Chapter 505: Chapter 278: Becoming a Mysterious Creature (Extended Chapter)

Xiling Origin Continent, amidst a range of mountains.

Li An fell out from the void, his body covered in scars!

The over five hundred Tier Six Talismans he unleashed were not just to attack Jun Yelin, but more importantly, to create an opportunity for himself to escape.

He had stealthily departed from within the explosions of the talisman fire!

At that time, Shangguan Shengxian and the great master were in fierce battle, while the Demon Dao experts around were breaking the array. Li An hid in the terrifying blast waves of the explosions, directly being blown tens of thousands of miles away, then immediately used the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill to conceal himself, evading Shangguan Shengxian’s Divine Sense probe.

Once the opponents left, he immediately fled to here.

He directly hid in a muddy pool, blending himself with the surrounding sludge.

Pill after Recovery Pill was frantically consumed, nourishing his body along with the aura of his Life Seed—he was indeed severely injured!

Escaping from the talisman fire of over five hundred Tier Six Talismans was like walking through a Fire Prison, and to avoid detection, Li An could not activate any defensive gear or use even his Spiritual Power, relying solely on his physical body to withstand it. Only then could he use the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill to mask his presence.

It was precisely this way that he treated himself as a lifeless object, charging out alongside the flames, thus going unnoticed.

Anyone else, even the mighty, wouldn’t dare be this reckless.

Li An’s body was charred, with large patches of skin and flesh falling off.

If not for having endured the baptism of heavenly lightning, having confidence in his own body, Li An wouldn’t have dared to be so rash.

Even so, he stayed in this place for a full five to six years before he finally recovered his Primordial Qi and leaped out from the sludge.

Casually, he struck two mating crocodiles, cooked and ate them, and let out a long sigh of relief.

His feelings were mixed; back when he was weak, being forced by Shangguan Shengxian to hide in the stinking mire for over twenty years was one thing, but now, even as someone existing in the Refining Void stage, capable of suppressing an area as he wished, he was still in such dire straits.

Someday, he would surely make Shangguan Shengxian pay a bloody price!

After finishing the crocodile meat, he casually washed himself at the side of the pool, mainly to embrace the feeling of being alive, then rose to leave.

He first found a city and made some inquiries.

In that past battle, both Shangguan Shengxian and the great master appeared, affecting a wide area. They battled across several realms from the Emperor Origin Realm until a Supreme from the Dao Sect appeared, which caused Shangguan Shengxian to hide.

In the Demon Sect, a great figure was personally slain by that Supreme from the Dao Sect, shaking the world.

"I wonder if Jun Yelin is dead..."

Li An muttered, but whether he was alive or dead didn’t matter for now.

If not dead, he must be severely injured, moreover, the vital Demon Emperor origin important to him was seized by Li An...

Back then he took Li An’s Demon Seed, and now Li An took his Demon Emperor origin, considered it as returning the favor!

Li An immediately left, not intending to absorb the Demon Emperor origin here. The aura contained within was too powerful and vast, once absorbed, Li An might accidentally advance a minor realm.

He did not want outsiders to take notice of him.

Proceeding directly to the Taiqing Realm.

Upon reaching the Taiqing Realm, Li An learned that in just a few years, the world had greatly transformed, with the Taiqing Realm almost entirely covered by the Southern Sea’s immortal breezes, the boundary line of the former Profound Ridge Dao River no longer existed.

Most cultivators had migrated to the rear, no one was willing to stay here for long.

Moonlight City, once a massive city of over ten billion population, was now empty.

Li An investigated and discovered these places had been reconstructed by major powers like the Dao Sect. Although it looked unassuming on the outside, its interior held hidden dimensions, so Li An did not approach; instead, he headed towards Cangxuan Ridge.

At Cangxuan Ridge, where once explorers seeking opportunities thronged, was now deserted. Li An was somewhat worried, wondering if the Demon Sect had wholly taken over this place and expanded southwards.

After all, if the Demon Sect infiltrated there, they might clash with people from Yingyuan Island.

But after Li An’s deep exploration, he was soon reassured.

The current Cangxuan Ridge was even more tightly guarded by major powers like the Dao Sect and Brahma Sect than before!

Many peaks and creation sites were protected by astonishing arrays.

"The Taiqing Realm... has likely been forged into a battlefield by the Dao Sect!"

Li An murmured.

Li An lingered and explored for a very long time at Cangxuan Ridge, finding no place to traverse through, the arrays so stringent that even he could only frown.

Helpless, Li An continued to explore along both sides of Cangxuan Ridge.

In the blink of an eye, two months passed. When Li An reached the border between the Taiqing Realm and the Primordial Dao Realm, he finally found a slightly weaker array.

Li An was somewhat agitated on the spot, damn... the Dao Sect was truly ruthless.

The arrays were interconnected, like a Great Wall, completely sealing off the path.

The forest before him was at the junction of the two realms, primarily under the "Sun and Moon Sect" of the Primordial Dao Realm, thus the array was slightly weaker; otherwise, Li An really wouldn’t have gotten through.

He studied the array here for over half a year, and finally, on a night of thunderstorms, Li An sneaked through.

As he was quite far from Cangxuan Ridge after crossing over, it took him more than a month to finally reach the southern part of the Taiqing Realm, not far from Nanqing City.

"The ominous aura is growing stronger, and the Spiritual Qi has almost completely vanished..."

The situation of this world was growing ever more dire.

But in a sense, it also increasingly suited demon cultivators like Li An.

He immediately found a place dense with ominous aura, carved out a cave dwelling, laid down arrays, and began absorbing the Demon Emperor origin.