Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 56: Killing the Soul Beast

"Who are you two?" Li An asked.

"I am Yang Jian, and this is my master, honored as Lady Miaoniang. We come from Baihu City," the pale-faced young man replied.

Master? Li An felt a bit strange. A master bringing a male disciple along for a mission...

But in the world of cultivation, everything was normal, so he wasn't surprised.

"I am Li Jiang, and this is Miss Mo Qiu. We are both wandering cultivators from Qingyang County," Li An casually introduced himself.

The two of them had already agreed on the way to use fake names when encountering others.

"Fellow Daoists, we have been monitoring this Soul Beast for several days. It is not easy to deal with. Besides its powerful soul strength, it also possesses the strength of the mid-Foundation Building stage," Lady Miaoniang smiled slightly and looked at Gu Hong. "Fellow Daoist Mo, how about joining forces?"

Gu Hong's heart skipped a beat as he glanced at Li An.

Li An had the same intention, but he deliberately said, "Fellow Daoist Mo Qiu, the Soul Beast is difficult to deal with. I think... we should go somewhere else?"

Knowing that Li An was always cautious, Mo Qiu nodded and declined.

Lady Miaoniang seemed a bit disappointed. "Alright, then let's not force it."

Li An and Gu Hong then left.

After leaving, Li An didn't go far. Instead, he stayed in the surrounding mountains and forests for another half month.

Firstly, he didn't know the background of those two people, so he couldn't agree rashly.

Secondly, he and Gu Hong were weaker than Lady Miaoniang and her disciple. They had to wait for an opportunity!

Li An was certain that Lady Miaoniang and her disciple would definitely try to make a move.

Once they had exhausted themselves, cooperating with them would be a different situation.

Half a month later, Li An and Gu Hong wandered around and returned to the same mountain.

"You useless thing! You couldn't handle such a small task, wasting my effort!" Lady Miaoniang's angry scolding could be heard as soon as they arrived.

"Now we only have one Thunder Shock Talisman and one Soul Suppressing Talisman left. How are we going to kill the Soul Beast?"

Li An and Gu Hong walked out.

"You two came back?" Lady Miaoniang became somewhat wary. Both she and her disciple were in a sorry state now, having wasted many treasures and talismans, but gaining nothing.

They were already disheartened.

"Yes, we were actually looking for Purple Soul Grass, but we couldn't find any," Gu Hong sighed.

Upon hearing this, Lady Miaoniang suddenly said, "Looking for Purple Soul Grass, I assume it's for refining the Foundation Building Pill?"

"Do you two not know that if the purity of the Soul Beast's crystal core is high enough, it can also be used as a substitute for Purple Soul Grass?"

Gu Hong shook his head, "But this Soul Beast is so powerful..."

"If we cooperate, there will be opportunities!"

However, Lady Miaoniang spoke up, clearly unwilling to give up on the Yuanhun Beast.

Gu Hong hesitated for a moment, pondered for a while, and finally agreed.

This level of Yuanhun Beast could only be dealt with by cultivators in the later stage of Foundation Building. Even with Li An and Gu Hong's formation, there was still a high probability of failure.

Adding Lady Miaoniang and her disciples would make it more balanced.

"But how will the spoils be divided?" Gu Hong asked.

"The Yuanhun Beast's crystal core and the Yellow Springs Water, one for each person. Whoever kills the Yuanhun Beast gets to choose first. If I take the crystal core, I will compensate you for the price difference, and I can also exchange it for you," Lady Miaoniang said readily, while glancing at Li An, seemingly with a thousand expressions in her eyes. "What does Young Master Li think?"

Her voice was soft and gentle, apparently realizing that although Li An was weaker in strength, Mo Qiu was more likely to listen to Li An's opinion, so she asked Li An.

Both Gu Hong and Li An were slightly pleased. If they had agreed to cooperate earlier, Li An and Gu Hong would not have been able to negotiate such favorable terms!

