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

Chapter 75 Breakthrough to the Ninth Level of the Integration Realm

Passing on the sword?

Gu An instinctively resisted.

He has already mastered the Tai Cang Jing Divine Sword, the Wood Spirit Sword Technique, and even the Hen Tian Divine Sword in his interface, so he no longer needs to waste time and lifespan to cultivate other sword techniques.

Anyway, he can upgrade his swordsmanship by using his lifespan, so why does he need to learn so much?

Gu An pretended to be embarrassed: "Senior, I am not interested in swordsmanship. To be precise, I am not interested in combat techniques. I don't even practice much in my daily life. Growing flowers and plants is my hobby."

Han Ming was stunned for a moment, then frowned.

Gu An feigned fear and explained, "Senior, I'm not against you. You can go out and inquire. The disciples in the valley all know my personality. My spiritual root aptitude is limited. Rather than spending my limited lifespan on the illusory path to immortality, I'd rather live freely and enjoy my short two hundred years."

Han Ming looked at him, remaining silent.

Gu An said no more.

We can't exactly beg him not to teach us, can we?

After a long while, Han Ming sighed, "I finally understand why you are so easy to comprehend the Dao. Your state of mind has surpassed that of most cultivators. By letting go of your obsessions and experiencing the myriad aspects of human life, you may be able to more easily perceive the true meaning of heaven and earth."

The two continued to discuss enlightenment, and Han Ming no longer insisted on teaching sword techniques.

They talked for a full day and night before Han Ming finally left.

He planned to visit the Tai Xuan Sect to find a suitable successor.

Gu An then recommended someone: Zuo Lin.

It just so happens that Han Ming also knows Zuo Yijian, so he agrees to go and investigate Zuo Lin.

After he left, Gu An began patrolling the Third Medicine Valley.

Elder Tian caught up and asked curiously, "Valley Master, that cultivator earlier seemed extraordinary, but his attire clearly indicated he was from the Great Yu Dynasty. What did he want with you?"

"He wanted to take me as his disciple and teach me the way of the sword."

"Then you agreed?"

"How could I agree? Wouldn't that be betraying the Tai Xuan Sect? Although I am not strong enough, I have a loyal heart to the Tai Xuan Sect."

Gu An casually denied it, saying that the more casually he spoke, the more sincere Old Tian could feel his sincerity.

He didn't think Gu An was putting on an act. Having been in this medicine valley for many years, he knew that Gu An was very serious about everything, from his work to his treatment of the servants and disciples. Apart from not liking to cultivate, he really couldn't find any flaws in Gu An.

Old Tian began accompanying Gu An on patrol, checking the medicinal herbs along the way, and the two chatted casually.

During this time, Gu An asked Elder Tian for his opinion on the master and apprentice relationship.

Old Master Tian lived for over seven hundred years. Gu An was very interested in his insights into life. He might not necessarily imitate him, but listening to them would always be beneficial.

at the same time.

The news of Han Ming, the Sword Madman of Da Yu, challenging the Sword Venerable of Fu Dao spread rapidly throughout the cities of Tai Xuan Sect, and everyone who heard the news felt anticipation.

Han Ming is a renowned sword cultivator, while Fu Dao Sword Master is currently the most famous cultivator in the Tai Xuan Sect. Who wouldn't want to watch their sword duel?
Most importantly, the disciples of Tai Xuan Sect also wanted to see the true face of the Sword Master Fu Dao and witness his demeanor.

Half a month later, when Gu An arrived at Tianya Valley, he heard Luo Hun and Yi Liuyun discussing the same matter.

This made Gu An hesitate.

He originally didn't want to accept the challenge, since the Tai Xuan Sect was full of experts and would definitely not allow Han Ming to destroy the Heaven-Mending Platform.

But now that things have escalated so much, if he doesn't go, wouldn't he be disgracing his own reputation?

No.

