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

Chapter 238 The Soul of the Ji Family Ancestor
Late at night, in the dim light of the Ji residence, Gu An strolled along the corridor, his childhood memories surfacing one after another.

As the starting point of Gu An's life, he still had a lot of feelings for the Ji family. From childhood to adulthood, he lived a good life in the Ji family. Except for the time he broke the flower bed and almost had his hand chopped off, he lived a good life. He was not bullied by the Ji family members. Although there were occasional conflicts between the servants, they never reached the point of being irreconcilable.

Having not returned for a century, he felt both familiar and strange when he saw the Ji residence again.

What's familiar is that the furnishings and environment haven't changed much; what's unfamiliar is the people.

The Ji family has many branches, and the Ji family he belongs to is just one of thousands of branches. There are branches of the Ji family in three dynasties.

Before the calamity of demons, the Ji family hid in the Seven Star Spirit Realm. Only the main family and the high-ranking members and genius disciples of various branches went there. After the calamity of demons ended, those Ji family members who hid in the Seven Star Spirit Realm returned to their respective hometowns and continued to develop their families.

Gu An even saw that there were branches of the Ji family on the ocean, but they were very close to the mainland, so he dared not venture there, because the monsters on the ocean were very powerful and he would always encounter monsters of higher realms.

The person with the highest cultivation level in this Ji Mansion is at the Integration Realm. Thinking back to the past, even those at the Integration Realm were beings he had to look up to.

Sudden.

Gu An sensed a faint soul aura, which piqued his interest, and he immediately headed in that direction.

Along the way, figures passed by him one after another; he even walked directly through the courtyard wall, as if everything here was an illusion to him.

Gu An spotted a familiar face – the bodyguard who had been in charge of him back then, the one who had tried to cut off his hand.

A century has passed, and his hair has turned white. As he has aged, he no longer looks so fierce; instead, he has a kind and gentle appearance.

Gu An merely glanced at him, showing no intention of seeking revenge. It was indeed he who had smashed the flowerbed back then, and the guard was simply fulfilling his duty. Moreover, the two of them were now worlds apart, practically from different worlds, so why should he bother with such a matter?

The Ji residence was very large, and Gu An walked forward on foot as if strolling in a garden.

An hour later, he arrived at the place where the mysterious spirit was located, which turned out to be the ancestral hall of the Ji family.

He walked through the door and saw rows of memorial tablets, all of them belonging to the ancestors of the Ji family, with their spirits hidden inside the main tablet.

Gu An came to the memorial tablet and wrote down the name on it.

Princess Battle!

Deep within the spirit tablet lies a soul, an old man, lying on his side as if dozing.

He is hidden within the power of cause and effect, not in an ordinary alternate dimension, and living beings cannot detect his existence with their divine sense.

Ji Zhan rolled over, seemingly dreaming, unaware that anyone was watching him.

Gu An threw a lifespan probe at him, and the results were all zero, not even his cultivation level was displayed.

In the darkness, Ji Zhan is inextricably linked to the entire Ji family mansion; it is a thread of cause and effect, one of which also involves Ji Xiaoyu.

Ji Zhan is the bloodline ancestor of Ji Xiaoyu.

Gu An followed Ji Xiaoyu's cause-and-effect line and found that there was a very blurry section in the middle, which even he could not see clearly.

There was something wrong with Ji Xiaoyu's cause and effect. This feeling was very strange, making Gu An feel as if Ji Xiaoyu had suddenly become a different person at some point.

Upon closer inspection, it appears that this change occurred when Ji Xiaoyu was ten years old.

He didn't think much of it. He hadn't come here to investigate Ji Xiaoyu. It wasn't surprising that Ji Xiaoyu possessed a primordial Dao talisman and had special karma.

Gu An didn't stay long before turning around and leaving the ancestral hall.

Deep within the spirit tablet, Ji Zhan rolled over and sat up. He scratched his head and muttered, "Strange, why did I have a feeling of unease just now? Could it be that my Ji family is facing another calamity?"

"It's all because of that Seven Star Spirit Realm. Alas, the descendants of today have no ambition and only think about relying on others. It's a pity that I can only watch and hope that she can restore the Ji family to its former glory."

Ji Zhan lay down again and continued to sleep.

Time meant nothing to him; he was used to indulging in dreams, enjoying the cycles he created for himself.

……

At dawn, the sunlight swept across the horizon.

Chi Bei stood on the beach, frowning as he looked into the distance. His face was pale. During the battle of the Divine City, he was stung by the Devouring Immortal Scorpion of the Seven Star Spirit Realm, and he still hadn't completely gotten rid of the scorpion venom in his body.

A figure emerged from the woods behind them; it was none other than Chi Jiuxiao, the genius of the Star Sea Sect.

"Master, that brat An Hao is really going too far. I taught him the supernatural power, and he actually mastered it last night. It's simply outrageous..."

As Chi Jiuxiao approached, he cursed, his indignation rising at the mention of An Hao's talent.

He was completely convinced; An Hao's talent and comprehension were indeed superior to his.

Chi Bei did not answer him, and continued to look into the distance.

"Master, what are you looking at?" Chi Jiuxiao couldn't help but ask when he saw his master lost in thought.

Chi Bei came to his senses and said, "The spiritual energy at sea is a bit strange. I suspect there are some unusual phenomena somewhere. I wonder if it's related to the recently rumored world-destroying sea tide."

Chi Jiuxiao frowned and said, "What do you mean by a world-destroying tide? It must be the work of the Seven Star Spirit Realm. The appearance of that great rift is too coincidental!"

