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

Chapter 359 Taking risks

"I am the island owner, and who are you?"

Gu An asked with a puzzled look, while Hu Xiaojian next to him became nervous.

The Imperial Decree Immortal was clearly no ordinary person; his aura was obviously stronger than Gu An's.

The Immortal Lord of Imperial Decree sized up Gu An and said, "Serve me; I need your island."

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiaojian opened his mouth, thinking that this person was extremely arrogant.

He subconsciously looked around, his expression changed drastically, and he found that everyone around him had stopped, and even the flowers and plants on the street were no longer swaying.

It was as if everything had come to a standstill.

Gu An's expression turned ugly, and he looked at the Imperial Decree Immortal Lord warily.

The Immortal Lord of Imperial Decree calmly said, "It's just a little trick to prevent others from knowing about our agreement. Work for me, and I will be your backer from now on. Do you know what the highest level is?"

Gu An took a deep breath and said, "Heaven and Earth Ascending Immortal."

The Imperial Decree Immortal Lord said, "Above the Heavenly Immortal Realm is the Carefree Primordial Immortal Realm, and above that is the Mystic Law Spiritual Immortal Realm. My realm is even higher than the Mystic Law Spiritual Immortal Realm."

Upon hearing this, both Gu An and Hu Xiaojian's expressions changed drastically, with Hu Xiaojian trembling all over.

The Immortal Lord remained silent, awaiting Gu An's decision.

Gu An pretended to be tough and asked through gritted teeth, "Do I have any other choice?"

The Immortal Lord frowned, a look of displeasure flashing in his eyes.

[The Immortal Lord of Imperial Decree harbors hostility towards you and intends to kill you. Do you wish to use the Lifespan Probing Technique on him?]

Does this give rise to murderous intent?
Gu An muttered to himself, feeling that this Dao Xu Xuan Xian was too petty.

There is a way to die!

The Immortal Lord of the Imperial Decree said coldly, "Of course you can refuse, but from now on, when you encounter an unstoppable calamity, you will regret your choice today."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left. Everything around him returned to normal, and the cultivators and monsters continued to move forward. The flowers, plants and trees along the street swayed in the wind, and birds flew by in the sky.

Looking at the departing figure of the Imperial Decree Immortal, Hu Xiaojian's eyes were filled with fear.

After the Imperial Decree Immortal Lord disappeared into the crowd, Hu Xiaojian looked at Gu An and asked, "Island Lord, what should we do?"

Gu An withdrew his gaze and said, "We'll deal with whatever comes our way. At worst, we'll take this matter to the main city of the Broken Sea Domain. Don't worry."

Seeing that he remained calm, Hu Xiaojian's tension and unease began to ease.

Gu An let Hu Xiaojian continue to lead the way, as he was more interested in the herb seeds than the Imperial Decree Immortal Lord.

As the conflict between the Celestial Dynasty and the Holy Court continues to erupt, there will be more and more transcendent beings like the Imperial Decree Celestial Lord, which makes Gu An feel a sense of urgency.

We must reach a lifespan of one billion years as soon as possible and break through to a higher realm!
……

at dusk.

The Imperial Decree Immortal Lord flew out of Seeking Immortal Island. His flight speed was not fast. His divine sense covered the Broken Sea Region, searching for an island similar to Seeking Immortal Island.

In his heart, the Immortal Seeking Island already belonged to him, but he still needed to make more plans.

He couldn't help but snort coldly at the thought of Gu An's rejection.

"Let's see how you deal with the demons of the Celestial Immortal Realm." The Immortal Lord of Imperial Decree smiled.

He began to anticipate the scene of Gu An kneeling on the ground, begging him to help.

Snapped!
A hand suddenly landed on his shoulder, forcibly stopping him. This caused his Dao heart to tremble violently, and his expression changed drastically. He subconsciously tried to dodge, only to find that the magical power within his body was being suppressed by an extremely domineering force.

A true immortal with divine thoughts!

The Immortal Lord of Imperial Decree guessed the other party's cultivation level in an instant.

His vision blurred, and he found himself in a forest. He immediately realized that he was far away from the Broken Sea.

He wanted to turn back, but he just couldn't.

Boom!
A domineering divine thought invaded his mind, causing his eyes to lose their luster and his whole being to fall into a daze.

After a while, Gu An, who had used the Ultimate Transformation Body technique, annihilated the Imperial Decree Immortal Lord, leaving not even a trace of his soul, and his physical body was completely destroyed.

You have successfully seized 98641 years of lifespan from the Imperial Decree Immortal Lord (Level 3 of the Dao Void Profound Immortal Realm).

It's alright, it's passable!
Gu An, holding the Immortal Lord's storage bracelet, disappeared into the woods.

……

The fall of the Immortal Lord of Imperial Decree did not cause any disturbance. In the days that followed, Gu An often used his divine sense to observe the world.

He saw battles constantly erupting in various seas around the world, all between the immortals of the Celestial Dynasty and the Holy Court. The Holy Court had more people, but the immortals of the Celestial Dynasty were stronger in battles at the same level.

As the number of battles increased, the tense atmosphere began to spread, dispelling the joy of all beings who had received the blessings of the Primordial Void Immortal Ancestor.

Over the next five years, news of the conflict between the Immortal Dynasty and the Holy Court spread throughout the world. Even the lower-level cultivators of the Taicang Continent knew that two behemoths were fighting, and that if their battlefield descended upon the Taicang Continent, it would be a catastrophe.

Perhaps because the Holy Court had attracted the attention of the Celestial Dynasty, the death of the Celestial Lord had not been investigated by the Celestial Dynasty.

It has been seven years since the Immortal Lord of Imperial Decree perished.