We must accelerate our pace of becoming stronger!
Han Ming is a genius who can kill enemies across realms. With his cultivation at the first level of the Integration Realm, what if he accidentally crashes while controlling a sword remotely?
We need to reach the ninth level of the Integration Realm ahead of schedule!

Gu An thought Han Ming was a decent person and decided to give him a thoroughly enjoyable defeat, just in case he had an epiphany after the defeat.
……

In the dead of night, Gu An moved swiftly through the mountains and forests, covering a hundred miles in a single step. He was rapidly moving away from the Tai Xuan Sect, using the Wuji Wuzong Xuan Tian Step.

He felt guilty about constantly drawing spiritual energy from the Tai Xuan Sect, so this time he decided to break through in a remote place.

He wants to break through to the ninth level of the Integration Realm in one go!

Alas, life is unpredictable; there are always people who interrupt his plans and his pace of becoming stronger.

After traveling nearly 20,000 miles, Gu An finally stopped. This place was deep in the mountains, and the forests were filled with a strong aura of demons and ghosts.

Gu An walked to the tree, sat down, and activated the lifespan barrier.

We can't go any further. If we keep going, who knows where we'll end up?

Gu An began to invest a thousand years of his lifespan into his cultivation, successfully reaching the second level of the Integration Realm, and the spiritual energy of the earth began to surge towards him.

After that, he continued to dedicate another thousand years of his lifespan.

A thousand years later, another thousand years.

He invested a total of 18,000 years of his lifespan to reach the ninth level of the Integration Realm. After the fifth level of the Integration Realm, each level required 3,000 years of lifespan to break through, which was related to the spiritual energy of his environment.

It's alright, he can accept it. After all, it took him more than 12,000 years to go from the ninth level of the Void Transcending Realm to the first level of the Body Integration Realm.

Seeing that he still had more than 200,000 years of life left, Gu An was in a good mood and began to enjoy the improvement of his cultivation level.

The mountains and forests trembled, and gusts of wind swept in from all directions, causing green waves of air to rise from the ground beneath Gu An.

"Roar—" A deafening roar echoed from afar; it was the howl of a monstrous beast.

Gu An was secretly alarmed. The aura of this demonic beast was no less than that of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. Such a terrifying demonic creature was hidden in this area.

Fortunately, he didn't run this far when he broke through to the next level. If he had been eaten by a monster, that would have been too unlucky.

Then, more monsters began to roar, one after another, their voices growing louder and louder, converging together as if to overturn the night sky.

Dark clouds churned in the night sky, obscuring the stars and moon, making it impossible to distinguish whether they were clouds or malevolent energy.

At this moment, Gu An felt as if he were trapped in a demon realm, surrounded by the roars and cries of demons, a terrifying and horrifying sight.

The trees in front of us shook violently, as if they were about to be uprooted at any moment.

In the darkness behind the forest, the massive mountain began to move. With Gu An's eyesight, he could clearly see that it was a giant demon, at least three hundred feet tall, with a body like a tortoise, carrying a mountain on its back, raising dust as it moved forward.

Gu An saw many lonely ghosts and spirits circling around the mountain, like an army accompanying them.

No wonder the Taicang Dynasty, despite having cultivators, couldn't kill all the demons and monsters in the world. On the way here, Gu An's divine sense caught the voices of the villagers in the mountains, indicating that he had not yet left the Taicang Dynasty.

The Taicang Dynasty was vast; Gu An felt it was even larger than Earth in his previous life. Such a vast territory harbored countless demons and monsters.

The other eight dynasties were probably not much smaller than the Taicang Dynasty, but according to Shen Zhen, the lands of the nine dynasties combined were just a small corner of this continent.

This land is so vast!
Endless spiritual energy from the earth flowed into Gu An's body, causing his cultivation level to continuously increase.

No wonder it took him 18,000 years of lifespan to go from the first level of the Integration Realm to the ninth level. The spiritual energy required for this process was too enormous. Gu An suspected that this commotion would affect an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles around, and might even affect the Tai Xuan Sect.

