#369 - I feel like I'm invincible
#369 - I feel like I'm invincible
Mid-November.
Gu An had been reading cultivation insights for almost two days.
They all described how to condense the Five Energies.
Returning to the Void to reflect oneself, returning to simplicity and authenticity.
After the light of the Primordial Spirit illuminates everything, one absorbs the Qi of Heaven and Earth.
Establishing oneself in the Void, drawing forth the Immortal Bridge.
Completing the first layer of the Immortal Bridge.
Afterward, condense the Qi of the four directions; each time you complete the Qi condensation, you can mobilize the power of one direction.
Between raising your hand and moving your foot, you can evoke the power of Heaven and Earth.
Far surpassing Returning to the Void by an unknown amount.
The convergence of the Five Energies completes the Five Energies Converging at the Origin.
Thus, the Three Flowers Gather at the Crown.
Gu An took a deep breath.
After that, he would improve his state, ensuring he was at his best.
This would greatly increase the success rate of extracting his bitter cultivation.
Extracting cultivation does not guarantee advancement.
If the current lifespan is insufficient, then the advancement will fail.
Waiting for the next improvement.
So, if one's state is good, then extracting bitter cultivation will also save some time.
The next day, after dark, Gu An extracted his bitter cultivation and began to improve his cultivation.
The dream began accordingly.
In the first year, Gu An felt himself operating the Returning to the Void Completion cultivation in his dream, looking at the cultivation insights.
In the second year, he reflected himself with the Returning to the Void Completion cultivation, beginning to understand the current realm.
In the tenth year, the light illuminated his whole body, reaching its peak, and he began to gather Qi.
In the twentieth year, the Primordial Spirit could not sense the Qi of Heaven and Earth for a long time, and there was no progress in the breakthrough.
In the thirtieth year, the Primordial Spirit began to wither.
In the fiftieth year, the light of the Primordial Spirit receded, the advancement failed, and the Primordial Spirit was damaged at that moment, and the whole person began to be muddle-headed.
In the sixtieth year, the Primordial Spirit began to heal itself, gradually emitting luster, and thus began to cultivate again.
In the eightieth year, the cultivation state recovered, but he still could not understand why the promotion failed, so he could only keep running his cultivation, waiting for an opportunity.
Twenty years later, in the one hundredth year, Gu An finally thought of a way.
To break through, at the end of the day, is to gather Qi, and then establish oneself in the Void, drawing forth the Immortal Bridge.
Since he could not sense the Qi of Heaven and Earth to absorb it, then he would introduce Xuanhuang Qi to complete the Qi absorption.
In the one hundred and twentieth year, after introducing Xuanhuang Qi, Gu An in the dream belatedly realized that cultivating the Azure Lotus Xuanhuang Scripture was to absorb Xuanhuang Qi.
In an instant, it was as if he was divinely assisted.
Three years later.
In the one hundred and twenty-third year, the Primordial Spirit absorbed Xuanhuang Qi, established itself in the Void, and the Immortal Bridge spanned the Void.
In the next instant, Gu An opened his eyes.
At this time, the power in his body was surging, and he seemed to be closer to the Heaven and Earth, with a bridge allowing his Primordial Spirit to communicate with the deeper Heaven and Earth.
Feeling the majestic and vast power, Gu An understood that he had successfully advanced.
First Layer of the Immortal Bridge.
Gu An clenched his fists, feeling that he could kill an ox with one punch.
Okay, he could do that a long time ago.
Now he felt that even Chu Meng could be knocked back with one punch, there was a feeling of infinite expansion.
It was completely different from the power of Returning to the Void reflecting oneself before.
That was a kind of glimpse into the vastness of Heaven and Earth, a power far exceeding the original.
At that moment, he even felt that he was no longer a mortal.
But according to Chu Meng, only after crossing the Immortal Bridge and reaching the other shore could one be considered to have left the mortal realm.
"It's a pity that Chu Meng is not here, otherwise I could try to see if I can see through her cultivation," Gu An said with regret.
He could never see through what kind of cultivation Chu Meng had.
Early stage of Golden Core?
Absolutely not.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't feel like it.
But to be Returning to the Void, Immortal Bridge at such a young age is simply outrageous.
Gu An thought there was another possibility.
That is, Chu Meng lied about her age.
Actually, she is two hundred and seventy years old.
Shaking his head, Gu An began to consolidate his cultivation.
Use the Qi Breath Chapter to sort out his cultivation, otherwise, it is easy for power to leak out.
He must control his current power so that he can better use his spells.
So that the power reaches the highest level.
Otherwise, simply releasing power not only consumes a lot of energy but also has little power.
Thus, another seven days passed.
It was already late November.
In a few more days, it will be December.
Many things will be finalized in December.
Whether someone comes to win him over or someone takes action against him, it depends on this month.
Although November was quite a stir, it did not affect him.
It seems that someone is helping to smooth things over.
The Reincarnation lineage has most likely intervened.
They should also be waiting for next month.
