Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 41: More than ten years in the blink of an eye

After two hours.

Ten miles outside the market, Li An found a deserted mountain forest and opened the storage ring.

With a flash of light, Gu Hong appeared in the woods.

She was wearing a bright yellow long dress, tall and mature, and couldn't help but feel extremely excited to breathe the air of the real world again.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, here are some funds I prepared for you."

Li An handed her a storage bag.

Inside the bag were some elixirs, spirit stones, and a few simple basic magical tools.

Gu Hong did not refuse, took the storage bag, looked deeply at Li An, and seemed to have many emotions surging in her eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Li, thank you!"

She sincerely spoke.

Li An smiled, "Fellow Daoist Gu, it is much more dangerous to leave the market. I have to hurry back. You should be careful. There are Xuan Yang Sect cultivators patrolling this area. You can ask them to escort you out."

"By the way, please keep my identity a secret!"

He didn't want anyone to know that he killed that demonic cultivator and saved Gu Hong.

Gu Hong nodded, "Fellow Daoist Li, rest assured, Gu Hong will definitely not leak this matter."

She paused, "Fellow Daoist Li, when Gu Hong goes, she will return to her master's place, the Cuiyue Valley, to cultivate. You can send letters anytime or come to find me anytime."

"A friendship of life and death, Gu Hong will remember it in this lifetime!"

Li An also spoke deeply, "A friendship of life and death, I will remember it in this lifetime!"

...

Gu Hong left.

Li An quickly changed his appearance and returned to the market.

...

Not long after, he returned to the spiritual talisman shop.

Everything went smoothly, and no one noticed that he had left the market before.

"Next, I should stabilize and slowly cultivate..."

Now Li An can be said to be in the best state.

No longer worrying about spirit stones, he has over a thousand spirit stones on him.

Moreover, in terms of magical treasures, he obtained a first-grade superior lock armor from that demonic cultivator. Although it is slightly weaker than the Thorn Armor, it is still a treasure.

And a first-grade superior treasure umbrella, which is a treasure that combines offense and defense. When opened, it can instantly release three hundred flying needles, and after opening, it can be used as a spiritual shield-like magical tool.

As for elixirs, he still has three Revitalizing Pills as backup.

In terms of talismans, he always keeps about ten first-grade superior talismans, and will slowly increase them in the future.

"Li Lang, you're back? What do you want to eat tonight?"

Tan Qingxue walked over, wearing a light gown, with a graceful figure. Compared to half a year ago, she had a mature charm and extraordinary charm.

"At that time, I want to eat you."

Li An hugged her tightly.

"Don't... it's daytime, and the door isn't closed yet."

...

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, five years have passed.

Li An steadily cultivated and finally broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

He and Tan Qingxue have been in the market for nearly ten years.

Now Li An is thirty-eight years old, and Tan Qingxue is a bit older, forty-four years old.

During these five years, Li An never went out.

During this period, he also received some letters, mainly from Wang Dazhu and Zhao Xianchuan from the outer sect.

After doing odd jobs for a few years, Wang Dazhu finally became the formal apprentice of his master and began to learn refining. He has made some progress and his cultivation reached the sixth level of Qi Refining three years ago. Moreover, he has a more and more fierce momentum, even has the hope of becoming a formal disciple and challenging the inner sect.

Li An speculated that some kind of bloodline in his body should have been fully developed.

As for Zhao Xianchuan, his cultivation slowed down. He only broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining two years ago, just one step behind Li An.

Moreover, Zhao Xianchuan has given up on challenging the inner sect and found a partner in the outer sect, preparing to have a child.

Actually, under normal circumstances, Li An and Zhao Xianchuan are currently at the peak of their age.

With their spiritual roots and qualifications, they can only make one or two small advancements in their lifetime before reaching a plateau. Therefore, it is best for them to find a partner and have offspring while they are at the peak of their vitality.

To have descendants and raise them may allow them to live a few decades longer than ordinary people, but in the end, it is just a handful of yellow soil.

At this time, having children will also improve the spiritual roots of the offspring.

