Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Chapter 701 - 328_4

Li An showed a curious expression and asked, "Senior, are those cultivators guarding the bronze ancient lamp from my mountain as well?""Of course."

The old man said, "They are people who were recognized and chosen after entering the Deceit Realm, hence they can serve the Divine Lamp."

"Chosen?" Li An was even more puzzled.

The old man was patient: "Cultivators who enter the Deceit Realm, if they have some mysterious connection with it, will be marked. The roots of the deities along the celestial path will implant slight tendrils into their Primordial Spirit. When the unnamable erupts, they will not perish but continue to live in a special form..."

Such an inside story... Li An only now became aware.

Moreover, from the old man’s words, these should be common knowledge among True Disciples, yet Li An was never taught about them and only focused on cultivating the Demon Skill.

It seems Leng Rufeng truly only saw him as a tool to use, never teaching him any of this.

Li An couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful, realizing that approaching that bronze giant lamp would be extremely difficult.

"Since you are here to break through, don’t waste time."

The old man reminded him lightly.

Li An bowed, then entered the Array Position and took out a "Profound Light Pill".

The Profound Light Pill can provide blood energy at the Profound Immortal Level, helping cultivators safely get through the Deceit Tribulation.

Although Li An had the protection of the power of time, the power of the Pill was also very important, so he cherished it and slowly refined it.

In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.

Li An was calm and focused, gradually becoming one with his spirit. When his Primordial Spirit awoke, he was already standing once again on a gray celestial path!

He had re-entered the Deceit Realm.

Although he had experienced it once before, Li An was still extremely cautious, as each stage’s Deceit Tribulation is different.

This time, the celestial path Li An walked was no longer in a void of nothingness, but instead, a strange scene appeared around him.

It was an ancient, broken city. The plaque on the city gate was too blurry to see clearly, and Li An’s celestial path led into it, making him feel as if he had traveled through time and space.

This city was not particularly special. Like the typical city of cultivators, there were many shops selling items for cultivators in the streets and alleys. Yet, the words on the plaques were all unclear, with glowing blurs, and the creatures on the street, although their forms could be seen, their features were indistinct, as if veiled by the sands of time.

"The Profound Immortal’s Tribulation, Hundred Battle City..."

Knowledge about this tribulation flashed through Li An’s mind.

All Profound Immortals must pass through this city, which does not belong to any known time or space. In the city’s center were over a hundred stages, which was also where the tribulation force was strongest, hence it was called Hundred Battle City.

It is said that after entering this city, there is a certain probability of being eroded by these phantoms within the city.

If one cannot withstand it, it is considered a failure at Crossing the Tribulation, and death is certain under the unnamable.

Li An cautiously proceeded toward the central area, and soon he spotted a series of stages, where light and shadows flickered, as if many cultivators were engaged in combat.

The celestial path passed through here.

Li An prepared to leave without looking up, but suddenly felt a gust of cold wind, and before he knew it, a face appeared before him.

Li An was so startled that his hair stood on end, hurriedly invoking the power of time to protect himself, deeply fearing being eroded.

"Back when you defeated us, you were not this cautious... Are you afraid now?"

Meanwhile, a voice sounded in his ear, and Li An quickly turned his head, only to see that more than one face had appeared around him.

These faces seemed to bear expressions of mockery, curiosity, and scrutiny.

...

Goodnight.

Because I was not satisfied with how the big plot turned out, so...

Take it slowly.