Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 165: Integrated Union Divine Egg

"Wu Shangqing, welcome. My humble abode is honored by your presence. May I ask what brings you here today?" After serving tea, Tan Qingxue smiled lightly and looked at Li An.

Since their initial meeting and confirmation that Li An was not an acquaintance, Tan Qingxue treated him with ordinary courtesy and did not make any special moves.

Li An said, "Wu Qin has heard that Lord Tan has been working hard to treat the divine eggs in the clan. I recently found several good medicines and brought them here for Lord Tan to see if they are useful."

After speaking, he stepped forward and presented several wooden boxes and a bundle of miscellaneous spiritual herbs.

Tan Qingxue glanced at them briefly, not paying attention to the well-packaged herbs in the wooden boxes, but instead focusing on a small bundle of spiritual herbs.

She noticed that there was a plant called "Snake Moss" among them.

The grass resembled a spiritual snake, with flowers at the end of its leaves that resembled spitting tongues. This was a commonly used medicine for treating injuries in spiritual beasts. However, what surprised her was that this plant clearly contained a unique life essence.

This life essence was quite useful for healing the divine eggs!

Li An looked at the miscellaneous spiritual herbs and said, "Wu Qin is knowledgeable in cultivation and breeding. These spiritual herbs were cultivated by himself, but he hasn't been able to grow any good ones. He thought of bringing them over for Lord Tan to choose."

A hint of surprise flashed in Tan Qingxue's eyes.

Wu Qin cultivated this Snake Moss himself?

Was he able to cultivate spiritual herbs full of life essence? Or was it just a coincidence?

She didn't ask, but instead remained calm and opened each wooden box one by one. However, she found that although the grade of the herbs in the boxes was high and they could be considered treasures, they were not as valuable as the Snake Moss.

However, she didn't say much and smiled, "Thank you, Wu Shangqing. These things from Wu Shangqing have been a great help to Tan Xue."

"I wonder how Tan Xue can help Wu Shangqing?"

Li An had collected so many medicinal materials for her, clearly with a purpose in mind.

Li An said, "I wanted to meet Young Master Luo Xu together just now, but unexpectedly, he left too quickly and we didn't have a chance to meet..."

"Wu Qin has been in the Jiang family for many years and has never been able to meet him. I wanted to prepare a small gift to pay my respects, but I was afraid of being presumptuous. So I wanted to ask Lord Tan for guidance..."

By offering the medicinal materials, Li An had already laid the groundwork for his plan to use the divine eggs to gain favor with the Jiang family. His question to Jiang Ruoxu was purely incidental.

Upon hearing this, Tan Qingxue understood. So this Wu Qin wanted to curry favor with Jiang Ruoxu through her.

What a cunning person.

She also knew that Wu Qin had a master-disciple relationship with Jiang Ruoli and was from the Jiang family's lineage. Now he wanted to make connections with Jiang Ruoxu, clearly trying to hedge his bets on both sides.

But she thought to herself, there's nothing to fear from a cunning rabbit with three burrows.

She pondered for a moment. It might be worth cultivating a relationship with Wu Qin after all. After all, if he could really cultivate a medicine of life in the future, it would be of great use to her!

"When Young Master Luo Xu came just now, it was precisely for the healing of the divine eggs."

"Regarding this matter, the clan leader and Young Master Luo Xu are both very concerned. Young Master Luo Xu urgently needs a herb called 'Taiyi Soul Grass' to save the divine eggs. If Wu Shangqing can find it, Young Master Luo Xu will definitely be delighted."

She revealed some information.

Taiyi Soul Grass is extremely rare. Besides its effect of nourishing the divine soul, it also contains a large amount of life essence.

With Li An's connections and resources, he definitely wouldn't be able to gather it.

Unless he cultivates it himself!

If Li An can produce it... then it means that this person can truly cultivate elixirs with life essence continuously. This is very important to her.

This is a path that brings Li An closer to Jiang Ruoxu, but it is also a test for Li An.

Li An is overjoyed and says, "Thank you for your guidance, Lord. Wu Qin will definitely make efforts to find it!"

After speaking, he gets up to take his leave and says, "By the way, please keep this matter confidential, Lord."

...

Leaving the Tan residence and returning to his own residence.

Li An ponders repeatedly.

The Taiyi Soul Grass is not actually the name of a certain type of grass.

It is the evolution of the Fetus Soul Grass!

When the Fetus Soul Grass grows in certain special terrains, absorbs the qi of nature, and contains pure life essence, it is called the Taiyi Soul Grass. It possesses the power to nourish the soul and nurture the life essence.

He is certain that he can cultivate it.

What he is considering is that if he only needs to save the divine egg, ordinary spiritual herbs containing life essence would be enough!

For example, his Snake Moss Grass, if there is enough quantity, can definitely save the divine egg.

There is no need to ask for the Taiyi Soul Grass.

"Could it be... the Integrated Union Ceremony for the main beast?"

Li An is shocked.

He has already obtained the core "Mysterious Extreme Beast Control Technique" of the Jiang family and has been pondering it repeatedly for the past few years, becoming very familiar with it.

The Integrated Union Ceremony for the main beast is used to feed the spiritual beast with the blood of the master when the spiritual beast's spiritual consciousness is just beginning to awaken. When the spiritual consciousness takes shape, the master forcefully invades the spiritual beast's spiritual consciousness with divine consciousness, forming a state of mutual blending.

And during this process, the Taiyi Soul Grass is a necessary item.

The Integrated Union Ceremony for the main beast is generally only used for extremely powerful spiritual beast juveniles.

Because once a spiritual beast with a strong bloodline grows up, it is difficult to tame. The juvenile period is the best time to intervene.

