The next day.
Early in the morning, Li An went to the Treasure Pavilion as usual to receive guests who came to appraise treasures.
Near noon, the servant Xiao Wu led a cultivator covered in a cloak in.
"This is Master Zuo Wen--"
Xiao Wu introduced him and left immediately.
The cloaked man sat opposite Li An, revealing only two eyes, and a hoarse male voice came: "I heard that you buy Tiansha Stone here?"
"Yes."
"Help me see, this pile of Tiansha Stone, how is the quality..."
The cloaked man directly took out seven or eight stones of different shapes and colors.
The smallest one is as big as a thumb, and the largest one is about the size of a fist.
Li An was a little surprised. Although Tiansha Stone is not particularly rare, it is also a rare thing. Few people can take out so many at one time.
He immediately became alert.
The person in front of him should be an evil cultivator?
Or, a demon cultivator?
Li An looked calm. He first used his spiritual sense to scan the area and found no major problems. At the same time, he sensed the breath of the cloaked man.
But he found that this person seemed to have some secret method to cover up, and his spiritual sense did not sense it.
"There is a big problem with the life essence, and it seems to be split in half..."
Although the cultivation and cultivation energy can cover it up, the fluctuation of the other party's life essence cannot be hidden from him. The condition of the person in front of him is very bad, and it can even be said that he is in danger of death at any time.
The life-nourishing and immortal-casting technique can sense the most fundamental life force.
"It is normal for evil cultivators to have such problems."
Li An picked up these stones one by one, carefully examined them, and graded and classified them.
No matter who the other party is, the rule of the treasure appraisal pavilion is that treasures are not rejected.
"Huh?!"
But when he picked up a piece of gray Tiansha stone, the life seed in his body was throbbing slightly, and he suddenly felt as if there was an inexplicable aura that actually drilled directly into his body.
Li An activated his life seed and blocked it by force!
But even the life seed could not block it. This breath was very powerful.
At this moment, Li An almost exploded, and there was a storm in his heart, but he controlled his expression and movements with unimaginable willpower, without any change.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
This breath was very strange and could escape the detection of the divine consciousness. If he had not practiced the life-nourishing immortal casting technique, he would not have been able to sense it.
Did the person in front of him do it on purpose, or did he accidentally send the Tiansha Stone containing that kind of thing?
Li An felt...it was probably intentional.
Why did the other party target him?
Currently, there are only two parties who have the motive to attack him:
Xu Changkong's people.
And the Demon Cult, which has not been heard from for a long time.
High probability...the latter?
Did the Demon Cult come to his door...
Almost just a thought, he confirmed this!
Li An couldn't help but feel terrified. He had been so cunning for so many years, without revealing any clues, but he was still found?
He couldn't help but feel a little broken in his heart. Didn't he just rob the Demon Cult twice? Was it necessary...
The Demon Cult was staring at him so hard... they must have big plans!
He thought about it and decided not to do anything.
First, after this breath entered his body, it just lay dormant and hadn't made any trouble yet, which meant that the other party was not ready to take action.
Second, if he took action now, he might not be the opponent of the man in front of him, and it would directly expose his identity.
His business in the Treasure Pavilion for many years would be completely ruined.
First, figure out this breath and the intention of the Demon Cult.
"How is it?"
The cloaked man asked.
Li An nodded, "The quality is good. I can give you 5,000 spirit stones for all of them!"
"This price is already a high price in the market!"
The cloaked man nodded, "Okay, deal."
Immediately, the two quickly went through the procedures and completed the transaction.
Then, the cloaked man left as if nothing had happened.
After he left.
Li An closed the door of the treasure appraisal room and immediately began to look inside.
A dark aura suddenly appeared above his Dantian.
This aura is invisible and intangible, and can only be manifested under the action of his life seed.
When this aura manifested, the demonic energy in his body slowly throbbed.
"It is indeed the Demon Cult!"
Moreover, he found that this aura floated on his Dantian pool, and seemed to want to get into his Dantian pool.
But the life seed took root on the Dantian, and the Dantian pool was also the territory of the life seed. Although this aura could break through the obstruction of the life seed and sneak into his body, it could not break through the Dantian pool.
"Is the target my Dantian pool?"
He thought for a while and guided some spiritual liquid to fly out of the Dantian pool.
The dark aura instantly sank into the spiritual liquid, but the spiritual liquid seemed to be unable to withstand this aura and slid back to the Dantian pool like rain.
"The other party's goal... to form a pill?!"
Li An suddenly realized it!
This breath is too strong, and the spirit liquid cannot carry it at all. At least the spirit liquid needs to solidify and successfully form a pill before it can be carried.
"Do you think I am a furnace or something like that?"
This is the biggest possibility.
When Li An cultivates to the Golden Pill Realm, this breath will occupy the Golden Pill he forms, and all his hard work may be in vain.
If it weren't for the Life-Nourishing Immortal Art, he would never have discovered it.
"This breath comes from at least a person at the Jindan level, or even... maybe higher!"
"The leader of the Demon Cult?"
Li An couldn't help but have a headache. How could he be targeted by such a person!
He couldn't understand it at all. He had only dealt with the Demon Cult twice, so how could he attract the attention of the other party?
What qualifications did he have to become the other party's furnace? Generally speaking, geniuses have to be chosen for such things.
But it doesn't matter now.
He tried his best to operate the Life-Nourishing Immortal Art to stimulate the power of the life seed.
"It works! But it's very slow!"
Li An couldn't help but be surprised. This kind of breath can be wiped out.
"The source of this breath is too strong, and I am too weak now. My life seed has not grown up yet. It's like a young tiger swallowing a giant bull, so it will be very difficult..."
"If my realm is high enough and I practice the Life-Nourishing Immortal Art for a longer time, this breath will not be able to enter my body at all!"
This made Li An happy. The Life-Nourishing Immortal Art has always been his greatest reliance in this life. If he can't deal with this breath... it will still make him very frustrated.
"If so, before I reach the stage of Dan formation, this breath should be completely refined..."
He was relieved.
At most, I can grit my teeth and live for two or three hundred years to slowly refine it. It's completely enough.
However, to be on the safe side, the best way should be to run away...
If I run away, the layout of these decades will be wasted...
Currently, three Taoist poison medicines have been found!
"Safety comes first. At worst, I can go to the Central Plains and other places and spend decades to re-plan. It is better than licking blood on the edge of a knife..." After hesitating for a long time, Li An was ready to run away! That day, he left the Treasure Pavilion very early and returned to his residence. He packed up his things and prepared to leave early tomorrow morning. He also wrote a letter and prepared to give it to Gu Hong. After thinking about it, he felt that Gu Hong was the only clue for the Demon Cult to find him. Gu Hong was being targeted. He did not plan to give this letter to Gu Hong himself, but waited for one or two months after he left, and then let the doorman give it to her - this way, he could get away completely and safely. Otherwise, if he went to find Gu Hong now, he would alert the enemy and might even get himself involved for Gu Hong. He had just finished writing the letter. "Master, Master -" The voice of the doorman came. Li An pushed open the door of the study and asked, "What's wrong?"
The doorman said, "The palace, the third princess of the palace is here to visit--"
Li An was stunned. The third princess? ?
What would such a powerful person do in his house? ?
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