Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 329 - 232: Heaven-Stealing Skill (Long - )_3
Fortunately, over the past year, he had learned quite a lot from the bigshots around him. Answering these disciples’ questions was no problem at all.
"Li An,"
A familiar figure approached. It was Zhan Qingxuan. She was also here, quite conspicuous in the crowd, and she smiled warmly, "It seems you’re doing well here, aren’t you?"
Li An stood up and saluted, "Thank you for your concern, Senior. Everything is well with me here."
"Is there anything I can do to assist, Senior?"
"Yes."
Zhan Qingxuan held a bamboo slip in her hand and said, "There are parts of this Evil Skill that I don’t quite understand. Could you enlighten me?"
She smiled, not restrained by her status.
Li An took it, and his heart stirred slightly. If it were before, he wouldn’t have been able to explain this Cultivation Technique, but after learning part of the Heaven-Stealing Skill, he could now grasp it fully.
Why did Zhan Qingxuan choose this?
Without showing his thoughts, he explained everything to Zhan Qingxuan, saying, "I fear my knowledge is limited... not sure if it will be of use..."
Zhan Qingxuan said, "It is indeed very helpful. Daoist Li, I wish you smooth sailing here. Perhaps in the future, I will frequently come to consult you."
She smilingly returned the Cultivation Technique to its place, glanced at some others, and left.
The ninth day.
"Uncle Li An,"
Another acquaintance appeared; it was An Li. He was dressed in an official disciple’s azure robe. After arriving, he came straight to Li An and saluted.
Beside them, Xu Wanshou raised his brow, glancing at him.
After all, although Li An was now at Profound Turtle Peak serving the Dao Sect, he was not of the Dao Sect but rather a convicted criminal of the Demon Sect. For An Li, an official disciple, to salute Li An seemed inappropriate.
However, upon a closer look, he noticed that the emblem on An Li’s chest belonged to Hero Sword Peak, and decided not to interfere; members of Hero Sword Peak were known for acting in unusual ways.
"Why are you here? Do you want to pick some spells?"
Li An asked.
"Reporting to Uncle, I’m not here to pick spells. My master asked me to check on you."
An Li said with a smile, "I am currently cultivating the Justice Sword Scripture and am not dabbling in other spells for now."
"Uncle, how are you doing here? Is everything well?"
Li An nodded. Here in the Dao Sect, he was practically a useless person, of no value. Yet, Xiang Yuntian and his disciples still remembered him, which was quite a rarity.
"Go back and tell your master not to worry about me here. He should focus on his own cultivation."
Li An instructed.
"Originally, Master wanted to come personally, but with the Sword Hero Peak tournament approaching, he is currently in closed-door cultivation..."
An Li explained, "Oh, and Master also said, also said..."
Li An looked at him.
"Master said, Uncle Li An, that you might not find a woman here, and if you wanted children, he would find a woman for you, to, to provide some primordial essence..."
As he spoke, An Li couldn’t help but lower his head, his face turning completely red. It was too embarrassing. He really had no idea what his master was thinking!
Li An: "..."
"Scram!"
An Li turned and dashed away.
Li An didn’t feel any ill will towards Xiang Yuntian because of this. Clearly, over the past year, Xiang Yuntian had indeed been trying to find a method to restore his Dantian, but having found no way, he considered repaying Li An thusly, as the former Peak Master of Hero Sword Peak had suggested.
As for Tan Qingxue, until the end of the open day, she never appeared.
Regarding this, Li An felt very calm inside. Indeed, he believed that during the battle at Yellow Springs Valley, Tan Qingxue felt true affection for him, but true feelings are hard to withstand the passage of time. A disciple of the ancestors, a proud daughter of the heavens, had nothing more to do with him—this was good for her too.
And for Li An as well.
...
Time flowed like water, the years surged in silence.
In the blink of an eye, eleven years had passed!
On this day, while Li An was reading on the third floor, he quietly closed his eyes and started to run the Evil Skill!
Heaven-Stealing Skill!
After eleven years, he had finally memorized the entire Heaven-Stealing Skill.
The Heaven-Stealing Skill was mainly focused on the Dantian, able to plunder everything between heaven and earth to perfect the Dantian!
For instance, by absorbing the power of Exotic Fire, one could attain an Extreme Fire Dantian and thereby achieve the legendary Body that Burns the Sky; or by absorbing Celestial Ice Cold Dew, there was a chance to achieve the Mysterious Yin Body...
Each transformation required first shattering one’s own Dantian!
No wonder the Evil King, who created this method, claimed to have shattered his Dantian hundreds of times... truly defying the heavens.
It could be said that for those with shattered Dantians, this method was virtually a lifesaver.
But, in truth, Li An didn’t actually need it.
With the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill, he could repair his Dantian and Golden Core at any time.
Moreover, this method was not perfect and had side effects—each time the Dantian was reconstructed, it would have a cascading effect, leading to the collapse of the mind and body, collapse hundreds or thousands of times—wouldn’t one go mad?
Those who could persist were truly tough people.
However, after some thought, he still decided to cultivate it.
He had no other reason; at present, he was already caught in the schemes of people like Xun Dongfang!
In these eleven years, he became increasingly certain that Xun Dongfang and the others definitely had other motives, and Li An should be quite important to them.
Assisting Li An, letting him inherit the will of the Demon Sect... was merely a deliberate ploy to deceive Li An.
But having fooled even Shangguan Shengxian and the Dao Sect, how could Li An not see through this?
It’s just that an old fox met an ancient spirit!
Though he saw through it, Li An decided to cooperate for now, playing along with their schemes, as collaborating with them currently offered greater benefits.
As he gradually cultivated, his damaged Dantian trembled slightly, seemingly undergoing some subtle changes...
Soon after, Li An opened his eyes again.
