[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-when-i-achieved-sainthood-the-immortal-official-":3,"chapter-when-i-achieved-sainthood-the-immortal-official--when-i-achieved-sainthood-the-immortal-official--chapter-474":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","When I Achieved Sainthood, the Immortal Official Actually Called Me to Raise Horses!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1435892,1887,"Chapter 478: A Single Sword","when-i-achieved-sainthood-the-immortal-official--chapter-474",474,"\u003Cp>Gu An held the Boundless Sword Book as he walked over to his usual rocking chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him appear, Xu Ling, who had been meditating nearby, immediately stood up and bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deep Sea Dragon Koi, on the other hand, was much bolder. Having grown familiar with Gu An, it eagerly swam up, its curiosity piqued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boundless Sword Book?\" it asked. \"What kind of book is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu An replied casually, \"A forbidden book. Stop looking at it and go back to cultivating. Don’t waste my time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing that his master was not in his usual gentle mood, the Deep Sea Dragon Koi quickly slipped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu An then took out the Pen of Destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one hand, he flipped open the Boundless Sword Book, while the other hand held the pen, its tip hovering over the pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first time using the Boundless Sword Book, and a hint of anticipation filled his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he did, would he be able to extract their lifespan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than overthinking it, he focused all his causal power into the Boundless Sword Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere in the Universe\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cosmos stretched endlessly, with countless nebulae scattered across space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some looked like giant figures in motion, others like the hands of creation, while some resembled mysterious primordial beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A radiant sword light streaked through the vast expanse, carrying two figures at its forefront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a tall and imposing man in purple robes, while the other was a hunched, elderly figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-robed man wore a crystal crown, his sharp eyes reflecting two swords, making his gaze seem piercing and oppressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, the elder was much shorter, barely reaching his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held a wooden staff, his wrinkled face speckled with gray spots. His long white hair was tied up, with two antler-like horns protruding from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, do you really intend to act on behalf of the God Emperor?\" the horned elder asked, his brows furrowed in worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If even the God Emperor cannot deal with this existence, then it must be someone extraordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-robed man—Jian Guming—responded calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were easy, the God Emperor wouldn’t have sought me out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His identity makes it inconvenient for him to cross the Realm Gate, but for me—if I wish to reach a higher realm, I must rely on him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can already feel my own limits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though I can still live for many, many years—almost eternally—I don’t believe I can break through to an even higher level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned elder fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, too, wished for his master to grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the thought of traveling to that distant universe filled him with unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as our opponent is below the Profound Origin Free Immortal Realm, they cannot be my match,\" Jian Guming continued, his tone unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they were truly that powerful, even Heavenly Spirit God wouldn’t allow such an existence to continue growing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze sharpened, as though piercing through space and time, locking onto the Heavenly Spirit World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned elder sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Heavenly Spirit God truly is formidable...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even with the Dao in turmoil, he still remains at his post. That place must hold an unimaginable secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That has nothing to do with us,\" Jian Guming stated plainly. \"Not even the God Emperor would dare interfere with such karma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the horned elder nodded, unwilling to discuss the Heavenly Spirit God any further, lest he invoke divine punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword light beneath them suddenly halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, it dispersed entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything happened so abruptly that the horned elder instinctively turned to look at Jian Guming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he saw shocked him to his core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Guming was trembling all over, his face twisted with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, what’s wrong?\" the horned elder asked urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat dripped from Jian Guming’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run… quickly…*\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Run?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned elder was horrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His instincts screamed at him, and he immediately scanned his surroundings with his divine sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No trace of danger at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Guming’s eyes widened in sheer terror—this was a fear he had never felt before. Not even during his Profound Origin Free Immortal Tribulation had he been so panic-stricken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned elder beside him was also trembling. His mind was in chaos. He had no idea what was happening or what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master...\" he called out hesitantly, his voice quivering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Guming's face contorted with strain, his voice hoarse and trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is… a sword… You can’t see it…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bloodshot eyes locked onto something ahead, filled with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned elder followed his gaze, but all he saw was empty space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is it?\" He asked hurriedly. \"How far away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Guming’s next words made his blood run cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right in front of us...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill ran down the horned elder’s spine, and he felt as though he had fallen into an abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Dao Repository Free Immortal, his divine sense could pierce through countless realms. Yet, he could see nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t perceive it, there was only one explanation—his cultivation was too low to comprehend it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if his master, Jian Guming, a Profound Origin Free Immortal, was this terrified, what did that mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We should run!\" The horned elder gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jian Guming's pupils only trembled. He couldn't even respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, before Jian Guming’s eyes, a colossal sword materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible to describe in words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It floated silently in the void, its tip a mere hundred zhang away from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from a distance, it looked as though they were right next to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword’s length and size were unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to it, they were smaller than specks of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sword—Azure Swan Sword—did not emit any dazzling radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, it exuded a pressure that crushed Jian Guming’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feeling of absolute death filled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless causal energy surged from the sword, drowning him like an unstoppable tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Guming instinctively used his sword intent to resist, but he couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword tip continued its slow advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he could do was struggle to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the more he resisted, the greater the pressure became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he couldn’t even speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his perception, the horned elder had already disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned elder, on the other hand, saw Jian Guming trembling violently, his silence making him even more terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of power could force his master into such despair?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart wavered—should he run, or stay and fight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if he stayed, what could he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Dao Repository Free Immortal—powerful beyond measure in the vast universe—had never felt so helpless before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Guming's eyes widened in horror, and he barely managed to squeeze out a single word:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The universe fell into absolute silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned elder’s breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Guming exploded into countless specks of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was completely annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scattered into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These countless specks of light were Jian Guming’s sword intent, and even they began to dissipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned elder stood frozen. His mouth hung open in sheer disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Profound Origin Free Immortal…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was this even possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have successfully extracted 1,440,090,872 years of lifespan from Jian Guming (Profound Origin Free Immortal, Mid-stage).】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A system notification popped up in front of Gu An, causing his eyes to widen in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, excitement surged through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one move, he had gained over 1.4 billion years of lifespan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than what he could have accumulated in centuries of cultivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most importantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had killed an enemy without even revealing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, avatars and puppets couldn’t help him steal lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had always been skeptical about causal abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This changed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could simply remain in hiding and harvest his enemies’ lifespans from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu An's heartbeat accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind began racing with new possibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark thoughts surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he build an empire without lifting a finger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as these thoughts took shape—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately stood up and strode toward the entrance of Submerged Spirit Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>",1373,"2026-06-06T01:13:12.187Z",1,"novelbin.me","c071d7f9ab7e9d24f6efdd5a5167f675fe79d2a592da12f03446fa49d781958c","when-i-achieved-sainthood-the-immortal-official--chapter-475","when-i-achieved-sainthood-the-immortal-official--chapter-473",567,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwhen-i-achieved-sainthood-the-immortal-official--cover.jpg"]