READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 52: Internal Strife, Third Medicine Valley
Chapter 52: Internal Strife, Third Medicine Valley
Winter passed and spring came. Another new year was about to arrive.
The Profound Valley welcomed the Spring Festival. The disciples were all busy preparing. Gu An held the white spirit mouse and patrolled the various gardens.
The white spirit mouse enjoyed being held by him. Its eyes were closed as if it was asleep.
A piercing sound came from the horizon. Gu An turned his head to look, and a smile appeared on his face.
Ye Lan was back.
She quickly landed beside Gu An and put the flying sword into the storage bag. She smiled and said, "Senior Brother, I'm back for the festival. You won't be unwelcome, right?"
Gu An looked at her and asked with a smile, "Isn't the Law Enforcement Hall busy?"
"No matter how busy they are, they can still spare a few days. Proper relaxation is good for cultivation. This is what you said. I've always kept it in mind."
Ye Lan blinked and said in a playful tone.
After the two chatted for a while, Ye Lan pulled Gu An to the attic. As she walked, she said, "Senior Brother, let's go to your room first. I'll show you the treasure."
Treasure?
Gu An threw the white spirit mouse on the ground and followed Ye Lan.
The two went all the way to the attic. After entering the room, Ye Lan didn't close the door. This made Gu An relieved.
Ye Lan walked to the table and took out a brocade box from the storage bag. She looked sideways at Gu An and smiled proudly. "Senior Brother, this is the Foundation Establishment gift I prepared for you."
"Why do you have to do this? I didn't give you a gift when you built your foundation."
"Without Senior Brother's Foundation Establishment Pill, how could I build my foundation?
I'm not a genius who can build my foundation by relying on my spiritual root. "Ye Lan shook her head and smiled.
Gu An didn't refuse. He walked to her side and looked at the brocade box curiously.
Ye Lan opened the brocade box. Inside was a grass root. It looked like the root of a ginseng. If one didn't feel it carefully, it would be difficult to detect the weak spiritual energy fluctuations inside.
[Human Faced Tree (Awakened State): 0/600/22000]
The limit of 22,000 years of life?
Gu An raised his eyebrows. This was the first time he saw the words "awakened state".
Ye Lan introduced, "This is the root of a sixth-level spiritual tree. As long as it's buried in the ground for a few years, it can grow again and increase the spiritual energy of the ground."
Gu An asked curiously, "Where did you get such a precious treasure?"
Ye Lan blinked her eyes and said, "Some time ago, when I was catching a demonic spy, I found it in the cave residence of a spy from the Thousand Autumns Pavilion. I didn't hand it over."
"This … isn't a good idea, right?"
"Don't worry. The other disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall will also leave some things behind. The higher-ups have also tacitly approved of it. As long as you don't get too greedy and no one knows about this treasure," said Lin Feng.
When Gu An heard this, the burden in his heart was not that great. He thought for a moment and said, "If you need any medicinal herbs, feel free to tell me in the future. I will have a second medicinal valley soon. In the future, we can help each other."
Ye Lan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go find the others first. I even brought them gifts."
Gu An nodded. Ye Lan immediately left.
He looked at the brocade box on the table and wondered where he should plant it.
After thinking about it, he decided to leave it for the third Medicine Valley. The new Medicine Valley needed to increase its Spirit Qi. The more abundant the Spirit Qi was, the faster the herbs would grow.
The Profound Valley already had its own rules. There was no need for Spirit Trees, let alone the Tianya Valley. Why should he dig out the seeds himself?
The Tianya Valley was Li Xuandao's Medicine Valley. He only had the right to manage it. If he needed anything in the Tianya Valley, he could ask Li Xuandao.
Then, Gu An put the brocade box into his storage bag, walked to the desk, picked up a brush and ink, and began to write on a paper.
The arrival of Ye Lan made the atmosphere in the Profound Valley even better.
As night fell, various activities for the Spring Festival began. It was very lively. After everyone sat down and began to drink, Zhen Qin asked Ye Lan to tell them about the experience of the outer court disciples carrying out missions. Ye Lan did not refuse.
In addition to guarding the outer court, the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall also had to go out and gain experience. Ye Lan was no exception.
"At that time, the mission we took was to eliminate evil spirits. We went to a mountain town. Nearly a thousand families died in just a few days. In order to prevent evil spirits from continuing to harm the people, the local government asked for help from the Supreme Mystery Sect. There were seven of us …"
Ye Lan vividly described the experience at that time. It happened to be night. Hearing this, the disciples were very nervous. The female disciples were even hugging each other.
Looking at the little girl who had followed behind his butt back then, who was now independent, the smile on Gu An's face never disappeared.
When Ye Lan talked about ghosts, the hearts of the disciples were in their throats. Even Xiao Chuan, Wu Xin, and Su Han were very nervous.
It was not until late at night that the disciples dispersed.
Ye Lan followed Gu An back to the pavilion. Gu An took out the secret manual he had written and handed it to her. "This is a leg technique secret manual I found in the inner court. You can practice it when you have nothing to do."
Storm Shadow Kick!
Ye Lan took the secret manual. She did not open it. Instead, she put the secret manual into her storage bag. She looked at Gu An and said, "Senior Brother, if you meet Lu Jiujia in the future, you'd better be careful."
"What's wrong with him?" Gu An asked curiously.
