Chapter 222 Sincere Cooperation

Dali.

"Master, what should we do next? After this incident, it will be extremely difficult to find Li An again... He has become a frightened bird."

The White Tiger Empress frowned, "I have sent people to keep an eye on the Tiansha Mountains, Yan State and other places, but I am afraid it will be ineffective."

The sickly girl was very calm and said, "Since he wants to hide, let him hide first - you give me an order, from today on, all the people in the late Jindan stage under my Dali must be registered, and those who dare to break through the Yuanying stage who are not registered in my Dali will be killed without mercy."

The White Tiger Empress's face changed.

"In this case, I am afraid that the major sects will not accept it..."

Even if the Dali Empire has dominated the world, this order is still too inhumane, treating the world's sects as nothing and directly interfering with the practice of the world's cultivators!

"Whoever disobeys will be killed."

The sickly girl didn't care and continued:

"The destruction of the Immortal Talent Hall is difficult to repair in a short time... we can only use a substitute."

She closed her eyes, pondered for a while, and said: "Now, we have to use the Nascent Soul blood of the major sects... you go and arrange it."

She secretly taught a strange plan.

...

Xiling.

The entire Xiling Yuanzhou is named after these two words, but these two words do not represent a good place in Xiling.

Xiling is a restricted area!

It is said that thousands of years ago, Xiling was not called Xiling, but Xiling.

At that time, the land of Xiling contained countless superior spiritual veins, the best in the world, and countless powerful cultivation forces. Even those born in Xiling could dominate the world. Even the Central Tianzhou could not compare with Xiling Yuanzhou.

But later, an inexplicable disaster occurred. The entire Xiling area, the spiritual veins were destroyed, all the living creatures were killed, the spiritual land turned into a dead land, and even many top forces were buried in it.

All those who went to explore were unable to get out.

After thousands of years, this place became a restricted area. Because too many powerful people were buried here, no one used the name Xiling anymore, but Xiling.

It was a cemetery that no one could approach.

"Such a chaotic aura..."

When Li An felt the wind coming from Xiling, he couldn't help but frown.

The mountains in Xiling are undulating, and the magnificent mountains and rivers can still vaguely show the extraordinary spiritual land in the past, but now it can be said to be a barren land. On the mountains, not even a tall plant can be seen. It is all Gobi, covered with some wild grass at most.

"This place will actually become the focus of contention between the Dali Empire and the Demon Realm..."

Li An stepped into the land of Xiling. Because it had become a desert, the air between the rolling mountains was scorching and the spiritual energy was extremely thin.

He took out a map.

This map was obtained from She Anqi. It detailed the topography of Xiling and marked several key places.

"If you want to defeat Shangguan Shengxian, this place is the key."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao's voice suddenly sounded: "Huangquan Valley, this place is very important. After I use the magic blood to make the Tongtian Talisman, I still need to use the power of this place to stimulate the power of the Tongtian Talisman, so as to connect to the spiritual world."

Li An frowned slightly, and subconsciously had a hint of doubt in his heart.

Shangguan Xiaoxiao, this guy, didn't say this before!

He has always been on guard against Shangguan Xiaoxiao.

"Do you know why my sister came here?" Shangguan Xiaoxiao seemed to know the doubts in Li An's heart, and said directly: "Now I understand. If I am not mistaken, what she came to the Emperor Yuan Realm to find is probably in Xiling." "What exactly is she looking for?" "The tomb of the Demon Emperor." Shangguan Xiaoxiao said: "The reason why my sect fell apart in the spiritual world is because the Demon Sect passed away, and before he died, he took away several key things in the sect. If we can find the tomb of the Demon Emperor, our sect can be restored, and even my sister will have a chance to return to the level of the Demon Emperor." Li An was slightly startled! There is such an inside story. "Why is the Demon Emperor's tomb placed in the Emperor Yuan Realm?"

"You are stupid. There are so many eyes staring at him in the Spirit Realm. If he had left his tomb in the Spirit Realm, it would have been dug up long ago."

"So, when the Demon Emperor died, he went to the lower realm. No one knew where he buried himself. My sister spent a lot of effort to find some clues... No wonder she was surrounded and killed that year and had to escape here."

Li An carefully thought about Shangguan Xiaoxiao's words, but no matter how he thought about it, he had no way to verify whether these things were true or false.

"In that case, what is Shangguan Shengxian waiting for? With her strength, she can just take action directly."

"Because she can't find the exact location of the Demon Emperor's Tomb. The Demon Emperor's Tomb is hidden in the dimensional space. If she doesn't know the exact entrance, it will be useless even if she turns the entire Xiling upside down."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao's words were slightly proud:

"So, she let the people of the demon clan live until now, because the Demon Emperor must have found the Demon Emperor's Tomb in the past, and got some opportunities from it... So, after letting the demon clan find the Demon Emperor's Tomb, there may be clues."

Li An suddenly realized.

Many doubts were explained.

With Shangguan Shengxian's current ability, she can actually tolerate the demon clan living in front of her, which is not normal.

It turns out that she wants to use the demon clan.

