Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Walking out of the main hall, Leng Rufeng followed beside the Purple Cloud Immortal and said, "Mountain Lord, is that person really Gu Fan, or a being who has truly returned from the Past Realm? Even The Departed Land values him so highly, having Lord Zhuyue come personally..."

The Purple Cloud Immortal said, "Don’t ask too much! This matter has already exceeded our expectations at Purple Cloud Mountain, we just need to cooperate with Lord Zhuyue..."

His face was exceedingly grave as he said, "To search creation... such audacity, such audacity!"

He sighed deeply.

The mysteries of creation, who can touch upon them? Even though he is a Taiyi Golden Immortal, he can only glimpse minor insights, yet the full view of creation remains unknown. But The Departed Land intervenes, able to search creation!

Such methods truly defy the heavens.

...

Meanwhile.

"Master, do we really not need to look for Li An?"

In a certain cave in Purple Cloud Province, Shangguan Shengxian stood outside a decayed coffin, speaking with some confusion.

"There’s no need."

From within the coffin, an aged voice sounded, and a figure slowly sat up. The old man seemed to have been dead for many years, a mocking look in his eyes, "Someone from The Departed Land has arrived."

"To search creation, he will certainly be found..."

Shangguan Shengxian nodded and said, "So, while the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, we just need to reap the fisherman’s benefit?"

"No."

The old man nodded, "If we wait until The Departed Land finds him, there will be no share for the oriole... Taking someone from The Departed Land is too difficult."

"We need to find him before The Departed Land does, and capture him!"

Shangguan Shengxian asked, "Does Master have any good strategies?"

The old man fumbled with the gray demonic bottle in his hand and said, "They want to search for the Celestial Heart Mark, which will undoubtedly trigger creation. At that time, all places related to Li An will be revealed... you must find him and capture him before Purple Cloud Mountain!"

With that, the old man raised his withered hand, and a gray light shot out, directly entering Shangguan Shengxian’s eyes, causing her beautiful eyes to immediately bleed. Shangguan Shengxian was in such pain that she knelt on the ground, her body convulsing, nearly fainting.

After a long time, she stood up again, her eyes tinged with blood, yet her face showed joy, "Thank you, Master!"

"I’ve granted you the Eyes of Creation, which can observe anomalies in creation. When such an anomaly occurs, I can act once, to fend off those from The Departed Land for you..."

"If you mess up this task, do you know what punishment awaits?"

Once a ruthless person, Shangguan Shengxian inexplicably shivered at this moment, lowering her head and remaining silent.

...

In secluded cultivation, silently absorbing the power of years, in the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, and Li An couldn’t help but sigh. Without the Years Fire of the Bronze Giant Lantern, this cultivation is truly slow!

His Immortal Dao cultivation is now at the Profound Immortal realm, and to achieve perfection and impact the Celestial Immortal realm might really require several thousand years.

"According to Li Nianxue’s memory, there’s a rumor that the Saint Realm contains so-called space-time secret realms, composed of the ashes of lost eras and the embers of civilizations, containing a wealth of the essence of years, with mysterious wildfires burning unknowns... And these space-time secret realms are controlled by ancient powers."

Li An recalled a matter.

In the Saint Realm, besides the Purple Fairy, many ancient powers also cultivate the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill, and most importantly, they hold the entrance to the space-time secret realms. These space-time secret realms are indeed ideal places for cultivating the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill...

If this rumor is true, the space-time secret realms are most likely not inferior to the Heavenly Descent Land of Purple Cloud Mountain, perhaps even stronger.

After all, within Purple Cloud Mountain, it is merely the Dao Fruits of the heavenly era that are burning, whereas the so-called space-time secret realms consist of many lost eras...

It’s a pity that the Saint Realm is also very dangerous, otherwise, Li An would really want to go there right now.

He sighed, it’s easy to transition from frugality to luxury, and difficult from luxury to frugality. Cultivation too fits this saying. If not for experiencing the cultivation speed of the Heavenly Descent Land, he wouldn’t be sighing like this.

He reinvigorated and continued to cultivate!

He sensed that Li Nianxue was still outside the mountain and hadn’t moved... this woman is truly stubborn.

Stubbornness is good!

Li An didn’t pay much attention and immersed himself in cultivation.

Another twenty to thirty years passed.

"What’s going on..."

One day, Li An suddenly fell out of his cultivation state, feeling inexplicably restless.

"I am already a Profound Immortal, Celestial Immortal, and will no longer be disturbed by mundane thoughts like a mortal. Such a disturbance must have a reason!"

Li An was extremely cautious, pondering repeatedly. His own cultivation had no problem, so this kind of disturbance should be from the outside world?

Could it be that something unfavorable to him is about to happen outside, so he has a premonition?

According to records in Immortal Dao canons, upon reaching the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, one can perceive subtle truths. If facing impending disaster, one’s spiritual perception will alert oneself, thus Taiyi Golden Immortals can avoid the three major calamities and six minor disasters, being the most difficult to perish. Now, with only mysterious cultivation reaching Celestial Immortal, and formal Immortal Dao being merely Profound Immortal, could it be that he is already sensing something?

No matter what, caution is necessary...

He was extremely cautious and immediately left.

"Wait for me here, I’m going out for a bit."

Li An instructed Li Nianxue before his figure disappeared.

He disguised himself and infiltrated a nearby city, gathering information and even managing to capture a Purple Cloud Mountain disciple, but nothing significant was revealed. Currently, everything seems normal in Purple Cloud Mountain, and there is nothing unusual in the entire Purple Cloud Province.

"Could it be related to The Departed Land or the Saint Realm?"