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

Chapter 48 Yangmu Hunyuan Technique, Ninth Level of the Void Transcending Realm

Seeing the complicated expression on Wu Xin's face, Gu An wanted to laugh, but his years of acting experience prevented him from breaking character.

Gu An's expression kept changing, first shock, then relief, and finally tension.

Seeing the change in his senior brother's expression, Wu Xin felt even more embarrassed, but he did not regret revealing the matter.

Since that last time she opened her heart to him, Wuxin felt that her senior brother was already the closest person to her, and there should be no secrets between them.

"This matter must not be told to anyone, otherwise I will not be able to protect you!" Gu An took a deep breath and said seriously.

Wu Xin nodded solemnly, recalling the previous battle, which chilled him to the bone.

Gu An asked curiously, "Can you recognize that person from just now? What level was he at?"

He wanted to test the depths of Qianqiu Pavilion.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xin scratched his head and guessed, "I didn't see his true face, so he's probably in the Nascent Soul stage. His movement speed is too fast; it's hard to imagine someone in the Core Formation stage having such ability..."

Gu An was stunned.

This silly boy...

He remarked with emotion, "You said your father didn't care about you, but look, he even sent people to protect you."

“He doesn’t really care about me, but maybe he’s afraid I’ll embarrass him, or maybe the person who made the move just happened to be coming to the Tai Xuan Sect on a mission,” Wu Xin guessed. He wasn’t moved by the incident and still resented his father.

Afterwards, Gu An gave a few more instructions and then took Wu Xin downstairs.

Gu An did not have his disciples clean the courtyard, but instead left the scene as it was, waiting for Wu Xin to go to the outer sect to find the Enforcement Hall the next day.

All the disciples in the valley witnessed the previous battle, and it was impossible to keep it a secret, so it was better to inform the Tai Xuan Sect in advance.

He stood in front of Qiu Qianli's alchemy furnace, observing the medicinal liquid inside. He couldn't tell what kind of pill Qiu Qianli was refining, but decided to keep it and let the Tai Xuan Sect decide for themselves.

That night.

When Gu An arrived at the Eight Views Cave, he fed Haolong mutton as usual, and then took out Qiu Qianli's storage bag.

He emptied everything out of the storage bag and then destroyed it.

It must be said that cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage are indeed very wealthy; the amount of spirit stones and spirit pills alone is enormous.

He inspected everything and burned all the useless items to prevent anyone from tracking him down.

He also erased Qiu Qianli's mark from all those magical artifacts, making them all ownerless.

Finally, he had only one letter left in his hand, containing a blank sheet of paper that required divine sense to read, and only those who had reached the Nascent Soul stage could glimpse it.

After investigating, he learned why Qiu Qianli had come: for the Innate Dao Talisman.

Qiu Qianli's mission was to meet the Wan Yin Sect spies who were trying to seize the Innate Dao Talisman at the outer gate.

Besides Qianqiu Pavilion, Wanyin Sect also planted many spies within Taixuan Sect. The fact that Qiu Qianli was in charge of receiving them means that person's cultivation level must be quite high.

The spies of the demonic path are truly everywhere!
How many people are like him, unable to control their own lives?
Gu An sighed inwardly, then got up to examine the medicinal herbs inside the Eight Views Cave.

……

The next morning, Wu Xin led Tang Yu and Su Han to the outer sect, while Gu An instructed the other disciples to do their normal work: some herded sheep, some weeded, and some watered the plants.

Around noon, Wu Xin and the other two returned. The reason they arrived so quickly was that they were riding on a magic artifact belonging to a Core Formation cultivator. It was a huge mahogany fan with dozens of people standing on it, including Ye Lan.

After everyone landed, Gu An went to greet them.

The leader of the group was an elder from the Enforcement Hall named Murong Ying.

[Murong Ying (Central Core Realm Level 3): 268/503/908]

Murong Ying was dressed in a purple robe. He was tall, handsome, and had black and white hair. Every gesture he made exuded the aura of a superior.

