Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Breaking Through to the Void Crossing Realm, Attack of the Demon Lord

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Gu An did not continue to advance his cultivation level, he wanted to wait until he reached the first layer of the Void Crossing Realm. He was afraid that the time spent absorbing spiritual energy later would be too long, so it wouldn’t be done by daybreak.

If the disciples discovered he wasn’t in the valley, that would be troublesome.

As each hint fell, Gu An clearly felt the spiritual energy in the earth rushing upward crazily.

With a boom!

The ground surged with a wave-like spiritual energy, pulling his robe upward, even messing up his black hair.

His body wasn’t blown away because the spiritual energy had already entered his body, like chains fastening him to the ground.

This time, the commotion from devouring the spiritual energy far exceeded the previous breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm. The ground beneath Gu An was even trembling.

He secretly rejoiced, luckily there was the life span barrier, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to hide his cultivation level at all.

But he suddenly became worried, would such a commotion affect the Supreme Sect?

With the life span barrier activated, the spiritual energy wasn’t produced from the void but drawn from underground, thus the spiritual energy he absorbed was naturally that of the Supreme Sect.

Gu An had another new guess.

Would his cultivation speed in the life span evolution be related to the density of spiritual energy in the current environment?

He thought it was highly possible because he remembered Li Xuandao, who had reached the eighth floor of the Divinity Transformation Realm at two hundred and thirty years old, which was incredible.

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Thinking about it carefully, the gap between him and Li Xuandao was enormous. If Li Xuandao also had a Heavenly Spirit Root, his advantage was far beyond what Gu An could compare.

As an emperor of a dynasty, Li Xuandao could possess the highest-grade cave, enjoy the best immortal cultivation elixirs of a dynasty, and his cultivation technique was undoubtedly top-notch.

In addition, there were formations, magic artifacts, and more. Perhaps these were also reasons why Li Xuandao could quickly cross the tribulation successfully.

Before, when Zuo Yijian crossed the tribulation, many cultivators protected him. Others made thorough preparations, while he bore it hard in the life span evolution. In reality, death meant complete annihilation, without another chance in two hundred years.

Comparing the life span evolution with Li Xuandao, Gu An seemed far inferior but couldn’t be compared this way.

Actually, Gu An had reached the first layer of the Void Crossing Realm at thirty-four!

Could Li Xuandao reach the Void Crossing Realm before he was three hundred years old?

Is there a second person in this world who could nakedly cultivate, endure heavenly tribulations?

Thinking this way, Gu An felt much more balanced; the life span invested in cultivation was just numbers, while real cultivation was the truth!

At the same time, he wondered if he should cultivate other attributes’ techniques or find a Five Elements Skill to practice. This might better unleash the potential of his top-grade Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Root.

Rumble——

The sound produced by the Earth Spirit Energy entering his body grew larger. Within the barrier, a vortex had formed; the five-colored spiritual energy was about to engulf his figure.

…

Dark clouds moved, gradually covering the bright moon.

In a mansion, inside a small pavilion, a single oil lamp placed on the table, Zuo Yijian, with white hair, sat on the chair holding a book. Faintly, one could see the four characters Investiture of the Gods.

“Golden light above splits into five colors, red lotus below following through ten thousand paths, Eight Trigram Immortal Clothes coming with purple aura, three-edged treasure sword named Qingping…”

Zuo Yijian recited, showing a look of reminiscence on his face.

He had been obsessed with Investiture of the Gods for several years, reading it repeatedly, always finding new understandings. Although there were no techniques of immortal cultivation, the described immortal sorcery made his heart long for it.

He thought the book concealed the principles of the Tao, but he couldn’t yet see through them.

At that moment, Zuo Yijian seemed to sense something, suddenly springing up, his gaze directed towards the ground.

The night was lonely, the cold wind bleak.

The wind grew stronger.

The flame of the oil lamp on the table flickered more violently, as if it could be extinguished at any moment.

Not only him, but cultivators from all directions also flew out of their residences and courtyards, with more and more Outer Sect disciples gathering above the city.

“What’s happening? The spiritual energy is sinking!”

“Did you feel it too?”

“Could it be a demonic invasion?”

“Unlikely, this is the Supreme Sect, who would dare seek death?”

“Could it be an underground big formation being activated?”

The Outer Sect disciples discussed, Ye Lan also flew out of her courtyard on her sword, nervously looking towards the Outer Sect streets.

The night was dark, with an endless stream of cultivators flying up; those servant disciples who couldn’t control swords gathered on the streets, each one filled with panic and confusion.

Everyone could feel the spiritual energy sinking into the ground. Having never encountered such a situation, they naturally panicked.

What unsettled them the most was the rapidly accelerating descent of the spiritual energy; the spiritual energy in the Outer Gate City was thinning fast.

Spiritual energy is crucial to the foundation of any Great Sect, constituting part of the Great Sect’s essence.

…

In the mountain forest, Gu An had already stepped into the Divinity Transformation Realm, and his Nascent Soul emerged from his body, floating above his head.

In the Nascent Soul Realm, one could condense a Nascent Soul, but typically the Nascent Soul couldn’t leave the body. Once it did, it would lose connection with the flesh, so it was only during near-death experiences that cultivators would let their Nascent Soul leave to find a new body to seize.

