Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 63: The End of Great Difficulties

Leaving the market, Li An traveled dozens of miles at the fastest speed!

It wasn't until evening, for safety reasons, that he stopped in a forest and found a cave to hide in, concealing his own aura.

The next morning, he changed into a new set of clothes, altered his appearance, and continued towards the market on the Liuyang River.

On the third day, Li An finally arrived outside the market on the Liuyang River, at the Mashan Ferry.

He blended into the crowd, repeatedly using his divine sense to investigate, and finally discovered two Qi Refining eighth level demonic cultivators!

"As expected..." Li An whispered, without letting the two demonic cultivators notice him.

Late that night, ensuring that no one would discover him, he quietly buried himself in the mud of the riverbank!

He submerged himself to a depth of about two meters in the muddy riverbank. The originally smooth mud surface now had a wrinkled mark, but it was quickly smoothed out by the waves that kept coming.

Only a reed pipe was stuck in the mud, but the riverbank was already prone to accumulating debris from the river, so it wouldn't attract anyone's attention.

This mud was a key point for him to set up a second-tier array.

Moreover, hiding here, his divine sense could sense the fluctuations in the air and he could hear the sounds outside through the reed pipe.

Li An concealed his aura, like a stone sculpture buried in the mud!

...

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

If it were someone else, they would probably have already been unable to bear it. Being buried in the mud, this feeling would drive a person crazy.

But Li An remained motionless.

Finally, on the thirteenth evening...

"Hurry, I want three boats!"

"Take us to the market on the Liuyang River, we'll pay double the spirit stones!"

Li An, lurking in the mud, finally heard the commotion outside through the reed pipe.

Someone urgently hired boats and urged the boatmen to set sail. The boats at the ferry quickly departed, and more people arrived, even bringing their own boats, hastily heading towards the market on the Liuyang River.

"What's going on... Why are there so many people going to the Liuyang River today?"

"They're all from the Foundation Building families and cultivation forces. What happened?"

Many people were discussing.

"Don't you know? A great disaster has occurred. The main sect of the Xuan Yang Sect was completely burned down. The fire spread, and it's said that even the sect leader died. The Yin Yang Demon Cult has made a comeback, and both the Qingyang Market and the Xuan Yang Market have been breached. The Xuan Yang Sect is finished!"

At this moment, a voice sounded, "People from various major forces rushed to the market on the Liuyang River to withdraw all their resources here. If they're too late, they'll be plundered by demonic cultivators!"

Instantly, everyone waiting to board the boats at the Mashan Ferry exploded!

"What!"

"Is it true? Wasn't the Yin Yang Demon Cult already finished?"

"How could the Xuan Yang Sect be finished!"

Everyone was incredulous. This news was too shocking!

Underneath the mud, Li An closed his eyes slightly, feeling a slight sinking in his heart.

Everything... had finally arrived.

He didn't know if Tan Qingxue and Wang Dazhu had left the main sect as he had instructed.

But he wasn't too worried either.

Whether it was Tan Qingxue or Wang Dazhu... neither of them were worth risking his life to save.

Under the condition of ensuring his own absolute safety, he had already done everything he could for the two of them. If they really died, he might sigh, but he wouldn't be too saddened by it.

"From the fall of the Xuan Yang Sect to the arrival of the fleeing crowd, it should only take about a day..." Li An murmured to himself.

Late at night, he suddenly felt movement in the mud not far away. With a sweep of his divine sense, he already understood that one of the demonic cultivators was digging through the mud to set up an array.

Just as Li An had speculated, these demonic cultivators had also chosen to set up a killing array, waiting for the exhausted refugees from the Xuan Yang Sect to arrive, preparing to subject them to a massacre!

"The Yin Yang Demon Cult indeed has experts..." Li An also felt some vigilance. The location where he was now deliberately deviated from the array.

The position where that demonic cultivator was setting up the array at this moment was actually the best place to set up the killing array for the entire ferry.

There must be someone proficient in array formations on the scene.

Moreover, Li An felt that it might be a Foundation Building stage expert!

He wasn't nervous though. After all, for him, coming here this time was just going with the flow.

If there was an opportunity, he would make a move and accumulate more for his future life as a wandering cultivator.

If the power of the demonic cultivators was too strong, he wouldn't make a move. He would wait until the Yin Yang Demon Cult had killed all the fleeing soldiers and left before he would safely leave.

