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Chapter 228: The Immortal King
Chapter 228: The Immortal King
Gu An sat at a stone table, enjoying the shoulder and leg massages from Tianqing and Tianbai. He occasionally glanced at Tianyaoer, casually commenting on her Wuji Zizaibu, looking thoroughly relaxed.
Tianyaoer felt frustrated but had no choice but to listen.
After a while, Gu An finally stopped his critique and asked, "Tianqing, Tianbai, today I shall teach you a divine ability. Are you willing to learn?"
At his words, the two girls eagerly nodded, their eyes sparkling with excitement.
Gu An raised his hand and pointed his index finger at the girls' foreheads. In an instant, their bodies stiffened, and their pupils reflected an image of someone practicing a divine ability, their posture constantly changing.
He was imparting the knowledge of Daogang Yuanqi. For Tianqing and Tianbai to master it, they would need many years, which would be just enough time for them to calm their restless hands.
During the massage, their hands had been a bit too playful, causing Gu An some displeasure, so he decided to give them a minor punishment.
Tianyaoer sat down, curious. "Master, what divine ability are you teaching them?" she asked.
Gu An gave a simple introduction to Daogang Yuanqi, and Tianyaoer listened with great interest, starting to act coquettishly as she begged him to teach her as well.
After spending so much time together, Gu An found it hard to refuse Tianyaoer's requests, so he nodded in agreement. This excited Tianyaoer, and she couldn't hide her smile as her eyes darted about, deep in thought.
Once the two cat demons had regained their senses, Gu An instructed them to go and cultivate.
As soon as they left, Tianyaoer snuggled up to him again, offering her forehead to him and closing her eyes.
Seeing her like a ripe fruit ready for the picking, Gu An cursed her as a fairy in his mind, and then began to impart the divine ability.
After imparting the ability, Gu An took advantage of Tianyaoer's immersion in the inherited memory to start picking herbs.
Tianqing and Tianbai were rather unruly, following Gu An wherever he went and constantly striking up conversations with him.
Only when dawn approached did Gu An finally leave.
...
As autumn arrived, the weather turned slightly cool.
Gu An traversed across vast stretches of sea to arrive at the Island of Seeking Immortals.
As expected, news of the massive ocean rift had reached the Island of Seeking Immortals, and it was the talk of the town.
Rumor had it that the rift was still expanding, and its length had become immeasurable. Just its width alone spanned a hundred miles, an unsettling thought. It was as if the entire mortal realm would be split in two because of this rift.
During this time, Gu An even saw some Celestial Immortals approaching the rift, but they were powerless as well.
"Senior, I heard a legend that a long time ago, the mortal realm was flooded by the ocean, and countless doctrines were eradicated. After the ocean receded, the beings returned to live on land, and sects sprang up like bamboo shoots after a rain shower. Among them was a sect called the Red Dust Sect. The leader of the Red Dust Sect crafted an immortal treasure, the Divine Miracle City, which suppressed a generation of the mortal realm and allowed him to attain the position of Immortal King."
"Before the leader of the Red Dust Sect fell, he cleaved the ocean in two, and his physical body fell and was buried at the bottom of the sea. His realm was unimaginable. Some say that the power of his remains caused the ocean to split, but who knows if it's true."
Hu Xiaojian, standing beside Gu An, spoke mysteriously.
The Red Dust Sect? Divine Miracle City?
Upon hearing this, Gu An immediately felt that this massive ocean rift was related to the Seven Star Spirit Realm.
What was the Seven Star Spirit Realm plotting by releasing the Divine Miracle City and then creating this massive ocean rift?
"Help me gather all the records and legends of the Immortal Kings since ancient times," Gu An instructed.
Previously, the Danhua Ghost Mother had sent the Nine Yin Thirteen Leis to give Gu An the Immortal King Crown, beneath which was hidden the bones and soul of the Evil Emperor. Gu An had buried the crown at the bottom of the lake in the North Sea and had not touched it since.
He had originally thought that Immortal King was just a title, but now it seemed that there had been many Immortal Kings.
Hu Xiaojian quickly agreed, feeling honored to be of service to Gu An. After spending so many years with Gu An, he felt that he had truly hit the jackpot.
To be able to work for a Loose Immortal was a blessing indeed!
There was going to be an auction on the Island of Seeking Immortals in a couple of days, and Hu Xiaojian recommended that Gu An attend, as there would be a ninth-stage spirit tree sapling up for auction.
Gu An immediately agreed.
Half a day later, Gu An left with the ninth-stage spirit tree sapling, and when a Loose Immortal tried to track him, they found that they couldn't keep up with him at all.
Gu An arrived at the secluded paradise and planted the ninth-stage spirit tree sapling.
[Luohai Tree (Ninth Stage): 56/80,000/500,000]
A maximum lifespan of 500,000 years!
If he were to destroy it now, Gu An would gain 8,000 years of lifespan, but he wouldn't do such a thing.
The Luohai Tree could form a Luo Heavenly Climate, gathering spiritual energy and improving the growth environment for all things. The Luo Heavenly Climate would also bring spiritual rain, and it was said that those bathed in this rain would have a chance to gain insight into the heavens and the earth.
Such a spirit tree greatly piqued Gu An's interest.
Only after a hundred thousand years would this secluded paradise truly be considered mature. By then, if his old friends were no longer around, he could still come here to cultivate for a few thousand years. With Tianyaoer by his side, he would never be lonely.
Gu An gazed at the Luohai Tree for a long time before finally leaving.
When he returned, ten years had passed.
A decade later, the Luohai Tree had grown significantly taller.
Tianyaoer accompanied Gu An as they gazed up at the Luohai Tree together.
