Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, The Position of First Senior Brother

Gu An did not immediately invest his lifespan into evolutionary cultivation; with the precedent of the Dragon Force Divine Origin Technique, he was afraid the commotion would be too great.

He would wait until nightfall!

Even if there was a commotion then, given the cowardice of Cheng Xuandan and Zhang Chunqiu, they would likely be too terrified to leave their rooms.

Night fell quickly.

Gu An waited until Meng Lang had entered his room to rest before pulling up his attribute panel.

He focused his attention on the Spring Origin Art and chose to invest one thousand years of lifespan for evolution.

Heaven preserve me, don't waste this thousand years of my life!

Gu An prayed while rubbing the White Spirit Mouse, trying to rub off some of its luck.

[You have invested one thousand years of lifespan into the Spring Origin Art for evolutionary cultivation]

[You practiced the Spring Origin Art for one year; due to your mediocre comprehension and aptitude, your cultivation growth is minimal]

[You practiced the Spring Origin Art for ten years; your understanding of the Spring Origin Art has reached a brand new realm]

[You practiced the Spring Origin Art for one hundred years; you gained insights from the earth and forests, generating new ideas for the Spring Origin Art]

[You practiced the Spring Origin Art for two hundred years; your Spring Origin Art has promoted to the Azure Wood Spring Growth Technique]

[You practiced the Spring Origin Art for five hundred years; your understanding of the Azure Wood Spring Growth Technique has reached perfection, and your Wood Spirit Root has been upgraded]

[You practiced the Spring Origin Art for eight hundred years; you gained insights from the nature of heaven and earth, and your Azure Wood Spring Growth Technique has promoted to the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique]

[You practiced the Spring Origin Art for one thousand years; your attainments in the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique have reached the pinnacle of perfection, and your Wood Spirit Root has been upgraded]

Looking at the lines of prompts before him, Gu An caught several keywords and was instantly overjoyed, followed by a massive influx of memories into his mind.

His consciousness immersed itself in the inheritance, and his entire body erupted with green light, while wisps of lush green spiritual energy emerged from the floor of the room.

At the same time.

Zhang Chunqiu, who was practicing in his room, opened his eyes. He looked toward his windowsill; a sudden, violent wind rose outside, causing his window to rattle.

He hurriedly stood up and walked to the window. He only glanced outside for a moment before quickly shutting it.

He walked briskly to the table, blew out the oil lamp, and hid in his bed.

"No, I have to leave soon. This Medicine Valley is getting more and more ominous..."

Also frightened was Meng Lang, who hid under his quilt, shivering. Xiao Chuan, exhausted from the day, was already sleeping like a log, snoring like thunder.

Cheng Xuandan sat cross-legged before his alchemy furnace. Feeling the commotion outside, he couldn't help but look toward the night sky beyond the window. His gaze was profound, devoid of fear or even a shred of curiosity, as calm as a deep, dark well.

A long time passed.

Gu An finally regained his senses. He opened his eyes and felt as if the entire world had changed.

He could clearly perceive the wood-attribute spiritual energy in the air and feel the vitality of the flowers, plants, and trees; the sensation was truly marvelous.

With a thought, the previous prompts reappeared before him. Seeing that his Wood Spirit Root had been upgraded, he was pleasantly surprised.

Cultivating techniques could actually upgrade spirit roots? That meant he wouldn't have to force-feed resources into his spirit root aptitude in the future. That stuff was a bottomless pit; Gu An had only tried it once, but it had already left him with psychological trauma.

He tried to circulate the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique. Unlike before, he could instantly absorb the wood spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Once the wood spiritual energy entered his body, it flowed into his dantian and transformed into wood-attribute spiritual power.

The entire process was smooth and silky!

A casual breath of absorption was worth more than half a year of his previous efforts!

Gu An felt as if he were dreaming; he felt as though he had suddenly become a genius.

In that case, there was no rush to increase his cultivation level.

His ability to probe lifespan had unlocked when his lifespan exceeded one thousand years; perhaps when his lifespan exceeded ten thousand years, new abilities would appear.

