After accepting Lihua and Er Niu, Li An brought them back to Qingfeng Stronghold.

He taught them the basic techniques that Zhao Yi had been training in and arranged for two amiable bandits to personally instruct them.

Then, Li An declared to the outside world that he was going into closed-door cultivation, but in reality, he discreetly headed towards the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss with the two pieces of Tribulation Jade he had obtained from the Rakshasa Stronghold and Vajra Stronghold.

He never fights a battle without preparation.

Once the people from Yan Country arrive, they will definitely use Li An to guide them to the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss.

And then?

Two possibilities.

If Li An is useful to them, they will keep him.

If he's not, they'll kill him!

Of course, Li An assessed that Yan Country had invested so much in Zhao Yi, putting in a lot of effort, so they likely wouldn't kill Zhao Yi outright but continue to treat him as a pawn.

However, one must be cautious.

Therefore, Li An had to prepare and simulate scenarios along the way.

If things go wrong, he should be ready to escape or counterattack.

After leaving Qingfeng Stronghold, under the cover of night, he quietly visited Taining Village, unknowingly approaching Lihua's grandfather's grave.

Using a drop of Lihua's blood, he touched the beast bone.

As the blood landed on the beast bone, it immediately emitted a radiant glow, which Li An absorbed completely into his mind with the operation of his Divine Sense—

"Profound Beast Taming Skill!"

This was the Cultivation Technique embedded in the beast bone!

Indeed it was at Earth Level, and not a fragmentary scroll but a complete inheritance.

He buried the beast bone back properly without leaving any trace.

He had no intention to take the bone; obtaining the technique within was already sufficient.

After all, if Lihua does have some significant background, the people behind her would inevitably come to Taining Village to investigate in the future.

If nothing remains, they might suspect Li An instead, as he's the only cultivator to have visited Taining Village.

With the skeletal remains still here, Li An appeared oblivious.

This bone belonged to a Rank Four Spirit Beast, already extraordinary, and it seemed normal for Li An not to discover it.

Having done all this, he headed towards the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss.

The Ten Thousand Miles Abyss is rather far, passing through three forests and four hills along the way.

Li An proceeded cautiously, continuously simulating his route.

Finally, he arrived in front of the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss.

"This abyss contains Innate Primordial Evil…"

In his mind, Shangguan Xiaoxiao's voice sounded: "There should be something here. If you go down, be cautious of the Evil Qi invasion."

"I suggest you first clean the Evil Qi from those two pieces of Tribulation Jade. If you run into Evil Qi below, the cleansed Tribulation Jade could help shield you from a calamity."

Li An did as told, opened the box, infused it with Demonic Qi to disperse the Evil Qi from the two pieces of Tribulation Jade, then reabsorbed the Demonic Qi, rendering the Tribulation Jade exceptionally clear.

Carrying the two jades, Li An quietly descended the cliff.

After about a dozen steps down, he found that there were steep steps on the cliff, carved by some unknown person.

Under the moonlight, Li An witnessed a shocking sight:

The cliff of the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss was lined with coffins!

Each coffin emanated intense Evil Qi.

The cliff was extraordinarily tall, with a steep, winding snake-like path. Coffins were scattered and hung on the cliff, and even the outermost coffins were terrifying. The first three coffins had been opened, revealing nothing inside, but the fourth coffin emitted formidable Evil Qi, and atop it lay the withered corpse of a large bird, beneath which rested a fist-sized green bird egg…

The aura of the withered large bird corpse was identical to that of the bone buried under Lihua's grandfather's tombstone!

"It seems Lihua's grandfather might have been an expert who explored the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss in the past, but somehow, he managed to escape, lost his memory, went insane, and died of old age in the village…"

Li An pondered in his heart.

"The most dangerous is the third empty coffin. Though it appears the Evil Qi has dissipated, its special position allows it to receive Evil Qi from the abyss floor at any time, making it incredibly perilous… You mustn't linger there as you pass."

In his mind, Shangguan Xiaoxiao sternly cautioned, "This abyss is likely the transformation ground or training ground of an Evil Cultivator; their realm is far higher than yours…"

Li An nodded and immediately turned back.

Shangguan Xiaoxiao: ???

She was earnestly analyzing the situation for this guy, and Li An just turned around and left?

"There's uncontrollable danger, so there's no need to go."

Li An spoke.

The large bird on the fourth coffin was a Rank Four Spirit Beast, equivalent to a Nascent Soul expert!

Even it had perished.

Li An would be insane to approach.

"You're the kind of person…"

Shangguan Xiaoxiao was rendered speechless. Though the place was dangerous, it surely held opportunities as well.

With two pieces of Tribulation Jade, Li An surely had the capital to take a risk!

Yet Li An wanted nothing…

Just to keep his lousy life??

...

Upon returning to Qingfeng Stronghold, Li An checked the items in the warehouse and thankfully found some usable array materials.

Currently, Li An was so poor he was bleeding!

The battle at Celestial Yang City had wiped out nearly all his possessions.

Now he was left with only a few Magical Artifacts, over a thousand Spirit Stones, and the runes and arrays of Tier Two and Tier Three were completely depleted.

He used the remaining time to meticulously craft a set of Tier Two arrays and set them up in a concealed spot near the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss.

The purpose of this array was to draw in Evil Qi!

In this abyss, there was an inexhaustible supply of Evil Qi, and Li An merely needed to activate an array. Then even a Core Formation cultivator would find it intolerable...

With the trap set, his heart finally found peace.

Moreover, he had two Rank Three Magical Artifacts at his disposal—Cold Ice Small Sword and Black Poisonous Small Sword, along with the Demon Skill and Life Seed, granting him immunity to Evil Qi, Li An felt relatively stable.

...

In the blink of an eye, ten days were almost up.

During this period, Zhao Yi had returned once.

He brought back the information Li An wanted.

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