Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 197: Queen Jing Chan

This is a completely different aura from the celestial demon's blood, a power that even the fox demon cannot control, no matter how hard she tries.

However, Tan Qingxue's elemental spirit effortlessly establishes a connection with it...

Because she had encountered this kind of aura in her early years!

When she was in Qingyang Fangshi, the Demon Cult set up a trap in the Liyang Mountains. She was lured into it, fought to the death, and returned to Qingyang Fangshi, narrowly escaping death...

She will always remember that at that time, her consciousness was plunged into darkness, but was ultimately lifted up by a green power... and survived like that.

It was precisely because of Li An's life-saving grace that she finally gave herself to him.

And now, although this aura has changed somewhat, she is extremely certain... it is from the same source as that green energy from before, there can be no mistake!

At this moment, Tan Qingxue inexplicably feels like crying!

Since the destruction of the Xuan Yang Sect, she has been fleeing from Liuyang River Fangshi, intending to live out her remaining days in seclusion. However, she was unexpectedly invaded by the fox demon, and for hundreds of years, she has been struggling bitterly.

Helpless, despairing, and lonely!

...During this time, she heard about the turmoil in the northern part of Da Li, and learned that Xu Qiuhui and the others had already died, her old friends gone, leaving only her alone in this world, about to be taken over by the fox demon.

But now, at this critical moment, the familiar aura is like a lifebuoy thrown to her when she was drowning, giving her warmth in the midst of the cold March.

Is it Li An?

Is he still alive?

Is he... saving her?!

The emotions of being moved ignite into a hope for survival, and she suddenly has an unprecedented determination.

To live!

To live!

To survive, so she can see Li An.

She suddenly exerts all her strength and fights against the fox demon's elemental spirit.

Under the infusion of this aura, her elemental spirit quickly recovers, igniting the flame of her soul and attacking the fox demon.

"It's impossible, you..."

The beautiful fox demon's face changes drastically. She never expected that this mutation would actually allow Tan Qingxue to regain her strength!

For a while, within the spiritual platform, within the flame of the soul, Tan Qingxue and the fox demon fiercely battle. At this moment, Tan Qingxue is like a madwoman, grabbing hold of the fox demon's elemental spirit and directly tearing and biting, fighting desperately...

In the flowing blood river, her body keeps undulating...

Time slowly passes.

After a long, long time.

Madam She has swallowed more than half of the white python, as she had already completed her transformation into a demon. Therefore, the instinct to consume blood for cultivation has already formed, completely different from humans.

Her mouth is stained with blood, but her eyes are so satisfied.

Meanwhile, in the small river, Tan Qingxue suddenly sits up.

Madam She hurriedly kneels down and says, "Congratulations, Master, for being completely reborn—from now on, you will surely unify the demon race and shine throughout eternity!"

But Tan Qingxue ignores her, as if she didn't hear Madam She's words. Instead, she lowers her head and looks at the blood flowing down her body, her beautiful eyes seemingly lost in thought.

She has won.

The fox demon was already very weak, and over the years, controlling her body had consumed a lot of her power, but she still couldn't completely integrate with her.

With the help of that aura, her elemental spirit recovered and in turn annihilated the fox demon, and she also obtained everything from the fox demon.

Having survived the calamity, she has regained control of herself.

Fortunately, there is joy, but now her biggest feeling is confusion.

Why, why is there a scent belonging to Li An in the blood river here?

Could it be that Li An has been here?

But this place is clearly so secretive and dangerous. Even the fox demon had a hard time finding this place. How did Li An get here?

She doesn't understand, and she can't imagine.

But she is certain!

It must be Li An, there is absolutely no mistake.

Is he also near the Tiansha Mountain Range?

Could it even be possible that he has been under the command of the White Mountain Lord all along?

Who could he be?

Tan Qingxue pondered, temporarily without an answer.

She stood up and gently waved her hand, her clothes already floating on her perfect body.

"From now on, I am the Demon Queen - Jing Chan!"

In her beautiful eyes, there was such calmness and determination.

She obtained everything from the fox demon and also learned the identity of the fox demon.

The wife of the former Demon Emperor, the Demon Queen of her generation, Jing Chan!

Jing Chan is a princess of the fox clan, a major clan within the demon race. After marrying the Demon Emperor for several years, she ignited the strongest battle between the human race and the demon race at that time.

At that time, the Demon Emperor fought alone against four Soul Formation stage experts of the human race, which was extremely difficult. The flames of war spread to many places in the Xiling Yuanzhou. Jing Chan died while trying to block an ambush from a Soul Formation stage cultivator.

The Demon Emperor endured the pain and killed that Soul Formation stage cultivator in the depths of the Dalai Abyss, then sealed her remnant soul in a piece of jade, intending to save her after winning the battle.

But the Demon Queen never waited for the Demon Emperor.

It wasn't until that piece of jade was accidentally obtained by Tan Qingxue that the Demon Queen Jing Chan had hope of seeing the light of day again. Jing Chan had always wanted to return to the demon race, unify the clan, and seek revenge for the Demon Emperor...

Now, whether Tan Qingxue wants it or not, after absorbing the blood of the demon and devouring Jing Chan's spirit, she has successfully transformed into a demon, just like the White Mountain Lord.

A fox demon!

"Master, this woman was specially left for you by me. Please enjoy, Master -"

Madam She respectfully held up the little fox and walked in front of Tan Qingxue.

Tan Qingxue glanced at her, but said indifferently, "Since she can transform into a fox, it's commendable. Leave her here and let her be a maid."

Madam She was very surprised, but still nodded in agreement.

The two of them immediately turned and left.

"Master, I have already controlled all the people here according to your instructions, and killed them all. No one will know about this place anymore!"