Moreover, at his current cultivation speed, he felt he could rely on cultivation to increase his level.

While there was no rush to increase his cultivation, his offensive means had to be improved!

The Dragon Force Divine Origin Technique was a support technique and had no moves. His gaze fell upon the Residual Wind Leg.

The Li Family Seven Swords was a sword technique, but he had no sword in his hand, and sword techniques likely relied on cultivation level.

The Residual Wind Leg was different; it relied on the legs. His physical strength was already enough to easily crush a Foundation Establishment Greed-Hatred Demon Ghost, and if he combined it with the Residual Wind Leg, its power would surely skyrocket.

How much lifespan should he invest?

Gu An fell into a dilemma. Investing too little was meaningless, but investing too much made his heart ache.

Forget it, let's round it off and invest five hundred years!

Gu An excitedly invested five hundred years of lifespan into the Residual Wind Leg for evolutionary cultivation.

[You practiced the Residual Wind Leg for one year; due to your mediocre comprehension and aptitude, your leg technique is fluid but fails to unleash the true power of the Residual Wind Leg]

[You practiced the Residual Wind Leg for ten years; years of bitter practice have brought your Residual Wind Leg to its peak]

[You practiced the Residual Wind Leg for one hundred years; your Residual Wind Leg has returned to simplicity, and you have gained new insights; your Residual Wind Leg has promoted to the Wind Shadow Leg]

[You practiced the Residual Wind Leg for two hundred years; your Wind Shadow Leg has reached great success, and your understanding of body techniques has improved]

[You practiced the Residual Wind Leg for four hundred years; your Wind Shadow Leg has promoted to the Gale Absolute Shadow Leg]

[You have practiced Residual Wind Leg for five hundred years, your Gale Absolute Shadow Leg has reached the realm of Mastery, and your understanding of physical techniques and footwork has improved.]

Could this understanding of physical techniques and footwork be related to enlightenment?

As soon as this thought crossed Gu An's mind, his consciousness was flooded with the memories of the Gale Absolute Shadow Leg.

At dawn, the first rays of sunlight swept across Medicine Valley. Before the light could even touch the threshold of Gu An's room, the door swung open.

Gu An stepped into the courtyard, facing the rising sun. He stretched his body, feeling a complete transformation in his vitality and spirit.

His face was wreathed in smiles, the excitement still lingering within him.

He silently summoned his attribute panel:

[Name: Gu An]

[Lifespan: 19/1862]

[Spirit Root: First-class Wood Spirit Root, Four-element Superior Spirit Root (Can invest lifespan to evolve cultivation)]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Stage 2 (Can invest lifespan to evolve cultivation)]

[Techniques: Fire Control Art (Not mastered), Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique (Proficient), Dragon Force Divine Origin Technique (Proficient) (Can invest lifespan to evolve cultivation)]

[Ultimate Arts: Gale Absolute Shadow Leg (Mastery), Li Family Seven Swords (Not mastered) (Can invest lifespan to evolve cultivation)]

Qi Refining Stage 2!

When he inherited the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique last night, his spiritual power had increased significantly, and after a night of absorbing Qi, he had successfully broken through to the second stage of Qi Refining.

He was no longer a useless person without spiritual power!

The feeling of burning lifespan was simply incredible!

Gu An began to entertain more ideas about his path to immortality.

He had no intention of venturing out into the world. While slaying demons and monsters to seize their lifespan might allow his own to grow faster, the risk of death would also skyrocket.

His thoughts turned to the master of Medicine Valley!

Cheng Xuandan didn't have many years left to live, and Zhang Chunqiu had intentions of leaving the mountain; the position of Valley Master was rightfully his!

When that time came, he would recruit a group of servant disciples to help him cultivate the herbs, leaving him only the task of harvesting. It would be perfect.

Gu An placed his hands on his hips and looked at the surrounding peaks.

There was no reason why he couldn't grow more herbs on the mountains!

Cheng Xuandan didn't expand the Medicine Valley, perhaps because expansion held no meaning for him—he was merely a laborer for the Taixuan Sect.

But for Gu An, it was different. He didn't need to share the herbs; he only wanted to seize the lifespan of the herbs.

