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Chapter 446: Seeking a Master
Chapter 446: Seeking a Master
"Do you want to become an Emperor to gain power and influence?" Gu An asked curiously.
The Jade Emperor from the Journey to the West wasn't described as the strongest, at least not the mightiest. An Hao had always aspired to be the strongest, and if he chose to become the Emperor, could it be that his mindset had changed?
An Hao replied, "I desire strength, and power is also something I seek. On this journey, I've been to many places and had to let go of many people, but I feel like this path isn't right. However, in order to change, I have no choice but to continue. By becoming the Emperor, I can protect those I want to safeguard and also shelter the suffering masses."
Gu An sighed, "You have a heart filled with great benevolence."
An Hao's face turned slightly red, and he said, "Master, what do you mean? Do you see me as someone who is unscrupulous and without any principles? I have inherited the righteousness of the Great Xuan Sect. Wherever I go, if I encounter people suffering and in need, as long as I can help, I will lend a hand."
Gu An smiled, as he had indeed witnessed An Hao's acts of kindness, but they weren't as frequent as compared to Yang Xian.
However, Gu An never expected An Hao to become someone extraordinary. He taught An Hao cultivation methods due to their shared fate. As long as An Hao didn't commit evil deeds, Gu An wouldn't bother interfering.
Gu An continued chatting with An Hao, allowing An Hao to gain a deeper understanding of his master.
An Hao felt that his master's demeanor was as vast as the ocean, possessing invincible capabilities, yet choosing to live in seclusion and conversing with anyone in a lively manner.
Every word from Gu An resonated with sincerity in An Hao's eyes, and when Gu An's image aligned with the master in his heart, it seemed like every word was a teaching, and also an expectation of his growth.
An Hao suddenly thought of something and asked, "Is Yang Jian your direct disciple?"
Gu An smiled and nodded, "That's right. He knows that I'm the Sword Support Sword Deity, and I even told him that he has a formidable senior brother, but I didn't reveal it was you."
An Hao's face lit up with a smile. He remembered Yang Jian, and they had a pending agreement to duel at the Heavenly Ranking Assembly. An Hao had never forgotten about it.
"Where did he go? Why haven't I seen him?" An Hao asked curiously.
Gu An revealed Yang Jian's background and whereabouts, leaving An Hao silent.
The Holy Court's Holy King!
He had been to the Holy Court and witnessed the Holy King's might. A sense of pressure suddenly overwhelmed him.
Yang Jian's talent had gained Gu An's recognition, and with the Holy King's backing, he might indeed surpass him.
Gu An continued, "Apart from Yang Jian, I've also taught some humans and demons. Don't be careless."
His tone seemed playful, but his gaze was piercing.
After hearing this, An Hao's fighting spirit was ignited. He confidently said, "Master, rest assured. I will always be your most outstanding disciple!"
Gu An smiled but didn't share the same thought.
If this were the case, wouldn't it prove that my teaching abilities are inferior to his talent? He must be nurturing a disciple more powerful than An Hao!
An Hao thought of the Annihilation Emperor and spoke, "Master, I met..."
"Don't say it."
Gu An interrupted him, leaving An Hao confused.
Gu An continued, "Your cultivation is still at a low level. When you understand the Dao of Cause and Effect, even if you talk about that existence behind their back, even without mentioning their name, just describing their actions and appearance, it will still alert them. I will keep an eye on that existence. His help was merely a casual act, without any ulterior motives. Rest assured."
An Hao's eyes shone with admiration.
What kind of cultivation realm could be so powerful?
An Hao tried to calm his emotions and stopped thinking about the Annihilation Emperor.
Moonlight shone through the window, and the master and disciple continued their conversation, the atmosphere pleasant. An Hao occasionally stood up, using his gestures to describe the scene, while Gu An listened like a reader, watching his performance with a smile.
An Hao was excited as he could finally chat with his master while sitting down.
Gu An was also relieved, gazing at An Hao's spirited figure. He thought back to that resolute youth from years ago, who, to protect his village's sister, stood up against an unbeatable wolf demon.
In the blink of an eye, over eight hundred years had passed.
The young ones had grown up, while many of Gu An's peers from the past had passed away.
Gu An reminisced without sadness, a smile still on his face.
The past had gone, but new beginnings remained. That was life.
The moon set, and the sun rose.
At dawn.
