After arranging the matter of the "flesh and blood puppet," in the following days, Li An became quite "high-profile" in the city.

He bought many Tier Two array materials and also went to the Treasure Pavilion to sell a low-quality Foundation Establishment Pill he had.

Meanwhile, in the distant Zhao Family Town, the incident of the black-hearted Talisman Master "Li An" appearing and setting fire to many properties in Xu Family Town finally spread.

However, he struck and then fled without lingering.

This news didn't catch much attention, but Li An believed that Xu Qiuhui would definitely be able to find out.

That evening, when Li An returned from the marketplace, he saw a carriage parked outside his residence.

Beside the carriage, a man and a woman were waiting.

Li An was quite surprised because these two people...

Were none other than Chen Qingling and Wang Dazhu!

"Senior Wei, we finally got to see you."

Seeing Li An's arrival, the two were delighted and stepped forward to greet him respectfully.

After a few years of not seeing each other, Wang Dazhu had already shown signs of aging, with graying hair at his temples. After all, he was only a year younger than Li An, and he was already eighty-five this year!

However, he was apparently living well, with the demeanor of a wealthy old man.

What struck Li An as strange was that, after observing, he found that Wang Dazhu, despite his outward appearance of aging, had blood and Qi that were not weakened but instead growing stronger, extremely pure and robust!

Chen Qingling, on the other hand, carried the charm and maturity of a new mother, resembling a beautiful young lady.

What made Li An even more cautious was that she carried an aura of... Demonic Qi.

Li An maintained his composure and said: "Who might the two of you be?"

Before Wang Dazhu could speak, Chen Qingling introduced: "I am Chen Qingling, and this is my husband Wang Dazhu, who is a Tier Two Artifact Refiner!"

Upon hearing this, Li An showed an expression of sudden realization, "So it's the well-known couple, a pleasure to meet you, a pleasure to meet you!"

"Please come in, please!"

The three of them entered the residence.

"May I know the purpose of your visit?"

Li An prepared tea for the two and then asked.

Chen Qingling said: "To be honest, Senior, we came here... to request to purchase a Foundation Establishment Pill from you!"

Li An was taken aback.

Chen Qingling continued:

"My husband has been stuck at the ninth level of Qi Refining for many years, just a step away from Foundation Establishment. My husband and I have sought this item for many years, but we have never been able to find it. I guess that Senior must still have it, so we ventured to ask... Please, Senior, help us!"

"We are willing to purchase it at market price, and regardless of whether my husband succeeds in Foundation Establishment, he will make a Tier Two Magical Artifact for you for free in the future!"

"What do you think, Senior?"

Wang Dazhu said nothing, only watched Li An's expression with eager anticipation.

Li An, however, pondered: "How old is Fellow Daoist Wang this year?"

"Eighty-five," Wang Dazhu replied.

Li An laughed: "Eighty-five... Have the two of you truly thought this through for Foundation Establishment at this age?"

He naturally could see that Wang Dazhu's current state was very peculiar, appearing weakened but in fact vigorous internally, but he couldn't figure out why, so he deliberately probed with words.

After all, for ordinary cultivators over sixty years old, attempting Foundation Establishment is exceedingly difficult.

"Not establishing a foundation in this life would be truly regrettable... So, I must make an effort!"

Wang Dazhu sighed and spoke.

Li An nodded, not showing any surprise, since although one could hardly achieve Foundation Establishment at that age, it wasn't as if no one ever tried.

He began to think.

In fact, Xu Qiuhui had already mentioned this matter to him before, so he already had a plan in his heart.

Initially, he didn't intend to give the Foundation Establishment Pill to Wang Dazhu.

But now, he had some different ideas...

Mainly because this couple surprised him.

Wang Dazhu's Qi and blood were inexplicably vigorous.

Could he have some other talent or fortune?

Li An recalled that when Wang Dazhu was in the Profound Yang Sect, he was initially mediocre, but after coming into contact with Artifact Refining, his blood and Qi began to change...

Is his current Qi and blood the result of those changes back then?

And Chen Qingling possessed the aura of Demonic Qi, with which he was quite familiar with its source...

The Yin Yang Demon Furnace Skill!

If Li An was not mistaken, Chen Qingling had already joined the Demon Sect.

And Wang Dazhu probably didn't know because he had become Chen Qingling's cauldron.

These things were naturally not hidden from Li An.

No wonder such a deeply scheming, cunning, and ruthless woman as Chen Qingling would be so good to Wang Dazhu, even helping him take concubines and painstakingly seeking medicine for him these years...

The stronger Wang Dazhu was, the more benefit her Yin Yang Demon Furnace Skill would gain.

Although Wang Dazhu had extraordinary talent, he was too weak in understanding people's minds. One day, this woman would likely drain him dry...

Describing this woman with the phrase "as vicious as a snake and scorpion" would not be an exaggeration.

The old hatred, Li An had never forgotten, and now it wasn't difficult for him to kill Wang Dazhu and his wife.

But Li An's principle of revenge has always been "cultivation first, revenge on the way." If the enemy has enough value to be used, killing them for the pleasure of revenge would be too wasteful.

If he had to kill, he would squeeze the last drop of value before doing so.

After thinking for a long time, Li An finally nodded: "To be honest, two of you, the Foundation Establishment Pill in Wei's hand was already sold to the Treasure Pavilion a few days ago."

Both Chen Qingling and Wang Dazhu showed disappointment on their faces.

"However, I do have a friend who might have it..."

Li An smiled slightly.

"Could Senior Wei inquire on our behalf?" Chen Qingling asked.

Li An nodded, "Of course. By the way, I happen to have a need for a Tier Two Magical Artifact, could Fellow Daoist Wang help refine it for me, and in the meantime, I'll ask that friend, how about it?"

Chen Qingling's eyes immediately brightened, understanding that Wei Ming was doing an exchange, first taking the benefits before willing to sell the Foundation Establishment Pill.

He truly doesn't leave any losses for himself.

But this also made her assured.

"Alright!"

They agreed, quite delighted.

"By the way,"

Li An suddenly said: "Madam Wang, in the field of medical skills, I have quite some insights. It seems there is something unusual about your heart meridian..."

Chen Qingling's eyes flickered slightly. She was poisoned by Li An back then and had never resolved it. Later, with the help of the Demon Sect, the poison was delayed.

But now the poison had invaded the heart meridian.

She had never told anyone about this, not even Wang Dazhu knew.

At this moment, upon hearing Wei Ming's mention, her heart pounded but her expression remained unchanged, and instead, she smiled and said, "Senior Wei has sharp eyes, Qingling is three months pregnant."

Li An seemed confused and uncertain.

Wang Dazhu, on the other hand, was pleased: "Wife, you're pregnant again?!"

"That's great, I can have another big son!"

He was very happy and delighted.

"Look at you!"

Chen Qingling rolled her eyes at him, then stood up and said, "In that case, we won't delay Senior Wei's cultivation any further. May I know what Senior Wei wishes to refine?"

Li An said no more, but took out some Cloud Silkworm Silk and other materials, "I hope to refine a pair of Second Grade boots to increase speed."

These materials, some came from his past accumulation, some were recently purchased.

"Alright, a month... no, half a month, in half a month, I will surely deliver what Senior needs!"

Wang Dazhu received the materials, full of confidence.

"Thank you, Senior Wei, Qingling will visit you again in half a month, so as to bother you further at that time."

Her eyes spoke volumes.

The two took their leave.

...

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Half a month later, Li An's door was knocked on again.

But this time, it was only her who came!

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