Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

"Haven’t you seen it? That Leng Rufeng was such a heartless person, he even sold out the Spirit Realm back then and ruthlessly attacked his fellow disciples, yet before being killed by Li An, he exerted all his strength to leave the Dao Sect Leader’s Order with him."

"The Dao Sect inherently possesses a power that compels immortals originating from it to act like moths to a flame when anomalies arrive, causing Leng Rufeng to maintain a thought even after bowing his head, and naturally, it can also prompt someone like Li An to do some good deeds."

She seemed to have sighed: "It’s just a pity, sects like the Dao Sect, it’s too hard to survive."

"There are too few such sects in the world."

Hongbo Fairy said, "We need to save all living beings, in this sense, our spirit is indeed in line with the Dao Sect."

Purple Fairy remained silent.

...

Li An gathered Xiang Yuntian, Gu Canye, An Li, Li Nianxue, Li Qingran, and others, the hall was filled with jade slips, Divine Gold, and other items that do not decay for millennia, and with the array’s maintenance, these are the best items to record the heritage of the Dao lineage.

The jade slips were bound into books, the Divine Gold was sliced into pieces, and Li An began explaining cultivation techniques and spells to the few of them.

In a sense, Li An now truly was a Daoist Canon, the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill, this heaven-defying method doesn’t need to be mentioned, even the complete Immortal Celestial Demon Skill is a rare treasure in the Immortal Realm, derived from the renowned Supreme Celestial Demon Skill.

Furthermore, the Evil King Skill and gu techniques he learned during his time in the Dao Sect were all integrated with the Demon Skill by him and modified within the immortal path, these are now extremely valuable and very useful for the future heritage of the Dao Sect.

Xiang Yuntian, Gu Canye, and others were extraordinarily grave, they all knew what today meant for the Dao Sect.

This is the true foundation for the Dao Sect to establish itself in the Immortal Realm!

Every immortal force needs a heritage.

A famous mountain or holy land can be recovered once lost, and methods can be found to earn immortal crystals, spirit medicines, etc., but without a foundational immortal method, all this is empty talk.

Therefore, they were all extremely serious, writing down characters one by one on jade books and gold papers, with some techniques that cannot be expressed in words, Li An needed to leave imprints on the jade talismans for future generations to comprehend.

"Life Nourishing Immortal Skill... truly an unmatched merit, no wonder, no wonder!"

Xiang Yuntian was filled with emotion.

"The Immortal Celestial Demon Skill is also an extraordinary method; with just these two methods, our Dao Sect can stand in the Immortal Realm, no weaker than others."

Gu Canye also spoke, smiling at Li An, "Brother Li, you have laid the foundation for the Dao Sect to establish itself in the Immortal Realm; your achievements have surpassed many ancestors and the Supreme."

After saying this, his smile suddenly faded, he stood up and made a grand salute toward Li An with extreme solemnity.

Xiang Yuntian, Li Nianxue, and others also rose, all making grand salutes.

Li An did not refuse, he accepted this salute, looking to the setting sun beyond the Sutra Pavilion, lightly sighing, "The landscape remains, how many times has the setting sun reddened."

"If this method can truly allow the Dao Sect to stand firm in the Immortal Realm and flourish long, it can be considered that I, Li, have done something meaningful for this world."

These words are not empty; the path ahead is unpredictable, life and death uncertain, when one faces true death, there’s always a desire to leave something in this world.

Back then, he sheltered under the Dao Sect; without Dao Sect’s protection, in the chaos of the Spirit Realm, he probably wouldn’t have reached this point.

Looking back, most of his finest cultivation times were indeed spent within the Dao Sect, free from concerns of being plotted against or survival...

This debt is now repaid.

"There is also one more matter,"

Li An took out the Dao Sect Leader’s Order from the spatial ring and said, "The Dao Sect cannot be leaderless for a day. Now that the major situation has settled, it is time to decide on the sect leader. My intention is for An Li to take on this great responsibility, what do you think?"

An Li!

Among the crowd, An Li was taken aback, saying, "Supreme, my cultivation is still shallow, I’m afraid I am not capable..."

"It’s enough."

Li An slightly smiled and said, "You have strategy, insight, and most importantly, a good mentor, making you kind and just, there’s no one more suitable than you within the Dao Sect."

To speak of it, back at the Celestial Killer Mountain in the Emperor Origin Realm, when Xiang Yuntian first brought An Li to find Li An, Li An already felt that An Li could become a great talent, unlike Xiang Yuntian’s straightforwardness, he possessed thoughtfulness and shrewdness, considering matters more thoroughly than Xiang Yuntian.

Such people can very easily follow Li An’s path and become self-serving like him, as this is human nature.

But he met Xiang Yuntian.

Since entering the Immortal Realm, Xiang Yuntian and Gu Canye have been the longest-lasting generation, among the second-generation disciples like Li Nianxue, he acts as a steward and one of the strongest in cultivation.

"This is very good."

Gu Canye nodded with a smile.

An Li did not refuse further, and immediately, reverently, stepped forward to receive the Sect Leader’s Order with both hands, his expression extremely serious: "Thank you, Supreme, for your trust. After today, I, An Li, even unto death, shall never betray the Dao Sect or the Supreme!"

Li An smiled and also breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, this Sect Leader’s Order was handed over.

This responsibility was too heavy, Li An refused it, betrayed it, then took it back again, and found a suitable successor for the Dao Sect.

Withered Fate, Taiqingzi, what I owed you both, I, Li, have now repaid.

In his mind, the face of Taiqingzi before his death at the Dao Sect back then flashed... he never promised anything to Withered Fate and Taiqingzi, yet at this moment, he feels an inexplicable relief and peace.