Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 369 - 358: Arrival, Death

The sky was as dark as ink, and thick clouds swallowed the last trace of azure.

Light drizzly rain quietly fell, forming a stark contrast with the bright sunny days of the past.

In the largest cavern of Lu Mountain.

Master Lu sat high on the throne, looking down at dozens of Inner God Realm Deer Demons below, with a meaningful curve at the corner of his lips.

Among them were twenty Deer Demons who had achieved Inner God Realm Perfection, all elders of Lu Mountain.

Besides that, there was a tiger-headed creature with an impressive cultivation at Unity Realm.

Beside the Tiger Demon stood twenty Tiger Demons of Inner God Realm Perfection.

In the center between them, a Mountain Patrol Silver General in a black robe scanned the surrounding creatures with a calm demeanor, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes but was well concealed.

Master Lu spoke in a deep voice, "Lord, with Lu Mountain and Tiger Cave’s elite forces gathered here, killing Qin An is a piece of cake."

Forty Inner God Realm creatures, all at Perfection, not an entire army but a significant muster from Lu Mountain and Tiger Cave’s defensive forces.

The black-robed man nodded slightly, "The place they are heading to is called South State, which is far from Xunyang Prefecture, but you must not stir trouble in South State. Wait for their return from South State, then kill them."

Master Lu bowed his head in agreement, "We all understand, regardless of what the existence behind you intends, his actions are all aimed at Xunyang Prefecture."

"Good to know." The black-robed man waved his sleeve, "Once Qin An is dead, when the lord’s plan succeeds, Xunyang Prefecture will be ours, and you will become the heroes who allied with Xunyang Prefecture’s Evil Extermination Bureau. At that time, not only will all grievances be settled, you will even thrive within Xunyang Prefecture."

Master Lu promptly nodded, looking at the Unity Realm Tiger Demon beside him, "Mountain Lord brother, once this is over, I can pass on the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill to you, let’s serve the lord together."

Mountain Lord snorted out white steam, his voice like muffled thunder, "That sounds good, I’m curious to see how profound the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill is as Mr. Lu describes."

The Tiger Elders and many Tiger Demons of Tiger Cave perished in Bamboo Water River.

Mountain Lord was originally investigating the perpetrators, never expecting that Master Lu would send Deer Demons to visit, and disclose the culprits who slaughtered the Tiger Elders and many Tiger Demons.

Mountain Lord was enraged on the spot, planning to take revenge, and coincidentally Master Lu brought another piece of news.

This news pertained to the secret of the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill.

At their level, advancing further is extremely difficult since Xunyang Prefecture’s resources are insufficient for rapid progress.

But with the Divine Soul Refining Body Skill, they might have the possibility to break through to the next level.

Therefore, faced with great benefits, Mountain Lord set aside everything and came to Lu Mountain.

Master Lu was satisfied, "In that case, have the subordinates set off immediately, ambush at the necessary passage between South State and Evil Extermination Bureau, and intercept them upon return."

Mountain Lord nodded without speaking further, tacitly approving Master Lu’s words.

The black-robed man lightly swung his sleeves and walked outside.

"The matter is settled, I have other official duties to attend to, so I won’t discuss further with you two, take your time to deploy."

As the words fell, the black-robed man had vanished at the end of the cave.

Mountain Lord stared at his back, sneering, "Mere Inner God Realm, dare to be arrogant before me!"

Master Lu reassured, "Small impatience can undermine major plans, with the Secret Technique acquired, why bother with the stance of ants?"

Mountain Lord heeded, said no more, but shifted his gaze to the numerous Inner God Realm Tiger Demons beside him, "Everyone, if you can kill Qin An this time, there will be generous rewards. Go, bring me Qin An’s head, I want to drink with it!"

"We obey!"

Forty Inner God Realm creatures clasped their fists and shouted loudly.

Soon, these forty-odd Inner God Realm Perfection creatures left the cave.

