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Chapter 238: The Soul of the Ancient Patriarch of the Ji Family
Chapter 238: The Soul of the Ancient Patriarch of the Ji Family
Late at night, the Ji mansion was dimly lit, and Gu An strolled through the corridors, his childhood memories flooding back.
As the place where Gu An started his life, he had a deep emotional connection to the Ji mansion. From his childhood to adulthood, he had lived a comfortable life here, except for that one incident where he accidentally shattered a flower pot and nearly had his hand chopped off. Aside from that, he had no complaints; he was never bullied by the Ji family's disciples, and although there were occasional conflicts among the servants, they never escalated to life-or-death situations.
After a hundred years of absence, the Ji mansion now felt both familiar and foreign to him.
The furnishings and environment remained largely unchanged, but the people had changed.
The Ji family had numerous branches, and the Ji mansion he lived in was just one among thousands. The family had branches that thrived during the Three Dynasties.
Before the Demon Calamity, the Ji family took refuge in the Seven Stars Spirit Realm. Only the main family and the high-ranking members and genius disciples of the various branches entered the realm. After the calamity ended, those who had taken refuge returned to their respective homes and continued to develop their family.
Gu An even noticed branches of the Ji family on the ocean, although they stayed close to the mainland, wary of venturing too far due to the high-level demons that inhabited the waters.
The highest cultivator in this Ji mansion was at the Fusion Realm, a level that Gu An once aspired to reach.
Suddenly,
Gu An sensed a faint soul presence that piqued his interest. Without hesitation, he walked in the direction of the soul presence.
Along the way, he passed through numerous figures, even walking through walls as if everything around him was illusory.
Among the figures, Gu An spotted a familiar face—the steward who used to oversee him, the one who wanted to chop off his hand.
A hundred years had passed, and the steward now had streaks of white hair. Age had softened his appearance, giving him a kind and benevolent look, unlike the fierce and intimidating persona he once had.
Gu An glanced at him but felt no desire for revenge. It was indeed his fault for breaking the flower pot, and the steward was just carrying out his duty at that time. Moreover, their realms were now worlds apart, and they were no longer on the same level. There was no point in holding a grudge.
The Ji mansion was vast, and Gu An walked leisurely as if strolling in a garden.
An hour later, he arrived at the mysterious soul's location—the ancestral hall of the Ji mansion.
He walked through the door and saw rows of spirit tablets, each bearing the names of the Ji family's ancestors. The soul was hidden within the main spirit tablet.
Gu An approached the spirit tablet and noted the name on it.
Ji Zhan!
Deep within the spirit tablet, there was a soul—an old man lying on his side, seemingly dozing off.
He hid within the power of causality, not in an ordinary alternate space. No creature could detect his presence with their spiritual sense.
Ji Zhan turned over in his slumber, seemingly dreaming, unaware that someone was spying on him.
Gu An sent out a probe of lifespan towards him, but the results showed zero across the board, not even displaying a cultivation realm.
In the depths of destiny, Ji Zhan was intricately connected to the entire Ji mansion through countless threads of causality, one of which was linked to Ji Xiaoyu.
Ji Zhan was Ji Xiaoyu's blood ancestor.
Following the thread of causality connected to Ji Xiaoyu, Gu An noticed that a certain segment was extremely vague, so vague that even he couldn't see through it clearly.
There was something odd about Ji Xiaoyu's causality. This feeling was eerie, as if Ji Xiaoyu had suddenly become a different person at some point.
Upon closer inspection, it seemed that this change occurred when Ji Xiaoyu was around ten years old.
Gu An didn't dwell on it further. He hadn't come here to investigate Ji Xiaoyu, and it wasn't surprising that she had a unique causality, given that she possessed the Innate Dao Seal.
Gu An didn't linger and soon turned to leave the ancestral hall.
Deep within the spirit tablet, Ji Zhan stirred and sat up, scratching his head. "Strange, I felt so restless just now. Could it be that my Ji family is facing another calamity?"
"It's all because of that Seven Stars Spirit Realm. Sigh, the younger generations these days have no ambition. They just want to rely on others. What a pity. I can only watch from the sidelines. I hope she can restore the Ji family to its former glory."
Ji Zhan lay back down and continued his slumber.
Time had no meaning to him. He was accustomed to immersing himself in his dreams, enjoying the cycles of life he created for himself.
...
At dawn, the sun rose from the edge of the sea.
Chi Bei stood on the beach, his face pale as he frowned towards the distance. During the battle at the Divine Wonder City, he had been stung by the Devouring Immortal Scorpion from the Seven Stars Spirit Realm, and he still hadn't completely purged the scorpion's venom from his body.
A figure emerged from the forest behind him—none other than Chi Jiuxiao, the genius of the Star Sea Sect.
"Master, that An Hao kid is too much. I taught him a divine ability, and he actually cultivated it to completion overnight. There's no fairness in the world..."
Chi Jiuxiao grumbled as he approached, his frustration evident as he spoke of An Hao's talent.
He had to admit that An Hao's talent and comprehension far surpassed his own.
Chi Bei remained silent, his gaze still fixed on the distant horizon.
"Master, what are you looking at?" Chi Jiuxiao asked, unable to contain his curiosity any longer.
Chi Bei snapped out of his trance and replied, "There's something odd about the spiritual energy in the ocean. I suspect there might be an abnormality in a certain area, perhaps related to the rumored World-Ending Tidal Wave."
Chi Jiuxiao furrowed his brows. "What World-Ending Tidal Wave? It must be the Seven Stars Spirit Realm causing trouble again. That giant rift appearing was too much of a coincidence!"
