Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 258 - 193: Mutation in Yunqi Valley

In order to cultivate peacefully in Yunqi Valley, Li An intentionally took out the Black Poisonous Small Sword and placed it in the Evil Vein for nurturing.

After all, although he had a reason to come to Yunqi Valley now, the reason was still not sufficient.

Just because Shee Anqi saved him, just because he was loyal to Xiaoli, did he dare to risk himself?

No benefit, no early rise, wouldn’t that make him seem a bit noble?

So, coming here to nurture the Poison Sword would also serve as a cover when Lady Shee asks later.

Primarily, he must not let others know that he could use the Evil Vein for cultivation.

This is related to the Demon Skill, which is arguably the second most significant secret on him after the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill.

Yunqi Valley’s earth veins crisscross, spiritual qi and evil qi erupt thickly, making Li An’s cultivation progress rapidly.

The Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow would go out every day to catch one or two Evil Beasts for Li An to cultivate the Demon Skill, enhancing his poisonous power.

In a blink of an eye, two months passed.

Li An introspectively viewed his dantian, within which, faint threads of Taiyin qi were like layers of mist.

The cultivation speed in Yunqi Valley was extremely fast, if he could stay for one or two hundred years, Li An felt he could successfully condense the Purple Mansion!

This is truly astonishing.

We must know, even with adequate Spirit Medicine, it generally takes decades for regular True Core cultivators to condense a Purple Mansion.

But how many can truly have adequate Spirit Medicine? The Loose Cultivators in the Celestial Killer Mountain range may spend their entire lives unable to achieve the Purple Mansion, unable to reach the threshold of the Nascent Soul.

Ordinarily, obtaining a Spirit Medicine containing Taiyin qi is extremely difficult, fighting to the death is common, so when the Demon Race army brought many Spirit Medicines that could be exchanged, it attracted many Human Race cultivators.

Li An just needed to proceed steadily, and he could hope to achieve the Purple Mansion in one or two hundred years, which would be enough to enviably redden others’ eyes.

Besides, as the Evil Beasts in the valley decreased, Li An’s poisonous power rose even higher.

Under the enhancement of the Life Seed and the accumulation of large amounts of toxin, now even a Late-Stage Golden Core expert would have a hard time enduring if struck by his finger!

Antitoxic Pills were useless.

Meanwhile, his Demon Skill advanced further, demonic qi surged, a mere thought, and Immortal Celestial Demon Armor covered his whole body, Rank Three Magical Artifacts could no longer shake him.

"Apart from the Immortal Celestial Demon Armor, I could also cultivate other Demon Slaying Skills..."

Upon reaching the Golden Core Stage, Li An’s previous cultivation techniques were no longer sufficient!

The strongest Tri-Element Slash now seemed quite ordinary.

He pondered for a moment and quickly had an answer: "Burning Elemental Demon Flame!"

Burning Elemental Demon Flame requires a massive amount of demonic qi as its foundation, igniting the life’s dao flame, once mastered, the power is immense, an extremely aggressive attack skill, demon flame emerging, annihilating both body and soul.

If categorized by level, such a demonic flame spell’s tier might touch the legendary Celestial Level.

Having mastered it, it would definitely be a trump card.

Currently, the evil qi here was inexhaustible, it was indeed a great opportunity for him to accumulate demonic qi for cultivation.

However, the Burning Elemental Demon Flame cannot be hurried, its cultivation time will be very lengthy, distant water won’t meet immediate thirst, besides, its Demon Sect attribute is too strong, once used, it would certainly expose him.

He must find some conventional means for self-defense.

"Do you know any Attack Skills other than Demon Sect cultivation techniques?"

He directly sought out Shangguan Xiaoxiao!

With such a treasure trove here, not using it would be a waste.

"There are plenty, the Immortal Sword Sect’s Sword-controlling Immortal-slaying Art, the Brahma Sect’s Six-Word Mantra, the Dragon Race’s Celestial Dragon Scripture... Once upon a time, all the world’s treasure skills were encompassed by our Demon Sect!"

Shangguan Xiaoxiao spoke with pride, her eyes carrying a hint of reminiscence.

Li An couldn’t help but feel slightly excited, "So many... They all sound extraordinary, can you teach me?"

But Shangguan Xiaoxiao coldly said, "You’re not worthy."

Li An: "..."

"Although you are a natural Demon Body, you are the worst natural Demon Body I’ve ever seen, with extremely low comprehension, these are meant for geniuses, even if you learned them, you would not understand."

Li An: "..."

"All right, for the sake of Xiaoli, I’ll teach you something a fool can practice, the Four Death Skill, this set of open-hand techniques, created by a master from our Demon Sect, after observing all skills in the world..."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao then explained the Four Death Skill to Li An, delighting Li An since she did not keep anything back, sharing everything she knew.

Evidently, after the previous integration, she started to respect Li An a bit.

Before, perhaps in her eyes, Li An was just a worthless person, the sole valuable aspect being the body, plotting how to possess his body.

But now, she was willing to give Li An a chance, to see if he was indeed someone worth cultivation.

Upon comprehending all of the Four Death Skill, Li An felt quite shaken.

This set of open-hand techniques... was absolutely extraordinary.

It includes four techniques: Flower-pinching Finger, Surging Wave Palm, Thunder Move Fist, Tide-stepping Foot!

The names are simple, and so are the techniques, a single move for Flower-pinching Finger, one palm for Surging Wave Palm...

But each contains countless essences, like the Flower-pinching Finger, it’s the condensed essence of countless finger techniques worldwide.

"Thank you!"

Li An sincerely expressed his gratitude.

This was precisely what he needed.

These four open-hand techniques, gathering all strengths worldwide, meant that once Li An mastered them, he could strike freely, and others wouldn’t recognize its origins.

Moreover, their power would be immense.

He first chose to cultivate the Flower-pinching Finger—

No reason, as he lacked foundation in palm, leg, and fist skills, but in finger skills, he could take Cold Yin Finger as the basis, transforming Flower-pinching Finger into Flower-pinching Poison Finger, maybe yielding more surprises.

Upon deciding, he began rigorous training.

...

That night.

While Li An was cultivating, the Divine Bird became restless, instantly waking Li An.

"Something’s wrong..."

He perceived a strange change in the earth vein, both evil qi and spiritual qi fluctuating irregularly.

Stepping outside, he saw a full moon hanging high in the sky, yet numerous moonbeams seemed absorbed by some force, converging like a river toward a certain place in Yunqi Valley.

Amazed, Li An promptly took the Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow and rushed over.

This was an ordinary pond, usually quite normal, without any special features.

But now, the pond turned into a whirlpool, seeming to emerge a mysterious passage.

Within the whirlpool, a stunning spiritual qi and evil qi emanated.

Yunqi Valley was already extremely dense, and the whirlpool surpassed it by a hundredfold.

"Spatial secret realm."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s voice sounded, "This secret realm should open only during full moon nights, and has existed for ages, its power waning, hence the minor stir." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Seems like the source of the evil qi in Celestial Killer Mountain is within, might as well go check it out..."

But no sooner had she spoken, she added: "Oh, you better stay outside, you’re Li Gou, just hide out here."

The sarcasm was unmasked.

Li An stared at the whirlpool, yet questioned: "Does leaving a spatial secret realm imply its owner is dead?"

Otherwise, the spatial secret realm wouldn’t continually decline!

"Dead, dead, such evil qi forms only after a master’s death, got it?"

Shangguan Xiaoxiao said impatiently.

Li An hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, directly jumping in—

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