LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 45: Take Me as Your Master
Chapter 45: Take Me as Your Master
Gu An turned around and saw Li Ya's childhood friend, Zuo Lin, walking towards him.
After so many years, Zuo Lin's cultivation was only at the third level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Gu An turned around and cupped his fists, "My family summoned me to do something, so here I am."
"You have a family? Aren't you a servant?", Zuo Lin asked curiously.
Gu An replied, "I am indeed a servant, a servant of the Ji Family. Our Third Miss is about to hold a banquet, so I and the other servants are here to help."
"What? You're from the Ji Family?". Zuo Lin's eyes widened.
Gu An asked, "Didn't Senior Brother Li tell you?"
Zuo Lin shook his head, "He didn't. What a coincidence, my father was also invited by the Ji Family, so I came to join in the fun. Isn't the Ji Family behind us? Where are you going?"
He had always been interested in Gu An, and always felt that Gu An was not simple, so he didn't want to miss out.
"I'm going to walk around the inner sect city."
"Then I'll accompany you. Although I'm not an inner sect disciple, I've been here a lot because of my father." Zuo Lin said enthusiastically. Gu An didn't refuse.
The two chatted as they walked.
Zuo Lin talked about his father, and through his words, Gu An had a deeper understanding of the Supreme Mystery Sect's hierarchy.
Under normal circumstances, when a disciple reached a certain level, they would walk higher, but some people would walk the path of power. Zuo Yijian was one of them, and he entered the Elder Hall.
Unlike other halls, the Elder Hall was the center of power in the city. The threshold for the Outer Sect Elder Hall was the Golden Core Realm, while the threshold for the Inner Sect Elder Hall was the Spiritual Transformation Realm.
The Elder Hall had absolute power in each city, and it was said that in the main city of the sect, the Elder Hall's power was even higher, and they could even decide the position of the sect master. Therefore, some Nascent Soul Realm cultivators would choose to stay in the Outer Sect as elders and continue to seek benefits for themselves.
When Zuo Yijian came to the Inner Sect, he couldn't join the Elder Hall, but he became the hall master of the Inner Sect Library, so his treatment was not small.
"It's all the Flying Leaf Sword Immortal's fault. He made my father go crazy, and now he's reading the Investiture of the Gods all day and not practicing his sword." Zuo Lin said indignantly.
Gu An asked, "Do you think The Investiture of the Gods is not good?"
"That is indeed very interesting. Let me tell you, I like Yang Jian the most. Why isn't he a sword cultivator …" Zuo Lin became even more talkative when it came to the Investiture of the Gods.
Gu An sighed inwardly. It seemed that he had underestimated the impact of the Investiture of the Gods on the Immortal Cultivation World.
Hearing Zuo Lin flattering Pan An, Gu An felt secretly happy at first, but after listening for a long time, he lost interest. After all, he was not the real author, and he wrote books mainly to earn spirit stones.
Gu An then asked Zuo Lin to bring him to the Scripture Depository.
The biggest difference between the Scripture Pavilion and the Book Pavilion was that the Scripture Pavilion was filled with cultivation methods and spells.
On the way, Gu An once asked if there was a Five Elements cultivation method. In the end, he suffered a bout of disdain from Zuo Lin.
In the World of Immortal Cultivators, Cultivation Methods were basically cultivated in a single attribute, even if one had multiple Spiritual Roots, unless one wanted to re-cultivate.
Re-cultivating Cultivation Methods, although the realm was still there, the process of re-accumulating spirit energy was enough to make most cultivators collapse.
Immortal Cultivation was not like martial arts, it required years of accumulation. No one wanted to walk the path of decades or centuries, not to mention those old monsters who had cultivated for thousands of years. They would only grit their teeth and walk forward, deeply studying the Dao. It was because of this that the Dao of Immortal Cultivation bloomed.
After arriving at the Scripture Depository, Gu An indeed did not find any Five Elements cultivation method, but he still bought the basic cultivation methods of the other four attributes, according to the cheapest one. In any case, he could spend his life to increase them.
Spirit stones were mainly used to buy seeds!