Lady Miaoniang was in the mid-stage of Foundation Building, and her disciple was at the peak of Qi Refining!

Li An said, "It is fair."

"Good, then it's settled!"

Immediately, the four of them discussed the details of their cooperation and headed towards the cave on the mountainside.

Li An and Yang Jian activated their Soul Suppressing Talismans, sticking them to their foreheads, walking forward like two living corpses. Gu Hong and Lady Miaoniang followed behind Yang Jian and Li An, respectively.

In this way, both sides could restrain and restrict each other during the journey.

"Young Master Li has a perfect figure..."

Lady Miaoniang followed behind Li An and inexplicably whispered with a smile, "And his skin is so radiant, his body must be very strong."

"Sister Mo Qiu, you are really lucky."

Mo Qiu also had a Soul Suppressing Talisman on her forehead. At this moment, her face couldn't help but blush, "Fellow Daoist Li and I are just ordinary friends."

"Oh, I see!"

But Lady Miaoniang's eyes sparkled, and at this moment, far from the Yellow Springs, she couldn't help but laugh, "Young Master Li, are you interested in coming to Baihu City? It's a holy land for wandering cultivators, much better than your Qingyang County."

Li An said, "If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely go."

Lady Miaoniang couldn't help but laugh.

"Not good!"

But Yang Jian had already spoken in a low voice!

The Soul Suppressing Talismans on his and Li An's heads were trembling slightly.

In the cave, there was a faint buzzing sound, very piercing, making people inexplicably dizzy.

The sound of the Yuanhun's voice!

"Hold on, rush in quickly, use the Thunder Shock Talisman to attract the Yuanhun Beast, and Mo Qiu and I will seize the opportunity to make a move!"

Lady Miaoniang's face changed. She was the only one in the team who didn't have a Soul Suppressing Talisman, but she gritted her teeth and persisted decisively. With a flicker of her figure, she had already rushed past from the side.

Gu Hong followed closely behind.

Li An and Yang Jian hurriedly ran forward, activating the Thunder Shock Talismans in their hands at the same time!

The lightning flickered, and painful screams came from deep within the cave. The Yuanhun Beast's divine sense had been injured by the Thunder Shock Talisman.

However, within half a mile, under the effect of two shocking thunder talismans this time, the elemental soul beast dared not attack with its divine sense anymore, and the two rushed into the damp cave hall!

In the cave hall, it was incredibly spacious. The entire mountain had been hollowed out, and in the center, there was a yellow spring constantly bubbling, forming a muddy pool. In the pool, a spirit beast with a horn and a turtle-like body was lurking.

"Roar!"

The elemental soul beast stared at Li An and Yang Jian, and suddenly its figure flickered, moving at an extremely fast speed. In the blink of an eye, it rushed in front of Li An and Yang Jian!

Madam Miao was not wrong. Even without using its powerful divine sense, this elemental soul beast had the strength of the mid-Foundation Building stage.

Its physical body was extremely strong.

"Li An!"

Madam Miao was still waiting for the best opportunity to make a move, but Gu Hong had already hurriedly used a talisman to support them. She was afraid that Li An would get hurt.

Li An also used several high-grade first-tier talismans, but they were of no use. They only managed to block the attacks of the elemental soul beast for a moment. Li An immediately retreated to Gu Hong's side.

"Die!"

Madam Miao had already found an opportunity to kill the elemental soul beast. A soft sword popped out from her waist and left a blood mark on the beast's body.

However, the elemental soul beast roared in anger. Seeing that there were no more shocking thunder talismans in the field, a yellow light flashed on its horn, causing Madam Miao's body to tremble.

Gu Hong promptly used the second shocking thunder talisman!

"We must kill it before this shocking thunder talisman burns out!"

Gu Hong shouted, then directly took out a second-tier magic array and activated it.

Li An cooperated with her, and the power of the second-tier magic array was unleashed. However, the elemental soul beast retracted its head into its turtle shell and actually blocked the bombardment of the second-tier magic array!

