Chapter 561: Chapter 292: The Last Kiss (Extended Chapter)

"The first time, in the Qingyang Market, you pulled me back from death with the mysterious aura you carry."

"The second time, you wrote to me, urging me to leave the Profound Yang Sect, allowing me to escape the calamity that beset it."

"The third time, amidst the Celestial Killer Mountains, you left that same mysterious aura in the Celestial Demon Secret Realm, helping me defeat the Demon Race Demon Queen, leading to who I am today."

"I owe you much."

Tan Qingxue recounted one by one.

Li An, however, was taken aback in his heart.

Only today did he finally understand why Tan Qingxue managed to become the Demon Race Demon Queen back then. Logically, she would have been completely eradicated by the Demon Queen...

Was it really because of him?

He also finally understood why everything went so smoothly for him within the Celestial Killer Mountains...

Unintentionally clinging to Tan Qingxue’s thighs...

"You’ve saved me three times, do you truly hold no feelings for me at all?"

She stared into Li An’s eyes.

Li An regretted deeply, regretting that despite his carelessness in the Celestial Killer Mountains, he ended up saving her once. If given a chance to do it over, he would make sure to clean up thoroughly, letting Tan Qingxue die in the process.

However, at this moment, he sharply sensed that there might be a sliver of hesitation in Tan Qingxue’s heart—

Thus, Li An feigned a deep sense of regret and sighed, "Qingxue, we missed our chance after all."

"Now that you’re a Peak Master, about to become immortal with a promising future, a powerful husband, and a lovely daughter, whereas I, my Great Dao is severed..."

"Becoming immortal is not easy for me."

Tan Qingxue spoke softly, "Li Lang, would you be willing to help me a fourth time?"

Li An was cautious, "How would I help you?"

"My years of unhindered path on the Immortal Dao are largely thanks to the mysterious aura you left in me during the Celestial Killer Mountains... Your Great Dao is now lacking, but if you were to give me that aura, my chances of becoming immortal would rise to ninety percent."

Her words were calm, as she gazed into Li An’s eyes.

This was her true purpose!

The mysterious aura from Li An—

Is it that lingering dust of desire? The worldly sins accumulating on Li An?

That was just the excuse she made for outsiders.

Tan Qingxue knew very well that Li An had secrets. That mysterious aura had greatly assisted her throughout her long years of cultivation. Now facing the challenge of becoming immortal, if she could absorb all of Li An’s aura...

Her confidence would greatly increase.

However, she could not directly tell Li Yunxiao, much less anyone else, that she coveted the mysterious aura on Li An.

This was her secret alone to enjoy; once Li Yunxiao and others knew, surely others would come to struggle for the great prize that Li An was, thus damaging her interests.

Therefore, she concocted an excuse, subtly hinting and guiding others to the conclusion that she still loved Li An, harbored old feelings for him, and that these feelings could affect her mindset as she strives for immortality.

Everything made sense. After all, she and Li An had faced life and death together and were once espoused. No one would mistrust.

As for Li An...

Ever since she obtained the Nine Revolutions Dantian Skill for Li An and recited it before his grave...

She had already severed bonds in her heart.

Tan Qingxue was once a sentimental girl, although selfish, she was easily influenced by emotions. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

After many years of cultivation on this path, she had walked a long, long time; almost all of those things had dissipated.

She understood very well what she wanted.

Everything else was just extraneous distractions.

You could say, in essence, she and Li An were cut from the same cloth. Back in the Qingyang Market, when Li An faced the threat of the Life-taking Horse-Faced, she abandoned him, leaving alone, providing clear evidence.

Only she had too little experience back then; her vision was blurry.

Now seeing clearly, it was as if she had turned into a female version of Li An.

Li An also gazed at Tan Qingxue for a long, long time, then suddenly smiled and said:

"Do you still remember the time under Profound Turtle Peak?"

"At that time, I lay hidden in a grave, unable to move, but I could still perceive everything outside..."

"When you came seeking a divorce, I thought you were heartless, but you weren’t; you agreed to marry Li Yunxiao all for my sake."

"I once resented you, resented you deeply."

"But when I heard you recite the Nine Revolutions Dantian Skill for me... I finally understood how much I owed you."

"Qingxue, I’m sorry."

Li An’s words were gentle, yet carried endless remorse and regret. He said, "If there is another life, I’d only wish to live with you in that mundane world, have children together, live a simple life, and never again yearn for immortality—"

He closed his eyes, a tear fell down the corner of his eye, "You may kill me, use all of me, to accomplish your Immortal Dao."

He smiled slightly, as if without any fear of death, and felt a sense of relief, an exhilaration.

Tan Qingxue stared at him, for a long, long time, she raised her hand, but Li An’s words were like heavy hammers pounding hard within her heart—

She closed her eyes, trying not to look at Li An, Divine Power circling and coiling in her hand—

She nearly reached Li An’s side, just needing to lower her hand, she could let Li An, in the Harmonization Dao stage, die and disappear—

"Qingxue, do it."

Li An opened his eyes, full of endless tenderness and love, and a release without fear of death. He said: "This is what I owe you, in this life, I can only repay it with my life."

"If there is another life, I’ll repay you with all the love I have—"

"In this life, I never spoke a true word, but this one, is true—"

The "Li An" on the mat was full of deep affection, while the real Li An hidden beneath the mat was already sweating from his forehead, as heavenly thunder was about to unleash.