Chapter 16: The Seventh Level of Foundation Establishment, Mystery of the Mountains and Forests

After being invited by Gu An, Wu Xin didn't say a word until he walked out of the errand hall. From beginning to end, he just nodded.

Gu An suspected that he had hired a mute.

For Wu Xin, becoming a menial disciple as soon as possible was the most important thing at the moment. Gu An gave him a good first impression, so he agreed directly.

The reason why he was so anxious to become a menial disciple was because he was a spy of the evil sect.

He came from the Qianqiu Pavilion of the demonic sect and was the youngest son of a pavilion master of the Qianqiu Pavilion. Because his qualifications were not as good as his brothers, he took the initiative to volunteer to come and be a spy.

One is to escape the oppressive environment at home, and the other is to see if he can achieve something.

If not, then forget it.

Wu Xin looked at Gu An and Cheng Xuandan in front of him, and he had already made a preliminary judgment about the two of them.

A kind and simple ordinary monk.

An old man who is about to be buried.

From what they said, the Medicine Valley is indeed very quiet and the atmosphere is very good.

…

Snow was falling heavily, and Xuan Valley was plunged into a vast expanse of white; the sky and the earth were of the same color.

Bang! Wu Xin was kicked to the ground, snow splashed on his face, and he covered his chest in pain.

"Lu Jiujia! Why are you taking this so seriously?" Ye Lan on the side scolded.

Lu Jiujia stood on the snow, slowly retracting his legs. He raised his chin and hummed, "You have to be serious when sparring, only in this way can you improve."

His cultivation has reached the fifth level of Qi Training Realm, making him the strongest person in Medicine Valley. Ye Lan's cultivation is at the fourth level of Qi Training Realm, and Xiaochuan, like Gu An, is at the third level of Qi Training Realm.

Wu Xin, who was at the second level of Qi training, was completely defenseless in front of Lu Jiujia.

“Damn it… How come the menial disciple is so strong…” Wuxin’s mentality almost collapsed.

He saw Lu Jiujia practicing his legs, so he couldn't help but want to try it, but he didn't expect to be defeated by Lu Jiujia's two legs.

What he didn't know was that Lu Jiujia had a good senior brother. Over the years, Gu An would take time out every day to practice with Lu Jiujia. Lu Jiujia tried his best every time but couldn't win. Day after day, his leg skills had become very sophisticated, and his physical strength was also considerable.

Wu Xin didn't believe it and thought he was just careless. He stood up and pounced on Lu Jiujia again.

Bang! Bang! Lu Jiujia kicked Wu Xin twice, knocking him to the ground again.

Wu Xin felt as if his forearm was about to break. The fifteen-year-old lay on the snow, shedding tears of shame.

Why is this happening…

This was different from the spy life he had imagined. Not to mention the hardships he would go through, even if he failed, he would fail while trying to steal intelligence...

He was actually defeated by a menial disciple who looked ordinary in every way.

"If I hadn't practiced this skill... with my talent... how could I have endured this humiliation?"

Wu Xin clenched his fists. The quarrel between Ye Lan and Lu Jiujia sounded so harsh to him.

Lu Jiujia looked at Ye Lan in front of him and said dissatisfiedly: "He is a boy, not a weak girl. Go away and don't favor him. Why didn't you say anything when I was kicked to the ground by the senior brother?"

Ye Lan glared at him and said, "Why didn't I say anything? I was speaking up for you, but you still yelled at me. And Senior Brother didn't use as much force as you did. Think about it carefully. When Senior Brother sparred with you, didn't he wait until you had used all your leg techniques before he easily defeated you? On the other hand, you just used force and acted recklessly. What can Junior Brother Wuxin learn from sparring with you?"

When Lu Jiujia heard this, his face changed with dissatisfaction. He thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true.

It is because he tries his best every time that he can have more ideas.

You really can't learn anything from being beaten unilaterally...

Lu Jiujia couldn't help feeling ashamed, and at the same time he was more grateful to Gu An.

The eldest senior brother was so good to him.

Ye Lan helped Wu Xin up. Seeing his red eyes, she comforted him quickly, "Don't argue with him. He is doing this for your own good. He wants to learn from you and make progress together. It's just that he is a person who likes to be serious."

Lu Jiujia saw that Wuxin’s eyes were red and he scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Jiujia, I see your leg skills have improved, come and practice."

A gentle voice came from behind. Lu Jiujia turned his head and saw Gu An walking towards him with a smile as warm as spring breeze.

When Lu Jiujia heard this, he nodded excitedly. His confidence had been growing recently and he felt that he could beat his senior brother.

Ye Lan and Wu Xin looked at Gu An. Wu Xin was secretly curious, is this senior brother really that powerful?

Can he defeat Lu Jiujia by crossing two small realms? Gu An stopped and waved at Lu Jiujia. Lu Jiujia smiled and rushed to him.

Bang! Lu Jiujia fell and flew out more than ten meters, leaving a long gully on the snow.

He was seeing stars and almost fainted. He felt as if his internal organs were shifting and was in extreme pain.

Wu Xin was stunned.

What fast legs!

He didn't even see how Gu An kicked.

Ye Lan smiled with her eyes curved. She walked quickly to Gu An and praised her senior brother for his increasingly fast legs.

Gu An rubbed her head, then looked at Wu Xin and asked, "Wu Xin, do you want to learn leg techniques in the future?"

Wuxin's maximum lifespan is higher than others, and he has the potential to be a genius, but he cannot be destroyed by Lu Jiujia.

"I do!" Wu Xin responded, his tone strong and powerful, not as weak as usual.

Lu Jiujia in the distance began to wailing, attracting Gu An's attention.

Gu An walked up to him, looked down at him, and snorted, "Stop pretending. Senior brother asks you, do you like this kind of competition?"

