Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 147: Shedding the Cicada's Shell

Getting married and taking concubines, purchasing elixirs.

Everything has been taken care of.

In the following days, Li An focused on cultivating.

Just as he had imagined, these concubines he personally selected were indeed not good people. They competed and fought with each other in his mansion, openly or secretly. At the same time, they all hoped to bear Li An's child so that they could inherit all his wealth after his death.

Li An didn't pay much attention to them, but fully utilized them to practice demonic techniques.

If he fully utilized the Immortal Demon Technique, it wouldn't take long for these people to become lifeless bodies, with their spiritual roots, souls, and flesh all plundered by him.

However, that would undoubtedly expose himself.

He knew very well that if the Demon Sect found out that he had mastered the three techniques and obtained the Immortal Demon Technique, it would surely bring him enormous trouble.

Moreover, he didn't plan to take such a ruthless and cruel path of cultivation.

Therefore, he only displayed the level of the Yin-Yang Demon Technique, cultivating with these concubines to improve his cultivation while also enhancing their spiritual roots.

Fortunately, he had cultivated the Kidney Technique of the Golden Treasury Art, so he diligently practiced every night without wasting a single day.

"Master, shall we not visit Sister Hong later?"

This night, he was in the room of Auntie Qi, the seventh aunt.

Auntie Qi, at the mid-stage of Foundation Building, was the youngest and most beautiful, full of youthful vitality. Her martial arts skills far surpassed the others, and she was also skilled in scheming.

She wholeheartedly served Li An, trying to win his favor and become his sole favorite.

She was determined to replace Sister Hong's position!

"Master, Sister Hong has been going out a lot these days. I wonder what she's doing outside all the time..."

Auntie Qi said, "Master, you should be cautious of her..."

Li An listened but inwardly sneered. Since marrying him, Sister Hong had been even busier, working hard to refine pills in order to provide more spiritual stones for Li An.

How could these lowly concubines know?

"You're right..."

Li An replied. During this period, he had been selecting suitable candidates.

Auntie Qi had a twisted mind, making her suitable to absorb the demonic energy within him or even possess him... She was quite suitable.

Moreover, Auntie Qi was open-minded. Whatever Li An asked her to do, she would do it without resistance. This was also an advantageous condition.

After all, when he refined her into a cauldron, she wouldn't resist. That would be great.

With that, he began to refine Auntie Qi.

"Husband, you're really amazing..."

Auntie Qi felt something strange and thought that Li An was using some kind of novel technique, so she laughed.

...

"The first flying talisman... Finally succeeded!"

And on this day, Li An finally became excited.

The flying talisman could allow him to fly for over ten miles.

For a Foundation Building cultivator, this distance wasn't long, but it was enough to give Li An a chance to escape and catch his breath.

The consumption of talisman paper was too great. According to the current success rate, he could make at most two more.

Three flying talismans, along with five scattered spirit talismans and one inferior scattered spirit talisman, were all the third-grade talismans Li An could possess.

But could he escape from a cultivator at the Foundation Building stage?

Li An held a negative attitude.

"Next, I should refine the third-grade formation..."

"The Trapping Formation!"

With the help of two third-grade Trapping Formations, he would have a certain degree of assurance.

By trapping his pursuers, he would have a chance to escape. Then he could immediately use the Life Seed to conceal himself. If necessary, he could find a muddy pool or a cave and hide for seventy to eighty years, evading detection.

That way, he could be safe.

For this, he also prepared a large number of Qi Gathering Pills and Fasting Pills.

If he really had to bury himself in some mud for several decades, these things couldn't be lacking.

His preparations became more and more thorough.

"When will Baihu Mountain finally make a move against the Wang Family..."

Now that was his only concern.

The information he could obtain was limited, so he couldn't predict this.

...

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

In these three years, Sister Hong voluntarily took in two more concubines for Li An.

Li An now had a total of ten wives and concubines.

All of them were strong cultivators at the Foundation Building stage.

This made Li An feel a bit overwhelmed—mainly in terms of finances.

Ten Foundation Building cultivators need to be supported. Ordinary Foundation Building forces can't withstand it.

Because of this, Gu Hong is very busy, diligently refining pills with her disciples, and all the profits go to Li An. As his legal wife, she willingly accepts concubines for Li An.

