Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses - Chapter 91

Chapter 91: Chapter 91: 700,000 Years Life Span, Ancient Relic Species

Hearing Shen Zhen’s words, Gu An almost couldn’t hold back. He quickly clarified, “How could it be possible, I was just trying to scare you. I could never write such a book.”

He had to explain, lest Shen Zhen tarnish his reputation.

Shen Zhen stared at him, seemingly trying to see through him. But he remained calm and unashamed.

“Alright, I believe you,” Shen Zhen said softly, but her tone was different from before, leaving Gu An unable to figure out what she was thinking.

Gu An walked to the tea table and started to boil water to make tea.

When he placed the teacup in front of Shen Zhen, she finally spoke, “Actually, I came to see you for another matter.”

“Speak,” Gu An replied, then sat down at the table.

Shen Zhen began, “It’s said that Elder Tian in the Medicine Valley was actually Sect Master Lv Baitian in disguise. Is it true?”

Gu An felt there was nothing to hide, so he nodded.

After all, ever since the war ended six months ago, neither Gu Zong nor Ji Hantian had come back. Perhaps Lv Baitian had handled them.

Gu Zong was understandable, being part of Lv Baitian’s faction, but Ji Hantian had cursed Lv Baitian in the Third Medicine Valley and even openly expressed his desire to be the sect master.

“I want you to introduce Sect Master Lv to me in my personal capacity, not representing the Daotian Sect,” Shen Zhen said as she stared at Gu An.

Gu An frowned, showing hesitation.

Shen Zhen took out a red wooden box from her storage bag and said, “This is a sixth-rank Spirit Tree, Purple Mist Bamboo. One segment can form a bamboo grove. Plant it at the edge of the Medicine Valley, and it will automatically form a Purple Mist Maze Array. The bamboo shoots of the Purple Mist Bamboo are top-grade medicinal materials, with a high price.”

“What do you mean, what’s our relationship? Do we need to go this far?”

Gu An said solemnly, then placed the red wooden box into his storage bag and followed up seriously, “For your matter, you need only ask, I’ll naturally help you. But not again!”

Shen Zhen was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, covering her mouth.

When she laughed, her eyes were indeed beautiful.

Gu An thought so. With his playful manner, the awkward atmosphere between them dissipated, and the conversation resumed as usual.

After chatting for a long time, Shen Zhen finally took her leave.

Gu An then started wandering around the Medicine Valley, looking for a suitable place to plant the Purple Mist Bamboo.

In the end, he chose to plant it at the southern edge of the mountainous area and sent Tang Yu to specifically guard it.

He began to anticipate Lv Baitian’s arrival.

It wasn’t for Shen Zhen; he was thinking about Lv Baitian’s promise.

Lv Baitian had said that he could ask for anything anytime!

Gu An didn’t want another Medicine Valley for now, but he did want high-rank herbal seeds to gradually replace the low-rank ones. If he could fill an area of a hundred square miles with high-rank seeds, his lifespan income would see a leap.

Once he reached a lifespan of a million years and unlocked new functions, he would completely enhance himself!

Days passed by.

Until the early autumn, Lv Baitian finally came.

He wore a black robe with dragon patterns, his black hair coiled under a jade crown, and his face was stern, looking nothing like the old Elder Tian. Now he fully exuded the aura of a sect leader.

Upon meeting, Gu An immediately used his lifespan detection on him.

[Lv Baitian (Unification Realm Ninth Layer): 755/3150/3200]

Well, sure enough, he had reached the Ninth Layer of the Unification Realm!

Moreover, his lifespan was close to the limit, making it very difficult to increase further.

Gu An suddenly thought of one thing. Before, Chu Xian performed a sacrificial array in the Outer Sect. Could it have been for Lv Baitian?

No, the Chu Family had been exterminated by Lv Baitian. It shouldn’t have been his doing.

While thinking, Gu An welcomed Lv Baitian.

The two went inside to talk.

Lv Baitian took out four booklets from his storage bag, placed them on the table, and said, “I established the Venerable Pavilion as you suggested. These are the four members of the Venerable Pavilion. You can take a look.”

Upon hearing this, Gu An immediately picked up a booklet and found that it not only contained the names and portraits of the Venerable Pavilion members but also various detailed information, including their life experiences.

He quickly flipped through, seemingly casually, but in reality, he memorized all the information.

The last booklet was about Sword Venerable Fudao, only including his title and records of his actions. In the Immortal Cultivation World, he was known as Flying Leaf Sword Immortal, and Supreme Sect revered him as Sword Venerable Fudao.

Sword Venerable Fudao, Gu Gua, Ji Hengshi, Zhou Yu!

How impressive, they happened to be the three strongest families of the Taicang Dynasty!

And they were all at the Unification Realm!

Gu An had yet to meet these three people.

Now he had seen six people at the Unification Realm: Lv Baitian, Ji Hantian, Gu Gua, Ji Hengshi, Zhou Yu, and Lei Zhen, and this wasn’t even the full strength of Supreme Sect.

Gu An always remembered that the strongest in Supreme Sect was the true inheritor, who had already left the Taicang Dynasty.

Who knew if Supreme Sect had a Supreme Elder?

Gu An was both shocked and asked, “Sect Master, is it appropriate to show me this kind of thing?”

Lv Baitian smiled, “If you ever want to write a book similar to Investiture of the Gods, you can include Supreme Sect. Supreme Sect under Supreme Immortal Venerable is somewhat playful and not deep enough.”

“We will see. I’ll finish writing Supreme Immortal Venerable first,” Gu An replied. Supreme Immortal Venerable had at least five million words, and he only published one book a year, each book having only about a hundred thousand words. Sometimes he even wrote one book in two years. It was far from being finished.

