Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Li An picked up the broom and began to sweep the Stele Forest.

In fact, using some arrays and spells to keep the Stele Forest perpetually clean is not difficult, but Dao Mountain chose to have the disciples do it manually, repeatedly sweeping, with its own purpose.

Some things, the importance lies not in the result but the process. Li An, now a "newcomer" to the Dao Sect, is tasked with guarding the Stele Forest, cleaning it daily, precisely to make him understand the heritage of the Dao Sect.

By sunset, Li An had only swept a small portion of the area. Too many people died in that battle with the Dao Sect, and the steles erected were too numerous, numbering over a hundred thousand, occupying a vast space.

He did not cease, though. Reaching this realm, this bit of physical labor requires no rest, and as he sweeps, he also cultivates.

－－The sword qi injected into him by Xiang Yuntian was easily dispelled with a gentle push.

"This place far surpasses the Immortal Vine Cave, but compared to the Land of God Descent, it still falls short."

Li An is most looking forward to the so-called Space-Time Secret Realm.

At the same time, he began to reflect on this calamity.

Now it seems his guess was right, targeting him were the people from the Decay Land!

What surprised him was Shangguan Shengxian!

That Shangguan Shengxian could find him wasn’t surprising at all to Li An. This woman’s will and wisdom have always been the strongest among those he has met, and in a certain sense, one might even say Shangguan Shengxian might be the person who understands Li An the best!

What puzzled Li An was why Shangguan Shengxian decided to let him go?

During the time Leng Rufeng orchestrated the Demon Summoning Array, Li An had already noticed her anomaly, she didn’t seem to want Li An dead or found at all?

Unable to comprehend, he immediately took out the silk pouch from Shangguan Shengxian.

He had already repeatedly inspected and examined it with his Divine Sense, and there was no poison or lethal trap inside.

Shangguan Shengxian instructed him to open this pouch when he reaches the Golden Immortal stage, but of course, Li An wouldn’t listen to her.

He decided to open it now!

Inside the silk pouch was instead a secret letter.

"Opening this letter now might be a bit too hasty."

The first line suggested that Shangguan Shengxian had already anticipated Li An would open it prematurely.

Li An continued to read on.

The more he read, the graver his expression became, eventually furrowing his brows deeply.

After reading the letter, he casually destroyed the silk pouch and secret letter together.

Shangguan Shengxian had revealed many secrets to him.

－－Li An had been schemed against by the Decay Land. The Life Creation Seed he activated left traces in the Eleven Heavenly Creations, so the Decay Land directly used omniscient means to search Life Creation, leaving him nowhere to escape.

It was the Heaven-Devouring Great Demon who intervened, causing the Decay Land to be a step behind, while Shangguan Shengxian seized the opportunity first.

She also told Li An that the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill is of great importance, the Decay Land, Saint Realm, Heaven-Devouring Great Demon, and even unknown entities would not spare Li An.

The reason she saved Li An was quite simple.

If the Heaven-Devouring Great Demon obtained Li An, she would lose her value and might even die.

Exactly as the old saying goes, ’the birds are gone, the good bow is stored away; the hare is cooked, the hunting dog is boiled.’

The reason she was noticed and taken as a disciple by the Heaven-Devouring Great Demon was precisely that Li An had put her hairpin in Lady Yi’s grave, framing her.

This event, although it resulted in her being hunted by the major forces of the Purple Cloud Province, also revealed one point－－she must have some relation to the actual person plotting in Lady Yi’s grave, thus having utilizable value.

The Heaven-Devouring Great Demon desires to seize Li An’s body and Life Seed!

In the letter, Shangguan Shengxian described the current state of the Heaven-Devouring Great Demon: although not completely dead, he is in a very poor state, trapped by the indescribable, with only Li An’s Life Seed able to save him...

And the reason she told Li An all these is simple, to cooperate with Li An.

She would assist Li An in killing the Heaven-Devouring Great Demon.

Inside and outside cooperation!

In this way, Li An could eliminate a great calamity and gain many advantages to face unknown threats.

After reading, Li An couldn’t help but sigh in awe, Shangguan Shengxian, this woman, is indeed no ordinary person.

To find a ray of hope under the eyes of the Heaven-Devouring Great Demon, daring to execute such a striking plan of stratagem and strategic alliance.

Her ambition and wisdom have always been what Li An fears the most.

Though she seemed to be asking something from Li An, her tone in the letter was calm and confident because she was very certain Li An had no other choice. She was not even in a hurry and even told Li An that currently, Li An was still safe.

Until the Golden Immortal!

According to Shangguan Shengxian, the currently manifested calamity lights are just the tip of the iceberg. Only when he reaches the Golden Immortal stage will Li An see the real stormy waves...This state of Golden Immortal seems to be a watershed.

Now, Li An is merely a Profound Immortal, and only upon passing through two massive hurdles will Li An realize that then, killing the Heaven-Devouring Great Demon is not only helping Shangguan Shengxian but also Li An’s only way out.

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Li An contemplated for a long time, a tremendous pressure made it hard for him to breathe.

Shangguan Shengxian did not explicitly say what exactly was awaiting him, perhaps because she herself was not clear, only knowing a bit more due to staying by the Heaven-Devouring Great Demon’s side.

But considering the events over the years...Li An largely believed what she had told.

The Life Nourishing Immortal Skill must have great implications, otherwise, that eerie Hongbo Fairy from the Saint Realm would not come after him, and the Decay Land would not employ such heaven-defying means to search Life Creation for a mere Profound Immortal like him...