Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 179 Complete Solution
Although Li Ji'an couldn't tell whether Duanmu Qin's acting was real or not, at this point he had no reason to deceive himself anymore.

"Could it be in the remaining two stone houses?" Li Ji'an's eyes flashed as he looked at the stone house that he had promised to hand over to the old formation master and his two disciples.

Duanmu Qin shook her head uncertainly.

"Puff~ Fellow Daoist... spare my life." At this moment, Fu Hanxing's extremely weak and obviously desperate voice of begging for mercy was heard.

Li Ji'an was always watching him through Gua Gua's vision.

Now his magic power level has fallen to the initial stage of foundation building, and he is even unable to control the prototype of the magic weapon.

After sensing the old formation master and his apprentice again, Li Ji'an narrowed his eyes, smiled and walked over.

He said to the old formation master who was still huddled in his personal protective formation, "Fellow Daoist, this thief is already vulnerable. I'll leave him to you. Is that okay?"

The old formation master's expression paused and his eyes changed. He knew that he wanted him to surrender.

"This……"

"What? Fellow Daoist, are you not on the same page with me? Now that your hands are not stained with blood, could it be that you have left a way out for yourself?" Li Ji'an frowned instantly.

A hint of hesitation flashed in the old formation master's eyes.

After the shock just now, he has calmed down. Now the situation is clear. The two opponents plus a second-level early stage monster are considered three early stage foundation building combat forces.

The temporary burst of power of the middle stage of foundation building that Duanmu Qin just had would definitely be difficult to reproduce in a short period of time.

Li Ji'an's trump card has been exposed. As long as the second-level physical cultivator is not allowed to get close to him and has a protective magic circle to isolate him, he will not be afraid. As for poison, he has taken many detoxifying and anti-poisoning substances and will not give him a chance to succeed.

Its magic power is weak and it does not pose any threat. Although the monster is good at hiding, its attack power is only at the initial level of foundation building.

He has been stuck in the middle stage of foundation building for thirty years. He is not as good as Fu Hanxing, who is at the same level as the sect, but he is still more confident than the ordinary casual cultivators who have just entered the middle stage of foundation building.

To sum up, the reason why the opponent was able to trick Fu Hanxing just now was mainly due to his unexpected trump card and Fu Hanxing's carelessness.

Now that the opponent's cards are exposed, I am prepared, and I have my own cards that have not been exposed... the advantage is in me!
Especially if Fu Hanxing, a helper who no longer poses a threat to him and can be easily dealt with afterwards...

Thinking of this, the old formation master made up his mind.

As the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger.

When he had clearly secured an advantage, how could he not be tempted by the chance to form a pill that Li Ji'an and Duanmu Qin had mentioned?
He thought his spiritual awareness was superior to the other two, so he had been sensing things in a subtle way.

Li Ji'an pretended to be ignorant of this and even deliberately let him know the opportunity to form a pill.

"Okay, I will definitely let Fellow Daoist Li rest assured!" The old formation master nodded in agreement, and walked out of the protective formation step by step under the worried gazes of his two disciples.

When it slowly approaches Fu Hanxing.

"Swish!" Before Li Ji'an could make a move, a flash of light shot towards him.

Then a light curtain lit up, covering the place where Li Ji'an was. It turned out to be a set of temporary array formations.

The magic circle took shape in an instant, and the murderous intent within it was activated instantly. It was actually a second-stage mid-stage killing formation!
This killing formation poses a fatal threat to ordinary cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building.

"Fellow Daoist, you really make me feel chilled." However, the moment Li Ji'an's brilliance flashed, he left a residual image on the spot and flew away.

At this moment, he appeared in the center of the hall and looked at the old formation master.

"Hmph! A mere junior in the early stage of foundation building dares to boss me around! Who gave you the guts?" The old formation master vented his anger that had been suppressed for a long time.

Then he waved his hand, and another formation plate flew out, covering the area in the hall where he was, including Fu Hanxing.

"Friend Fu, let's work together to kill this thief!"

