Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 144: The Great Cause and Effect

Within the dantian, the demonic aura of flesh and blood and the demonic aura of yin and yang surged due to the operation of the Yuanling Honglu Gong.

The speed of the Yuanling Honglu Gong's operation inexplicably increased, rapidly generating Yuanling demonic aura.

The three demonic auras resonated and merged with each other.

In the end, the three types of demonic aura unexpectedly merged into one, forming a completely new demonic aura.

Moreover, at this moment, in Li An's sea of consciousness, the three major techniques were resonating like a grand bell, manifesting a completely new technique in his mind...

"The Immortal Demon Technique!"

Li An's heart trembled.

The fusion of the Blood and Flesh Melting Furnace Technique, the Yin and Yang Demon Furnace Technique, and the Yuanling Honglu Gong actually caused such a change, forming a completely new technique.

This was astonishing.

His first thought: This demonic technique must have an extraordinary origin.

Ordinary techniques simply couldn't achieve such a transformation.

It definitely surpassed the Profound Rank, at least the Earth Rank, and possibly even higher!

Moreover, the person who created this technique must be an earth-shattering figure.

"The Immortal Demon Technique, devouring the heavens and earth, cultivating the Yuanling, nourishing the physical body, and enhancing spiritual nature, ultimately achieving immortality!"

This was the general outline of the Immortal Demon Technique.

Its core was devouring and plundering.

Forcibly plundering others to strengthen oneself.

It mainly included three aspects:

First, soul-devouring. Devouring the souls of others to enhance one's own divine consciousness and soul, ultimately achieving an immortal soul.

Second, body-refining. Plundering the essence of others' flesh and blood to strengthen one's own physique, ultimately achieving an immortal body.

Third, root-strengthening. Absorbing the powerful spiritual roots of others as nourishment, nurturing oneself, and allowing the spiritual roots to break through the limits of heaven and earth.

Li An was shocked. This technique... could be described as domineering!

In fact, the three core techniques of this demonic technique were closely related to the Yin and Yang Demon Furnace Technique, the Yuanling Honglu Gong, and the Blood and Flesh Melting Furnace Technique.

The Yin and Yang Demon Furnace Technique enhanced spiritual roots and cultivation.

The Blood and Flesh Melting Furnace Technique controlled the bodies of others.

The Yuanling Honglu Gong focused on cultivating the Yuanling.

However, there were many restrictions on the three major techniques before, such as the Yin and Yang Demon Furnace Technique requiring the union of yin and yang with others, and the Blood and Flesh Melting Furnace Technique could only control others but not directly plunder to strengthen oneself...

After integration, all these restrictions were gone.

"With the divine consciousness as the core, as long as the divine consciousness and Yuanling are strong enough, one can forcibly devour and control others. In this way, both the spiritual roots and the flesh and blood naturally belong to me..."

Li An murmured to himself.

This demonic technique could be described as extremely domineering.

But there were also disadvantages. The longer one cultivated this demonic technique and the higher the level, the heavier the accumulated demonic aura in the body. The further one went, the easier it was to go astray and possibly drive oneself crazy.

"This technique is only suitable for those with deep grievances or those mad cultivators who have gone astray..."

Li An shook his head. Wasn't it better to cultivate peacefully and steadily? Why go down this demonic path?

This path couldn't lead to longevity, let alone immortality.

Not even dogs would cultivate it!

However, just as he was contemplating, he suddenly felt a slight tremor in his life seed. Looking closely, he saw that the branches and leaves of the life seed were actually absorbing this demonic aura!

As the demonic aura was absorbed, it seemed that a second bud was about to grow on the package of the second branch...

"The life seed can actually absorb demonic aura?!"

Li An was shocked on the spot.

What was the life seed? It was the core of the Life Nurturing and Immortal Casting Technique. By cultivating the life seed, his lifespan far surpassed that of ordinary people, and he could also strengthen himself with the life seed.

This was also his greatest reliance in this life.

And this demonic technique was definitely a secret technique of the Demon Sect, with an unknown origin.

Why would there be such a connection between the two?

Moreover, ever since he cultivated the Life Nurturing and Immortal Casting Technique, he had been entangled with the Demon Sect for these years. Could it be...

He had inadvertently stepped into some unimaginable great cause and effect?

