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

Chapter 260 Reincarnation
What Gu An saw and heard on Seeking Immortals Island was just a microcosm of the general situation at sea. Although the Great Rift in the Broken Sea had produced ferocious demons, the opportunities it contained also attracted countless cultivators and monsters.

However, as long as this matter doesn't affect Gu An, he won't bother with it.

Even if someone he knows ventures into the Great Rift of the Broken Sea, he will not stop them. Everyone has their own choices. In the previous calamities on the continent, many people he knew were also involved.

Opportunities are earned through struggle and hard work.

While the ocean was churning with storms, 155-year-old Gu An was still living a life of farming.

Occasionally, he would use his divine sense to look at the Great Crack in the Sea and then at the heavens beyond.

The influence of this great rift in the sea is enormous; Gu An has noticed an increasing number of celestial beings returning from beyond the heavens recently.

The battles on the seas became increasingly frequent, and when someone brought out treasures from the great rift in the sea, a bloody storm had already begun.

In addition, Gu An noticed a special situation that added more variables to this catastrophe and made him even more wary of the Great Rift in the Sea.

Autumn is drawing to a close.

Gu An was chatting with Ye Lan as they stood in front of the wooden fence, watching the disciples sweep up the fallen leaves.

"Unification of the world is a good thing. As for whether to follow the dynasty north, that's up to you," Gu An said.

As the Tai Cang Dynasty is about to unify the world, Li Xuandao asks the Tai Xuan Sect to send people north to talk with the Da Jiang Dynasty. The purpose is twofold: first, to support them, and second, to take advantage of the situation and head north together to establish a base in the former land of demons.

Before the Heavenly Ranking Tournament, Tai Xuan Sect's northward expansion plan was always delayed, with people secretly sabotaging it. As a result, Tai Xuan Sect even sacrificed some disciples. Now, no force dares to oppose Tai Xuan Sect anymore, and Tai Xuan Sect is also preparing to go north to establish a branch sect.

Ye Lan was referring to the matter of going to the branch sect. Going to the branch sect would elevate her status and position, and she was very tempted by it.

If she doesn't go, with her current cultivation level, she can only become an elder in the inner sect at most, but she will have little power.

Ye Lan hesitated and said, "I really want to go, but I'm afraid I won't have as much time to see you in the future."

Gu An smiled and said, "That's only the initial stage. Once the teleportation array is built, we can see each other whenever we want."

Although Ye Lan liked him, her life wasn't just about Gu An, and she couldn't revolve around him. He also hoped that Ye Lan could have a more fulfilling life.

The wonders of life are only partly about romantic love, especially after cultivating immortality, where the importance of love diminishes even further.

So-called love, in itself, begins with desire. Cultivating immortality and the mind can naturally control physical desires, but spiritual desires will become even greater.

In her early years, Ye Lan had made a name for herself in the outer sect's stewardship hall. She still harbored a desire for power, but this desire couldn't compare to her concern for Gu An, which made her hesitate.

Hearing Gu An's words, Ye Lan thought they made sense and nodded. She said with a half-smile, "Now that I'm gone, Senior Brother, are you feeling more at ease?"

Gu An said irritably, "What are you talking about? I'm comfortable with you here."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lan couldn't help but lightly punch him.

Gu An instructed her not to slack off in her training after she went to the branch sect.

As the two students chatted, they began to reminisce about the past.

As evening approached, Ye Lan left.

Gu Angang sat down at his desk and was about to turn the pages of a book when he suddenly sensed something. He turned his divine sense toward the Great Jiang Dynasty.

The innate Dao talisman that had been hiding in the shadows has finally made a move!

It merged into the womb of a woman from a branch of the Ji family, which surprised Gu An.

Is this considered reincarnation?

After reaching the Free and Unfettered Immortal Realm, Gu An was able to glimpse the Yin and Yang rules of the world, but he still could not see where reincarnation was. Those souls would rise into the sky within seven days of death, and disappear after reaching a certain height. Souls that did not rise into the sky within seven days would become vengeful spirits, rejected by the rules of heaven and earth. In order to survive, they had to persecute living beings, absorb the essence of living beings to increase their ghostly energy, and become stronger step by step.

After Ji Xiaoyu died, her soul remained hidden within the innate talisman, and unlike other ghosts, she did not harm the living.

Under Gu An's gaze, the innate Dao talisman completely merged with the woman's aura, as if the innate Dao talisman had vanished into thin air.

It is unknown whether Ji Xiaoyu in this life has memories of her past life.

Gu An remembered that Ji Xiaoyu seemed mature for her age even when she was a child, unlike a normal child. Perhaps she had retained her memories from her past life, but she hid them very well.

After watching for a while, Gu An withdrew his gaze.

The moonlight was slightly cool, and the evening breeze blew in through the window, ruffling Gu An's hair.

This blowing has lasted for another decade.

Ten years have passed, and the world has changed dramatically. The land of the three dynasties has been unified, and only the Taicang Dynasty remains. For the people, this can be considered a true period of peace and prosperity.

Taicang focused on development, venturing overseas to explore the world and heading north to mine resources. With the improvement of resources, all industries in the region flourished.

The same is true in the cultivation world, where new sects are constantly emerging. For example, the Juhua Sect is the fastest-growing sect in the past ten years and has already become one of the nine major sects of Taicang. The first-ranked sect is Taixuan Sect, and the second is Cangtian Sect.

The branch sect of Tai Xuan Sect has been established, and various messages are constantly flowing into Tai Xuan Sect, making all disciples feel that the sect is taking off.

