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

Chapter 30 Nascent Soul Realm Ninth Level, Wood Spirit Sword Technique
“Junior Brother Gu, let me introduce you. This is my childhood friend, Zuo Lin. He wants to discuss swordsmanship with me. Let him stay in my courtyard.” Li Ya came up to Gu An and introduced him.

Zuo Lin was dressed in yellow, with a handsome face and an undeniable arrogance between his brows. He wore a precious sword at his waist, which was clearly of high quality.

Li Ya introduced Gu An to Zuo Lin, but Zuo Lin only nodded slightly to Gu An without saying a word.

Gu An, however, was not surprised. He smiled and said, "Then Senior Brother Li, you can take him to stay here."

Li Ya nodded, his eyes revealing apology.

Zuo Lin pulled Li Ya forward, excitedly saying, "Ji Lin of the Ji family is truly amazing today. Did you see his swordsmanship? It's incredibly exquisite. I feel he has a chance to become the final victor."

Jilin?

A handsome and arrogant face appeared in Gu An's mind. Ji Lin, like him, followed Ji Xiaoyu to join the Tai Xuan Sect. The two did not interact much, but Du Ye had previously come to help Ji Lin collect medicinal herbs.

Unexpectedly, Ji Lin has already distinguished himself in the World Outer Sect Tournament, even though Ji Lin is only a few years older than him.

Of course, it may be related to the cultivation resources he received. With the treatment from the Tai Xuan Sect and the resources from the Ji family, it's understandable that his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds.

Gu An walked towards the tree, but his ears were being used to eavesdrop on Li Ya and the other person's conversation.

The Grand Tournament of Outer Sects has begun, with talented disciples from both the righteous and demonic paths gathering together to compete. According to Li Ya and the other two, the tournament is conducted in a one-on-one format, and those disciples who are undefeated are beginning to make a name for themselves.

Gu An didn't hear Ji Xiaoyu's name. Then he thought about it and realized that Ji Xiaoyu didn't belong to the outer sect.

Xiao Chuan, Wu Xin, and the others were very curious about Zuo Lin. They gathered in twos and threes, discussing it animatedly.

Zuo Lin's arrival did not disrupt Xuan Gu's life. He was quite disdainful of the menial disciples and usually practiced swordsmanship with Li Ya, returning to his room to cultivate afterward.

Because of their arrival, Gu An reduced the frequency of his visits to Bajing Cave, but he still adhered to his daily routine.

A month passed quickly.

Gu An finally reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm. That night, on his way back, he felt lightheaded.

When he returned to Xuan Valley, he found someone practicing swordsmanship in Li Ya's courtyard.

He returned to his attic, and only after entering the room did he stop and look out the window.

The one practicing swordsmanship was Zuo Lin.

When Zuo Lin first arrived, Gu An thought he was a swordsmanship genius.

But after a month of watching him practice swordsmanship every day, Gu Anfang realized that this guy's talent in swordsmanship was extremely mediocre.

Gu An now possesses a certain level of swordsmanship skill, and he can tell that Zuo Lin's swordsmanship talent is not as good as Su Han's.

Su Han has the strongest swordsmanship talent in the valley, but that's only within Xuan Valley; it's not enough to impress others.

Gu An watched for a while and then closed the window.

When it got light, Gu An went downstairs and found Zuo Lin still standing in the courtyard. He stood there, looking at the sword in his hand, his brows furrowed.

Gu An was calling on his junior brothers, sisters, and disciples to practice exercises, and the commotion attracted Zuo Lin's attention.

“Actually, you don’t need to force yourself to master swordsmanship. Your spiritual root aptitude is incredibly strong. You can achieve twice the result with half the effort if you practice swordsmanship when your cultivation level is higher.” Li Ya came to Zuo Lin’s side and said softly.

Zuo Lin's face darkened as he said, "No, I must become a sword cultivator. My father is the Canghu Sword Maniac!"