The cave returned to silence once more.

...

On the official road, the continuous drizzle was like strings of beads, ceaselessly falling.

Two fast horses were galloping along the official road, heading towards South State.

At this moment, Qin An wore a bamboo hat and a raincoat, letting the rainwater fall from the brim with a relaxed and natural demeanor.

Liu Yi followed closely on horseback, her figure vaguely visible beneath the raincoat.

Neither spoke, both focused on rushing to South State, without encountering any anomalies along the way.

Ahead, the city’s silhouette gradually became clearer, just a short distance more to leave the official road, cross a forest, and reach South State.

The rain gradually lessened, and the clouds in the sky dwindled with the rain until disappearing.

Sunlight came through, brightening the earth.

A rainbow after the rain spanned across like a bridge.

"Such a beautiful view suits a spring outing with some friends," Liu Yi remarked, looking at the rainbow in admiration.

Qin An turned back, "That’s not like you."

Liu Yi smiled gently, "What kind of person do I seem to you?"

Now, nearing South State, the two chatted to pass the dull journey.

It was perfect to relieve the tedium on the road.

Qin An pondered for a moment, "Decisive yet not losing wit, you’re Granny Lv Luo’s last disciple, surely you’ve learned her sharp skills."

"But such a sentiment now reveals a bit of feminine charm."

Liu Yi giggled, "I didn’t expect my assessment in your eyes to be so high, it’s my honor. But then, having a bit of feminine charm is normal, no matter how fierce I am, no matter how many killings, I’m still a woman."

"Even the fiercest woman can be moved by a rainbow."

Indeed, she didn’t expect such a high evaluation from Qin An, feeling a tinge of secret joy inside.

Qin An shook his head, "Among the women I know, you rank first."

Inside, Liu Yi felt even more cheerful.

If it were others admiring her like this, she might think they were just flattering, but hearing it from Qin An made her feel a sense of honor.

Liu Yi curiously asked, "How many women have you met in total?"

Qin An pondered, extending one hand.

Liu Yi realized, "Fifty in total, ranking first among them is not bad."

Qin An shook his head and said, "No."

Liu Yi, surprised, said, "Could it be five hundred? Impossible, you don’t look like someone who enjoys mundane beauty."

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Qin An’s face, "It’s better if you don’t know."

Liu Yi’s eyes widened, "Could it be only five?"

Qin An said, "To be exact... less than five."

Liu Yi’s face immediately darkened, her previously lively eyes now carried a hint of resentment, "So it’s that cheap to be first."

Being ranked first among fewer than five, Liu Yi felt no joy at all.

The joy she felt earlier drifted away like the wind.

Qin An, with a very serious look, said, "You should still be able to rank first."

"Should?" Liu Yi’s resentment deepened.

Qin An rubbed his chin, "Probably, maybe, no, it should be definitely."

Liu Yi said resentfully, "Anyway, this isn’t what you truly feel."

"What good is it to care about such things?" Qin An tightened the reins, the horse stopped immediately: "We’ve arrived."

Liu Yi put away her resentful expression and looked up at the city ahead.

Under the majestic city gate in front, people flowed endlessly, and many cultivators mixed among the populace, coming and going through the gate. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

On both sides of the city gate were two soldiers checking the people and the cultivators.

Liu Yi said slowly, "This should be the state city with the best security in all of Xunyang Prefecture, with the fewest attacks by demon pseudo-gods, and should also be the most prosperous."

Qin An continued, "After all, the Outer Elixir Realm experts here outnumber those in other state cities."

The state’s limit is the Outer Elixir Realm, and those beyond, in the Inner God Realm, have the possibility of advancing to the prefecture city.

Looking at Lingzhou where Qin An was initially, there was only one person in the Outer Elixir Realm in the whole state.

But Tian Nan State is different, with a total of three people in the Outer Elixir Realm.

Thus, it created a deterrent to the surrounding demon pseudo-gods, making the security in Tian Nan State much better than other state cities.

