Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant
Chapter 542 - 287: Breaking Through to Harmonization Dao (Long - ) (Part 4)
"However, this time we must learn from our lesson, we have to kill the giant eagle, and we must prevent others from seizing it."
Song Wujing looked at Li An, "What do you plan to do?"
"I am about to break through."
Li An smiled faintly, "Once that beast appears in the valley, I will break through to Harmonization Dao directly. When the Thunder Tribulation arrives, it will strike down that beast, and others will definitely not dare to approach!"
"However, it takes time for me to trigger the Thunder Tribulation, and I need you to fortify the perimeter. These arrays should be sufficient to hold off the gray giant eagle..."
Li An handed several Harmonization Level arrays to Song Wujing.
They were not made by him but purchased from the sect.
Song Wujing nodded, "This is very good!"
Li An coughed and said, "It’s just that I might end up trapped; my aptitude is poor, so to ensure my safety, I would like to borrow something from you..."
Song Wujing asked, "What?"
"If I’m not mistaken, you should have a death-defying talisman with you, right?"
Song Wujing’s eyebrows furrowed instantly.
He indeed had one. He wasn’t originally entitled to it; his father obtained it and secretly gave it to him.
"For Nanfu Island, to rescue Dao friend Chen Ning, I indeed risked everything. I ask you to consider—"
Li An spoke up.
Song Wujing pondered briefly, "Fine, I’ll give it to you, but if you don’t use it, you must return it!"
With that, he took out a Jade Talisman and handed it to Li An.
"Thank you, Young Master!"
Li An smiled, "I have another small request."
Song Wujing said impatiently, "Speak!"
"If this succeeds, I would like to ask you to take a woman from my family as a concubine."
Li An said emotionally, "Young Master, your talent is unparalleled, please agree—"
This was deliberate, deliberately showing weakness, even revealing an intention to curry favor with Song Wujing, so that he would lower his guard completely.
The best way to utilize someone is to let them have no reservations against you!
Even though Li An’s age, knowledge, and cultivation far surpassed Song Wujing’s, he would not arrogantly underestimate the other, ensuring everything was perfect and without flaw, leaving nothing to chance.
As they say, even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.
Arrogance is the nemesis of the strong!
Song Wujing’s eyes were filled with disdain, "Fine, I agree."
Li An smiled faintly.
The reason he let the gray eagle capture Chen Ning was precisely for this.
Song Wujing was arrogant, but Chen Ning was somewhat calculating. With her absence, Li An could better manipulate Song Wujing.
...
Next, Li An hid in the valley.
On Nanfu Island, where Harmonization Level creatures could be born, Spirit Veins were naturally abundant, and this valley was the location of one of its branches, meeting Li An’s breakthrough requirements.
He waited for three months.
Li An wasn’t in a hurry to let the gray eagle appear because the timing wasn’t right.
Song Wujing was already anxious, but as long as Chen Ning’s soul lamp remained lit, he held onto a ray of hope.
On this day, Li An finally received a piece of news:
"Shangguan Xiaoxiao appeared in Daozhou, Li Yunxiao and Tianchenzi are leading a siege!"
Li An was momentarily stunned; he was waiting for disturbances elsewhere before causing an incident here to distract outside attention. Unexpectedly, he received news about Shangguan Xiaoxiao...
What is she doing in Daozhou? Has she lost her mind...
Li An calmed himself and then sent out a message—
Soon!
A gray eagle emerged from the dense forest, moving stealthily but inadvertently passing through a Sun and Moon Sect monitoring point and alarming a Spirit Beast set as bait in the Five Elements Sect area...
It swiftly headed towards Li An’s valley.
...
Meanwhile.
"She didn’t come to find Li An but went to Daozhou?"
Outside Nanfu Island, in a void space.
Li Yunxiao, disheveled hair hanging over his face, stepped out from the void, "Is the information accurate?"
"It’s absolutely true!"
Someone reported, "Shangguan Xiaoxiao attempted to steal a batch of Exotic Spirit corpses from our Dao Sect and injured several Hall Masters. Several Peak Masters have descended and are in hot pursuit."
Li Yunxiao thought for a moment; Daozhou is extremely distant from here, and Shangguan Xiaoxiao is almost in the heart of the Dao Sect. It shouldn’t be a strategy to lure us away. He nodded, "I’ll head over immediately!"
He promptly led the group and departed.
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Nanfu Island. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Shortly after, the gray giant eagle entered the valley—
"Kill!"
"This gray giant eagle is ours!"
"Who dares to compete!"
Many experts who followed secretly appeared at this moment, besieging the gray giant eagle.
A great battle erupted immediately!
Song Wujing guarding the perimeter was suddenly bewildered. What happened?
Li An hasn’t even broken through yet, how come so many people rushed in?
Their plan was for Li An to use the Thunder Tribulation to kill the gray giant eagle and prevent others from approaching...
Now it’s chaos!
What to do?
According to the plan, at this moment, he should activate the arrays around the valley to confine the gray giant eagle and give Li An time to trigger the Thunder Tribulation...
But if confining them directly, the geniuses of other forces would also be swept by the Thunder Tribulation!
He hesitated for just a moment, then gritted his teeth and suddenly activated the Array!
Who cares about others’ life and death in relation to himself?
If he lets them go, who will save his mother?
The gray giant eagle will also escape, and then he will lose the chance to garner fame for Nanfu Island within the Dao Sect!
No more hesitation; Harmonization Level cultivation drove the Array, its power surging, instantly confining the valley like a sealed barrel.
At the same time, within the valley, a powerful aura suddenly erupted...
Li An began to break through!
Above the sky, lightning flickered!
"What’s going on? Who’s advancing!"
"Damn... who’s breaking through here?"
"Are they crazy..."
A group of geniuses was shocked.
With so many gathered here, if the Celestial Tribulation descends, everyone will attract it. The Tribulations will stack, impossible to evade, each unable to only endure their own Tribulation but also suffer from others’ strikes...
They were all geniuses, all having endured Thunder Tribulations, but... this kind of Tribulation, it struck fear into them!
...
Goodnight.