Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 184: Perfect Murder (Long Chapter)

"Are you sure it's really the Hundred Flowers Valley?"

Late at night, after finishing their work, Jiang Ribai asked in confusion.

The Hundred Flowers Valley is purely an evil place with thin spiritual energy. How could such a powerful rose with spiritual intelligence be born there?

"It can't be wrong. Han Diao and I accidentally saw a spiritual butterfly back then, and after searching for a long time, we found the Hundred Flowers Valley..."

Zhou Libai recounted.

Jiang Ribai nodded, "Let's go and search again tomorrow."

"Yes, tomorrow, Lord Taixi will completely devour you, my butterfly, and he urgently needs that kind of rose..."

As Zhou Libai looked towards the cave, a giant lizard with a tongue like an arrow was slowly eating away at the butterfly she had raised for years...

Her heart was bleeding, filled with hatred.

"Don't look anymore. When Lord Taixi fully recovers and completes his transformation, can't he find you any spiritual beasts you want?"

Jiang Ribai patted her and she immediately smiled, obedient and gentle, hiding her true feelings.

...

Early the next morning.

The two set off again for the Hundred Flowers Valley.

They split up to search.

Today, Jiang Ribai changed his search method and focused on the bees and butterflies that Zhou Libai mentioned.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, he keenly noticed several dead bees on the ground.

These bees seemed to have a hint of spirituality, but not much!

The bees hadn't been dead for long, probably just a few days.

He was delighted. This meant that there must be other spiritually intelligent roses in the Hundred Flowers Valley.

Immediately, he carefully searched for the bodies of bees and butterflies on the ground, scanning with his divine sense. After repeatedly searching through many bodies, he vaguely discovered some clues...

"These bees and butterflies all died from the influence of evil energy, indicating that they must have hovered over a place with heavy evil energy before they died."

"And, their direction seems to be flying from that mountain stream ahead..."

A gleam of light flashed in Jiang Ribai's old eyes. Immediately, he pushed aside the flowers and grass, arriving at the mountain stream.

The mountain stream was filled with miasma and evil energy.

"No wonder I found nothing yesterday!"

He was extremely pleased. He was almost certain that the spiritually intelligent rose must be growing in this evil energy.

Using his divine sense to scan the mountain stream, he found that the spiritually intelligent rose was located about three to four hundred meters inside the mountain stream, but the evil energy was extremely dense.

He hesitated for a moment, then directly swallowed a Clear Evil Pill and stepped into the mountain stream.

His steps were light and agile. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived in front of the rose. Only one flower had bloomed on the entire plant, about the size of a bowl, and its spirituality was about to burst forth.

This rose was definitely enough to completely heal Taixi's injuries and even take him to the next level.

He was overjoyed, reaching out and carefully plucking the rose, holding it in his hand, taking a deep breath, a look of intoxication on his face.

This kind of rose was not only effective for spiritual beasts, but also had a great effect on humans.

If Taixi used up the remaining ones, he could keep some for himself!

Putting the rose into his storage ring, he didn't rush to leave, but carefully explored the mountain stream.

After all, for such a place filled with evil energy to be able to grow such a rose, it was quite extraordinary. There might be other fortuitous treasures as well.

"Hmm? What's that smell..."

After searching for a while, he caught a whiff of the fragrance of roses. His heart stirred, could there be a second rose here?

He was getting closer!

Following the scent, he walked forward, and the fragrance of roses became stronger. Finally, he arrived in front of a dirt cave. The evil energy in this cave was extremely heavy, buried under many weeds. He used his divine sense to investigate, but the evil energy obstructed his view. He immediately used his hand to clear away the weeds...

His pupils were suddenly filled with flames!

Hundreds of spiritual talismans!

They all exploded.

"No--"

He let out a cry of alarm, and a protective mirror in front of him lit up. It was a fourth-grade protective treasure.