Ye Lan sighed and said, "Didn't we say before that there is an internal struggle in the Supreme Mystery Sect? The Elders who oppose the Sect Master are secretly trying to win over the disciples. Lu Jiujia has become the disciple of an Outer Sect Elder Hall Elder, and that Elder is working for the Sect Master's enemy. In the long run, the Supreme Mystery Sect will erupt into chaos sooner or later. If the Sect Master can laugh until the end, he will definitely clean up the disciples who cause trouble. Lu Jiujia will definitely not be able to escape."
"I tried to persuade him before, but he wouldn't listen. He said that on the road of immortal cultivation, one has to fight. Rather than being mediocre, it's better to fight. His choice is actually correct. I'm just worried that if you get too close to him, you'll be implicated by him. He probably thinks the same way, so he didn't return to the Profound Valley."
After hearing this, Gu An fell into silence.
As for Lu Jiujia's choice, he could not interfere, because Lu Jiujia was right. Immortal cultivators had to fight.
The reason why he didn't fight was because he could seize life, so he didn't have the qualifications to teach others how to cultivate.
Ye Lan began to talk about other things. She kept talking about the Outer Sect. The internal struggle of the Supreme Mystery Sect even involved the Ji Family and the Imperial Family's disciples. Gu An listened with great interest.
It wasn't until early morning that Gu An sent Ye Lan off.
The two chatted for an entire night, still in high spirits.
Before leaving, Gu An reminded her not to forget to cultivate the Storm Vanishing Shadow Kick. Ye Lan nodded, but there was a trace of bitterness in her eyes.
After she left, Gu An called the disciples to practice.
…
In the hot summer, the thirty-five year old Gu An stood in front of the window, looking at the sky, frowning.
He was waiting for Gu Yu.
Half a year had passed, why hadn't he come yet?
Gu An was looking forward to his third medicine valley every day. He had already prepared the seeds in advance and was just waiting to sow them.
Could something have happened?
Gu An was worried. When he went to the Outer Sect last month, he clearly felt that the atmosphere was not right. There was a group of disciples in black in the city. It was said that they were the new Outer Sect Great Elder's Hall, called the Demon Slayer Hall.
The Demon Slayer Hall was directly under the Great Elder's control. The lowest cultivation level of the disciples in the hall was at the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and their treatment was superior to the other halls.
The Supreme Mystery Sect had eight Outer Sect Cities. If the Outer Sect was like this, then the Inner Sect and the sect's main city would definitely affect the ancient sect.
Sigh!
So annoying!
Affecting my planting!
Gu An suddenly wanted to punch those troublemakers.
At this moment, he suddenly felt something, and his gloomy face suddenly bloomed with a smile.
He's here, he's here!
Gu An caught Gu Yu's aura. He tried to calm himself down and did not go downstairs.
After a while, Gu Yu landed in the Profound Valley.
"Gu An!"
Gu Yu shouted loudly, attracting the attention of the disciples in the valley.
Gu An opened the door, looked at Gu Yu, and said, "Brother Gu, come up and talk."
Gu Yu threw the compass in his hand into the storage bag, and then went upstairs.
After entering the room, Gu An closed the door and poured tea for him. Gu Yu did not sit down, but flipped through the bookshelf next to him, as if he was looking for something.
"I haven't finished the final volume of the Investiture of the Gods," Gu An said.
When Gu Yu heard this, he was immediately disappointed. He turned around and sat down at the table. He took out a book from his storage bag, and finally took out a token.
"This is your Valley Master Token. Your Medicine Valley is between the Outer Sect and the Inner Sect, less than a hundred miles away from the Outer Sect City. For a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator like you, it's not troublesome to go back and forth. These books are my father's life experiences. You can refer to them. My father said that you don't have to write according to the facts, and it's fine to make appropriate changes. You can even imitate his experience and fabricate a story."
Gu Yu introduced. Towards the end, his expression was quite playful, and he hinted at Gu An with his eyes.
Gu An placed the teacup in front of him and picked up the Valley Master Token. Unlike the Profound Valley's bronze token, this token was silver-white, and there were several restrictions on it.
Gu Yu drank a cup of tea and continued, "I'll take you to the Medicine Valley later. After that, if you get lost, use your divine sense to explore the token, and it will guide you."
Gu An nodded. He already couldn't wait to see his new Medicine Valley.
Gu Yu seemed to have thought of something and said, "Oh right, when you write about me, write about Zhou Tongyou. Write that he's the strongest genius of the younger generation in the cultivation world, but he admires me and follows my lead."
Gu An's face twitched and said, "That's not good. I'm afraid that writing this will cause trouble for me."
"Whatever you want, just tell me. I can satisfy you."
"This is not a matter of price."
"One hundred high-grade spirit stones!"
"If he sees it, he will definitely track me down …"
"One thousand high-grade spirit stones, that's all I have!"
"Homophony, okay?"
Gu Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "Yes, but only one word."
"Okay!"
Gu An agreed, but he wouldn't slander Zhou Tongyou in the book. He considered making these two brothers who loved each other and hated each other, so that they wouldn't offend each other.
He could see that Gu Yu didn't have any hostility towards Zhou Tongyou. Otherwise, he wouldn't have accepted Zhou Tongyou as his little brother, but would have humiliated him in the book.
Gu Yu was probably just jealous of Zhou Tongyou. If he could become Zhou Tongyou's brother, then there would be a plot that would affect his mood, and Gu Yu would be satisfied.
After the two rested for an hour, they immediately set off and left the Profound Valley on their swords.