Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

"Even now, I can still do something for you. When you become powerful and renowned, at that time, as a friend, Li An will be of no further use to you. If you both refuse this kindness, then it is better we sever ties right here and now!"

The words were resolute and decisive.

Gu Canye felt a complex mix of emotions, moved and introspective, while Xiang Yuntian’s eyes inexplicably reddened as he gritted his teeth and said, "Old Turtle..."

"Enough, go into seclusion!"

Li An opened his mouth and said, "I have already scouted it out. A million miles from here lies a small island shaped like an Immortal pointing the way. You two should swiftly head there, adjust your state in seclusion. I will stay here to distract the enemy."

"Once you start your breakthrough, I’ll come over right away to guard you!"

Having said that, Li An immediately took off the ring on his hand and handed it over to Xiang Yuntian without hesitation.

"In life, it is rare to have one or two close friends. It’s even rarer to have the chance to exhaust oneself for them. Please do not waste my painstaking efforts."

Li An smiled slightly, "Perhaps, when you all become powerful someday, I might seek your protection."

Gu Canye said no more, looking deeply into Li An’s eyes, "Li Brother, from now on, I, Gu, will pledge life and death to you!"

He tightly pulled Xiang Yuntian, "Old Xiang, let’s go!"

Xiang Yuntian stared at Li An, said nothing, and was dragged away by Gu Canye.

The two stealthily left!

Watching them depart, Li An couldn’t help but curl his lips into a smile.

Half the plan was done!

He took a deep breath, adjusted his condition, and began to control the triple Tier Six Array to face the incoming enemies––

"Li An, hand over the items!"

"So faithless, truly shameless!"

"Deceiving us, deserves death! Hand over the items, and you might live!"

The crowd shouted furiously.

But Li An stood tall in the sky, calmly clasping his hands, "These items, I, Li An, am set on having. Thanks for your assistance! Please seek elsewhere again!"

It was somewhat... audacious.

"Damn it, not accepting the toast, but insisting on punishment!"

"In that case, don’t blame us for being ruthless!"

"Kill him!"

The crowd roared in anger, immediately launching various attacks at Li An.

Rumble!

Over forty Refining Void talents, including geniuses like Lei Tianlan and Fen Sihai, unleashed terrifying attacks. For a moment, the sea for hundreds of miles seemed to evaporate, and hundreds of thousands of miles away, a tsunami was triggered!

Li An gritted his teeth, driving the triple array to block the massive attacks.

Boom!

The Array shook, dispersing a huge amount of destructive force. At the center of the Array, Li An’s face turned pale.

Even though Li An’s mastery of Arrays was close to that of the great powers, and even though there were three more internal Arrays to dissolve the aftermath and impact, he still felt extremely challenged.

"As long as my Spiritual Power does not ebb, I can hold on!"

"They cannot break through!"

Li An circulated the power of the Life Seed, quickly recovering, and then proactively activated the Array to attack outside.

"Courting death!"

"You dare to attack us!"

"His Array skill is not mediocre, don’t hold back, attack together!"

Everyone was angry and attacked furiously.

But Li An was like an undying cockroach, appearing as if he might fall like a leaf in a storm, yet often surviving past dangerous moments.

Li An was doing this deliberately!

He was stringing them along.

"The Array is strong, but he’s reaching his limit!"

"Outlast him to the end, those Immortal Dao Materials can’t fly away!"

The crowd continued to strike.

...

Time flew by.

Seven days had passed!

For seven days, Li An had been alone, defending the island reef, despite facing imminent danger, he remained unbroken.

However, his Spirit Stones were consumed in vast quantities, and in just seven days, he’d almost used up 200,000 Top Grade Spirit Stones.

The six Tier Six Arrays spun furiously, like a bottomless pit.

Yet Li An persisted!

"I don’t believe, damn it, that he can hold out much longer!"

"Go all out with him!"

"Bastard, come out here!"

The besiegers were growing more and more restless.

Especially Lei Tianlan and Fen Sihai, both of whom were the strongest among the True Disciples, they thought taking down someone like Li An should’ve been easy.

But now, they felt a sense of powerlessness.

Li An inside the Array was like a turtle with no soft spot to attack.

"There’s no sign of his Spiritual Power declining; he’s been deceiving us!"

Fen Sihai’s face was dark and shadowy, "We underestimated this man!"

In terms of the continuous strength of Spiritual Power alone, Li An was in no way inferior to them!

This was a stunning fact!

All along, despite being treated as a Great Dao disciple, Li An’s strength was considered the weakest among the True Disciples, even regarded as an embarrassment. If not for special reasons, he wouldn’t be qualified.

Yet now he could, with an early Refining Void cultivation, rival masters like Lei Tianlan in their late Refining Void stage? ...

"Continue, if we return without success, from this moment on, we two will become the laughing stock!"

Lei Tianlan gritted his teeth.

In a blink, a month passed.

Li An steadfastly defended the islands, relying on the Array, never stepping out, and remained impenetrable!

"This person’s skill in Arrays is too strong..."

"If it weren’t for these Arrays, I could kill him ten times over!"

The crowd was somewhat numb, some even contemplating leaving.

Li An couldn’t be chewed down.

During this time, the news even spread to the outside world, everyone knew that Lei Tianlan and others were played by Li An, and the key was, they were helpless!