Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Li An was even more surprised, "You, accompany me for ten years?"

"Is that not okay? It’s too boring, I need something to pass the time."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao was very indifferent.

Li An, of course, was more than happy and immediately said, "Sure!"

Li An was well aware of Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s level. Among the myriad arts of cultivating immortality, she had only studied alchemy and array.

Her attainments were extremely high.

With her guidance, Li An would progress much faster.

The two settled in the Pill Hall, where the most valuable Eight Trigrams Furnace, typically accessible only to the Hall Master or other Peak Master Level figures, had now become Li An’s tool for alchemy practice. Additionally, his Spirit Medicines were inexhaustible; even Sixth and Seventh Grade materials were well supplied!

This is the advantage of being a Heavenly Dao genius!

Many times, Shangguan Xiaoxiao would also demonstrate, even reading some alchemy books from the Dao Sect. Only then did Li An realize that Shangguan Xiaoxiao was about the Sixth Grade Alchemist level, not yet the Seventh Grade.

But her comprehension was so high that in just five years, she had already refined the first batch of Seventh Grade Pills.

Teaching Li An along the way, and learning faster than him.

This truly left Li An somewhat embarrassed.

...

In the blink of an eye, ten years passed.

"Finally succeeded!"

That day, with the combined help of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, Earth Fire, Creation Array, and Shangguan Xiaoxiao, Li An finally refined his first batch of Seventh Grade Pills!

The quality was quite good.

"Try it!"

Li An took out two pills and handed them to Shangguan Xiaoxiao.

Shangguan Xiaoxiao threw one into her mouth, chewing it like candy, and couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction and happiness, nodding, "Mm, smoother and more perfect, not bad! So delicious, so delicious! From now on, I will only eat this!"

The main effect of this Seventh Grade Pill is... deliciousness.

Li An had focused all the extracted traits of the materials on the flavor, resulting in a deliciousness from the refined Seventh Grade Spirit Medicines that might be the most delicious thing in the world!

After all, who in their right mind would use Seventh Grade Pills for alchemy, ignoring all traits like gaining cultivation and refining the Divine Soul, just to make something tasty???

Seeing her happiness, Li An couldn’t help but smile as well.

He deeply appreciated the benefits of having someone to guide him; in ten years, he had reached this point, whereas before, mastering the refinement of Seventh Grade Pills would have taken him fifty to a hundred years.

"Li Gou, come over here,"

Shangguan Xiaoxiao suddenly spoke, beckoning with her finger.

Li An immediately approached.

"A little closer,"

Li An hesitated for a moment, then moved closer.

The two were now only twenty or thirty centimeters apart, face to face, but Shangguan Xiaoxiao grabbed Li An’s shoulder and pulled him even closer.

Their faces were almost touching. Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s breath was like orchids, a fragrance wafted into Li An’s nose. Her red lips did not move, but she whispered, "Three days later, the Mysterious Secret Realm will open. Remember to look for me in the secret realm."

"Li Gou, if you want to survive, be sure to find me."

After speaking, she suddenly smiled mischievously, grabbed both sides of Li An’s face with her delicate hands, pulled him into a pig face, and laughed, "Good disciple, so obedient!"

After saying that, she took a step and her figure disappeared.

Li An’s face still hurt slightly, and he couldn’t help but grit his teeth, "Shangguan Xiaoxiao, you’re going too far, insulting me like this. Remember, don’t fall into my hands, or I’ll make sure you get a taste of your own medicine!"

...In several lifetimes, no one had dared to do such a thing to him before.

Making him into a pig face!

Witch, you need to be dealt with!!

He instinctively rubbed his cheek, and somehow his hand carried a faint fragrance... this witch’s hands were oddly fragrant.

...

Shangguan Xiaoxiao returned to the Celestial Dao Peak.

"Is he a great talent in the Alchemy Dao now?"

The Sect Leader Taiqingzi was reading a book and asked upon seeing Shangguan Xiaoxiao return.

"Yes, almost."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao said, "You, have no objections?"

Taiqingzi smiled and said, "I owe him. You helping him is perfect; I have no objections."

"Only, are you prepared? It’s not easy to contain the Demon Emperor’s origin..."

"I have prepared for decades, no problem."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao replied.

Taiqingzi nodded, "This time, once you contain the Demon Emperor’s origin, when the great changes in the Southern Sea occur, I will find a way to get you a Mysterious Dao Mark. At that time, you will be able to truly hide within the mysterious."

In his eyes, there seemed to be a touch of emotion, "I wonder how Mr. Da and the others are doing... Ye Lin should be absorbing the Demon Emperor’s origin by now, right?"

－－In the past, when their Dao Sect destroyed the Demon Sect, they obtained two shares of the Demon Emperor’s origin.

One was given to Jun Yelin to take away, and the other was left for Shangguan Xiaoxiao.

Jun Yelin and Shangguan Xiaoxiao were his two most important pieces!

Jun Yelin was hiding within the Demon Sect but was actually from the Dao Sect.

Shangguan Xiaoxiao stayed within the Dao Sect but was actually a Demon Cultivator.

As long as either of the two survived, even if the Spirit Realm was turned upside down and the sun and moon dimmed, the Dao Sect would have the hope of rising again.

"Continue to recite the Daoist Canon; there are many True Scriptures of the Dao Sect you have not yet fully understood... Next, I will teach you the Daluo General Scripture."

The Sect Leader spoke, but Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s eyes showed some reluctance. The things of the Dao Sect were really too many, and even though she was already a great talent, she still found it... quite annoying.

...

Three days later.

The Mysterious Secret Realm officially opened!

Within the Dao Sect, all cultivators above the Void Refinement Realm could enter to seize an opportunity and undergo trials.

"Junior Brother Li An, long time no see, I hope you’re doing well."