After hearing Gu An recount the events, he nodded slightly and said, "You did a great job. We will sweep through this area and will not allow any demonic cultivators to lurk."

Gu An immediately bowed and thanked him.

The disciples of the Enforcement Hall didn't talk much with the disciples in the valley. They came to Xiao Chuan's courtyard and were terrified when they saw the bloodstains on the walls and the ground.

Murong Ying arrived in front of Qiu Qianli's alchemy furnace. He looked into the furnace and his brows quickly furrowed.

the other side.

Ye Lan came to Gu An's side and comforted him.

Gu An asked Wu Xin to go to her first. With her speaking up, it would be easier to get the Enforcement Hall to help. So when she heard that something had happened in Xuan Valley, she couldn't wait to rush to Xuan Valley.

After half an incense stick's time, Murong Ying took away the alchemy furnace and then called the disciples of the Enforcement Hall to leave.

Watching the disciples of the Enforcement Hall disappear into the distance, Zhen Qin couldn't help but look at Gu An and ask, "Is it over just like that?"

Gu An didn't expect the Enforcement Hall to do anything; he just wanted to report the matter. He didn't want to be labeled a spy for the demonic path.

“They will investigate. At least you should trust your Uncle Ye,” Gu An said with a smile.

Zhen Qin thought it made sense.

However, the attitude of the Enforcement Hall still spurred her on, and she secretly vowed to become an outer disciple as soon as possible.

For Xuan Gu, Qiu Qianli was just a setback, but for Gu An, it was a warning sign.

How many times has Genya encountered such danger?

No!

I still need to improve my cultivation!

...In the blink of an eye, seven days have passed quickly.

That night, Gu An quietly left Xuan Valley and sat down in a mountain forest a hundred miles away.

He brought up the attribute panel and focused his gaze on the Divine Wood Pure Yang Skill.

First, improve your cultivation technique!
He immediately gave up 10,000 years of his lifespan.

Ultimately, the Divine Wood Pure Yang Skill underwent an advancement, becoming the Yang Wood Mixed Origin Skill, achieving the same level of mastery.

The Yangmu Hunyuan Gong also awakened supernatural powers, which surprised and delighted Gu An.

He immediately activated the Lifespan Barrier and inherited the Yang Wood Primordial Technique.

Half an hour later, the inheritance ended, and Gu An also learned the mystery of the supernatural power.

This supernatural power is called Yangmu Wanli. This supernatural power can inject spiritual power into the earth to condense Yangmu and cover the earth. Yangmu can devour the essence, energy and spirit of living beings, and even devour spiritual power. It is extremely terrifying. As long as the user's spiritual power is sufficient, it can cover an area of ​​ten thousand miles.

It's a very powerful supernatural ability, and Gu An likes it very much!
Gu An continued to look at his cultivation level on the attribute panel. He planned to increase his cultivation to the ninth level of the Void Transcending Realm. As for breaking through, he was afraid that the impact would be too exaggerated, and he only had a little over 20,000 years left to live.

He first sacrificed a thousand years of his lifespan and successfully advanced from the first level of the Void Transcending Realm to the fourth level, which is not bad.

However, after he spent another thousand years of his life, his cultivation level only reached the fifth level of the Void Transcending Realm.

In the end, it was calculated that he used a total of 7,500 years of his lifespan to reach the ninth level of the Transcendent Realm.

He had over 13,000 years left to live, so he stopped there.

As the spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowed into his body, he began to carefully comprehend the mysteries within. He couldn't rely on lifespan to increase his cultivation indefinitely; he also wanted to establish his own understanding of cultivation.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into his body, gathered on his golden core, and stimulated the generation of spiritual power, which then nourished his bones, muscles, and primordial spirit, thus continuously improving his cultivation.

Even after reaching the Void Transcending Realm, a cultivator's Golden Core remains within their Dantian. Moreover, after reaching the Void Transcending Realm, Gu An can better appreciate the importance of the Golden Core.

This reminded him of the Golden Elixir Dao in Taoist mythology.