An Hao pushed the door open and looked towards the distant silhouette of his disciples, watching them practice. His gaze was slightly dazed.
He had seen the disciples of the Third Medicine Valley practice morning exercises before, but he had never felt this way.
He found the disciples' movements to be profound, and indeed, it was the body-tempering method created by his master, carrying the essence of simplicity in the Great Dao.
Gu An stepped out of the house and stood behind An Hao, gazing at the distant practice session with over four thousand disciples, a spectacular sight as they stirred the valley's spiritual energy.
"Why are you still standing there? What are you looking at?" Gu An urged.
An Hao snapped out of his trance, turned back with a smile, and then headed downstairs.
When he reached the stairs, he turned back to look at Gu An and asked, "What kind of person do you want me to be?"
Gu An glanced at him and then looked up towards the east, saying, "I hope you're like the blazing sun, radiating brilliance. Even if you fall into a low point, you'll rise again, reaching heights that mortals can hardly imagine."
After hearing this, An Hao subconsciously looked towards the sunrise in the east. His smile faded, and his expression became serious.
"I will, I definitely will."
An Hao said firmly and then turned back, continuing downstairs.
Gu An didn't see him off but continued gazing towards the east.
The sun rose, crossing the sky, chased by darkness as it set. When the world fell into darkness, a new sun broke through, illuminating the heavens and earth.
After sunrise, Gu An stepped out of the room.
He faced the morning sun and stretched.
"The first day after a thousand years, and it's no different from before."
Gu An smiled, speaking to himself.
Today, he turned a thousand years old, marking a fresh page in his life.
He followed An Hao downstairs, and as they reached the bottom, Ji Xiaoyu walked out of the room.
"An Hao, will you intervene in the conflict between you and the Demon Sect?" Ji Xiaoyu asked, fixing his gaze on Gu An.
Ninety-seven years have passed since An Hao's departure.
The world's fortunes change every year, but Gu An's life in the Third Medicine Valley remains unchanged, and he is content.
Gu An casually replied, "What's it to me? I'm just an ordinary cultivator who loves gardening, and I don't want to get involved in trouble."
After speaking, he took a step forward.
Ever since Ji Xiaoyu realized his strength, she stopped acting like a young girl and instead made him feel bored.
Ji Xiaoyu watched him leave and said, "But if he continues to cause trouble, the Demon Sect will surely not let him off. You will definitely save him, and according to my investigations over the years, the Demon Sect is backed by the Demon Emperor of the Heavens, who is also a being standing at the peak of the Freedom Immortal Realm."
Gu An stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her, asking, "What if you surpass the Freedom Immortal Realm in this life?"
Ji Xiaoyu was taken aback and said, "I'm just a reincarnation body and can't possibly reach the realm of my original self."
As her recovered memories increased, the resentment in her heart gradually faded, and she was slowly becoming her original self, or rather, returning to her original temperament.
After hearing this, Gu An seemed deep in thought and then continued on his way.
Ji Xiaoyu also began to ponder Gu An's words.
Is it impossible for a reincarnation body to surpass the original self?
Thinking carefully, she still didn't have a clear path to a higher realm through the Cycle Tribulation.
Ji Xiaoyu felt like she had grasped something, but she wasn't sure what it was.
She looked at Gu An's back, always feeling like he was reminding her of something.
Gu An was also deep in thought.
In the cycle of life and death, Long Qing had once surpassed him, and he believed that a reincarnation body could indeed surpass the original self.
He became curious: what if his reincarnation body continued to grow?
Gu An was merely curious and had no urge to experiment.
He didn't want to start another cycle of life and death, as he was saving up his lifespan for his next breakthrough.
Although he hadn't encountered any existence that could threaten him, he couldn't relax. He needed to maintain his progress in becoming stronger and not wait until a stronger enemy arrived before starting to regret.
As he thought, he headed towards Mountain of Ten Thousand Swords.
A meteor streaked across the sky, just within his line of sight.
Another Freedom Immortal had descended to the mortal realm!
It seemed that in a few years, another world-shaking great battle would erupt.
However, there had been no shortage of great battles in recent years, and the higher realm beings were all afraid of shattering the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
Gu An's gaze shifted towards the depths of the universe.
The Cosmic Black City, opened by the Annihilation Emperor, continued to devour the Great Dao's spiritual energy, and Gu An could sense a faint power gathering within.
