Chapter 225 - 182: Xiang Yuntian Did Not Deceive Me (Long - )

On the contrary, Li An was originally in a situation destined for death, but unexpectedly, Xiang Yuntian, this lunatic, stepped up and picked up resources from two True Core cultivators...

The outcome is quite frustrating!

Li An was also rather surprised after hearing this...

He had previously predicted that Mountain Master Jie would likely fall into the trap, suffer heavy losses, while Mountain Master Bai would win a great victory.

Although Mountain Master Jie’s side suffered heavy casualties, their goal was still achieved.

"Something’s not right..."

Li An recalled the memories of his "death puppet"!

The Mid-Stage True Core puppet he refined was named Wang Zhongxian. At that time, Li An focused on searching for two pieces of information.

One was Wang Zhongxian and his group’s plan for this ambush.

The second was the news about a Rank Four Talisman Master on Mountain Master Jie’s side—after all, Li An had previously heard that Mountain Master Jie had a Rank Four Talisman Master on his side. If this person participated in the battle, Li An might have a chance to take advantage and eliminate them.

But according to Wang Zhongxian’s memory, that Talisman Master seemed to have been affected by "Soul Evil," thus retreating for many years and not participating in this battle.

However, the first point, Wang Zhongxian and his team accurately knew the location of the Demon Transformation Pool...

This is peculiar!

After all, if Mountain Master Bai’s side only intended to lure Mountain Master Jie’s people, they certainly wouldn’t reveal the true location of the Demon Transformation Pool. Either they would conceal it or mislead them.

Why, then, did Wang Zhongxian and his team know the accurate location?

If it weren’t for this, the Great Lizard’s demon transformation might have succeeded without interference at the Demon Transformation Pool.

"Could there be a mole?!"

Li An’s heart stirred.

A mole leaked the real information to Mountain Master Jie’s side...

This is very likely.

But it cannot be confirmed either.

"Brother Lin, we take our leave now—"

The two of them departed and returned to Lingdong Peak.

...

The next day, Jiang Ribai personally came to Spirit Charm Mountain to investigate the matter.

—After all, another reason for the failure was that the enemy had been discovered near Black Leaf Forest, causing them to advance at full speed directly towards the Demon Transformation Pool. Many of their ambush measures couldn’t be used, turning the ambush into a direct confrontation.

Li An reported everything as he had mentioned yesterday.

Jiang Ribai pursued the investigation all the way and finally found traces of battle in a forested area not far from Celestial Evil City.

It was indeed between Xiang Yuntian and that Mid-Stage True Core cultivator.

This proved Li An was not lying.

"Xiang Yuntian... you damn bastard, ruining my plans!"

Jiang Ribai was filled with resentment in the direction Xiang Yuntian fled, but there was nothing he could do.

With Xiang Yuntian escaping like this, he is unlikely to return to the Celestial Killer Mountain Range in the future. Even if Jiang Ribai wanted to find him, he wouldn’t know where to start...

...

After Jiang Ribai’s investigation, Li An finally relaxed.

Reflecting carefully, there shouldn’t be any flaws.

Inside the cave dwelling, Li An opened the storage bags, storage rings, and other items he had obtained from the war!

After accounting for everything, he realized his harvest was immense this time!

In the Late-Stage True Core cultivator’s storage ring, Li An found two Rank Three special spirit medicines containing the Yin energy!

There was also a Fourth Grade spirit medicine—Profound Yin Spirit Herbs!

This is one of the ingredients for the Nascent Soul Pill!

This made Li An extremely excited because these three items were incredibly valuable, especially the Profound Yin Spirit Herbs, which are resources of the Nascent Soul level—impossible to buy even if you wanted to!

In addition:

Eleven Third Grade spirit medicines in total.

Five Rank Three Magical Artifacts, two of which are defensive.

Seven sets of Rank Three artifact refining materials, four of which are exotic metals.

Several Third Grade pills, including five Recovery Pills, seven Purifying Evil Pills, and five Purple Mansion Pills, the latter of which can enhance the cultivation speed in the Core Formation stage.

Over thirty Rank Three talismans.

More than ninety thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, and over forty thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones.

And some miscellaneous resources.

Li An was quite pleased, as this harvest would allow him to cultivate with peace of mind for many years to come.

He couldn’t help but think of Xiang Yuntian. With that person’s combat power, even Late-Stage True Core cultivators are no match for him. Acting as a bandit, killing and looting, how wealthy would he be? How could he end up unable to afford even a Purifying Evil Pill...

People like that are probably too well-taught and still hold onto principles in this perilous world.

But it tends to lead to short lives.

If it weren’t for Li An, how could he still have his life?

Li An prepared to continue in seclusion.

"Fellow Daoist Lin—"

Outside, Zhou Libai’s voice rang out once again.

Li An stepped out.

Zhou Libai smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, the Mountain Master has issued a task to attack Mountain Master Jie’s side. My wife and I are planning to go, would you like to join us?"

Hearing this, Li An hurriedly declined.

"My injuries have not healed yet, I fear I would only hold everyone back by going, so I won’t participate in this matter."

What a joke, when there are resources and spirit veins, why go out to fight and kill... One must be mad.

Courting death.

He could understand people like Zhou Libai, though, unless one is an Alchemist, nobody can stay at a Grade D Spirit Vein without striving for contributions; the future would look bleak.

But for Li An, it’s different.

No need!

He just needed to ensure he could stay in the Grade D Spirit Vein without being expelled.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, the rewards this time are very generous..." Zhou Libai wanted to say more.

But Li An firmly shook his head, "Thank you, fellow daoist, but I’ve decided not to go."

...

After Zhou Libai and his wife left.

Li An pondered the situation.

Mountain Master Bai wanting to attack Mountain Master Jie’s side was obviously due to revenge for the failure of the Great Lizard’s demon transformation.

It’s best not to get involved in the struggles between such powerful figures!

It’s best to stay low and cultivate slowly.