opportunity to gain enlightenment about heaven and earth.

Gu An was very much looking forward to this kind of spiritual tree.

Ten thousand years later, the secluded cave will be truly cultivated. If his old friends are no longer here, he can still seclude himself for tens of thousands of years. With Tian Yao'er by his side, he will never be lonely.

Gu Anduan admired the Luo Hai tree for a long time before leaving.

He didn't return until ten years later.

Ten years have passed, and Luo Haishu has grown quite a bit taller.

Tian Yao'er stayed by Gu An's side, gazing up at the Luo Hai Tree with him.

In the distance, Tianqing and Tianbai were playing. Gu An had adopted them to serve Tian Yao'er, but Tian Yao'er was usually in seclusion and rarely disciplined them, which resulted in them remaining innocent, carefree, and very lively.

Ten years have passed, and Tian Yao'er's cultivation has reached the second level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

"Master, we've been watching for so long, shouldn't we go now?" Tian Yao'er asked softly.

Gu An snapped out of his daze, nodded gently, and then turned and left with her.

The reason Tian Yao'er urged him was that she didn't want to waste time here; she still had a lot to say to Gu An.

She could sense that Gu An was in low spirits.

This feeling persisted until Gu An left. Gu An returned to Xuan Valley, sat at his desk, holding the Qingxia Travelogue, but couldn't calm down.

He sighed inwardly, feeling utterly annoyed.

The reason for his distress was that Ye Lan was about to release the cultivation suppressed by the Innate Reincarnation Technique tonight.

He was already 122 years old, while Ye Lan was 117 years old. They were only 13 years away from their lifespan limit. He was afraid that something might happen to the Innate Reincarnation Technique, so he left 13 years of leeway.

Over the years, he has given Ye Lan countless pills, which should have helped her accumulate a lot of cultivation.

Thinking this way, Gu An felt a little more at ease.

He used his divine sense to look at the outer city gate, inside Ye Lan's residence.

Ye Lan sat cross-legged on the bed, practicing her martial arts. Gu An could sense that her cultivation level was loosening.

Wait until late at night.

Ye Lan fully unleashed her cultivation. Gu An had set up numerous formations in her residence beforehand, but even so, her aura still alarmed many people, because Gu An could not set up formations beyond the level of his apparent abilities.

More and more people gathered at Ye Lan's residence. Fortunately, the outer sect elder, Lü Songhan, arrived in time, dispersed the disciples, and dispatched his subordinates to guard the residence.

This was a prior arrangement made by Gu An.

Gu An could sense that Ye Lan was forming her core, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Ye Lan waited until dawn before she began to form her nascent soul.

This made Gu An secretly alarmed; the Innate Reincarnation Technique was a bit too domineering!

Of course, the reason Ye Lan was able to break through so quickly was mainly because Gu An had used a lot of pills, the value of which exceeded the savings of most Nascent Soul cultivators.

It wasn't until two days later that Ye Lan's cultivation was completely stabilized.

However, her commotion attracted the attention of the inner sect and the main city of the sect.

Gu An had no choice but to go and guard the entrance of the mansion.

When Lü Baitian flew over and saw Gu An, he immediately walked towards Gu An.

Facing the sect leader, Gu An did not hide anything and told him the origin of the Dao Yan Gong. He also revealed that the reason why Ye Lan's breakthrough caused such a commotion was because he had refined all the medicinal herbs he had obtained over the years into pills and used them on her.

Lu Baitian had heard of Dao Yan Gong. Wu Xin was now a favorite of Li Xuandao, and the power of Dao Yan Gong had already spread throughout the cultivation world.

He hadn't expected Gu An to be so sentimental. He knew that Gu An owned three medicinal valleys and obtained an immeasurable amount of medicinal herbs every year, yet he was willing to pour them all into Ye Lan's body.

“Okay, I’ll handle it. You can wait for her without worry,” Lü Baitian said, then waved to Lü Songhan.

He instructed Lü Songhan to spread the word that a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator was practicing in the manor, and that no one else was allowed to disturb him.

If a Foundation Establishment cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage within two days, it will inevitably cause a huge uproar. However, if it is a Nascent Soul cultivator practicing, the impact will certainly be less.

Gu An stood in front of the mansion waiting.

It wasn't until evening, after Ye Lan's breathing had calmed down, that Lü Songhan led his men away.

Gu An entered the mansion and headed towards Ye Lan's room.

He waited in front of the door.

"Senior brother, why don't you come in?" Ye Lan's voice came from inside the house.

Gu An took a deep breath and pushed open the door to enter.

His gaze was drawn to Ye Lan on the bed, and he immediately abandoned his lifespan probe.

【Ye Lan (Fifth Level of Nascent Soul Realm): 117/600/600】

How could someone only have a lifespan of six hundred years?

Gu An frowned, his heart sinking.

Ye Lan opened her eyes and looked at him with a smile, saying, "Senior brother, I have reached the Nascent Soul Realm, it's truly incredible!"

She was excited, unaware that her lifespan was only six hundred years.

In her understanding, it was not difficult for someone at the Nascent Soul stage to live for a thousand years, and since she was currently at the Nascent Soul stage, her cultivation would definitely be even higher in the future.

The innate reincarnation function can extend the maximum lifespan, but it cannot extend the lifespan when a cultivator breaks through a breakthrough.

After all, this skill itself is about defying fate and changing one's destiny.

Gu An smiled and said, "Really? That's great, Junior Sister. You'll have to look after me from now on."

Ye Lan smiled and said, "You taught me the cultivation technique. Once you unleash your full power, you'll definitely be stronger than me."

Gu An did not cultivate the Innate Reincarnation Technique, but upon hearing her say that, he could only agree.

Ye Lan got up and sat down at the table with Gu An, and began to talk about her feelings about breaking through.

Gu Anze was pondering how to help Ye Lan attain enlightenment.

It seems that enlightenment is still the best way to extend one's lifespan, but enlightenment is so difficult!

The third update!

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