This place was also one of Li An's key alternative choices.

Firstly, it was the farthest from the major forces, and Shangguan Shengxian's conquests wouldn't reach here.

Secondly, compared to the established cities and kingdoms, the resources here weren't occupied by powerful forces, so there might be some opportunities.

Of course, there were also dangers.

After all, if he were outside, and Li An wanted to find a suitable place for cultivation, it was almost certain he would have to repeat the process of joining the Jiang family, and he still wouldn't be trusted.

Places with good Spirit Veins were all occupied!

Additionally, there was a third benefit: the Evil Qi here was extremely harmful to ordinary cultivators, but for Li An, who cultivated Demon Skills, it was an excellent source. The demonic and evil energies were akin, so he could absorb the Evil Qi and convert it into Demonic Qi.

But this was just a preliminary consideration; Li An wasn't certain. If it turned out to be too dangerous, he would give up on it...

Life is precious.

Li An pondered on how to enter.

His target was "Celestial Evil City" within the Celestial Killer Mountain Range.

Celestial Evil City was a city established by cultivators hidden within the mountain range. The external world's understanding of the Celestial Killer Mountain Range was almost all obtained from this city.

After all, where there are people, there are interests, and business can be conducted. The cultivators within the mountain range also had trade demands with the outside world, which led to the birth of Celestial Evil City.

However, entering the Celestial Killer Mountain Range wasn't easy, as the journey was extremely dangerous.

"Fellow cultivator!"

Li An was lost in thought when suddenly a group of people approached from a distance, with a leader greeting him.

This group was escorting supplies, and the elder leading them had Fake Pill Cultivation. He approached Li An, cupped his hands, and smiled, "Fellow cultivator, are you heading to Celestial Evil City?"

Li An didn't answer, "And you are?"

"I am Song Chaozhong from the Song family of Celestial Spirit City in the Yue Kingdom, tasked by my family to escort a batch of supplies to Celestial Evil City."

The elder introduced himself, "You must be heading to Celestial Evil City too? Why not travel with us?"

The road to the Celestial Killer Mountain Range is rugged and treacherous, teeming with fierce Spirit Beasts, including Rank Three ones that frequently appear. Going alone would be extremely dangerous.

Upon hearing this, Li An shook his head, "Thank you, but I'm not planning to enter Celestial Evil City."

Seeing his cold demeanor, Song Chaozhong said no more, simply cupping his hands and turning back with his group.

Li An watched them leave, then pondered for a moment before quickly catching up, "Fellow cultivator—"

"Oh, changed your mind?"

Song Chaozhong smiled.

"Yes, I changed my mind."

Li An smiled, "I will join you in going to Celestial Evil City, thank you."

Song Chaozhong nodded, "That's great! To be honest, I invited you because with more people, there's more safety. The journey to Celestial Evil City is perilous, with powerful marauders, bandits, and fierce beasts posing life-threatening dangers at every turn..."

He was lamenting when suddenly he sensed something, his expression changing as a Fire Python fiercely attacked him.

At the same time, his group was struck by a Rank Three Qi Burst Talisman.

"You..."

Song Chaozhong struggled to defend against the Fire Python Talisman, the glow of a magic tool appearing in his hands, but at the same time, two flying swords from Li An had already slashed out.

Song Chaozhong managed to withstand the Fire Python Talisman's attack but couldn't fend off the chill from the Cold Ice Small Sword, which froze him over, his body encased in frost, as the Black Poisonous Small Sword descended.

Clang!

A metallic clash sounded as the Black Poisonous Small Sword failed to penetrate, for Song Chaozhong had a Rank Three Protective Treasure!

And Li An had already slashed out a palm—

Tri-Element Slash, slicing the original body!

Spiritual Power surged like a forty-meter-long broadsword, ferociously cleaving down. The elder struggled to resist, but his clothes and even the Rank Three Protective Armor shattered under Li An's single strike.

Bang!

Song Chaozhong was directly cleaved in half by Li An.

"Ah..."

Song Chaozhong fell to the ground in terror, screaming.

The dozen or so men he brought along were also reduced to a few severely injured survivors by Li An's Rank Three Qi Burst Talisman.

"You, you marauder... how dare you!"

Song Chaozhong said in fear, his intestines spilled everywhere. Seeing Li An approach, he instinctively tried to crawl away.

Li An kicked him to the ground.

"I'm a marauder?"

Li An coldly laughed, "You weren't convincing this time; don't be so stupid in your next life."

With that, he directly activated his Demon Skill, refining Song Chaozhong into a puppet.

He needed to extract Song Chaozhong's memories!

"No... You, you... ugh ugh..."

Song Chaozhong trembled violently but soon stilled, his eyes becoming empty and hollow.

Li An pondered briefly, and after obtaining the desired memories, he decisively sliced the puppet apart.

Turning his attention to the remaining few injured cultivators, he also refined them into puppets, extracting their memories and cross-checking them with Song Chaozhong's to avoid missing crucial information.

Then, he eliminated them all.

"Indeed, they were marauders,"

Li An's judgment had been correct.

When Song Chaozhong approached him, Li An was already on alert, sensing the Evil Qi on Song Chaozhong and his men.

They were quite shrewd, obviously experienced, using certain items to conceal the Evil Qi so that ordinary cultivators wouldn't sense it, but they couldn't evade Li An's Demon Skill and the keen perception of the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill.

How could members of a normal sect or family carry such heavy Evil Qi?

Upon his refusal, Song Chaozhong turned to leave, leading to two conclusions for Li An:

Firstly, Song Chaozhong and his group had chosen caution and abandoned him as a target.

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