In the distance, Tianqing and Tianbai were playing. Gu An had adopted them to serve Tianyaoer, but since Tianyaoer spent most of her time cultivating, she rarely disciplined them, resulting in their playful and lively personalities remaining unchanged.
Ten years passed, and Tianyaoer's cultivation had reached the second layer of the Yuan Ying realm.
"Master, we've been here for quite a while now. Should we be leaving?" Tianyaoer asked softly.
Gu An snapped out of his reverie and nodded gently, turning to leave with her.
Tianyaoer wanted to leave as she didn't want to linger too long in one place, and she had so much more she wanted to say to Gu An.
However, she could sense that Gu An was in a less-than-cheerful mood.
This mood persisted even as Gu An returned to Xuan Valley. He sat at his desk, holding the Qing Xia You Ji, but he couldn't focus on it.
He sighed inwardly, feeling irritated.
The source of his irritation was that tonight, Ye Lan would be releasing the suppressed cultivation that had been held back by the Pre-heaven Cycle Returning Art.
He was already 122 years old, and Ye Lan was 117. With only 13 years left until their lifespan limit, he was afraid that the Pre-heaven Cycle Returning Art might encounter some problems, so he left a 13-year buffer.
Over the years, he had given Ye Lan countless pills, which should have helped her accumulate a lot of cultivation.
With this thought, Gu An felt a little more at ease.
He directed his spiritual sense towards the outer sect's city and Ye Lan's mansion within it.
Ye Lan was meditating on her bed, cultivating. Gu An could feel that her cultivation realm was loosening.
It was already deep into the night.
When Ye Lan's cultivation was completely released, Gu An, who had set up numerous arrays in Ye Lan's mansion beforehand, still felt that her aura startled quite a few people. He couldn't set up arrays beyond his apparent ability level.
More and more people gathered around Ye Lan's mansion, but thankfully, the Outer Sect's Great Elder, Lu Songhan, arrived in time to disperse the disciples and send his subordinates to guard the mansion.
This was something Gu An had arranged beforehand.
Gu An could sense that Ye Lan was forming her Golden Core, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
He waited until dawn, when Ye Lan began to form her infant soul.
This secretly surprised Gu An; the Pre-heaven Cycle Returning Art was quite aggressive!
Of course, the main reason Ye Lan was able to break through so quickly was that Gu An had given her a lot of pills. The value of those pills far exceeded the savings of most Yuan Ying realm cultivators.
It wasn't until two days later that Ye Lan's cultivation finally stabilized.
However, the commotion she caused attracted the attention of the Inner Sect and the main sect's city.
Gu An had no choice but to go and stand guard at the mansion's entrance.
Lu Baitian flew over and, upon seeing Gu An, walked towards him.
Facing the sect master, Gu An did not hide anything. He explained the origin of the Way-Deriving Art and revealed that the reason Ye Lan's breakthrough caused such a stir was that he had refined all the medicinal herbs he had obtained over the years into pills and fed them to her.
Lu Baitian had heard of the Way-Deriving Art, and Wu Xin was now a prominent figure by Li Xuandao's side. The power of the Way-Deriving Art had also spread throughout the cultivation world.
He didn't expect Gu An to be so devoted. He knew that Gu An had three medicine valleys, and the number of medicinal herbs he obtained each year was immeasurable. He actually dared to use them all on Ye Lan.
"Well, I'll handle this. You just wait for her in peace," Lu Baitian said, then waved at Lu Songhan.
He instructed Lu Songhan to spread the word that there was a Nascent Soul realm grand cultivator cultivating in the mansion, and no one was to disturb them.
A Foundation Establishment realm cultivator reaching the Nascent Soul realm in just two days would undoubtedly cause an uproar, but if it was a Nascent Soul realm cultivator cultivating, the impact would be lessened.
Gu An stood guard at the mansion, waiting.
It wasn't until evening, when Ye Lan's aura had calmed down, that Lu Songhan and his people left.
Gu An entered the mansion and made his way to Ye Lan's room.
He stopped in front of the door and waited.
"Senior brother, why aren't you coming in?" Ye Lan's voice called out from inside the room.
Gu An took a deep breath and pushed the door open.
His gaze was immediately drawn to Ye Lan, who was sitting on the bed. He extended his lifespan-sensing ability towards her.
【Ye Lan (Nascent Soul, Fifth Layer): 117/600/600】
Why does she only have a lifespan of 600 years?
Gu An frowned, his heart sinking.
Ye Lan opened her eyes and smiled at him. "Senior brother, I've reached the Nascent Soul realm. It's incredible!"
She was excited and didn't know that her lifespan was only 600 years.
In her understanding, living for a thousand years in the Nascent Soul realm wasn't difficult, and since she had already reached the Nascent Soul realm, her cultivation would surely continue to improve.
The Pre-heaven Cycle Returning Art increased the limit of one's lifespan, but it couldn't increase one's lifespan along with their cultivation breakthrough.
After all, this art was meant to defy the heavens and change one's fate.
Gu An smiled and said, "Really? That's great! Junior sister, you have to protect me from now on."
Ye Lan smiled and said, "The art was taught by you. When you release your suppressed cultivation, you'll definitely be stronger than me."
Gu An hadn't cultivated the Pre-heaven Cycle Returning Art, but hearing Ye Lan's words, he could only agree.
Ye Lan got up and sat with Gu An at the table, chatting about her breakthrough experience.
Gu An, on the other hand, was thinking about how to help Ye Lan attain enlightenment.
For now, it seemed that enlightenment was still the best way to increase one's lifespan limit, but attaining enlightenment was incredibly difficult!
(End of Chapter)
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