Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 82: Four Years Later

In the following period of time, Li An appeared to be very depressed, with a low mood, often sighing deeply.

He no longer sought out Luo Yong for interaction, except for going out to purchase formation materials and sell them, he rarely went out.

In fact, he even sold the incomplete second-grade alchemy inheritance in his hands, clearly feeling disheartened.

At first, Luo Yong paid attention to Li An, seemingly wanting to keep an eye on him and see if he had any other unusual actions.

But half a year passed in the blink of an eye, and Li An seemed to have truly resigned himself, showing no abnormalities. He even sold the alchemy inheritance in his hands, gradually losing interest.

During this half year, besides daily cultivation and formation-making, Li An also paid attention to the situation at Baihu Mountain, trying to gather various information.

Through Manman, he received a small piece of information:

The Baihu Mountain's Baihu True Immortal is very likely preparing to change the method of reaching the Gold Core stage!

There was a lot of activity at Baihu Mountain, with more than a dozen disciples collecting soul-nurturing secret medicines and such. It couldn't be hidden, and this small piece of information spread within a small circle, causing much discussion.

Li An was surprised when he first received the news.

According to external rumors, the generation's expert, Baihu True Immortal, had the cultivation of "True Pill".

In the Pill Formation stage, there are generally three types: Gold Core, True Pill, and False Pill.

There is no doubt that Gold Core is the strongest, almost equivalent to a reserve Nascent Soul stage cultivator. Such a person has boundless prospects!

Only those with strong spiritual roots and a solid foundation have the possibility of forming a Gold Core.

True Pill is second, with the hope of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage. Those who cultivate True Pill can also be called True Immortals—Li An was a True Immortal in his past life.

As for False Pill, it can be said to be an inferior pill, with only forty percent of the cultivation of a True Immortal. Moreover, in this lifetime, it is impossible to step into the Nascent Soul stage again.

Similarly, in the Pill Formation stage, False Pill has no possibility of further development, while True Pill has the opportunity to evolve into a Gold Core.

Li An was aware of many methods.

For example, if one encounters a Heavenly Tribulation, there is a slight chance of evolving into a Gold Core by obtaining a Heavenly Thunder to refine a True Pill with the help of a legendary Transcending Tribulation expert.

Another example is to obtain the assistance of earthly qi, stirring up the qi of the earth mother, nurturing a True Pill, allowing the True Pill to "develop" and "grow" again, ultimately transforming into a Gold Core.

Yet another example is the method of pill snatching, directly stripping someone else's Gold Core and replacing it within oneself.

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But these methods all have one common point:

They are extremely dangerous and have a very low success rate!

Moreover, once they fail, they will have to pay a great price.

Therefore, generally, there are very few True Immortals who dare to do such things. After all, all the methods of changing the method require extremely precious resources, such as Heavenly Thunder, earthly qi, and other people's Gold Cores, which are not something ordinary True Immortals can aspire to.

"What great courage..."

Li An couldn't help but sigh. Baihu True Immortal, a mere female cultivator, actually dared to take such risks.

But he could also understand that changing to a Gold Core is a rebirth and transformation. Gold Core cultivators not only have a greater chance of forming a Nascent Soul, but also have greater potential after entering the Nascent Soul stage.

Baihu True Immortal is gambling on her future!

"Many soul-nurturing items are prepared for failure!"

If the change to a Gold Core fails, the physical body will inevitably be destroyed, and the soul will also be heavily damaged.

Therefore, it is necessary to prepare various soul-nurturing items to be taken after a failure.

"Which method did she choose?"

Li An pondered, and in the end, he felt that Baihu True Immortal most likely chose the method of "nurturing with earthly qi".

The method of Heavenly Thunder requires the help of a Transcending Tribulation expert, and there is no news of such a person within the entire Dali realm.

