Free Web NovelChapter 663: Chapter 318: The Ruthless Robber Cultivator (Part 3)
"Hmm."
Gong Shanye said:
"So, have you managed to uncover this person’s background?"
The reason he and Gongshan Xiu teamed up to make trouble was not because they truly suspected any connection between Gu Fan and Xiang Yuntian. After all, with Gu Fan’s current cultivation level, it was impossible for him to kill Gong Chan and massacre an entire Immortal City.
They just wanted to use the situation to probe the depths of Li An.
After all, in this competition, Gong Shanqing was also their common enemy, and since Gong Shanqing’s greatest support was Gu Fan, he naturally needed special attention.
The drunkard’s mind is not on the wine!
"This person was originally a Demon Cultivator, possessing a Secret Technique to smelt Blood Food, which greatly aids in cultivating Blood Medicine."
Gongshan Xiu said, "If we let this person continue to help Gong Shanqing, I’m afraid he might indeed become troublesome..."
"Find an opportunity to kill him!" Gong Shanye said coldly.
Gongshan Xiu just smiled.
...
Back at his residence.
Following Gong Shanqing’s instructions, Li An began to study the construction of a second-level Spirit Field.
To this end, he requested a large amount of Blood Food from Gong Shanqing, who was generous enough to grant any request. Although Li An was already quite familiar with the construction of a second-level Spirit Field, he deliberately made many mistakes to make it appear that his exploration was not going smoothly.
To avoid attention, Li An mostly refrained from going out thereafter.
Mainly because the resources he currently had on hand were enough to last him a long time in cultivation!
This robbery... had been extremely rewarding for him.
Just the middle-grade Anomaly Crystals amounted to thirty-five pieces!
Lower-grade Anomaly Crystals were even more plentiful, totaling over forty-seven thousand pieces!
Not to mention the various other Magical Artifacts and Pills he had acquired.
"Murder and arson lead to gold belts, while building bridges and roads lead to no corpses."
Li An remained calm at heart, and he had set his sights on two other targets.
Gong Shanye and Gongshan Xiu...
He was well aware of their little maneuvers; investigating Xiang Yuntian? That was just a facade; Gongshan Xiu was investigating him for other matters far more than Xiang Yuntian.
But he wasn’t in a hurry; the people he wanted to kill were not just Gong Shanye and Gongshan Xiu, but the entire Gong and Yi Clans, even Purple Cloud Mountain...
If given the chance, he would wipe them all out.
...
Time flew by.
The birth of a second-level Spirit Field required a long time, and in the blink of an eye, fifty years had passed.
Li An had dedicated himself to Evergreen Peak for fifty years, during which his Anomalous Qi cultivation had broken through to the mid-stage of the Crossing the Tribulation.
The cultivation of the path of eeriness was indeed extraordinarily fast!
His orthodox Immortal Dao was only just at Mahayana Perfection.
"From Mahayana to Crossing the Tribulation, a Thunder Tribulation is inevitable when breaking through, but in today’s Spirit Realm, it is too conspicuous, tantamount to seeking one’s own death..."
Li An frowned deeply.
After the arrival of the anomalous, the living space for orthodox Cultivators had almost vanished.
"No, I need to find the Immortal Rejuvenators..."
Since this organization could walk the path of orthodox cultivation, they must have ways to avoid detection by anomalous forces.
"One hundred and fifty years..." ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
Li An counted the days; in another one hundred and fifty years, it would be the time when that treasure of the Dao Sect would manifest. At that time, the Dao Sect would seize the opportunity to slay Leng Rufeng, and people from the Immortal Rejuvenators might also appear.
This is an opportunity.
However, because of this... Li An had not made a decision yet.
The Dao Sect killing Leng Rufeng might not maximize his own interests.
...
This year, due to the many intricate affairs on Evergreen Peak, opening new second-level Spirit Fields and other demanding tasks, Gong Shanqing assigned him a new batch of servants and subordinates.
Li An had already become the most favored "beloved general" under Gong Shanqing.
"Lord Gu, here is a little Spiritual Meal I personally made. Please enjoy..."
One night, while Li An was cultivating, a maid named Gong Linlin, with a lovely appearance, approached from outside and spoke.
Gong Linlin had been assigned to Li An by Gong Shanqing, and her visit in the middle of the night was self-explanatory.
"Leave the things and go,"
Li An responded calmly.
Gong Linlin didn’t persist and left tactfully.
In the days that followed, Gong Linlin flirted with Li An every day, deliberately getting close, but Li An made no response, though he was thinking.
This Gong Linlin... didn’t seem to be sent by Gong Shanqing to approach him, and Gong Shanqing had no such need!
Someone else?
Gong Shanye? No, this person despised him too much and would only want to kill him, and Gong Linlin couldn’t possibly kill Li An.
So...
There was only one answer, Gongshan Xiu.
However, what she was doing was pointless, as no cultivator at his level would fall for tricks with beauty.
"No, wait..."
Li An suddenly thought of a possibility, Gongshan Xiu would never do anything pointless. Her sending someone to approach Li An was indeed futile now, but what if Gong Shanqing died?
At that moment, Li An would become a "masterless" person, and the one she sent would offer a path for Li An!
Could it be that Gongshan Xiu intended to target Gong Shanqing?
Half a year later.
Gong Shanqing found Li An.
"We need to return to the clan for a while. You shall handle all the affairs here..." freewebnσvel.cøm
Gong Shanqing said.
Li An thought for a moment and responded, "Young Master, the matter of the second-level Spirit Field has reached a critical stage... I urgently need a large amount of Blood Food. Also, my cultivation is barely holding on, and I’d like to borrow a batch of Spirit Stones from you to break through, which we’ll deduct from my monthly stipend later, how about that?"
He figured if Gongshan Xiu really intended to act, this would be the opportunity!
After all, typically, Gong Shanqing never left the Dao Sect, leaving no room for an attack.
He also pondered whether to save Gong Shanqing.
But ultimately, he gave up.
For one, Gong Shanqing lacked depth and was unlikely to accomplish great things. Moreover, he wasn’t particularly generous to Li An and lacked the necessary breadth of mind.
Secondly, now that Gongshan Xiu seemed to be trying to win him over gently, if Li An interfered in this matter, Gongshan Xiu would undoubtedly turn against him, resulting in an irreconcilable conflict. Thus, he’d end up being a shield for Gong Shanqing for no reason, and why should he?