It seemed like the Annihilation Emperor was refining some kind of supreme treasure, but it was unclear if it was an Immortal Dao supreme treasure.
Could this treasure force Long Qing to appear?
Gu An wondered curiously, but he wasn't worried. As long as the Annihilation Emperor's original self didn't show up, he wasn't afraid.
Time was even more important to Gu An.
He made his way to the Mountain of Ten Thousand Swords, where countless swords covered the mountain, reflecting fierce sword light under the sun's rays.
He climbed the mountain, stroking the hilt of each sword along the way and infusing them with different sword techniques.
The swords he touched instantly lost their luster, appearing lifeless, but in reality, they were being nourished by the sword intent, transforming their bodies with underground spiritual energy.
After a while, Gu An reached the summit. He overlooked all the swords on the mountain, and his figure was spotted by the Absolute Luo Sword Lord under a distant tree.
Since arriving at the Third Medicine Valley, the Absolute Luo Sword Lord had not left.
He behaved very properly, no longer domineering, and wanted to understand Gu An.
Although Gu An didn't acknowledge receiving the Sacred Heart Sword Dao's inheritance, his intuition told him that Gu An would definitely master the Sacred Heart Sword Dao.
Perhaps it was because of the connection between the Sacred Heart Sword Dao and the Great Crane Sword Heaven that Gu An spared him.
He empathized with Gu An, and his previous attitude towards Gu An was enough to make him die ten thousand times. It was precisely because he understood this that he behaved properly and occasionally guided the valley's disciples in their cultivation.
A figure arrived by flying sword and landed beside the Absolute Luo Sword Lord.
This was a blue-robed man who held a sword and bowed to the Absolute Luo Sword Lord, saying, "Senior, I've mastered the sword technique you taught me."
The standoff between Gu An and the Absolute Luo Sword Lord hadn't spread. Firstly, the Absolute Luo Sword Lord had used sword intent to isolate the Third Medicine Valley, and secondly, when the Taixuan Sect saw that Gu An hadn't killed the Absolute Luo Sword Lord, they wanted to recruit him.
This was a being of the ninth level of the Immortal Dao, and if they could successfully recruit him, the Taixuan Sect would instantly become one of the strongest sects in the world.
This blue-robed man was none other than Xu Jie, the most talented disciple in the history of the Third Medicine Valley.
Xu Jie had also heard from Lu Baitian that an extremely powerful sword cultivator had appeared in the Third Medicine Valley. As he also favored the sword, he took the initiative to visit the Absolute Luo Sword Lord. The Absolute Luo Sword Lord, out of respect for Gu An, had given many pointers to the valley's disciples, and he was also generous with Xu Jie.
"Good that you've learned it," the Absolute Luo Sword Lord said indifferently, his gaze fixed on Gu An's figure.
Xu Jie's talent was indeed outstanding, but he wasn't the strongest the Absolute Luo Sword Lord had ever seen. At the very least, he wasn't as strong as An Hao, whom he had met before, so he didn't have any intention of taking him as a disciple.
He was currently thinking about becoming Gu An's disciple; he had no time to take on disciples himself.
Xu Jie followed the Absolute Luo Sword Lord's gaze and saw Gu An.
His feelings towards Gu An were complicated.
He even felt a bit resentful.
He believed his talent was exceptional, not inferior to An Hao's, but during his time in the Third Medicine Valley, he hadn't received any special attention from Gu An. He felt belittled.
Of course, he still had deep feelings for the Third Medicine Valley. Although Gu An hadn't given him special treatment, he had treated him well, and he didn't dislike Gu An; he just wanted to prove himself to Gu An.
Over ninety years ago, he had witnessed An Hao's strength, which was why he was so eager to find the Absolute Luo Sword Lord.
He wanted to catch up to An Hao, but it wouldn't be easy!
Xu Jie turned back to the Absolute Luo Sword Lord and asked, "Senior, do you want to see my sword technique?"
The Absolute Luo Sword Lord impatiently replied, "I'm not interested."
Xu Jie's face turned unnatural upon hearing this.
The Absolute Luo Sword Lord suddenly recalled the valley disciples' praise for Xu Jie; he was the pride of the Third Medicine Valley, and Gu An was surely paying attention to him.
No!
He couldn't offend Gu An!
He still wanted to become his disciple!
The Absolute Luo Sword Lord looked at Xu Jie and began to examine him.
(End of Chapter)
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