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

Chapter 20 Spiritual Root Transformation, Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator
The night sky was silent, with the occasional chirping of birds, and the mountains and forests were shrouded in darkness.

Gu An sat cross-legged inside the lifespan barrier, admiring the moonlight.

The moon is so beautiful tonight, just like his mood.

His cultivation has reached the fourth level of the Core Formation Realm, and he is getting closer and closer to the end.

He planned to keep spending money until he broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm, and then spend money on another ultimate skill, because the Gale Shadow Kick was no longer enough for him.

Where would a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator use their legs?

It still has to be a sword!

Gu An decided to favor the Seven Swordsmen of the Li family. Now that he had the cultivation of the Nascent Soul Realm, he also needed the attack methods of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Well, let's assume Cheng Xuandan's master is a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator!
Gu An should overestimate his opponent as much as possible, so that the chances of defeat will decrease.

The cultivators who had been fighting earlier never returned, which put Gu An's mind at ease.

He was already a Core Formation cultivator, enough to roam freely in the outer sect area. Even if someone suddenly broke in, they wouldn't be able to withstand a single kick from him!
Fifth level of Core Formation Realm!
With his cultivation level improving once again, Gu An's divine sense also became stronger!
The Core Formation Realm and the Foundation Establishment Realm are worlds apart.

The difference in spiritual power is like heaven and earth, and the disparity in divine sense is also enormous. Gu An's divine sense can now be condensed together to form a powerful impact.

Only after reaching the Core Formation Realm did he feel like a cultivator.

If the Core Formation Realm is this strong, how much stronger must the Nascent Soul Realm be?
Gu An couldn't wait to spend his life on it.

He was forced to wait until his cultivation reached the sixth level of the Core Formation Realm before he could bring up his attribute panel.

His gaze was involuntarily drawn to the spiritual root.

He had tried to improve his spiritual root, but it was all for naught, leaving him with a psychological scar. He was afraid that it was a bottomless pit, so he shifted his lifespan in other directions. Moreover, he also believed that divination techniques could improve his spiritual root aptitude.

Now that he is strong enough and has a long lifespan, it's time to try to improve his spiritual roots again.

After a while, once Gu An and the others' cultivation levels stopped increasing, he directly invested two thousand years of lifespan into his spiritual root!

You have dedicated two thousand years of your lifespan to the evolution and cultivation of your spiritual root.

[After a hundred years of contemplating the universe and nature, your perception of the Five Elements has been enhanced.]

[After two hundred years of contemplating the universe and nature, your perception of the Five Elements has improved.]

……

[After a thousand years of contemplating the universe, you have finally grasped a trace of its true meaning. Your spiritual root has been baptized by heaven and earth, and your five elemental spiritual root aptitudes have begun to transform. All five elemental spiritual root aptitudes have transformed into second-rate mortal aptitudes, with the wood spiritual root being the most outstanding.]

[You have been observing the universe and nature for 1200 years, and your perception of the Five Elements has improved.]

……

[After two thousand years of contemplating the universe and nature, you have finally grasped a trace of its true meaning. At the same time, you have also comprehended the earth's veins. Your spiritual roots have been baptized by the heavens and earth, and your five elemental spiritual root aptitudes have begun to transform. All five of your elemental spiritual root aptitudes have transformed into first-rate mortal aptitudes, with the wood and earth spiritual roots being particularly outstanding.]

A series of prompts popped up in front of Gu An's eyes.

His heart began to bleed when he saw the five lines of clues above.

Careless!

This thing is truly a bottomless pit!
Seeing that all five elemental roots had reached the first-class level by the end improved his mood, but he still felt heartache, since his previous comprehension of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique had also brought his wood elemental root to the first-class level.

Don't think like that!
It should be thought that it took a thousand years for the Divine Tree Pure Yang Technique to bring one spiritual root to the first-class level. If all five spiritual roots were to reach the first-class level, it would take at least five thousand years.

So the question is, why doesn't he cultivate the techniques of the other four attributes?

People have to try to find the perfect path.

As Gu An was summarizing his thoughts, the earth's spiritual energy surged in once more, this time not to enhance his cultivation, but to temper his bones and muscles.

pain!
Gu An felt unprecedented pain, and he could only grit his teeth and endure it.

To distract himself, he started thinking about the attribute panel.

Therefore, spiritual root aptitude is the most difficult to improve, which makes sense. Spiritual root aptitude is equivalent to the maximum lifespan, while cultivation level is the current lifespan. Breaking the limit is the most difficult.

Effort made after birth is never as difficult as breaking free from predetermined fate.

This is why the Tai Xuan Sect treats geniuses so well. Ji Xiaoyu, with her dual spiritual roots, is far more important to the Tai Xuan Sect than a Core Formation cultivator.

For ordinary people, the fewer spiritual roots they have, the higher their aptitude. If a person's total talent value represented by their spiritual roots is one hundred, then two spiritual roots would each give fifty. However, if they have five spiritual roots, then the talent value of each spiritual root would only be twenty. Being well-rounded sometimes means being mediocre.

Gu An is different now. He has improved his spiritual root aptitude, which is equivalent to increasing his total talent value from one hundred to over one hundred.

Unfortunately, spiritual root attributes cannot be used to improve cultivation level on their own. Currently, other spiritual roots are not very helpful for his cultivation of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, so his cultivation speed has increased somewhat, but not by much.

However, he noticed that the prefix for "top-tier aptitude" in the prompt was "ordinary body".

Could there be sacred bodies or spiritual bodies as well?

As Gu An was lost in thought, the rate at which the lifespan barrier was being consumed began to slow down. From the moment he broke through to now, he had consumed 134 years of his lifespan.

As his spiritual root aptitude continued to improve, Gu An clearly felt that the spiritual energy of each attribute became clearer, which also changed his perception of the entire world.

