Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 88: The Demon Cultivator Comes to Visit

"The name of the Black-hearted Talisman Master is naturally heard of... It's just a pity that I haven't had the chance to meet him."

Li An smiled.

Xu Qiuhui kept watching Li An's eyes and expression, but she didn't notice any unusual fluctuations. Everything seemed normal.

Could it be that I'm overthinking?

"Alright, then I won't delay Fellow Daoist Wei any longer. I will visit again another day," she said as she got up and left.

After she left...

"Fellow Daoist Wei, there is something I need to tell you," Gu Hong suddenly spoke up. "My master and I have always been targeted by Senior Brother Zhang Deyi. From now on... you should be careful too."

She was reminding him.

Li An nodded.

Originally, although he had torn his face with Luo Yong, he didn't want to have a feud with Zhang Deyi. So, in his original plan, after obtaining the Foundation Building Pill, he would leave the city and go to another place to build his foundation, so as not to let people know about his connection with Gu Hong and her master.

But his plan was disrupted because of this top-grade Foundation Building Pill...

However, since things had come to this point, there was nothing he could do.

Next, Li An returned to the secret room and woke up the poisoned and unconscious Gusongxi.

Although he didn't know what to feel, Gusongxi eventually accepted reality. After Li An used his cultivation to help him remove impurities from the soul crystal in his primordial soul, he let go of the regret of losing the top-grade pill and became hopeful.

Next, he would go into seclusion to refine the Small Returning Pill.

Li An bid farewell and returned to his own residence.

Upon learning that he had successfully built his foundation, Physician Liao Yong and Talisman Master Wang Can both came to visit him, showing great respect. They no longer addressed him as their peer, but as their senior, and even brought some gifts.

After seeing them off...

Li An carefully pondered.

First was Xu Qiuhui's probing.

This woman was perceptive and extraordinary, and indeed difficult to deal with. Moreover, she seemed to have consciously linked Li An and Wei Ming together.

Her attempt today was unsuccessful. Li An, who had lived for several lifetimes, naturally wouldn't reveal any clues in his expression or demeanor.

But she would probably continue to investigate in this direction!

Next was Zhang Deyi's side.

From now on, Li An was tied to Gu Hong and her master.

If Li An's guess was correct and Zhang Deyi was possessed by someone, then Li An would be more dangerous than Gu Hong and her master.

Using too aggressive means against Gu Hong and her master would cause Zhang Deyi's soul to fiercely resist, but there would be no such problem when dealing with Li An.

Li An couldn't help but sigh. The path of immortality was treacherous. Even if one tried their best to avoid trouble, they would inevitably be drawn into conflicts.

You can't always find peace just by wanting it.

"It's time to change places..."

Li An's thoughts shifted.

After Foundation Building, Baihu City had lost its strategic significance to him.

Staying here would only invite more trouble.

Moreover, he now had a certain level of strength and could stand on his own.

He made up his mind to leave directly when his cultivation stabilized a bit!

He calmed his mind and began to introspect on his life seed.

Above his dantian, if measured proportionally, the tree of life seed had grown to about half a meter tall.

When he felt the new branch growing from the life seed, the familiar feeling resurfaced. It was as if every organ and bone in his body had an inexplicable sense of vitality, wanting to establish a connection with this branch.

"Strengthen a certain part?"

Li An murmured in his heart. He pondered repeatedly and finally concentrated his energy, activating the "Spirit Platform" to establish a connection with the life seed!

The "Spirit Platform" was an extremely important secret place in cultivation. It was the location of the spiritual consciousness and the origin of divine consciousness, roughly located on the forehead.

In Li An's view, the improvement of divine consciousness and spiritual power was the greatest for him.

Under the drive of the Cultivation Technique of Nurturing Life and Forging Immortality, there seemed to be a mysterious connection between the branch of the life seed and Li An's Spirit Platform.