In the Divinity Transformation Realm, the Nascent Soul could transform into the Primordial Spirit, which was a manifestation of the soul. The Primordial Spirit Emergence was a unique method of the Divinity Transformation Realm, and it did not sever the connection with the body. Below the Divinity Transformation Realm, the Primordial Spirit couldn’t be seen unless the Primordial Spirit chose to appear.

When the Primordial Spirit emerged from the Nascent Soul, the cultivator’s divine sense would undergo a tremendous change.

Gu An was immersed in this change. His Nascent Soul gradually became a green lotus, and as it bloomed, his Primordial Spirit slowly stood up, looking exactly like him, even with the appearance of clothes.

The Divinity Transformation Realm wasn’t the end, Gu An was still pushing towards a higher realm, and the spiritual energy he was devouring became more and more enormous. He noticed the forest outside the barrier started to tremble faintly too.

This made him even more anxious.

The commotion was too great!

Gu An dared not let the Primordial Spirit fly out of the life span barrier, fearing it would be detected by Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators nearby.

The Supreme Sect surely had Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators; after all, some powerful elders in the Outer Sect could reach the Nascent Soul Realm, let alone the Inner Sect and the Main City of the Sect.

He even suspected that the Supreme Sect harbored cultivators in the Void Crossing Realm; otherwise, why would Li Xuandao, who was at the eighth floor of the Divinity Transformation Realm, hide his cultivation?

Time continued to pass.

An ancient hour later, Gu An’s cultivation level had reached the ninth layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Suddenly, two figures swept through the night sky, and as he saw their true forms with his bare eyes, he immediately cast Life Span Detection.

Good heavens!

Two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators!

Gu An grew even more nervous, praying that no one would notice this patch of forest.

The life span barrier could make him invisible to the outside world, but what if someone happened to walk through?

Strong cultivators kept sweeping overhead, with the lowest cultivation being in the Nascent Soul Realm.

Soon, he saw figures of the Divinity Transformation Realm, and not just one!

Gu An felt like he had poked a hornet’s nest, especially as he was pushing towards the Void Crossing Realm, requiring even more spiritual energy.

This night was bound to be unsettled.

It wasn’t until dawn that Gu An’s cultivation began to slow down.

First layer of the Void Crossing Realm!

Reaching the Void Crossing Realm, the Primordial Spirit could roam ten thousand miles away, and all aspects, whether it be spiritual power, divine sense, perception, or qi-blood, would experience a leap in enhancement.

Gu An slowly stood up, the sunlight breaking through the sky and illuminating within the life span barrier, falling on him like a cloak of light. He looked towards the sunrise, wearing a smile.

The spiritual power within him was vast and boundless, making him feel invincible.

He closed the life span barrier and then walked towards Mystic Valley.

The life span barrier alone had consumed nearly two thousand years, showcasing just how great a commotion last night had been.

With his breakthrough over, the world returned to normal, but the spiritual energy in the forest was far less than the previous day.

Even Gu An, who had reached the Void Crossing Realm, couldn’t estimate the amount of spiritual energy absorbed last night.

On his way back, Gu An saw great cultivators flying overhead again; from last night till now, he had seen seven Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators, making him marvel at the depth of the Supreme Sect’s foundation.

He quickly returned to Mystic Valley and then walked out of the pavilion to call the disciples for their exercises.

“Master, the spiritual energy suddenly sank last night. Did you feel it?” Ye Yan asked, frowning as he brought it up.

Other disciples also spoke up, expressing their concerns as they had all felt it, fearing the abrupt collapse of Mystic Valley.

Gu An laughed and said, “This is the Supreme Sect, the safest place in the Taicang Dynasty. How could it collapse?”

Upon hearing this, the disciples’ concerns eased considerably.

Wuxin guessed, “It might be related to some formation, probably a great cultivator in the sect breaking through, requiring vast spiritual energy.”

Clearly, he had encountered this in the Thousand-Autumn Pavilion but couldn’t say it out loud.

“Master, why do you seem somewhat different today?” Zhen Qin stared at Gu An, curiously asking.

Gu An rolled his eyes at her and said with exasperation, “Every day you think I change. If you want me to teach you some leg techniques, just say it directly.”

The other disciples burst into laughter, and Zhen Qin also smiled embarrassedly.

The exercises formally began, and during them, Gu An familiarized himself with his new spiritual power.

After the exercises, Gu An did not return to his room but walked towards the nearby forest.

This time, to break through, he had exhausted quite a lot of medicinal herbs, affecting the harvest for the next two years. He had to clear the land to expand more garden areas.

Sigh.

A mighty Void Crossing Realm great cultivator planting flowers and herbs for you, the Supreme Sect should indeed be content!

Gu An thought happily to himself. As he entered the forest, another cultivator flew overhead, reassuring the disciples in Mystic Valley that the Supreme Sect was indeed paying attention to this matter, not leaving them unattended.

By midday, Ye Lan returned to Mystic Valley.

After chatting for a while, she finally managed to separate herself from the group of disciples and followed Gu An to the pavilion above.

After closing the door, she also went to close the windows. Moreover, she took out talisman papers and stuck them on the doors and windows.

Gu An looked at her nervously and asked, “Junior sister, what are you doing?”

Should he do it or not?

After completing all the isolation measures, Ye Lan finally sat at the table, pouring herself some tea as she said, “Senior brother, something major has happened, perhaps the Demon Lord is about to attack!”

Gu An was stunned, then sat down, curiously asking, “Who is the Demon Lord, and from which sect?”