Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses - Chapter 75

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Exaggerated Limit Life Span, Gu An Takes a Disciple

Once his cultivation level was completely stabilized, Gu An closed the lifespan barrier.

This time, the lifespan barrier consumed over eight thousand years. At this rate, activating the lifespan barrier would sooner or later become a huge expenditure.

He still needed to work hard to earn more lifespan. Although he appeared wealthy now, if he wanted to make a comprehensive improvement, the lifespan would not be enough!

Gu An stood up, stretched lazily, and then touched his chest.

The Unification Realm seemed like a transition, unlike the previous stages that had phases, but this transition was a great test of his cultivation accumulation.

Gu An could feel that the next realm was related to the heart, and the thing condensing on his heart was a sign; it was just that he couldn’t determine what it specifically would be for now.

He began to move forward.

It was still the Infinite Traceless Mystic Heaven Step, and he moved continuously, covering hundreds of miles with each step. Meanwhile, he spread out his Divine Sense, carefully feeling the differences in the Nine Layers of the Unification Realm.

Suddenly.

Gu An stopped walking, his eyes turned in one direction, and his brows furrowed slightly.

He hesitated for a moment, but still moved towards that direction.

…

By a small river in the mountains, a boy covered in blood and mud stood in front of a mountain wall. He held a large stone in his hand, and behind him stood a girl in a similar state of disarray, looking at the front in terror.

On the opposite side of the river, a two-zhang-tall wolf demon emerged from the forest. It walked upright, its deep black fur glistening. Despite the morning light, its eyes shone with a terrifying gleam.

The wolf demon opened its mouth, exhaling a thick breath while staring fixedly at the two in front.

The boy trembled in fear but still bravely took a step forward.

Neither of them noticed a figure appearing on the mountain top behind them; it was Gu An.

Gu An had temporarily changed into a white robe and wore a specially made mask. This was something he crafted in his spare time, containing restrictions to isolate divine sense probing.

The breeze blew Gu An’s robe as he looked at the two people below, casting a lifespan detection upon them.

[Goudan (non-ranked): 12/99/9999]

[Little Flower (non-ranked): 12/78/230]

A lifespan limit of 9999 years?

Gu An doubted his eyes; this broke Ji Xiaoyu’s record among the human race.

Could it be that this boy also had a Primordial Daoist Talisman within him?

At that moment, the wolf demon suddenly pounced on the boy named Goudan. Gu An waved his hand, and a beam of Sword Qi fell between the wolf demon and Goudan. Stones flew and water splashed, terrifying the wolf demon into immediate retreat, turning around and fleeing.

Dust blew in their faces, causing Goudan to shut his eyes and cough.

When the dust settled, he opened his eyes wide to see a half-zhang wide, hundred-zhang long crack by the riverbank as if slashed by a giant sword.

Footsteps came from the side, frightening Goudan into a shudder. He turned around quickly and saw Gu An.

Although Gu An appeared human, the mask he wore led Goudan to retain his grip on the stone.

“Are you… a human… or a demon?”

Goudan cautiously asked, his voice weak and still trembling.

Gu An spoke, “Naturally human, otherwise why would I save you?”

He changed his voice to sound old and weary, as if in his forties or fifties.

Upon hearing this, Goudan let out a sigh of relief but did not put down the stone, making Gu An’s eyes flash with admiration.

“Where is your home? I will take you back.” Gu An continued.

Goudan fell silent immediately upon hearing this.

At this moment, Little Flower behind him suddenly burst into tears.

“My parents… were eaten by the demon…”

She said intermittently, sobbing. Her emotional outburst made Goudan’s eyes turn red as well.

Then, Goudan recounted their experiences.

A group of demons attacked their village, devouring all the adults and taking the children to this area. They saw their companions turned into soup every day. Last night, it was supposed to be their turn, but the mountain suddenly shook, and the demon guards ran out.

At dawn, they escaped the cave but found no trace of the demons and started fleeing. Not long after, they were targeted by the wolf demon on its way.

Gu An listened in silence. It was his first true encounter with the hardships of the mortal world.

He was born in the Ji Family, never experiencing the threat of demons, and later went to the Supreme Sect, smoothly advancing by seizing lifespan.

Compared to him, these two children had it incredibly tough.

Gu An felt a sense of compassion, but Goudan’s exaggerated lifespan prevented him from taking them back.

Such an extreme lifespan, if they pursued immortal cultivation, would definitely bring endless troubles.

Gu An even suspected that Goudan possessed a great fortune. Thus, his entire family perished, except for him. Just as he was about to be eaten, Gu An broke through this area. Just as the wolf demon was about to catch him, Gu An saved him.

All these coincidences coming together meant it was no coincidence!

A child of fate?

Seeing that these two were already orphans with no kin to rely on, Gu An couldn’t bear it.

After thinking it over, Gu An decided to first take them to a safe place.

He appeared behind Goudan in a single step, picked him up, then went to Little Flower and lifted her as well, moving quickly.