In an instant, Li An suddenly felt his mind clear and his spiritual power multiplied. His divine consciousness was growing rapidly!

With a single thought, everything within a range of one kilometer was vividly reflected in his mind.

"It really is strengthened!"

Li An was extremely delighted.

His divine sense previously had a range of only 800 meters, but now it had directly increased to 1,000 meters.

It should be noted that the divine sense of ordinary cultivators is almost fixed according to their realm. Only when their cultivation breaks through, such as advancing from the early stage of Foundation Building to the middle stage of Foundation Building, will there be some growth.

The strength and coverage of Li An's divine sense can now be compared to that of a master in the middle stage of Foundation Building.

Moreover, he clearly felt that after being connected to the life seed, his divine sense should continue to increase day by day.

Apart from this most obvious change in his divine sense, his mind became extremely clear, and many vague memories gradually became clear.

Enhanced memory!

"It seems that in the future, every time a branch grows from the life seed, it will be able to connect with a part of my body and strengthen it..."

This filled Li An with hope.

...

In the following days, Li An stayed behind closed doors, constantly stabilizing his cultivation in the early stage of Foundation Building.

According to his estimate, it would only take two months for him to leave Baihu City.

Half a month later, one morning.

Someone suddenly knocked on Li An's door.

"They're here."

Li An opened the door, but the person who came was Guo Xiaoxiao!

She was wearing a red fitted dress, with a graceful figure, a smiling face like a flower, and watery eyes. She said, "I heard that Senior Wei has reached the Foundation Building stage, so I came to visit."

Li An was pleasantly surprised, "Fellow Daoist Guo, please come in quickly--"

Guo Xiaoxiao walked into the living room and said, "Senior Wei, this is a token of my appreciation. Please don't reject it."

She got straight to the point and directly gave Li An a jade slip.

Li An took the jade slip and glanced at it, immediately exclaiming, "Fellow Daoist Guo, such a precious gift... how can Wei Ming dare to accept it?"

What Guo Xiaoxiao gave him was actually a second-tier array formation inheritance!

This kind of thing could be considered invaluable. If it were to be auctioned, it would definitely sell for no less than ten thousand spirit stones.

Array formation masters were extremely tempting.

This gift was too heavy.

"Senior Wei, please don't refuse. In fact, I have a favor to ask of you."

Guo Xiaoxiao's eyes were filled with gentle waves.

"Please tell me, Fellow Daoist Guo."

Guo Xiaoxiao said, "I want to ask Senior to help me refine a batch of second-tier array formations."

A batch?

Li An couldn't help but furrow his brows slightly, "How many is 'a batch' according to Fellow Daoist Guo?"

"Three or four," Guo Xiaoxiao smiled, "The exact number hasn't been determined yet, but it won't exceed four!"

Li An pondered for a moment. This was almost an equivalent exchange!

"That can be done... but Wei is not yet a second-tier array formation master, so I'm afraid Fellow Daoist Guo will have to wait a while longer."

"How long will it take?"

"At most ten to twenty years, at least five to eight years."

Li An was very sincere, "Wei's aptitude is rather dull, so becoming a second-tier array formation master is not something that can be achieved in a day."

Guo Xiaoxiao's eyebrows slightly furrowed. Wasn't this too long?

"Well... can Senior Wei speed up a bit? Can it be done within two years?"

Li An hesitated on his face, but repeatedly rubbed the jade slip in his hand, his eyes filled with reluctance. He couldn't help but grit his teeth and say, "Alright, Wei will give it his all and give it a try!"

Guo Xiaoxiao smiled and immediately got up, saying, "In that case, thank you, Senior Wei, for your help!"

"I won't disturb Senior's cultivation any longer. Goodbye."

After saying that, she left gracefully.

After she left, Li An carefully examined the content of the array formation with his divine sense.

"This array formation... there's a problem!"

Li An's heart suddenly sank.

...

(End of this chapter)