Hundreds of talismans exploded, the terrifying impact hitting his protective mirror, but it didn't seriously injure him. The fourth-grade treasure was too powerful--

He quickly turned around to escape, but as soon as he turned around, he was faced with even more terrifying flames and explosive shockwaves...

Two to three hundred talismans!

"Grass?!"

Jiang Ribai's state of mind exploded directly. Who is this person? They threw hundreds of talismans in one go?

Are they crazy?

He exerted all his efforts to activate the fourth-level Heart Protection Mirror to block, but when his spiritual power was running, he felt a strange numbness coming from his dantian, directly affecting his true essence.

Poison!

He's been poisoned!

"Zhou Libai, save me--"

He shouted loudly, his voice vibrating in the surroundings, but a third-level formation had already been set up, completely isolating this place - an isolating formation.

At the same time, another attacking formation was activated, and a vast power suppressed everything. Wherever it went, even the evil energy in the entire mountain stream was driven away and came rolling over--

"Grass..."

Jiang Ribai cursed loudly, not having time to say more.

More than two hundred talismans exploded, and even though he had the fourth-level Heart Protection Mirror to protect him, he was still shaken and thrown away, falling heavily among the rocks in the mountain stream. He struggled to stand up, and two small swords suddenly slashed out from a nearby rock.

The Cold Ice Small Sword, with its chilling aura, covered him, making it difficult for him to move.

The Black Poison Small Sword directly aimed for his neck!

In addition, there were three other attacking third-level magical artifacts, all attacking together.

Jiang Ribai was shocked in his heart. The continuous attacks had already made him fearful. He wanted to activate the fourth-level magical treasure again, but he felt powerless. He tried to dodge, but the Black Poison Small Sword still pierced his shoulder, and the other two magical artifacts hit his chest.

"I am Bai Jiang, who dares--"

He trembled, but he felt that his shoulder was completely numb, and this numbness quickly spread from his neck to his whole body, merging with the toxins inside him and erupting.

Just as he managed to stand up, a figure had already flashed past him, and the Three Elements Slash had already erupted. His cultivation at the Gold Core level was fully unleashed, and a palm struck Jiang Ribai.

At the same time, the power of the third-level formation finally descended.

Jiang Ribai was thrown out heavily, causing rocks to fly and vegetation to break wherever he went.

Severely injured!

In addition to the toxins that had already spread throughout his body, he was now a cripple.

The figure had already approached, grabbing his neck, and a terrifying evil energy surged into Jiang Ribai's body from this person.

"You--"

Jiang Ribai desperately tried to see the person's face, but this person was completely hidden in a cloak. He couldn't even lift his hand, and the evil energy entered his body like needles, causing his internal organs to rupture one by one. He couldn't resist anymore, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out--

The poison erupted, and the evil energy surged. Jiang Ribai's eyes widened, his eyeballs bulging out, his face filled with unwillingness and hatred, but in the end, he died.

Although he had already stopped breathing and was completely lifeless, Li An still crazily injected evil energy into his body.

At the same time, he activated his life-saving technique to force out the toxins from his body one by one, so as not to leave any traces of poisoning.

The evil energy continued to enter, and Jiang Ribai's body gradually shattered, his internal organs turning into mush, his skin rotting and swelling. Even the wounds from his battle with Li An just now couldn't be seen anymore.

He was rotten into a lump of flesh by the evil energy!

Li An then got up and picked up his storage ring.

There were many treasures in the storage ring.

There were even two fourth-level spirit medicines!

If he took them... Li An would have three fourth-level spirit medicines.

But Li An only took one!

He took a Three-Grade Clear Evil Pill, third-level refining materials, and spirit stones, only taking a portion of them. Then he took out the poisonous rose and put the other rose from his own storage ring in.

After doing all this, Li An immediately left. Before leaving, he detonated the two third-level formations--

Boom!

With this mountain stream as the center, the earth shook, and a vein of evil energy directly pierced through beneath the mountain stream, and the evil energy surged into the sky, causing the entire Hundred Flowers Valley to violently shake.

...

