Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Chapter 673 - 321: A Famous Mountain, a Tomb

"No worries, come in and take it."Li An spoke to the chubby kid, who bowed and said gratefully, "Senior Brother, may I know your name? I’m Xu Yuan."

"Gu Fan."

Li An said, "I arrived later, I should be the one calling you Senior Brother..."

"No need for formalities, Senior Brother Gu Fan. The skilled are revered, maybe in a few years, I’ll be calling you Senior instead..."

The chubby kid smiled, showing a good mindset.

The chubby kid started packing his things in the dwelling, and Li An said, "There’s actually no need for Junior Brother to move. Earlier, when Senior Brother Luo Yuan was here, it wasn’t convenient to speak. This dwelling is spacious enough to accommodate both of us. If Junior Brother doesn’t mind, how about we share?"

This chubby kid’s cultivation seemed suspect, not like an Exotic Spirit cultivator; something was obscuring his true abilities from Li An’s view.

Currently, Li An was searching for an Immortal Rejuvenator, and if this chubby kid was indeed a true cultivator, he’d be a great lead. So, Li An actively extended the invitation.

The chubby kid noticed Li An was not as overbearing as imagined, but instead friendly, and relaxed a bit. Yet, he shook his head, saying, "It’s alright, Senior Brother Gu. Each dwelling’s Anomalous Qi supply is limited. My presence here would affect your cultivation speed."

Li An said, "I truly apologize... I have nothing else, but please accept these few Anomaly Crystals as a token of my goodwill!"

He took out twenty Lower Grade Anomaly Crystals and handed them to the chubby kid as "compensation".

The chubby kid shook his head hastily, saying, "Senior Brother, you’re too kind. Really, there’s no need, no need!"

As the chubby kid repeatedly declined, Li An had no choice but to say, "It makes me feel uneasy... How about I help you carry your things?"

He picked up one of Xu Yuan’s pieces of luggage to carry it—though it could easily be tucked into a storage bag, it was more a matter of etiquette. Xu Yuan did not protest any further, and together, they went out.

Xu Yuan’s new dwelling was on a gentle slope, much farther from the stream, and had been thoroughly cleaned. After the move, he felt uncomfortable and forgot his grievances towards Li An, quickly pouring Spirit Tea for him, and they sat down for a chat.

After some idle talk, Li An took his leave. He did not delve into Xu Yuan’s cultivation issues, as such matters were surely confidential to the other party, revealing any suspicion would only arouse vigilance from them.

He needed to slowly approach—

Just as he stepped out, two disciples surrounded him. These disciples were also at the Tribulation Crossing Stage, and one spoke coldly, "Chubby kid, who gave you permission to cultivate here?"

"Your cultivation affects our Anomalous Qi! How will you compensate us?"

Extortion had arrived.

Xu Yuan’s face turned grim, "It’s not yours..."

The young man sneered, "Haha, seems this young brother intends to spar with us?"

The two released their mid-stage Tribulation Crossing power, making Xu Yuan’s face change slightly; his own cultivation was only at mid-stage, making them a tough opponent!

"You guys are loud, disrupting my peace, yet how do you plan to compensate me?"

Li An suddenly spoke up.

The pair had seen Li An before but regarded him as a new face, also at the Tribulation Crossing Stage, treating him as a low-level disciple akin to Xu Yuan, not worthy of concern.

One spoke coldly, "Kid, if you’re not living here, don’t meddle!"

Li An stretched lazily, but the next moment, he vanished!

"Not good!"

The pair’s expressions changed, quickly turning, pouring the full power of the Great Dao towards Li An, also deploying several Magical Artifacts.

They clearly saw Li An wasn’t ordinary, so they struck with all their might!

But Li An remained still, sneered, then made a single palm strike—

Boom!

The surrounding space trembled greatly, sensing the battle, the array covering Purple Cloud Mountain detected it, stabilizing the space and ground, restricting the battle’s scope.

But the Great Dao power and magical artifacts of the two were, under Li An’s palm, obliterated as if collapsing, both letting out a cry, already sent flying heavily, even with the array’s protection, they smashed into many stone houses like two human bombs!

Meanwhile, Xu Yuan had pulled out a Magical Artifact, preparing to sneak attack, but saw the scene with wide eyes, gazing at Li An in disbelief.

Could this Senior Brother Gu be so mighty?

Though also at the Tribulation Stage, why did it seem... others’ Tribulation Crossing Stage felt false compared to him?

The strength was overwhelmingly fearsome!

Li An clapped his hands, and with a blink, appeared where the two lay amidst the ruins, pulling them out, tossing them before Xu Yuan, then squatted down, smiling slightly, saying, "Now you’ll have to compensate me more, not just for disrupting my peace but dirtying my hands and damaging so many structures..."

Blood dripped from their mouths, terror-filled, initially wanting to bully the weak for some gain, unexpectedly meeting such a deity.

"Will you compensate?" Li An asked amicably.

"We will compensate!"

Both tremblingly replied.