"This time, the Demon Queen used the Tiansha Mountains to make a feint to the east and attack in the west. In fact, Shangguan Shengxian's best choice should have been to pretend not to know and let the demons find the Demon Emperor's Tomb in Xiling. In this way, her plan to find the Demon Emperor's Tomb would have been successful."

"But she didn't. She stayed in Dali to wait for me. Instead, she asked the main force of Dali to come over to contain the demons, so that the demons wouldn't open the Demon Emperor's Tomb while she was trying to catch me..."

Li An reviewed the situation, and the pressure in his heart suddenly increased. This shows that in Shangguan Shengxian's eyes, Li An is really very important.

For Li An, he even postponed the search for the Demon Emperor's Tomb?

"The Demon Emperor's Tomb can be found sooner or later, but the time to catch you is getting shorter and shorter. If you enter the Nascent Soul Realm and prove the perfect Nascent Soul, your body and Nascent Soul will merge into one. If she catches you again, the effect of the natural demon body will be greatly reduced..."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao sighed.

This made Li An's eyes light up instantly!

So that's it!

Doesn't this mean that as long as he proves the Yuanying, Shangguan Shengxian will not be interested in him anymore...

Freedom!

He saw the hope of freedom.

"By the way, there is another question. Why can you see at a glance that the key point is in Huangquan Valley? Shangguan Shengxian doesn't know?"

Li An said.

"My sister is arrogant and conceited. She looks down on the so-called immortal cultivation. She really only cultivates herself, so she doesn't know the formation."

"She didn't expect that the Demon Emperor's tomb, the entrance to the dimensional space, was originally built on the formation-"

Li An understood.

"You still need to find me some stronger soul-replenishing things, preferably fifth-grade spiritual medicine, otherwise I really can't help you."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao continued: "Facing my sister, you, the demon clan, or even the top masters of the entire Emperor Yuan Realm combined, can't beat her... I can borrow some power from the Demon Emperor's formation, and maybe I can hold on until someone from the spirit world comes."

Her words were extremely heavy.

Li An was in a dilemma: "A fifth-grade spiritual medicine is a resource for the God Transformation Stage. Where can I find it for you?"

Li An is now trying to find a fourth-grade spiritual medicine, but it's hard. A fifth-grade one? That's a fantasy!

Every time a plant of this kind of thing appears, it will cause fluctuations in the world, and all parties will compete for it. Yuanying and God Transformation Stages will flock to it. Li An is just a small golden elixir, and he has to risk his life to find it...

"You don't have it, but the Demon Queen has it. Go and get it."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao pouted, "How to do it, figure it out yourself."

Then he said nothing.

Li An was complaining in his heart. He was really troubled. Shangguan Xiaoxiao only made requests, but he had to do all the implementation...

However, now that the matter has come, the arrow has been set on the string.

Although he didn't want to see Tan Qingxue, it was an extraordinary period now, so he had to cooperate!

He immediately contacted She Anqi.

Along the way, She Anqi had contacted him several times through the jade talisman, but he didn't respond out of caution.

After all, the Dali Empire is determined to get him now. Who knows if She Anqi is absolutely trustworthy?

If she is not safe, someone could die if she is not careful.

Li An immediately sent her a message and agreed to meet at a place called "Tanlang Valley" tomorrow.

…

The next day, Li An did not go to find She Anqi, but hid not far from Tanlang Valley.

After letting her wait for two days in vain, Li An sent another message. He claimed that he found traces of the suspected Demon Emperor's tomb in a place called "Bi Bo Tan" and asked She Anqi to go there quickly.

When She Anqi walked out of Tanlang Valley, Li An suddenly appeared!

"Fellow Daoist She, please stay."

Li An smiled slightly.

She Anqi looked at Li An in astonishment, "Aren't you at Bi Bo Tan?"

"Please move over and talk——"

Li An immediately took her away and arrived at the third location, Dinglong Mountain.

Next to here is the camp of the demon army.

Li An did so much mainly to prevent Shangguan Shengxian.

If She Anqi and Shangguan Shengxian collude, Shangguan Shengxian will definitely stay with She Anqi and wait for the opportunity.

He pretended to be in Bibotan just as a test.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, you should be careful."

She Anqi couldn't help but feel a little resentful. Li An made it clear that he didn't trust her.

"In extraordinary times, extraordinary things have to be done."

Li An apologized and said, "Fellow Daoist She, I want to see the emperor. I wonder if you can introduce me?"

She Anqi said, "The emperor arrived at the camp yesterday. She is waiting for you - follow me."

She led Li An into the demon army.

In order to avoid being seen, Li An pretended to be a demon soldier and mixed into her attendant team. After passing through the heavily guarded demon army, he saw a large tent in the center.

Around this tent, there are many Yuanying-level masters guarding it, and there are also layers of formations.

After entering the tent, She Anqi took the initiative to retreat.

Li An saw Tan Qingxue——

After many years of separation, her appearance remained unchanged, but she had a more calm and dignified demeanor, and she looked at Li An, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and said, "What's your name?"

