Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 89: Rejecting Manman

The jade slip indeed contains a complete second-tier array formation inheritance. However, there are many changes in the details. Ordinary array formation masters would not be able to detect them at all, but Li An, who had plenty of second-tier array formation inheritances in his past life, along with his rich experience and powerful divine sense and soul perception, naturally could find the problems within.

"The main change lies in the operation of the divine sense!"

The divine sense is what array formation masters rely on the most. Throughout the process of creating an array formation, the divine sense is needed as a guide, to sense the "formulas" that exist in the creation of heaven and earth, and to imprint these "formulas" that can unleash powerful forces onto the array formation materials.

And the core of the second-tier talisman inheritance is to make the divine sense of the array formation master operate in accordance with the "formulas" of the second-tier.

The inheritance given by Guo Xiaoxiao has made many adjustments to the original operation method in the inheritance.

"Although the array formation has been modified, it can still become a second-tier array formation master when operated in this way..."

Li An narrowed his eyes.

Being able to modify a second-tier array formation without affecting its effectiveness... ordinary second-tier array formation masters would never be able to do that.

This proves that there is definitely a mastermind behind Guo Xiaoxiao.

It seems that the purpose of Guo Xiaoxiao giving him the array formation inheritance is to shape his divine sense according to her desired way of operation.

To mold Li An's divine sense?

Although he is not very clear about the other party's intentions, Li An knows that there must be a conspiracy.

However, he is not afraid.

With his level of skill, he can easily avoid the pitfalls hidden in the array formation inheritance.

Moreover, he is planning to leave in a few months, so isn't this a great opportunity to make a profit?

But to be cautious, he still casually studied the operation method of this array formation inheritance, in case the other party comes knocking on his door halfway.

...

The next evening, Li An's door was knocked again, but this time it was Manman.

"Manman, why are you here?"

Li An's eyes showed a pleasant surprise. "I was planning to visit you in a few days. Come in quickly."

Manman was wearing a light blue dress today, with pearl flowers on her head and rouge on her face. She looked very beautiful, holding a small box in her hand and smiling brightly. "Brother Wei, I heard that you have successfully built your Foundation... That's great!"

Her eyes were filled with genuine excitement.

Her former fiancé, who used to rely on each other for survival, had lost his life in the Yunhuan Mountains. She could say that she had no relatives or support in the city, but the big brother she recognized, Li An, had now become a cultivator at the Foundation Building stage.

How could she not be happy?

Entering the room, the two sat down and chatted about many everyday matters.

Manman was initially very nervous, after all, Wei Ming had already reached the Foundation Building stage, and their statuses were different. But she found that Li An was as usual, without any arrogance, approachable, and caring about her, asking about her well-being. She couldn't help but relax.

"By the way, Brother, I recently received some news..."

Manman told Li An that because something seemed to be under construction in Baihu Mountain, some places in the city might need to be "relocated"!

This caught Li An's attention.

Baihu Mountain had set up the Eight Trigrams Locking Yuan Formation to protect the spiritual energy within the formation... The places that needed to be relocated should be the "leakage" points of the Eight Trigrams Locking Yuan Formation!

When the earth's motherly energy spewed out, not only would there be spiritual energy, but also various impurities would arise, which needed to be guided and expelled, affecting the purity of the spiritual energy.

This also meant that the Eight Trigrams Locking Yuan Formation was about to be completely built, and the change of the Gold Core in Baihu Mountain was getting closer.

"I'm asking Yang Wei for details to see which specific places. If we can buy them in advance, we can make a big profit when they are demolished... Brother Wei, be prepared with spirit stones, and I'll let you know when the time comes."

Manman whispered.

For a low-level cultivator like her, it was very possible to achieve "financial freedom" by taking advantage of this opportunity if she could get insider information!

Li An's heart moved and he said, "Okay!"

As Manman spoke, she opened the delicate wooden box she had brought and revealed a pair of soft silk shoes. She said, "Brother, I personally wove this pair of shoes for you. They are very simple, please don't mind."

Li An smiled and said, "Manman, you are thoughtful."

These soft silk shoes have dense stitches and are made of top-quality spiritual silk, showing great attention to detail.

"Big brother, I don't know if they will fit you, why don't you try them?" Manman suddenly gathered the courage to speak up.

Li An said, "Okay."

As he prepared to take off his shoes, Manman moved her waist and knelt lightly in front of his knees, lifting his ankle. "Big brother, let little sister help you change them, is that okay?"

Without saying a word, Li An gently helped her up. "Good girl, I can put them on myself."

Then he lowered his head and put on the shoes she had knitted, took a few steps, and smiled. "They are very comfortable!"

He seemed very happy, but Manman couldn't help but look a little disappointed and melancholic.

"Manmei, I have always treated you as my little sister, now and in the future."

Li An spoke softly and directly took out a storage bag, stuffing it into her hand. "This is all the savings I have, you hold onto it for me. If there is accurate information, help me buy a house in the city."

"If there is no opportunity, use these spiritual stones to buy a place to live for yourself first, and you will have a place to settle in the future."

Manman looked at the storage bag in her hand, stunned for a moment, but then the disappointment in her eyes disappeared, replaced by gratitude.

She came here this time, just to solidify her relationship with Li An.

After all, having such a backer was crucial.

As a lowly woman, she had no other bargaining chips besides her looks.

That's why she was prepared to offer herself.

Although Li An rejected her, he now gave her so many spiritual stones and entrusted her with the task of buying a house. It was obvious that he trusted her and treated her as his own.

"In addition, this artifact is also for you, it's quite good for self-defense." Li An gave Manman a first-grade superior soft armor.

Now that he had advanced to Foundation Building, this kind of thing was not very useful to him, but it was perfect for building relationships by giving them away.

Although he was about to leave Baihu City, Li An's vision would not be limited to the present, it was always good to have more useful friends, and it wouldn't be wrong.

Especially someone like Manman, who had a lowly status but was well-informed, a little bit of sweetness would make her devoted, which was very worthwhile.

Tears of gratitude welled up in Manman's beautiful eyes, and she didn't know how to express her thanks. "Big brother, thank you so much!"

From now on, she truly treated Li An as her own big brother.

...

The plan to change the Gold Core in Baihu Mountain was getting closer, and Li An was becoming more eager to leave.

His past experience told him not to get involved in such big matters!

The farther away from the center of the storm, the safer.

But in the following days, Guo Xiaoxiao would occasionally come to his door, giving Li An some insights and experiences on comprehending second-grade formations, helping him improve his speed in becoming a second-grade formation master.

This made Li An somewhat wary, as if she was... keeping a close eye on him?

In order not to let her see through his flaws, Li An also practiced a part of her second-grade inheritance, and deliberately made some mistakes, allowing his divine sense to operate according to her desired method.

This made Guo Xiaoxiao even more satisfied.

In the blink of an eye, another twenty days passed.

"I can prepare to leave..."

Li An's cultivation had stabilized.

He planned to inform Gu Hong as well, so that she could stay away from this troublesome place.

"Wei Senior,"

It was already evening, but Guo Xiaoxiao's voice came through. Li An opened the door and asked in confusion, "Why did Fellow Daoist Guo come again?"

Guo Xiaoxiao had just been here yesterday.

"Wei Senior, I want to ask you to help me repair something first..."

As she spoke, she smiled and took out a jade plate!

It was a damaged formation.

Li An glanced at it and instantly became wary.

...

(End of this chapter)