MTLNOVEL Chapter 445: Want to Become a Disciple_2
"I will, I definitely will."
An Hao said determinedly, then turned his head and continued down the stairs.
Gu An didn't see him off. Instead, he kept looking toward the east.
The morning sun rose, streaking across the sky, only to be chased down by darkness again. When the world fell into darkness, new sunlight broke through the earth's surface, illuminating all things and banishing the darkness.
After daylight, Gu An stepped out of his room again.
He faced the blazing sun and stretched languidly.
"The first day after a thousand years seems no different than the rest," Gu An said with a smile, talking to himself.
Today, he turned a thousand years old. In his eyes, this marked a brand-new page in his life.
He followed the stairs down and, just as he reached the bottom, Ji Xiaoyu walked out from inside the house.
"Will you intervene in An Hao's conflict with the Sky Demon Great Sect?" Ji Xiaoyu looked at Gu An and asked.
Ninety-seven years had passed since An Hao left.
While the world's events changed each year, Gu An's life in the Third Medicine Valley remained the same, and he was content with that.
Gu An casually replied, "Why intervene? I'm just an ordinary cultivator who loves to garden. I have no wish to get entangled in trouble."
Having said that, he moved forward with his steps.
Since Ji Xiaoyu had learned of his strength, she no longer behaved like a petulant girl, which actually made him find her rather dull.
As Ji Xiaoyu watched him walk away, she followed up with, "But as he continues like this, the Sky Demon Great Sect surely will not let him go. You will definitely save him. According to my investigation over these years, behind the Sky Demon Great Sect stands the Heavenly Demon, who is also at the peak of the Free Immortals."
Gu An stopped his steps and turned his head to look at her, asking, "What if you surpass the Free Immortal in this life? What will you do?"
Ji Xiaoyu paused, then said, "I am just a Reincarnation Body; it's impossible for me to reach the realm of my true self."
With more of her memories reviving, her reluctance was fading; she was gradually becoming her true self, or rather, reverting to her original temperament.
After listening, Gu An appeared thoughtful, then continued on his way.
Ji Xiaoyu started to ponder Gu An's words.
Must a Reincarnation Body truly not surpass the original self?
Thinking it through, she didn't know how to reach a higher realm beyond the Reincarnation Tribulation; she had received no guidance.
Ji Xiaoyu felt as though she had grasped at something, but it wasn't clear what it really was.
She looked at Gu An's retreating figure, feeling that somehow he was reminding her of something.
Gu An was also in deep thought.
Within the Lifespan Samsara, Long Zhan had once surpassed him, and he believed that a Reincarnation Body could possibly surpass the original self.
His curiosity aroused: if his Reincarnation Body continued to grow, what would happen?
Gu An was merely curious and felt no urge to experiment.
For the time being, he had no desire to open another Lifespan Samsara because he was saving up his lifespan for the next breakthrough.
Although no existence threatened him at the moment, he couldn't relax. He had to maintain his progression in strength, not wait for an unbeatable foe to arrive before starting to regret.
With these thoughts in mind, he made his way towards Ten Thousand Sword Mountain.
A meteor streaked across the sky, caught perfectly by his gaze.
Another Free Immortal has descended!
It seemed it wouldn't take many years for another earth-shattering war to erupt.
But there had been many such wars in recent years, with high-level beings fighting outside of heaven, clearly all fearing they might shatter the Great Heavenly Spirit Land.
Gu An's gaze then shifted towards the depths of the cosmos.
The Black City, created by the Annihilation God Emperor, was still devouring Tao Spiritual Energy, and Gu An could sense a faint power gathering inside it.
The Annihilation God Emperor seemed to be refining some kind of supreme treasure, but it was unknown whether it was an Immortal Path Supreme Treasure.
Was he trying to force Long Qing out by using this treasure?
Gu An pondered curiously in his heart. He wasn't in a hurry at all; as long as the true form of the Annihilation God Emperor didn't appear, he felt no fear.
