Chapter 280: Chapter 207: The Only Way to Deal with Shangguan Shengxian

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Even though it’s unclear what exactly happened, the members of Immortal Talent Hall have retreated, and the Celestial Killer Mountain Range is now safe, that’s for sure.

Li An quickly returned and went to see Jia Man.

This matter must have something to do with Jia Man!

Inside Jia Man’s main hall, all the Mountain Masters were overjoyed, showering Jia Man with compliments.

“The situation in the Celestial Killer Mountain Range has temporarily stabilized, but it is not yet safe. Everyone must continue to be on guard. Furthermore, regarding this battle, I will petition the Demon Realm for credit on all your behalf!”

Jia Man gave orders, and everyone immediately dispersed, leaving Li An behind.

“Congratulations, my lord,”

Li An said with a slight smile.

Jia Man, full of smiles, replied warmly, “We have Mountain Master Lin’s strategy to thank for all of this. Without such clever tactics, how could we have held the Celestial Killer Mountain Range?”

“But there is one thing I don’t understand…”

Li An asked, “The people from Immortal Talent Hall attacked Mountain Master Long and Mountain Master Cao’s territories. Why did they still retreat?”

Jia Man smiled, “Because the Evil Veins in their territories also turned into Poison Veins.”

Li An was surprised.

“Mountain Master Lin, the Demon Realm places great importance on the Celestial Killer Mountain Range, sending a lot of poison over, so there’s plenty to go around… and there’s still quite a bit left.”

Jia Man said, “I’ve already sent the remaining poisons to your end, Mountain Master Lin. Your contributions have been the greatest this time; please do not decline.”

A gesture of goodwill!

Despite the many questions in his mind, Li An immediately took his leave.

Returning to his own palace, Li An was truly… shocked when he saw the various poisons delivered to him.

It took two entire storage rings to hold it all!

All of them are Rank Three poisons!

Just these poisons alone are probably worth around fifty thousand Upper Grade Spirit Stones, right?

Plus, those already placed in the major Evil Veins…

Li An inexplicably felt a bit pained.

Damn…

The Demon Realm is really extravagant, aren’t they?

At the same time, a massive question loomed in his mind: Why would the Demon Realm provide so many poisons?

This amount of Spirit Stones is likely insignificant to the Demon Race, but collecting poisons requires a lot of manpower.

Could it be that there’s something in the Celestial Killer Mountain Range that the upper echelons of the Demon Race care deeply about?

“Could there really be a Celestial Demon Secret Realm?”

Li An couldn’t help but entertain the thought!

Yes, that must be it.

No wonder Jia Man is willing to give Li An so many poisons; to him, these are just leftovers. Meanwhile, Li An’s strategy has already earned him great merit, securing the Celestial Demon Secret Realm, and what he can gain from the Demon Race is probably even more.

Regardless, these poisons are a tremendous aid to his Flick of the Flower.

Once fully absorbed, the toxicity of his middle finger would reach a new level, probably threatening Nascent Soul Level beings!

Li An accepted all the poisons.

“So, have you figured it out?”

In the secret chamber, Li An asked Shangguan Xiaoxiao.

What he cared about the most… was still this.

Immortal Talent Hall is related to Shangguan Shengxian’s conspiracy.

Going to great lengths to acquire Fei Tiancheng’s blood from Immortal Talent Hall was all about knowing the enemy and oneself.

Shangguan Xiaoxiao remained silent for a long time before speaking, “The people of Immortal Talent Hall are all furnaces!”

All are furnaces!

Li An was taken aback.

Many of the top geniuses from major forces in the world are actually Shangguan Shengxian’s furnaces?

“Shangguan Shengxian isn’t of Demon Body, so she can’t obtain the Immortal Celestial Demon Skill, so she lets these people cultivate the Blood Demon Skill.”

Shangguan Xiaoxiao explained briefly, and Li An roughly understood. The Blood Demon Skill is a “castrated version” of the Immortal Celestial Demon Skill, rapidly increasing power by absorbing others’ blood, appearing incredibly powerful, and even seemingly being faster in cultivation speed than the Celestial Demon Skill, but its side effects are significant.

Everyone who cultivates this skill can’t live past two hundred years!

In other words, the prowess of Immortal Talent Hall’s members comes at the cost of burning all their lifespan in a short time!

Note that generally, late-stage perfection of the True Core, you’d have a lifespan of seven to eight hundred years.

Golden Core would last even longer.

But they can’t live past two hundred years…

“Fei Tiancheng is already one hundred eighty-one years old…”

Li An suddenly spoke.

Having obtained Fei Tiancheng’s vital essence, he could naturally discern the age.

At first, he was amazed—a Golden Core at one hundred eighty-one years old… it was truly a peerless genius.

His brother isn’t much older than him either.

Now it seems these people don’t have many years left, do they?

“So, time is running out…”

Shangguan Xiaoxiao suddenly said, “We need to find a way to kill all the people in Immortal Talent Hall!”

Li An was speechless in an instant, kill them all?

Insane…

Just from this encounter, four of them caused chaos in the Celestial Killer Mountain Range, with dozens of True Core cultivators dying at their hands.

How many people are there in Immortal Talent Hall?

Is Li An supposed to kill them all?

“Why kill them? These useless vermin, ants, trash, are they worth me lifting a finger?”

Li An just smiled slightly, pretending to be profound: “I remain unmoved, and they shall all wither before my eyes–”

Indeed, Li An planned to outlive them.

Fei Tiancheng is already over a hundred and eighty years old, less than twenty years from two hundred.

For cultivators, twenty years is fleeting, just a snap of the fingers!

