Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses - Chapter 58

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: If You Were the Sect Leader, What Would You Do?

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Seventh-order Spirit Tree!

This is the grade of the Green Vine Tree. How could the Supreme Sect have a Spirit Tree comparable to the Holy Tree of the Thousand-Autumn Pavilion?

Could it be that the Green Vine Tree in the Eight Scenic Caves isn’t a true Holy Tree or hasn’t fully matured yet?

Gu An was immediately excited. He couldn’t refuse such a treasure.

Leaving the Holy Maiden, how difficult could it be?

Doesn’t she like to read?

Write her an epilogue of the Investiture of the Gods!

“When will the Holy Maiden arrive?” Gu An took a deep breath and asked. He didn’t show the joy in his heart, instead, he pretended to be worried and deep in thought.

Elder Gu Zong laughed and said, “She will be here within a year at most. You don’t need to feel pressured.”

Gu Yu teased from the side, “Don’t worry about being asked to pledge yourself to her. The cultivation gap is obvious. She just likes your books.”

Gu An nodded. He wasn’t that narcissistic. There were many people in the world who liked the Investiture of the Gods.

Elder Gu Zong looked at Elder Tian standing nearby and asked, “How have you been here?”

Elder Tian nodded and said, “Pretty good. The Valley Master treats me well.”

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Gu An felt helpless. Elder Gu Zong had brought in a distant relative. Was he afraid Gu An wouldn’t suspect anything?

No way!

If you’re going to play along, do it thoroughly!

Gu An looked at Elder Gu Zong and hesitated to speak.

Elder Gu Zong seemed to notice his confusion and laughed, “He has long known your identity as Pan An. It’s because he likes the Investiture of the Gods that I allowed him to come here. Besides him, only the Hall of Elders knows. Don’t worry. We are more afraid of your identity being exposed than you are.”

Before the Investiture of the Gods appeared, disciples had always written books. But the impact that Pan An brought was unprecedented. No one had thought that books could bring more disciples, cultivation resources, and even assist the sect in diplomatic relations with other powers. Especially after the Supreme Immortal Venerable was published, the entire world’s eyes were on the Supreme Sect. Standing at a high position, Elder Gu Zong could see the clearest.

Gu An breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Yu suddenly said, “Zhou Tongyou treats Gu Yu quite well. I take back what I said before. Don’t let Gu Yu bully him.”

Gu An looked at him with a strange expression.

Elder Gu Zong laughed, “My image is not bad either. No matter where I go, I can hear people mentioning my name, asking when I will return to deal with those evildoers for my son?”

“Cough cough, revealing it early would spoil the suspense.”

“True.”

Gu An changed the topic and inquired about the Holy Maiden of the Daotian Sect. He had to gather as much information as possible to better face the Holy Maiden.

Elder Gu Zong began to introduce the Holy Maiden.

Shen Zhen, with Three Spirit Roots, is the youngest daughter of the Sect Hierarch of the Daotian Sect. Her talent isn’t top-notch, but her understanding of musical spells is exceptionally high, and she loves the arts like playing musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Just based on the introduction, Gu An felt that Shen Zhen’s personality wasn’t strong.

If she liked the arts, she should have a good temperament.

…

Late at night, in the Eight Scenic Caves.

Under the Green Vine Tree, Gu An was practicing swordsmanship, specifically the Wood Spirit Sword Technique.

The Wood Spirit Sword Technique was a sword technique that Zuo Lin had taught Gu An to test his depth. Although it wasn’t rare, it could be bought in the Outer Gate City.

Since it was of the wood attribute, Gu An decided to practice it himself and not invest his lifespan into it.

However, isn’t real-world time also lifespan?

With his extraordinary Taicang Divine-Shocking Swordsmanship achievement and his current top-grade Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Root, Gu An found a sense of genius in the Wood Spirit Sword Technique.

He had already mastered the Wood Spirit Sword Technique and was now pursuing a higher realm.

Every cultivation technique, spell, and ultimate skill had minor realms. According to his summary, from low to high, they were: Novice, Initial Insight, Basic Mastery, Slight Achievement, Thorough Comprehension, Mastery, Peak Perfection, and Returning to Simplicity.

It felt like leveling up in a game, which Gu An found very interesting.

The one-zhang-long Sky Dragon watched Gu An’s sword practice from the tree. Now, it had the majesty of a true dragon.

Gu An moved within a three-zhang radius under the tree, creating afterimages. It seemed like nearly ten of him were practicing swordsmanship. The Heavenly Residence Sword in his hand was extremely sharp, and strength energy radiated. This energy dissipated once it reached two-zhang away, not harming the surrounding flora.

After practicing for an ancient hour, Gu An finally stopped.

Clang—

The Heavenly Residence Sword returned to its sheath, emitting a clear sound like a dragon’s hum.

He put the Heavenly Residence Sword into his storage bag, then stretched lazily.

The Sky Dragon descended from the sky and spoke in a childish voice, “Master, you’re amazing. Can you teach me?”

Gu An looked at it and jokingly asked, “Can your dragon claws hold a sword?”

“Using my claws as swords, can’t I?” The Sky Dragon blinked its eyes and asked.

Gu An was stunned for a moment.

There’s something there!

He immediately took out the Wood Spirit Sword Technique manual he had drawn from his storage bag and tossed it to the Sky Dragon, saying, “Then practice by yourself. If you don’t understand something when I return, you can ask me.”

The Sky Dragon grabbed the manual with its claws and quickly said, “Don’t forget to bring me roasted chicken!”

Gu An nodded with a smile and then turned to leave.

The Sky Dragon landed, placed the manual on the ground, and started flipping through it with its claws.

After leaving the Eight Scenic Caves, Gu An walked into the mountain forest. Under the night sky, the forest was covered in snow, but he didn’t leave any footprints.

