Chapter 584: Chapter 298: Li An the Spoiled Scoundrel (Long Chapter)

The clouds of war thickened as the Dao Sect and various great forces were on the brink of conflict.

As more people from outside forces gathered, disturbances kept occurring. Many hidden masters in the dark struck, testing the defensive line of the Dao Sect. Even Meridian Reef, where Li An was located, suffered two attacks at the Immortal Level. Fortunately, the Immortal Level array erupted to hold them off. Otherwise, Li An and the others might have perished.

The Dao Sect ordered that all disciples must not leave the defensive line.

"It’s too chaotic..."

Li An frowned deeply. That day, while inspecting the sea area, he secretly infused a mysterious force and contacted Shanqing.

Soon after, he received a reply from Shanqing, who had already reached the designated location.

Li An dove into the seawater.

Now, under the stalemate within and without, with the Dao Sect’s defensive line as the boundary, he couldn’t get out. Firstly, the Dao Sect forbade it, and their surveillance was extremely strict. Secondly, if Li An went out directly, he would be mercilessly killed by the outsiders.

Therefore, he could only operate within the sea area covered by the defensive line.

Fortunately, Shanqing and these exotic spirits had extraordinary means, allowing them to stealthily traverse through the Dao Sect’s defensive line and enter the area within the defensive line.

The two met in a trench tens of thousands of meters deep.

"How is it, have you found any trace of Giant Tomb Island?"

As soon as they met, Shanqing asked concernedly.

Li An nodded and said, "To report, my lord, six months ago I accidentally discovered that the Dao Sect was also searching for Giant Tomb Island. I killed one of their disciples, disguised as him, followed the Dao Sect, and discovered these--"

He took out some soil from Giant Tomb Island.

Shanqing took it, carefully identified it, and then his eyes showed joy: "Good, good, this is Lady Yi’s aura. Where did this soil come from? Did you find her tomb?"

Li An shook his head: "This soil comes from the White Muddy Sea Region, which is three trillion miles from here, very far away. Moreover, the Dao Sect only discovered some traces of Giant Tomb Island. This soil should be left behind as Giant Tomb Island drifted with the ocean currents. The true body of Giant Tomb Island has not yet been found."

Shanqing felt a bit regretful, but such a discovery was already good.

"According to the Dao Sect’s speculation, Giant Tomb Island should be in that area. Just give me a little more time, and I should be able to find it!"

Li An, in turn, drew a pie (made promises). 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Shanqing patted his shoulder, saying, "Good, good, well done. Rest assured, once the Exotic Realm descends, I will bring you into the Gong Clan and make you a true mysterious creature!"

Li An gratefully saluted, then said, "My lord, I originally planned to disguise myself as a Dao Sect disciple to continue gathering intelligence. Unexpectedly, they brought me back here. Now, the situation outside is on the verge of breaking. All major forces want to seize the Immortal Dao material in the Mist Sea. The Dao Sect is strong and will not yield. I fear a bloody battle is imminent... What should I do?"

Shanqing pondered, "The lords in the Exotic Realm can’t wait anymore. The next time the Exotic Realm manifests, they’ll first find a way to lead some of this world’s pigs into the Exotic Realm... The Dao Sect is an obstacle!"

Remembering something, he muttered discontentedly, "Damn it... The people in the Exotic Realm have attacked so many times and still haven’t broken this defensive line, yet they want me to do it. Gong Shanye, one day I’ll settle this score with you!"

Last time, when their Gong Clan mobilized to find Lady Yi, he was assigned to wait in this sea area. He accepted it, but even after clearly failing to find traces of Lady Yi, he was not allowed to return. Instead, he was given an impossible task—

to move several exotic spirit corpses into the Dao Sect’s array.

This was simply sending him to his death!

Suddenly, his gaze shifted to Li An and he said, "Now that you’re hiding inside the Dao Sect, can you possibly access their array?"

Li An’s heart moved, and he said, "It’s very difficult."

"Difficult doesn’t mean there’s no chance."

Hope appeared on Shanqing’s face, "Take this opportunity to help me with something..."

He took out a black storage box and said, "There are nine corpses inside. Use the method of Nine Stars Linked Pearls and bury them into the Dao Sect’s array..."

He explained in detail to Li An the burying method.

Li An’s face turned unsightly, saying, "My lord, I’m now mingling within the Dao Sect at a low position. If I’m not careful, they’ll see through me. I’m afraid this is difficult to accomplish..."

"Once you accomplish this, you can enter the Exotic Realm."

Shanqing began drawing a pie again: "As soon as the Dao Sect’s defensive line breaks, the pigs outside will rush into the Mist Sea. Then, when the Exotic Realm descends, they’ll all be captured in. Heh heh, all the major forces in the Exotic Realm will come to select pigs, and by that time, I will grant you a great opportunity!"

Saying this, he suddenly took out a gray crystal stone, handed it to Li An, and said, "This is a small reward for you. If successful, there will be more to come!"

Upon receiving the gray crystal stone, Li An immediately felt a strong eerie energy!

Previously, the eerie energy Li An obtained almost entirely came from exotic spirit corpses.

The quality of eerie energy from exotic spirit corpses was higher than that scattered over the Southern Sea, but since it ultimately came from dead bodies, it still contained many impurities, including corpse qi, resentment, decay qi, etc. However, due to Li An’s powerful demon skill, he was not affected.

Yet, the crystal stone’s content exceeded that from exotic spirit corpses; Li An felt that this single crystal stone was equivalent to the eerie energy of seven or eight exotic spirit corpses.

"What is this..."

He asked with joyful surprise.

"The Crystal of Eeriness."

Shanqing said, "This item is a rare treasure. Obtaining one can save you a hundred years of cultivation."