The Core Formation Realm may only lay the foundation; the true mysteries of the Golden Core can only be explored at higher realms, just like with spiritual roots. Gu An always felt that cultivating a single spiritual root would hit a wall at a certain stage.

Immortals and gods are omnipotent; how could they only possess one type of ability?

The same applies to the primordial spirit and the golden elixir. The primordial spirit is the manifestation of the soul, which allows cultivators to break free from the constraints of the mortal body.

Gu An wanted to try to integrate the Yangmu Hunyuan Gong with other attribute techniques in the future. He wanted to try to create a Five Elements technique that would perfectly match his top-grade Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Two hours later, Gu An successfully reached the ninth level of the Void Transcending Realm. He drained the spiritual energy of the world, which would probably alarm the outer sect again.

This is good, as it will surely make the Tai Xuan Sect more vigilant, greatly increasing the pressure on the demonic spies and thus improving Ji Xiaoyu's chances of successfully transcending her tribulation.

Gu An secretly felt grateful, realizing that he had inadvertently helped Ji Xiaoyu.

……

Sure enough, early the next morning, when Gu An led his disciples in their exercises, they saw powerful cultivators flying over Xuan Valley. The disciples were also talking about the spiritual energy sinking the previous day.

The spiritual energy consumed in going from the first to the ninth level of the Transcendent Realm is no less than that consumed in going from the first level of the Divine Transformation Realm to the first level of the Transcendent Realm, and may even be more. The outer sect of the Tai Xuan Sect has encountered such a thing twice in a row, and they are probably in a lot of trouble.

Gu An planned to continue storing his lifespan, so he wasn't worried about being found out.

Next up is the grand development of the pharmaceutical valley!

The autumn wind was bleak, and Genya lived a life of seclusion.

Since the disaster caused by Qiu Qianli, the disciples in the valley have been cultivating even more diligently.

A month passed quickly.

On this day, Gu An was studying the Ziwei Array Record under a tree, while the white spirit rat, as strong as a fat dog, was dozing beside him.

He was reading the Ziwei Array Record while stroking the white spirit rat with his right hand, looking quite content.

suddenly!

Gu An seemed to sense something and looked up into the distance, towards the direction of the inner sect.

He sensed the powerful aura of a Void Transcending Realm cultivator; there were Void Transcending Realm cultivators fighting!
It seems that Ji Xiaoyu has successfully formed his core, and the various demonic spies are now engaged in a fierce battle.

Gu An couldn't help but think of Jiang Qiong, hoping that she wouldn't act rashly. With her cultivation at the first level of the Nascent Soul Realm, it would be very difficult for her to snatch Ji Xiaoyu's golden core.

The inner sect was so far from the outer sect that the Xuan Valley disciples did not sense any battle aura and continued their cultivation.

Even after nightfall, Gu An could still sense the intense atmosphere of battle in the distance.

A cold wind blew in through the window. Gu An sat at the table reading a book when footsteps sounded outside the door.

"Senior brother, may I come in?" Wuxin's voice came through.

Gu An replied, "Come in."

He quickly swapped the Qingxia Travelogue in his hand for Cheng Xuandan's Hundred Herbs Record.

Wu Xin pushed open the door and entered, then closed it. He walked to the table, saw the Hundred Herbs Record in Gu An's hand, and secretly admired it, his eyes becoming even more determined.

My senior brother is so eager to learn, I must help him!

Gu An looked up and asked, "What's the matter so late?"

Wu Xin took a deep breath and said, "Senior brother, you've been stuck at the ninth level of Qi Refining for a while now, haven't you?"

Gu An raised an eyebrow. What did that mean?
You wouldn't be dissatisfied with the position of the eldest disciple and have your eyes on my position as the Valley Master, would you?
Wu Xin followed up, saying, "Senior brother, I am actually a genius, but I have cultivated a divine skill that suppresses the growth of my cultivation. This skill has the power to accumulate strength and then unleash its power, possessing the profound mystery of changing one's fate!"

(End of this chapter)