These days, Gu An used the Qi Breath Chapter to sort out his cultivation, and also tried to control other spells.
He can use the current spells very well.
However, the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Art felt more and more flawed.
Unable to truly perform it.
He just didn't know what was missing.
Gu An felt that he might need that tower, but it didn't feel quite like it.
He could only put it aside for now.
Now he is already at the first layer of the Immortal Bridge.
Then he has to spend time to see how to obtain numerical values.
He could still obtain one or two from the Moon Tree before, but this time after the promotion, it will be difficult to obtain them again.
Especially feeling that the current advancement exceeds the previous one too much.
Perhaps no one in Peak Beyond Peak is his opponent.
There is a feeling of being invincible in the world.
He is expanding very seriously.
If this continues, he doesn't know what he will do.
Gu An tried hard to suppress the distracting thoughts in his heart.
Letting himself remain humble.
Otherwise, in the sect, it is easy to attract the prying eyes of others.
Mainly because he cannot determine the cultivation of the direct disciples, true disciples, and some elders.
Rushing to expand easily brings trouble.
Coming to the courtyard, he found that Pang Wen had sent some messages.
A total of three messages.
The first one said that no one in the First Institute is targeting him, and not only that, but no one in the Second Team is targeting him either, which is a bit strange.
The second one said that the reason why no one in the First Institute is targeting him is because the inner disciples are fighting, and some inner disciples from the Six Institutes are supporting them, they have ceased fighting, so no one in the First Institute is targeting him for the time being, in addition, their poisons have all been解开 (jiě kāi - removed/detoxified),
It was Yue Han who解开 (jiě kāi - removed/detoxified) them, she said that although she is a good-for-nothing, she didn't say she couldn't解毒 (jiě dú - detoxify), this is what she asked me to add.
The third one said that Senior Sister Qing is here, saying that Senior Brother Fang learned that someone from Peak Beyond Peak was targeting the Second Team, so he specifically went to say hello, presumably there should be no problem. I asked the senior brother in charge of tasks in the Main Institute, and there is indeed such a thing. However, Senior Sister Qing did not mention the First Institute, presumably it was not them who were secretly taking action. In addition, Dongfang Changli is here, saying to wait for the leader to see her.
Knowing this, Gu An was a little surprised.
"I didn't expect that Senior Sister Qing and the others took action, and only took action to solve the Second Team's affairs, not mentioning the First Institute at all, and not even feeling like helping me win this competition."
Gu An felt that this Senior Brother Fang understood what he wanted.
However, he didn't know how to repay the other party's favor.
He could only take it one step at a time.
As for Princess Yue Han, he didn't care.
Those poisons should be nothing, there must be many people in the First Institute who can解 (jiě - remove/detoxify) them, after all, the other institutes were also poisoned, so there is no problem.
He believed that no one would dare to poison people like this.
Otherwise, it would be a big trouble.
The situation where the various institutes were surrounded by the Law Enforcement Hall back then was still vivid in his mind.
No one dared to do anything out of line.
Everyone knew that the Six Institutes were competing for the marriage partner, so they understood the importance of this place.
Gu An walked out of the courtyard.
He decided to meet Dongfang Changli.
Pang Wen said that she was here, most likely in the reception area,
It should not be difficult to see her.
The other party is most likely still here for the sake of the Mind Demon, so does he need to agree?
If I agree, I'll have to meet that Mind-Nourishing Great Demon. It's hard to say if there will be any danger.
I can only take a look first.
Also, I don't know if the Divine Monarch Hall will open in December.
Main courtyard, after confirming where Dongfang Changli was.
Gu An walked over.
As he approached, the sound of a flute drifted over. Gu An went a little closer.
Then he saw the source of the flute music.
In the courtyard, a woman's clothes fluttered, like a celestial being detached from the mortal world.
She stood on a stone path, gently holding a jade flute in her hands, the flute body emitting a warm luster in the sunlight.
Her fingers were nimble, as if dancing with her breath, each note seeming to carry the breath of life,
melodious and profound.
If she wasn't carrying a heavy sword on her back, the atmosphere would probably be better.
As for her state of mind, Gu An couldn't discern it,
but it was indeed pleasant to listen to.
Also, out of respect, he didn't disturb her.
After a moment, Dongfang Changli sighed heavily and said, "Indeed, I'm still short of spirit stones."
"You're playing the jade flute with such worries in your heart?" A clear, cold voice came from Dongfang Changli's mind.
The latter ignored it and turned to look at Gu An, who was standing at the edge, and said, "Dean Gu, what do you think of my playing?"
He didn't understand, but he still praised without reservation, "Very pleasant to listen to."
The other party also praised without reservation: "Dean Gu truly has a unique insight into music!"
Gu An didn't take the bait, but said, "I heard the fairy was looking for me?"
Dongfang Changli nodded and said, "It's still about the demon in Spirit Blossom Valley. We want to invite Dean Gu to make a deal with him. Dean Gu can raise any concerns or requests you may have."
Gu An was silent for a moment, then said, "Is there any danger?"
