Chapter 180: Death Situation

"Slut Zhou and the others have left, why don't you leave?"

Xiang Yuntian asked Li An.

Li An said, "I don't even have enough spiritual stones to contribute, what can I get in exchange?"

Xiang Yuntian nodded, "I understand, you are also a poor guy."

"Brother Xiang and fellow Daoist Zhou seem to be at odds?..."

Li An asked.

Calling her Zhou Slut all day long...

"Zhou Libai has practiced here for eleven years and has changed two Taoist partners. After her last Taoist partner died, she coveted my body and once wanted to seduce me."

Xiang Yuntian narrated calmly.

"What happened next?"

"I chased her around the mountain with my sword for three circles. If Madam She hadn't stopped me, I wouldn't have been able to kill her!"

Li An: "..."

"Look at her now that she has a second Taoist partner. She's not far from death."

Xiang Yuntian said, glancing at Li An, "So, it's a good thing for you to stay away from this witch, or you'll die in her hands sooner or later."

Li An immediately understood why Xiang Yuntian warned Li An to stay away from Zhou Libai when he first visited him, or he'd die...

At that time, Li An thought Xiang Yuntian and Zhou Libai were having an affair.

So that's what happened...

It seems that Xiang Yuntian had good intentions at the time.

However, this person was originally of low EQ and straightforward nature, and then was invaded by the evil spirit, so he seemed even more stubborn.

Li An could understand Xiang Yuntian's character. Most sword cultivators in the world were like this.

There weren't many sword cultivators.

If you want to achieve something in the way of swordsmanship, your state of mind is particularly important. Once your mind is stained with dust, at best your state of mind will stagnate and it will be difficult to improve it, and at worst you will go astray.

But sword cultivators also have a problem, because they are focused on sword cultivation, so they often don't care about the cultivation of immortals.

Generally, sword cultivators' sects are super powerful, and once they leave their original sects, it will be difficult for them to survive, after all, they can't earn spirit stones.

No wonder Xiang Yuntian is so poor that he has been invaded by evil spirits and can't even afford the Qingsha Pill.

If ordinary people are forced to this extent, it is easy for them to become robbery cultivators. If sword cultivators become robbery cultivators, they are extremely likely to be possessed by demons and cause trouble to the people.

Xiang Yuntian is... not easy.

"Thank you for reminding me, fellow Daoist Xiang!"

Li An thanked him.

"You're welcome."

Xiang Yuntian thought for a while, seemed to be hesitant, but finally said: "Lin An, lend me some spirit stones?"

Li An: "..."

"I'm not well-off either, I really don't have money to help Brother Xiang... Here are two thousand low-grade spirit stones, please accept them, no need to borrow."

Two thousand low-grade spirit stones, converted into medium-grade spirit stones, is only twenty yuan.

For a True Dan cultivator, this is very little!

Li An's idea is also very simple. He is not related to you, why should he lend you spirit stones? Moreover, you are a dying sword cultivator, how many days can you live? When the time comes, you will ask the King of Hell for the money?

But he didn't want to do it too ugly, lest Xiang Yuntian hate him, so he left a way out.

"Give me more, give me one thousand medium-grade spirit stones!"

Xiang Yuntian looked at Li An.

Li An frowned slightly. One thousand spirit stones is a small matter, but Xiang Wentian is so greedy. If he gave it to him, wouldn't it make Li An look weak and bullied?

"Not so much." Li An said calmly, "Do you want 500?" When Xiang Yuntian died, Li An would naturally find a way to get back the 500 spirit stones with interest. "Well, okay, thank you." Xiang Yuntian took Li An's spirit stones and said, "I have never owed anyone in my life, but this month, I owed Zhou Libai a Qingsha Pill, and now I owe you a favor." "Zhou Libai, this slut, I have wanted to kill her for a long time, but for the sake of this pill, I will spare her life and put an end to this murderous intention." "What about you? I am going to leave Tiansha Mountains next month. Before I leave, I will return your favor." He looked at Li An, "I don't have any other skills, but killing people is okay. You can think carefully and let me kill anyone - you can pick anyone below the Nascent Soul stage." "That's it." Xiang Yuntian turned and left, returning to Lingyuan Peak. After he left. Li An thought for a while. This Xiang Yuntian... is indeed a sword cultivator, so stupid.

He does things completely according to his own will.

"This formation seems to be the center of the formation..."

Li An went down the mountain and checked the places where the two True Dan cultivators had set up the formation.

He was a third-level formation master in his previous life. Now he has learned the formation inheritance of the Demon Sect. He is already a leader in the formation.

After a careful inspection.

"Sure enough, the formation set here should be the center of a formation, and also the flaw..."

Li An pondered.

After thinking for a while, he decided to visit Miss Xiaoying.

