Chapter 947 - 412: The Secret of the Gray Matter

Chapter 947: Chapter 412: The Secret of the Gray Matter

In truth, Li An had considered killing Gu Xuening to directly seize the Longevity White Mist within her.

But doing so might alert the Evergreen Immortal Venerable, who lurks in the shadows, since Gu Xuening is marked.

Therefore, he had to ensure Gu Xuening survived, to study and analyze indirectly.

...

Three days later.

Gu Xuening awoke from her coma, struggling to open her eyes. Before her stood a blurry figure, gradually becoming clearer...

"Xue Sword..."

She found herself somewhat dazed, wondering if she was dreaming.

"It’s me."

Li An spoke calmly, saying, "You were injured by a Taiyi Golden Immortal, your wounds haven’t healed yet, don’t move recklessly."

He casually brought over a bowl of liquid medicine, saying, "This is an immortal elixir for replenishing energy and strengthening the vitality, it should be quite effective for you."

Gu Xuening held the bowl with both hands, without much defense, and gently sipped a mouthful. As the liquid went down her throat, it split and transformed into threads of immortal energy, gathering in her dantian.

"Why are you here?"

She couldn’t help but feel a complicated expression.

She only remembered the scenes of the great battle, where she was originally unrivaled, and among the Golden Immortals, she could already be considered the strongest. However, it turned out that the enemy troops were hiding a Taiyi Golden Immortal, who launched a surprise attack and severely injured her.

In the last moment before regaining consciousness, she almost thought she was about to die.

"The battle entangled too widely, I couldn’t stay out of it. During the battle, I wasn’t too far from you and saw you being sneak-attacked and blown away."

Li An spoke calmly, asking, "Feeling better now?"

"Much better."

Gu Xuening nodded, and Li An rose, saying, "I’ll go take a stroll. Battles are raging everywhere, I need to prevent anyone from reaching this place."

"Xue Sword..."

Gu Xuening suddenly called out to him.

Li An turned his head, looking at her: "Hmm?"

"Nothing... you can go." ℯℯ𝘭.

She ultimately just said that, but in truth, she didn’t know her own feelings or what to say.

Meeting Li An was entirely unexpected for her, initially picked up as a disciple back at Qingyuan Mountain, yet repeatedly stirred her emotions...

He once disregarded life and death for her, courageously blocking the Pill Hall elder, and together they obtained the Longevity White Mist. Later, during her attack on Qingyuan Mountain, it was Li An who secretly helped her, leading to today.

To her, this disciple could be described as "wholehearted."

How unfortunate that she had schemed against Li An, for in the end, only he knew the secret of her holding the Longevity White Mist, which truly unsettled her...

But now, it seems this disciple has never cared about any Longevity White Mist.

For so long, she hadn’t encountered any trouble, showing that Li An surely hadn’t leaked her secrets, and even saved her twice, whenever Li An harbored any thought on the Longevity White Mist, he could have easily killed her to take it...

Not even caring about the Longevity White Mist.

What does he care about...

Gu Xuening couldn’t help but sigh, perhaps it was the severe wounds tugging at her heartstrings, her beautiful eyes briefly rippling with emotions.

...

Outside the cave.

Li An wandered casually, inspecting the formation.

During these three days, he had already explored the Longevity White Mist on Gu Xuening, but some things still needed further research.

He could now confirm that the Evergreen Immortal Venerable should still be alive.

Moreover, the Evergreen Immortal Venerable’s countermeasure must be related to the gray matter on Gu Xuening.

The gray matter was derived from the combination of Longevity White Mist and eerie energy by the Evergreen Immortal Venerable, its true purpose still unknown.

In any case, Gu Xuening was his breakthrough to intervene in the Evergreen Immortal Venerable’s plan.

Therefore, he designed to approach Gu Xuening once again.

He sat atop a giant rock on the mountain summit, silently sensing the battle vibes transmitted through heaven and earth...

There was truth in his words, the place was perpetually at risk of being swept up, within a mere three days, the fallout from numerous battles had already swept past.

Nowadays, it seems there’s no untouched village left in the world.

Li An had anticipated this point long ago.

When Yunluo Immortal Venerable was startled by the Longevity Seeker’s spirit and retreated, he would surely harbor suspicion upon leaving, thus seeking verification.

Yet to send himself to the Heavenly Court again, he dared not even imagine.

Now that only one Immortal Venerable remains in the world, the Longevity Dao Fruit is within easy reach, at this time, the Yunluo Immortal Venerable would surely detest risk, even having successfully escaped from the Heavenly Court once, wouldn’t dare to risk again.

Therefore, his only method was to urge others to assault the Heavenly Court!

As soon as the Immortal Realm is breached and troops besiege the Heavenly Court, then Shangguan Xiaoxiao, the Great Saint of the Human Race, would have to act, while he could observe secretly, watch from afar, and determine the hidden bargaining chips Shangguan Xiaoxiao possessed.

Even using some cannon fodder to deplete Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s trump cards, he could sit back and reap the rewards.

This was the reason behind the sudden all-out assault on the Heavenly Court by the eerie faction.

Yunluo Immortal Venerable was silently monitoring.

Li An couldn’t help but sigh, as it looks now, how long the Heavenly Court can hold out also decides when his "paper tiger" would be exposed.

The day of the eerie army’s arrival at Heavenly Court would be the moment the great game is decided.

Fortunately, now the Dao Sect is the number one sect in the world, leading the various realms, the cohesion and combat power of the Heavenly Court have had a qualitative leap from what they once were.

But he still felt a deep sense of urgency.

He is currently only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, and must quickly advance to the Daluo Golden Immortal, or even higher, to truly have the power to protect himself.