The pain is being replaced by novelty!
for a long time.

Gu An's body stopped absorbing spiritual energy, and the spiritual root in his attribute panel changed to a first-class five-element spiritual root. He did not get up, but instead devoted two thousand years of his lifespan to his cultivation.

His failed tribulation left him traumatized, so he decided to try his best to achieve a miracle. If he were to sacrifice a thousand years of his lifespan and still get stuck at the ninth level of the Core Formation Realm, he would definitely vomit blood.

It's really possible! After failing to transcend the tribulation, it takes fifty years to try again. It's so realistic. In reality, failing to transcend the tribulation usually results in death or serious injury, and recovery does indeed take time.

Moreover, the tribulation at the Nascent Soul stage is definitely more difficult, and the number of failures is likely to be even greater!

Start!
[After a hundred years of Qi cultivation, your cultivation level has broken through to the seventh level of the Core Formation Realm.]

[You have cultivated your Qi for two hundred years, and your cultivation has broken through to the eighth level of the Core Formation Realm.]

[You have cultivated your Qi for three hundred years, and your cultivation has broken through to the ninth level of the Core Formation Realm.]

[You cultivated your inner energy for four hundred years, and with your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcibly attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm and began your tribulation. However, you failed to survive the Three Profound Heavenly Tribulations.]

……

[You cultivated your inner energy for 1,500 years, and with your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcibly attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm and began your tribulation. However, you failed to survive the Three Profound Heavenly Tribulations.]

[You cultivated your inner energy for 1,600 years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcefully attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm and began your tribulation. You finally survived the Three Profound Heavenly Tribulations, successfully transcended the tribulation, and advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm.]

[You have cultivated your Qi for 1,800 years, and your cultivation has broken through to the second level of the Nascent Soul Realm.]

[You have cultivated your inner energy for two thousand years, and your cultivation has broken through to the third level of the Nascent Soul Realm.]

Grass!
It failed twelve times!
When Gu An saw that he had failed the tribulation six times, his heart sank to the bottom. When he failed ten times, his vision went black.

Fortunately, he eventually succeeded in breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Is it really that difficult to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm?

Gu An was devastated when he realized why the lifespan of evolutionary cultivation was greater than the actual lifespan consumed.

Evolutionary cultivation is equivalent to naked cultivation. Normal cultivation involves taking pills and using formations to gather spiritual energy. These two methods can also help one overcome tribulations, not to mention the miraculous effects of some rare treasures.

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth surged in again, and the lifespan barrier began to deplete at an accelerated rate.

Gu An calmed down and began to enjoy the improvement in his cultivation.

……

As the rising sun swept across the earth, Xuan Valley gradually brightened. Gu An stood atop the mountain, overlooking the autumnal forests. His robes fluttered, and the sunlight bathed him, making him appear as if he might ascend to immortality at any moment.

He has condensed his Nascent Soul and become a true Nascent Soul Realm cultivator!

To praise himself, he raised his apparent cultivation level by one level, reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining. He would then raise it by one level each year until he reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, so that he would not be recruited.

He couldn't help but bring up his attribute panel again to check.

Name: Gu An

【Lifespan: 22/4502】

[Spiritual Root: First-class Five Elements Spiritual Root (Wood and Earth attributes are more prominent) (Can be invested in lifespan evolution cultivation)]

[Cultivation Level: Nascent Soul Realm, Level 3 (Able to invest 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)]

Gu An plans to spend more money on the Li Family Seven Swords afterward, and then continue to save up his lifespan until it reaches 100,000 before using it.

Now, he needs to rest for a few days to calm his excited heart.

With his Nascent Soul cultivation, he could easily have gone to the Tai Xuan Sect to receive a decent position and treatment, but the thought that the Tai Xuan Sect would send him out to slay demons and monsters, fight against the demonic path, and there might even be internal strife made him suppress this thought.

Stay true to your original aspiration, and you will achieve the right result!
No matter who comes, it won't work; he's determined to stay hidden in Xuan Valley!
He may occasionally seek out rare and precious materials, but he must never shift his focus of development away from Xuan Valley.

A higher status might extend his lifespan faster, but the risk factor is also proportional. Anyway, he has no enemies, so why is he in a hurry?
Gu An turned around and walked down the mountain.

He was already capable of flying in the air at the Nascent Soul stage, but he didn't do that; he chose to walk down the mountain instead.

When he arrived at the Medicine Valley, Xiao Chuan and the others came out one after another.

"Senior Brother, you've come up the mountain so early?" Ye Lan greeted Gu An. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that her senior brother looked even more handsome today.

Gu An smiled and said, "Go check on the seeds. You can lead them in their training today."

Ye Lan nodded in agreement, and before she could ask any more questions, Gu An had already headed towards the attic.

Not far away, Wu Xin watched Gu An's figure and thought to himself, "There's definitely a secret in the mountains! I will find it!"

Gu An walked up the stairs, pushed open the door and entered. As soon as he entered, he saw the White Spirit Rat lying on the table, its whole body like a balloon, while the Azure Vine Fruit had disappeared.

He's still breathing, he's not dead!

He immediately cast a lifespan probe at the white spirit rat.

【White Spirit Mouse (Tier 1): 12/120/180】

Ok?
Their lifespan has increased by seventy years, whereas the original White Spirit Rat only had a lifespan of fifty years.

Is the medicinal effect of the vine fruit really that strong?
Gu An immediately walked to the wooden cabinet, took out a vine fruit, and began to eat it.

Thank you to Zhiqiu Dazizai for donating 1000 Qidian coins to Gu An, making him Gu An's top donor!

As always, I'm asking for monthly votes!
This one will survive; judging from the title, there's no need to worry.
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