With such a large formation, I'm afraid that Master Baishan will make some big moves, and this will definitely not be hidden from Xiaoying.

...

"Miss Sakura, Xiaohong has been chirping and shouting these days. I was wondering what happened. It turns out she missed you."

Seeing Sakura playing with Xiaohong, Li An couldn't help but smile, "Now that she has seen you, she is so well-behaved."

Sakura said, "But you are so weak. Up to now, you don't have a single contribution point... When can Xiaohong transform and play with me!"

She was very direct.

Li An didn't feel embarrassed at all. He said, "Actually, I also want to find an opportunity to earn some contribution points, but my strength is too weak. If I die, Xiaohong will be alone and helpless..."

"Miss Sakura, is there anything big happening in the mountain recently? It seems that everyone is very busy, and formations are set up everywhere."

Sakura said, "You don't know?"

"That ugly lizard is going to transform. It has a very good innate bloodline. The mountain master got the news that Jie Qianyuan is coming to snatch it, so he has to set up a large defensive formation in advance..."

Hearing this, Li An suddenly realized.

It turned out to be like this!

"What a good trick to kill someone with a borrowed knife!"

Li Anquan understood.

No wonder the eye of the formation was placed on Lingyun Mountain.

In this way, Lingyun Mountain is the most dangerous.

If Master Jie has a master to guide him, he will definitely attack from Lingyun Mountain.

Also, there is another possibility that Master Bai will take the initiative to reveal the weakness of the formation, so as to lead them in from Lingyun Mountain and then ambush them.

In any case, Li An and Xiang Yuntian are in danger now.

Zhou Libai obviously knew all this, so she moved away.

"Miss Xiaoying, I want to move Xiaohong to another place, is it okay? You don't have to move to Class C, just pick one from Class D... Because I have a madman over there, Xiang Yuntian, who is about to go crazy, and I'm worried that Xiaohong will be hurt."

Li An suddenly asked.

Damn it, he also wants to move!

However, he had never been to the ruins, and the level of the elixir had not yet reached the second grade, so he had no contribution points...

No contribution points meant that he could do nothing.

He had to try to see if Miss Sakura could do him a favor.

"No."

But Sakura refused: "I can't promise you, otherwise, the mountain master will say that I am not obedient and break the rules, and will kill me."

She shook her head like a rattle.

This girl is simple-minded... With her status and position, there are actually many ways to operate.

But she obviously won't do it, and she is unwilling to do it.

After all, she is a parrot incarnation, and her mind is too simple.

It's useless to start with her. If Li An says too much, she will let it slip in front of the mountain master, and Li An will definitely die.

"Okay, I'll think of a way..."

Li An was helpless.

Xiao Hong played with Xiao Ying for a while, and Li An gave a bag of precious spiritual food before he left with the bird.

...

Back to Lingjing Peak. Li An stared at the formation not far away, thinking.

Jiang Ribai played this trick of avenging personal grudges and killing people with borrowed knives perfectly.

If Li An was not proficient in formations and had extraordinary knowledge, he would definitely not have discovered the problem. As in the dream, when the troops of Master Xie Shan came, he and Xiang Yuntian would be the first to bear the brunt.

For such a big event, Master Xie must have sent a lot of troops. How can they resist with just the two of them? In the end, it is mostly a dead end.

Now Li An's best choice is to leave quietly!

Find a relic or something to stay for a few days. When things here are over, just say that you happened to go out to explore the relic, which is also normal.

Of course, this cannot let Xiang Yuntian find out. It is not a big problem for you to leave quietly. After all, Jiang Ribai is mainly targeting Xiang Yuntian.

"Is Fellow Daoist Lin here?"

At this moment, a voice came from outside.

Li An walked out and saw Madam She coming.

"Fellow Daoist She, please come in——"

Li An smiled and invited Madam She into the mountain.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, how are you? Is everything okay?" After entering Lingjing Peak, Li An offered spiritual tea, and Madam She asked with a smile.

"Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist She, everything is fine."

Li An said, "Fellow Daoist She came at the right time. I have something to ask you."

Mrs. She said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, please feel free to speak."

"I plan to go out and explore the ruins in the near future to earn some contribution points. I have prepared a few places, such as Lansha River and Fengsha Forest. I wonder if Fellow Daoist She knows about them?"

Mrs. She said, "It's OK. Neither of these two places is particularly dangerous. However, Fellow Daoist Lin can't leave now."

She said earnestly, "Recently, Young Master Tai Xi is about to transform into a demon. Fellow Daoist Bai Jiang just asked for orders in front of the palace today. In order to prevent chaos, no cultivators are allowed to leave the cultivation site within three months."