Chi Bei didn't respond, feeling that there was no point in discussing it further.
Just at that moment, a seven-colored radiance descended from the heavens, landing beside the two and instantly capturing their attention. They turned to look, and amidst the radiance, a mysterious figure appeared.
It was a figure shrouded in a mysterious purple demonic energy.
Chi Jiuxiao widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Fu Dao Jian Zun?"
Chi Bei couldn't forget how Gu An had effortlessly subdued the two wandering immortals back then. He quickly showed his manners; after all, the other party had saved his life, and he felt obliged to do so.
"Thank you for taking care of my disciple over the years," Gu An said.
Chi Bei was about to speak when Gu An suddenly appeared in front of him, his right hand reaching out and his fingers pressing against Chi Bei's chest, rendering him instantly immobile.
"Master!" Chi Jiuxiao cried out, startled.
"Don't move!" Chi Bei commanded in a deep voice, even using his magic power to instantly suppress Chi Jiuxiao.
"Senior is helping me purge the poison..." Chi Bei took a deep breath and slowly explained, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
As the other's magic power entered his body, he suddenly felt insignificant.
Facing this power, the Wandering Immortal Realm seemed so weak and fragile.
How formidable were the Heaven's Flying Immortals?
Although Chi Bei was a Wandering Immortal, he had no confidence in reaching the Heaven's Flying Immortal Realm in the future. It seemed like just one major realm away, but he couldn't even begin to imagine how to break through to that state.
Upon hearing his master's words, Chi Jiuxiao was delighted.
He had always been worried about the poison in his master's body, and now he felt relieved that An Hao's master could dispel the poison of the Devouring Immortal Scorpion.
After a few breaths, Gu An retracted his hand and said, "I want to be alone with my disciple."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the forest, and Chi Jiuxiao quickly showed his manners, not daring to stop him.
Chi Bei felt the poison in his body dissipating, and the pressure in his heart faded along with it. He looked at Gu An with reverence in his eyes.
Such a terrifying poison, and yet the other party could dispel it with ease...
Little did he know that Gu An could have instantly eradicated the scorpion's poison from his body, but he had deliberately slowed down the process. Even so, it was still far beyond Chi Bei's reach.
Chi Jiuxiao quickly came to Chi Bei's side, concerned about his condition.
Deep in the heart of the island, hundreds of miles away from Chi Bei and his master, An Hao sat cross-legged on a hillside, cultivating.
Fourth Layer of the Spirit Manifestation Realm!
Still, it was awe-inspiring.
Gu An stood behind An Hao, looking at his current cultivation state, his heart filled with emotion.
An Hao was only ninety-four years old. At ninety-four years old, reaching the fourth layer of the Spirit Manifestation Realm, it was only a matter of time before he surpassed Li Xuandao. In Gu An's cognition, An Hao remained the fastest cultivator.
"From the perspective of cultivation, you have not been slacking," said the one hundred and twenty-eight-year-old Gu An, who had reached the ninth layer of the Carefree Immortal Realm.
An Hao suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head, and upon seeing Gu An, his face lit up with joy, and he quickly stood up, his voice filled with excitement. "Master, how did you come here?"
"I came to see you," Gu An replied.
Hearing this, An Hao became even happier, and he walked up to Gu An, asking all sorts of questions, losing his usual composure.
In front of Gu An, he seemed like that lively and mischievous teenager once again.
After chatting for a while, Gu An finally got to the point and asked, "How is your cultivation of the Yang Mu Hunyuan Gong going?"
An Hao had a strong spiritual root, but this strength wasn't in the sense of a single spiritual root. Instead, each of his spiritual roots in the five elements was at the Heavenly Spiritual Root level.
In other words, An Hao had the qualifications to cultivate the Five Elements Technique.
His cultivation of the Heaven and Earth Primal Chaos Technique couldn't be considered as abandoning his previous cultivation and starting anew, as the two techniques were inherently related.
"It's going well. I've already cultivated the Yang Mu, and this spiritual wood can devour spiritual energy, it's quite domineering..." An Hao spoke excitedly, showing off his achievements. Having rarely seen his master, he didn't want to disappoint him.
After he finished speaking, Gu An said, "I shall impart to you a higher-level technique. The Yang Mu Hunyuan Gong is merely one of the fundamental techniques of this higher-level art."
Upon hearing this, An Hao's eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded.
"This technique must not be revealed to others. It easily invites tribulations, and moreover, the tribulation you will face when you transcend your mortal body will be more difficult than that faced by cultivators of the same realm. You must be mentally prepared," Gu An admonished.
Hearing this, An Hao suddenly realized, "So the tribulation is related to the technique? No wonder my tribulation always surprises other cultivators."
Gu An continued, "Recently, I took on a disciple, and your junior apprentice's talent is also extraordinary, not inferior to yours. As his senior apprentice, you must set a good example and not let him surpass you."
Junior apprentice?
An Hao frowned, suddenly feeling anxious.
If someone else had said this, he would have scoffed at the notion, believing that no one could rival him in terms of talent.
But hearing this from his master, he couldn't help but believe it. There truly was someone in this world whose talent could match his own, and this person was even younger than him. This realization gave him a sense of urgency.
"Master, what's my junior apprentice's name?" An Hao asked cautiously.
"One day, you will meet and come to know each other naturally, as you are both cultivating the same technique," Gu An replied.
Could it be Li Ya? An Hao thought of Li Ya demonstrating the Great Shocking Sword of Tai Cang.
Soon, he dismissed this guess. Li Ya was not only older than him, but in his eyes, he was also very ordinary and couldn't be considered a genius at all.
...
(End of Chapter)
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