Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 356 - 239: Fish Leaping into the Vast Ocean (Long - )
Hiding in the belly of the giant python, Li An repressed all his Qi movements and began his aimless escape...
...
At this moment, the fluctuations of the grand array of Profound Turtle Peak were directly transmitted throughout the Dao Sect.
"There’s a change at Profound Turtle Peak－－"
Someone from the Dao Sect’s upper echelons shouted, and an astonishing surge of Qi immediately appeared.
True experts hurried to Profound Turtle Peak, but by then, a master of evil arts had already escaped, triggering a fierce battle.
The entire Dao Sect was focused!
At the same time, amidst the reinforcement headed for Profound Turtle Peak, a shocking Qi surged from a certain area of the Dao Sect. A peerless Evil King broke the seal and escaped!
"This is bad, the Evil King has escaped!"
"What? The Evil King is unleashed... He must be suppressed swiftly!"
"Wasn’t he always sealed? How could he suddenly break free..."
The entire Dao Sect was in chaos!
The Evil King, a notorious figure in the Spirit Realm, once released, poses even more trouble than Shangguan Shengxian, the Demon Sect’s princess.
In an instant, the Dao Sect unleashed its experts, triggering countless grand arrays to erupt.
In the vast mountain range of the Dao Sect, countless Spirit Beasts sensed the danger and fled swiftly, fearing they would get caught in the turmoil...
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Outside, the fluctuations continued to reach him.
Li An guided the giant python to persist in its escape, keenly perceiving the fluctuations in the air.
He was certain a master of Harmonization Dao had intervened!
This great battle only subsided after three days, the enormous waves of energy dissipating, leaving the mountains and forests tranquil again.
Evil Fourteen, Xun Dongfang, Witch Lady, had they all escaped? Li An didn’t know.
All he wanted was to escape.
Occasionally, he would stop and silently search for direction. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Unaware of how vast the Dao Sect was or where the exit might be, his principle was －－ heading towards where Spiritual Qi was sparse.
The closer to the Dao Sect, the richer the Spiritual Qi would be; it should be much sparser on the outskirts.
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A month later.
The battle had long ended. During this war, Profound Turtle Peak was completely destroyed, with many surrounding peaks flattened, reduced to ruins. The once-grand Scripture Pavilion was utterly gone, now wasteland.
Yet, around the remnants of Profound Turtle Peak, outsiders were still not allowed close until now, when the Scripture Pavilion had been rescued and excavated, losing its value and being neglected.
"Damn it, even in death one cannot be at peace..."
Xiang Yuntian arrived at Profound Turtle Peak, gazing at the tragic scene before him, he sighed deeply. The Scripture Repository was destroyed, mountains crumbled, earth collapsed, and Li An’s little grave was nowhere to be found.
No trace of the remains!
"Master, stop searching."
An Li said, "Uncle Li An has vanished, searching for him won’t help. Perhaps he doesn’t wish for you to find him."
"No more searching!"
Xiang Yuntian said, "Let’s go have the wedding feast of the Demon Queen."
"Ah? Master, are you really going?"
"Of course I’m going! I have to see with my own eyes how Tan Qingxue can smile gracefully while Li An is barely cold in his grave, having died over a month ago!"
He turned and walked away.
The ruins of Profound Turtle Peak, reduced to rubble, would be ignored from now on.
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A year later.
"The Dao Sect is really too damn vast!"
Inside the belly of the giant python, Li An couldn’t help but exclaim.
He’s been guiding this giant python for a year, yet hasn’t even touched the boundaries of the Dao Sect.
This giant python is at Mid-Stage True Core at least, and despite not letting it fly, its movement speed is indeed quite fast.
No wonder it’s the top sect of the Spirit Realm.
During this year, Li An encountered Dao Sect disciples twice but cautiously avoided them, and those disciples didn’t attack the python.
Li An could only patiently continue.
...
In the blink of an eye, thirteen years had passed.
"Li Gou, you’re almost digested..."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao couldn’t hold back from speaking.
Li An had been soaking in the python’s gastric juices, terribly stinking and sticky, with his clothes completely dissolved, slick and naked. If not for his accomplished Body Refining, he couldn’t withstand this ’soaking.’
Even though she had seen Li An remain motionless in a stinking ditch for twenty years, Li An’s perseverance still further amazed Shangguan Xiaoxiao.
She strongly suspected that if necessary, Li An would be willing to bury himself in dung for survival.
"For survival, no means are too low!"
"Don’t rush; the Spiritual Qi around here is already quite sparse. The more critical the situation, the more cautious we must be..."
Li An spoke as he urged the python to slow down, ensuring safety before progressing, moving even more carefully.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao: "..."
"Sometimes, I think you might actually be a genius."
"A genius in the art of survival."
She truly admired such patience, such unwavering and meticulous attitude. Across the Spirit Realm, how many could achieve this?
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Another seven years went by.
"I think I’ve finally emerged!"
Li An couldn’t help feeling a bit excited.
For the past three months, the surrounding Spiritual Qi had sharply dropped, unable to compare with the Dao Sect, and the local Spirit Beasts had significantly decreased in number.
If his guess was correct, he should have stepped out of the Dao Sect’s region.
"Can we go out now?" Shangguan Xiaoxiao asked.
"No, let’s wait a bit longer, exit next year!"
Li An decided to survive another year!
Shangguan Xiaoxiao: "..."
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One year later.
In a certain forest, a black giant python arched its form, opened its mouth and vomited, retched with force for quite a while, and finally sprayed out a large heap of gastric fluid, including a completely naked person.
Li An!
"Thank heavens, I’m finally free!"
At this moment, Li An couldn’t help feeling immensely excited.
Since entering the Spirit Realm, being captured at Profound Turtle Peak lasted over thirty years, and escaping from the Dao Sect took nearly twenty more years.