... And in the entire Jiang family, the only one qualified to use this ceremony is the Qingyan Divine Sparrow egg brought back from the Wan Zhang Abyss!

The Qingyan Divine Sparrow holds a high position in the Jiang family and is extremely rare. It is said to be a fourth-order divine bird, and it is currently in seclusion with a Nascent Soul ancestor of the Jiang family. Apart from that, there is only one Foundation Establishment stage Qingyan Divine Sparrow left.

There are no other bird eggs or young birds.

"If it is really aimed at the bird egg brought back from the Wan Zhang Abyss, then everything can be explained. The bird egg is currently in a precarious situation, and feeding it with blood will have a better effect on taming it in the future..."

"Jiang Ruoxu came to Tan Qingxue's place, probably through Tan Qingxue, secretly supplying her own blood to the bird egg. Because the ownership of the divine egg within the Jiang family has not been determined, Jiang Ruoxu does not have the qualifications to possess the divine egg openly and cannot directly perform the Integrated Union Ceremony."

"Searching for the Taiyi Soul Grass is preparation for the future formal ceremony."

Li An speculates repeatedly, and he feels that this is very likely.

"I just need to observe and see if Jiang Ruoxu will come again in the future!"

"Feeding with blood is not something that can be achieved overnight. This process requires persistence, and the refined blood needs to be obtained by the person himself and immediately incorporated into other medicines."

Li An understood this well.

"No...," he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. He pondered repeatedly, as if something was wrong...

"Master!"

He was suddenly startled!

Because he finally remembered what was wrong.

The Integrated Union Ceremony of the main beast, in the Profound Extreme Beast Control Technique, is all part of the core content!

And the Profound Extreme Beast Control Technique itself is of a high grade, and it is also a secret of the Jiang family. Currently, the young generation of the Jiang family, including Jiang Ruoli, does not have the qualifications to learn it. They only learn some lower-level beast control techniques!

Only when their cultivation reaches the Pill Formation stage can they completely control it.

Because their cultivation is not enough and they don't have a massive foundation in beast control, they are unable to control the Profound Extreme Beast Control Technique.

Even if Jiang Ruoxu privately knows the method of the Integrated Union Ceremony of the main beast, he cannot do it.

There must be a true Pill Formation expert to preside over it.

The true Pill Formation expert behind Jiang Ruoxu...

There is only one.

His grandfather, the head of the family, Jiang Ruolan.

Jiang Ruolan secretly helped Jiang Ruoxu perform the Integrated Union Ceremony of the main beast.

Li An's speculations were confirmed, this was certain!

But, since several years ago, didn't the head of the family have a major problem with his cultivation, going into seclusion and leaving all the power to Jiang Ribai...

In a situation where the head of the family had a major problem with his cultivation and couldn't personally handle the power, how could he distract himself and waste his cultivation to preside over the Integrated Union Ceremony for his descendants?

Something is not right!

These two things are contradictory.

Unless...

"A feigned seclusion!"

Li An's heart chilled slightly.

Why would the head of the family, Jiang Ruolan, feign seclusion and deceive others?

In recent years, there have been hidden currents within the family, and many people thought that the head of the family was going to have a major problem. This is also why Jiang Ribai was able to take over the power.

"Feigning weakness to lure the enemy?!"

He suddenly had a terrible guess!

If that's really the case, then Jiang Ruolan is too terrifying...

Jiang Ribai and his sister, Jiang Rihua, already had considerable influence within the clan, and with their achievements in welcoming Lihua and retrieving the divine egg, they were even more sought after. They might have gained significant weight in front of the Nascent Soul Ancestor.

If Jiang Ribai helps the Jiang family regain the Wan Zhang Abyss and, in this war, kills Jiang Ruoxu and Jiang Ruohong, leaving only Ruoli, then it might not be impossible for Jiang Ribai to become the head of the family.

Would Jiang Ruolan sit idly by and watch all of this happen?

Could it be that all of this was intentionally allowed by Jiang Ruolan? Waiting for the right moment to eliminate dissidents?

Li An couldn't be sure.

But now, there is a high possibility.

So he must make corresponding preparations!

"If that's the case, then the Jiang family is not just defeated in the Great Li Battle. Jiang Ruolan will definitely take action, thunderously defeating Jiang Ribai..."

"At that time, I will also be implicated!"

Li An frowned. He followed the rules within the clan and did things without leaking any information. Even if the head of the family regains power, there is no reason to kill him. However, his treatment and status will definitely decline.

Although this is troublesome, he still has the plan of "using the divine egg to control the Jiang family" as a backup. It won't be difficult to get the Jiang family's support for his Nascent Formation.

But there is one thing... that he must guard against!

Those third-grade talismans he made for Jiang Ribai and others!

Those talismans were definitely used in shady places.

If they are discovered later, could they become his death warrant...

Li An pondered deeply.

The next day, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Feng Yuancheng.

That night, Feng Yuancheng came to pay his respects.

It had only been a little over a year, but the once confident Feng Yuancheng, who had the upper hand against Li An, was now extremely humble. He respectfully greeted Li An, not daring to show any arrogance.

"Lord Li summoned me. I wonder if there is something important?"

Feng Yuancheng asked nervously!

Now... Li An can propose to the family at any time to expel him.

The ambition he once had to compete with Li An has completely disappeared. Now, he lives in constant fear and worry.

"Feng Guest Minister," Li An said calmly, getting straight to the point, "do you still want to stay in the Jiang family?"

Feng Yuancheng's face immediately stiffened. He had lost all hope, and this day had finally come.

But he suddenly thought, no, if Li An wanted to expel him, he wouldn't have summoned him tonight!

There is still a chance!

"I beg Lord Li to give me a way out!"

He gritted his teeth and knelt down directly!

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(End of this chapter)