The main reason was that Supreme Immortal Venerable brought significant spirit stone income, far surpassing Investiture of the Gods. He didn’t want to let it go for now.

Lv Baitian laughed and didn’t urge him.

Gu An appropriately put forward Shen Zhen’s request, and Lv Baitian agreed immediately, saying she could meet him today without any hesitation.

Gu An then asked, “Sect Master, do your previous words to me still count?”

“Why, had a change of heart and want to be the sect master now?” Lv Baitian squinted and asked, clearly pleased.

“No, you said I could ask for anything. I want more high-rank herbs. I can even help you plant them, delivering the mature herbs to you. I want to understand the various rare flowers and herbs in the world to enhance my planting techniques,” Gu An quickly explained.

Planting techniques…

Lv Baitian twitched his mouth and looked at him oddly.

In the end, Lv Baitian still agreed and said that in a few days, he would have someone deliver the herb seeds.

Afterward, Gu An got up to find Shen Zhen and brought her to meet Lv Baitian.

After they met, Gu An went downstairs, not disturbing their conversation.

This time, Lv Baitian set a restriction. Even Gu An couldn’t eavesdrop.

The two talked for an ancient hour before dispersing, with Lv Baitian leaving first. Shen Zhen stood beside Gu An, watching him depart.

Shen Zhen turned to look at him and asked with a smile, “Aren’t you curious about what we talked about?”

Gu An shook his head, “I don’t dare to ask, nor do I want to know. I’m afraid of causing trouble.”

“I gave him a piece of information in exchange for Supreme Sect’s strongest sound technique. When I master it, I’ll show it to you,” Shen Zhen said with a smile. After speaking, she jumped up and flew toward her cave.

Gu An didn’t think much of it. Shen Zhen’s actions had nothing to do with him as long as they didn’t threaten him.

He began to look forward to Lv Baitian’s high-rank herbal seeds.

Five days later, Lv Baitian’s people arrived, handing Gu An a storage bag. He checked it with his divine sense.

The grades were high, and there were tens of thousands of seeds, including a booklet and a letter.

Gu An returned to his room to read the letter. Lv Baitian said these seeds were provided personally by him, not using the sect’s wealth. If Gu An planted them well, he could take half of the revenue. If he failed, he must become his disciple.

Upon reading this, Gu An felt helpless.

He couldn’t understand why Lv Baitian was so obsessed with taking him as a disciple.

Could it be that he was captivated by my personality charm?

…

In a blink of an eye, five years had passed.

During these five years, no major events had happened in Supreme Sect. Gu An’s life became very peaceful. Ye Lan, Shen Zhen, Li Ya, Jiang Qiong, and Gu Yu were all busy cultivating and rarely visited him.

Although the war between the righteous and the demonic factions ended quickly, its impact was significant.

One day at noon, Gu An arrived at Mystic Valley through the teleportation array.

He was in a good mood, humming a little tune.

He had just calculated that his lifespan income hoped to break through a hundred thousand this year, and his total lifespan had already exceeded seven hundred thousand years.

A million-year lifespan was very close. He couldn’t wait to become stronger.

Upon arriving at Mystic Valley, he sensed Li Ya’s presence. Li Ya was drinking tea with Yang Ni in the attic.

Li Ya didn’t deliberately hide his presence, so Gu An directly walked towards the attic.

After entering, Li Ya spoke first, “Junior Brother Gu, I plan to leave Supreme Sect and head to North Sea Mountain for training. I won’t return until I reach the Nascent Soul Realm.”

Gu An couldn’t help but curiously ask, “What is North Sea Mountain?”

Li Ya smiled, “North Sea Mountain is to the north of Taicang Dynasty. Its area is equivalent to the entire Taicang Dynasty, surrounded by four other dynasties. It’s a place where demons gather and cultivators go for training and seeking opportunities. It is also very dangerous.”

After hearing this, Gu An suddenly felt that North Sea Mountain was suitable for his next breakthrough.

From the Ninth Layer of the Unification Realm to a higher realm, the commotion from the breakthrough made Gu An afraid to imagine. It was best to stay away from Supreme Sect!

Yang Ni asked, “You’re not thinking of going there to find the North Sea Kun Fish, are you?”

Li Ya scratched his head and said, “You found it out. Two years ago, there were reports of North Sea Kun Fish’s sightings in North Sea Mountain. I want to go and see. Anyway, I have nothing to do and want to get rid of those people arranged by my father.”

Gu An sat down and asked, “What is North Sea Kun Fish?”

Yang Ni glanced at him and said, “You should remember the Heaven-Swallowing Dark Bird from before. In this world, there exist ancient relic species. They differ from demons, being incredibly huge. The difficulty of shape-shifting far surpasses that of the Demon Clan. Due to their immense size, they are worshipped by the Human Race as Mountain Gods and Sea Gods, with mysterious whereabouts.”

Gu An became more interested and started asking about the remaining ancient relic species.

Yang Ni casually described a few, making him yearn for them.

“Alright, I should go. Recently, a prodigy named An Hao appeared in the sect. At twenty-two, he’s already preparing for Core Formation. It’s unbelievable. I must work harder in my cultivation and not become his stepping stone,” Li Ya said as he got up.

Hearing this, Gu An also felt that An Hao’s cultivation speed was remarkable.

This indicated that Lv Baitian valued An Hao and invested a lot of resources in his cultivation.

Gu An was still pondering when Li Ya directly leapt out of the window.

He couldn’t get rid of that bad habit!

Gu An looked at Yang Ni and asked, “He’s gone, what about you?”

“Not leaving. Following you to plant flowers and herbs feels interesting, much better than fighting and killing,” Yang Ni replied.