Third Princess?

Li An was utterly puzzled.

The Third Princess... also known as Li Weixue, the third daughter of Prince Zhenbei.

Such a figure held immense power in Celestial Yang City, with an exceptionally distinguished status.

Why would she visit me?

With doubts in his heart, he hurried to greet her.

But outside the door, there was only a single carriage, with no guards or attendants accompanying it. Even the carriage was not luxurious and would be unrecognizable on the street.

The visitor's low-key arrival made Li An immediately realize that she did not want anyone else to know about her visit.

"Zuo Wen humbly welcomes the Third Princess to my humble abode!"

Li An bowed deeply at the door.

From within the carriage, a charming maid stepped out first, respectfully pulling back the curtain. Then, a stunningly beautiful woman peeked out and slowly descended.

This person should be the Third Princess, Li Weixue.

"Visiting late at night and disturbing Master Zuo's cultivation, I sincerely apologize."

Li Weixue was courteous and polite.

"With the Princess's arrival, my humble abode truly shines with honor. What talk is there of disturbance—please, Princess!"

Li Weixue and her maid immediately followed him inside.

Li An personally served the tea, with utmost caution.

"Master Zuo, I come today with a request."

The Third Princess got straight to the point.

"Please, Princess, do not hesitate to command. As long as I can accomplish it, I will face any peril without hesitation!"

"I heard that Master Zuo is well-versed in the art of poisons and has extensive knowledge of the world's toxins?"

Li An pondered for a moment, "I do practice a poison cultivation technique, but it's merely a minor skill of the less conventional paths."

The Third Princess extended her delicate hand, "Could I ask Master Zuo to treat the poison within me?"

Li An was surprised; the Third Princess was poisoned?

Poisoned... The Prince's Mansion has so many resources and experts, why would they seek my help?

He became wary but still placed his hand upon the Third Princess's fair wrist.

He sensed a moment.

"The same aura as in my body?!"

Li An was instantly shocked.

Inside the Third Princess also existed a similar aura, formless and intangible, and it was much stronger than the one inside him.

Previously, he might not have noticed, but he had now meticulously observed this kind of aura through the Life Seed and was very familiar with it.

How could such a thing be inside the Third Princess...

Two possibilities.

One, she unknowingly became a cauldron-like vessel, akin to Li An, for the Demon Sect.

Two, she herself is a member of the Demon Sect!

In that split second, countless thoughts raced through Li An's mind.

He considered it most likely to be the latter.

After all, from the downfall of the Profound Yang Sect to the siege of White Tiger City and now, the Demon Sect acted with such organization and meticulous planning that it could still grow and thrive under Prince Zhenbei's domain—

Without backing, it seems implausible.

Could the Demon Sect itself be the dark hand of the Prince's Mansion, doing its dirty work?

Likely so.

If the Third Princess is indeed part of the Demon Sect, and the mansion serves as their support...

Everything suddenly makes sense!

Li An's heart sank further; did the Third Princess visit him regarding the cloaked person from earlier today?

Did they also suspect that Li An might discover something and attempt to escape, so they deliberately had the Third Princess appear?

If Li An hadn't discovered the aura's presence, that would be ideal.

If he did, then the Third Princess's appearance would serve as a warning and threat—the entire Celestial Yang City is Demon Sect territory!

How could Li An escape?

Before, he could indeed change his appearance using the Yin Yang Demonic Qi, but now there was another mysterious demonic aura within him.

Does the Demon Sect have the means to track this demonic aura? Can Li An still successfully leave under the surveillance of the entire Celestial Yang Prince's Mansion?

If he wants to run, it might backfire!

Whether the Demon Sect intentionally or unintentionally displayed this, Li An seemed indeed to have no alternative.

He could only remain in the city, developing and growing according to the adversary's plans, only to have his cultivation results harvested.

Li An's heart had already sunk, but he still appeared exceptionally calm, diligently inspecting the Third Princess's condition.

Pretending as if nothing was amiss.

"Surprisingly, she is entirely poisoned!"

After carefully checking the Third Princess's condition, he was still a bit taken aback.

Practicing the Cold Yin Finger, he only accumulated cold poison in his fingers.

But this Third Princess was truly astonishing; she seemed to have refined her entire body into a poison body.

It was precisely for this reason that she had three toxins clashing within her, affecting her vitality and cultivation.

"Master Zuo, have you discerned anything?"

Li An pondered, "It seems several toxins are clashing..."

"Can it be resolved?"

Li An replied: "It's possible, but quite troublesome. It requires a lot of Spirit Medicine to gradually eliminate one or two toxins. Once the conflict no longer exists, it can be resolved."

The Third Princess nodded, gesturing, and her maid immediately took out a storage bag and handed it to Li An.

"I trouble Master Zuo, I shall return in a month's time."

With that, the Third Princess turned and left.

"Oh, if Master Zuo needs anything, you can tell the owner of the spirit meat bun shop at your door anytime, and I will know immediately."

The Third Princess said casually before leaving.

After she left.

Li An felt a heavy weight in his heart.

That Spirit Meat Bun shop at his door seemed perfectly ordinary; he had not paid much attention to it over the years.

But it turned out to be a spy for the Prince's Mansion!

Indeed, the Prince's control over Celestial Yang City was beyond imagination.

"For now, it seems I cannot leave easily..."

Li An contemplated.

He had been utterly calculated by the opponent, becoming a trapped beast.

The only way to break the situation is with this Life Nourishing Immortal Skill.

The Demon Sect could never guess that Li An's cultivation of the Life Seed could refine that mysterious demonic aura.

This was his ace in the hole.

After much thought, Li An decided to stay and act as if he was unaware of the matter.

For now, he wasn't in danger; if they wanted to kill him, they could have done it already. Based on his predictions, the true danger would come during the Core Formation stage.

He opened the storage bag given by the Third Princess and was a bit surprised; it contained as much as twenty thousand Spirit Stones!

Truly extravagant!

He couldn't help but feel a bit chilly inside; they were raising him like a pig, fattening him up for slaughter?

He accepted all the Spirit Stones, then began to make subsequent plans...

The enhancement of the Life Seed and the refining of the mysterious demonic aura needed time and patience.

However, in terms of resources, comprehensive enhancement was necessary.

Especially with runes and arrays, the more, the better!

Prepare dozens of second-tier arrays, thousands of second-tier talismans... even if a Core Formation expert came, they'd have to shed a layer of skin!

...

Meanwhile.

In a secret chamber within the city.

Life-taking Horse-Face was trembling all over, his face pale, and his chest seemed about to split open. He roared in pain, drenched in sweat.

"Senior, save me, save me..."

He pleaded, and from his palm, a hole suddenly opened, and a blood-red bead rolled out.

Within that bead, a mass of blood qi spread, forming a blurry human figure, vaguely that of a woman. The woman waved her hand, and an inexplicable force fell upon Life-taking Horse-Face, soothing his pain considerably, even closing the hole on his body gradually...

"Thank you, thank you, Senior..."

Life-taking Horse-Face felt a sense of surviving a great calamity.

"I told you, someone of your aptitude is not suited to cultivating two demonic skills simultaneously, yet you persisted, truly courting death!"

The blurry female figure seemed to speak with disdain.

"Yes, junior overestimated myself..."

Life-taking Horse-Face was utterly humble, "Senior, that Li An, is he really a natural Demon Body?"

"The person I choose, do you have the qualification to doubt?"

The woman's voice was faint, "Throughout history, only a natural Demon Body can cultivate multiple demonic skills without dying."

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