Hearing of Flying Leaves Again, One Hundred Thousand Years of Lifespan

Gu An closed Travels of the Green Hero and asked with a calm expression, "Don't they spar often? How did it turn into a real fight?"

Zhen Qin withdrew her gaze and said anxiously, "The Second Senior Brother performed a set of sword techniques, and the Eldest Senior Brother mocked them for being too soft. The Second Senior Brother got agitated; he already wounded the Eldest Senior Brother, yet he still wouldn't stop!"

Upon hearing this, Gu An stood up immediately.

The master and disciple quickly went downstairs.

At this moment, the crowd watching the spectacle was no longer cheering, but instead continuously trying to persuade Su Han to stop.

Under the cover of night, Su Han's hair was disheveled, making him look like a vengeful ghost as he swung his sword frantically. His eyes were actually glowing with a blood-red light. Tang Yu, who was facing him, was in a sorry state; his robes were shredded into rags, and there were two shocking wounds on his chest. Blood was gushing out, staining his trousers red.

Wuxin and Xiao Chuan wanted to step in to stop them, but Su Han's sword moves were so fierce that they couldn't get close.

Seeing Gu An arrive, the disciples quickly cleared a path.

Gu An stepped between the two in two strides. His left hand grabbed Su Han's right wrist, while his left arm blocked Tang Yu's leg.

Tang Yu was shaken back by the force, and he couldn't help but feel alarmed. How could his master's arm be so hard?

He then let out a sigh of relief, his gaze toward Su Han filled with lingering fear.

With his wrist held by Gu An, Su Han was unable to move. Gu An squeezed firmly, and the sword in Su Han's hand clattered to the ground.

"Wake up!"

Gu An shouted in a deep voice. Su Han shuddered, and the bloodthirsty hatred in his eyes began to fade.

Standing not far away, Wuxin was secretly shocked.

The Eldest Senior Brother's movements were so fast!

Although Gu An had already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, they never considered him a powerhouse, mostly because Gu An often belittled himself.

Gu An's move just now refreshed Wuxin's perception.

He suddenly felt that the Eldest Senior Brother was not simple.

Xiao Chuan, however, was used to it; back in the day, Gu An had also subdued a rampaging Meng Lang.

Perhaps Gu An's spiritual root aptitude was mediocre, but in Xiao Chuan's heart, Gu An's combat ability was very strong, or at least, he felt very reliable.

The other disciples were also stunned by Gu An's move. It was the first time they had seen Gu An take action, and he had been able to easily suppress Tang Yu and Su Han, who were at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Zhen Qin was the first to cheer, breaking the silence, and the others followed, crowding around.

"Master, it turns out you are so amazing!"

"Second Senior Brother, wake up!"

"Master, has the Second Senior Brother suffered a cultivation deviation?"

"It's all the Eldest Senior Brother's fault for insisting on mocking the Second Senior Brother. I've never seen the Second Senior Brother so angry."

The disciples chattered away, while Gu An stared at Su Han.

Su Han gasped for air, his body suddenly going limp like mud, but because his right hand was still held by Gu An, he couldn't collapse to the ground.

He looked up at Gu An weakly and said powerlessly, "Master... I..."

Before he could finish his sentence, his head lolled to the side, and he fainted.

Gu An had two disciples help Su Han back to his room, then turned to look at Tang Yu.

Facing his master's gaze, Tang Yu's face turned bright red. He didn't know how to defend himself, but he felt very aggrieved, after all, he was the one who got hurt.

"Go back to your room and stop the bleeding first," Gu An said expressionlessly.

Upon hearing this, Tang Yu quickly bowed and left.

Gu An looked at the others and said, "Why haven't you dispersed yet? Are you not training today?"

With that, he turned and walked toward the pavilion.

The disciples watched his back, looking at each other in dismay.

Although Gu An hadn't said anything harsh, they all assumed he was angry.

Little did they know, Gu An just wasn't in the mood to lecture them.

That night, all the disciples in Medicine Valley were preoccupied with their own thoughts, unable to calm their minds.

Gu An stayed in the pavilion alone, and in the second half of the night, he felt several powerful divine senses sweep past.

His battle with Lin Futian had ultimately attracted the attention of the Taixuan Sect.

Early the next morning.

Su Han came to visit Gu An; he had come to apologize.

"What use is there in apologizing to me? You didn't hurt me," Gu An said, looking at him with a calm expression.

Su Han gritted his teeth and said, "He was the one who mocked my sword technique first."

Gu An asked, "Then did you ever tell him the origin of that sword technique?"

"I..."

"You and Tang Yu entered Medicine Valley on the same day, and you are the closest of friends. You know what he's like—he's blunt and speaks without thinking, but his nature isn't bad."

Gu An's tone was somewhat heavy; after all, having spent so many years together, he did not want his disciples to become enemies.

He did not forcibly stop Su Han from continuing to practice the Hating Heaven Divine Sword, as such things were impossible to prevent, and if he tried, he might even lose the bond between master and disciple.

Su Han recalled his time spent with Tang Yu over the years and could not help but feel a sense of guilt.

At first, Tang Yu had only teased him about his poor swordsmanship, and since he had been feeling frustrated by his inability to master the Hating Heaven Divine Sword, a quarrel broke out. Tang Yu was also provoked and began saying increasingly harsh things, which caused Su Han's anger to consume him, leading him to fall into a demonic state.

"Master, I was wrong. I will go find the senior brother in a moment," Su Han said earnestly, taking a deep breath.

Gu An replied, "Don't wait for a moment, go now. I also need to check on the medicinal herbs."

He stood up and walked toward Su Han.

The two walked out of the pavilion one after the other. Su Han closed the door behind them and followed Gu An's pace, unable to help asking, "Master, aren't you going to ask why I was so out of control last night?"