Frightened by his movement technique, they stopped crying and stiffened.

After ten breaths of time.

In a forest, Gu An stopped and gently placed them on the ground.

He took out a bottle of elixir from his storage bag and poured half into each of their mouths.

The sudden feeding made them choke, but as the elixir went down their throats, they felt a warm flow spreading through their meridians, which was a wonderful sensation.

They opened their eyes wide in disbelief.

Gu An then sat down cross-legged before them and asked, “Do you want to cultivate immortality?”

He dared not take Goudan back directly but could teach them the cultivation method and let them someday join the Supreme Sect on their own, keeping it unrelated to him.

He intended to send the Supreme Sect a top-tier genius, compensating for multiple offenses of drawing spiritual energy over the years.

“Are you an immortal?” Goudan exclaimed, his face full of excitement.

“I am not. I am merely striving to be an immortal. Since you have nowhere to go now, I shall teach you the cultivation method. In the future, you can join the Supreme Sect, finding a home there.”

Gu An replied, still using the altered voice to avoid being recognized later at the Supreme Sect.

Goudan nodded eagerly, even kowtowing to Gu An, calling him master.

He turned to the dazed Little Flower, pressing her head downward, “Call him master!”

Little Flower instinctively called, “Master!”

Gu An initially wanted to refuse, but seeing their hopeful faces, he couldn’t.

Damned!

Was this the effect of great fortune?

Gu An felt it wasn’t his compassion but Goudan’s fortune influencing him.

Immortal cultivation emphasized fortune and karma, trusting in those intangible existences.

“Fine, now I will teach you the mental method formula. Listen carefully and remember it well.” Gu An said seriously.

The two immediately sat upright, focused on him, fearing he would get angry.

Gu An passed on his Yang Wood Primordial Skill to them. He wasn’t afraid Goudan would fully comprehend it; even with a million years of lifespan, continuous improvement would be necessary.

Honestly, he also wanted to see how far Goudan could develop the Yang Wood Primordial Skill.

So far, he wasn’t sure what tier his cultivation techniques and ultimate skills ranked within the Immortal Cultivation World.

Time flew by quickly.

Gu An spent half a day teaching, mainly to Little Flower. He taught the first layer of the mental method; Goudan memorized it after hearing it once.

The extreme lifespan indeed didn’t lie!

Gu An let Goudan go to the side and cultivate while he instructed Little Flower alone.

“Master, I feel something inside my body! Is it Spiritual Power?”

By afternoon, as Little Flower pondered carefully, Goudan suddenly shouted in excitement nearby.

Little Flower, hearing this, opened her eyes wide in disbelief, followed by a look of gloom.

Gu An calmly said, “Don’t make a fuss. Where are your manners? Do you want to attract demons?”

Goudan quickly shut his mouth.

As night approached, Little Flower finally memorized the first layer of the Yang Wood Primordial Skill’s mental method.

Another night passed.

Goudan had already fully embarked on the path of immortal cultivation, while Little Flower had yet to cultivate any Spiritual Power.

Typically, with a five spirit root qualification, it took a month to cultivate Spiritual Power, so Gu An wasn’t disappointed with Little Flower.

At dawn, Gu An prepared to leave.

“Goudan, I am going out. I will return by evening. Take good care of your junior sister.” Gu An instructed.

Goudan opened his eyes and quickly stood up, nervously asking, “Master, will you really come back? Don’t leave us. I promise not to shout anymore.”

Little Flower also opened her eyes upon hearing this, stood up, and rushed over, holding Gu An’s waist to prevent him from leaving.

Gu An found it amusing but maintained a stern tone, “I am going to slay demons. Do you want to burden your master by coming along?”

Hearing this, Little Flower immediately let go.

Goudan’s eyes darted, and he said, “Master, we are also cultivating immortality now. How about giving us new names?”

He believed that having new names was significant, and being named by their master would strengthen the relationship.

Gu An hesitated for a moment. He raised his right hand, pointing his finger towards the ground, inscribing words with Sword Qi.

Goudan quickly ran over to watch by his side.

Although from a mountain village, a teacher there had taught them, so he could barely recognize the words.

After Gu An finished writing, Goudan couldn’t help asking, “An… An what? Master, what’s the last word?”

“Your name is An Hao. Hao means sky, hoping you could become the sky for your junior sister and pave your own path to the heavens.”

“As for Little Flower, her name is now An Xin. I hope she can live in peace and be content with what she has.”

Gu An said calmly and disappeared into thin air after speaking.

Renamed An Hao, Goudan looked up, already unable to see Gu An’s figure. He immediately squatted down, gazing at his new name, muttering, “An Hao, Hao…”

He seemed intent on remembering the word Hao.

An Xin squatted beside him, accompanying him in looking at the words on the ground.

On the other side.

Gu An hurried towards the Supreme Sect. When he returned to Mystic Valley, Wuxin was still leading disciples in training.

He walked from the valley entrance and saw many cultivators flying across the sky. Evidently, the disturbance the previous night had alerted the Supreme Sect.