"The order of the mountain master should be issued in the evening. At that time, the spirit beasts in the mountain will patrol everywhere. Once anyone is found going out, even if he holds the mountain master's token, he will be killed without mercy."

Li An was stunned.

Jiang Ribai, this old dog...

He did it so hard? !

But he immediately realized that this was not necessarily aimed at Xiang Yuntian, but was indeed necessary for the general situation.

However, it interrupted Li An's retreat!

In fact, he could still leave. After hiding his breath, it would not be a problem to find a place to hide for a while. The spirit beasts in the mountains might not be able to find him.

But, what will happen next?

He would also be exposed.

If he did not obey the order of the mountain master, he would die.

Unless he left the territory of Baishan Master.

Headache. But he still pretended not to know, just showing a trace of regret, and said: "Okay... In this case, I have to stay on the peak first."

"I wonder if Daoist Fellow She has anything to do?"

Mrs. She said: "It's like this, I found a spirit bird recently and was preparing to take care of it, but the spirit bird is unruly and difficult to tame, so I thought that your spirit bird is very well-behaved, so I came to borrow it."

"Please rest assured, Daoist Fellow Lin, I will return it to you in a month at most."

"This is a little gift from my concubine."

She handed over a Qingsha Pill.

Li An did not take it, and a guess flashed through his mind...

Did Mrs. She know that he and Xiang Yuntian were going to die this time, so she took his spirit bird away in advance?

After Li An died, the spirit bird would naturally belong to her.

But this spirit bird is very ordinary, why would she like it?

Unless, she also wants to use it to get close to Miss Xiaoying?

Things flashed through Li An's mind.

"I'm sorry, Madam She. This spiritual bird and I have lived together through many life and death difficulties. It loves its master very much and never leaves his side... So, I can't lend it to you. Please forgive me, Madam—"

Rejected!

Of course, the Blue Flame Divine Bird cannot be lent out.

Madam She frowned slightly. She didn't expect Li An to refuse.

After all, she had some favors for Li An, and she also gave him such a valuable gift as a Qingsha Pill.

"But I know a lot about spiritual birds. This is a spiritual food specially prepared for bird spirits. Please accept it, Madam—"

Li An presented a precious spiritual food.

He had always used this kind of spiritual food only for the Blue Flame Divine Bird and to bribe Xiaoying.

Now he gave it to Madam She, which was very thoughtful.

After all, no matter what Madam She thought, it was better not to offend her for the time being.

Madam She pondered for a moment, "Fellow Daoist Lin, I really need the spirit bird. Can I borrow it for half a month? I can add two Qingsha Pills."

She made a concession, and it can be said that she spent a lot of money.

Li An had no choice but to call out the little red bird and said, "Madam She, it's not that Lin is unkind, but you also know that there is no master-servant relationship between me and this spirit bird, so I can't order it. If it is willing to go with you, it will go. If it is not willing, then I can't do anything."

After that, Li An said to the little red bird, "Fellow Daoist She wants to borrow you for half a month. Are you willing to go?"

As soon as the voice fell, the little red bird flew directly behind Li An and hid behind Madam She without even looking at her.

Madam She was tempted by the precious spirit food when she was on a business trip, but the little red bird always ignored it.

"Madam She, I'm really sorry."

Li An spoke.

Madam She was helpless. She couldn't rob it openly, so she had to say, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lin. Sorry to bother you——"

She said goodbye and left. "She should know."

Li An became more and more certain.

Since Li An would die in a few days, he came to take Li An's spirit bird for free.

When Li An left Xuanyang Sect, he knew that Xuanyang Sect would be ruined, so he bought a lot of things on credit in advance and never returned them.

If he hadn't guessed Jiang Ribai's intention, he would have really paid back.

In the evening, the mountain master's order was indeed passed down, and no one was allowed to leave the practice place.

"I can't leave..."

Li An thought about it and now had to consider the issue of self-protection.

The Lingyun Mountain area was a must-pass place for the master and his men, so the two sides would inevitably encounter each other.

Even if the enemy really came, Li An and Xiang Yuntian would have to take the initiative to stop them.

Because, as the tenant of Bai Shanzhu, it was also one of their obligations to guard against the enemy for her. If they saw the enemy sneaking into their practice place but did not stop it, they would be dead after Bai Shanzhu tracked them down.

What a headache!

"Have you thought about it? Killing just one person, is it worth your headache and hesitation for so long?"

Xiang Yuntian came to him and asked.

Li An really wanted to say that you should just kill Jiang Ribai...

But it was just a thought.

Of course, he couldn't really trust Xiang Yuntian. If Xiang Yuntian sold him out or did something that was not kept secret and leaked, then Li An would be finished.

"You want to hurry up. I'm leaving next month. After I leave, it's a farewell forever. Your hundreds of spirit stones are like meat buns hitting dogs. You can't get them back!"

