If I become a saint, a celestial official will summon me to raise horses.

Chapter 12 Foundation Building, Dark Night Storm

Seeing Gu An subdue Meng Lang with a single kick, Xiao Chuan, Lu Jiujia, and Ye Lan were extremely excited.

Normally, Meng Lang always boasts that he is the strongest in Medicine Valley, but today he lost control and was forced to his knees by his senior brother's leg!
No wonder the senior brother wasn't reckless!

Master has discerning eyes!
Gu An looked down at Meng Lang kneeling before him and said, "Aren't you going to wake up?"

His spiritual power surged into Meng Lang's body through his right leg, forcibly calming the chaotic spiritual power within him.

Meng Lang's breathing calmed down, the bloodshot in his eyes began to fade, and his ferocious expression gradually returned to normal.

Seeing that he had woken up, Gu An slowly pulled his legs back and then helped him up.

Meng Lang suddenly woke up, looked up at Gu An, and gasped for breath.

"Gu An... what... what happened just now?" Meng Lang asked with difficulty, his internal energy and blood surging, making it hard for him to speak.

Gu An replied, "It seems you've gone mad with qi."

Upon hearing this, Meng Lang's eyes widened, and he asked, "I didn't hurt you, did I?"

Xiao Chuan and Lu Jiujia's expressions instantly turned strange.

Ye Lan subconsciously wanted to answer, but Gu An forced her to say, "Fortunately, you restrained yourself at the crucial moment."

Meng Lang breathed a sigh of relief and forced a smile, saying, "That's because... I am the real senior brother, how could I possibly harm you..."

Ye Lan looked at Gu An with eyes full of admiration.

The eldest brother is not only powerful, but also very gentle!

Xiao Chuan and Lu Jiujia shared the same thought and both despised Meng Lang.

That sounds nice, but you were like a ghost just now!
Gu An dismissed Xiao Chuan and the other two, then helped Meng Lang back into the house.

"What kind of cultivation technique are you practicing? It's too evil, isn't it?" Gu An asked. Although he had a very poor opinion of Meng Lang, the two of them had spent a lot of time together, and if possible, he still hoped that Meng Lang would be safe and sound.

Meng Lang chuckled and said, "It's naturally a divine skill... but my aptitude and comprehension aren't enough, so I'm prone to practicing it incorrectly. But there's no other way; I have to become an outer disciple..."

Gu An asked, puzzled, "Why do you insist on becoming an outer disciple? Didn't you say you didn't care before?"

Meng Lang's face darkened instantly, and he fell silent.

Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Gu An didn't press him. After helping him to the bed, Gu An turned and left.

For Gu An, this was just a minor incident. He couldn't control other people's fates; everyone has their own pursuits. If someone dies on the path of cultivation, it wouldn't be a pity.

Upon arriving in the courtyard, Gu An continued practicing the Eight Directions Steps.

……

Winter has passed and spring has arrived, bringing another year of beautiful scenery.

At dawn, with snow and ice still clinging to the valley, Gu An led his junior brothers and sisters up the mountain.

"Chopping down trees and uprooting them is also a form of cultivation. You can use your own spiritual power to do it, and then cultivate again after your spiritual power is exhausted. This will help improve your cultivation level."

Gu An, dressed in blue, stood in the woods and chuckled softly, his hands behind his back, displaying the demeanor of a master.

That day, he subdued Meng Lang, who had gone mad with internal energy, with a single kick, successfully establishing himself as a master in the eyes of his junior brothers and sisters.

Gu An even sensed that his junior sister had developed other feelings for him and was becoming increasingly attached to him. Fortunately, he guided Ye Lan in her cultivation in time, allowing her to shift her attention.

How can one be sentimental when cultivating immortality?

Gu An didn't want to get caught up in the whirlpool of emotions too early in this life, or she would lose herself.

Xiao Chuan turned around and asked, "Senior Brother, should we use our hands or our legs?"

Gu An maintained his smile and said, "Do whatever is convenient. Cultivation is one aspect, and completing the mission is another. We must find the right direction."

