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

Chapter 792 Persistence
Gu An did not immediately make a move, but continued to watch Li Xuanmiao fight the demon. Although Li Xuanmiao was no match for it, this battle could hone his skills.

After watching the game for a while, he turned his attention to Li Ya.

Although he would tease Li Ya about always getting beaten up when they met, he actually admired Li Ya a lot.

He did not cultivate Li Ya as much as he did his disciples. Although Li Ya's growth experience was full of hardships, his cultivation speed was definitely fast. Among his peers, how many could compare to him?

Li Ya's fate has been constantly changing. Even without Gu An's intervention, he can change his destiny through chance. Once, his destiny was to become the number one cultivator in the world. Now, his destiny is no longer limited to the Heavenly Spirit Great World.

This ordeal also changed Li Ya's fate.

Li Ya has unexpectedly found himself with a karmic destiny that leads him to immortality.

After this battle, becoming an immortal became his obsession. Once Li Ya has an obsession, he will do everything in his power to achieve his goal. It is this kind of personality that has supported him to this day.

In a way, Li Ya is like the protagonist in a novel from Earth in his previous life. Gu An would often pay attention to him in his spare time, as if he were watching a wonderful TV series.

As dusk fell, Li Xuanmiao's battle with the demons was still ongoing. They fell into a long river of the Great Dao, which, coincidentally, was the River of Destiny.

Although Lu Qiuxian is still in the River of Destiny, he has already been able to break free from it. He is comprehending the Dao in the depths of the River of Destiny, and it seems that he is creating a great supernatural power about the Great Dao of Destiny.

Lu Qiuxian had already noticed Li Xuanmiao's battle, but he didn't care. He knew that immortals and gods were immortal and he didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Heavenly Court.

Gu An stood up and stretched in the courtyard. He hadn't spent much time in the bamboo grove lately, so he decided to relax for a while and stop trying to understand that mysterious state of mind.

If you can't figure it out, why not just put it aside for now?

Gu An also wanted to be as persistent as Li Ya, but if he couldn't do that, then he could only give up.

If all else fails, we'll just have to resort to cheating!

Having the ability to evolve his lifespan, he cannot give it up.

He has always felt that he is not a genius, and that he has come this far entirely by virtue of his lifespan evolution ability. Even though he has become powerful, he will not deny this, nor will he pretend to want to give up this ability.

The reason he sought enlightenment on his own was to find something to do during the years he was storing up his lifespan.

He can take shortcuts to become stronger, but he cannot become stronger without understanding his own power.

Gu An chatted casually with Shen Zhen in front of the refining cauldron for a few minutes, then went back to his room alone.

As the moon sets and the sun rises, a new day begins. Gu An walks out of the house, a flute in his hand, towards the courtyard.

Within the dojo, the mountains rise and fall, the green hills and clear waters are magnificent and picturesque, and the wisps of spiritual mist drift around, making the world seem even more like a fairyland. Although Gu An has become accustomed to the scenery within the dojo, he still feels a sense of satisfaction every time he steps out of the courtyard.

He could see a lot of things in the world, but the only world that truly belonged to him was the small world within the dojo, and he was very content with everything there.

He walked into the forest, enjoying the gentle morning breeze.

The flowers and plants by the roadside were vibrant, and faintly visible, gaseous creatures could be seen flitting by. These were spiritual beings formed from the essence of the Dao, possessing a certain level of intelligence. However, they could not touch living beings, much less communicate with them. They existed in the same Daoist temple, but not in the same space.

As he continued his journey, Gu An arrived at the cliff halfway up the mountain. Looking into the distance, he saw a dozen or so disciples practicing swordsmanship by a stream nestled among the mountains, and their instructor was a fifth-generation disciple.

There are several such scenes within the temple grounds. Wushi has already established his own lineage, with well-established rules and regulations, and is in perfect order, so there is no need for Gu An to worry about it.

Wushi has developed to the point where it is no longer just Gu An's training ground, but also the culmination of the disciples' hard work. Over the long years, the second-generation disciples have established a very positive image for Wushi when they go out, and it has already gained the reputation of being a holy land for cultivation in the mortal world. Every year, people come to the edge of the Nine Spirits Continent, hoping to enter Wushi to seek immortality, but let alone become a disciple of Wushi, it is even difficult to become a citizen of the Nine Spirits Dynasty.

Gu An raised the flute in his hand and twirled it with one hand, his gaze already fixed on Li Xuanmiao.

Li Xuanmiao began to lose ground!
Within the vast river of destiny, a mysterious demon, bound by black chains formed by the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, brandished his spear and attacked Li Xuanmiao, his offensive intensifying and forcing Li Xuanmiao into a retreat.

Li Xuanmiao's hair was disheveled, and although his armor was not yet torn, he looked quite disheveled, as if he was heading towards his end.

Li Xuanmiao frowned. Now, not only were the demonic creatures spewed from the mysterious demon's mouth consuming his magical power, but the black chains surrounding the mysterious demon were also striking him and dispersing his magical power.

He had already used every trick in the book, employing all the supernatural powers and secret techniques he knew countless times. In the best-case scenario, he would have shattered the mysterious demon's physical body, but the demon could reassemble itself in a very short time, leaving him feeling powerless.

"Are we going to lose the war?"

Li Xuanmiao thought to himself with resentment, "I am a god, and I can be resurrected in the Heavenly Court even if I die. But I am unwilling to accept that my first battle as a god ended in defeat."

The hundreds of cultivators trapped in the mysterious demon's palm were plunged into despair once again.

"His speed is getting slower and slower, and I can barely make out some of his moves..."

"Even the celestial lords of the Heavenly Court cannot subdue this demon; we are truly doomed."

"Legend has it that the Heavenly Court is a place where immortals and gods gather, so surely they wouldn't only send one immortal or god, would they?"

"Do you know what a Celestial Lord represents? Currently, all the immortals and gods who are conquering the three thousand great worlds are below his celestial rank."

"Damn it, I never thought I'd die at the hands of a demon whose origins and name I don't even know. What a pathetic sight."

The monks discussed amongst themselves, while many remained silent, their eyes filled with fear.

They feared the torment of being unable to die more than death itself.

This demon is so powerful, yet it doesn't kill them. Instead, it takes them somewhere, clearly not intending to let them die easily.

Li Ya had long since recovered from his complicated emotions; now he was only worried that Li Xuanmiao might encounter some misfortune.

He didn't think it was such a coincidence. With his cultivation level, he was already able to perceive the cause and effect between people, and Li Xuanmiao, as a Celestial Lord, could naturally do the same.

He felt that Li Xuanmiao had come specifically to save him, even if the two were not familiar with each other, they were still of the same clan.

"Don't be foolish. You finally became immortals, there's no need for you to fight to the death for us..."

Li Ya muttered to himself, hoping Li Xuanmiao could hear him.

Just then, the mysterious demon roared, and the chains around its body quickly intertwined, revealing a black coffin inside.

As soon as the black coffin appeared, the surging energy of the Great Dao around it suddenly rushed towards it, and even Li Xuanmiao felt a terrifying suction force.

Looking at the black coffin, which was even larger than the mysterious demon, Li Xuanmiao felt a strong sense of unease.

The creature inside that coffin is definitely dangerous!
(End of this chapter)