Chapter 143: An Enemy Arrives

Within the Cyan Cloud Sect’s Library, there were many written insights left behind by senior Sword Cultivators.

Many of them were from Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Su Yuyan had already read many of them.

She didn’t believe that a Loose Cultivator like Li Chang’an could get his hands on any particularly good insights from a Sword Cultivator.

However,

the moment she opened the booklet,

a terrifying Sword Intent washed over her, making her tremble and nearly drop the booklet she was holding.

"This..."

Su Yuyan gripped the booklet tightly, a storm raging in her heart.

This Sword Intent...

it was even purer than her master’s!

Her master was a powerful Cultivator at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

’How astonishing must the Cultivator who left this Sword Intent behind be?’

"Yuyan, what’s wrong?"

Li Chang’an noticed something was amiss and quickly asked.

"It’s... it’s nothing..."

Su Yuyan took a deep breath.

She looked up at Li Chang’an, her feelings a complicated mix.

"Brother Li, these insights are immensely beneficial to me. I really don’t know how to thank you."

"Thank me for what? There’s no need for thanks between us."

Li Chang’an waved his hand. The item was completely useless to him.

If it was useful to Su Yuyan, then nothing could be better.

Nearby,

Jiang Yuerong glanced at Su Yuyan with suspicion.

She suspected the insights were actually useless to Su Yuyan.

Su Yuyan was just saying that to spare Li Chang’an’s feelings.

’Senior Sister is being way too nice to this "Brother" of hers. She’s not like this with the other male disciples in the Sect. For them, even getting a glimpse of her is as difficult as ascending to the heavens.’

Jiang Yuerong grumbled to herself.

Just then,

Su Yuyan asked Li Chang’an a question.

"Brother Li, could my junior sister take a look at these insights as well? I think they’ll be of great help to her too."

"Of course."

"Thank you, Brother Li."

With that, Su Yuyan immediately tugged on Jiang Yuerong’s arm.

Her expression was serious as she warned her.

"Junior Sister, guard your mind. This Sword Intent is quite intense. I’m worried you won’t be able to withstand it."

"Hm?"

Jiang Yuerong was incredulous.

She thought Su Yuyan was exaggerating.

’The Sword Intent contained in these insights can’t possibly be stronger than our master’s, can it?’

She didn’t pay it much mind, taking the booklet and opening it.

In the next instant,

the astonishing Sword Intent rushed at her. It was like a sharp sword, polished for countless years—unstoppable and irresistibly sharp, as if it would cut her down on the spot!

"Ah...!"

Jiang Yuerong’s face paled in terror, and the booklet in her hands fell to the ground.

Her pretty face was ashen. She stared at the booklet with lingering fear, taking several deep breaths in a row.

’How could such a terrifying Sword Intent exist?’

She just couldn’t understand it.

None of the Sword Intents left behind in the Cyan Cloud Sect’s Library could compare!

"Junior Sister, I told you to guard your mind. Did you not take my words seriously?"

Su Yuyan glanced at her, then picked up the booklet.

Jiang Yuerong was instantly ashamed.

"I..."

She really hadn’t taken it seriously. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have lost her composure like that.

It would have been fine if it were just the two of them.

But Li Chang’an, an outsider, was also present.

Jiang Yuerong’s face flushed red, feeling quite embarrassed.

Li Chang’an smiled. "It’s alright. My reaction was pretty much the same the first time I opened it. I almost thought a sword was going to fly out of it."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuerong relaxed a little.

She could tell that Li Chang’an was trying to ease the tension, and her impression of him instantly improved.

’This "Brother" of Senior Sister’s is actually quite easy to get along with, much better than those guys in the Sect. It’s a shame his talent is so poor.’

In the Cultivation Immortality Realm, talent was ultimately the most important thing.

If one’s talent was too poor, it didn’t matter how good their personality was. They would eventually be forgotten by the passage of time.

