Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 48: Testing

"What's going on..."

"Jing Ao senior brother is dead, Han Zhong senior brother is also dead!"

"What exactly happened?"

The people from Xuan Yang Sect who arrived at the scene were filled with shock in their eyes.

In just one day, two powerful Foundation Building experts from Xuan Yang Sect had died.

Even during the battle for the middle-grade spiritual mine among the three major sects over a decade ago, it was rare to see two Foundation Building experts die in one battle.

And the False Core expert, Li Yuan, suddenly closed his eyes--

His divine sense was released!

Covering the entire battlefield.

He was investigating every detail in order to deduce what had happened.

The people around him remained silent, not daring to disturb him.

After a long time.

Li Yuan finally opened his eyes, waved his hand, and a few charred fragments fell into his hand.

He calmly said, "Yu Xiong is also dead."

The shock in everyone's hearts grew even stronger!

The Foundation Building experts who died in Xuan Yang Sect were not just two, but... three!

The price was too high!

"Jing Ao was poisoned. Many of his treasures were not even used before he was killed by the Bone Banner. It should be the work of the Life-Taking Horse-Face."

"Han Zhong fought fiercely with the Life-Taking Horse-Face and was bitten to death."

He spoke without mentioning the cause of Yu Xiong's death.

As a False Core expert, he naturally could see that Yu Xiong had died under Han Zhong's "True Flame Talisman".

But speaking of such matters would not be good for the inner sect's chief disciple, Han Zhong, and it would also affect the reputation of the entire Xuan Yang Sect.

Yu Xiong was already dead, and he was stationed in the market, with weak connections in the inner sect. Therefore, he casually skipped over the cause of Yu Xiong's death and did not make it public.

"As for the Life-Taking Horse-Face, it was first severely injured by Han Zhong, then its life was cut short by a second-grade formation, and finally its head was cut off by this young cultivator--"

He looked at Li An.

From the scene, he did not find any problems, and the deceased was indeed the Life-Taking Horse-Face!

Although the losses were heavy, this beast's life had been taken care of.

Meanwhile, Xu Qiuhui couldn't help but feel a bit complicated...

She couldn't imagine how Li An had managed to survive in such a big battle, and even behead the Life-Taking Horse-Face!

At the same time, she couldn't help but regret a little. Perhaps she shouldn't have been so extreme in her actions before.

Now that Li An was not dead and had become the hero who killed the Life-Taking Horse-Face... his position in the sect would instantly rise!

Li Yuan stepped forward and briefly checked Li An's condition.

"Hmm, poisoned, but has taken an antidote... the injuries are quite serious."

He took out a white pill from his sleeve and fed it to Li An, preserving his life, then said, "Return to the sect!"

Immediately, many cultivators from Xuan Yang Sect took the bodies of Han Zhong, Jing Ao, the Life-Taking Horse-Face, and other items from the scene, and flew towards Xuan Yang Sect at high speed!

...

Three days later.

Li An finally woke up from his coma. He opened his eyes and found himself lying on a luxurious bed, with a soft and comfortable bedsheet and mattress made of spiritual silk.

Looking to the side, he saw that there were already many people outside the bed!

An old man with white hair, the familiar Xu Qiuhui, and some other elders...

"Where am I?"

Li An weakly spoke.

"Junior Brother Li, you're finally awake!"

Xu Qiuhui immediately stepped forward, gently helped him up, and smiled, "You've been unconscious for three days. Elder Li Yuan saved you."

"Now you're safe, no need to worry!"

Upon hearing this, Li An was instantly filled with excitement. He got out of bed and bowed deeply, "Thank you, Elder, for saving my life!"

Li Yuan glanced at Li An and saw how respectful and sensible he was, nodding his head involuntarily.

"Come here."

He reached out his hand.

Xu Qiuhui immediately supported Li An and sat down next to Li Yuan.

"I'm going to ask you, what happened in Qingyang Market?"

He stared at Li An with a smile, his words gentle and casual, but in his old eyes, it seemed as if two lights were flickering, as if he could perceive the person's inner thoughts.

Li An recalled everything that happened that day, still feeling a bit fearful, and said:

"That day, I was selling goods in the shop as usual when suddenly a middle-aged man walked in. He said he wanted to buy thirty broken prohibition talismans. Since the shop only had five, I said I would go to the inner hall to get them. But he insisted on following me..."

"I became suspicious, but the other person didn't seem like a demonic cultivator, so I led him to the garden. But suddenly, he sneered and said he wanted to turn me into minced meat to feed the dogs..."