On the other side.

"What's going on?!"

Zhou Libai's face was filled with shock.

Just now, when Li An was fighting Jiang Ribai, under Li An's formation, the entire Hundred Flowers Valley was already filled with evil energy, causing her to retreat to the edge and not dare to approach.

So, at this moment, seeing the mountains collapse and the ground split, with evil energy surging like a tide in the Hundred Flowers Valley, she didn't hesitate and hurriedly fled.

"The vein of evil energy has exploded..."

Running out of the Hundred Flowers Valley and looking back, the valley was shrouded in mist, and she felt lingering fear.

The meridians burst open, this kind of thing... is very common in the Tiansha Mountain Range.

There are too many meridians in the Tiansha Mountain Range, with continuous earth energy surging and accumulating evil energy. When it reaches a certain level, it may trigger the bursting of the meridians, filling the world with evil energy. At that time, for the creatures impacted by the evil energy... it is extremely difficult to survive.

"Bai Jiang..."

A thought flashed through her mind, is Bai Jiang still alive?

She inexplicably had some hope in her heart. If he died, that would be great!

With this thought in mind, she waited outside the Baihua Valley for a day and a night, but Jiang Ribai never came out.

"Could it be that he really died inside?"

This thought became even stronger. After hesitating for a long time, she saw that the evil energy had gradually calmed down, so she immediately took a Clear Evil Pill and began to explore inside...

The Baihua Valley was already in ruins, with all the flowers destroyed and scattered rocks. Even the terrain had changed...

She fully activated her divine sense, scanning the Baihua Valley. Soon, she finally made some progress and landed in front of a pile of collapsed mud and rocks.

In the mud and rocks, there were many scattered pieces of flesh, and her face was filled with extreme shock. She dug and searched in the soil for a long time, and many fragments of clothes seemed to constantly tell her...

Bai Jiang is really dead!

He died in this outbreak of evil energy.

Moreover, these pieces of flesh had obviously been severely eroded by the evil energy.

She found a severed arm and saw Jiang Ribai's storage ring on it...

Her heart pounded as she took off the storage ring and scanned it with her divine sense...

She suddenly breathed slightly faster!

Jiang Ribai actually found the Spirit Moon Rose!

Moreover, he had so many good things... there were even fourth-grade spiritual herbs.

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through Zhou Libai's mind.

What should she do??

In such a situation, she should report to the mountain lord immediately...

No, no, if she did that, she wouldn't gain any benefits!

She took a deep breath and a bold thought slowly emerged in her mind...

Bai Jiang is already dead!

Now... Prince Tailizard has no one to serve him.

If she takes this Spirit Moon Rose back to the Lingdong Peak, can she gain Prince Tailizard's recognition??

If she can...

She suddenly became excited. She had a premonition that Jiang Ribai's death had brought her a real opportunity...

Her mind was filled with this matter, leaving her no time to think about whether Jiang Ribai's death was suspicious or not.

She tightly held Jiang Ribai's storage ring, then carefully searched and found his storage bag as well. She collected them together and quickly flew towards the Lingdong Peak...

...

Lingjing Peak.

Li An, who had already returned, put away the puppet and concentrated all the spoils he obtained from Jiang Ribai, including a large number of runes and items obtained from Wang Zhongxian, into a storage ring, hiding it in the evil energy-gathering Lingsha Peak!

To avoid being pursued later.

Then he silently cultivated as usual.

At noon, he sensed that the formation on Lingjing Peak had been activated once and then hastily closed...

Zhou Libai should have returned, right?

She should have already obtained Jiang Ribai's storage ring.

This woman has always spared no expense for the Hehuan Butterfly, indicating how strong her desire to attach herself to the demon race is. Now that Jiang Ribai is dead, with such a good opportunity in front of her, how could she not cherish it?

She took Jiang Ribai's things, and Li An would be safe.

In this way, she would be the one blocking the way!

This is also the confidence Li An had to take away some of the resources.