The treatment of Medicine Valley disciples is also improving, and the time disciples spend in Medicine Valley is starting to shorten, which also proves that Tai Xuan Sect is investing more cultivation resources in its disciples, thus shortening the time for miscellaneous disciples to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

On this day, Gu Angang arrived at the Third Medicine Valley from Xuan Valley. He turned his head and saw that the area in front of the pavilions next to him was crowded with people watching a game of chess.

It's unclear when exactly, but Go has become popular in the Tai Xuan Sect, and masters all come to the Third Medicine Valley to play. Gu An knows this is because the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord likes to play Go here. This guy has become the biggest promoter of Go, and with his apparent cultivation level now at the Great Ascension Realm, the Elders' Hall has no choice but to curry favor with him.

Last month, Lü Baitian asked him if he wanted to hold a Go tournament, but he refused.

Go is currently only popular within the Tai Xuan Sect, so holding a major tournament is too early.

Most importantly, the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord wanted to hold the conference in the Third Medicine Valley, but how could he agree to that?
Doesn't this affect his ability to grow medicinal herbs?
Gu An only watched for a while before heading to his own attic.

The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord doesn't easily challenge Gu An to chess games these days; he's probably honing his skills.

The person playing chess with the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord was a cultivator at the Integration Realm and also an elder of the sect. Those old cultivators whose cultivation had stagnated would become addicted to Go once they got into it.

Gu An suddenly sensed something and became interested. He immediately called out to the Blood Prison Great Sage and rode the Blood Prison Great Sage to fly towards the outer city.

Mounts belonging to Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators are not uncommon in the Tai Xuan Sect these days. If you spend half a day in the Third Medicine Valley, you can always see disciples riding their mounts flying over the valley.

"Master, why do you suddenly want to go to the outer city?" Blood Prison Great Sage asked curiously.

"Lu Lingjun is back and is leading people towards the Heaven-Mending Platform. He's probably going to test the Heaven-Severing Axe," Gu An replied casually.

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage of Blood Prison immediately became interested.

He knew that Lu Lingjun had founded the Ascension Sect, and the people she brought were likely Ascended beings.

Since they are all ascendants, it's natural to want to know more.

The Blood Prison Great Sage moved very fast and arrived at the Heaven-Mending Platform.

Compared to ten years ago, the Heaven-Mending Platform is even more lively, with cultivators of varying levels of cultivation, ranging from Qi Refining Realm to Loose Immortal.

That's right, there are wandering immortals, and more than one.

They all came from overseas. After expressing their respect for the Sword Master Fudao, they then openly and honestly ascended the Heaven-Mending Platform to comprehend the Sword Master Fudao's sword intent.

For this reason, several years ago, Gu An secretly enhanced the sword intent contained within the words "righteous path".

Gu An rolled down and then walked onto the Heaven-Mending Platform. The Bull Demon King did not go up on the platform because mounts and demonic pets were not allowed to go up, for fear of offending the Sword Venerable Fudao.

At this moment, more and more people gathered around the Sky-Severing Axe. The news had spread that a wandering immortal from overseas had come to challenge the Sky-Severing Axe.

Over the years, the term "Sanxian" (散仙) is no longer mysterious within the Tai Xuan Sect. Many people know that Sanxian is a realm, representing immortals, and is the highest realm they currently understand.

Why now?
Because the cultivation world is developing too fast, who knows if names of even higher realms will emerge in ten years.

Of course, the Mahayana realm is still a place that all beings revere.

Zuo Yijian stood beside the Heaven-Slaying Axe, holding the Investiture of the Gods in his hands. Although his eyes were on the book, he was clearly distracted.

This wandering immortal from overseas was the person Lu Lingjun brought with her; he was her master whom she had apprenticed at sea.

Gu An squeezed into the crowd and threw a lifespan probe at the person.

【Western Spirit Mother (Eighth Floor of the Scattered Immortal Realm): 18907/24000/150000】

A lifespan of 150,000 years means that the Holy Mother of the Western Spirit can reach the Realm of Immortals!

Even in the sea area where Seeking Immortals Island is located, wandering immortals are transcendent beings and are rarely seen.

The Holy Mother of the West wore a purple robe, her white hair was piled up under a jeweled crown, and a blue scarf was wrapped around her arm. She exuded an immense pressure just by standing there, making people feel awe.

Although she had white hair, she looked young and beautiful; however, her strong presence made it easy to overlook this.

The Holy Mother of the West stepped forward and came to the Sky-Severing Axe. She carefully examined the Sky-Severing Axe.

She came to this continent specifically to seek out the Sword Master Fudao.

This is also one of the reasons why she accepted Lu Lingjun as her disciple.

The overseas cultivators had a deeper understanding of the destruction of the Seven Star Spirit Realm, and the Sword Master Fudao was definitely the most powerful cultivator she had ever heard of. How could she not be interested?

Seeing that she was not making a move, Zuo Yijian said impatiently, "Hurry up, there are people waiting behind you. When the time comes, even the Lord of the Holy Land will not be able to make a move."

No matter if you're a wandering immortal or any other kind of immortal, you have to follow the rules in the Tai Xuan Sect!
The Holy Mother of the West was not angry. Instead, she raised her right hand, her snow-white palm reaching out to grasp the Heaven-Severing Axe.

She could sense that the weight wasn't from the Heaven-Severing Axe itself, but from the immense magical power within it.

She tried twice, then gave up and turned to leave.

This disappointed the onlookers, as the commotion was rather small. They didn't expect the Holy Mother of the West to succeed; they just wanted to see the high and mighty immortal make a fool of herself.

Lu Lingjun chatted with the Holy Mother of the Western Spirit for a few words before turning to leave, when her gaze suddenly caught Gu An.

"Gu An, what brings you here?" Lu Lingjun transmitted her voice to Gu An while waving to him.

(End of this chapter)