Fu Hanxing, who had already despaired, showed a glimmer of hope on his black cheeks and bloodshot eyes. "Ahem~Okay, okay, fellow Daoist, don't worry. I won't accept this opportunity. If you can save your life, you will be my second parents. I will definitely ask Master to reward you. If you disobey my words, I will be struck by lightning."

His desire to survive at this moment was completely overwhelmed, like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw. He didn't even need any guidance from the old formation master, and he directly swore a blood oath with full sincerity.

Covered by the second-level formation, Gua Gua's attack became ineffective and he finally retreated to Li Ji'an's side.

Fu Hanxing finally felt relieved for a while and could concentrate on suppressing the poison.

Unfortunately, the poison has been eroding the dantian for too long, and we are thankful that the deterioration can be stopped. Unless a true elixir doctor takes action, there is no way to save the situation.

He also understood the old formation master's previous concealment of his abilities. If he had this formation protecting him in the early stages of poisoning, how could he have ended up like this?
However, at this moment he no longer had the heart to feel resentment and only wished to be able to see his master alive.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Fu. You and I are both cultivators in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. It's really not right that we were tricked by this young cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Don't hold back. Let's catch this little thief quickly." The old formation master urged.

Then, he decisively made a hand gesture and attacked Li Ji'an and the other two who were outside the protective formation.

"Puff puff puff~" One after another, spikes suddenly rose from the ground.

Li Ji'an moved around a lot, but he didn't suffer any setbacks.

His flimsy protective shield could definitely not stop the magic attack from the mid-stage foundation-building stage.

Duanmu Qin was not good at dodging, so she could only use a blue silk scarf as a magic weapon to resist.

The silk scarf emitted a faint blue water curtain that protected it, actually completely blocking it.

It is clear that the scarf is of extraordinary grade, at least the level of a top-grade magic weapon, and is also specialized in protection.

However, at this moment, he only has the magic power of the initial stage of foundation building. Controlling the top-grade magic weapon consumes a lot of his own magic power, and it is difficult to sustain it for too long.

When Fu Hanxing saw this, the light of hope suddenly became stronger. Without any hesitation, he forced himself to swallow a mouthful of blood. His natal fire lotus passed through the magic circle and attacked Duanmu Qin.

Unfortunately, his strength has declined too much, and his natal fire lotus is not as powerful as before, and the burning failed to break his defense.

"Bang!" When Gua Gua saw the other party attacking Li Ji'an, he immediately hid underground and came to the front of the magic circle in an instant, attacking the magic circle with his long tongue.

However, the old formation master's formation attracted the spiritual power of the earth, which doubled the defense effect against this kind of physical attack. Gua Gua's attack fell on it, like a tickle.

"You little thief, you have the guts to fight me head-on!" The old formation master was overjoyed and laughed mockingly at Li Ji'an who was running away in fear.

Li Ji'an felt a little regretful that he hadn't found a chance to trick the other party, and that he had actually been attacked first. However, this was also within common sense. Which casual cultivator who lived on the edge of a knife wouldn't be cunning and cunning?
In order to prioritize dealing with Fu Hanxing, who posed the most threat, he revealed three of his trump cards, which was bound to make the old formation master wary, and was within his expectations.

Fortunately, he still has a trump card.

"Heh~" Li Ji'an chuckled and stopped talking nonsense.

"Swish!" The forbidden-breaking talisman instantly hit the magic circle.

Boom~
The protective formation shook violently.

However, the old formation master inside was not afraid: "Humph, I know that you can come here, so you must have prepared some forbidden talismans. Unfortunately, I have already counted for you just now, and a total of twelve have been consumed. Now, how many are left?

"This old man has a second-stage mid-stage protective formation. Even with all your initial-stage forbidden-breaking talismans, you won't be able to break it without ten."

Li Ji'an said nothing and activated the forbidden talisman again.

Boom~
Boom~
Boom~
Three consecutive ban-breaking talismans caused the dust inside the protective array to vibrate.

"Little thief, leave yourself a chance and retreat quickly. I will give you a way to live." Seeing that Li Ji'an looked normal, the old formation master was shocked and a little unsure.

Boom~
Boom~
……

However, what answered him was still the forbidden-breaking talismans that were thrown at him like spirit stones.

