Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Collaborate with Ying Meng’Er? Li An had no such intention; her strength was too weak, and she was on the run, hunted by others. What qualifications did she have?

Stabilizing her was merely a temporary expedient.

Li An’s true intention was with the real power holders on Yingyuan Island.

"Ying Feng is dead; the people from Yingyuan Island should arrive in Nanqing City soon."

In the end, Li An settled in Nanqing City.

Since he didn’t know who exactly from Yingyuan Island would come, he prepared in advance, setting up an array in Nanqing City, readying himself for a big battle.

While waiting, Li An also began cultivating in the city.

The city’s dense Death Qi and Anomalous Qi were perfect for cultivating Demon Skills and the Ten Thousand Evils Skill.

After refining Qin Long, his Demon Skills barely returned to the Void Refining Level.

Now, vast amounts of Death Qi and Anomalous Qi surged towards him, and his Demonic Qi became more and more intense...

...

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a month passed.

On this day, Li An suddenly opened his eyes and smiled slightly, saying, "Friends outside the city, you have been observing me for three days; why not show yourselves?"

He had already sensed someone’s arrival.

"I am Yingyuan Island’s Elder, Ying Huaihai. I wonder, which fellow Daoist might you be?"

An old man appeared from the void outside the city.

He was a strong cultivator at the Refining Void level, accompanied by several cultivators at the Divinity Transformation Stage.

A few days ago, they had followed the traces of Ying Feng to the outskirts of the city, but sensed living people inside, who were cultivating using Anomalous Qi. They dared not act rashly.

Li An stepped out, already standing high above, saluted Ying Huaihai, and said, "I am Qin Hu, a Demon Cultivator!"

He had changed his appearance and name.

"A Demon Cultivator?"

Ying Huaihai was taken aback, saying, "Is it the Demon Sect founded by Ye Qiutian?"

Li An knew Ye Qiutian was the revered name of the Demon Sect, so he nodded and said, "Indeed!"

Ying Huaihai said, "We have long sought the Demon Emperor’s legacy, and today we finally meet. What a fate!"

His eyes were quite excited, as he said, "Fellow Qin, we found this place because there’s a corpse of our Yingyuan Island inside..."

Li An said, "Is it Ying Feng? He died months ago."

Immediately, he recounted how Ying Feng had triggered the Array Plate they left behind, only for him to arrive and find Ying Feng already killed by Ying Meng’Er.

"Is Ying Meng’Er currently in your hands?"

Ying Huaihai was extremely delighted.

Li An nodded, saying, "Correct."

Ying Huaihai said, "Fellow Daoist, our Yingyuan Island is willing to cooperate with you. What you seek should be the Daoscar within the Anomalous Qi, right? Such things are extremely precious, but to be honest, we have several on Yingyuan Island!"

Daoscar in Anomalous Qi? What is that?

Li An was stirred. There was no record of such a thing in Qin Long’s memory, so he didn’t know.

But Li An didn’t expose this; he just smiled faintly and said, "That’s great!"

"Fellow Qin, our cooperation will benefit both of us immensely. Ying, I will surely facilitate this. However, this matter involves significant issues, and I still need to report back to the Island Master."

Ying Huaihai said with a smile, "I wonder where Ying Meng’Er is currently? Bringing her back will surely please the Island Master and demonstrate your sincerity! This matter will certainly succeed!"

Hearing this, Li An laughed and said, "Ying Meng’Er is currently in the hands of our Demon Sect and has been sent to be guarded inside the sect. Rest assured, Brother Ying; we will not let her meet any misfortune."

Saying this, he handed Ying Huaihai a black hidden needle and said, "This is Ying Meng’Er’s personal hidden weapon; Brother Ying should recognize it."

"Take this as proof."

Want Ying Meng’Er?

No way!

She was a good card in Li An’s hand, and easily giving away the bargaining chip—what if Yingyuan Island reneged on their word?

Ying Huaihai pondered slightly, then laughed and said, "Good, with this, the Island Master will also believe it."

"Then I will take this back first."

"How shall we contact each other in the future?"

Li An said, "Dao Sect and Brahma Sect pursue us fiercely. Shall we meet here again next time? How long will it take for you to make the return journey?"

Ying Huaihai said, "The journey to Yingyuan Island doesn’t consume much time; however... to absorb the Daoscar, fellow Daoist might need to prepare something."

Li An asked, "What thing?"

"The corpse of an Exotic Spirit!"

Ying Huaihai sighed, "The Daoscar in Anomalous Qi only favors Mysterious Creatures, and neither Demon Cultivators nor the surviving cultivators at sea are true Mysterious Creatures, so they cannot absorb the Daoscar! Therefore, the corpse of a Mysterious Creature is needed as a medium..."

"... But such things are extremely rare. Our Yingyuan Island once obtained one, causing immense disaster, and eventually it was suppressed beneath the Jade Stone Pier of the Southern Sea. However, thirty years ago, a Dao Sect Immortal intervened, taking away part of the sea area, and the Jade Stone Pier was taken away with it."

Hearing this, Li An could not help but be shocked!

A Dao Sect Immortal intervened?

This news...

Had never been heard!

But thinking it over, he found it unsurprising. Such a major event, the supreme existence of the Dao Sect appearing, was quite normal.

And with an Immortal’s intervention, ordinary cultivators could not perceive it, so they wouldn’t know.

"Intercepting a sea area and leaving, what does the Dao Sect intend to do?"

Li An pondered...

Seeing his troubled look, Ying Huaihai immediately said, "It is said that the Demon Emperor in the past already was the closest existence to Mysterious Creatures. If you truly have no corpse of an Exotic Spirit, maybe his essence could be of use..."