Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Chapter 909: Chapter 398: Remember His Name

The sky was filled with yellow dust, like a curtain hanging between Li An and Shangguan Xiaoxiao, yet looking closely through the haze, in Li An’s eyes, Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s face was unchanged.

Four thousand years had passed, but she was still that same young girl as back then, her body still seeming somewhat frail. She no longer liked wearing white skirts, though; now she wore plain garments, and upon her there was an added sense of tempering by wind and frost.

She wore no makeup.

He seemed a little absent-minded, and it was Shangguan Xiaoxiao who took the initiative to walk over, studying him with interest as she said, "Mysterious Creature? You, just a mere Immortal, actually managed to escape from the Bone Transformation Array. Tell me, how did you do it?"

Li An’s mind cleared; he buried all his emotions deep inside, but his face showed wariness and fear as he said, "Who are you..."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao said, "Compared to your life, and the answer to who I am, which one do you want more?"

Li An hesitated for a moment, then chose not to conceal anything as he said, "My name is Xue Sword, a disciple of Qingyuan Mountain, under Master Gu Xuening. My master once studied the Bone Transformation Array in depth, and I followed her out of it..."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao glanced toward the direction in which Gu Xuening had vanished and said, "No wonder."

As her voice fell, she waved her hand, and the storage ring on Li An’s hand flew into her palm. She swept her gaze over it, and a Talisman had already appeared in her hand. It was merely a Talisman crafted by a Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivator, yet she examined it over and over, and in her eyes there even seemed to be a trace of distant reminiscence.

"Where did you get this Talisman?"

She asked.

Li An said, "This is an heirloom of my family..."

"An heirloom?"

"Yes. Before he died, my father told me that our ancestor was once taken in as a disciple by some world-renowned great figure. But my clan has declined generation after generation, and by the time it came to my generation, only I remained. Of our ancestral relics, only this Talisman was left. So I had no choice but to enter Qingyuan Mountain and seek cultivation methods from others."

He spun lies as easily as breathing.

In truth, this Talisman was drawn by himself, but he believed Shangguan Xiaoxiao would certainly recognize it...

"A disciple?"

Shangguan Xiaoxiao suddenly lifted her eyes, and in those clear, beautiful pupils there seemed to flash a soul-seizing light. Li An only felt dazzling radiance shoot into his eyes, and then his mind went blank, turning dazed.

He knew this was Shangguan Xiaoxiao probing the truth of his words.

"Did Li Gou take any other disciples back then..."

She murmured softly.

She had originally come with killing intent in her heart. After all, what the Dao Sect did this time, though it certainly couldn’t be fully concealed and would shake the Heavenly Court, there were some details that it was best not to let others know.

This Xue Sword, however, caused a faint sense of complexity to flicker through her heart.

He was actually a descendant of one of Li An’s disciples?

"Senior, this junior has some talent in the path of Arrays. I beg Senior to spare my life; this junior is willing to repay you unto death!"

Li An spoke up directly.

Shangguan Xiaoxiao gave him a glance and said, "You may have talent in Arrays, but how can you compare to your master? Why shouldn’t I kill you and spare your master instead?"

Li An froze.

"I’ll lend you this sword. Go, bring back your master’s head, and I’ll spare your life. How about it?"

She casually handed the Celestial Corpse Small Sword to Li An.

Li An was not surprised at all, but he deliberately showed a hesitation. In the end he still shook his head and said, "All the skills I possess, I owe to my master. She has great kindness toward me. How could Xue act in such a way?"

He held the Celestial Corpse Small Sword up with both hands and said, "In that case, I ask Senior to kill this junior and spare my master’s life!"

His expression was calm.

Kill Gu Xuening? This was certainly only Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s test.

Shangguan Xiaoxiao might have come from the demonic sects, but in truth her disposition had never been bloodthirsty. Later, after cultivating within the Dao Sect, she had already drawn a clear line between herself and the word ’demon’.

Shangguan Xiaoxiao let out a soft sigh. "What a pity."

Though he was the inheritor of Li An’s disciple, it was a pity he was not like Li An, that shameless and ruthless sort. Thus she regretted that Xue Sword would never become another Li An.

Still, that was fine as well.

She put away the Celestial Corpse Small Sword and said, "I’ll give you a chance—take me as your master."

Li An paused, looking at her in confusion, but then grit his teeth and said, "Xue Sword pays respects to Master!"

He directly performed the full apprentice’s rite.

Shangguan Xiaoxiao calmly accepted his bow and then stowed away his Talisman, treating it with great care, saying, "This Talisman will count as your gift for becoming my disciple."

"As for your master, Gu Xuening, I won’t kill her."

"It’s just that regarding everything here, she must forget."

She waved her hand, and Li An was instantly enveloped by the Mana of her Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation. Following her as she crossed the void, in the blink of an eye they were already tens of millions of miles away. When he looked out, the fleeing Gu Xuening, though clearly flying at high speed, seemed to be moving with the slowness of a turtle.

A Daluo Golden Immortal’s movement directly traversed the void; it was something no Spell could compare to!

Shangguan Xiaoxiao pointed out from afar, and a ray of light shot toward Gu Xuening. Gu Xuening’s delicate body trembled in mid-flight and fell into a stretch of mountain forest, seemingly having fainted.

"I’ve cut away her memories of this battle. Don’t worry, she won’t die."

Li An said, "Thank you, Master!"

"Master, where are we going next?"

Shangguan Xiaoxiao said, "Why ask so much? As a disciple, you only need to follow your master."

Li An: "..."

He had wanted to probe what Shangguan Xiaoxiao planned to do next. After all, the Dao Sect’s scheme surely had subsequent phases. He needed to understand them in order to better respond. But it seemed Shangguan Xiaoxiao had no intention of telling him.