Gu An did not turn his head and said, "It likely had to do with your Hating Heaven Divine Sword. This sword technique was passed down to you by your father; I have no right to decide whether you practice it or not. You must think clearly about what is most important in your heart."

Su Han slowed his pace. He stood before the stairs, staring blankly at Gu An's back.

What is most important?

Gu An had no time to worry about the conflicts between his disciples. He had already said what needed to be said; if they could not get along, he would let them leave Mystic Valley in the future, never to meet again.

Gu An began to inspect the herbs in each garden to see which ones were nearing maturity.

He needed to accumulate one hundred thousand years of lifespan as soon as possible, so he harvested the herbs that were close to reaching their mature stage directly.

Of course, Gu An did not touch the herbs that were still far from maturity; he was not insane enough to destroy his own foundation.

He now had many channels for collecting lifespan, so he was not particularly panicked.

Above the mountain forest, various cultivators hovered in the air on their magical artifacts, looking down. Among the Law Enforcement Hall disciples searching the forest was Ye Lan.

Chu Jingfeng stood on a flying sword, his right sleeve fluttering in the wind. His entire person exuded an air of vicissitudes, no longer possessing the high spirits of his youth.

An old man flew over on a gourd and handed a leaf to Chu Jingfeng, saying, "It must have been the Flying Leaf Sword Immortal who struck. We found the Wine Soul Gourd belonging to Lin Futian, a helmsman of the Ten Thousand Yin Sect, nearby. Inside were the souls of fifteen Taixuan Sect disciples."

Chu Jingfeng took the leaf and examined it closely. The surface of the leaf was covered in tiny sword marks that were invisible at a first glance.

He mused, "In other words, the Flying Leaf Sword Immortal is truly one of our own?"

The old man nodded. "That should be the case. The previous attack on Zuo Yijian must have been a factional dispute. Judging by his strength in easily executing Lin Futian, if he had wanted to kill Zuo Yijian, Zuo Yijian would certainly not have survived."

Chu Jingfeng fell silent.

The old man looked at his fluttering right sleeve and said, "Jingfeng, it is time to let go of your inner demons. Get your arm reattached soon; otherwise, if you keep practicing with your left hand, it will be difficult to change your habits later."

"Why should I reattach it? If the Flying Leaf Sword Immortal can use a leaf as a sword, why must I use my right hand to hold one?" Chu Jingfeng retorted.

Hearing this, the old man shook his head with a bitter smile and stopped trying to persuade him.

In the forest.

Ye Lan stood in a deep ravine, looking toward the end of it as if it led to the ends of the earth. Her eyes were filled with shock.

"I heard the one who struck was the Flying Leaf Sword Immortal. This terrifying scene was caused by a single leaf," a female disciple walked over and remarked in wonder.

Other disciples nearby followed suit, marveling at the power of the Flying Leaf Sword Immortal, and Ye Lan felt a sense of yearning as well.

Just how high a realm must one reach to possess such terrifying strength?

Ye Lan turned her head to look in another direction, her eyes revealing a look of worry.

Ever since Lin Futian died, a group of cultivators had flown over Mystic Valley every few days, most of them at the Foundation Establishment realm. Gu An could occasionally spot Ye Lan.

She did not come down to visit Gu An, as if she were merely passing by.

However, she had passed over Mystic Valley four times in one month; how could Gu An not know her intentions?

"This girl..."

Gu An stood by the window, watching the cultivators disappear into the horizon, feeling a warmth in his heart.

He pulled up his attribute panel and looked at his 99,990 years of lifespan, his hands clenched tightly inside his sleeves.

It was almost time!

Tonight, he would break through his realm!

Because of this month's forced harvesting, the lifespan yield for the coming year would decrease, but after waiting another year, it should recover and continue to grow.

He had intentionally left a space of ten years of lifespan, waiting to harvest it quietly tonight.

He wanted to fully enjoy the feeling of burning his lifespan!

Seeing that it was still early, Gu An could not sit still, so he went downstairs.

Arriving in the courtyard, he saw from a distance that Su Han was practicing his sword on the eastern hilltop. Ever since the conflict that night, Su Han had become reclusive, and the others dared not disturb him for fear he might go mad.

Tang Yu and Su Han's relationship had recovered; after learning the origin of the Hating Heaven Divine Sword, Tang Yu had apologized to Su Han, though he had practiced even more diligently since then.

An apology was an apology, but he did not want to lose to Su Han again; after all, he was the senior brother.

Gu An walked to the wooden fence of the garden, looked out, and wore a smile on his face.

"Master, what has you so happy?" Zhen Qin trotted over and asked curiously.

Gu An rubbed her head and laughed, "What? Do I not smile enough on a daily basis?"

Zhen Qin giggled, "Master, since you're in such a good mood today, why not teach me the Residual Wind Leg?"

Gu An asked in surprise, "Didn't you hate practicing swords and leg techniques? What brought on this change of heart?"

"I want to be like Aunt-Master Ye Lan and become a disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall!" Zhen Qin clenched her fists, saying excitedly.

As it turned out, Wuxin and Xiao Chuan had previously caught a glimpse of Ye Lan and were sighing with emotion; their conversation had been overheard by Zhen Qin while she was weeding nearby, and upon learning that the robes Ye Lan wore belonged to the Law Enforcement Hall, Zhen Qin had become quite infatuated with her.

Gu An smiled and said, "Fine, then I will teach you."

It would be for the best to send this girl away sooner; she was always bothering him while he was trying to read!

Just like that, Gu An began to teach Zhen Qin how to cultivate the Residual Wind Leg.

When late night descended and all the disciples had returned to their rooms, Gu An finally snuck out of Mystic Valley, but before leaving, he went to the garden to pluck two Tier 3 medicinal herbs.