After urging him, Xiang Yuntian left.

...

"It should be within these fifteen days."

After carefully analyzing the conversation with Mrs. She, Li An felt that it should be so.

Otherwise, she would not be willing to shorten the time to borrow the spirit bird to fifteen days.

Facing a crisis:

Can't run.

Must fight. No matter how you look at it, it feels like a dead end...

This is the world of immortal cultivation. There may be traps everywhere. Even if you are already a Jindan Zhenren, you still can't escape the calculations of the devil.

After thinking about it, the only way is to ensure that you survive the battle and finally achieve the ending of "surviving a disaster".

Li An thought carefully in this direction. He gave himself three days to think of a strategy. If it is still

There is no perfect plan...

Then run.

Li An would never stay and wait for death.

Spiritual veins are hard to come by, but life must be taken into consideration.

In this situation, as long as Li An is willing to escape and give up everything now, there will be no problem.

Thinking this way, he felt relieved.

At least there is a way out.

...

Three days later.

Taking advantage of Xiang Yuntian's inattention, Li An walked out of Lingjing Peak.

Although he did not come out in person in the past three days, he repeatedly used his spiritual sense to explore the surrounding terrain, and he already had an idea in his mind.

"The enemy is coming, and there is a high probability that they will come from the Black Night Forest."

"When we arrive around Lingyun Mountain, Xiang Yuntian and I will feel something and a fight will break out."

"If I am the enemy, after being discovered, there are only two possibilities. One is to kill Xiang Yuntian and me with the force of thunder to prevent our whereabouts from being revealed; the other is to send someone to stop the two of us, and then continue to rush forward with the main force."

"The former is difficult to guard against. Who knows what the other party has in their hands? Are there any Yuanying stage masters coming?"

"If it is the latter, there is still a chance to survive!"

Li An's eyes were burning.

"So, I have to find a way to force the other party to make the second choice."

"The other party killed us with the force of thunder, just to kill people and provide more secrecy for their actions, but if they have already revealed their whereabouts when they see us, then there is no need to go to great lengths to kill us. They can send people to stop us or even ignore us directly. After all, Tai Xi is the top priority."

Li An deduced carefully.

This is easy to do!

If Li An and Xiang Yuntian were unaware of this in their dream, there might be a real chance that they would be ambushed and killed by the enemy.

But now that Li An knew that the enemy would come, he had the initiative!

As a Jindan cultivator, Li An only needed to burst out his cultivation and send a signal to the mountain when the enemy just came and had no time to attack. That was enough!

He roared with all his strength, and half of the mountain owner's territory could sense it.

But then Li An would also become the enemy's target.

The battle would break out, and Xiang Yuntian would definitely join the battle... Li An thought about it and thought he could give it a try.

He quietly set up a third-level formation just after leaving the Dark Night Forest and near the foot of Lingyun Mountain.

This was the first line of defense.

He also set up a third-level mountain protection formation for the entire Lingyun Mountain, which was the second line of defense.

He already had a third-level formation in his cave in Lingjing Peak, which was the third line of defense.

Then, he chose two escape routes and set up a set of third-level formations on each of the two escape routes!

This is the fourth line of defense.

Li An's idea is this:

As soon as the enemy appears, he will send a message to disturb the enemy.

The enemy will come to kill, but will also be surprised that he has been discovered.

At this time, Li An will first use the second line of defense and use the Lingyun Mountain defense formation to block.

The enemy will find it difficult to attack and will most likely send only a few people to block Li An and others.

If the enemy is average and can persist, Li An and Xiang Yuntian will join forces to resist. If the enemy is weak and has a chance to counterattack, they can kill the enemy, and the first line of defense can stop the enemy when he escapes.

If the enemy is too strong, Li An will use the third and fourth lines of defense to escape.

All of them are the third-level magic arrays of the Demon Cult, which can be said to be "sub-fourth-level".

Under such a configuration, even if a Yuanying master comes, Li An will most likely be able to escape calmly.

After doing all this, Li An finally felt relieved, but he also felt pain.

A set of third-level formations costs five or six thousand middle-grade spirit stones.

The cost of this battle is as high as 20,000 middle-grade spirit stones!

…

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, five days have passed.

In the past five days, Li An couldn't sleep at night, and his spirit was highly tense. His consciousness always monitored the area of ​​hundreds of miles.

Especially in the Dark Night Forest.

In fact, keeping the consciousness open all the time is also a great burden on the soul power.

Thanks to Li An's life seed and the connection with the spirit platform, the quality and endurance of the soul power have been greatly improved, so that this step can be achieved.

Day 7.

"Here it comes——"

Late at night, Li An suddenly opened his eyes——

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