Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 281 - 208: The Demon Queen’s Affection

"Don’t think that since you’ve repelled the Immortal Talent Hall this time, you can rest easy. This is just the beginning. The Immortal Talent Hall holds a high position in the Great Li Empire. Once their army arrives, you’ll still meet your end."

In the secret chamber, Xiang Yuntian got straight to the point, "We’ve received news from the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss. It’ll be opening soon, and I’ll have to leave by then. Think it over."

Li An listened, pondered for a long, long time, and said, "I can go to the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss with you, but I have a condition."

"Speak."

"You must not expose my identity, and I won’t join the Great Li Empire. This time, I’m only going to help you gain the opportunities from the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss. Understood?"

Dealing with Shangguan Shengxian is Li An’s most pressing matter now, but to deal with Shangguan Shengxian, he needs to follow Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s advice. To fulfill the two conditions mentioned by Shangguan Xiaoxiao... he must make a trip.

Approach, understand, and research the situation of the Immortal Talent Hall and the Great Li Empire.

Sitting behind closed doors won’t work.

And now, Li An’s plan has succeeded. In the eyes of Fei Tianqi and others, the Celestial Killer Mountain Range no longer has what they want, so where will they go?

The Ten Thousand Miles Abyss!

Because the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss also harbors endless evil qi.

There might even be a Divinity Transformation Stage great cultivator’s corpse.

Li An’s target is precisely Fei Tianqi!

"Got it, got it. Rest assured, I guarantee your safety."

Xiang Yuntian showed a smile, "Shall we leave today then?"

Li An shook his head, "Not yet. We need to wait a little longer."

Xiang Yuntian said, "Three months. You have only three months. By then, the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss will open, and I must rush over immediately."

...

Having decided with Xiang Yuntian, Li An began working closely with Shangguan Xiaoxiao next.

Li An refined a large batch of pills for Shangguan Xiaoxiao. This time, he didn’t hold back, using top-quality spirit medicines and imbuing them with a certain pill aura.

Of course, he also kept a constant watch to prevent Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s primordial spirit power from growing beyond control.

In just a month’s time, Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s primordial spirit power increased significantly.

Then, the two started researching how to create Rank Four formations--

The four pieces of Rank Four Creation Jade that Li An obtained from the Taiyi Sect were now of great use.

"To simultaneously deal with at least three hundred talents of the Immortal Talent Hall and annihilate them as quickly as possible, relying on just four Rank Four killing arrays is not enough."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao analyzed: "After all, being from the Immortal Talent Hall, they may very likely have Rank Four magical artifacts on them. If one strike doesn’t succeed and time drags on, we might immediately become passive and give Shangguan Shengxian an opportunity."

"My idea is to use four Rank Four formations as the mother array, with each Rank Four formation connected to about thirty sub-arrays. By incorporating the Celestial Killer Mountain Range’s entire evil qi into them, and once the time is right, igniting the entire mountain range’s evil vein, that would be foolproof."

Li An carefully thought over her idea and found it feasible.

But the problem is, while there are enough Rank Four Creation Jades for the four formations, each Rank Four formation should be connected to dozens of Rank Three sub-arrays...

How many resources would that require?

Li An simply couldn’t afford it!

"Ask the Demon Race. After all, they’re generous."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao shrugged.

Li An thought for a moment, and it seemed like a solution. However, it might arouse Jiaman’s suspicions and the Demon Race’s doubts...

But he reconsidered; the last time he advised Jiaman, they must have already been noticed. Most crucially, the Demon Race and Human Race are bound to have a battle, so the Demon Race and Li An are allies in a sense.

Though Tan Qingxue is also formidable now, she’s by no means a match for Shangguan Shengxian.

Conveying some information to the Demon Race and leveraging them is indispensable.

He immediately went to find Jiaman, telling him that although the Immortal Talent Hall has temporarily retreated, there will inevitably be a war between humans and demons. The Celestial Killer Mountain Range will be the front line, and preparations must be made early.

If many formations can be laid down in advance, it will make things much easier when the war arrives.

Jiaman pondered briefly upon hearing this, then smiled, "Alright, rest assured, Mountain Master Lin. The formation materials you need will be delivered in full within three days--"

He was full of confidence, "Moreover, if Mountain Master Lin needs anything else, just say the word, and I’ll prepare it."

His attitude was surprisingly agreeable!

Li An couldn’t help but frown; Jiaman was a bit too cooperative...

However, Li An didn’t think much of it. Jiaman’s interests aligned with his own. The last time Li An provided advice to Jiaman, leading to a successful defense against the Immortal Talent Hall, he must have earned great merit on the demon side. Now, Li An is very helpful to Jiaman...

After leaving, Li An and Shangguan Xiaoxiao stayed up through the night, designing formations and positions by combining the distribution of the Celestial Killer Mountain Range’s evil veins.

Li An saw Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s terrifying strength for the first time!

Between them, Li An, having studied the Demon Sect’s formations for a long, long time, had reached a Rank Three Array Master level, regarded as a top Array Master within the Celestial Killer Mountain Range. Yet, facing such vast mother-sub formations, he still found it overwhelming, feeling muddled and unable to make sense of the complex threads.