If he's already like this at the ninth level of the Integration Realm, will he alarm the entire dynasty when he breaks through to a higher realm?

The main purpose is to compress the spiritual energy absorbed over 18,000 years into a short period of time. The amount of spiritual energy extracted is enormous. Once the spiritual energy in this area is exhausted, spiritual energy can only be extracted from other areas, since it takes time for the world to recover its spiritual energy.

do not care!
Let's break through first!
No one can stop him from becoming stronger!
Gu An closed his eyes, refusing to look at the surrounding movements.

……

Inside the spacious cave, the firelight flickered violently, casting a long shadow of a large cauldron.

This is a large iron pot with a diameter of about ten feet. A big fire is burning underneath it, and the soup inside is boiling, with bones bobbing up and down.

Two human children, a boy and a girl, were tied up in front of the cave wall. They looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old.

The boy was rubbing the hemp rope on his wrists against the protrusion of the mountain wall. Even though his wrists were already covered in blood, he did not frown. Instead, his movements became faster and faster, and the white bones of his wrist joints could be vaguely seen.

The girl next to her knelt on the ground, nervously looking at the cave entrance, as if she was afraid of something.

The cave trembled violently, and a terrifying, eerie wind blew in from outside, as if many demons were crying out, sending chills down one's spine.

Extreme terror caused their lips to turn white and their bodies to tremble uncontrollably.

Finally, the boy broke the hemp rope on his wrist, quickly removed the rope from his body, and then untied the girl.

However, the rope binding the girl was too tight, and he lacked the strength to untie it.

"Ugh—"

A low, panting sound came from outside the cave entrance, like the croaking of a toad, causing the boy to freeze in his tracks, a look of despair in his eyes.

He looked ahead at the winding cave passage and saw a huge, obese figure appear on the cave wall. The two men's faces instantly turned pale.

suddenly!

The obese figure seemed to be pulled away by something and disappeared in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, a crisp, loud chewing sound came from outside the cave. The boy leaned against the wall and quickly covered his mouth, afraid of making the slightest sound.

The bound girl closed her eyes, too afraid to look at the cave entrance.

……

The earth's spiritual energy sank, causing demons to flee in all directions; this night was destined to be anything but peaceful.

Two hours later, Gu An's cultivation level reached the sixth level of the Integration Realm. He predicted that he would reach the ninth level of the Integration Realm by dawn.

Compared to his previous breakthroughs, his speed of absorbing spiritual energy was several times faster this time, but the breakthrough time was still longer.

Normal cultivators at the Integration Realm would not make such a big commotion when breaking through, because they accumulate energy slowly rather than absorbing the spiritual energy needed for hundreds or thousands of years of cultivation in a short period of time.

Gu An waited patiently.

Time passes quickly.

As dawn broke, the first rays of sunlight swept across the sky, but the heavens were filled with eerie clouds, and the mountains and forests were shrouded in a sinister aura, as if a thick fog were surging.

Gu An sat cross-legged under the tree, and suddenly opened his eyes.

Achieve the ninth level of the Integration Realm!
Upon reaching this level, he clearly felt a significant improvement in his spiritual senses and perception. He even felt his heart gathering spiritual energy, as if something was about to grow from it.

As the rate at which he absorbed the earth's spiritual energy began to slow, Gu An felt that he was more than a hundred times stronger than before.

The ninth level of the Integration Realm is far superior to the first level!
Gu An didn't believe that a cultivator at the first level of the Integration Realm could kill him despite being above his level!
The moment the thought crossed his mind, he broke out in a cold sweat.

It almost ruined my Dao heart!

You can't think like that. Those who get defeated by someone of a higher level probably have this kind of mentality!
He cannot underestimate anyone and must be mentally prepared for the possibility of being killed at any time in order to give it his all!

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