Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 212 - 178: Cultivation in the Celestial Killer Mountain Range (Long - )
Li An: "..."
"Then alchemy, artifact refining, medical skills... among the myriad cultivation arts, what else have you learned?"
He decided to completely unearth Shangguan Xiaoxiao!
"Only formation arrays, and even that was just for playing chess with my master as a reference... The myriad cultivation arts are burdens; if you can cultivate the Immortal Celestial Demon Skill to mastery, any array talisman can be shattered with a single punch."
Speaking of the Immortal Celestial Demon Skill, she was extremely proud, yet increasingly helpless towards Li An.
Such an overpowering Immortal Celestial Demon Skill, yet it has to fall on a Li Gou!
Absolutely disgraceful.
Truly too weak!
"Hmm... I’ve also learned some alchemy, with some basic techniques that I can give you."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, waved her hand, and a stream of information rushed into Li An’s mind.
Li An hurriedly checked.
"Alchemy skills, as high as Rank Four!"
He was instantly quite pleasantly surprised.
Just these Rank Four alchemy skills alone were priceless.
Moreover, he indeed planned to study alchemy in the near future.
The biggest reason Li An had not engaged in this art before was due to his poor aptitude, lacking a good Spirit Root.
After all, both alchemy and artifact refining are the most sought after among the myriad cultivation arts, but also have the highest entry barriers, requiring sufficient Spirit Root sensitivity, unlike talismans, which merely require hard work and resources to achieve some success.
In truth, formation arrays also have high demands on comprehension and Spirit Roots; advanced arrays are often ever-changing and mysterious, achievable only by geniuses.
However, low-level foundational arrays share similarities with talismans, as both have patterns to be found, so at this stage, he hasn’t encountered difficulties in arrays.
Now, after three hundred years of nurturing his Life Seed, Li An’s Spirit Root has reached Profound Rank Lower Grade!
Generally, a Profound Rank Lower Grade Spirit Root can easily achieve Foundation Establishment, and the probability of reaching Core Formation is relatively high, qualifying him as a genius.
Thus, alchemy is naturally within reach.
This is the heaven-defying aspect of the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill; as long as you keep enduring and living, the changes over the years will eventually bear fruit!
He set his next goals.
Firstly, to learn alchemy. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Secondly, to seek Rank Four talisman inheritances.
Thirdly, to gather materials for Rank Four arrays, various high-tier metal materials, etc.
Of course, the most important is finding an opportunity to cultivate in Spirit Veins with more intense Evil Qi, like Spiritual Evil Peak.
"Hungry?"
From his sleeve, Xiaoqing flew out. Li An fed it some Spiritual Food, then let it stay in the cave mansion, while he set off to visit his neighbors on the other two peaks.
He went to Lingyuan Peak first.
"No need for formalities, I’m busy!"
Sword Cultivator Xiang Yuntian didn’t even open the Peak Protection Array for him, standing at the mountainside with furrowed brows, "State your business!"
This Sword Cultivator has quite a temper... Li An said, "It’s merely a friendly neighborly visit..."
"Then forget it."
Xiang Yuntian turned around directly.
Li An was stunned.
This person is truly... unapproachable.
"By the way,"
Still, Xiang Yuntian suddenly turned his head, "What gift did you bring me?"
Li An said, "Uh... just a small token of appreciation."
He then presented a box. Xiang Yuntian flew out of the array, took the box in one hand, opened it in front of him, glanced at it, and nodded: "Alright, not stingy."
"Since you’re being so generous, should I give you a gift too?"
He suddenly fixed Li An with a chilling gaze, "Remember this clearly, stay away from that woman on Lingdong Peak, otherwise... death!"
In his eyes, it seemed as though a trace of Evil Qi flashed by. Carrying the box Li An gave him, Xiang Yuntian turned back into the mountain and closed the array.
Li An: "..."
"Evil Qi attacking the heart, in mental disarray?"
Li An narrowed his eyes.
This Xiang Yuntian clearly has some problems; the Evil Qi clinging to him is heavy.
Listening to Xiang Yuntian’s words, could it be he has some improper relationship with Zhou Libai on Lingdong Peak? So he forbids Li An from getting involved?
Li An pondered for a moment, didn’t bother with it any longer, and turned to fly towards Lingdong Peak.
Compared to Xiang Yuntian’s coldness, Zhou Libai was very warm towards Li An. She seemed to dress more revealingly usually, her dress like light gauze, faintly discernible, her demeanor dignified yet alluring, personally brewing tea for Li An, with a fragrant aroma wafting around.
"I heard from Sister Shee that Fellow Daoist Lin has a bird that the mountain lord is quite fond of. Did you bring your bird? Can I have a look?"
Zhou Libai asked curiously.
Li An said, "It’s just an ordinary little bird, with some spirituality; I left it at home... If Fellow Daoist wants to see it, you’re welcome to visit anytime."
Zhou Libai laughed upon hearing this, "Alright then, I also have a butterfly, but it’s accompanying my Dao partner in closed-door cultivation. Next time there’s a chance, I’ll let my butterfly and your bird get acquainted~~"
If it were an ordinary person, their heart might flutter, and it wouldn’t be surprising if some ripples arose in their heart. After all, Zhou Libai is truly captivating, the dignified beauty of a mature woman with a touch of sultriness, making her quite charming.
But Li An was cautious, presented a gift, and said, "Then I won’t disturb Fellow Daoist any further—"
Took his leave.
These two neighbors are not easy to deal with.
Sword Cultivator Xiang Yuntian, contaminated with Evil Qi, such a person is very dangerous and might go berserk at any time.
Zhou Libai is even more of a troublemaker, with her Dao partner in closed-door cultivation, maybe she’s messing around with Xiang Yuntian...
It’s best to avoid them in future dealings.
...
In the blink of an eye, a year passed.
"The Yin energy has finally condensed into a wisp!"
Li An was quite delighted.
He had absorbed a lot of Yin energy over the years at the Jiang Clan, and after another year of arduous cultivation, he finally condensed a wisp of Yin energy in his Dantian.
This energy, like moonlight, is cold and deep, forming the foundation of condensing the Purple Mansion.
If it weren’t for the help of the Demon Skill, to acquire such a wisp of Yin energy, it would take at least seven to eight thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, buying three to five rare and expensive Spirit Medicine might have been necessary to obtain it.