Li Ya wanted to persuade him, but then she thought that she was no different and wanted to prove herself to her father.

Zuo Lin stared intently at Gu An and the others practicing their exercises. For some reason, he felt that Gu An's movements had a unique mystery. Although they were the same as the others, Gu An's movements seemed to have a profound secret.

At first, he thought it was his imagination, but as he looked at it more and more, he became more and more convinced that he was not mistaken.

Li Ya did not disturb Zuo Lin any further. He turned and walked towards the mountains and forests, as he also needed a lot of time to cultivate.

Although he didn't often mention his defeat to Xu Ruye, it was always on his mind.

He didn't want to lose again!

After Gu An finished practicing a set of exercises, he let the disciples in the valley go about their business. At this point, he no longer needed to personally arrange the affairs of the valley, and Wu Xin was gradually taking over the power of the senior brother.

Xiao Chuan has a rather introverted personality and doesn't like giving orders or making arrangements, so he's willing to let Wu Xin have his way.

Ye Lan is another story; she has already focused her mind on preparing for the outer sect assessment.

For people of average talent like them, there is only one way to become an outer disciple: reach the ninth level of Qi Refining, then participate in the outer disciple assessment. After passing the assessment, they can wait for the outer disciple to distribute Foundation Establishment Pills.

If they break through directly to the Foundation Establishment Realm, then there is no need for assessment.

Gu An was hesitating whether to improve his alchemy skills to help his junior sisters and brothers refine Foundation Establishment Pills. All the ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills could be found in the valley; the only difficult part was the alchemy process.

Ye Lan is still some time away from the ninth level of Qi Refining, which gives Gu An time to weigh the matter. As for Xiao Chuan, he is even further behind.

With most people's aptitude, even a lifetime of hard work wouldn't be enough to reach the eighth level of the Qi Refining Realm.

Gu An walked towards the pavilion, took out the Qingxia Travelogue from his pocket, and showed an expectant look on his face.

He deliberately saved the last five chapters, waiting for a fine, sunny day to savor them.

Amidst a torrential downpour, the chivalrous hero and his beloved Lady Yin meet at a dilapidated temple, where their grudges and entanglements are about to erupt...

Gu Anguang was really looking forward to it just thinking about it.

"Brother Gu An."

Zuo Lin's voice came from behind him, and Gu An turned his head to see him walking quickly towards him.

When Zuo Lin approached Gu An, he was a little embarrassed. Gu An didn't hold his past arrogance against him and asked with a smile, "Brother Zuo, is there something you need?"

He gritted his teeth and said, "I find your moves quite exquisite. Could you teach me?" "No problem, let's go to the tree," Gu An replied.

Promoting radio calisthenics is an inescapable duty for all Chinese people!
Zuo Lin was stunned. He hadn't expected Gu An to be so easy to talk to. He felt ashamed and quickly followed Gu An.

The two arrived at the courtyard in front of the pavilion, and Gu An, without wasting any words, began to teach him exercises.

Zuo Lin has a photographic memory; Gu An teaches him only once, and he can learn it.

"That's it?" Zuo Lin asked, frowning.

Gu An asked, puzzled, "Not enough? This is all the moves we have."

"What about the mental cultivation method?"

There is no mental cultivation method.

“Impossible, without the cultivation method, how could you…” Zuo Lin said, frowning.

His words confused Gu An even more, and she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with me?"

Zuo Lin grew anxious and said, "It's just that you give me a different feeling. Even though it's the same movement, it's different from others. You must have some kind of inner cultivation technique..."

Gu An sighed helplessly. Had this child gone mad from trying to understand swordsmanship?
Seeing Gu An's expression, Zuo Lin felt even more embarrassed. Reason told him that it was impossible for a menial disciple to be hiding a peerless cultivation technique.

But his earlier feeling couldn't be wrong.

From childhood to adulthood, he has been most sensitive to a person's aptitude and aura. Even his master praised him for having a keen mind and being good at recognizing people.