At most, he just needs to find a way to deal with Fei Tianqi, as for the others, Li An isn’t crazy, why would he bother?

“No.”

Shangguan Xiaoxiao disagreed with Li An, “This time you can’t just hide, if you hide for these twenty years, you’re doomed.”

“These people are all cauldrons. After their death, a cauldron of demon blood will form inside them. My sister can use this demon blood to perform the Demon-Seeking Skill, and by then, no matter how well you disguise, you won’t escape!”

Li An was immediately stunned, his heart tightened.

This…

“Demon-Seeking Skill?”

Li An said, “How come I didn’t know about this secret technique?”

“Ha, there are many things you don’t know.”

Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s words were cold, “And besides, in the future, my sister will unify the entire Emperor Origin Realm, how long do you think you can hide? This is an opportunity, a once-and-for-all opportunity.”

“Explain carefully.” Li An listened attentively.

“There’s no one left in the Emperor Origin Realm who can deal with her; to eliminate her, you must start from the outside.”

“Spirit Realm!”

Shangguan Xiaoxiao spoke with calm composure, clearly having thought for a long time: “As long as we send news of her presence here to the Spirit Realm, the Spirit Realm will surely send people again to hunt her down. Only this way do we have a slim chance of survival…”

“How do we do that?” Li An asked.

In fact, upon hearing Shangguan Xiaoxiao talk about her sister’s background, he had already considered this idea.

But he had not acted on it because Li An’s strength and knowledge neither knew how nor could connect to the Spirit Realm.

“You can’t, but I can.”

Shangguan Xiaoxiao said, “These cauldrons raised by my sister can not only be used to perform the Demon-Seeking Skill, but if I can obtain all their demon blood, I can connect to the Spirit Realm and relay all information about this place.”

“This is also the only solution.”

After hearing everything, Li An was silent in thought for a long time.

He was first analyzing the truth of Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s words.

But he couldn’t discern it, because, regarding the Demon-Seeking Skill or Blood Demon Skill, he truly had no knowledge. He knew nothing of the Demon Sect’s odd arts and secret techniques, only what is within the Immortal Celestial Demon Skill.

No matter how wise or shrewd you are, if you encounter something beyond your understanding, it’s akin to a blind man riding a blind horse.

But from a benefit analysis, Li An felt there was some credibility to what Shangguan Xiaoxiao said.

Shangguan Xiaoxiao and her sister are also arch-enemies.

The situation is becoming increasingly difficult, already exceedingly pressing.

If what Shangguan Xiaoxiao speaks is true, then at most twenty years is not only the end for everyone in the Immortal Talent Hall; it’s also the end for Li An.

Because once they die, Shangguan Shengxian will assuredly extract their demon blood, and then Li An will truly be finished…

And besides, it may not even be as long as twenty years. Perhaps tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, Shangguan Shengxian might suddenly harvest her cauldrons and begin her move…

Li An suddenly felt the fire burning at his eyebrows.

Can the Life Seed completely conceal his aura and avoid this so-called Demon-Seeking Skill?

Li An believed it’s likely.

But the key is, as Shangguan Xiaoxiao said, Shangguan Shengxian will surely unify the entire Emperor Origin Realm, and by then, Li An will still be suffocated, unable to breathe.

This is a gamble.

Either trust Shangguan Xiaoxiao, to completely eliminate the threat of Shangguan Shengxian, but Li An might also be at risk because who knows if Shangguan Xiaoxiao might turn on him too.

Or don’t trust Shangguan Xiaoxiao, but the future is already fated; no matter if Li An can hide from the Demon-Seeking Skill, he can no longer survive in the Emperor Origin Realm.

After weighing the options, Li An made up his mind.

“Trying to kill everyone in the Immortal Talent Hall… I can’t do that either.”

Li An frowned, “Just Fei Tianqi alone is on the same level as me, and there are countless talents like him in the Immortal Talent Hall.”

“I can help you.”

Shangguan Xiaoxiao seemed genuinely anxious, for the first time suggesting: “Rely on the Celestial Killer Mountain Range, you could destroy them entirely.”

“However, you must find a way to ensure the following: First, when we make our move, Shangguan Shengxian must not appear; second, the people from the Immortal Talent Hall must all enter the Celestial Killer Mountain Range area, even if some slip away, at least over three hundred must come. Oh, and the third point, I need soul replenishing pills, lots of them!”

“I’ll help you with the killing, but for the strategy… it’s up to you.”

There was a hint of helplessness in Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s eyes, clearly understanding how difficult the first two points are to achieve!

They seem impossible to accomplish.

Firstly, how would so many people from the Immortal Talent Hall gather at the Celestial Killer Mountain Range? Even if Li An spread the word that the Evil Vein here is not actually poisonous, it’s challenging to entice that many people to come!

Secondly, given how highly Shangguan Shengxian values the Immortal Talent Hall, how could they not pay attention when so many Immortal Talents come to the Celestial Killer Mountain Range?

It’s extremely challenging.

Li An stood motionless, like a statue, deep in thought.

This might be the biggest problem he’s faced in his two lifetimes!

As he pondered, three days and nights passed.

In three days and nights, Li An did not come up with a solution.

But he understood that sitting here would not lead to a strategy.

Because his biggest problem now is a lack of understanding of the outside world…

All decisions and thoughts require foundational information.

Without sufficient information, no strategy can be formed.

“Master, that Xiang Yuntian… has come to our territory, insisting on seeing you!”

At this moment, Gu Xuanting knocked on the secret chamber door, quietly delivering a message.

Upon hearing this, Li An couldn’t help but feel anger rise in his heart. Is this fool crazy? Disturbing him at such a time…

But then he thought again, and his anger subsided, “Bring him, I want to see him!”

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