The turtle shell was too strong.

"Hold on, I'll handle it."

Madam Miao was extremely fierce. She forcibly stabilized her shaken mind, flashed past the elemental soul beast, and directly stabbed her soft sword into the beast's head, entering its body through the gap between its head and shell.

"Roar!"

The elemental soul beast let out a miserable scream, but it seemed to have gone crazy. It thrust its head forward, and its claw slapped Madam Miao. Her clothes were torn, and even her inner armor was ripped apart. The claw directly swept across her snow-white skin, causing her to scream in pain.

But Gu Hong also seized the opportunity, and the power of the second-tier magic array accurately bombarded the head of the elemental soul beast!

Boom!

The head of the elemental soul beast exploded, leaving only its corpse on the spot.

"We did it!"

"We did it!"

Everyone was extremely excited.

Madam Miao quickly took out a large bag of medicinal powder and sprinkled it on her wounds, her face showing a look of joy.

The group approached the corpse of the elemental soul beast, preparing to dissect it.

"Buzzing..."

Suddenly, that sound in the cave hall resounded again!

Everyone immediately felt dizzy.

"No... there's still another elemental soul beast?!"

Yang Jian screamed in despair!

Li An, Gu Hong, and the others also had their faces changed drastically.

A sound of water echoed, and another Yuanhun Beast suddenly pounced out of the pool.

It seemed to show a hint of grief when it saw the corpse of the Yuanhun Beast on the ground, then turned into a frenzy of killing intent.

The horn on its forehead emitted a crazy light as it pounced towards the few people.

"There is more than one here, this is the mother beast!"

Miaoniangzi's face turned pale. "Run quickly--"

She grabbed Yang Jian and turned around to escape, at the same time using several magic treasures and some low-level talismans.

"Go--"

Gu Hong gritted her teeth and led Li An to escape. Just as they ran out of the hall, Li An said, "Activate the formation!"

The soul-restraining talismans of the few people had already lost their effect. Gu Hong's face turned pale. She clenched her teeth and activated the formation, causing various stones to rumble down in the hall, filling the corridor and blocking the pursuing Yuanhun Beasts behind.

The few people fled the cave like dogs of a bereaved family.

But from behind, the Yuanhun Beast broke through the obstruction of the stones and chased after them.

"Split up and run!"

Miaoniangzi was extremely frightened. She left only one sentence and quickly left with Yang Jian.

Because she was faster, Li An and Gu Hong became the prime targets of the Yuanhun Beast's pursuit!

Li An and Gu Hong desperately fled for their lives, while the Yuanhun Beast chased after them from behind, seemingly unwilling to give up until they were killed.

"We split up and run!"

Li An shouted loudly to Gu Hong, while also handing her something. "The last Thunder Shock Talisman... run!"

After saying that, he turned and ran towards the other side.

Gu Hong was surprised. She looked down and immediately understood that Li An had given her a defective Thunder Shock Talisman.

Obviously, it was made by Li An himself, but its effect was not significant. Using such a thing could only save one's life, but it was impossible to counterattack.

"Li An!"

However, Gu Hong was determined to stay with Li An... If Li An was chased alone, he would be doomed!

But at this moment, the Yuanhun Beast was already chasing after her.

"In that case... so be it!"

Gu Hong felt relieved and immediately turned around to lead the Yuanhun Beast far away.

As for Li An, after running for a distance, he stopped panting heavily.

He quickly took out a pill from his storage bag and swallowed it to restore his vitality.

Then, suddenly turning around, he ran towards the cave of the Yuanhun Beast--

...

At the same time.

Somewhere in the mountains and forests.

"Yang Jian, take this opportunity and quickly go back. The Yuanhun Beast is chasing Mo Qiu and the others, so it's a good time to go back and get things--"

Miaoniangzi suddenly spoke to Yang Jian.

...

(End of this chapter)