Chapter 49: Game within a game

Another day has passed.

Li An lay in bed, thinking silently.

Recalling the details of the scene again, the fake jade talisman in Jing Ao's hand had been cleaned up without leaving any traces. He gave Jing Ao a fake jade talisman without any evidence, and no one would find out.

When he asked just now, Li Yuan was obviously observing him with some secret method, but Li An had already formed a fixed concept in his mind, so there was no flaw in his answer.

The only thing he was worried about was that the storage bag hidden in the ancient well in Qingyang Market would be discovered. After all, there were too many things in that storage bag.

The second-grade Youguang Lotus obtained in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range more than ten years ago, the second-grade Purple Soul Grass, Yin-Yang Magic Furnace and many magical instruments obtained when he killed the demon cultivator for the first time, and the two second-grade spiritual medicines he took from the storage bag of the Soul-seeking Horse Face.

As long as he was discovered, his painstaking efforts over the past ten years would be in vain.

However, now that Qingyang Market is in ruins and is being rebuilt, no one would think of digging things out from the bottom of an ancient well, so there should be no problem.

The first question he thought about next was not the foundation-building pill, but another one——

Why did the Soul-Seeking Horse-Faced Die in Qingyang Market?

He was already very confused about this question during the battle in Qingyang Market three days ago!

After witnessing the entire battle, he felt that it was not right.

Who is the Soul-Seeking Horse-Faced Die? He is a notorious demon cultivator who has successively destroyed several immortal cultivation families, committed many evil deeds, and harassed Xuanyang Sect for many years, but has not been truly wiped out.

This kind of person is definitely not simple. He will not lack the agility to act according to circumstances, and will never fight desperately because of anger.

But on that day, his whereabouts were exposed. After knowing that it was a trap set by Xuanyang Sect, he did not leave immediately, but kept fighting with Han Zhong and others at the scene!

Isn't this courting death?

Moreover, the Soul-Seeking Horse-Faced Die was severely injured by Han Zhong using Yu Xiong during the battle... This seems reasonable, but it is actually inconsistent with the identity of the Soul-Seeking Horse-Faced Die.

People like Soul-seeking Horse-faced Man live on the edge of a knife, and his combat experience will not fail to see it!

So, after thinking about it, perhaps there is only one possibility...

The Soul-seeking Horse-faced Man is actively seeking death!

Li An's heart sank.

No one in this world wants to die - unless it is to live a better life!

Could it be that Soul-seeking Horse-faced Man... is not really dead?

He suddenly closed his eyes, and repeatedly deduced the Yin-Yang Magic Furnace in his mind.

He felt that this must be the key to Soul-seeking Horse-faced Man's death in Qingyang Market!

"When the spiritual root is promoted, the original body and the furnace will perish together, and it is necessary to find a new host, and the higher the spiritual root qualification and cultivation of the host, the better..."

"To take over the body with the spiritual root, you need a third-grade spiritual medicine as a supplement, and no inner demon..."

Suddenly, he opened his eyes. "Xuan Yang Sect thought that the Soul-Destroying Horse-Faced Master needed a third-grade elixir, but in fact... that was just a smokescreen he released. He didn't need a third-grade elixir at all!"

"But what if... he didn't have any demons in his heart at all?!"

"From the beginning to the end, his hatred for me and his determination to kill me, a black-hearted talisman master, were just a gesture to mislead others? Otherwise, he, a dignified foundation-building demon cultivator, became his demon just because I sold him a few fake talismans?"

"Let Xuan Yang Sect think that he needed elixirs and that I was his demon, so that Xuan Yang Sect could set up a trap. ...If he didn't need the elixir and had no demons, then this was a trap set by the Soul-Calling Horse-Faced! "

"A trap within a trap."

"And, if this inference is true, then it makes sense why he came to kill me. He didn't go to intercept the elixir, but came to kill me. This kind of death is more in line with his identity as the Soul-Calling Horse-Faced. After all, if he died directly where the elixir was intercepted, it would be too direct and would make people suspicious..."

"Now, no one in the entire Xuanyang Sect doubts his death!"

Li An felt that his deduction, even if not completely correct, might have been close to the truth.

"Then the question is, why did the Soul-Calling Horse-Faced set up this trap?"

"The moment of his spiritual root promotion may have arrived long ago, but he has been waiting for the Xuanyang Sect to join the game..."

"Could it be that he didn't die, but in this battle, he has taken over the body of someone from the Xuanyang Sect?"

Li An couldn't help but feel a little...scared.

If this is true...

After the Soul-Seeking Horse-Faced Demon possesses the body, he will definitely hide in Xuanyang Sect, and then cooperate with Yin-Yang Demon Cult to cooperate internally and externally...

Then Xuanyang Sect may be in great trouble!

At that time, the entire Xuanyang Sect will be in great danger.

Li An was also thinking, could it be that he was overthinking, what if the Soul-Seeking Horse-Faced Demon was dead?

But he immediately shook his head and had to plan for the worst case scenario!

If this is true, then Li An now has two choices: one is to tell Xuanyang Sect the truth. The other is to conceal it.

Choose one, the conspiracy of the Demon Cult can be exposed, and the future disasters and dangers will be eliminated, but the disadvantage is that many of Li An's secrets may not be hidden.

Choose two, just sit back and watch the success or failure of Xuanyang Sect, find an opportunity to stay away, and wander around the world in the future as a casual cultivator.

Li An repeatedly thought about the most beneficial way for himself.

If you want to remind the sect, you must think of the way to speak, and how to deal with the sect's investigation and suspicion...

If you conceal it, you must stay away from the core of the sect, and be ready to protect yourself at any time...

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Li An sat up and spoke, putting away his thoughts.

Outside the door, the bright and beautiful Xu Qiuhui walked in, and this time, with her... there was another old woman!

The old woman was dressed in a gray spiritual robe, holding a pure gold carved cane in her hand, old and dignified.

"Junior brother Li, this is the inner sect elder Yu. She heard that you were injured and was very concerned. She came to visit you today."

Xu Qiuhui introduced.

Li An's heart moved. He had heard of this person's identity.

Yu Hui, one of the four false pill elders of Xuanyang Sect, is also the junior sister of Xuanyang Zhenren!

In addition, he also heard from Zhao Xianchuan that this person is Chen Cheng's grandmother.

If Chen Cheng had not had such a background, he would not have broken Zhao Xianchuan's hand, and he would not have abolished Zhao Xianchuan's status as a formal disciple, and made him bow down and apologize!

"Disciple greets Elder Yu!"

Li An hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"No need, no need, young man, you are injured, just sit down."

Yu Hui squeezed a smile on her wrinkled old face and sat down next to the table. Xu Qiuhui poured her tea.

"Are you all right?"

"Yes, thank you Elder Yu for your concern."

"Well, I heard from Qiuhui that you are in your forties? But you still look very young, like in your twenties."

"Disciple is already forty-six, over forty, but I once took a beauty pill, so I look younger."

Li An was very humble.

Yu Hui nodded, "Forty-six years old, fifth level of Qi Refining... Do you have the ambition to impact the foundation building in this life?"

Li An's heart moved... The tail of the old fox finally showed.