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

Chapter 41 Top-Grade Celestial Spiritual Root, Breakthrough to the Divine Transformation Realm

Under the cover of night, Gu An swiftly traversed the mountains and forests. The direction he was heading was opposite to the place where he had previously killed Lin Futian. This time, he planned to break through to a point a hundred miles away.

During the past month, he observed that no disciples from the Enforcement Hall patrolled late at night.

As Gu An continued his journey, lines of prompts suddenly appeared before his eyes:
You have successfully taken 6 years of the Bitter Root Grass's (Tier 3) lifespan.

You have successfully taken 7 years of the Bitter Root Grass's (Tier 3) lifespan.

[Your lifespan has surpassed 100,000 years for the first time, unlocking the lifespan prediction function.]

[Lifespan Deduction: Consuming lifespan to deduce the cause and effect of the Great Dao and destiny; the lifespan consumed is determined based on the deduced cause and effect.]

Lifespan projection?

Gu An frowned involuntarily; he immediately sensed a conspiracy.

This is an attempt to shorten his lifespan!

Will it drain his lifespan all at once?
Gu An decided to try it out first, and when the new function appeared, he understood how to use it.

The so-called deduction is actually asking questions based on lifespan.

Gu An silently asked himself, "Based on the lifespan calculation, does Jiang Qiong want to kill me now?"

About two breaths have passed.

[Requires 300 years of lifespan; should this be considered a hypothetical scenario?]

no!
too expensive!
Gu An refused outright, but after this test, he felt much more at ease.

At least the lifespan prediction will tell him in advance how much lifespan he will need to consume, which can prevent him from having his lifespan completely drained at once.

Gu An stopped testing the waters and focused on getting on his way.

He tries to avoid using this function as much as possible, as he feels it's not worth expending his lifespan to explore the unknown.

On the way forward, Gu An was very cautious, keeping his divine sense spread out to avoid encountering Nascent Soul cultivators again.

The night was desolate.

Although no monsters could be seen along the way, wild animals could be spotted, mostly herbivores, such as rabbits and mice.

About fifty miles from Xuan Valley, Gu An suddenly spotted the White Spirit Rat.

In the woods, this fellow was harassing a rabbit, following behind it, hopping and sniffing around every now and then.

It looks like a big dog chasing a rabbit.

How pathetic...

Gu An pretended not to see it and quietly left without disturbing the white spirit rat.

"No wonder this guy always runs around like a rabbit..."

Gu An recalled the scene he had just witnessed and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The white spirit rat has been raised in the wrong way, but luckily he still has Haolong.

Thinking of Haolong's magnificent figure, Gu An's mood improved.

Half an incense stick's time later, Gu An arrived at a dense forest. The leaves were so intertwined that even if someone flew overhead, they wouldn't be able to see him.

Gu An sat down under a big tree, took a deep breath, and brought up his attribute panel.

He looked at his lifespan of 100,003 years and a look of anticipation appeared on his face.

A lifespan of 100,000 years is definitely a sign of great wealth and power. This time, I can properly improve all my attributes.

Let's focus on improving our spiritual roots first. We can invest more in them, since they're the hardest to improve.

How many years should it take to invest?
Gu An hesitated for a moment, then decided to be generous and go for ten thousand years!

You have dedicated ten 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.]

[You have been observing the universe and nature for two hundred 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. Your spiritual root has been baptized by heaven and earth, and your five elemental spiritual root aptitude has begun to transform. All five of your elemental spiritual root aptitudes have transformed into first-rate mortal qualities, with the wood and earth spiritual roots being particularly outstanding.]

……

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

[You have comprehended the essence of heaven and earth for five thousand years, you have felt the profound meaning of the five elements in the universe, and with the resonance of heaven and earth, your spiritual root quality has undergone a qualitative change, your five-element spiritual root has transformed into the five-element heavenly spiritual root.]

……

[After eight thousand years of contemplating the natural world, you have finally captured a trace of the Wood Spirit Law, and your Wood Attribute Spiritual Root has undergone a transformation, evolving into a top-grade Wood Attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root.]

[You have been observing the universe and nature for ten thousand years, and your perception of the five elements has improved.]

A barrage of notifications popped up, dozens of them in total, making Gu An afraid to even blink.

When the final prompt popped up, he immediately activated the Life Barrier.

In an instant, the grass beneath his feet glowed with a dark, luminous light, and even the trees behind him emitted a faint green glow, illuminating the area within the barrier.

Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root!
Gu An immediately became excited.

The Heavenly Spiritual Root was the strongest spiritual root he had ever heard of, even surpassing Ji Xiaoyu of the Ji family.

Heavenly spiritual roots are often of a single attribute, but the speed at which one can cultivate a single attribute is far superior to that of dual spiritual roots; in fact, the difference is like heaven and earth.

According to Li Ya, a Heavenly Spiritual Root is a darling of Heaven and Earth. It can only be born with extraordinary good fortune, or it can only be nurtured by a family that has been established for thousands of years through generations of hard work.

The Taicang Dynasty currently has only one cultivator with the Heavenly Spiritual Root, who is within the Tai Xuan Sect. Li Ya did not say who it was.

Gu An suspected that Li Xuandao also possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root, but had concealed it very well.

As Gu An pondered, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to flow into his body, making him feel itchy all over, while at the same time he felt an indescribable sense of comfort.

Let's spend another 10,000 years!
Given his many lives, Gu An suddenly felt that ten thousand years was nothing.

So he poured another ten thousand years of his lifespan into his spiritual root, and lines of prompts appeared frantically before his eyes.