...

At this moment.

Qingyang Market...

The entire market had become ruins. A Foundation Building stage demonic cultivator led dozens of people and surrounded the Spirit Talisman Shop.

"What's going on? Haven't found the person?!"

The Foundation Building stage demonic cultivator's face was extremely gloomy.

"Yes, my lord. We've slaughtered the entire market, but we still haven't found that black-hearted talisman master!"

A middle-aged man was restless and anxious.

"Who is watching?"

The Foundation Building stage demon cultivator asked indifferently.

The young man beside him immediately changed his expression and hurriedly knelt down: "Lord Commander, I really have been watching. That black-hearted talisman master really didn't leave. I don't know why he didn't show up..."

However, the Foundation Building stage demon cultivator only raised his hand and instantly choked the young man's throat.

Crack!

The throat burst open, blood splattering.

The surrounding demon cultivators remained calm, without any ripples.

"Lord Commander, a mere talisman master shouldn't have any impact..." The middle-aged man couldn't help but speak.

The Foundation Building stage demon cultivator said, "The overall situation has been determined, so of course it won't have any impact."

"I'm just curious."

"If this black-hearted talisman master happened to not be in the market, so he escaped unscathed, then it's fine."

"But this person is cunning and rarely leaves the market. Now that we have been closely monitoring him, he actually managed to escape..."

"Do you know what this means?"

The middle-aged man's face slightly changed.

"It means that our plan may not have been hidden from this black-hearted talisman master from the beginning..."

The Foundation Building stage demon cultivator's eyes showed an unprecedented seriousness. "This person must not be underestimated. Issue a kill order. Anyone who encounters the black-hearted talisman master must kill him without mercy. Whoever kills him will be rewarded with a top-grade furnace, a Foundation Building Pill, and half of a Profound-level cultivation technique."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces turned pale.

A kill order!

Since the reappearance of the Yin-Yang Demon Sect in the Great Li Empire decades ago, it has only been used once!

However, the target that time was a true expert who had already reached the Foundation Building stage and was about to break through to the Core Formation stage!

This black-hearted talisman master is only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, yet he became the second target.

Moreover, the reward offered is so generous!

"Is it really necessary..." The middle-aged man couldn't help but feel a bit dazed.

"Of course it is. In this world, people with strength are naturally terrifying, but people with brains are even more worthy of vigilance," the Foundation Building stage demon cultivator said coldly. "This black-hearted talisman master has been completely forced into opposition by us, so we must not give him a chance to grow. Even if he looks weak and useless now, we must not take him lightly. Being careless towards him could very well lead to our own cruelty in the future."

"Furthermore, I suspect that Senior Brother Zhang was killed by him..."

He remembered something.

Senior Brother Zhang was sent by the sect to Qiongyang Market to handle some matters, but he never returned.

If Li An killed Senior Brother Zhang.

Obtained Senior Brother Zhang's inheritance.

Released Gu Hong, who was imprisoned by Senior Brother Zhang...

Everything would make sense!

"What a Li An... We must not let him grow!" The Foundation Building stage demon cultivator's eyes turned cold. He remembered another nickname for Li An: the Demon Slayer!

This nickname... must not become a reality.

...

In the Qiongyang Market.

Although it had not yet been attacked by the Demon Sect, the entire market was in chaos!

The ships of various major forces blocked the entrance to the city gate, making it impassable.

All the shops were packing up and rushing out. Even the cultivators stationed in Qiongyang Market by the Xuan Yang Sect were at a loss, and panic filled their hearts!

On the streets.

A veiled woman heard the news about the Xuan Yang Sect and couldn't help but freeze...

"Qiongyang Market has been breached..."

"Li An!"

She whispered, as if calling out for something.

At this moment, she suddenly felt an impulse in her heart, wanting to go to Qiongyang Market to find out about Li An's whereabouts...

But after a long silence.

She walked out of the Liuyang River Market, where a boat was already waiting for her.

"Go to the Xu Family Town."

She calmly spoke.

—Xu Family Town was where Xu Qiuhui had taken her when the Xuan Yang Sect ambushed the Horse-Faced Executioner.

If Xu Qiuhui hadn't died, she would definitely return to Xu Family Town.

In the midst of this chaos, Tan Qingxue remained calm and rational, not being overwhelmed by emotions, and made the most advantageous choice for herself.

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(End of this chapter)