However, Shangguan Xiaoxiao often hit the mark in just a few words. What Li An needed to repeatedly deduce and verify to confirm about the array structure was something she could pinpoint without needing to think.

Hence, this cooperation quickly turned into a teacher-student dynamic.

Li An could only humbly assist, occasionally needing to ask about the principles, with Shangguan Xiaoxiao explaining to him at length.

Jiaman, true to his word, delivered a vast amount of array materials to Li An on the fourth day. To Li An’s surprise, included were nearly two hundred pieces of Rank Three Creation Jade and five pieces of Rank Four Creation Jade!

Li An’s heart grew heavier; the Demons’ emphasis on the Celestial Killer Mountain seemed a bit excessive?

What treasures could be hidden there?!

Li An realized he had severely underestimated the value of the Celestial Killer Mountain to the Demons.

It seems, when there’s a chance, he must explore more. If he can find and claim the Demons’ treasures for himself, wouldn’t that be a thrill?

Anyway, the more importance the Demon Race places on this place, the more Li An can leverage it!

...

Ten days later.

The "design plan" for the entire sub-mother array was basically completed.

After ten days without sleep or rest, even someone like Li An, a Golden Core cultivator, felt somewhat dizzy and overwhelmed.

Mainly because there was just too much content to understand and memorize!

After obtaining enough array materials, the number of mother arrays increased to six.

Six mother arrays and two hundred sub-arrays, each needed to be thoroughly comprehended, and their myriad variations had to be firmly remembered... It was extremely difficult.

Next, Li An began to crazily create arrays.

In fact, even the most outstanding Rank Three Array Master would need at least ten days to complete the creation of a Rank Three array.

But with guidance from Shangguan Xiaoxiao and the aid of his powerful divine sense and primordial spirit, Li An managed to cut the time down to two or three days.

Two or three days per array!

However, at this rate, it would be very difficult for Li An to complete it all on his own in a short time... Therefore, under Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s suggestion, Li An decided to hand over some of the non-core arrays to Jia Man and have him seek help from the Demon Race to refine them.

Moreover, he instructed him to keep it confidential and not let others in the Celestial Killer Mountain Range know.

After all, besides Zhao Changkong, who knows if there’s a second one in Celestial Killer Mountain Range?

...

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

"Finally, it’s done..."

Li An rubbed his temples.

The fourth Rank Four array was finally completed!

Only two more to go.

This was already Li An’s limit.

He officially became a Rank Four Array Master――

In fact, if it weren’t for Shangguan Xiaoxiao, it would have taken him years of arduous effort to reach Rank Four.

Also, the success rate of creation wouldn’t be high.

But now, he was forcibly advanced, with every detail strictly guided by Shangguan Xiaoxiao, so it went smoothly.

"What have you been up to lately? Even playing with women every day shouldn’t leave you this haggard..."

Xiang Yuntian asked, seeing Li An, perplexed.

Currently, Li An indeed appeared extremely haggard, with exhaustion evident in his eyes.

"Stop babbling, let’s go!"

Li An spoke.

Although the arrays weren’t finished being refined, he needed to make a trip to the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss first.

He could continue creating them later.

Immediately, the three quietly left Celestial Killer Mountain Range.

...

At this moment.

At the end of the endless Celestial Killer Mountain Range, lies a vast Demon Realm.

Demonic beasts soared through the skies, demon qi crisscrossed, and powerful demon armies guarded all directions.

Ever since the Demon Queen unified the four directions, a million demon soldiers of the Demon Race were all held in Jing Chan’s hands, and even the four Great Demon Kings bowed to her, the unified Demon Race was thriving, growing stronger day by day.

Today, on the imperial peak of the Demon Race, within the extremely luxurious palace.

"Your Majesty, in the Xiling Secret Realm, the people we sent seem to have encountered some trouble; the Great Li Empire is also exploring, and some conflicts have erupted."

Shee Anrong respectfully knelt before the white jade steps.

"Great Li?"

Above, sitting on a mystical Golden Throne, the Empress’s expression was cold and indifferent, her brows slightly furrowed, "Why is the Human Race interested in Xiling..."

"Continue investigating. In the past, the Demon Emperor showed great concern for that place before his death, surely something is hidden within Xiling."

"As you command."

The Empress pondered for a moment and then asked, "How are things at the Celestial Killer Mountain Range?"

"The arrays needed by the Celestial Killer Mountain Range are currently being hastily refined and should be completed in another half a month..."

Shee Anrong was quite puzzled; she still couldn’t understand the importance of the Celestial Killer Mountain Range, and why Lin An received such favor from the Demon Queen?!

It was absurd.

Although Lin An seemed unusual, every time he proposed a plan, the Demon Queen personally inquired about it!

Jing Chan nodded slightly, "What about the Top Grade Nascent Soul Pill? How is its preparation?"

Shee Anrong replied, "Your Majesty, it is still being refined, the Top Grade Nascent Soul Pill is not something that can be accomplished overnight, but quite a few ordinary Nascent Soul Pills have been made..."

"Ordinary Nascent Soul Pills are useless, continue refining."

Shee Anrong nodded and immediately withdrew.

In the vast hall, only the Empress remained, silently calculating in her mind, she whispered, "Hmm, with your cultivation, by the time you attempt a breakthrough to Nascent Soul, the Top Grade Nascent Soul Pill should be ready."

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