"I was about to take action, but I felt my body stiffen. I managed to reluctantly use a few first-grade high-quality talismans, but it turned out I was no match for him. With a single palm, he easily knocked me unconscious..."

Li Xiaoyi's face showed some fear. "When I woke up again, Senior Brother Jing Ao had already been killed. Yu Xiong, a senior cultivator, and another senior brother I didn't know were engaged in a fierce battle with that demonic cultivator. I took a few detoxification pills and managed to move..."

He seemed to hesitate for a moment. "I wanted to escape, so I crawled along the outskirts of the battlefield. But just as I was halfway there, I heard an explosion. It seemed like Yu Xiong shouted something..."

Li Yuan interjected at the right moment, "Yu Xiong was killed by the demonic cultivator, and then?"

Li An said, "In my panic, I noticed that Senior Brother Jing Ao was still holding a jade talisman. I recognized that jade talisman as a second-grade formation. I guessed that the second-grade formation hadn't been activated..."

Li Yuan asked, "How did you know it was a second-grade formation?"

"That second-grade formation was originally set up by me..."

At this point, Li An felt a bit wronged, mixed with anger. "I heard from Senior Sister Qiu Hui that I might be in danger, so I spent all my and Qing Xue's savings to buy a second-grade formation to protect myself. But Senior Brother Jing Ao took my jade talisman..."

Li Yuan glanced lightly at Xu Qiu Hui.

Xu Qiu Hui's heart skipped a beat and hurriedly said, "Elder, I had a personal relationship with Qing Xue and Li An, so I told Li An some information in advance, hoping that he could use those three days to leave a child with Qing Xue..."

"The matter of him buying the second-grade formation, I informed him as soon as Senior Brother Jing Ao arrived, and I didn't hide anything!"

Only then did Li Yuan nod.

He looked at him.

In Jing Ao's storage bag, he found the second-grade formation issued by the sect. Obviously, this little talisman master had set up the formation and Jing Ao had taken advantage of it.

"I wanted to activate the formation, but it took a lot of effort. I finally crushed the jade talisman... But at that time, the senior brother whose name I didn't know was also killed by the demonic cultivator."

"Elder, that demonic cultivator bit off the senior brother's neck with his teeth!"

Li An was a bit excited, clearly still filled with fear!

"Alright, continue," Li Yuan waved his hand.

Li An said, "I thought I was going to die too, but after the formation was activated, the demonic cultivator was hit and couldn't move. I used the Starlight Dagger to kill him, but unexpectedly, I cut off his head directly..."

"Then I passed out."

He finished speaking.

Li Yuan pondered.

He had been using the "Observing Mind Technique" all along!

This was a special method that could discern the truthfulness of what others said.

If there was a lie, he would detect it.

Li An's entire account had no problems.

It also matched what he had observed on the scene.

Moreover, he personally checked the storage bags of everyone present. The only abnormality in Li An's storage bag was that there were many first-grade high-quality talismans, indicating that this young cultivator had some hidden talent in talismans, but this seemed normal.

The storage bag of the Horse-Faced Reaper contained third-grade spiritual medicines and other treasures, which were not missing!

Han Zhong and the others' storage bags didn't lose anything either.

It seemed that this young cultivator was indeed overly lucky...

"You rest well. Killing the Horse-Faced Reaper is a great achievement..." Li Yuan smiled slightly.

After speaking, he got up and left.

The other elders also left with him.

"Junior Brother Li," Xu Qiu Hui stayed in the room and said, "Do you hold a grudge against me?"

Li An fell silent for a moment, but still managed to force a smile. "Junior Brother wouldn't dare... Sister's actions were beyond her control. Being able to inform me three days in advance is already a great favor."

"By mentioning this matter, it might cause trouble for Sister... Please don't mind, Sister."

In reality, he didn't have much resentment towards Xu Qiu Hui.

If he were in her shoes, he would probably do the same thing.

And if it weren't for Xu Qiu Hui's early arrival, he probably wouldn't have had time to prepare...

"If Junior Brother Li can think like this, I can rest assured." Xu Qiu Hui said lightly, "By the way, when you were recuperating these past few days, you might as well think about how to handle the reward the sect is about to give you—the Foundation Building Pill."

After speaking, she turned and left.

But Li An's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

What did Xu Qiu Hui mean?

Could it be that the Foundation Building Pill... would bring some trouble?