Chapter 531: Chapter 285: Three Hundred Years Apart—Worlds Away (Extended Chapter)

Having roughly understood the current situation, Li An left the Taiqing Realm and sped onwards.

In the Primordial Spirit Realm, he passed through the Thousand Water Rhythm Continent, stopping briefly at the Evil Spirit Lake to check on it. To his surprise, the Evil Spirit Lake had endured the great upheaval of the world, and the ancestor Li Shuangshuang had even broken through to the Divinity Transformation Stage, causing the entire family to thrive.

Li An didn’t interfere much and then reached the Emperor Origin Realm.

In the Emperor Origin Realm, he found an uninhabited mountain forest to hide.

Right now, the thing he was most eager to figure out was what exactly Lady Yi had planted inside him.

Within his dantian, a branch of the green Life Seed turned into a gray abnormal seed. All the mysterious energies he absorbed condensed within it, and once activated, he could transform into the life form of a mysterious creature.

He was now human and could immediately become a "ghost."

And there was a fetus the size of a palm that connected to his Life Seed. The fetus was entirely gray, with closed eyes and a faint layer of gray skin, looking extremely hideous, as if it was breathing.

"Is it slowly devouring my abnormal seed?!"

Li An carefully sensed it, somewhat taken aback.

This fetus was connected to his abnormal seed and could affect him at any time.

Moreover, although the devouring was slow, over time it would definitely lead to major problems. To ensure his own safety, Li An had to regularly return to the Giant Tomb Island to replenish the mysterious energy, so his Life Seed wouldn’t be completely devoured.

Even though Lady Yi left a part of his soul behind, she was still somewhat concerned, so she planted a ticking time bomb inside him...

"Can the power of the Life Seed dissolve it?"

Li An thought that it might be possible, but after some contemplation, he decided not to try.

If he dissolved this fetus, Lady Yi might sense it and would directly crush the soul fragment she held.

"For now, I’ll leave the fetus be; I need to complete my soul, so even if Lady Yi does something to my other soul fragment, it won’t affect me."

The soul is one’s true essence, and once incomplete, it is extremely difficult to restore, unless one encounters a great fortune that shakes the heavens. However, with his Life Seed, its energy gradually nourishes his soul, and with enough time, his soul could return to perfection.

But the speed at which the Life Seed restores his soul might not keep up with how fast the ghost fetus is devouring his abnormal seed...

This means he still must return to the Giant Tomb Island midway, to alleviate Lady Yi’s suspicions and doubts, otherwise if his abnormal seed is consumed yet he doesn’t return, she might directly crush Li An’s soul.

"Looks like I still need to think of a way to kill a few heavenly talents, then bring them back together..." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

For the future, Li An had two choices:

Firstly, deceive her temporarily, periodically offering Lady Yi some blood food. Once his soul is complete, he can directly dissolve the ghost fetus, and Lady Yi would lose control over him, granting him freedom.

Secondly, continue following Lady Yi’s path, waiting for an opportunity to seize everything in her tomb!

After all, Lady Yi is a major figure among mysterious creatures, and her tomb has numerous burial goods, including mysterious Dao marks.

Over the years, Li An had learned that mysterious Dao marks have a mysterious origin and are a symbol of status and origin among mysterious creatures. Only those with mysterious Dao marks are truly recognized.

And currently, the Spirit Realm only has these marks within the Giant Tomb Island.

The key to both choices is the method of flesh reconstruction...

The current Lady Yi is absolutely unbeatable for Li An, and Li An thought even immortals might not be able to do anything against this dead woman, but for flesh reconstruction, one ultimately needs to eliminate the old body and extract a pure thought...

If Li An guessed correctly, Lady Yi would be quite vulnerable at that time!

With the old body dead, only a weak pure thought remains.

It’s not impossible...

But this still holds great risks, requiring careful planning at every step.

"First observe, then decide."

After all, midway, he still needs to deliver blood food, so it wouldn’t hurt to see how she’s consuming blood food before making a decision.

Li An then left his retreat and headed directly to the Daoist Temple in the Emperor Origin Realm.

He planned to return to the Dao Sect!

...

Soon after.

Li An arrived at the Daoist Temple, only to find that the former temple leader who always resided here, Zeng Xueyao, was gone, replaced by a new temple leader named Chen Linn.

"Hmm? Dao Level Authority?!"

When Li An appeared, Chen Linn was directly shocked, looking at Li An with suspicion.

Chen Linn was new, and he knew all the new-generation Dao Level disciples in the sect, yet he didn’t know this person...

But the sect’s authority verification wouldn’t be wrong...

"Please wait a moment, Senior Brother, I’ll verify with the sect..."

Chen Linn quickly sent Li An’s information back to the sect.

Soon, a message came from the sect: "Confirmed as a Dao-level genius."

Merely these six words!

"Sorry for the wait, Senior Brother, I’ll immediately open the array for you—"

Chen Linn hurriedly activated the highest authority transmission array for Li An.

Entering the transmission array, with a flash of light, Li An’s figure disappeared from the spot.

...

Meanwhile.

"Li An? This person... I recall now, he’s the one who had his Demon Seed taken by Jun Yelin years ago, right? Wasn’t he already dead? Has he returned?"

In the main hall of the Dao Sect.

The new Sect Leader, Su Yebai, upon hearing the news, couldn’t help but feel puzzled, a thought stirring in his heart, "Bring him to me!"

"In addition, notify Evil Suppression Peak’s Peak Master Li Yunxiao, Heroic Sword Peak’s Peak Master Xiang Yuntian, Demon Ancestor Peak’s Peak Master Tan Qingxue, and Celestial Thunder Peak’s Peak Master Lei Yuan to come as well... Hmm, Xiang Yuntian is guarding Gu Canye, right? No need to inform him about Li An’s matter; it’s alright if he doesn’t come."