Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Li An refused: "Since it’s your mother’s item, you should keep it as a memento."

He pondered for a moment and said, "Since you’ve entered my sect, I must let you know, you are my second disciple, and it is the Demon Dao!"

Demon Dao!

Yun Mo was startled. Although he knew nothing about cultivation, he had a vague understanding of the term Demon Dao...

"In this world, no other Dao can be cultivated. Are you afraid?" Li An asked.

"Disciple is not afraid!"

Yun Mo spoke loudly, "Even if it is the Demon Dao, I will die without regret!"

"Good, in that case, I will grant you a Dao name... hmm, your name is Yun Mo, let’s call you Hidden Ink Master. How about that?"

He was called Zangyezi, so he followed the method of Purple Fairy in giving Yun Mo this name.

"Hidden Ink Master thanks the Master!"

Yun Mo was even more thrilled, he deeply understood that this meant he finally had a place to rely on in this desolate world.

Master!

Li An pointed, and a beam of light shot into Yun Mo’s mind. Li An said, "This is the technique of our sect. Three hundred miles from here, there is a Qingfeng City, where the people have all died. You may enter and cultivate there."

Li An paused and said, "If you encounter other children like yourself in this world, you may take them in, choose those with a kind heart, and pass on this technique."

Yun Mo joyfully said, "Hidden Ink Master will obey the Master’s order!"

"Good, you may go. I have other matters to attend to. Perhaps in fifty years, maybe a hundred, I will come to find you again."

With that, Li An’s figure vanished.

Yun Mo kowtowed heavily towards the place he disappeared, performed a grand salute, and then slowly got up, carrying his bag, and headed towards the Qingfeng City as Li An instructed.

...

Li An did indeed give Yun Mo part of the Demon Skill.

All of this was planned for the future.

Plans must be made in advance, or else they will fail!

Yun Mo, this person, appears to have a good disposition. In the future, further observation is needed. If he performs well, he can be kept to try and develop a team of Demon Cultivators. If not, he can be used like Lin Fangping.

Three days later, Li An returned to Cangxuan Ridge.

He snuck over again.

After sneaking over, Li An deliberately left some traces of Demonic Qi at the scene. He believed that it wouldn’t be long before Dao Sect’s inspectors would discover it and naturally seal the leak.

To prevent the Demon Sect’s people from sneaking through as well!

Bridges must be dismantled after crossing to prevent others from passing.

Li An didn’t linger at Cangxuan Ridge and quickly left.

Along the way, he made a brief stop at Moonlight City to inquire about the situation. Months ago, a great battle occurred at Cangxuan Ridge, with Dao Sect, Five Elements Sect, and others besieging the Demon Sect, shaking the mountains. It’s said that two Refining Void elders of the Demon Sect were killed.

It was a massive loss!

Li An was delighted to hear this.

"It’s time to find some disciple candidates."

This time down the mountain, Li An had another mission: recruiting for Evergreen Peak.

This time, he finally revealed his identity in Moonlight City. As a Great Dao-level genius, he immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Several disciples of Dao Sect came to obey his commands and assist in recruiting disciples.

Actually, the talent in Moonlight City had long been snatched up. Even if there were any left, they wouldn’t be for Evergreen Peak, so Li An’s target was middle to upper-level talent.

After all, Evergreen Peak’s cultivation technique isn’t too picky about disciple aptitude.

"Xu Yan, Earth Tier Upper Grade Spirit Root, once obtained a Spirit Medicine close to an Immortal Elixir..."

"Zhang Qi, Earth Tier Middle Grade Spirit Root..."

Ultimately, Li An accepted ten disciples. Overall, their aptitudes weren’t bad!

He set off with these ten disciples, and when passing through the Primordial Spirit Realm, he secretly visited Evil Spirit Lake.

At Evil Spirit Lake, when Patriarch Li Shuangshuang learned of Li An’s arrival, she was extremely excited and happy, quickly coming out to welcome Li An, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Greetings, Patriarch! Greetings, Patriarch!"

Several hundred years had passed, and Li Shuangshuang, now a Nascent Soul cultivator, didn’t appear much changed in appearance, but there was an added sense of worldly experience.

Years ago, after Li An, under the pseudonym Gu Dao, went missing in the Supreme Profound Mountain Range, Evil Spirit Lake was swallowed by the Li Clan of the Thousand Water Rhythm Continent, and Li Shuangshuang was captured. Before entering Dao Sect, Li An had Zeng Xueyao, stationed in Emperor Origin Realm, help rescue Li Shuangshuang.

Later, because of Li An, the Li Clan was ruined by other major forces, and Li Shuangshuang continued to develop Evil Spirit Lake under an assumed name.

Now, Li Shuangshuang knew that the senior who saved her, Gu Dao, was their Li Clan’s Patriarch Li An!

Now, the Patriarch has returned!

"Patriarch, everything on Lake Heart Island remains intact, and the medicine fields you left have been planted with Spirit Medicine..."

Li Shuangshuang respectfully led the way.

At Li An’s request, she did not alert other clan members. Besides, Li Shuangshuang understood that Patriarch Li An’s affairs were top secret, known only to her in the clan.

However, occasionally some clan members saw the Patriarch respectfully leading a man, and were greatly surprised.

Li An walked around Lake Heart Island, full of emotion... he was quite satisfied.

Li Shuangshuang did a good job, not letting the Li Clan bloodline die out.

"Choose two kind-hearted young people, and I’ll take them to Dao Sect."

Li An spoke.

His purpose here was precisely for this.

The Li Clan might seem to be thriving now, but if a major upheaval occurs, it wouldn’t even count as an ant, and would be directly wiped out.

Taking one or two into Dao Sect for protection, as for the rest, there’s nothing more Li An can do or manage.