Beneath the snowy night, deep in the mountains.
Gu An crouched down, plucked the last Epiphyllum from the snow, then tossed it into his Storage Bag.
He had still only harvested one year of lifespan, but he was not dissatisfied. This month alone, he had harvested nearly five hundred thousand years of lifespan, and his total lifespan had surpassed one million years again. This felt incredible!
After tonight, there would no longer be any Epiphyllum left aboveground in the Great Cang Dynasty.
Within a month, he had picked over a million Epiphyllum. Half of them did not even contain a year of lifespan; they had only just sprouted.
Even if Gu An did not pick them, the cultivators of the Great Cang Dynasty would clear them away. So whenever he saw one, he could only pick it and try his luck.
He could not disregard the safety of all living beings and forbid others from removing the Epiphyllum. Besides, he was equally wary of the Epiphyllum Sect.
Lifespan could be accumulated slowly, but if the Epiphyllum Sect's plan succeeded and he lacked the strength to resist, then everything would go completely off the rails!
Within the dim forest, Gu An stretched lazily before heading toward a nearby city.
Dawn was close. He planned to wander around the city.
Remaining cooped up in Medicine Valley all the time was no good either. Occasionally coming out to admire the scenery, to see the sights of foreign lands, could also help deepen his insights.
Ever since he had witnessed Wu Jue attain enlightenment, Gu An had been pondering the matter of enlightenment.
He felt that aside from relying on fortunate opportunities, enlightenment was also related to one's life experiences.
The sun gradually rose.
A hundred miles away, clamor began to rise from the