Li An was utterly furious and said, "Witch, you’ve gone too far..."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao grabbed him and threw him into the cave where Xiang Yuntian and another were in seclusion. She then entered, unleashed her cultivation power, sealing the surroundings, and suddenly activated the Demon Skill. Instantly, a cluster of black Demon Origin materialized in her hand.

The overpowering and domineering Demon Dao aura emanated, startling Li An inwardly, and he asked, "What is this thing?"

"The Demon Emperor’s Origin."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao whispered secretly, putting the origin directly into his storage ring, saying, "Take this and leave the Dao Sect. Hide in the New Continent. With this item, you have a certain chance to let your Demon Seed be reborn!"

Li An was shocked. This was actually the Demon Emperor’s Origin!

He instantly understood that it seemed the Sect Leader gave a portion to Jun Yelin and also kept a portion for Shangguan Xiaoxiao.

Was Shangguan Xiaoxiao... also a pawn chosen by the Sect Leader?

"After you leave the secret realm, escape immediately, do not linger. You are a disciple of the Great Dao, no one will dare to check you in the teleportation array... Also, you are not of the Demon Emperor’s bloodline. If you want to absorb this Celestial Demon Origin, you still need to cultivate a Spirit Medium. Do you know how to cultivate a Spirit Medium?"

"Choose a suitable spiritual woman, use the Demon Origin as the womb, nurture it for many years, and when the Demon Emperor’s Origin is thoroughly aligned with your life force, then swallow the Demon Origin." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s nose almost touched his. Clearly, this matter was of great importance, as the Dao Sect was not short of great powers, Mahayana masters, and those Crossing the Tribulation. Only a step away from her was the absolutely safe distance she could control.

Breathing like orchids.

Li An was inwardly shaken. He never thought that when Shangguan Xiaoxiao urged him to find her after entering the secret realm, it was actually for this matter.

An inexplicable image of a beauty flashed across his mind, only that beauty had already turned into a lonely grave, causing a heavy pang of pain in his heart. Then suddenly, he smiled and said, "I have painstakingly shed my old self and stepped onto the Righteous Dao, yet you still want me to enter the Demon Dao. What are your intentions!?"

He forcefully pushed Shangguan Xiaoxiao away and said, "You go your Demon Dao, I’ll cultivate my Immortal Skill. Now I’m in the Dao Sect, enjoying the benefits of a disciple of the Great Dao. I lack nothing in Spirit Stones, I have plenty of Spirit Medicine, and I have the guidance and protection of senior members of the sect. My life is so comfortable and fulfilling! If I take this thing, how can I return to the Dao Sect?"

"Shangguan Xiaoxiao, I’ve had enough of a wandering life, enough of hiding!"

"I just want to be an ordinary person, a cultivator living peacefully. I like the Dao Sect, I don’t want your stuff!"

Shangguan Xiaoxiao bit her lower lip lightly, her eyes showing some anger, and said, "What do you understand... Don’t you know that without this thing, you might die in the end? With the Demon Seed, there’s a slim chance for survival in the end."

"This is your only chance! After the Demon Emperor died, all of his origins were controlled by my master, the Grand Master. After Jun Yelin took one portion, this world only has this one left..."

"Then use it yourself! Haha, if it’s such a useful thing, would you give it to me? You’re just trying to use me as an experiment, or take me as a cauldron. Shangguan Xiaoxiao, after so many years, you still want to calculate against me and treat me like a three-year-old child?"

There was a nameless hatred in Li An’s eyes, and he said, "Considering that you once taught me Arrays and Alchemy, I won’t expose you to the Dao Sect. Take your Celestial Demon Origin and leave. Do not sully my cultivation path!"

"Otherwise, I will report to the sect right now!"

Shangguan Xiaoxiao stared at Li An, with long lashes trembling. Her eyes seemed to be filled with countless grievances, anger, and hatred, faintly crystalline, "Li An, you will always be such an ungrateful thing, ungrateful!"

"Fine, you walk your Immortal Dao, I’ll cultivate my Demon! I will no longer, never again disturb your good life as a disciple of the Great Dao!"

"From this moment on, we are utterly severed! I will never care for you again!"

She finished speaking heavily, then her figure simply vanished from the spot.

The Demon Emperor’s Origin disappeared along with her.

She left.

Li An sat down dejectedly on the ground. Looking up ahead, a different kind of emotion seemed to flash through his eyes, a painful expression swept across:

"Xiao Xiao..."

He muttered, but quickly, his eyes gradually became calm, cold, and serene.

It seemed that the lost and out-of-control moment just now was not him at all.

He didn’t need the Demon Emperor’s Origin anymore.

The Demon Seed had already been reborn under the effects of the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill, and he had also acquired the Exotic Spirit’s corpse. That was the true foundation for absorbing Anomalous Qi Dao marks!

And if he hadn’t acted and spoken that way, how could Shangguan Xiaoxiao have taken the Demon Emperor’s Origin away...

"Gu Hong..."

He silently thought of this name... He didn’t want another Gu Hong to appear in this world.

Never appear again!

His heart was as hard as iron, and as for the possibility that Shangguan Xiaoxiao might hate him, so what?

Li An didn’t care, didn’t care at all!

Truly, he didn’t care.

He didn’t think any more, extended his Divine Sense, sweeping the surrounding million miles to ensure that no one was paying attention to this place before he exited the cave, plunging directly into the seawater.

The warm sweat gradually turned cold, and Li An finally dove to the deepest part of the trench.

Here, the Cold Ice was shattered, and the Restriction had been broken by the heavenly lightning struck by two great talents, while the corpse of the Exotic Spirit had been stored in his Immortal Coffin.

It was in his possession!

Li An stored the Immortal Coffin back into his Dantian, not opening it here to avoid any detection.

After completing all this, Li An returned to the island and truly began to seclude himself for cultivation. The insights gained from this battle were indeed numerous.

...

Two years swiftly passed by.