Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Nan Jibei returned, and Purple Cloud Mountain hosted a feast...

Li An smelled something ominous.

This had always been a lingering threat in his mind. After all, his soul light certainly had little to do with that lost land, and the results Nan Jibei brought back were definitely not what Immortal Ziyun and others hoped to see.

When Immortal Ziyun and others find out that Li An, the returned one, is actually irrelevant to the lost land, or even completely unrelated, will they still treat him with favor as before?

Li An had inquired that in other major powers, there were beings who returned without the attention of the lost land, and eventually, they did not even have the opportunity to go to the lost land, but those major powers, though apprehensive, still did nothing to the returned beings.

But all in all, Li An has certainly lost the greatest value to Purple Cloud Mountain now.

Li An waved his hand, and Zhao Tong immediately came over, kneeling in front of Li An. Li An placed his hand on her forehead and directly read her memories.

After a long time, Li An frowned deeply.

Zhao Tong was just a true disciple and was not clear about the uppermost movements, but before coming here, she was summoned by Leng Rufeng. At that time, Leng Rufeng did not look well, and when talking about Li An, he did not show the usual respect, bluntly calling "Chongguang" by name.

From this point, it can be seen that the attitude of the higher-ups of Purple Cloud Mountain towards Li An had completely changed.

If Li An, in their eyes, has already lost his greatest utility, then what will they do?

First, continue to treat Li An as an honored guest.

Second, do nothing but give Li An the cold shoulder. In Purple Cloud Mountain, Li An would no longer have the status he used to.

Third, squeeze out all his value. Li An, after all, comes from the Era of Eternal Life, and everything in his mind about it is precious wealth to Purple Cloud Mountain.

Fourth, kill Li An out of spite.

Treat him as an honored guest? Given the changed attitude from the higher-ups of Purple Cloud Mountain, it certainly won’t be so.

Do nothing but give him the cold shoulder? If they were really going to do that, why bother arranging a feast and inviting him ceremoniously now?

As for killing Li An, that would be the act of a fool. After investing so much in Li An, killing him now would be a losing proposition.

So, looking at it comprehensively, the third point is the most likely.

And to get everything from Li An, one can imagine their means; it’s nothing more than the routine of soft approaches followed by hard ones, gradually squeezing out until Li An is completely useless, and only then discarding him.

"It’s time to go."

Li An made the decisive decision that, in this situation, the cost-effectiveness of staying in Purple Cloud Mountain was already low. Staying would mean facing the suspicion and scrutiny of Taiyi Golden Immortal and Golden Immortal level experts daily, which would be very exhausting and might even lead to a deadly situation if not careful.

Having made up his mind, Li An prepared to leave. He glanced at the bronze giant lamp with some regret.

This place was indeed a blessed land for cultivation, but safety comes first.

He no longer hesitated, took two portions of Celestial Dao Fruits, stored them in his storage ring, and then left the Divine Descent Place with Zhao Tong; no one obstructed or sensed the divine thoughts of Immortal Ziyun and others.

Immortal Ziyun and others wanted to obtain everything from "Chongguang," so naturally, they wouldn’t resort to intense methods immediately, as that could backfire. Hence, they were still holding onto fantasies and intended to use a soft approach, which was exactly where Li An’s opportunity lay.

He directly rushed out of the mountain with Zhao Tong!

The divine power of Shrinking the Ground to an Inch had already been displayed; the divine power of a Great Celestial Immortal allowed him to traverse space like flat ground, reaching the outskirts of Purple Cloud Mountain in the blink of an eye. Someone was stationed at the mountain gate, guarded by an array. As Li An flashed the mountain master’s token, the person stationed opened the array--

"Wait--"

At the same time, from the direction of Purple Cloud Mountain, a voice sounded, the space trembled faintly, and surely someone was traversing the void. Only the Taiyi Golden Immortal Ziyun Immortal on the entire Purple Cloud Mountain could achieve this.

But the array was open, and Li An left without hesitation, his figure disappearing from the spot!

He was just a Celestial Immortal, but his speed was astonishing. The guardian of the array was already rebooting the array the moment he heard the master’s voice, but it still could not stop Li An, and Li An had already left the range of his divine sense detection.

"Not good, he is trying to escape?"

Immortal Ziyun’s figure appeared, his expression slightly changing.

To avoid raising Li An’s suspicion, they still let Zhao Tong invite him, and did not keep a close watch on Li An. After all, Li An should still be in a dreamlike state at this time, unaware of everything, so how could he do something rebellious? It was only when the Mountain Protection Array was activated that they sensed something unusual and spoke to stop him, but did not directly make a move to keep him.

If he had acted, he could have stopped Li An in an instant, but the reason he did not was that he still didn’t want to tear his face. After all, Li An had always been somewhat eccentric, and they were used to it. What if Li An was leaving the mountain because he had some other strange idea?

But now it seems Li An’s decisive escape clearly indicates he had already harbored other thoughts!

"He dares to escape!"

"This person has issues!"

Leng Rufeng, Gu Xian, Zhou Yudao, and several other Golden Immortals also came, all with very serious expressions.

"Don’t worry, he won’t get away--"

Immortal Ziyun’s face was somber and was just about to employ Taiyi methods when suddenly, behind him, Purple Cloud Peak shook violently, causing the whole of Purple Cloud Mountain to sway, and countless strands of eerie aura rolled out, as if an earthquake had occurred.

"Not good!"