On this day, Gu An returned from the outer city gate; he had just submitted the final volume of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Over the years, he relied on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to suppress the unease in his heart.

In his view, the conflict between the Celestial Dynasty and the Holy Court should not target him, and he could continue to live a life of hiding.

But deep down he was worried that the great war between the Immortal Dynasty and the Holy Court would cause an accident. The Immortal Ancestor Yuanxu could bestow blessings upon all living beings. If these two behemoths were to go to war with all their might, would they destroy the Heavenly Spirit World?

He felt uneasy every time he thought about it. On the way back to the valley, Gu An made up his mind to continue accelerating the progress.

It's time to take the risk!

Gu An's divine sense swept across the world, searching for sects with abundant medicinal herbs.

He simply couldn't bring himself to kill creatures he had no enmity with, so he decided to help other sects gather herbs, picking them but not taking them, doing good deeds anonymously.

Well, no matter how much he tried to justify it, Gu An still felt a little ashamed.

A dignified immortal with divine consciousness would actually do such a thing.

But this is a one-time chance to survive!
Anyway, nobody knows!

Soon, Gu An's gaze settled on a maritime religious sect.

Zidan Palace is a sect that specializes in the practice of alchemy. To facilitate alchemy, the sect cultivates a great many medicinal herbs.

The Purple Pill Palace isn't particularly strong, but thanks to their alchemy skills, the surrounding sects protect them.

Not to mention the sects around Zidan Palace, looking across the world, apart from the Immortal Dynasty and the Holy Court, Gu An can go wherever he wants without being discovered.

Upon returning to the valley, Gu An did not act immediately but waited until nightfall.

After nightfall, Gu An first went to Xuan Valley, and then quietly left.

He took only one step to directly enter the Purple Pill Palace.

The Purple Pill Palace is a major sect in the Broken Sea Region. It is located deep in the ocean and is a small continent with numerous mountains, the highest of which exceeds 20,000 feet.

Under the cover of darkness, lights shone on every peak of the Purple Pill Palace. Gu An landed in the woods and swept his divine sense around, finding at least 400,000 Purple Pill Palace disciples refining pills.

He walked toward the nearest medicinal herb garden.

At the edge of the herb garden, in front of a building, an old cultivator sat before a pill furnace. He closed his eyes, held a fan in his hand, and gently waved it to control the flames beneath the furnace.

Gu An walked right past him without him noticing Gu An's presence.

Even when he opened his eyes, he couldn't see Gu An.

This is the method of the Carefree Immortal. Gu An used it with the cultivation of a Divine Sense True Immortal. Even a Wonderful Method Spirit Immortal cannot see him. To see him, one's cultivation must at least reach the Dao Void Profound Immortal level.

He walked into the garden and did not pick randomly, but only picked herbs that were about to ripen.

After a while, Gu An went to the next herb garden. He didn't take any herbs with him, but only helped pick the mature herbs.

The Purple Pill Palace was very large, and in order not to cause any disturbance, Gu An moved very quietly, which also resulted in his picking speed not being very fast.

He wasn't in a hurry; he took his time, coming once every night.

Fifteen days later, Gu An harvested all the mature herbs in the Purple Pill Palace, gaining a lifespan of 150 million years in one go.

He picked too many herbs, which caused the Purple Pill Palace to notice something was wrong. For a time, the entire Purple Pill Palace was filled with fear and even invited other sects to come and oversee the situation.

All of this has nothing to do with Gu An.

He set his sights on other sects, this time choosing ones that were far from the Broken Sea.

On the first night, after he had only been picking for an hour, someone noticed something was wrong. This person quickly alerted the entire sect, causing all the disciples to begin patrolling everywhere, and Gu An had no choice but to retreat.

Even if he were discovered, Gu An could have forcibly picked the fruit, but he was afraid of making a big fuss.

Powerful cultivators can deduce the past of a sect, and Gu An doesn't want to be targeted by beings like the Black Profound Emperor or the Annihilation God Emperor.

The Heavenly Spirit Great World may seem to be under the control of the Holy Court, but who can guarantee that there are no beings within the Great World who are higher than the Nine Heavens of Immortality?

Be careful in everything you do. You only have one life. If you encounter an invincible enemy, it doesn't matter how many years you have.

This night.

Nestled among the mountains lies a large lake, its surface shimmering in the sunlight. Upon closer inspection, numerous spiritual flowers float on its surface. Gu An descends from the sky and begins to pick these flowers.

He moved the picked flowers to the lakeside.

After he finished picking the herbs, he had just taken flight when he suddenly saw a figure rushing out of the woods.

It was a girl in yellow. She ran all the way to the lakeside and saw the spiritual flowers piled up there. She was struck dumb.

She was stunned for a few moments, then rushed over to check. Seeing that the spiritual energy of the flower had not yet dissipated, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She turned her head to look around, but couldn't see the culprit. She then squatted down and buried her head in her arms.

Gu An was stunned. This was...

Cried?

Gu Anchao threw a lifespan probe at the girl in yellow.

【Zhu Xi (Foundation Building Realm Level 3): 17/350/9999】

A lifespan of 9,999 years!

When Gu An visited other sects, he would throw lifespan probes at the cultivators along the way. Below the Nirvana Realm, the maximum lifespan was only eight thousand years.

Gu An became interested in Zhu Xi and did not leave, but wanted to observe her further.

Zhu Xi squatted for a long time before standing up. Gu An thought she would go to her master or an elder in the sect to deal with it.

however……

Under Gu An's watchful gaze, Zhu Xi cast a spell with both hands, directly absorbing the spiritual energy within these spiritual flowers.

"Little flowers, although I don't know who picked you, I will avenge you..." Zhu Xi murmured to herself.

(End of this chapter)