For Gu An, time was even more important.
He made his way to Sword Mountain, where treasure swords covered the mountain, reflecting sharp sword lights under the sunlight.
Stepping up the mountain, he touched every sword hilt along his path, infusing each with the sword intent of different swordsmanship.
The swords he touched would instantly lose their luster, seeming to lose their spirit, but in reality, they were being nurtured by the sword intent, with the underground spiritual energy altering the essence of the swords.
After a while,
Gu An reached the mountain peak. Looking down upon all the swords, his figure was noticed by Jue Luo Sword Monarch, who was under a distant tree.
Since coming to Third Medicine Valley, Jue Luo Sword Monarch had not left.
He acted properly, no longer arrogant and imposing. He wanted to understand Gu An.
Although Gu An didn't acknowledge that he had inherited the Holy Heart Sword Dao, instinct told the sword monarch that Gu An must be connected to it.
Perhaps it was because of the relationship between the Holy Heart Sword Dao and Da Hong Sword Heaven that Gu An had spared him.
Putting himself in Gu An's shoes, the way he had previously addressed Gu An was enough to warrant death ten thousand times over. It was precisely because he understood this that he acted so properly and would occasionally give pointers to the disciples in the valley.
A figure rode a sword through the air, landing beside Jue Luo Sword Monarch.
This was a man in blue attire, holding a treasure sword. He saluted Jue Luo Sword Monarch, saying, "Senior, I have learned the swordsmanship you taught me."
The standoff between Gu An and Jue Luo Sword Monarch had not spread. Firstly, because the sword monarch had isolated Third Medicine Valley with his sword intent at the time, and secondly, since the Supreme Sect saw that Gu An didn't kill Jue Luo Sword Monarch, they thought to win him over.
This was a being of the Nine Heavens of the Immortal Path, and if they could successfully win him over, the Supreme Sect could leap to become a powerful force under heaven.
The blue-attired man was Xu Jie, the disciple with the strongest talent in the history of Third Medicine Valley.
Xu Jie had heard from Lv Baitian that a powerful sword cultivator had appeared in Third Medicine Valley. He loved using swords, so he took the initiative to visit Jue Luo Sword Monarch. Considering Gu An's face, the sword monarch gave pointers to many valley disciples. Faced with Xu Jie, he was not stingy.
"Just learned it then," Jue Luo Sword Monarch said indifferently, his gaze fixed on the silhouette of Gu An.
Xu Jie indeed had exceptional talent, but he was not the strongest he had seen, certainly not compared to An Hao he had met before. Thus, he had no intention of taking a disciple.
He was now focused on becoming a disciple of Gu An; how could he have the time to take on his own disciple?
Xu Jie followed Jue Luo Sword Monarch's gaze and saw Gu An.
His feelings towards Gu An were complicated.
He even felt a bit defiant.
He believed his own talent was strong, even comparable to An Hao, but during his time in Third Medicine Valley, he didn't receive special attention from Gu An. He felt overlooked.
Of course, he still had fond feelings for Third Medicine Valley. Although Gu An hadn't given him special treatment, he was kind to him. He didn't dislike Gu An; he just wanted to prove himself to Gu An.
More than ninety years ago, he had witnessed An Hao's strength. This was why he was so eager to seek out Jue Luo Sword Monarch.
Catching up to An Hao was not going to be easy!
Xu Jie turned back to Jue Luo Sword Monarch, asking, "Senior, wouldn't you like to see my swordsmanship?"
Jue Luo Sword Monarch replied impatiently, "Not interested."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jie's expression became unnatural.
Suddenly, the sword monarch remembered the valley disciples' assessment of Xu Jie. He was the pride of Third Medicine Valley; Gu An must be paying attention to him too.
No, he couldn't offend Gu An!
He still wished to become his disciple!
Jue Luo Sword Monarch looked at Xu Jie and began to scrutinize him.