Lu Jiujia lay on the ground, slightly sideways, and glanced at Gu An with one eye. Seeing his serious expression, he covered his eyes again and said painfully: "Senior Brother, I was wrong..."

Gu An pulled him up, brushed the snow off his body, and said softly: "A truly strong person is not one who defeats those who are stronger than him, but one who can control his arrogance and not bully those who are weaker than him."

Lu Jiujia rubbed his chest and thought carefully about what Gu An said.

Ye Lan and Wu Xin also heard it, especially Wu Xin, who was shocked. He didn't expect that there was such a master hidden in this small medicine valley.

In Qianqiu Pavilion, bullying the weak is the norm. He is weak, so even his father and brothers bully him.

That's right! They are not strong at all! Wu Xin thought to himself, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Gu An became different.

"You can teach Wuxin how to train his legs first." Gu An patted Lu Jiujia on the shoulder and said. Lu Jiujia nodded quickly, not daring to refuse.

Afterwards, Gu An took Ye Lan up the mountain to take care of the seeds that had just been planted, and Xiaochuan was on the mountain.

As for Cheng Xuandan, he stayed in his room after he came back and refused to come out. Gu An visited him once and he said that he was recuperating. Since then, Gu An didn't dare to disturb him.

As the days passed, Wuxin's joining made the Medicine Valley lively. Lu Jiujia and Xiaochuan loved to tease him, and the sounds of the three of them playing could be heard in the Medicine Valley from time to time.

End of the year.

6◇9◇Book◇Bar

Night falls.

Gu An was reading a book in the room. He was no longer reading The Travels of Green Heroes, but another book called The Secret History of Qianqiu Pavilion.

This book came from the library in Yaogu. He didn't know whether it was real or not, but he read it for fun.

The flame of the oil lamp flickered slightly, and a cold wind came in through the window cracks, but Gu An, who had already reached the sixth level of Foundation Establishment Realm, remained unmoved.

When he finished reading the page, he put the book down and prepared to get up and go to his daily plan.

Suddenly, he heard a slight noise coming from the house next door. Someone walked out of the room. The movement was very quiet, but it did not escape his ears.

It's Wu Xin! Gu An was very familiar with the aura of everyone in the Medicine Valley, and he immediately determined the other person's identity.

He listened silently to Wuxin's footsteps as Wuxin walked towards the library. After entering the building, the boy began to flip through books.

"What is he looking for?" Gu An was full of curiosity.

In his impression, Wuxin is very honest and will do everything he assigns him to do seriously, unlike Lu Jiujia who would occasionally be lazy.

In addition to being honest, Wuxin also has a competitive spirit second only to Lu Jiujia. From time to time, he would seek out his two senior brothers to compete with each other. He would fight again and again, even though he was defeated every time.

Could it be that this kid is looking for a secret book?

When Gu An thought of this, he felt a little sorry for his junior brother.

Starting tomorrow, he will personally teach his junior fellow apprentice.

Wu Xin searched for half an hour, then tiptoed back to his room.

After a while, Gu An got up and quietly left his house. He was going to the forest more than ten miles away to carry out his daily plan.

…

Another summer is here.

Gu An is over 22 years old and his life span has exceeded 4,000 years. He plans to save it until he is 10,000 years old before using it.

Half a year later, relying on daily plans, his cultivation successfully broke through to the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but his apparent cultivation level was still at the third level of the Qi Training Realm.

As time went by, Gu An became more and more curious about the seventh-level spiritual tree that Cheng Xuandan mentioned. He once tried to search for it, but could not find the entrance to the underground.

Wu Xin would occasionally take advantage of the night to grope around, and once, the two almost ran into each other. Fortunately, Gu An had excellent hearing and discovered it in advance.

Near noon, Gu An squatted under a tree and observed his white rat.

The white rat was spinning wildly in front of him, looking very lively.

"Grown up? But spring has clearly passed..." Gu An thought confusedly.

He had raised the white rat for several years, and its size had not changed. With Li Ya not around, he was unable to determine the white rat's stage of growth.

The little guy has been circling in front of him for a long time.

The white rat seemed to understand what Gu An said. It suddenly jumped up, bit Gu An's hand, and then ran away quickly.

Gu An didn't feel any pain, so he wasn't angry. He looked in the direction and saw that the white rat actually stopped and was spinning wildly in the same place.

etc!

Could it be...

Gu An thought of something and quickly stood up and walked towards the white rat.

Seeing him coming, the Bai Ling Rat stopped wandering around and ran towards the forest. The man and the rat soon disappeared into the forest.

Wu Xin stood under the tree, looking at the direction where Gu An left. He frowned and thought, "It's the forest again. I heard from Lu Jiujia that Li Ya and Meng Lang liked to go to the forest to practice alone. The senior brother's leg skills are far better than his cultivation level. Is there a mystery in the forest?"

The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed. He did not chase after Gu An, but instead prepared to wait until night to check quietly.

The other side.

Gu An followed the white rat over mountains and across rivers and actually left the Medicine Valley.

My goodness, this guy's range of activities is so large? Gu An found that he underestimated Bai Ling Rat, and he became more curious about where Bai Ling Rat would take him.

Li Ya had said before that the Bai Ling Rat was known as the treasure-hunting rat.

Could it be that it has found the seventh-order spirit tree? Thanks to Zhiqiu Dazizai for rewarding 1166 starting coins, Yijinda for rewarding 500 starting coins, Yan Gu Piaoxiang for rewarding 100 starting coins, book friend 20221202214910450 for rewarding 100 starting coins, and book friend 121012231328684 for rewarding 100 starting coins~~ Is anyone willing to say something to see how many people there are late at night?

(End of this chapter)