Firstly, it is difficult for outsiders to know how many resources Jiang Ribai had.

Secondly, even if someone really knew, those resources taken by Li An would also be attributed to Zhou Libai, which would be hard for her to explain!

Moreover, this woman obtained that Spirit Moon Rose, which could very well propel her to great heights and replace Jiang Ribai. At that time, who would investigate Jiang Ribai's death?

A dead person is of no value to anyone. Who would waste their energy on him?

As for the grudge between Zhou Libai and Li An, after she obtained this opportunity, Li An's days might not be easy, and he had also considered this.

But Zhou Libai's scheming and calculation were far inferior to Jiang Ribai. Her threat to Li An was much smaller than Jiang Ribai's.

It's worth it!

......

Lingdong Peak.

"Prince Tailizard, Bai Jiang has already died. I can become your caretaker. This is the spiritual flower I found for you, it can help you recover soon..." Zhou Libai trembled and knelt in front of Tailizard.

Tailizard had just finished eating the Hehuan Butterfly, and now his crimson tongue, like an arrow, gently flicked out, his limbs moved, and he crawled over, suddenly diving into her skirt.

......

Several days later.

Zhou Libai walked out of Lingdong Peak, as if she had undergone a transformation, exuding a sense of calm confidence and determination.

Tailizard crawled on her back, his crimson tongue occasionally flicking out like an arrow.

She flew up into the air, casually glancing back at Lingdong Peak.

She had already put everything away, this time, she would never return to this place!

"From this day forward, no one will ever humiliate me again!"

Her expression was cold, and she also glanced at Lingdong Peak.

"Lin An..."

This person would also need to be dealt with slowly in the future!

Now, the most important thing was to go see the Mountain Lord.

She turned around and flew away directly.

......

Li An silently sensed all of this, his heart unaffected, and he continued to refine the second-grade Qingsha Pill.

The deadline for the three-year assessment was approaching. If he didn't make any contributions by then, he would be expelled and wouldn't even have the qualifications to reside in the Ding and other spiritual veins.

......

Half a month later.

Zhou Libai officially became Tailizard's caretaker, directly replacing the position previously held by Jiang Ribai.

She became the center of attention, with many cultivators trying to curry favor with her.

Most importantly, just as Li An had expected, after Zhou Libai succeeded, no one cared about Jiang Ribai anymore.

Everything was safe!

......

Time flew by.

Li An had been under the jurisdiction of White Mountain Lord for three years now!

Li An's cultivation steadily improved, and in a few more years, he would be able to reach the early stage of Gold Core.

The Azure Flame Divine Sparrow was about to break through to the mid-stage of Gold Core.

"Where is Lin An?"

On this day, an envoy responsible for assessments under White Mountain Lord arrived with three cultivators.

"Lin An is here, I pay my respects to Envoy Gu."

This envoy was named Gu Xuanting, and it was said that he had tamed a spirit beast and turned it into a demon in his early years, so he was highly valued by White Mountain Lord.

"Pack up your things and leave."

Gu Xuanting looked coldly at Li An and spoke directly.

Li An was momentarily stunned and asked, "What does Envoy mean?"

Gu Xuanting said, "What do I mean? In these three years, you haven't made any contributions to White Mountain Lord. You don't take on tasks or explore ruins. What use do we have for you?"

Li An immediately understood in his heart. This Gu Xuanting... was probably acting on Zhou Libai's instructions, taking the opportunity to mess with him. After all, he had always been an insignificant figure under White Mountain Lord. How could Gu Xuanting know about his situation?

The one who knew him best was Zhou Libai.

This slut really holds a grudge.

Li An calmly said, "Who said I haven't made any contributions to the Mountain Lord?"

He took out a box and said, "Please, Envoy, take a look."

Gu Xuanting frowned, opened the box and took a look. His eyebrows raised, "These... were made by you?"

"You're still an alchemist?!"

In his tone, there was a hint of seriousness.

The three people who came with him also froze.

...

(End of this chapter)