Steadily becoming a saint, the immortal officials hired me to tend the horses - Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: The Civil War, Third Medicine Valley

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Winter passed and spring came, another year of the Spring Festival was approaching.

Mystic Valley welcomed the Spring Festival, with disciples busy preparing. Gu An was holding a White Spirit Rat, patrolling the different courtyards.

The White Spirit Rat enjoyed being held by him, its eyes closed as if it were asleep.

A whistling sound came from the horizon. Gu An turned his head and smiled.

Ye Lan was back.

She quickly landed beside Gu An, storing her flying sword in her storage bag. She smiled charmingly: “Senior Brother, I came back for the festival. You wouldn’t be unwelcome, would you?”

Gu An looked at her and smiled, asking: “Isn’t the Law Enforcement Hall busy?”

“No matter how busy, I can always spare a few days. Proper relaxation is more conducive to cultivation. You said that, and I’ve always remembered.” Ye Lan blinked and said playfully.

After a few words of greeting, Ye Lan pulled Gu An towards the pavilion. As they walked, she said: “Senior Brother, let’s go to your room first. I’ll show you a treasure.”

A treasure?

Gu An put the White Spirit Rat down and followed Ye Lan.

As they climbed up to the pavilion and entered the room, Ye Lan didn’t close the door, which made Gu An breathe a sigh of relief.

Ye Lan walked to the table and took a brocade box out of her storage bag. She turned sideways and looked at Gu An with a proud smile: “Senior Brother, this is a Foundation Establishment gift I specially prepared for you.”

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“Why go to such trouble? When you reached Foundation Establishment, I didn’t give a gift.”

“Without your Foundation Establishment Pill, could I have achieved Foundation Establishment? I’m not like those geniuses who can force Foundation Establishment with their spirit root qualification.” Ye Lan shook her head and laughed.

Hearing this, Gu An did not decline further. He walked to her side, curiously looking at the brocade box.

Ye Lan opened the brocade box. Inside was a herb root that looked like ginseng. If not carefully sensed, it was hard to detect the faint spiritual energy within.

[Human-Faced Tree (Revival State): 0/600/22000]

Twenty-two thousand years of maximum lifespan?

Gu An raised his eyebrows. It was the first time he saw the words ‘Revival State’.

Ye Lan introduced: “This is the root of a sixth-grade Spirit Tree. Once buried in the ground for several years, it can regrow and enhance the spiritual energy of the area.”

Gu An curiously asked: “Such a precious treasure, where did you get it?”

Ye Lan blinked and said: “Recently, while capturing demon path traitors, I found it in the cave of a traitor from the Thousand-Autumn Pavilion. I didn’t report it.”

“Isn’t that… improper?”

“Don’t worry. Other disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall also keep some items. It’s tacitly approved as long as they don’t take too much, and no one knows about this treasure.”

Hearing this, Gu An felt less burdened. He thought for a moment and said: “If you need any medicinal herbs, feel free to tell me. I’ll soon have a second Medicine Valley. We can help each other in the future.”

Ye Lan smiled: “Sure, I’ll go find others now. I brought gifts for them too.”

Gu An nodded, and Ye Lan immediately left.

He looked at the brocade box on the table, pondering where to plant it.

Thinking it over, he decided to keep it for the third Medicine Valley. The new valley needed enhanced spiritual energy for faster herb growth.

Mystic Valley already had its own rhythm and didn’t need a Spirit Tree, and Tianya Valley was not his to supply with seeds.

Since Tianya Valley was Li Xuandao’s Medicine Valley, he only had management rights there. For any needs in Tianya Valley, he could fully rely on Li Xuandao.

Gu An then put the brocade box into his storage bag and walked to his desk, picking up a pen to start writing on paper.

Ye Lan’s arrival made the atmosphere in Mystic Valley even better.

As night fell, various Spring Festival activities began, bustling with excitement. When everyone sat down to drink, Zhen Qin asked Ye Lan to talk about the experiences of Outer Disciples performing missions. Ye Lan did not refuse.

Besides guarding the Outer Sect, Law Enforcement Hall disciples also went out for training. Ye Lan was no exception.

“The mission we received was an exorcism task in a mountain town. Nearly a thousand households there had all died within a few days. To prevent the evil entity from harming more people, the local government sought help from the Supreme Sect. There were seven of us…”

Ye Lan vividly recounted the experience. Being nighttime, the disciples listened with great tension. The female disciples huddled together.

Seeing the young girl who used to follow him everywhere now able to stand on her own, the smile on Gu An’s face never faded.

When Ye Lan described the ghosts, the disciples’ hearts were in their throats, even Xiaochuan, Wuxin, and Su Han were very tense.

It was late at night when the disciples finally dispersed.

Ye Lan followed Gu An back to the pavilion. Gu An took out a secret book he had written and handed it to her, saying: “This is a leg technique secret book I found in the Inner Sect. You can practice it when you’re free.”

Gale Shadowless Leg!

Ye Lan took the secret book without opening it and put it into her storage bag. She looked at Gu An and said: “Senior Brother, be careful when dealing with Lu Jiujia in the future.”

“What happened to him?” Gu An asked, puzzled.