Chi Bei didn't respond; he felt it was pointless to say anything.

Just then, a seven-colored ray of light descended from the sky and landed beside the two of them, instantly attracting their attention. They turned their heads and saw a figure appear in the ray of light.

It was a mysterious figure shrouded in dark purple demonic energy.

Chi Jiuxiao's eyes widened, and he said, "The Sword Venerable Fudao?"

Chi Bei couldn't forget the scene of Gu An easily suppressing two wandering immortals. He quickly bowed, for no matter what, the other party had saved his life, and he should perform this ritual. "Thank you for taking care of my disciple all these years," Gu An said.

Just as Chi Bei was about to speak, Gu An suddenly appeared in front of him, reached out his right hand, and pointed two fingers at his chest, instantly immobilizing him.

"Master!"

Chi Jiuxiao was startled and instinctively wanted to pounce on him.

"do not move!"

Chi Bei shouted in a deep voice, even using his magic power to suppress Chi Jiuxiao in an instant.

"Senior is expelling the poison from me..." Chi Bei took a deep breath and said slowly, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

As the other party's magic entered his body, he suddenly felt incredibly small.

Faced with this magical power, the Immortal Realm was so weak and vulnerable.

Is the Celestial Immortal's Ascension Realm really that powerful?

Although Chi Bei is a wandering immortal, he has no confidence in reaching the Heaven and Earth Immortal realm in the future. It seems that he is only one major realm away, but he simply cannot imagine how to break through to the Heaven and Earth Immortal realm.

Chi Jiuxiao was overjoyed upon hearing his master's words.

He was constantly worried about the poison in his master's body, but he was helpless and could only anxiously wait. He never expected that An Hao's master could actually remove the poison from the Devouring Immortal Scorpion.

After a few breaths, Gu An stopped and said, "I want to be alone with my disciple."

After saying this, he turned and walked towards the woods. Chi Jiuxiao quickly bowed and dared not stop him.

Chi Bei felt the toxins in his body dissipating, and the pressure in his heart dissipated as well. He looked at Gu An with awe.

Such a terrifying poison, yet the other party was able to expel it with ease...

Little did he know that Gu An could remove the scorpion venom from his body in an instant, and even deliberately delayed the process, which was still beyond Gu An's reach.

Chi Jiuxiao quickly came to Chi Bei's side to check on his condition.

Deep within the island, hundreds of miles away from Chi Bei and his disciples, An Hao sat cross-legged on a hillside, cultivating his inner energy.

Fourth level of the Divine Transformation Realm!
It is still amazing.

Gu An stood behind An Hao, looking at his current cultivation level, and sighed inwardly.

An Hao is only ninety-four years old now. For a ninety-four-year-old cultivator at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, surpassing Li Xuandao is only a matter of time. He is still the fastest cultivator in Gu An's mind.

Gu An, who had reached the ninth level of the Free and Unfettered Immortal Realm at the age of 128, said, "Judging from your cultivation, you have not been slacking off."

An Hao suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head and looked over. His face immediately lit up with surprise and joy. He quickly stood up and said excitedly, "Master, what brings you here?"

Gu An replied, "I came to see you."

Upon hearing this, An Hao was even more delighted. He went up to Gu An and began to ask all sorts of questions, losing his usual composure.

In front of Gu An, he seemed to still be that lively and mischievous boy.

The master and disciple chatted for a while before Gu An finally got to the point, asking, "How are you doing with the Yangmu Hunyuan Gong that I taught you?"

An Hao's spiritual root aptitude is very strong, but this strength is not due to a single spiritual root; rather, every attribute of his spiritual roots is at the level of a celestial spiritual root.

In other words, An Hao has the aptitude to cultivate the Five Elements Technique.

His cultivation of the Heaven and Earth Innate Skill is not considered abandoning the skill and starting over, because the two skills are of the same origin.

“It’s great. I’ve already cultivated Yang Wood. This kind of spiritual wood can devour spiritual power and is quite domineering…” An Hao talked on and on, showing off his achievements. It was a rare opportunity to see his master, and he didn’t want to disappoint him.

After he finished speaking, Gu An said, "I will teach you a higher-level technique. The Yangmu Hunyuan Technique is only one of the foundations of this technique."

Upon hearing this, An Hao's eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly.

"This technique must not be revealed, as it can easily bring calamity. Moreover, the tribulations you face in the future will be more difficult than those faced by cultivators of the same cultivation level. You must be mentally prepared," Gu An cautioned.

An Hao suddenly realized, "The Heavenly Tribulation is related to cultivation techniques? No wonder my Heavenly Tribulation always makes people so surprised."

Gu An continued, "I recently took on a disciple. Your junior brother's talent is also quite remarkable, no less than yours. As his senior brother, you must set a good example and not let him surpass you."

Junior brother?

An Hao frowned, immediately becoming tense.

If anyone else had said this, he would have scoffed, feeling that no one could match his talent.

But when these words came from his master, he had no doubt that there was someone in the world whose talent was comparable to his, and who was even younger than him. This gave him a sense of urgency.

"Master, what is my junior brother's name?" An Hao asked cautiously.

“One day, you will meet and get to know each other, because you cultivate the same technique,” ​​Gu An replied.

Could it be Li Ya?
An Hao thought of the Tai Cang Jing Shen Sword that Li Ya had used.

He quickly abandoned this guess. Li Ya was not only older than him, but he was not a genius at all; in his eyes, he was just an ordinary person.

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