Chapter 657: Chapter 317: Sword Cultivator Xiang Yuntian
Taiqingzi is dead.
In fact, over the past three years, Yuan Province has tried every possible method, but has been unable to obtain any useful information from Taiqingzi, even his master, Leng Rufeng, had lost much hope.
This attempt was truly a desperate measure, a last-ditch effort, so after witnessing Taiqingzi’s fierceness, Yuan Province simply stopped paying attention to Taiqingzi.
After Taiqingzi’s death, neither Yuan Province nor Gong Shanqing bothered much, and merely instructed Li An to use him as fertilizer.
Evening.
Li An carried Taiqingzi’s organs into the Spirit Field, where the organs and the head were already cooked. He followed the process of fertilization, burying these things in their respective positions in the field.
No issues at all. After finishing everything, he returned to the cave to rest.
In the dead of night, utter silence.
Li An slowly retrieved an object from the Immortal Coffin.
It was something he had riskily extracted from Taiqingzi’s heart!
A black token, inscribed with eight small characters: "Follow the Heavens, Act Against the Trend."
Many years ago, when he was the Daoist Sect Supreme, Taiqingzi’s master, Withered Fate, had intended to give this item to Li An, but Li An refused at that time.
The item Yuan Province and others were desperately searching for, its secret was hidden within this token.
Li An didn’t know why Taiqingzi fused this item into his heart. If he was determined not to reveal any information about the thing, why leave behind this token? Wasn’t that redundant?
Could it be that from the very beginning, he intended to hand this item to someone?
If he encountered the person, he would hand over the item; if not, the item, fused with his heart, couldn’t be examined, and the secret would naturally be taken to the grave.
In any case, this item was now in Li An’s hands.
He activated the Dao Sect Cultivation Technique to perceive the information within.
Not long after, Li An was filled with seriousness.
The item Yuan Province and others were searching for was rumored to be the Dao Sect’s "sect-establishing treasure"!
Regarding what exactly this sect-establishing treasure was, Taiqingzi’s remaining information did not directly state, but it was enough to make the Dao Sect’s once-immortal, now the Golden Immortal Elder of Purple Cloud Mountain, Leng Rufeng, envious, indicating its immense value!
However, according to Taiqingzi, this treasure would automatically appear in two hundred years.
This is a scheme planned by the Dao Sect and the Immortal Rejuvenator organization, to use this item in two hundred years to eliminate the Daoist traitor Leng Rufeng.
In other words, the Dao Sect sect-establishing treasure that Leng Rufeng was desperately seeking was bait used by the Dao Sect and Immortal Rejuvenators to lure him in, and when Leng Rufeng obtained the sect-establishing treasure, it would be his time to die.
As for why it needed to be placed two hundred years later, it seemingly had to do with the plans on the Immortal Rejuvenator’s side, which Taiqingzi did not explain further.
"The Dao Sect and the Immortal Rejuvenators are indeed closely connected."
Li An whispered.
Withered Fate, Taiqingzi, and others are truly ruthless individuals. In reality, in the Exotic Realm, whether facing the Gong Clan, Yi Clan, or compared to the Immortal Rejuvenators, the Dao Sect is truly insignificant, weak in power, with the strongest being merely an Immortal, a mere ant. Yet, amid this turmoil, they’ve forged such a situation, causing the Gong Clan and Yi Clan to suffer losses, and even major forces like Purple Cloud Mountain to be schemed against by the Dao Sect!
Two hundred years later, kill Leng Rufeng?
Li An pondered; this was an opportunity for him!
How to make use of it needs careful deliberation, but for now, there’s no rush.
He feels a slight sense of urgency; currently, his strength is too weak, and participating in such a scenario would be very dangerous.
Must rapidly raise his cultivation level.
His Life Nourishing Immortal Skill’s cultivation speed is difficult to increase, but with exotic cultivation... at least for now, there are no hindrances.
Anomaly Crystal!
In dire need of a large quantity of Anomaly Crystals.
Next, he should focus on cultivating Blood Medicine, earning Anomaly Crystals, and enhancing his cultivation.
In the end, his gaze lingered on that black token for a long, long time.
Follow the Heavens, Act Against the Trend.
Withered Fate, Taiqingzi, followed by Master Xuan Ye, and even Tianchenzi... the heroes of the Dao Sect truly have not betrayed these four words.
When he closes his eyes, the image of Taiqingzi still repeatedly appears before him...
Even someone as cold-blooded and selfish as Li An couldn’t help but feel a tinge of admiration.
In fact, although Li An had his disagreements with Withered Fate and Taiqingzi and secretly sabotaged their plans, deep down, he agreed with one point: the more people like Taiqingzi and Withered Fate, the better.
Because the more such people, the better it is for everyone, and he himself is a beneficiary.
Only with more people like this can a good ecosystem be built and maintained, benefiting all.
...
Li An remained silent for a very long time before slowly placing the token back into the Immortal Coffin.
"I will find a suitable successor for this token."
He murmured a sentence, and although there was no one around, it seemed as if he was speaking to someone.
...
Deep night.
"Su Yebai, the current Daoist Sect Leader, right?"
In another secret hall, Yuan Province sat up high, and Su Yebai was brought forth.
At this moment, he was no longer in that sorry state; dressed in a spirit-weaved brocade garment, washed and groomed, he had vaguely restored his past elegant demeanor. Yet a slight doubt lingered on his face, obviously, the sudden preferential treatment filled him with caution.
"What do you want?" Su Yebai asked.
Yuan Province smiled faintly and said, "Your master, Taiqingzi, is dead, made into flower fertilizer."
