Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 115: Trapped Beast

Third Princess?

Li An was extremely puzzled.

Third Princess... that would be Li Weixue, the third daughter of the North Town King.

This figure in Tianyang City could be said to have immense power and an extraordinary status.

Why would she come to visit him?

With doubts in his mind, he immediately went out to greet her.

But at the door, he only saw a carriage parked, without any guards or attendants following. Even the carriage itself didn't look luxurious, and it wouldn't be recognized if placed on the street.

Seeing that the other party was so low-key, Li An immediately realized that the visitor didn't want others to know about this visit.

"Master Zuo, I welcome the Third Princess to my humble abode!"

Li An bowed deeply at the door.

From the carriage, a handsome maid first got off, respectfully pulling back the curtain, and then a very beautiful woman appeared and descended gracefully.

This person should be the Third Princess, Li Weixue.

"Visiting late at night and disturbing Master Zuo's cultivation, I apologize."

Li Weixue was polite.

"The Third Princess's visit brings radiance to my humble abode, there is no need to mention any disturbance - please, Third Princess!"

Li Weixue and her maid followed him inside.

Li An personally served tea, being extremely careful.

"Master Zuo, I have come here with a request."

The Third Princess got straight to the point.

"Please feel free to instruct, as long as I can do it, I will definitely go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"I heard that Master Zuo is well-versed in the Dao of Poison and has a deep understanding of worldly poisons?"

Li An pondered for a moment, "I do have a cultivation technique in the Dao of Poison, but it is just a minor technique of the unorthodox path."

The Third Princess extended her delicate jade hand, "Could Master Zuo please detoxify me?"

Li An was surprised, the Third Princess was poisoned?

Poisoned... with so many resources in the royal palace and numerous experts, why would she need to seek help from him?

He was wary in his heart, but still placed his hand on the Third Princess's fair wrist.

He sensed it.

"The same aura as mine?!"

Li An was instantly shocked.

There was a similar aura in the Third Princess's body, intangible and invisible, and much stronger than the one in his own body.

If he might not have been able to perceive it before, he had already observed this aura repeatedly through his life seed, and was very familiar with it now.

How could there be such a thing in the Third Princess's body...

Two possibilities.

One, she, like Li An, unknowingly became a cauldron for the demonic sect.

Two, she herself is a member of the demonic sect!

Countless thoughts flashed through Li An's mind in an instant.

He felt that the latter was very likely.

After all, from the destruction of the Xunyang Sect to the siege of the White Tiger City, and even now, the demonic sect seemed to be acting systematically and with meticulous planning. They were able to develop and grow so much in the territory of the North Town King...

It wouldn't make sense without a backer.

Was the demonic sect itself the hidden hand behind the North Town King's palace? Doing some dirty work for the palace that couldn't be seen?

Very likely.

If the Third Princess was a member of the demonic sect, then the palace was the backing of the demonic sect...

Everything could be explained.

Li An's heart sank. Was the Third Princess coming to him related to the cloaked person during the day?

Did the other party think that Li An might discover the possibility of escape, so they deliberately sent the Third Princess?

If Li An hadn't discovered the existence of that aura, then of course it would be best.

But if Li An had discovered it, then the appearance of the Third Princess would be a warning and a threat - the entire Tianyang City was within the influence of the demonic sect!

How could Li An escape?

Previously, he could rely on the method of changing his appearance with the Yin-Yang demonic qi, but now there was another mysterious demonic qi in his body.

Did the demonic sect have a way to track this demonic qi? Under the surveillance of the entire Tianyang Palace, could Li An still successfully leave?

If he wanted to escape, it might backfire!

Whether the demonic sect intended it or not, Li An seemed to have no way out at the moment.

He could only stay in the city, develop and grow according to the other party's plan, and then have the fruits of his cultivation harvested.

Li An's heart sank, but he remained calm and composed, carefully examining the condition of San Junzhu's body.

He pretended as if nothing was wrong.

"Her whole body is filled with poison!"

After carefully examining San Junzhu's condition, he was somewhat surprised.

He practiced the Cold Yin Finger technique, which only accumulated cold poison in his fingers.

But San Junzhu was truly astonishing; she seemed to have turned her entire body into a toxic vessel.

As a result, three different toxins clashed within her, affecting her vitality and cultivation.

"Master Zuo, can you tell what's going on?"

Li An pondered for a moment. "It seems like there are several toxins conflicting with each other..."

"Can it be resolved?"

Li An replied, "It can, but it's quite troublesome. We need to prepare a lot of spiritual medicines and gradually neutralize one or two toxins until the conflict no longer exists."

San Junzhu nodded and waved her hand. A servant beside her immediately took out a storage bag and handed it to Li An.

"Thank you, Master Zuo. I will come to visit again in a month."

After saying that, San Junzhu turned and left.

"Oh, by the way, if Master Zuo needs anything, you can inform the owner of the spiritual meat bun shop at your doorstep. I will be immediately informed."

Before leaving, San Junzhu added casually.

After she left, Li An's heart grew heavier.

The spiritual meat bun shop at his doorstep seemed perfectly normal. Over the years, Li An hadn't paid much attention to it.

But it turned out to be the Wang Family's informant!

Indeed, the Wang Family's control over Tianyang City was unimaginable.

"For now, I can't easily leave..."

Li An contemplated.

He had already been calculated to death by the other party and was now trapped like a cornered beast.

The only way to break free was through the Life-Nurturing Immortal Technique.

The demonic sect would never expect that Li An's cultivation of the Life Seed could refine that mysterious demonic energy.

This was his biggest trump card.

After much thought, Li An decided to continue staying and pretend to be unaware of this matter.

After all, he wasn't in immediate danger, and if the other party wanted to kill him, they could do it now. According to his prediction, the real danger would come during the Foundation Establishment stage.

He glanced at the storage bag given by San Junzhu and was surprised to find that it contained a whopping twenty thousand spirit stones!

Truly generous!

He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. Was he being fattened up like a pig to be slaughtered?

He accepted all the spirit stones and began to make his follow-up plans...

The advancement of the Life Seed and the refinement of the mysterious demonic energy couldn't be rushed; they could only be achieved slowly over time.

But in terms of resources, he needed to strengthen himself comprehensively.

Especially in the areas of talismans and formations, the more the better!

He would prepare dozens of second-tier formations and thousands of second-tier talismans... Even if a Foundation Establishment expert came, he would make them suffer!

...

At this moment, in a secret chamber in the city.

The Executioner Horse-Face trembled all over, his face pale. His chest was almost about to burst open, and he groaned in pain, drenched in sweat.

"Elder, save me, save me..."

He pleaded, and from the palm of his hand, a hole cracked open, and a blood-red bead rolled out.

Within that pillar, blood energy filled the air, forming a blurry figure of a woman. She waved her hand, and an inexplicable force fell on Executioner Horse-Face, alleviating his pain to some extent. Even the hole in his body gradually healed...

"Thank you, thank you, Elder..."

Executioner Horse-Face felt a sense of surviving a calamity.

"I've said it before, with your talent, you're simply not qualified to cultivate two demonic techniques at the same time. Yet you insisted on it, truly seeking death!"

The blurry figure of the woman seemed to speak disdainfully.

"Yes, I underestimated myself..."

Executioner Horse-Face was extremely humble. "Elder, is Li An really born with a demonic body?"

"Do you, someone I've chosen, have the right to doubt?" The woman's voice was faint. "Throughout history, only those born with a demonic body can cultivate multiple demonic techniques without dying."

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(End of this chapter)