Li An took the initiative to salute and said, "Lin An greets His Majesty!"

He was neither humble nor arrogant, and was quite respectful.

A trace of different emotions flashed in Tan Qingxue's eyes, and she said, "The name of Master Lin is really well-known."

"Master Lin should be the first to destroy the Xiancai Palace this time."

Li An said, "It's all because of Your Majesty's wisdom. How dare Lin An take the credit?"

"Lin An came here to report top-secret news."

Tan Qingxue said, "You say."

"If I'm not mistaken, there is an extremely powerful existence behind the Dali Empire. This person should be a demon cult from the spiritual world——"

Li An decided to be frank.

Tan Qingxue's expression slightly moved. She was right. It was related to the spirit world...

"I already know this person. She is very strong. The Black Tortoise Demon King died in her hands. The Demon Emperor's sword was easily destroyed by her."

She calmly said a piece of news.

Only the Vermillion Bird Demon King knew about the death of the Black Tortoise Demon King. Tan Qingxue did not even tell her confidants such as She Anqi and She Anrong.

Because, if other people in the demon clan knew that there was such a person behind Dali, then there would be no need to fight. The demon clan would directly disintegrate, and I am afraid that many demon clans would surrender voluntarily.

But she did not hide it from Li An.

Li An knew that Shangguan Shengxian was very strong, but he still felt cold in his heart when he heard about her record!

So fast, Li An had clearly set up a plan. According to his plan, Shangguan Shengxian should have returned to Yan before reaching the Tiansha Mountains...

I didn't expect that Shangguan Shengxian had already killed a demon king in the Tiansha Mountains before going to Yan!

So strong that even the Demon Emperor's sword was destroyed...

"Lord Lin, do you have a plan to deal with this man?" she asked.

Li An nodded solemnly, "I have a plan, but I need your help--"

"Just tell me."

...

After a long time.

Li An finished speaking one by one, and the discussion was settled.

Tan Qingxue agreed to everything, without even asking a single question.

Li An couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, why don't you ask me why I did this?"

Tan Qingxue smiled, "Lin An, at this moment of life and death, you and I should be honest with each other, right?"

"If we continue to cover up and conceal, when you and I die, I'm afraid we can only have empty hatred."

Li An said respectfully, "Your Majesty is right."

He left the big tent.

In the empty big tent, Tan Qingxue sighed faintly.

...

Li An left the demon army directly and headed towards the Tiansha Mountains. Now that the Tiansha Mountains have become ruins, and Dali's focus has been placed on Xiling, it should be the right time to return to the Tiansha Mountains to get what he wants.

He was very cautious. He did not go there himself, but waited in a deserted forest in Yueguo, and then sent three puppets to the Tiansha Mountains. On the way to following She Anqi's army to attack the city and plunder the village, he refined three more puppets.

Nothing else, now is an extraordinary period, and many times, he cannot take risks personally.

Who knows if Shangguan Shengxian will wait for him?

Moreover, he has also made a strict plan for the actions of the three puppets. After the first one gets his things, it walks out of the Tiansha Mountains and goes directly to the "Moon River", throws the Soul Locking Box into the water, and then goes to the capital of Dali - to die directly.

The Soul Locking Box goes downstream, and the other two puppets wait downstream. When the Soul Locking Box passes by their area, the two puppets will take the other two empty Soul Locking Boxes and leave from different directions.

The Soul Locking Box drifted in the river and was difficult to lock. The enemy could not track it. After three changes, if someone was really tracking it, they would be confused and would most likely think that the thing was on a certain puppet and follow the three puppets.

But they would not have thought that the real Soul Locking Box was still drifting down, and Li An was still downstream, setting up a net to intercept the Soul Locking Box that was drifting over.

It can be said that Li An took great pains!

But he thought all this was necessary.

…

He waited downstream of the Moon River, and that night, as expected, not long after, the fishing net he laid stopped the Soul Locking Box!

Got it safely!

At the same time, he had sensed that two puppets had exploded.

Obviously, they were in danger!

Sure enough, the Dali Empire had made arrangements in the Tiansha Mountains.

Li An took the soul-locking box and left immediately, rushing to Xiling——

…

"Master, I just received a secret report that there was an unusual movement in the Tiansha Mountains, and two puppets of Li An were found."

"He should have gone back there to get something."

In Dali, the White Tiger Queen reported to Shangguan Shengxian immediately.

Shangguan Shengxian's eyebrows jumped slightly, and an inexplicable anger rose.

She suddenly realized that she was still being fooled by Li An again.

Once——

She thought that Li An had already fled after killing the heroes of the Immortal Talent Hall.

Now it seems that he hid the things over there, right under her nose.

"Damn it!"

She gritted her teeth. She had been in the spirit world for so many years, but she was repeatedly defeated in this mere Emperor Yuan Realm...

But she quickly calmed down. After thinking for a long time, a light suddenly flashed in her eyes:

"He is hiding over there... I understand, the blood of the demons!"

"It seems that you will definitely go to Xiling, haha, what you gave me in Tiansha Mountains, I will return tenfold in Xiling-"

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