Chapter 61 Calculation
Li An repeatedly scanned with his mind, and the magic box buried under the soil appeared in his mind clearly.
He confirmed that this must have been set up by the Yin-Yang Demon Cult, and this Yin-Yang Demon Qi must be right.
Moreover, according to the condition of the soil at the scene, it should have been one or two months.
In other words, the Yin-Yang Demon Cult has re-arranged in Qingyang Market a month or two ago?
"The Yin-Yang Demon Cult has disappeared in recent years, and even once made the world think that they have been wiped out..."
"If they are really weak, they will never dare to do such a big thing again and prepare to attack the Xuanyang Sect Market!"
"Over the years, they have been deliberately doing it for the three major sects to see? Paralyze the three major sects!"
"This is the biggest possibility!"
"And now, they have waited for the opportunity, so they are ready to take action..."
Li An pondered, and the string that had been taut for all these years finally played the prelude to the conspiracy.
He left quietly and eliminated the traces of his stay here.
After leaving here, he did not go to other places in the formation.
Because he was worried that there would be demon cultivators watching in secret.
Then, he spent another three days, staggered time, casually and naturally, and checked the rest of the formation without anyone noticing.
"The formation in Qingyang Market has a total of seven corners. At present, the demon cultivators have laid out forbidden talismans at two key points."
"They are very cautious!"
"With the speed of their layout, there should be at least four or five months of buffer period."
"Moreover, Qingyang Market is only the periphery of Xuanyang Sect. When they attack the periphery, the core area of the sect will definitely be attacked at the same time."
Li An was extremely sure that there must be an insider in the sect.
Because, with the experience of the last attack on Qingyang Market, the sect kept the protection formation of the market very secret, and only the real core senior officials could know it.
The demon cultivators were able to lay out the formation so accurately, which meant that the demon cultivators could get information from the inner sect of Xuanyang Sect.
"If I were a demon cultivator, when I attacked Xuanyang Sect, I would definitely attack both inside and outside at the same time..."
"In addition, the key to the success or failure of this conspiracy actually lies in the Sect Master Xuanyang Zhenren."
"If Xuanyang Zhenren is not dead, even if Xuanyang Sect is severely damaged, it is only a matter of time to recover..."
"So, we must deal with Xuanyang Zhenren first."
"A head-on confrontation? This is unlikely. Even if we can win, we will pay a heavy price. It must be a conspiracy, such as poisoning, traps, etc.... Now that the traitors of the Demon Cult have infiltrated the top leaders of Xuanyang Sect, this is not difficult."
"And if Xuanyang Zhenren gets into trouble after being attacked by the Demon Cult, there will be only one ending... defeat and escape!"
"Where can they escape? Who can escape, and who will be targeted by the Demon Cult? Will the Demon Cult chase and intercept, or let it go?..."
Li An repeatedly deduced in his mind, putting himself in the roles of Xuanyang Sect and the Demon Cult respectively.
The next morning, Li An sneaked out of the market and headed towards Liuyang River Market. He did not enter Liuyang River Market, but wandered between Liuyang River Market and Xuanyang Sect for a month!
- After Li An's repeated thinking, in the case of Xuanyang Sect's collapse, Liuyang River Market will most likely become the last safe place for Xuanyang Sect.
The reason is that this place is very close to the Beast Sect.
If the Demon Sect is not strong enough, it should not attack this place directly, so as not to provoke the participation of the Beast Sect.
By then, most of the remaining disciples of Xuanyang Sect will definitely flock to Liuyang River Market.
The Yin-Yang Demon Sect is likely to set up a killing calamity in the middle of the way to reduce the remaining strength of Xuanyang Sect.
What he is looking for is the place where the Demon Sect may set an ambush.
Xuanyang Sect and Liuyang River Market are more than 800 miles apart. There are too many possibilities within this distance.
Finally, Li An locked his target on a ferry 50 miles away from Liuyang River Market!
Liuyang River Market is different from Qingyang Market. Liuyang River Market is built on both sides of Liuyang River. In addition, this place is too far from Xuanyang Sect's main sect, so Xuanyang Sect has set up many protections for this market.
First, the entrance and exit of the market are the river, and you can only take a boat.
Second, the formation of the market is very special, resulting in a gentle flow in the river section inside the market, and a swift flow in the downstream section outside the market. There are many spirit beasts and spiritual whirlpools, which make it impossible for people to sneak in from the water.