Afterward,

Su Yuyan and Jiang Yuerong studied the insights together, gradually becoming engrossed.

Li Chang’an didn’t disturb them. He leisurely sipped his tea while pondering how to develop his network in the future.

’Yuyan has the Sect’s support. She won’t be short on Foundation Establishment Pills or Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects, so her chances of success should be quite high.’

If Su Yuyan could succeed in her Foundation Establishment,

then Li Chang’an would have a second friend at the Foundation Establishment realm.

Moreover, this friend would be a member of a Sect.

As far as he knew,

in the Cyan Cloud Sect, as long as a disciple achieved Foundation Establishment Success, their status would be promoted from Disciple to Elder.

Their standing would rise dramatically, and their authority would increase significantly.

’When the time comes, perhaps I can go through Yuyan to exchange for some Treasures from the Cyan Cloud Sect’s Treasure Vault.’

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

After all, the Cyan Cloud Sect was a major power with a Golden Core Master presiding over it, and it had a thousand-year-old heritage.

Its foundations were much deeper than Yellow Crane Immortal City’s!

The Sect Treasure Vault surely held many Treasures that were rare in the outside world.

However, only members of the Cyan Cloud Sect could exchange contribution points for Treasures.

’I can give Yuyan some Treasures I don’t need, have her exchange them for contribution points, and then have her get me something I can use.’

Li Chang’an considered it and felt this method should be feasible.

The premise was,

Su Yuyan had to succeed in her Foundation Establishment!

If she failed her Foundation Establishment,

she would just remain an ordinary Sect Disciple.

Presenting too many Treasures at once would definitely arouse suspicion.

...

Time flew by, and before they knew it, dusk had fallen.

Su Yuyan and Jiang Yuerong seemed to have entered a state of epiphany, remaining completely still without even blinking.

After some more time had passed,

they finally broke out of that special state and came back to their senses in unison.

This time,

both of them had gained a lot.

Su Yuyan even felt that her confidence in reaching Foundation Establishment had increased.

"Master was right. You really do have to go out and gain experience; you can’t just stay in the Sect in closed-door cultivation."

"Yeah, if I hadn’t come down the mountain with you this time, Senior Sister, how could I have experienced such a Sword Intent?"

Jiang Yuerong nodded in agreement.

Although there were many powerful Sword Intents in the Cyan Cloud Sect, they all seemed to lean toward being peaceful and conservative.

But the Sword Intent contained in these insights was incredibly sharp, as if born for slaughter.

The two of them thanked Li Chang’an once again.

By now, the sky had grown dark.

The three of them didn’t talk for long.

Su Yuyan left with Jiang Yuerong for the time being, planning to return the next day.

...

That night,

Li Chang’an soaked in his medicinal barrel as usual.

The flesh and blood of his entire body ached faintly, as if it were being constantly torn apart and reassembled, growing ever stronger.

Before he knew it, the time reached Midnight.

A golden light appeared.

[Divination has been refreshed]

[Today’s Divination: Neutral]

[The Cao Family’s Young Dragon, "Cao Shaolong," has achieved Foundation Establishment Success. He has come to Yellow Crane Immortal City intending to kill you but is blocked by Su Yuyan.]

"The Cao Family’s Young Dragon?"

Li Chang’an’s brow furrowed.

He wasn’t surprised that this person had successfully reached Foundation Establishment.

After all, the man’s talent was likely no weaker than Zheng Qingqing’s, and with the support of both the Cyan Cloud Sect and the Cao Family, his chances of reaching Foundation Establishment were very high as long as nothing went wrong.

But what he didn’t understand was,

"Why does Cao Shaolong want to kill me? For revenge for his younger brother, Cao Shaolin?"

Li Chang’an stared at the Divination, lost in thought for a long time.

When he killed Cao Shaolin, there were no outsiders present.

This matter,

besides him, only heaven and earth knew.