Madam She spoke as they walked.

But Tan Qingxue smiled, her smile carrying a hint of demonic aura, "Why kill them? We will need many people to unify the demon race in the future."

Madam She was taken aback for a moment. She inexplicably felt that her master seemed different...

...

Why is it taking so long?

Li An frowned.

Even though he is in the mid Gold Core stage, he is starting to feel overwhelmed at this moment.

This grand formation consumes too much.

And, what made him most distressed was that his spiritual stones... were consumed in large quantities.

These were all obtained by risking his life to rob others.

Now they're all gone...

Damn...

"Hmm? They're here..."

Suddenly, his divine sense finally sensed it!

Madam She and her group were coming out, and She Anqi, along with the two cultivators she brought in, were still alive.

They walked out from within the black mist.

"They're out!"

Many trapped cultivators in the formation shouted, and everyone looked over.

Madam She walked out first, holding a large snake head in her hand.

Behind her, She Anqi, the two cultivators she brought in, Little Li, and another woman followed her out.

Li An's gaze instantly fell on one of the women...

She was dressed in white, graceful like a startled swan, with a hint of light makeup, extremely beautiful.

Li An couldn't help but feel a bit dazed...

Tan Qingxue.

What made him dazed was not Tan Qingxue herself, but her current appearance, her dress, which was exactly the same as when she left in Qingyang Fangshi years ago.

Back then, Tan Qingxue only wanted a child, but Li An always refused her. With a dead heart, she returned to the sect with the help of Xu Qiuhui. On the day of their parting, she only said with a smile, "Junior Brother Li, goodbye."

Then she disappeared into the crowd.

Never seen again.

Until today.

She actually dressed the same as she did back then?

Li An was slightly lost in thought, but quickly adjusted himself, his face calm and without any ripples.

He observed cautiously, ready to run at any moment.

"Master Baishan is dead,"

Madam She faced everyone and threw the large snake head away.

The scene fell silent.

Everyone was stunned!

Master Baishan was dead...

"I'll give you a choice. Either from now on, you pledge loyalty to me, or you die with Master Baishan now."

Madam She spoke coldly.

Everyone in the formation had an ugly expression.

But Li An, at this moment, was overjoyed in his heart, instantly relieved.

He was afraid that Tan Qingxue and Madam She would kill to keep the secret.

But since they wanted to recruit Master Baishan's people, someone like Li An, who was close to them, would not be killed.

He was safe!

...

One day later.

Li An and the others all returned to the Mist Valley.

With the death of Bai Mountain Lord, the cultivators under her naturally made wise choices.

After all, even if they were dissatisfied in their hearts, it was better to temporarily pretend and go along than to be killed on the spot. Everyone had this wisdom and awareness.

The group was still trapped in the Mist Valley, and Mrs. She and Tan Qingxue left alone.

"Sister went to find Vermilion Bird King."

She Anqi didn't hide it from Li An and said, "If she gains the recognition of Vermilion Bird King and successfully replaces Bai Mountain Lord, these people won't be able to resist anymore and can only follow my sister!"

Li An couldn't help but nod. Mrs. She and Tan Qingxue saw the situation clearly.

Only if Vermilion Bird King agreed would Mrs. She truly take over. These people under Bai Mountain Lord could only continue to follow "She Mountain Lord."

And Li An knew even more clearly that this so-called She Mountain Lord was just a puppet pushed out by Tan Qingxue...

"Is she now a human, a demon, or a fiend?" Li An asked Shangguan Xiaoxiao.

"What do you hope she is?" Shangguan Xiaoxiao couldn't help but ask back, smiling. "After all, there is a past between her and you. You should hope she continues to be a person, a living beauty, right?"

Li An calmly said, "I do hope she continues to be a person, but not a living person, a dead person."

"Unfortunately, she isn't."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao threw a candy bean into her mouth and said, "Really? That's simple, from now on, I'll help you turn her into a dead person."

"I thank you."

Li An actually didn't care what Tan Qingxue was now.

As long as the other party didn't discover him, that was enough.

Continue to endure!

"Brother Lin, thank you."

She Anqi continued, her beautiful eyes filled with gratitude. "If it weren't for your full support of the formation, my sister would probably have a hard time succeeding."

Although the three of them didn't help She Anrong much after leaving the formation, she was still very grateful to Li An.

After all, Li An's performance at that time could truly be called "true feelings in times of adversity"!

For the sake of the two sisters, he supported the formation alone for so long. She could see that Li An was still very weak now, so she immediately handed him a pill and said, "This is the Essence-Nurturing Pill my sister refined for me. It has amazing effects. Try taking one?"

Li An politely accepted it, swallowed the Essence-Nurturing Pill, and said, "Indeed, I feel much better. Thank you, Fellow Daoist She."

"Brother Lin seems to have a worried look?"

She Anqi continued to ask.

"It's nothing... just thinking about how this time, I've exhausted my wealth and depleted my spiritual stones. I'm worried about being poor," Li An sighed.

He did indeed lose a large amount of spiritual stones. Converted into high-grade spiritual stones, it was estimated that he had spent around two thousand... This was almost half of his wealth!

She Anqi couldn't help but smile, finding Li An quite humorous, and said, "I thought it was something major. It's just spiritual stones. Brother Lin, I promise you that not only will you receive all the spiritual stones you've spent, but from now on, you won't have to worry about spiritual stones anymore--"

This was exactly what Li An wanted to hear. He expressed his gratitude once again, saying, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist She!"

"Always calling me Fellow Daoist Fellow Daoist... Brother Lin, I've told you, what should you call me?" she suddenly laughed.

Li An pondered for a moment, then said, "Thank you... Anqi."

...

(End of this chapter)