Mashan Ferry is the most convenient ferry to Liuyang River Market. Disciples who are fleeing from all directions will probably gather here and take a boat to enter the market.
The vast river flows continuously, and there are many large and small boats parked at the ferry. Those responsible for ferrying are all low-level cultivators.
Li An hovered here for three days, calculating various possibilities.
Then, he finally left and returned to Qingyang Market. He immediately checked the situation of the market formation. As he expected, there was another corner of the formation with a forbidden talisman.
It was getting closer!
Li An calmed down and did two things the next day.
First, he found Long Tao, the owner of the formation shop, and asked him to help order a set of second-level formations.
Over the years, he had been cooperating with Long Tao, and the two had already been deeply bound by interests. Therefore, although Long Tao had doubts, he did not ask much. He collected a deposit of 1,000 yuan and helped Li An order it - this was a special treatment for Li An. Ordinary people who ordered a second-level formation needed to pay at least 2,000 spirit stones as a deposit!
But it took two months for the goods to arrive.
Second, Li An connected with the sect to increase the demand for the spirit talisman shop and let the talisman hall supply more goods.
Usually, the total value of the goods supplied by the sect to the spirit talisman shop, such as talismans, talisman pens, talisman paper, etc., was about 1,500 spirit stones in a month.
Now he asked the sect to supply 2,000 spirit stones of goods every month.
This amount has increased significantly, but it will not attract too much attention from high levels!
After doing all this, Li An began to retreat and strive for the eighth level of Qi Refining!
"The sensitivity of the spiritual root has increased to 57 points... It is very close to the middle-grade spiritual root of the yellow rank."
"Even if the test is not so accurate in some sects... I can be directly judged as the middle-grade of the yellow rank!"
He was full of confidence and took two Yuanling Pills directly!
...
With the improvement of the spiritual root and the increase in the dosage of Yuanling Pill, Li An's breakthrough was very smooth.
A month and a half later, he officially entered the eighth level of Qi Refining!
"Sixty-eight years old, nearly seventy years old..."
He sighed in his heart. Generally speaking, this age is considered an old-generation cultivator.
But in fact, for Li An, it is still relatively young!
After reaching the eighth level of Qi Refining, his life span reached nearly three hundred years!
This is much higher than the ordinary Qi Refining period.
So, although he is sixty-eight years old, he is actually only equivalent to the level of an ordinary cultivator in his thirties. He is still in his prime.
"Master, you finally come out..."
When his apprentice Xiao Gou saw him coming out, he came over eagerly, "We have some overstocked goods, do you want to sell them at a lower price?"
During this period, the Lingfu Shop has overstocked more than a thousand Lingshi worth of goods.
Even if we sell them at a lower price now, we have to pay a part of it, and we will be blamed by the sect!
Li An suddenly said coldly: "Do I need you to teach me how to do things?"
"Get lost, from today on, you don't need to come to the talisman shop anymore, get out of Qingyang Market——"
Xiao Gou was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then suddenly knelt on the ground and cried: "Immortal, Xiao Gou will never dare to talk too much again... Please don't drive Xiao Gou away, please don't drive Xiao Gou away!"
He was originally a helpless farmer's son. He had participated in the assessment of Xuanyang Sect, but he only had mixed spiritual roots, so he was not selected. It was difficult for him to touch the immortal path in this life. When he was wandering, he was accepted as an apprentice by Li An because he was honest and diligent.
He worked diligently in the talisman shop over the years, and Li An treated him very well. He cultivated his mixed spiritual roots to the first level of Qi Refining Perfection, and now he can even impact the second level of Qi Refining.
Now he was driven away by Li An just because of a word... It was hard for him to accept.
"Go away," Li An threw him a small bag of spirit stones, "Don't bother me--" After saying that, Li An walked away. Xiao Gou knelt there motionless for three consecutive days. Li An went in and out, completely ignoring him. Xiao Gou knew that Li An had made up his mind, and finally on the morning of the fourth day, he kowtowed to Li An's room, wiped his tears, and left the spirit talisman shop. ... Ten days after Xiao Gou left, it was the third month after Li An discovered the traces of the demon sect. The second-level formation that Li An ordered finally arrived. He went to the formation shop to pick up the formation. After verifying the formation, he nodded, and then suddenly said: "Brother Long, I will wait two months before giving you the remaining spirit stones, okay?" ...