Is this how Zhang Chunqiu used to feel?

Talking nonsense is quite exciting!

"Senior Brother Xiao Chuan, let's see who's faster!" Lu Jiujia said, rubbing his hands together excitedly.

Xiao Chuan readily agreed, and Ye Lan also clamored to participate, but they were ignored by the two of them, as they didn't like fighting with women.

Gu An watched them uproot the trees while simultaneously planning the new park.

What medicinal herbs are best planted on this mountain?

Gu An fell into thought.

Although Xiao Chuan and the other two were cultivators, their cultivation level was not high. It took them half a day to clear a space. Gu An brought the seeds of the third-grade medicinal herb, Soul Shaking Grass, and had them plant them.

After finishing all this, the senior brothers went down the mountain together, chatting and laughing. As the sun was setting, their shadows stretched long on the hillside.

Gu An asked his junior brothers and sisters to talk about their goals. All three of them wanted to enter the outer sect, but their motivations were different.

Xiao Chuan simply wants to become stronger, Lu Jiujia wants to prove something to his family, and Ye Lan seems to have some unspeakable secret, speaking vaguely.

Gu An listened with great interest, believing that everyone should have their own story.

Listening to different people's stories can also enrich his life.

……

A month had passed since the Soul-Shaking Grass was planted. On this day, the moon and stars were sparse.

Gu An sat cross-legged on the bed inside the room, looking at his attribute panel and getting caught up in a dilemma.

Name: Gu An

【Lifespan: 20/3163】

[Spiritual Root: First-class Wood Spiritual Root, Good Four Elements Spiritual Root (Can be used for lifespan evolution cultivation)]

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Realm, Ninth Level (Can be invested in lifespan evolution cultivation)]

[Cultivation Techniques: Fire Control Technique (Unmastered), Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique (Mastered), Dragon Strength Divine Essence Technique (Mastered), Alchemy (Beginner) (Can be incorporated into lifespan evolution cultivation)]

[Ultimate Skills: Gale Shadowless Kick (Mastered), Li Family Seven Swords (Not Yet Mastered), Eight Directions Step (Not Yet Mastered) (Can be invested in lifespan evolution cultivation)]

Should he sacrifice his lifespan to break through his cultivation level? Cheng Xuandan has the ability to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, and now that he's being so kind to Gu An, perhaps he could seek out Foundation Establishment Pills.

Meng Lang's unusual behavior made Gu An wary of Cheng Xuandan again.

Meng Lang didn't have a distinguished background. If he possessed extraordinary skills, he could have practiced them long ago. Why did he only start practicing after Li Ya and Zhang Chunqiu left?

Based on Gu An's current senses, he can be certain that Meng Lang has not had any contact with strangers in the past two years. At most, he was summoned by Cheng Xuandan. He would not eavesdrop on the conversations between the two of them every time.

That's it.

It's better to rely on yourself than others; be prudent!

The path of cultivation is fraught with peril; a single misstep can lead to utter destruction!

Gu An immediately devoted one year of his lifespan to evolutionary cultivation.

[Special reminder: Cultivation level is a real entity; the evolutionary process transforms the intangible into the tangible, and its consumption will exceed the lifespan actually used for cultivation.]

[You focused on Qi cultivation for a year, but due to a lack of Foundation Establishment Pills and unfavorable opportunities, you failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

Two lines of notifications appeared before Gu An's eyes: because he had failed to break through, his cultivation level had not increased.

Gu An remained unfazed and continued to invest year after year.

Failure, failure, failure...

After nine attempts, he could no longer maintain his composure.

wipe!
I don't believe it anymore!
Invest for a hundred years!

With anger rising in his heart, Gu An directly devoted one hundred years of his lifespan to evolutionary cultivation.

[You cultivated your inner energy for ten years, and with your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcibly attempted to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, but ultimately failed.]

[You cultivated your inner energy for twenty years, and with your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcefully attempted to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and ultimately succeeded.]