"There shouldn't be any danger, but even if there is, we can protect Dean Gu. There's no need to worry about that," Dongfang Changli said.
After a pause, Dongfang Changli continued, "Actually, Dean Gu can consider it. Perhaps next month, Dean Gu will have something we need to do, or something we need to know.
We can handle these things."
Hearing this, Gu An also understood what the other party meant.
Next month, he might encounter a lot of trouble.
He might need the other party to take action, or even need some information.
"Then can I give the fairy an answer next month?" Gu An asked.
"Alright," Dongfang Changli nodded.
After that, Gu An left.
Watching the person leave, the clear, cold voice came: "Are you just letting him delay like this?"
"What's wrong with delaying? The Ancient Martial Divine Monarch hasn't given any reward yet, so he's not very attentive," Dongfang Changli said indifferently:
"This matter is already complicated. The previous reward hasn't been settled yet, and he still wants us to do a good job?
Besides, if we delay until next month, we might get a reward for free.
After all, Dean Gu might need someone to help, and he might need information about the royal family.
The opportunity is right in front of me, how can I let it go?"
"Are you afraid the Ancient Martial Divine Monarch won't give a reward?" the clear, cold voice asked.
"Of course I'm not afraid, but whether he's attentive or not is another matter. When the people of your Divine Monarch Hall are testing people to pay additional rewards, they're not very straightforward, which is not a good thing," Dongfang Changli said helplessly.
"The Divine Monarch Hall is restarting, and many things are starting from scratch. I just don't know if the Hall Master can suppress everyone," the Eight Tone Divine Monarch said.
"It's almost the end of the month, I wonder if there will be a gathering this month," Dongfang Changli was still a little expectant.
As long as she hasn't completed the matter, then the other party should have a headache.
And they will properly mention the matter of rewards.
Although it's just news, this time it's related to the Dongfang family, and she's still very interested.
After leaving, Gu An went to the First Academy.
Thanks to the other academies vying for marriage partners, their place had been stable for a while.
However...
When Gu An came over, he noticed a faint gaze.
There was someone with a cultivation level similar to his, secretly spying on this place.
It should be the person who took action.
I'm afraid it's someone from the Reincarnation lineage.
I didn't expect the Reincarnation lineage to have such a strong person, making Gu An rejoice that he had advanced in advance.
Otherwise...
December is truly a great calamity.
After that, he met Pang Wen and the others, and after confirming that these people were all right, Gu An told them to continue waiting.
Currently, they are waiting for the answer next month, and waiting for everything to stabilize before doing anything else, otherwise there will be many troubles.
Waiting and seeing is the most appropriate thing to do.
Pang Wen then talked about the monk's matter.
The other party had been down there all along. Currently, the other party didn't speak or write anything.
So they could only keep him locked up.
Gu An nodded, and didn't have the idea of seeing the monk, they would talk about it later.
After all, it was almost December.
He went down to see Chen Changfeng and Yue Han.
Chen Changfeng was very passionate, saying to let him out, he wanted to find resources for the First Academy.
To let Gu An win the top spot.
After Gu An heard this, he strengthened his seal.
Anyone can go out, only Chen Changfeng cannot go out,
unless he completely leaves the First Academy.
Otherwise, don't even think about bringing anything back.
He couldn't afford it.
Yue Han then said she wanted to thank her, otherwise everyone would still be poisoned.
Gu An thanked her.
Then Yue Han was surprised: "You just thank me like that, and that's it? I am indeed useless, but you can't be so perfunctory with me."
Gu An looked at the other party and said seriously, "Then I'll release Princess Yue Han now."
Yue Han immediately refused: "No need, I think it's quite good here."
Gu An couldn't understand what the other party's purpose was in staying here.
However, the other party still said, "If the marriage partner is determined, you must take me to see him."
Gu An agreed.
He had agreed to this matter long ago, so there was nothing to say.
As soon as Gu An left, they started chatting.
"Your dean is actually quite dangerous. This struggle obviously has many strong people. Your dean seems to have some disagreements with the Reincarnation lineage," Qingyao Fairy said.
"So I have to cultivate well. When I cultivate to great success, I can protect the dean," Chen Changfeng shouted seriously: "For the dean."
"Sick," Ye Xiu on the side pulled the quilt and curled up in the corner to sleep. "The dean is quite popular, right? I don't know who helped him, to make the First Academy so stable," Yue Han said with emotion: "A useless person like me has no way to help.
"A useless person like you definitely can't do it. The dean is blessed by the heavens, it's normal for others to help him, you can't rely on the dean himself, right? Can he still go around killing threatening people? The dean is so weak," Chen Changfeng said.
The next few days were very stable.
On the last day of November, Gu An didn't receive any news.
The Divine Monarch Hall will not open tomorrow.
With that, Gu An breathed a sigh of relief.
It's good if it doesn't open, he doesn't have to face those people who look like they're full of holes.
They have too many schemes.
December 1st.
Gu An submitted one hundred spirit stones.
Then he waited for the final ranking and the list of selected candidates.
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