Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 234 - 185: Li Gou Becomes a Calamity Cultivator, Demon Sect Utterly Disgraced (Long - ) (Part 2)
Li An started refining Second Grade Purifying Soul Pills.
Besides, he also planned to visit the Hundred Flowers Valley again later.
Although Jiang Ribai was already dead, Li An would cultivate another rose, of course, the newly cultivated rose would have little spirituality, but a lot of Evil Qi.
Those three would definitely investigate. Once they got this rose, Li An’s suspicion would be completely erased.
After all, after Jiang Ribai’s death, the Hundred Flowers Valley no longer produced spiritual roses. What if Zhou Libai connected the dots to something?
This rose could mislead Zhou Libai, making her understand that the appearance of spiritual roses was objective, and the reason they didn’t appear afterward was due to the outbreak of Evil Qi.
Li An’s actions had to be flawless!
...
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.
For three years, Li An did not step out once.
He had gained a lot!
The Life Nourishing Immortal Skill steadily improved, significantly boosting his cultivation level.
In another three years, Li An would achieve Perfection in the Early-Stage Golden Core and thus attempt to break through to the Mid-Stage Golden Core.
The Demon Skill had begun to take effect, the Demonic Qi resonating with his lungs, and the Immortal Celestial Demon Armor he summoned had entirely reached the Rank Three standard.
This equated to having a permanent piece of armor.
Li An had tested it; a general Rank Three Magical Artifact couldn’t break the defense!
His Second Grade alchemy level was also nearing mastery, and just half a month ago, he finally refined a Top Grade Second Grade Purifying Soul Pill!
This was achieved at the cost of wasting many furnaces of pills over the past three years.
Additionally, Li An left seclusion three times during this period.
The main purpose was to meet with Miss Xiaoying, each time bringing valuable Spirit Stones, having Xiaohong accompany her.
After all, Xiaoying was transformed from a Demonic Beast; her emotional intelligence wasn’t high, and she didn’t have much scheming, behaving like a young girl playing happily with Xiaohong every time, yet always said that Li An was too weak to provide Xiaohong a good life.
This deeply hurt Li An.
...
On this day, a new round of assessments arrived again, and Li An, as usual, handed in a Purifying Evil Pill to secure his qualification to remain.
Gu Xuanting examined Li An for a moment and discovered a layer of faint Evil Qi in his eyes.
Evidently, Li An had started to be affected by the Evil Qi!
However, it was not that severe yet.
He did not say anything, but the female cultivator Chen Yi residing on Spiritual Serenity Peak coldly laughed and spoke, "Master Envoy, Lin An has already started to be affected by Evil Qi. Continuing like this, he’ll definitely become possessed, endangering the three of us, won’t it?"
"Can we expel him?"
Chen Yi was straightforward.
The other two male cultivators also agreed.
But Gu Xuanting remained indifferent, "It’s against the rules."
He also wanted to.
But according to the news he received, although Li An was quite useless, the Spirit Beast he raised was liked by Miss Xiaoying.
People gain favor by association with others.
...
Li An paid no attention to Chen Yi and the others, but turned and went to the Celestial Evil City.
After observing for more than ten days, he attended a trade meeting.
"I’m selling a furnace of Third Grade Purifying Evil Pills, a total of two pills, and also ten Second Grade Purifying Soul Pills, and one Top Grade Second Grade Purifying Soul Pill!"
Li An spoke calmly.
Immediately, everyone at the trading event was surprised and made offers to buy.
The Third Grade Purifying Evil Pills were the spoils from that battle years ago, with four left, he sold them in two batches.
This was to maintain his persona!
To let others know he was a Third Grade Alchemist.
To discreetly conceal his true strength.
The two Third Grade Purifying Evil Pills were quickly sold, but no one wanted the Second Grade Purifying Soul Pills.
"Fellow Daoist, how much for your Top Grade Purifying Soul Pill?"
At this moment, a middle-aged cultivator asked.
Li An replied, "This item does not accept Spirit Stones, I want to exchange it for a Third Grade Clear Spirit Herb."
The Third Grade Clear Spirit Herb is essential for refining Third Grade Purifying Soul Pills.
Upon hearing this, everyone kept silent.
Clear Spirit Herbs are rare spirit herbs, ordinary people wouldn’t have a collection of them at all.
"Fellow Daoist, how about this? I’ll take all your Second Grade Purifying Soul Pills, and I’ll seek out the herb when I return, and exchange it for your Top Grade Purifying Soul Pill next time, is that okay?"
But after some contemplation, that middle-aged cultivator continued to speak.
Others were also quite hopeful, as alchemists like Li An are very rare at any trading event.
Li An thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay!"
"May I know how to address you, Fellow Daoist? I’m Lu Tong."
The middle-aged cultivator handed Li An a bag of Spirit Stones and introduced himself with a smile.
"Wood Stone," Li An randomly made up a name, as it was usual not to use real names at such trade meetings.
"Alright, Fellow Daoist Wood Stone, how about holding the next trade meeting in half a year? By then, I’ll locate and bring you what you need."
...
Leaving the trade meeting.
Li An changed his appearance again, and in several Spirit Pharmacies in Celestial Evil City, he bought many Spirit Medicines.
Return to Spiritual Evil Peak.
"I hope you won’t disappoint me..."
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
Lu Tong was a cultivator under Mountain Master Jie.
He surely knew about the Fourth Rank Talisman Master’s affliction with Soul Evil, and Li An’s presence would certainly attract attention.
Li An was not in a hurry, planning to spend ten or twenty years making arrangements to build the image that he had been constantly searching for Third Grade Spirit Herbs to prepare for refining Third Grade Purifying Soul Pills.
He would be noticed by the other side now, but it would be decades later when he finally refined the Third Grade Purifying Soul Pills. By then, all the other side’s doubts would be completely dispelled...
The best time to lay out a plan was a hundred years ago; the second-best time is now.
No rush, take it slow.
Half a year later, Li An attended that trade meeting again, but Lu Tong told Li An that he still hadn’t found the Third Grade Clear Spirit Herb.
Li An knew they were testing him, but he didn’t care and showed no reaction.
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