The more Gu An thought about it, the more excited he became. He began to kick his legs and stretch his body on the spot.

He was practicing the footwork of the Residual Wind Leg, sharp and powerful, whistling with every movement.

Not long after, Meng Lang walked out from the neighboring room and happened to catch sight of Gu An's footwork, his eyes widening in surprise.

At nineteen, Gu An had fully matured. His legs whipped through the air like lashes. Although he hadn't shifted his position, the force of the wind reached Meng Lang's face, leaving him stunned.

Meng Lang couldn't help but rub his eyes, wondering if he had misidentified the person.

Since when did Gu An become so formidable?

Sensing Meng Lang's gaze, Gu An retracted his leg, turned to look at him, and laughed, "Did I wake you up?"

Meng Lang hurried over to him, scrutinized him carefully, and asked, "How did you suddenly become so strong? Did you notice the demonic wind that raged last night? Could it have something to do with you?"

Gu An rolled his eyes at him and said, "That's right, it was me. I was practicing the Residual Wind Leg taught by Master last night, and I stirred the Heavenly Dao, causing the earth to tremble. It was truly earth-shattering. Since you heard the commotion, why didn't you come out to witness my majesty?"

Meng Lang wouldn't admit to his own embarrassment. He scoffed, "Your footwork is sharp, but without the support of spiritual power, how could you whip up such a gale last night? Besides, it wasn't just a strong wind; there were fluctuations of spiritual energy. It was either a demon absorbing the energy of heaven and earth, or a great cultivator making a breakthrough."

Gu An chuckled and kicked him in the backside.

"You dare kick me? Are you rebelling? Li Ya is gone, don't tell me you don't want to acknowledge me as your big brother anymore?" Meng Lang shrieked.

"If I acknowledged you as my big brother, wouldn't you have to stay here with me for the rest of your life? Don't you want to become an outer sect disciple?"

"Fair point. You're right, you and I are different."

The two began to play and bicker.

An hour later, Zhang Chunqiu found Gu An. He led Gu An around the Medicine Valley, pointing out and explaining every inch of the land and the herbs within.

Gu An listened attentively, but as he listened, he sensed something was wrong.

Why did this sound like he was giving his final instructions?

Could it be that the commotion last night had scared him out of his wits?

Gu An initially wanted to persuade him otherwise, but then he reconsidered. Zhu Moya was no good; he had likely done many dirty deeds for the great cultivator behind the Greed-Hatred Demon Ghost. Once Chu Jingfeng resolved the matter, it would likely implicate Zhang Chunqiu.

After all, the two were close friends.

It would be better for him to leave the mountain sooner!

Gu An swore that he wasn't trying to become the head disciple; he was genuinely looking out for Zhang Chunqiu.

After mastering the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, Gu An was in no rush to contact Chu Jingfeng. For one, he now possessed the power to protect himself, and for another, he did not want to alert the enemy prematurely.

He had only just returned to Medicine Valley when Chu Jingfeng arrived the very next day, making it difficult to dismiss his suspicions.

What Gu An feared was not Zhu Moya, but the person behind him. According to what Zhang Chunqiu had said previously, that person held a very high status, one that the entire Medicine Valley combined could not hope to shake.

He might as well improve his cultivation while waiting!

Zhang Chunqiu led Gu An around for an hour, even taking him up the surrounding mountains. Only after his throat was parched from talking did he finally lead Gu An to find Cheng Xuandan.

Seeing the pill furnace in front of Cheng Xuandan, Gu An's eyes were filled with curiosity.

He had long heard that Cheng Xuandan was proficient in the art of alchemy, and he wondered if he would be able to learn it.

Once he learned it, he could then burn his lifespan to instantly transform into a grandmaster of alchemy!

Cheng Xuandan stood up and looked at Gu An, saying, "From this day forward, you are the senior brother of this Medicine Valley."

As soon as these words were spoken, Gu An was shocked. He instinctively looked at Zhang Chunqiu and asked in a panic, "Senior brother, what has happened to you?"

Thanks to Mo Yi Zi Mo for the 600 Qidian coins tip~~