Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 138: Pretending to be Xu Qiuhui

"Junior Brother Li, please spare my life for the sake of our past friendship," Xu Qiuhui's spirit pleaded sincerely, kneeling before Li An's spirit in his spiritual consciousness.

She quickly realized that her life and death were completely under Li An's control.

Li An looked at her calmly and said, "Senior Sister Xu, you once did me a favor."

"When I was just a servant in the Xuanyang Sect, it was thanks to Senior Sister Xu's help that I became a disciple."

"Later, I had a romantic relationship with Qingxue, thanks to Senior Sister Xu's matchmaking, which allowed me to enter the Symbol Hall."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qiuhui became excited. "If Junior Brother Li remembers all of this, it is enough to move Senior Sister."

"But!"

Li An's tone became serious. "Senior Sister Xu only let me enter the Symbol Hall in order to use me to strengthen Qingxue's power, right?"

"During the ambush in Qingyang Market, although Senior Sister saved Qingxue, she had no feelings for Li An."

"In the end, Li An only owes Senior Sister Xu a favor from when he was a servant."

"I repaid this favor during the Xuanyang Sect's crisis. At that time, I wrote a letter to Qingxue, asking her to go to Liuyang River Market before the sect's crisis. Senior Sister Xu also benefited from this and saved her life. If not for that, Senior Sister Xu would not have become the 17th disciple of the White Tiger True Immortal."

"What does Senior Sister think?"

Xu Qiuhui felt uneasy and dared not speak, unsure of Li An's intentions.

"But what about the debt that Senior Sister Xu owes Li An?"

Li An said calmly, "You took my soul crystal core back then, and a few years ago, you took my spirit pill. And now... you want to take my body."

Xu Qiuhui suddenly realized that the Wei Ming from back then was really Li An.

She had unknowingly accumulated so much enmity with Li An.

Her spirit trembled lightly.

"I..."

She was about to say something but was immediately choked by Li An.

"You can repay it with your life."

Li An's expression was cold. With the power of his formidable spiritual consciousness, he forcefully refined Xu Qiuhui's spirit.

Refining someone else's spirit allowed him to absorb their soul power and strengthen himself.

However, it also brought trouble. The resentment, emotions, and other impurities in the person's soul would become impurities in his own.

Li An didn't want to refine her, but only by refining her spirit could he access her memories and understand the intentions of the White Tiger Mountain, allowing him to better respond.

That was his goal.

As for the impurities in her soul power, he would slowly remove them later.

Xu Qiuhui's spirit struggled violently, but in Li An's hands, it was like a small chick unable to escape his palm.

...

One night passed.

Morning arrived.

Li An finally opened his eyes.

"Spirit Furnace Technique!"

He had obtained all of Xu Qiuhui's memories.

After Xu Qiuhui failed to form her Core, the White Tiger True Immortal personally taught her this technique.

It was meant to control Li An.

The Spirit Furnace Technique was also a demonic technique, and it was quite unique. It could separate the spirit and place it in someone else's body, taking over their body and turning them into a "clone" of oneself.

Even if the main body was killed, the spirit could still control the clone and survive.

Even Li An couldn't help but be shocked. This effect was no weaker than the Blood and Flesh Furnace Technique and the Yin and Yang Demon Furnace Technique.

However, because the Spirit Furnace Technique involved the spirit, one had to reach the Core Formation stage to practice it and separate their own spirit.

Since Xu Qiuhui was only at the Foundation Building stage, she couldn't separate her spirit, so she had to abandon her own body and let her entire spirit take over Li An.

But she didn't expect that Li An's life force could refine the demonic energy she brought into Li An's spiritual consciousness. Moreover, Li An's spiritual consciousness and spirit were much stronger than hers, so she ended up dying at Li An's hands instead.

Unfortunately, Xu Qiuhui herself didn't know what the White Tiger Mountain intended by having her take over Li An.

"There seems to be a mysterious connection between the three major demonic techniques. If I were to practice the Spirit Furnace Technique as well, there might be astonishing changes..."

Li An pondered.

He didn't know whether these changes would be good or bad.

But for now, he doesn't need to consider it.

After all, the Honglu Gong of the Yuanling Honglu technique will only be useful to him after he reaches the Foundation Building stage. The significance of cultivating at the Foundation Building stage is not great, unless he is prepared to abandon himself like Xu Qiuhui and take over someone else's body.

