Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Under his powerful Divine Thought, the corpse didn’t escape Li An’s eyes at all, and Ying Meng’Er’s slightly nervous demeanor and subtle movements caught his attention, making him realize that Ying Meng’Er was problematic.

"How interesting..."

Li An couldn’t help but sigh. He, being a fake, unexpectedly encountered another fake!

"Miss Ying, it’s inappropriate for you to deceive me like this... Who exactly are you and where do you come from? Please tell me truthfully, or I will take this corpse to the edge of the Southern Sea, and it won’t be long before I figure out the truth, and by then, it might not be easy for you to escape."

Li An spoke.

Ying Meng’Er bit her lip tightly, saying nothing.

"You refuse to speak? Then I’ll have no choice but to use Demon Skill, refine your soul, and after Soul Searching, I will naturally know everything I want."

Li An smiled slightly and was about to step forward.

Ying Meng’Er’s face changed dramatically, and she hurriedly said, "No... I’ll talk!"

"I really am from Yingyuan Island!"

...

After some understanding.

Li An finally knew the whole story.

It turned out that the murdered young man and Ying Meng’Er both indeed came from Yingyuan Island.

Yingyuan Island is a powerful cultivation force in the Southern Sea, once having a Harmonization Dao power overseeing it!

But many years ago, it was affected by Anomalous Qi, and after a long time, Yingyuan Island finally found some ways to adapt and mitigate the impact of the Anomalous Qi.

They mastered a "Refining Skill," which allows them to maintain themselves, but at a great cost. Once they cultivate this Refining Skill, it’s almost impossible to break through the Harmonization stage in their lives.

They are limited by themselves.

Ying Meng’Er held a high status on Yingyuan Island, being the daughter of the current Island Master, Ying Tiannan. But a few years ago, a great upheaval happened on Yingyuan Island; her father was killed by others on Yingyuan Island, and she escaped to the mainland.

The young man she killed was named Ying Feng, at the Divinity Transformation Stage, constantly searching for her whereabouts, inadvertently triggering the Array Plate left by the Demon Sect in this city, waiting to connect with the Demon Sect, only to be killed by Ying Meng’Er in turn.

The Demon Skill that can refine Anomalous Qi also piqued her curiosity, so she waited, wanting to replace Ying Feng.

"My father is dead, I am the rightful heir of Yingyuan Island! I am the Island Master!"

Ying Meng’Er spoke unwillingly, "Release me, once I reclaim Yingyuan Island, I can cooperate with you."

But Li An couldn’t help but smile, saying, "Miss Ying, your Tier Six magical treasure is already broken and can’t kill me."

Ying Meng’Er, while telling him these things, was secretly readying a Magical Artifact, intending to strike Li An.

Ying Meng’Er immediately deflated, her expression somewhat complicated, she simply let go of the Magical Artifact in her hand, saying, "What do you actually want? To kill me?"

Li An shook his head and said, "Not at all."

He waved his hand, and the surrounding vines disappeared.

"Cooperation with anyone is still cooperation. Since Miss Ying is the rightful heir of Yingyuan Island, then you are the Island Master of Yingyuan Island, and we naturally wish to cooperate with you."

Ying Meng’Er was extremely surprised.

"Miss Ying, it’s not safe to stay here. With Ying Feng dead here, it won’t be long before someone arrives. We need to find a secure place first."

Li An spoke, "On my way here, I found a place where the Anomalous Qi is dense and rather hidden, suitable for concealment. Would Miss Ying be willing to go there?"

Ying Meng’Er hesitated, but then reconsidering, if Li An wanted to harm her, he could have already done so without any extra effort. So she nodded and said, "Alright."

Li An then took her away quickly, and soon they reached a mountain forest. The surrounding mountains exuded an eerie aura, making this place suitable for Demon Skill cultivation.

Li An opened a cave dwelling, set up a Tier Six Array, and invited Ying Meng’Er in, joking with a smile, "Miss Ying, how do you find this place?"

Ying Meng’Er said, "Very nice..."

Her eyes still showing some suspicion, she asked, "What do you ultimately want me to do?"

Li An said, "No need to worry, since we’ve decided to cooperate, I will ensure your safety. As for the matters of cooperation... we can discuss after you succeed in cultivating the Demon Skill and reclaim Yingyuan Island."

"Demon Skill?!"

Ying Meng’Er was a bit anxious, asking, "You would give me the Demon Skill?"

"Of course!"

Li An smiled slightly, "Please listen carefully!"

Thus, he immediately imparted a part of the Demon Skill to Ying Meng’Er. Ying Meng’Er quickly memorized it, slowly comprehended it, and her eyes could not help but show a sudden enlightenment and understanding.

Having cultivated with Anomalous Qi on Yingyuan Island and interacted with it for so many years, they were already very knowledgeable. Now, just having contact, she was sure this Cultivation Technique... could definitely change the fate of Yingyuan Island.

Even though she has always had doubts in her heart, she could not help but feel excited at this moment, saying, "Thank you, senior, thank you, senior!"

Li An waved his hand, saying, "You continue your cultivation; I still have some urgent matters that require me to leave for a while."

"Oh, and here’s a gift."

Li An took out a box, which was the Blood Food he refined in Dragon-Fighting Valley, and smiled, "Hope you like it."

After saying this, he was ready to leave.

"Senior... what should I call you?"

Ying Meng’Er now showed respect towards Li An!

"Gu Changqing."

Li An uttered these three words, then gracefully left.

"Gu Changqing..."

Ying Meng’Er remained in the cave dwelling, still overwhelmed with excitement. She took a deep breath and turned to look at the turtle beside her, saying, "Guigui, do you think this senior... is a good person?"

She felt... that Li An seemed not bad.

A pretty good person overall.

...

Meanwhile, as Li An walked out of the cave dwelling, looking at the Black Needle Spiritual Artifact in his hand, he pondered.

How could he locate the other people of Yingyuan Island?

With Ying Meng’Er now in his hands, she was a great gift, possibly to be sold back to Yingyuan Island for a good price, right???

......

Goodnight.