Zuo Lin was puzzled as to why he bought cultivation methods of different attributes, but he replied that he bought them for the disciples, which made Zuo Lin respect him.
When he was in the Profound Valley, Zuo Lin could feel his attitude towards the odd-job disciples.
Gu An did not only curry favor with Li Ya, who was of royal birth, but he was also very good to people of lower status. Perhaps Li Ya was right, he was really a good person.
Zuo Lin looked at Gu An's profile and thought so.
"Brother Zuo, can you take me to see the array?" Gu An asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Zuo Lin immediately agreed.
The result made Gu An somewhat disappointed.
There were indeed teleportation arrays, but they were all extremely expensive. He could not afford them at all!
He could only think about it in the future. Although he was a Void Crossing Realm cultivator, it was not good to rob.
After arriving at the inner sect, Gu An felt that there must be a Void Crossing Realm old monster hidden in the Supreme Mystery Sect. After all, the threshold for inner sect elders was the Spiritual Transformation Realm, and above that was the sect's main city.
In fact, thinking about it carefully, the Supreme Mystery Sect was indeed powerful. So many cultivators of the Devil Path died in the outer sect, but the Devil Path did not dare to attack the Supreme Mystery Sect. Moreover, a Golden Core Realm spy like Jiang Qiong only dared to move outside the outer sect.
If the Supreme Mystery Sect was a large map, Gu An would only move in a small corner.
Until night, Gu An said goodbye to Zuo Lin and returned to the gate of Ji Mansion. Du Ye was still waiting, which made him feel somewhat moved.
"Why did you come back so late? Without me, you can't go in!" Du Ye complained.
Gu An smiled and patted him on the shoulder. He did not say much, and the two walked into Ji Mansion.
As soon as he entered, Gu An felt many auras. It turned out that Ji Mansion also had an isolation restriction, and he even caught the aura of a Spiritual Transformation Realm cultivator.
Along the way, he used lifespan detection on everyone he met.
There were many people in the Ji Residence and many of them were geniuses.
Although Ji Xiaoyu had only brought five people into the Supreme Mystery Sect, there was more than one branch of the Ji Family. Every year, there would be disciples pouring into various sects.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Du Ye brought Gu An to see Ji Lin, this genius whose name shook the outer sect.
[Ji Lin (ninth level of the Foundation Establishment realm): 36/330/900]
A thirty-six-year-old at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm was very strong!
Most likely, he had consumed quite a number of pills.
Gu An thought as he looked at Ji Lin. He took out the herbs he had prepared beforehand.
Ji Lin was not an arrogant person, and his attitude towards Gu An was not bad. He painted a flattering picture in front of Gu An, and Gu An pretended to be excited, allowing the meeting to end successfully.
Soon after, Du Ye brought Gu An to find a place to stay. The two of them lived in the same courtyard. Fortunately, each of them had their own room.
The night passed uneventfully.
The next morning, at dawn, Gu An was dragged out of the hospital by Du Ye.
The two of them arrived at the entrance and waited. They weren't the only ones, as there were more than ten other cultivators standing guard. Under the arrangement of their leader, they stood in two rows, ready to welcome the guests of today's banquet.
An hour later, guests began to arrive.
The first one was a Nascent Soul cultivator!
After that person entered the residence, Gu An heard the other servants discussing that he was from the inner sect Law Enforcement Hall and had quite a bit of power.
As time passed, more and more guests arrived. The weakest person in the lead of each wave was at the Nascent Soul Realm, and the proportion of them was at the Spiritual Transformation Realm.
No wonder Li Xuandao had to hide his cultivation level. Although the eighth level of the Spiritual Transformation Realm was strong, he was still far from being invincible.
Gu An took a second look at one of the people who arrived. This person was Fu Xiong's master, Luo Xunye. When Gu An searched Fu Xiong's soul, he remembered his face.
[Luo Xunye (ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm): 254/804/1300]
A 250-year-old at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm could be considered a genius.
The Ji family, who was in front of the residence, obviously had a good relationship with Luo Xunye. The two of them even exchanged pleasantries for a while.
Who would have thought that this person was a fiendish cultivator?