Ye Lan sighed: “Didn’t we talk before about the internal strife in the Supreme Sect? Those opposing the sect leader are secretly recruiting disciples. Lu Jiujia has taken an elder from the Outer Sect Hall of Elders as his master. That elder serves the sect leader’s adversaries. Over time, a great chaos is bound to erupt within the Supreme Sect. If the sect leader remains victorious, he will surely purge the rebellious disciples, and Lu Jiujia won’t escape.”

“I advised him before, but he didn’t listen. He said the path of immortal cultivation requires striving rather than being mediocre. His choice isn’t wrong. I’m just worried you’ll be implicated by staying close to him. He probably thinks so too, which is why he hasn’t returned to Mystic Valley.”

Gu An fell silent after hearing this.

He couldn’t interfere with Lu Jiujia’s choice because Lu Jiujia was right about the need to strive in immortal cultivation.

He refrained from striving because he could seize lifespans, so he wasn’t qualified to dictate how others should cultivate.

Ye Lan started talking about other things, mostly about the Outer Sect. Internal strife in the Supreme Sect even involved the Ji Family and Imperial family members, which Gu An found intriguing.

Until dawn, Gu An finally saw Ye Lan off.

They talked all night yet still felt energetic.

Before she left, Gu An reminded her not to forget practicing Gale Shadowless Leg. Ye Lan nodded, though her eyes carried a hint of resentment.

After she left, Gu An called the disciples for training.

…

In the hot summer, thirty-five-year-old Gu An stood by the window, gazing at the sky, his brows furrowed.

He was waiting for Gu Yu.

Half a year had passed; why hadn’t he arrived?

Gu An eagerly anticipated his third Medicine Valley, having already prepared seeds in advance, just waiting for planting.

Could something have happened?

Gu An worried. Last month, when he visited the Outer Sect, there was a noticeable tension, with many disciples dressed in black. They were reportedly part of the newly established Demon Extermination Hall by the new Great Elder of the Outer Sect.

The Demon Extermination Hall was directly controlled by the Great Elder, with disciple cultivation levels starting at the fifth layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm and receiving superior treatment over other halls.

The Supreme Sect had eight Outer City gates, and the situation in the Outer Sect was this tense. One could imagine the atmosphere in the Inner Sect and the Main City of the Sect. Such strife would inevitably affect Gu Zong as well.

Sigh!

Such trouble!

It’s upsetting my planting!

Gu An suddenly felt the urge to punch those causing chaos.

At that moment, he sensed something, and his sullen face broke into a smile.

He was coming, he was coming!

Gu An detected Gu Yu’s aura and tried to calm his emotions without going downstairs.

After a while, Gu Yu landed in Mystic Valley.

“Gu An!”

Gu Yu called out loudly, attracting the attention of the disciples in the valley.

Gu An opened the door and looked at Gu Yu, saying: “Brother Gu, come up and talk.”

Gu Yu put his compass into his storage bag and went upstairs.

Once inside, Gu An closed the door and poured tea for him. Gu Yu didn’t sit down but started browsing the bookshelf, seemingly looking for something.

“I haven’t written the final volume of Investiture of the Gods yet,” Gu An said.

Gu Yu, disappointed, walked to the table and sat down, taking out a stack of books and a token from his storage bag.

“This is your Valley Master Token. Your Medicine Valley is between the Outer Sect and the Inner Sect, less than a hundred miles from the Outer City. For someone in the Foundation Establishment Realm like you, it’s not a hassle to travel back and forth. These books are my father’s life experiences written down. You can refer to them. My father said you don’t have to stick to the facts; you can adapt them or even create stories based on his experiences.”

Gu Yu explained, with a playful look, hinting at Gu An with his eyes.

Gu An placed the teacup in front of him and picked up the Valley Master Token. Unlike the bronze token of Mystic Valley, this token was silver-white with several layers of restrictions within it.

“I’ll take you to the Medicine Valley later. If you get lost, just inject your divine sense into the token, and it will guide you.” Gu Yu drank a cup of tea and continued speaking.

Gu An nodded eagerly, excited to see his new Medicine Valley.

Gu Yu seemed to remember something and said: “Oh, when you write about me, include Zhou Tongyou. Write that he is the strongest genius of the young generation in the immortal cultivation world, but he especially admires me and follows my lead.”

Gu An’s face twitched: “That’s not appropriate. I’m afraid writing that will cause trouble.”

“Whatever you want, just ask, and I’ll satisfy you.”

“It’s not about the price.”

“One hundred top-grade Spirit Stones!”

“If he sees it, he’ll definitely investigate me…”

“One thousand top-grade Spirit Stones. This is all my savings!”

“How about a homophone?”

Upon hearing this, Gu Yu raised an eyebrow: “Sure, but you can only change one character.”

“Deal!”

Gu An agreed but wouldn’t slander Zhou Tongyou in the book. He considered making them rivals who admire each other, ensuring not to offend either party.

He could tell Gu Yu didn’t harbor true enmity towards Zhou Tongyou. Otherwise, he would depict Zhou Tongyou as a small minion, not praise him as the strongest genius.

Gu Yu probably just felt jealous. Making them brothers who occasionally competed would likely please Gu Yu.

After a short rest, the two set off, controlling their swords to leave Mystic Valley.

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