Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 454 - 264: Standing Up for Xiang Yuntian (Long - ) (2)
Gui Changshou smiled and said, "Speed doesn’t really matter. When I was at the Divinity Transformation stage, I was much like you... However, since you are a True Disciple of our Dao Sect, going on like this would surely invite ridicule."
"I have a Celestial Soul Pill here, take it. This pill benefits your aptitude and also helps you hasten your comprehension of the Great Dao."
"Since your Demon Skill was abolished and your cultivation was harmed, giving this to you doesn’t violate sect rules."
Saying this, he took out a pill and handed it to Li An.
Li An’s heart stirred, immediately showing an expression of overwhelming joy, and he bowed in gratitude, "Thank you, Peak Master!"
"Cultivate well. If you encounter any problem, feel free to ask me anytime."
Gui Changshou waved his hand, "You may go now."
...
Li An immediately left.
He returned to his cave dwelling.
Taking out the pill given by Gui Changshou, Li An carefully sensed it and checked it many times.
As far as he knew, the Celestial Soul Pill was a rare treasure within the Dao Sect. Countless ordinary disciples longed for it but found it extremely difficult to obtain.
The Celestial Soul Pill is a Sixth Grade Pill, enough to help a cultivator with insufficient aptitude break through their shackles and advance further!
However, this item is strictly regulated by the Dao Sect. Unless someone has suffered an accident that severely damaged them and affects their cultivation, only then does the Dao Sect provide this, intending it for recovery!
And now it was given to Li An?
Even though this is the Dao Sect, an upright and prestigious sect, he remains ever cautious.
Gui Changshou’s reason seemed valid. Li An, being one of the few True Disciples of Evergreen Peak, if his cultivation is too weak, it would affect the reputation of Evergreen Peak, so it makes sense to help Li An improve. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
But Li An never believes in free lunches falling from the sky.
"Is it really just because my cultivation speed is too slow that I was given such a pill?"
Li An pondered, carefully checking the pill several times, and finding no issues, he thought for a moment, then decided to take the pill!
However, he wrapped the pill with a layer of Spiritual Power to prevent its effects from dissipating too quickly, directing it into his body, feeling the pill’s power at work within.
The pill’s power gradually dissolved, and as Li An guided and operated it, the pill’s power indeed invigorated him, as if a gentle spring breeze brushed over him, nearly entering the Enlightenment Realm.
"Hmm?"
Li An held on and did not enter a meditative state, suddenly realizing that in the process, his shattered Demon Wheel was gradually healing!
"Something’s wrong!"
Li An, without hesitation, forced the pill out with his Spiritual Power, having only melted a thin layer, the pill that was once smooth now appeared sticky.
"Does this pill not only allow me to enter the Enlightenment Realm but also repair my Demon Wheel?"
He furrowed his brows.
There is a problem...
The Sect Leader had publicly crippled both their Demon Cultivation on the spot, but it was merely a facade. Now, Gui Changshou presented a pill that greatly benefits his Demon Wheel...
Li An smelled the scent of conspiracy.
"They didn’t destroy my Demon Wheel, instead giving me a pill to nourish it... There are two possibilities."
"First, my Demon Wheel is useful to them, and they want to strip it from me."
"Second, they wish for me to continue down the path of a Demon Cultivator, but they cannot let the Dao Sect know."
Li An contemplated; both options seemed plausible.
Moreover, there were too many suspicious points in this matter!
The Dao Sect has always been hostile towards the Demon Sect, resolute in their opposition; there shouldn’t be any Demon Cultivators within the sect. What use do they have for his Demon Seed? Or why cultivate him?
If they wanted his Demon Wheel, why not openly seize it? If they wished to cultivate him, why be so indirect instead of telling him directly?
"If their target is indeed my Demon Seed, what will happen once they acquire it?"
"First, they might kill me to silence me, to prevent their plan from being exposed! This is most likely, as their clandestine actions show they prefer fewer people knowing..."
"Second, they might allow me to continue cultivating in the Dao Sect, not interfering, and perhaps I might even benefit from it? But this chance is slim, as I don’t believe the Dao Sect is so noble!"
"If they intend to secretly cultivate me, what use do I have for them?"
"Using me against the Demon Sect? Letting me tread the path of a Demon Cultivator as a test subject? ... This is unpredictable, but anyway, it means as I progress, I will gain their attention!"
"Once such big figures focus on me, I’ll truly have no autonomy..."
Li An greatly resents the feeling of being watched by such influential figures.
The risks are too high!
Regardless of what the Sect Leader and Gui Changshou intend, Li An refuses to be plotted against or controlled by others!
He believes that his destiny should be in his own hands.
The Dao Sect cannot be trusted either.
"But now that I’ve been noticed, as long as the Demon Seed remains within me, as long as I’m still a Demon Cultivator, there’s no way to escape..."
Li An pondered over whether he should destroy the Demon Seed himself?
In reality, he’s unafraid. Previously, when his Dantian was destroyed, and his Golden Core cracked, he managed to endure, and even if the Demon Seed perishes, he can be reborn via the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill!
But if he openly eradicates the Demon Seed, wouldn’t that be saying to Gui Changshou and the Sect Leader: I’ve seen through your scheme, but I won’t play along; you guys can keep at it.
That’s too audacious...
After long contemplation, he finally conceived a plan in his mind.
On the next day.
Early in the morning, Li An left Evergreen Peak and headed to Heroic Sword Peak.
Upon reaching Heroic Sword Peak, Li An found An Li, then asked him to take him to see Qiao Rumu.