—The strongest cultivation force in Dali, the Dali Imperial Family, is only at the Nascent Soul level. If Baihu True Immortal had the support of a Transcending Tribulation expert like that, she wouldn't have to settle for being in Baihu City. With just a word from that person, she could become the unparalleled Empress of Dali.

Gold Core cultivators are all famous figures in the world, and there have been no reports of anyone being killed over the years. Moreover, with Baihu True Immortal's cultivation, it is impossible for her to confront a Gold Core expert head-on.

"Is there an outlet in Baihu Mountain that connects to the Earth Mother's Qi?"

That is the most likely possibility.

"If it is indeed a method of hatching the Mother's Qi, Baihu Mountain would definitely set up an array to gather the Qi and prevent it from leaking."

In the following period, after Luo Yong lost interest in Li An, he started going out more frequently and often wandered in other areas.

First, he observed the changes in the Qi veins of Baihu City to sense the overall situation of Baihu Mountain. Second, he gathered various information.

"There are seventeen disciples, guarding a total of eight directions, forming the Eight Trigrams Locking Yuan Array."

After three months of observation, Li An roughly figured out the method of gathering Qi used by the other party.

However, he could only know this much. The Eight Trigrams Locking Yuan Array completely enveloped Baihu Mountain, and no one could know what was happening inside.

"If I could cultivate Foundation Building, I would have the opportunity to sense the operation of the array through 'Divination Technique'..."

Divination Technique is a secret technique that Li An has mastered. It is a high-grade technique of the Profound Rank, which can only be cultivated by array masters.

As the name suggests, array masters can use this technique to investigate the movement of the Earth's Qi veins.

Regarding this matter, Li An was quite hopeful for the success of Baihu Zhenren.

If Baihu Zhenren could form a Gold Core, Baihu City would rise to new heights. And if she were to form a Nascent Soul in the future...

That would be like a towering tree.

However, this matter was not urgent. Preparing to change the method of forming a Gold Core would take at least ten years, or even several decades, which was normal.

"Wang Dazhu and Chen Qingling are indeed still alive..."

At the same time, Li An also learned about the news of these two people.

After they got married, in these five years, Wang Dazhu worked diligently, and Chen Qingling had given birth to two children in succession.

Moreover, according to the information Li An obtained, Chen Qingling was quite virtuous. Besides the last time they participated in the Treasure Pavilion auction together, she also personally came to Baihu City once and bought three "spirit women" as concubines for Wang Dazhu.

It seemed like they were expanding their family.

"Do you want to establish a cultivation family?"

Li An was not unfamiliar with this. If a man wanted to establish a cultivation family, he needed to have many women. In his previous life, Li An had more than seventy wives and concubines.

The number of offspring even exceeded a hundred!

Li An was very calm in his heart. No matter how well the other party developed, it would not affect his state of mind.

Just endure it slowly. When the two of them became old and feeble, it would be very simple to take revenge with a peak state.

"Zhao Xianchuan, Chen Qingling, Wang Dazhu, Xu Qiuhui, Luo Yong..."

He remembered their names.

Just like he remembered the names of Fan Jie and Chen Cheng back then!

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Although Luo Yong no longer paid attention to Li An, Li An still waited for another three years!

In the fourth year, Li An was eighty-five years old.

"My cultivation is becoming more stable, and it's about time to take action..."

In the evening of this day, Li An finally sneaked out of his residence. After changing his appearance, he blended into the bustling street and arrived at the Songxi Spirit Pill Shop!

He walked into the shop, and Gu Hong sat behind the counter, casually looking at a book on alchemy. She wore a plain dress, with fair skin and a graceful figure. Under the setting sun, she looked like a quiet painting.

Since Li An came once a few years ago, she had dismissed the apprentice and personally took care of the shop, waiting inside every day.

"I want two Revitalizing Spirit Pills and one Beauty-Enhancing Pill."

Li An lightly tapped the table and calmly spoke.

Gu Hong raised her eyes slightly. In her eyes, as clear as autumn water, there was a hint of surprise like the morning sun.

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(End of this chapter)