In addition, Li An's cultivation is becoming stronger and he is almost at the peak of Foundation Building. It seems that the Treasure Pavilion has given instructions, allowing Li An to gain more benefits, so his family's wealth is not depleted.

But these nine concubines also play a significant role for Li An.

The nine Foundation Building cultivators have become his Yin-Yang Magic Furnace, allowing him to absorb their essence. With another year or two of cultivation, he will reach the peak of Foundation Building.

At the same time, a continuous demonic aura is produced within him, nourishing his life seed. Finally, a second branch of the life seed successfully grew a month ago!

This greatly pleases Li An.

Originally, according to his expectations, the second branch would only grow when he breaks through to the next realm and reaches the Core Formation stage.

But now, because of the nourishment from the demonic aura, it has grown ahead of schedule.

After a month of contemplation, he decides to connect this branch to his right middle finger.

After all, his Cold Yin Finger has already reached maturity and is filled with various toxins. With the enhancement of the life seed, the toxins will become even stronger.

Perhaps it can affect Core Formation cultivators.

Using poison is an extraordinary technique. Since his cultivation is weak, he can only take unconventional approaches.

Otherwise, strengthening other parts of his body will not resolve the crisis. Strengthening his kidneys may only allow him to withstand a few more blows and have more abundant spiritual energy.

Everything is aimed at dealing with Core Formation cultivators.

When the life seed connects with his middle finger, he feels as if his finger has turned into a dagger!

His bones seem to have turned into divine gold, and the toxins on his finger have been catalyzed.

"Foundation Building cultivators definitely won't be able to withstand it. One strike and they're dead!"

He is quite pleased.

In the future, he will continue to pursue the path of toxins!

"Ma Xiaorong has been completely refined and can try to absorb the mysterious demonic aura within me..."

In the past three years, he has thoroughly refined Ma Xiaorong's body. Moreover, with the two branches of the life seed possessing even greater power, they might be able to deal with the mysterious demonic aura...

That night, he didn't go to the rooms of his other concubines, not even to Gu Hong's side. Instead, he "favored" Ma Xiaorong.

This made Ma Xiaorong extremely excited.

She fainted several times.

While she was unconscious, Li An tried to activate the mysterious demonic aura within him and transfer it to her.

The life seed roared, and the aura surged within the two branches. The mysterious demonic aura was actually forced out and transferred into Ma Xiaorong.

After three years of refining, Li An even sent a trace of the life seed's aura into Ma Xiaorong's body, making her life aura similar to his own.

Therefore, when the mysterious demonic aura entered Ma Xiaorong's body, it did not leave.

Success!

"It's effective!"

For a moment, Li An was somewhat excited.

In this way, as long as there is enough time, he won't need to possess someone else's body using the Spirit Devouring Furnace technique to escape. He can keep his own body.

After all, he has invested too much in this body, from the growth of his spiritual roots, the cultivation of the Golden Treasury Art, to the toxins of the Cold Yin Finger...

It would be a waste to abandon it!

Now that he has transferred the demonic aura to Ma Xiaorong, he can shed his old skin and leave directly.

That night, he worked hard.

The next morning, he finally left Ma Xiaorong's room.

"It will take a long time to completely transfer it into her body..."

Li An fought hard last night, but he didn't transfer much to her.

Therefore, Li An directly announced that he would go into seclusion for a year, not going out or receiving guests.

At the same time, he told Ma Xiaorong to go into seclusion with him.

This made Ma Xiaorong even more excited, thinking that this was the best opportunity to replace Gu Hong, and she gladly agreed.

The reason Li An did this is that he cannot be separated from Ma Xiaorong.

After all, once they are separated, the people monitoring him will sense the demonic aura appearing in two different places, which would be suspicious.

They must stick together like glue, they must be together every day!

All in preparation for transferring the demonic aura...

...

In a secret hall in Tianyang City.

"Li An has started his seclusion... It seems that he is about to break through to Core Formation."

The Horse-Faced Executioner speaks.

"Very well, when the next year arrives, I will start anew..."

The Blood Shadow Woman smiles faintly, seemingly very eager!

...

Yesterday, I didn't notice that this chapter didn't pass the review, how embarrassing...

(End of this chapter)