Spiritual root perception has been enhanced!
Spiritual root perception has been enhanced!
Gu An stared at the identical prompt, his Dao heart trembling. Something was wrong!
Got it!

This is terrible!

It wasn't until five thousand years ago that his earth spirit root transformed into a top-grade heavenly spirit root.

For the next five thousand years, all that happened was the improvement of spiritual root perception, like a bottomless pit, which continued until the end.

Gu An's heart was bleeding.

He cultivates the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, which relies solely on the Wood Spirit Root. This means that the investment of the next ten thousand years will not further increase his cultivation speed.

Spiritual roots are predetermined at birth. In reality, there is no known method of cultivation to improve spiritual roots. It is already incredible that he was able to go from ordinary five spiritual roots to five elements heavenly spiritual roots.

No!

Let me spend some more money!
We can't let this 10,000-year lifespan go to waste!
Gu An gritted his teeth and devoted another ten thousand years of his lifespan.

More notifications popped up rapidly, and Gu An's face darkened.

After ten thousand years of being crushed, the fire spirit root transformed into a top-grade heavenly spirit root.

Is it possible that it takes ten thousand years to improve one spiritual root?

Gu An once again poured ten thousand years of his lifespan into his spiritual root, and more and more spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged into his body. Now, gray and red light spots have appeared around him.

After dozens of prompts, Gu An's water spirit root transformed into a top-grade heavenly spirit root.

Will there be a qualitative change if all five elements are gathered?

Gu An continued to invest another ten thousand years of his lifespan.

Ultimately, his golden spiritual root transformed into a top-grade heavenly spiritual root, and in the attribute panel, the spiritual root column directly changed to a top-grade five-element heavenly spiritual root.

Gu An stared blankly at his lifespan.

Fifty thousand years of lifespan just vanished like that...

After getting drunk, Gu An felt an unprecedented emptiness in his heart.

The earth's spiritual energy surged wildly into his body, and his physical body entered a strange state, feeling both itchy and warm, but without any discomfort.

Countless stars floated around him, red for fire, green for wood, blue for water, yellow for gold, and gray for earth, like a dazzling galaxy.

Gu An was in a daze, his thoughts in disarray.

Time passes quickly.

An hour later, Gu An completed the transformation of his spiritual root. He felt as if the whole world had been renewed, and this sudden sensory shock invigorated him.

This feeling is wonderful!

He suddenly realized that investing 50,000 years of his lifespan was not a bad deal.

His top-grade Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root was enough to make him stand out in the Tai Cang Dynasty. As for the entire human world, he couldn't say for sure, since he didn't yet know how big this world was.

Gu An took a deep breath and looked at the cultivation techniques on the attribute panel.

Should I spend money to upgrade my cultivation technique?

He feared that once his cultivation technique reached a certain stage, the subsequent investment would become much higher than expected. Moreover, he already possessed a top-grade Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root, and his Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique was also quite good. If he kept building up the foundation, how long would it take?
Tomorrow, a demonic cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage might jump out and ambush him!

Let's get straight to cultivating!
A brand new spiritual root, don't let me down!

Let's start with ten thousand years. Cultivation is of paramount importance and deserves a significant investment!
Begin investing!
You have dedicated ten thousand years of your 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 Nascent Soul Realm and began your tribulation. However, you failed to survive the Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation.]

[You cultivated your inner energy for a 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 Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation.]

……

Gu An remained calm as he watched the repeated notifications of failed tribulation attempts.

He could accept undergoing a tribulation only once every hundred years.

He didn't believe he could fail a hundred times!

Fortunately, the situation wasn't as bad as he had thought.

[You cultivated your inner energy for 2,700 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 survived the Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation, successfully transcended the tribulation, and broke through to the first level of the Nascent Soul Realm.]

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

[You have cultivated your Qi for 3,200 years, and your cultivation has broken through to the third level of the Nascent Soul Realm.]

[You have cultivated your Qi for 3,400 years, and your cultivation has broken through to the fourth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.]

[You have cultivated your inner energy for 3,700 years, and your cultivation has broken through to the fifth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.]

……

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

[You cultivated your inner energy for 5,200 years, and with your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcibly attempted to break through to the Void Transcending Realm and began your tribulation. However, you failed to survive the Profound Nether Heavenly Tribulation.]

[You cultivated your inner energy for 6,400 years, and with your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcibly attempted to break through to the Void Transcending Realm and began your tribulation. However, you failed to survive the Profound Nether Heavenly Tribulation.]

……

Okay, another failure!
Gu An can accept the tribulation that occurs once every two hundred years.

At the same time, he was pondering a question: spiritual root aptitude does not seem to determine the probability of successfully transcending tribulation.

Could it be that one's own strength is the key to overcoming tribulation?
Spells, supernatural powers, formations, secret techniques, magical artifacts, and so on...

[You cultivated your inner energy for 9,600 years, and with your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcibly attempted to break through to the Void Transcending Realm and began your tribulation. However, you failed to survive the Profound Nether Heavenly Tribulation.]

[You cultivated your inner energy for 9,800 years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcefully attempted to break through to the Void Transcending Realm and began your tribulation. You survived the Profound Nether Heavenly Tribulation and successfully transcended the tribulation, breaking through to the first level of the Void Transcending Realm.]

[You have cultivated your Qi for ten thousand years, and your cultivation level has increased.]

Gu An pulled up his attribute panel and saw that he still had nearly 40,000 years of lifespan left, which made the corners of his mouth involuntarily turn up.

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