This handyman disciple in front of us is definitely not simple!
Zuo Lin's eyes darted around, and he said, "How about this, I'll teach you swordsmanship, why don't you give it a try?"

Gu An wanted to refuse, but seeing his expression, he realized it would be difficult to shake him off, so he could only nod in agreement.

Why not learn it if you're going to waste your time!
Seeing that he had no sword, Zuo Lin took out a long sword from his storage bag and handed it to him. He then drew the precious sword from his waist and began to demonstrate his swordsmanship.

That kid really doesn't know how to behave!
Why swing the sword so fast?
Gu An mentally complained, but his eyes were fixed on the scene intently.

From a distance, Tang Yu and Su Han witnessed this scene, but dared not approach and could only watch from afar.

"If Master learns it, wouldn't he be able to teach us?" Su Han said expectantly. He loved swords the most. There were many paths to immortality, but only sword cultivation captivated him.

Tang Yu nodded and said, "As long as Master learns it, we can ask him for help, and he will definitely not refuse."

In their hearts, Gu An was the best master, and the key question was whether their master could learn Zuo Lin's swordsmanship.

The answer is yes. Gu Anke has dedicated two thousand years of his lifespan to the Seven Swords of the Li Family, and his swordsmanship is already highly accomplished.

In his opinion, Zuo Lin's swordsmanship was not bad, but it was not as good as the upgraded version of the Seven Swords Technique of the Li Family Seven Swords, let alone compared with the Nine Swords of Amazing Beauty.

That makes sense; Zuo Lin couldn't possibly teach his strongest sword technique right away.

After Zuo Lin finished demonstrating, he turned to Gu An and asked, "How much of it did you remember?"

Gu An shook his head and said, "About 20%... I can't say for sure. Your swordsmanship is too smooth, it dazzles me. I've already forgotten the previous sword moves."

Zuo Lin frowned and immediately asked Gu An to try it.

So Gu An began to use the sword technique that Zuo Lin had just used. His movements were hesitant and his sword moves were stiff, which made Zuo Lin's brows furrow more and more.

Tang Yu and Su Han, who were in the distance, were filled with despair. It seemed that their master would never learn the skill.

After Gu An stumbled through the demonstration, Zuo Lin, unwilling to give up, tried again, this time even slower, but he still couldn't remember everything.

After fussing around for half an hour, Gu An made an excuse to slip away.

An angry Zuo Lin found Li Ya and said that Gu An was making fun of him.

After learning the reason, Li Ya said with a mix of laughter and tears, "He really doesn't have any talent for swordsmanship, and he hates practicing swordsmanship."

"Really?" Zuo Lin's anger subsided considerably, but he couldn't help but recall Gu An's posture during his earlier exercises. He always felt that Gu An was hiding something.

"He's my junior brother, how could I not know?"

Li Ya rolled his eyes at him, then warned, "Don't bother him anymore. You're already being kind by letting me stay. If you keep bothering him, you'd better get back to the outer sect and find your father!"

Zuo Lin fell into deep thought, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards the attic where Gu An lived, lost in thought.

the other side.

In the attic.

Gu An sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes closed, savoring the sword techniques taught by Zuo Lin.

He slowly opened his eyes, a glint of sword light flashing within them.

He brought up his attribute panel, and the "Wood Spirit Sword Technique" appeared in the Ultimate Skills section.

Wood Spirit?

Could it be a sword technique based on the wood element?

Gu An's Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique is of the wood attribute. If he cultivates wood attribute spells, he can achieve twice the result with half the effort. He quickly learned the Poison Wood Array taught by Jiang Qiong.

However, he doesn't want to improve this sword technique for the time being; he needs to save up for 100,000 years of lifespan first.

He had been looking forward to the fact that a lifespan of a thousand years would unlock the lifespan detection function, a lifespan of ten thousand years would unlock the lifespan barrier function, and a lifespan of one hundred thousand years should also unlock new functions.

(End of this chapter)