In fact, in the past six months, Tan Qingxue has been consciously trying in this regard, but she has not been able to conceive.

Because Li An has been tightly locking his dragon element, no matter how hard she tries, it is useless.

To have children and follow the path of a family-style cultivation?

Li An is not interested in this. In his previous life, he managed a foundation building-level cultivation family, with many wives and children.

But it only affects the firmness of the Dao heart and disperses one's energy.

Especially for people like Zhao Xianchuan, they may have reached the peak of their lives and must face the cultivation of the next generation.

But Li An still has infinite hope. With the support of the "Life Nurturing and Immortal Casting Technique," just at the Qi Refining stage, he can live hundreds of years longer than Zhao Xianchuan and others.

Slowly endure, he must endure.

In addition, he received an anonymous letter recently. The letter only had a few short sentences:

"I have returned, do not worry."

"If there is anything, please write a letter, and I will definitely help."

Li An naturally knew that this letter was written by Gu Hong.

She was very careful, afraid of causing trouble for Li An, so this letter went through several rounds before reaching Li An's hands, expressing a certain attitude.

She will not forget Li An's great kindness.

Li An is very satisfied with this. The most perfect thing is that no one knows that Li An saved Gu Hong. This is a hidden favor and trump card.

At the same time, during this period, the Great Li Dynasty has become increasingly restless internally, and the influence of the Yin Yang Demon Sect is growing.

Within the Xuan Yang Sect, a secret order has been issued. Once disciples discover corresponding techniques of the Yin Yang Demon Sect, they must immediately destroy them. Anyone who dares to cultivate privately will be killed.

Li An inquired and found out that the Yin Yang Demon Sect has been actively spreading the "Yin Yang Demon Furnace Technique" within the Great Li Dynasty for years!

Even in the Qingyang District, there have been some other secret techniques disguised as demonic techniques that have been discovered.

Li An is quite concerned about this. He secretly investigated and found that the Yin Yang Demon Furnace Technique being widely spread by the Yin Yang Demon Sect is a fragmented version, with many crucial parts deleted, far from reaching the level of a profound-grade technique.

Those circulating truncated versions of the Yin Yang Demon Furnace Technique can still improve spiritual roots and enhance cultivation, but the progress will be slow, and they do not include the content of the Shape-Shifting Technique.

Obviously, the Yin Yang Demon Furnace Technique is the treasure of the Yin Yang Demon Sect. The sect cannot treat it as a free cabbage and distribute it everywhere.

However, the truncated version is still extraordinary, comparable to a high-grade yellow-level technique. For ordinary people, it is still tempting. After all, being able to improve spiritual roots and enhance cultivation, many low-level cultivators would abandon everything for it.

As a result, the number of followers of the Demon Sect has been increasing, and public security within the Great Li Dynasty has become increasingly chaotic.

There were also rumors that the three major sects might restart their conflicts. It is said that there have been problems with the division of interests regarding the medium-grade spiritual mines.

In short, the outside world is not peaceful!

This situation can also be felt within the district.

Therefore, Li An is becoming more urgent. The attack on the district by the Demon Sect a few years ago is still vivid in his memory. The only strategy is to strengthen oneself.

"Li Lang, it's time to rest."

At night, Tan Qingxue walked in. She was wearing a white dress, casually wrapped her arms around Li An's neck, sat on his lap, and suddenly lifted her skirt, revealing her legs in white silk stockings.

"Li Lang, is this the white silk you mentioned? I want to have a child with you, okay?"

...

In the blink of an eye, eight years have passed.

In these eight years, Li An has finally reached the fifth level of Qi Refining and can prepare to break through to the sixth level.

During this period, news came from the inner sect.

Xu Qiuhui has successfully built the foundation!

Li An expected this, but Tan Qingxue was overjoyed.

...

Three months later, early in the morning, someone knocked on the door of the spiritual talisman shop.

Li An opened the door and was instantly stunned when he saw the person outside.

"Master Li, it's been many years. Are you well?"

Xu Qiuhui was wearing a light yellow long dress, still as beautiful as ever, and smiled gently.

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(End of this chapter)