Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 353 - 239: Fish Leaping into the Vast Ocean (Long - )

Chapter 353: Chapter 239: Fish Leaping into the Vast Ocean (Long Chapter)

Li An has been dead for twelve days...

Xu Wanshou’s words were like a sudden clap of thunder, leaving Tan Qingxue completely stunned. She was momentarily dazed before abruptly lifting her eyes, full of disbelief, and said: "How could he suddenly die!"

"It’s impossible!"

Xu Wanshou gave her a cold glance and said: "What’s impossible? He already had a shattered dantian, a destroyed Golden Core, and was on the brink of death; he could have died at any moment."

"I have already reported to the sect’s higher-ups and removed his name from the records of Profound Turtle Peak."

All the procedures were completed.

Tan Qingxue said: "Where is his grave? I want to see it!"

Xu Wanshou said: "In the back mountain, below the small wild slope. Feel free."

Tan Qingxue quickly left, transforming into a flash of light. In the blink of an eye, she had arrived at the back mountain of Profound Turtle Peak, and below a wild slope, she indeed found a freshly raised mound of earth.

The mound was desolate, surrounded by wild grass, with not even a tombstone.

Standing before the grave, Tan Qingxue released her divine sense, carefully perceiving the situation within the grave...

A thin wooden coffin lay there, and indeed it was Li An inside. His eyes were tightly shut, devoid of life, and his corpse was already pale and cold, seemingly ready to start decaying and breeding maggots at any moment.

Unbeknownst to her, Tan Qingxue’s eyes were already inexplicably glistening.

She used her divine sense to inspect Li An’s body, finding his dantian, Golden Core, and meridians long ruptured, life force constantly diminishing. After his death, to prevent evil spirits from possessing the body, the Dao Sect had evidently used Corpse Cleansing Powder. This substance slowly dissolved Li An’s muscles and bones, mixing his internal organs, making it impossible to discern anything.

She stood there for a long time, as the evening breeze wafted by, gently lifting her hair. She tidied it and then suddenly waved her hand, bringing a large nearby rock before her. Her spiritual power turned into a blade, carving the rock into a tombstone and engraving a line on the grave.

"The grave of Li An of Qingyang."

She casually sat in front of Li An’s grave, her tear traces having dried, inexplicably smiling slightly, and said: "Look at you... Back then, you insisted on pursuing the Immortal Dao and the Evergreen path, leaving me halfway. In the end, you perished midway, even needing me to provide you a tombstone."

"When you handed me the letter of divorce, you were so resolute!"

"You died so quickly, so early, which is good."

She spoke softly, "Forget it, the dead are dead, and I have nothing to give you, the Nine Revolutions Dantian Skill was originally meant for you, so I’ll read it for you now."

She constructed a barrier with her spiritual power around them to prevent eavesdropping and then recited the contents of the Nine Revolutions Dantian Skill in front of the grave.

After a long while.

She stood up, "From today on, we owe each other nothing."

"Hmm, that’s not quite right; I still owe you more... After all, you saved my life twice, but who’s to blame for your early death. When people die, debts vanish, and you have no children, so that’s that."

"Li An, I wish for reincarnation in the darkness, and for you to be reborn soon."

Having said that, she turned and left.

She came in a rush, filled with sorrow, but left with ease, her heart free of guilt.

...

Shortly after she left.

Three more people arrived.

Xiang Yuntian, An Li, and Heroic Sword Peak’s top talent, Gu Canye.

"Dig it up, An Li, dig him out!!"

Xiang Yuntian’s body trembled as he stared at the grave, unprecedentedly lost, "Dig this old schemer out for me. I don’t believe... I don’t believe he’s just dead like this, that he’s dead before me. Even if I died, he wouldn’t die!!"

He wanted to go and dig the grave, but An Li and Gu Canye held him back tightly.

"Master, the dead can’t come back to life. If you dig up Uncle Li’s grave, he won’t rest in peace after death!"

An Li hastily said, "Uncle Li has been dead for half a month already... Master, calm down!"

Xiang Yuntian was overwhelmed with grief, his eyes murky with tears, as he said: "Old schemer, why the hell did you die this early?!"

He slumped to the ground and said: "I, Xiang Yuntian, have never wronged anyone in my life. I’ve repaid every kindness and avenged every enmity, yet I owe you three great debts, you son of a bitch, you son of a bitch..."

An Li also felt a surge of emotions, unable to prevent himself from stepping forward and offering three incense sticks for Li An.

"What a pity."

Gu Canye spat out the grass root from his mouth, took out a few flasks of fine wine, gulped one down, and poured another on Li An’s grave.

"Let’s have a drink with him and see him off."

He handed the flask to Xiang Yuntian.

Xiang Yuntian didn’t drink but instead sprang to his feet. The sorrow he wore on his face had completely disappeared, replaced by an unprecedented calm.

"How could Li An die so suddenly? What happened before his death, and did anyone harm him? Why would they want to harm him?"

He muttered, as a murderous intent slowly emerged on his face, a sense of extreme madness and obsession appearing in his eyes, about to erupt: "Dai Xiongtian, Luo Zijie, Li Yunxiao... and Xu Wanshou, those demonic and heretical people at Profound Turtle Peak..."

"Master, you, you should calm down..." An Li felt a bit scared as he instinctively clutched the corner of Xiang Yuntian’s coat.

Beside him, Gu Canye frowned slightly and suddenly said: "I think Li An’s death should be normal. After all, his dantian was shattered, his Golden Core destroyed... This is destiny, beyond human power to alter, Xiang Yuntian, don’t overthink it."

"It’s his own fate, his death should have nothing to do with others." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

But watching Xiang Yuntian’s face, he saw him remain completely unmoved, and the madness in his eyes seemed to be gathering, that obsession almost forming into a sword!