Early the next morning, after accompanying the disciples in their exercises, Gu An was about to head to the Third Medicine Valley when Ye Lan arrived.

Since his junior sister had come, Gu An naturally had to accompany her.

The two went into the pavilion to chat.

Gu An first asked about her recent situation. Even if she was busy, she would visit Gu An every year. It was impossible for Gu An not to be moved by this.

“Starting from last year, disciples from the Outer Sect have often gone missing. Our Law Enforcement Hall has investigated but couldn’t find the real culprit. However, the Demon Extermination Hall always finds Demon Path spies who confess to the crimes.” Ye Lan sighed.

After the Sect Leader changed, she and Lu Jiujia no longer contacted each other. Mainly, the two halls didn’t get along, being like water and fire.

Gu An laughed and said, “Then let the Demon Extermination Hall catch them. It will give you more time to cultivate.”

Ye Lan shook her head and said, “It’s not that simple. The Hall Master of the Demon Extermination Hall wants to merge with the Law Enforcement Hall, and the Outer Sect’s Great Elder seems to have the same intention. If our hall doesn’t perform, we will eventually be disbanded.”

“It doesn’t matter. If you get disbanded, come back. The elixirs I can provide are no less than the Law Enforcement Hall’s benefits.”

“That’s not acceptable. If you give them to me, what will you do?”

Ye Lan directly refused with a serious expression.

Seeing this, Gu An didn’t say more and changed the topic to other matters.

Since Ye Lan wanted to stay a few more days, Gu An decided to stay in the Mystic Valley until after the Spring Festival.

…

After the Spring Festival, the winter snow completely melted. Gu An first went to Tianya Valley to harvest thousands of years of lifespan, then replanted. After spending two days there, he went to the Third Medicine Valley.

The Mystic Valley was crowded, and Tianya Valley had three monkey demons, so it wasn’t lonely. But the Third Medicine Valley was different. Every time Gu An came, it was deathly silent.

Ye Yan and Elder Tian both enjoyed this quietness, not disturbing each other.

Gu An walked into a garden area and began harvesting mature medicinal herbs.

Elder Tian came over and curiously asked, “Why do you always pick the herbs yourself?”

Gu An replied, “I have to do some work. And when I personally pick and package them, it gives me a sense of contributing to the sect.”

Upon hearing this, Elder Tian laughed, “You are indeed contributing, not just self-satisfying.”

“I hope the higher-ups think the same.” Gu An laughed lightly as he harvested.

Elder Tian suddenly asked, “If you were made Sect Leader, what would you do?”

Gu An’s heart skipped a beat, but his actions didn’t falter. He said annoyed, “Stop thinking about it. You’re not the Sect Leader, and you can’t pass it to me. Besides, I can only manage the Medicine Valley, not the millions of disciples in the Supreme Sect.”

“With my current cultivation level, who would respect me as the Sect Leader?”

He didn’t want to be the Sect Leader!

He wanted to cultivate in peace, not face pressure. If he became the Sect Leader, he couldn’t escape if he encountered an invincible enemy.

Gu An wasn’t loyal enough to lay down his life for the Supreme Sect!

Elder Tian chuckled and stopped pressing the issue.

After Gu An finished harvesting, they both walked towards the pavilion.

“I actually know an incredible cultivation technique. Do you want to learn it? Even Elder Gu Zong doesn’t know about it,” Elder Tian suddenly asked.

“I don’t want to learn. Isn’t writing books better? You know I don’t cultivate much, relying on elixirs to progress.”

“You’re still young, why are you…”

“You don’t understand. This is called enjoying life. I like to go with the flow. Of course, that’s just me; everyone has different pursuits.”

Gu An said casually. Why was this old fellow talking so much today?

Trying to ruin my Daoist Heart?

Elder Tian wanted to continue, but suddenly there was a sound from the sky. The two turned to look and saw Elder Gu Zong flying over on a magic artifact, with a woman in black standing behind him, her face covered by a veil, revealing only her bright, enchanting eyes.

The Holy Maiden of the Daotian Sect had arrived?

Gu An asked Elder Tian to take the herbs inside while he went to greet Elder Gu Zong and the woman.

He cast a life span detection.

[Shen Zhen (Core Formation Realm Second Layer): 78/660/1050]

After landing, Elder Gu Zong laughed and said, “Gu An, this is the Holy Maiden of the Daotian Sect, Shen Zhen. You must entertain her well.”

He turned to face Shen Zhen. She raised her hand to salute him. He nodded and quickly left on his golden wheel.

Shen Zhen looked at Gu An with her bright eyes, carefully examining him. Just by her eyes, one could imagine she was a rare beauty.

Gu An raised his hand in greeting and said, “I am Gu An. Greetings, Ms. Shen.”

Shen Zhen nodded slightly and curiously asked, “Which do you prefer, Investiture of the Gods or Supreme Immortal Venerable?”

Testing me right from the start?

Gu An’s expression remained unchanged, “I like both. People can’t just like one book. Different moods lead to wanting to read different books, don’t you agree?”

Shen Zhen’s eyes lit up.

“I actually wrote a book too. Would you like to read it?” Shen Zhen blinked her eyes and asked.

Gu An naturally didn’t refuse, “Shall we look at it upstairs?”

Shen Zhen nodded and followed Gu An to the second floor of the pavilion.

Gu An wanted to leave the door open, as it could be awkward being a man and a woman alone in a room. But Shen Zhen closed the door.

They sat at a table, and Shen Zhen took out a book from her storage bag. Her brows furrowed as if hesitating. After some thought, she handed the book to Gu An.

When Gu An took it and saw the title, his eyelid twitched.

Black Hero’s Travelogue?

What the heck!