Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 267 - 200: Invincible Below Nascent Soul

Before the army set out, Mountain Master Shee gathered all the commanders to ask their intentions, and only Li An chose to stay behind.

After all, following the Demon Race army to the Demon Realm, although risky, also promised considerable rewards. Achieving military merits would present opportunities to glimpse higher realms, who wouldn’t be tempted?

Without any surprises, Mountain Master Shee appointed him as acting Mountain Master.

Staying behind had many advantages; aside from the resources the army left Li An, the acting Mountain Master, for military needs, the Celestial Killer Mountains themselves were rich in resources. In the future, the region previously under Mountain Master Bai would be entirely under Li An’s control!

Most importantly, he would no longer need to cultivate in secret. The entire area was his, and he could go to any Evil Vein he wanted!

"Mountain Master, here are some Rank Three Earth Milk we’ve recently collected..."

Gu Xuanting came in, offering Li An the items recently gathered.

Li An chose to stay but did not insist that the cultivators under his command remain with him, giving them the choice. Out of the original twenty-seven subordinates, only thirteen stayed, while the rest followed the army to the Demon Realm.

Both Gu Xuanting and Zhou Libai opted to stay with Li An as well! 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Good."

Li An accepted the Rank Three Earth Milk and said, "Try to find out about the whereabouts of Rank Four Creation Jade... Without Mountain Master Shee, we lack a Nascent Soul level expert to guard this region. If we could establish a Rank Four array, we’d be much more secure."

"Additionally, gather materials for Rank Four talisman papers, medicinal herbs for pills, and others."

Rank Four Creation Jade is the key material for making Rank Four Array Plates.

Li An had been in the Celestial Killer Mountains for years without finding any leads.

In fact, corresponding resources of Rank Four are hard to find on the market, as they align with Nascent Soul level items.

Li An made further arrangements and then rewarded Gu Xuanting with some gifts to distribute to those who stayed.

Those willing to stay could be considered Li An’s trusted aides.

They naturally couldn’t be neglected.

With Zhou Libai and Gu Xuanting handling errands for him, Li An immediately began secluded cultivation.

He returned to Yunqi Valley.

After about a month, a full moon night finally arrived again, and Li An once more entered the Celestial Demon Secret Realm through the pond.

This Celestial Demon Secret Realm had few resources left. After Shee Anrong killed Mountain Master Bai and took over, they organized a search before leaving the secret realm, taking away all valuable items.

However, one thing remained highly useful to Li An...

The Celestial Demon Corpse!

The Celestial Demon Corpse was the source of Evil Qi here, possessing terrifying amounts of it. Having it far surpassed cultivating in any Evil Vein.

The first time Li An entered, he did not dare act rashly, as acquiring the Corpse would surely trigger the entire deadly array, which he feared would draw attention from outside.

Now it didn’t matter; he was the master here!

Approaching the black mist-enshrouded area, Li An whistled, and a black rat emerged from his sleeve.

This was a Tier Two Spirit Beast, Iron-Eating Rat, controlled by Li An during this period.

Recalling the array’s path in his mind, he sent the Iron-Eating Rat inside.

He himself stayed outside, waiting at a safe distance.

The Iron-Eating Rat successfully infiltrated the array and immediately started drinking blood from the Blood River.

Boom!

Instantly, the array guarding the Celestial Demon Blood detected its loss and violently activated, killing intent erupting, heading towards the Iron-Eating Rat.

Outside, Li An swiftly retreated; the terrifying array stirred up a massive storm in the Celestial Demon Secret Realm, dust raged like a storm, and the ground shook, resembling an apocalypse.

Even from such a distance, the ripples still impacted Li An, disrupting his breath. Several of his Rank Three protective gear pieces were destroyed.

His Immortal Celestial Demon Armor struggled to hold on, and by the time the aftershocks subsided, his face had noticeably paled.

It was terrifying!

Once the sand and dust from the activated deadly array settled, he flew over to find the place a complete mess, with black mist roiling in the air. Entering the scene, he found the entire Blood River evaporated and vanished, only a small part of the Iron-Eating Rat’s tail left on the ground, the rest gone.

And at the center of the encircling creek, the tall Celestial Demon Corpse remained, though it had collapsed from the shock.

Li An walked over and examined it closely. The Celestial Demon Corpse was cracked all over, and terrifying Evil Qi spewed from its fissures. Even practicing Demon Skills, Li An found breathing difficult.

"It should have formed an Evil Crystal!"

Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s voice sounded: "Open the heart and see!"

Li An immediately cut open the Corpse’s chest, revealing in its heart a human head-sized black crystal stone, translucent and with vein-like patterns resembling tree roots inside.

This Evil Crystal contained boundless Evil Qi, yet was calm and inward, its touch icy cold!

Li An knew that this item was a supreme treasure of Evil Qi!

For Evil Cultivators and Demon Cultivators, obtaining an Evil Crystal is extremely difficult; only a Nascent Soul expert or above dying unnaturally might yield one.

Li An, full of joy, carefully stored the Evil Crystal, then collected every piece of the Corpse before exiting the Celestial Demon Secret Realm.

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Back to Yunqi Valley.

Li An immediately started seclusion.

Using the Corpse as a source of Evil Qi, the Qi was a hundred times denser than in Yunqi Valley, and he advanced rapidly!

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Li An remained in seclusion for a decade!