He wasn't excited or delighted at all, but instead, an inexplicable chill rose from his heart.

After cultivating for many years, he also knew very well that the most terrifying thing in this world was nothing other than cause and effect.

Cause and effect existed everywhere, but ordinary people rarely encountered significant cause and effect, so they often overlooked it.

Li An considered himself nothing more than an ordinary person, without the fate of a protagonist. Why would he be able to touch such cause and effect?

The key was that now, no matter what terrifying and strange things were involved, he couldn't turn back.

He could only continue on!

There is simply no choice.

"Perhaps I'm overthinking it. What if there is no connection between the two?" Li An comforted himself.

After taking a few deep breaths and calming down, he began to carefully examine his life seed.

He usually practiced the technique of nurturing life and forging immortality, and the growth of his life seed was very slow. But now, after absorbing some demonic energy, it was about to sprout a second branch.

"Demonic energy can accelerate the growth of the life seed."

In addition, after absorbing the demonic energy, a green aura was released from the leaves of the life seed, which was extremely mysterious.

"It can detoxify and improve one's aptitude—"

Just by feeling it, Li An was already very surprised.

He couldn't use these green auras because his dantian and spiritual roots were rooted with the life seed, growing together with it.

It was a special product.

"Gathering these auras and selling them could probably fetch a price no less than that of a third-grade spiritual medicine..."

Unfortunately, these things were destined to be kept hidden.

"No matter what the cause and effect, I don't care anymore. I need to become stronger first—let's cultivate this demonic technique!"

Li An made up his mind.

In fact, if it weren't for the current special situation, even if he obtained the Immortal Demon Technique, he might not have practiced it.

There were many inappropriate aspects, such as plundering others' flesh and blood, devouring others' spiritual roots and primordial spirits, and so on.

Once he embarked on this path, he would probably have to fight and face storms and instability, which was not what he wanted. It was fine to cultivate the life seed steadily and slowly.

Secondly, he was more worried that this demonic technique had an unknown origin and an inexplicable connection with the technique of nurturing life and forging immortality. If it was really a matter of cause and effect, the deeper he cultivated, the harder it would be to break free.

But now he was trapped, and this Immortal Demon Technique was a great help to him, so he had to use it.

Fortunately, because of the existence of the life seed, the side effects of this demonic technique had almost no impact on him.

"By practicing the Immortal Demon Technique, I might even be able to transfer that mysterious demonic energy in my body to others..."

Li An was not very clear about the many uses of the Immortal Demon Technique, but he had a vague sense of it and needed to further explore it.

"It just happens to align with my original plan... to marry and take concubines!"

Li An's gaze became more determined.

This was the only way out he could think of.

Now that the demonic energy was once again being injected into his body, it would be difficult to refine it in a short time. This meant that he would always be under surveillance and unable to escape.

He couldn't win in a fight, nor could he escape.

If there really was no other way, then he could only choose to use the demonic technique to possess someone else's body and abandon his own.

This was the worst-case scenario.

Starting over was better than being killed by the owner of the mysterious demonic energy.

But to possess and escape, he needed to prepare in advance for the target of possession.

This target had to be someone very close to him, someone he could be with day and night, so that he could slowly refine the other person into a suitable vessel for possession.

Using marriage as an excuse to find a target for possession was the most appropriate.

Moreover, by doing so, he could better deceive the owner of the mysterious demonic energy.

After all, in the eyes of the owner of the mysterious demonic energy, Li An possessed the Yin-Yang Demon Furnace Technique, so it was perfectly normal for him to find women to cultivate with.

This was the reason he decided to marry and take concubines.

In addition, he planned to take multiple concubines.

This would create confusion and uncertainty. Until the very end, no one would know who he had possessed.

This was the starting point and reason for his decision to marry and take concubines.

...

The next day.

Li An found several well-known matchmakers in the city and asked them to help introduce female cultivators at the Foundation Building stage. As long as their appearance was passable, the more the better.

He wanted to take concubines!

As for the main wife, he had already chosen someone in his heart.

Gu Hong!

There was no other reason, he simply trusted Gu Hong more. Having Gu Hong by his side during critical moments could alleviate a lot of pressure.

The matchmakers collected candidates according to his requirements, while he instructed someone to prepare a carriage and personally went to Gu Hong's pill shop...

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(End of this chapter)