Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 243 - 188: Both Women Cried (Extended - )
Almost completely exposed?
Li An asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Shangguan Xiaoxiao calmly said, "Have you heard of Soul Seekers?"
Li An was puzzled.
"Soul Seekers are one of the most peculiar professions in the myriad paths of cultivation, extremely rare, and their future potential is immeasurable..."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao offered an explanation: "Soul Seekers are naturally different in their soul and Divine Sense, able to easily perceive the souls and Divine Senses of others. Those who cultivate successfully can enter dreams or perform Soul Searching without the person being aware... Hmm, like just now, you didn’t even notice."
Hearing this, Li An was shocked. Is there really such a person in the world?
"Is Lady Shee a Soul Seeker?" he asked.
"Of course not, secretly."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao crossed her arms and smiled slightly, "This Soul Seeker seems to have just begun on their path, their ability only at the level of dream entry, so they didn’t directly probe you since you were still awake."
Li An’s brow immediately furrowed, and he became worried.
Damn, who knew there would be such a weirdo around Lady Shee.
Soul Seekers.
Doesn’t that mean many of his secrets might be at risk of exposure in the future? 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
"How do you guard against Soul Seekers?" he asked.
"You can’t, but if you ask me, I can help you."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao smiled.
"Do you believe I’ll refine you?" Li An threatened.
"Go ahead, if you don’t, you’re not Li Gou!" Shangguan Xiaoxiao wasn’t afraid at all.
Li An: "..."
"I was never Gou in the first place."
He casually remarked and didn’t bother arguing with Shangguan Xiaoxiao any further.
Even though Soul Seekers are terrifying, from what Shangguan Xiaoxiao said, as long as he stays alert, it would be difficult for the other party to probe his Divine Soul.
In the future, he should just be more careful, avoid interacting with Lady Shee, and prevent giving the opponent any opportunities.
...
A few days later.
The reform within Mountain Master Bai’s sect finally settled down.
Among Mountain Master Bai’s Core Formation cultivators, there were fifty-one people total, with Left Captain Xiaoli leading fourteen and the Great Lizard leading thirty-seven.
It could be said that most people chose the Great Lizard.
Mountain Master Bai didn’t comment on this; she didn’t care how the people were divided. On the contrary, this was precisely her intent.
She intended to focus on cultivating the Great Lizard.
...
Left Captain Xiaoli, a transformed demon cat, looked about eighteen or nineteen, youthful and beautiful, with a kind of natural cuteness, somewhat like Xiaoying, but much more mature.
"You’re the one Xiaoying mentioned with the surname Lin..."
When Left Captain Xiaoli met everyone and introduced Li An, she couldn’t help but laugh, "I’ve heard about you; Xiaoying said you’re a good person."
"Did you bring Xiaohong?"
Li An, feeling flattered, replied, "Reporting to Left Captain, Xiaohong stayed at the Spiritual Evil Peak..."
"Spiritual Evil Peak? That’s a Grade D Spirit Vein..."
Xiaoli, with a thoughtful expression on her pretty face, said to Lady Shee, "Lady Shee, in the future, bring Li An along on tasks more often, so he can move to a Grade C Spirit Vein sooner."
Lady Shee nodded, "Understood."
"By the way, here’s a small token, bring it back to Xiaohong." Xiaoli also handed over a bag of Spiritual Food to Li An.
Li An respectfully accepted it.
"Also, I just remembered, there’s a task,"
Xiaoli suddenly said, "The Mountain Master has instructed that in the area around the Celestial Killer Mountain, there may be several hidden Celestial Demon relics, the ruins left after Celestial Demons died. Everyone should search for them recently. If found, they can be exchanged for Fourth Grade Spirit Medicine."
Upon hearing this, everyone was delighted.
...
"Friend Lin—"
As everyone dispersed, Li An was suddenly called out to.
Li An turned around and saw a woman approaching. She wore a light cyan long dress, her long hair styled like clouds, adorned with a delicate green hairpin, giving her an ethereal presence, her beautiful eyes like autumn waters.
She had an ethereal beauty.
"What brings you here, Friend She?"
Li An was very cautious internally, but he softly adjusted his breathing to relax his mind.
He already knew this woman’s name was Shee Anqi, and she was Lady Shee’s sister!
Li An highly suspected that this woman might be the Soul Seeker.
Shee Anqi smiled, "It’s like this, I heard that Friend Lin is also a Talisman Master, and I have a few Spirit Talismans I want to ask Friend Lin to help refine, how about it?"
"Sure!" Li An didn’t refuse and agreed.
...
In the subsequent period, Shee Anqi’s interactions with Li An suddenly grew more frequent.
She often sought Li An to refine runes.
Li An became increasingly vigilant.
One day, she even visited directly, arriving at the Spiritual Evil Peak.
"Friend Lin, this cave dwelling... the Evil Qi here is overwhelming."
Upon entering, she couldn’t help but have a complicated expression.
Li An calmly said, "Yes, there’s no choice; my contribution points have never increased, so I haven’t been able to upgrade to a higher Spirit Vein..."
He sighed, "I feel like if this continues, I might succumb to the Soul Evil myself..."
Shee Anqi laughed, "Friend Lin, you must be joking."
"Oh, the purpose of my visit today is to ask Friend Lin to help refine talismans. This time, I need a large quantity: Soul-Soothing Talismans, Soul-Calming Talismans, and Soul Shocking Talismans, fifty each."
"It’s quite urgent, so I must trouble Talisman Master Lin."
She smiled charmingly, but Li An felt a sinking feeling in his heart.
These three types of talismans are all top-notch among Rank Three talismans and are difficult to refine. They also take a great toll on the Divine Soul. If an average Rank Three Talisman Master were to make fifty in a row, they’d likely pass out from exhaustion.
"When does Friend She need them by?" Li An asked.
"The day after tomorrow." She sighed, "Anqi knows this might be asking too much... but there’s truly no other way. Please, Friend Lin, you must help. Anqi will surely reward you handsomely!"