Gu An thought silently. From the beginning to the end, he didn't speak. He just stood there and was quite relaxed.
About an hour later, Gu An saw another spy from the Thousand Autumns Pavilion.
Jiang Qiong!
[Jiang Qiong (first level of the Nascent Soul Realm): 192/700/2490]
After not seeing her for seven years, she actually succeeded in transcending the tribulation so quickly!
Jiang Qiong was wearing the robes of an inner sect disciple. Her expression was cold, and she didn't have the frivolity she had when she faced Gu An. She only glanced at Gu An, and the two of them didn't communicate until she walked into the Ji Residence.
"Why is she here? It shouldn't be as simple as coming to celebrate, right? "Gu An thought in confusion.
Jiang Qiong couldn't be plotting against the Ji family, right?
"Pan …"
Suddenly, a shout full of surprise attracted Gu An's attention. He saw Gu Yu, who he had met once in the outer sect's library, quickly walking towards him.
Behind Gu Yu was a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes. His aura was extraordinary, but his aura was weak. It was obvious that he had cultivated some kind of Qi Concealing Technique.
Gu An subconsciously used a lifespan detection.
[Gu Zong (second level of the Void Crossing Realm): 690/1805/2800]
Good guy!
Void Crossing Realm!
The Supreme Mystery Sect was indeed hiding a Void Crossing Realm cultivator!
This person's surname was also Gu, and it was obvious that he was related to Gu Yu by blood. He had already felt that Gu Yu was not simple.
Gu Yu came in front of Gu An and asked excitedly, "Gu An, you're from the Ji family?"
Gu An nodded and said, "I'm just a servant."
"With your talent, why would you be a servant? I'll ask my father to recruit you into the inner sect!", Gu Yu said heroically, causing the surrounding Ji family members to look at him.
Gu Yu turned to Gu Zong and said, "Father, he's the person I always mention. Take him in as your disciple!"
The cultivators behind Gu Zong were all at the Nascent Soul Realm and Spiritual Transformation Realm. When they heard Gu Yu's words, they all sized up Gu An curiously.
'Oh no!
Why is it in the hands of this brat? '
Gu An cursed in his heart.
Gu Zong frowned and said, "This is a public place. What a scandal!"
Gu An heaved a sigh of relief. Great cultivators were indeed different. They knew that they couldn't break the rules in public.
Gu Zong looked at Gu An, and his stern expression suddenly disappeared. He revealed a gentle smile and said, "Little friend, my name is Gu Zong. Take me as your master."
When he said that, everyone's expression changed drastically. Du Ye even looked at Gu An in disbelief.
Gu An, who had just heaved a sigh of relief, came back again.
"My Spirit Root aptitude is mediocre. I'm afraid I'm not suitable to take you as my master …" Gu An said helplessly.
Gu Zong smiled and said, "I don't look at aptitude when taking in disciples. I only look at fate. Your writing is not bad. I like it very much."
How could Gu An agree in front of everyone? Moreover, he didn't like to take someone at the same level as him as his master. Back then, he had no choice but to take Cheng Xuandan as his master.
Gu An took a deep breath and pretended to be in a difficult position as he said, "I still have to discuss this matter with someone. Senior, please forgive me."
When Gu Zong heard that, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. He walked forward and patted Gu An's shoulder. He left behind a sentence and walked into the Ji Residence.
"After the banquet, let's have a good chat. It's fine if you don't want to take me as your master. Help me do something, and I'll satisfy all your requests."
Gu Yu winked at Gu An, then followed his father's footsteps.
When this group of guests entered the residence, the surrounding Ji Family members surrounded him and asked him what he wrote that made Gu Zong think so highly of him.
An old cultivator teased, "Don't tell me the Investiture of the Gods was written by you?"
Gu An smiled and said, "I actually hope it was written by me."
Du Ye snorted and said, "How could he possibly write the Investiture of the Gods? It's probably something related to growing medicinal herbs."
The others also joined in the commotion. After going through so many twists and turns, Gu An's presence was immediately pulled to the top.
Just as Gu An was about to escape, a Ji Family cultivator walked out of the residence and said, "Who is Gu An? Third Miss invites you in!"