Chapter 518: Chapter 281: Xiao Xiao’s Deadly Predicament (Long Chapter) (Part 3)

He couldn’t help but doubt.

"Bury this object at the core spot you’ve excavated, and when chaos ensues, hide around this array plate, and you’ll survive!"

"By then, our Dao Sect will strike, attacking the Dao Spirit Sect. Once completed, you’ll be a major contributor. My master has said, by then, they can overlook past grievances and make you an honored guest elder of the Dao Sect."

Su Yebai spoke calmly.

Li An hesitated for a moment, knowing he had no choice, and immediately nodded, "Alright."

"Besides, why not throw these Exotic Soil Crystals you’ve acquired into the sea under Nongchao Cliff for refining? Wouldn’t that be good?"

Su Yebai smiled, walked to Li An’s side, picked up his storage bag, and dumped a large amount of Exotic Soil Crystals into the seawater. With another wave of his hand, many Great Dao lights merged into it, mixing with the Exotic Soil Crystals!

"This..."

Li An was somewhat surprised.

"After refining, put them away, and after some time, I’ll come to collect them. By then, you must not mention that these items were refined under Nongchao Cliff, understand?"

Li An was suspicious, but he had to nod.

Su Yebai immediately departed.

After he left, Li An began to think.

His first question was whether to escape or not!

As of now, Giant Tomb Island seemed far too dangerous. The Dao Sect, Dao Ling Parrot, Demon Sect... all were difficult entities to deal with. Moreover, there might be something strange hidden within Giant Tomb Island, who knows?

Staying to seize an opportunity? The risk seemed too great.

When chaos breaks out, Li An could be in significant danger.

Even though he had absorbed the aura of an Exotic Spirit’s corpse, allowing him to masquerade as an Exotic Spirit’s corpse to some extent, and be exceptionally sensitive to anomalous qi, holding an advantage over others, he still felt it wasn’t secure.

After much contemplation, it seemed better to play it safe first!

After all, the changes in the world wouldn’t just happen once, but a second and third time!

The first time, observe the situation and hide; that’s the most secure way.

Moreover, he had already acquired seven Exotic Spirit corpses from Giant Tomb Island—a considerable gain. Leaving now wasn’t a loss.

Seven Exotic Spirit corpses should be enough for his "Mysterious Body" to take shape, shouldn’t it?

He had already made his decision!

There must be spies from the Dao Spirit Sect watching outside, but it wouldn’t be difficult for Li An to escape!

He just needed to find the right moment to leave before Shui Changxiao returned.

Then, he began to ponder the second question—primarily to deduce the intentions and possibilities of forces like the Dao Sect and Dao Ling Parrot.

The focus of Dao Ling Parrot and the Dao Sect now was on Giant Tomb Island!

Giant Tomb Island surely harbored something terrifying, as well as the legendary Mysterious Dao Mark.

The purpose of Dao Ling Parrot was apparent: to utilize the great transformation of heaven and earth to open Giant Tomb Island, obtain the Mysterious Dao Mark, and thereby achieve transformation—it should be that way.

What the Dao Sect wanted to do, Li An couldn’t fathom.

Do they also want the Mysterious Dao Mark?

No!

The Dao Sect wouldn’t need the Mysterious Dao Mark. The upper echelons of the Dao Sect fundamentally didn’t agree with the path of hiding within strangeness. Otherwise, the sect leader wouldn’t have risked violating sect rules to secretly raise someone like Jun Yelin while also bringing Shangguan Xiaoxiao into the sect.

With this in mind, the Dao Sect’s motives must be twofold:

First, to seize the Mysterious Dao Mark, but the aim is control, not usage.

Second, to prevent the Dao Ling Parrot from obtaining the Mysterious Dao Mark.

Li An believed the second possibility to be more likely.

Nothing else, even his master, the Purple Fairy, was deeply wary of the mysterious, even to the point of despair. Could the Dao Sect possess the strength to control the Mysterious Dao Mark?

Li An was skeptical. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"But if it’s to stop the Dao Ling Parrot, the Dao Sect could just kill it directly!"

Li An pondered further; though the Dao Ling Parrot roamed the Southern Sea, it likely wouldn’t stand a chance before an immortal of the Dao Sect.

But the Dao Sect hadn’t directly killed it, only kept a watch on its actions, orchestrating from the shadows... this was obviously an exploitation.

So, the true objective of the Dao Sect wasn’t the Dao Ling Parrot, but the Mysterious Dao Mark.

"Their intent is indeed to control the Mysterious Dao Mark, and the best way to control it is to prevent it from coming into existence!"

Li An suddenly realized!

That’s the only explanation that made sense.

The Dao Sect wouldn’t pursue the path of becoming strangeness, yet they’re so concerned about Giant Tomb Island, clearly to prevent others from going down that path.

"The array plate they gave me was crafted by an immortal... is the immortal planning to seal Giant Tomb Island?"

"I bury this within Giant Tomb Island, and they can realize a complete seal over it! No anomalous qi can emanate from Giant Tomb Island anymore, making it difficult for others to approach..."

Li An began to calm down and carefully study this array plate.

Although he couldn’t completely understand it, he was roughly certain that the array plate must be for sealing purposes!

With the Dao Sect’s intentions clarified, Li An’s mind grew increasingly clear.

"No, it’s not just this array plate! The grand array can seal Giant Tomb Island, preventing anyone from approaching, but it wouldn’t stop the anomalous qi from emanating within!"

"So, to truly suppress Giant Tomb Island completely, the Dao Sect definitely also needs... a sealing object!"

He glanced at the Exotic Soil Crystals under Nongchao Cliff and instantly understood!

Everything matched.

But a sealing object strong enough to subdue the entire Giant Tomb Island would truly be unimaginable.

Moreover, the sealing object needs to be refined using a human corpse as a furnace, and it typically requires beings transformed by anomalous qi—who would the Dao Sect use to refine it?

"He deliberately instructed that when he comes in a few days, I should present this item to them, yet not mention that it was refined..."