Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 237 - 186: Killing a Nascent Soul (Extended - )
Silently, Li An slipped back into Longyu Gorge along the river, unnoticed by the other two cultivators.
For the sake of convenience, Li An proactively approached the two, proposing that they each guard different areas.
The other two gladly agreed, because according to Li An’s proposal, the area he was to guard was the most dangerous.
And so, they fell into a waiting game.
...
Three days later.
Late at night.
Boom!
In the distance, a terrifying wave of spiritual power erupted, surely the outbreak of a great battle.
Without hesitation, Li An activated the protective array at his retreat.
After all, since he was leaving, what if someone really tried to ambush from here?
So, by activating the protective array, even if someone passed through here, they would turn back because this path was blocked.
Then, Li An quickly departed.
...
Arriving at Celestial Wolf Pool.
Surrounded by swamps, the pool in the center was murky, and because of the heavy evil qi, no powerful spirit beasts lived here.
Li An hid himself and the Divine Bird in the muddy water.
Although he thought it was likely a fruitless endeavor, as he’d already come this far, he needed to remain cautious.
"You’re hunting air here," joked Shangguan Xiaoxiao.
Li An remained completely still, as if he had melded into the surrounding mud.
In the deep night, sounds of battle continuously came from afar. Li An sensed Nascent Soul level and even higher fluctuations, causing the entire Celestial Killer Mountain Range to tremble.
The four corners were shocked.
Did even the Mountain Master take action?
After a long time, the battle’s intensity decreased, suggesting it might have reached a conclusion, though it was unclear who had won or lost.
The air fell silent as if much time had passed. According to Li An’s estimation, the losing side should have escaped by now.
It seemed just as Shangguan Xiaoxiao said; he indeed hunted in vain.
"Hmm?"
At that moment, Li An detected a disturbance in the area—a cultivator had intruded!
"Damn, Lord Demon, the evil qi here is so strong, we took the wrong path—"
A faint, urgent voice could be heard.
"Stop... I need to rest," a hoarse and weak voice replied, seemingly gravely injured.
This was... a guardian and a spirit beast that had successfully undergone demonic transformation?
Li An was slightly taken aback; this was a significant catch.
He had only expected to capture some scattered weak cultivators here, but unexpectedly encountered such a figure...
A demonic spirit beast held a very high status even before the Mountain Master.
Moreover, their cultivation was extremely formidable.
After waiting a while, the duo paused not far away. Due to the dense evil qi here, they did not scan their surroundings with divine sense.
"Lord Demon, if we return the way we came, we’ll surely run into Mountain Master Bai’s pursuers. It doesn’t look good for us; we must push through this area quickly, lingering here is not an option..."
The guardian’s voice continued.
"Cough cough..."
The demon wheezed violently, "My Nascent Soul is nearly destroyed, I could die any moment... do you have any spiritual blood left?"
"None left, we’ve used it all on the way..." the guardian replied desperately, "My lord, let me carry you, no matter what, we need to hurry, if we can make it home, you can heal, please hold on a little longer!"
With those words, heavy footsteps sounded in the marsh, clearly, the two dared not escape into the sky for fear of being discovered and pursued.
The footsteps grew nearer... and nearer...
This was the moment!
Li An suddenly activated the array he had set up.
Boom!
The array erupted, Rank Three aura surged out, and in the swamp, the faces of both man and demon changed drastically, anxiously looking around to defend.
But at that instant, someone emerged from the nearby mire, throwing out two hundred Rank Three talismans directly at them.
"Ambush—"
An elder with graying hair was carrying a young man with purple hair; the young man had eyes filled with wildness, but his chest seemed severely injured, covered in mangled flesh.
The elder was pale, exhausted, with many wounds on his body.
As hundreds of talismans exploded, intertwined with the attack from the killing array, terror filled the elder’s eyes as he desperately counterattacked, the light of treasure and spiritual power forming a shield.
But still weak, he could not withstand even one assault, and was sent flying into the swamp.
Harnessing the power of the array’s strike, Li An pressed forward again, unleashing the Tri-Element Slash with a roar, the air vibrated, the muddy water splashed, and another three hundred talismans were hurled!
The elder was at the Great Perfection of the Late-Stage True Core, and the demon he carried was absolutely Nascent Soul level, so even though they were severely injured, Li An dared not be careless, going all out.
"What?"
The Core Formation Stage elder exclaimed, quickly stepping in front of the demon, swallowing a pill, fully activating a supreme treasure that emitted a hazy light, blocking the impact of the three hundred talismans and the array’s assault.
The elder coughed up blood, saying with difficulty, "Demon, quickly go!"
His eyes filled with hatred; he realized that the ambusher was merely at the Core Formation Stage, but the preparations were too comprehensive.
If not for being gravely injured, how could an ambush matter? He would easily kill.
He secretly gripped a hidden weapon, waiting for the attacker to come close for a lethal blow!
But in his gaze, instead of seeing Li An approach, he was met with even more terrifying talisman light—
Eight hundred sheets!
Eight hundred talismans filled the space where he and the demon were, then exploded together!
"No..."
The elder exclaimed in horror, utterly shocked. Who in the world was this?