He dressed himself and then dressed the body of Xu Qiuhui next to him.

The body was still warm, but the person was already gone.

Li An didn't destroy her body because, according to her agreement with Baihushan, after she took over Li An's body, Baihushan would preserve it for her until she achieved success in Tianyang City and could return to her own body.

"There must be spies from Baihu City outside."

Li An pondered. If he were to escape directly, it would be unwise and he would be discovered.

He could only continue to use his wits!

He closed his eyes and double-checked--

After refining Xu Qiuhui's Yuanling and combining it with the power of the Life Seed, his Yuanling could disguise itself as Xu Qiuhui's Yuanling. Even if someone probed his spiritual platform, they wouldn't be able to tell.

Even the true Gold Core cultivator Baihu Zhenren would definitely not be able to detect any abnormalities.

Afterwards, he prepared a carriage and took Xu Qiuhui's body to Baihushan.

Baihu Zhenren personally received him.

"Reporting to Master, the disciple has successfully taken over Zuo Wen--"

Li An bowed as soon as he met, and even his expression and temperament were somewhat similar to the previous Xu Qiuhui.

He had refined Xu Qiuhui's soul, so achieving this was quite easy.

"Very good, very good. Come here, let Master take a good look at your spiritual platform and see if there are any flaws--"

Li An obediently walked up to her, bowing his head.

Baihu Zhenren, dressed in a white silk dress, had snow-white, slender legs crossed together, forming layers of peaks. As she approached, a faint fragrance wafted over, causing one's heart to sway. But Li An was extremely respectful.

Baihu Zhenren raised her jade hand and placed it on Li An's forehead.

In that instant, Li An had the illusion that his spiritual platform was being scrutinized.

In the fire of his soul, his Yuanling had already transformed into the appearance of Xu Qiuhui's Yuanling, but at this moment, it appeared extremely weak.

"Very good, very good."

Baihu Zhenren revealed a satisfied smile. Out of caution, she still checked the situation inside Zuo Wen's spiritual platform. When she saw Xu Qiuhui's Yuanling, she was completely reassured.

Everything went smoothly.

"This is a precious medicine that nourishes the soul. Take it and take good care of yourself in the next few days."

Baihu Zhenren waved her hand and handed Li An a three-grade Taixuan Grass!

Li An couldn't help but be extremely delighted, repeatedly saying, "Thank you, Master, thank you, Master!"

"In a few days, you should go to the Treasure Pavilion and take up the position of Chief. There are some things that need to be explained to you."

Baihu Zhenren continued in a calm tone.

Li An's heart stirred. Was the other party finally going to reveal their true intentions?

"Please instruct, Master."

"The first thing is, after you go to the Treasure Pavilion, you need to collect two types of things. The first is spirit medicines that can harm the soul, such as 'Soul Devouring Roots'. The second is materials that can cleanse evil energy and break through evil power, such as 'Breaking Evil Springs'."

"The second thing is, you need to actively help the Wang Family collect Fetal Soul Grass and Heavenly Demon Stones... Hmm, you don't need to worry about this. Someone will deliver them to you. You just need to find a way to naturally offer them to the Wang Family."

"These two tasks are within your authority, but you must be careful and cautious. Otherwise, not only will you be in danger, but Baihushan will also face a great calamity."

Baihu Zhenren's words became extremely serious.

Countless thoughts flashed through Li An's mind, but at this moment, he still respectfully said, "Please rest assured, Master, Qiuhui will do everything in her power!"

Baihu Zhenren nodded, "Among my many disciples, you have the most steadfast will and the most intelligence. I believe you can do it..."

"Don't worry, I will personally seal your original body, making it immortal and indestructible for several decades. When you complete this task, you will be able to return to your original body, and I will personally protect you and help you achieve the path of the Gold Core--"

A promise.

Li An's face showed excitement and gratitude.

"You may go now. Remember, from today onwards, you are Zuo Wen. You don't need to actively contact me. I will send someone to find you..."

After giving a few more instructions, Li An immediately left Baihushan.

Xu Qiuhui's corpse was left behind in the mountain.

Back at his residence, he finally breathed a sigh of relief!

Baihushan... was temporarily stable!

However, countless doubts arose in his mind...

...

The plot has just been sorted out...

(End of this chapter)