Qin An shifted the topic, "Where do we go next?"

The place where the Heavenly Truth is hidden, only Liu Yi knows, so inquiring now is naturally about wanting to know the next plan.

"In Tian Nan State, there is a family with the surname Qian. The Qian family is a big family in Tian Nan State, and the patriarch is also one of the three Outer Elixir Realm experts of Tian Nan State," Liu Yi slowly explained.

Qin An furrowed his brows slightly, "This matter is related to a family in Tian Nan State?"

Liu Yi nodded, "That family wasn’t ordinary in the early years. It’s said they moved here from an outside prefecture city. Later, when the first patriarch of their family was close to the end of his life, he was buried in a tomb, and the tomb was personally built by that generation of the family. It’s said that there in the tomb lies the Twin Heavenly Truth."

Qin An squinted his eyes, "Doesn’t the Qian family know about this matter?"

The Heavenly Truth is of great importance.

This thing can bring prosperity to the Qian family and even advance them to the rank of a prefecture city.

If they had known this news much earlier, the Heavenly Truth would have been taken away long ago.

But from what Liu Yi seems to mean, it looks like the Qian family doesn’t know.

Liu Yi shook her head, "If the Qian family or anyone else knew about the Heavenly Truth, do you think the news would leak out?"

Qin An pondered, "It can’t be said for sure."

The human heart is unpredictable, and when the news is told to the second person, there’s an increased risk of a leak.

Secrets are best kept only with oneself.

"At that time, the Qian family’s ancestor planned to absorb the Heavenly Truth after reaching the Inner God Realm, but unfortunately, he died before he reached the Inner God Realm. The secret of the Heavenly Truth has since been buried in the tomb."

"How did that guy know about it?" Qin An asked.

Liu Yi giggled, "Those who play with arrays, many like tomb raiding. An Array Master discovered that the tomb owner was a friend of the Qian family’s ancestor while raiding a tomb. That matter was learned from the Qian family’s ancestor by that friend before he died, so it was inscribed in the tomb and then found by the Array Master."

The profession of Array Master is indeed a good one for tomb raiding because, in large tombs, there must be array mechanisms around, and many Array Masters secretly become rich through this trade.

Having asked everything clearly, Qin An said no more and then wielded the horsewhip, heading towards the city gate of Tian Nan State with Liu Yi.

The two soldiers at the gate were checking the people coming and going. When they saw the silver-patterned tokens on the waists of Qin An and Liu Yi, they quickly made way.

The Mountain Patrol Silver General from the prefecture city is like a dimensional strike, and even one Mountain Patrol Silver General could crush all the experts of a state city.

Therefore, these two soldiers dared not even glance at them.

After entering the city, the two went straight to the Evil Extermination Bureau, handed over their horses to the bureau for care, and then hurried to the Qian family’s location.

...

As the largest family in Tian Nan State, their location was also the busiest street in Tian Nan State.

When Qin An and Liu Yi arrived hastily, they stopped at the door of the Qian family, frowning.

At the imposing entrance of the Qian family, two white lanterns were hung.

The plaque above was also covered with a white cloth woven into a flower.

Two Qian family members stood at the door with sorrowful eyes, their left hands wrapped in a piece of white cloth.

"Someone has died." Qin An squinted his eyes, "Let’s go and see."

Liu Yi thought for a moment and quickly walked to the door.

Qin An, stroking Cold Star, followed behind her.

As the two approached the door, the two Qian family disciples immediately noticed their presence.

Seeing the silver-patterned tokens at the waists of the duo, their expressions changed drastically.

The disciple on the left came up, just about to make some polite conversation, but Qin An interrupted.

"Who has passed away in your esteemed mansion?"

Qin An went straight to the point.

The Qian family disciple was slightly taken aback, the sorrow in his eyes deepening, "Just this morning, the Patriarch failed to break through to the Inner God Realm and unfortunately passed away."