[After thirty years of Qi cultivation, your cultivation level has broken through to the second level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[After fifty years of Qi cultivation, your cultivation level has broken through to the third level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[You have cultivated your Qi for seventy years, and your cultivation has broken through to the fourth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[After a hundred years of Qi cultivation, your cultivation level has broken through to the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

Lines of notifications kept popping up in front of Gu An's eyes.

Before he could even feel happy, he sensed something was wrong. How much of a commotion would there be if he broke through so many levels of cultivation?

The moment this thought crossed his mind, his body began to heat up, and the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique started to activate automatically. He quickly got up and jumped out of the open window.

He moved with incredible speed and without a sound. In less than three breaths, he rushed into the forest, braced his feet against the mountain wall like a monkey, and quickly climbed to the top of the mountain. At this moment, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was already surging towards him.

He leaped into the dark woods, landing on a branch with his right foot. Using the momentum, he jumped up and landed easily after a few leaps.

The spiritual energy surged wildly into his body, causing a vortex to form around him.

He absorbed spiritual energy at an increasingly rapid pace, which secretly frightened him. Fortunately, he reacted quickly; if he had broken through in the Medicine Valley, it would have certainly disturbed others.

Cheng Xuandan and Meng Lang might not dare to come out, but Xiao Chuan and Lu Jiujia, those two hotheads, will definitely come out.

As Gu An thought to himself, he rushed forward with the speed of a fox. In the darkness, the trees rustled and whispered.

With his Swift Wind Shadowless Kick, Gu An ran at an extremely fast speed, traversing mountains and valleys all the way.

He was getting further and further away from the Valley of Medicine.

Before he could stop, his cultivation level began to break through, and spiritual energy violently impacted his eight extraordinary meridians, while simultaneously causing his dantian to undergo a transformation.

It hurts!

Gu An frowned, but his pace did not slow down.

He ran wildly for more than ten miles until he finally stopped in a grove of trees and sat down to meditate and practice his internal energy.

He practiced his internal energy while sighing with emotion.

Unexpectedly, a lifespan of a hundred years allowed him to break through from the ninth level of Qi Refining Realm to the fifth level of Foundation Establishment Realm.

It seems that the lifespan he gained was real. Of course, the main reason he was able to break through so quickly was his mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique.

If he were to invest a thousand years of his lifespan, I wonder if he could reach the Core Formation Realm in one go, or perhaps even touch the Nascent Soul Realm?
Gu An was lost in endless reverie.

As he absorbed more and more spiritual energy from heaven and earth, the mountain forest seemed to be in a raging storm, shaking violently, with leaves falling like demons and monsters baring their fangs and claws in the darkness.

"This commotion is a bit excessive..."

Gu An secretly groaned. The drawback of using lifespan to evolve cultivation had appeared; making too much noise would easily attract trouble.

After evolution, cultivation does not increase out of thin air, but rather all the spiritual energy needed is compressed into a short period of time for rapid breakthrough.

If there's such a commotion when he goes from the ninth level of Qi Refining to the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, wouldn't it be earth-shattering when he breaks through from the Core Formation Realm to the Nascent Soul Realm?
If other cultivators are attracted during the breakthrough process, it will be disastrous.

Gu An is used to considering the worst-case scenario.

No!

We need to be even more careful in the future!

Gu An decided to dedicate one year of his lifespan to cultivation every day from now on, progressing step by step.

Time passed quickly, and a strong wind blew under the cover of night. Gu An's robes billowed, and his spiritual power increased rapidly.

After a while, his demeanor suddenly changed.

Foundation construction successful!

His transformation of his dantian accelerated the generation of spiritual power, while simultaneously stimulating his muscles, bones, and entire body to become stronger.

It’s not over yet!

His cultivation level continued to rise, and billowing dust mixed with grass clippings swirled around him, creating a magnificent spectacle.

Foundation Establishment Realm, Level Two!
Foundation Establishment Realm, Level Three!
Foundation Establishment Realm, Level 4!
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