"How is this possible? How can he have so many forbidden-breaking talismans?" Seeing that the protective formation began to weaken, the old formation master was instantly frightened.

"Fellow Daoist Fu, are they really independent cultivators from Cang Yun Province? Why are there so many second-level forbidden-breaking talismans in Cang Yun Province?"

Fu Hanxing had just attacked, and the poison had deepened. At this moment, his magic power dropped again, and he felt even more uneasy.

"Okay, you guys take the opportunity and leave. I won't bother with you anymore." The old formation master's heart was in turmoil. He retreated completely and with a wave of his hand withdrew the formation that blocked the passage.

Li Ji'an almost laughed out loud, so he stopped joking and took out four ban-breaking talismans at once.

"Stop!" The old formation master was shocked.

"You've already got the opportunity. At worst, I can give you the remaining two stone houses. There's no need to fight to the death!"

"Don't forget that I'm in the middle stage of foundation building. Even if you break the formation, you may not be my opponent. Rather than both of us getting hurt, it's better to quit while we're ahead!"

Li Ji'an didn't understand how a formation master could have the confidence to say such words when facing him who had enough talismans to break the ban?
After all, formation masters are not good at fighting, and Li Ji'an has already revealed the strength of a second-stage mid-stage physical cultivator.

"A fight to the death? Both sides suffer losses?" Li Ji'an chuckled, and the forbidden talisman was instantly activated.

Boom~
The protective magic circle in front of him completely shattered.

Guagua also launched an attack in an instant.

Dang~
A dark black shield blocked the formation master.

"Top-grade shield? Is this your confidence, fellow Daoist?" Li Ji'an praised.

The formation master's face was gloomy and uncertain.

His biggest trump card is the compass array, which is more expensive than ordinary fixed arrays and has a limited number of uses, but it can be used unexpectedly. It was originally his last means of survival to guard against Fu Hanxing.

But no one would have expected that Li Ji'an, a local cultivator from Cangyun Prefecture, would still have so many after using twelve talismans to break the ban.

At this moment, the top-grade shield is his last trump card.

Driven by the magic power of the middle stage of foundation building, it can exert its full protective power. Without the prototype of magic weapon like Fu Hanxing, it is difficult for cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building and below to break through.

"Humph! Fellow Daoist Li, do you want to fight again?"

Li Ji'an sneered, "What are you fighting for? I'll send you to hell right now."

As he finished speaking, a second-level exquisite Fiery Halberd Talisman came rushing towards him.

"What? A high-level attack talisman!" Feeling the full-strength attack of the middle stage of foundation building brought by the Fiery Halberd Talisman, the formation master's face changed instantly.

Boom~
The light of the top-grade shield dimmed instantly.

Fortunately, after penetrating the shield defense, the power of the talisman was also blocked.

However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, another powerful attack came rushing towards him.

It is a second-stage early-stage golden cone talisman. Its power is not as strong as the Fiery Halberd Talisman that has been nurtured for six years, but it has no problem breaking through the magic shield of the middle stage of foundation building.

"Crack!" The formation master's protective shield was broken.

"Swoosh~" Gua Gua and Li Ji'an were in perfect harmony and cooperated with each other. At the moment when his protective magic shield was broken, his long tongue pierced the formation master's dantian.

"This... how is it possible? You... you... aren't an alchemist?" The formation master fell to the ground in despair, and only at this moment did he express his inner shock and doubts.

"And why... can you activate so many second-level talismans in succession? Your spiritual sense..."

Li Ji'an looked at the other golden cone talisman in his hand that had not yet been activated, and simply shot it directly at Fu Hanxing, who only had the magic power of the initial stage of foundation building and was dying.

Then he said calmly, "So the Alchemist can't use talismans?"

"Bang~" Fu Hanxing had no power to resist at all. While the protective magic shield was broken, his dantian was also pierced.

Li Ji'an looked at the formation master and asked, "Do you know Granny You? What is her relationship with the Liu family?"

When he was trying to break the restriction, Li Ji'an discovered that his method was very similar to the formation inherited from Grandma You.

The compass array it released made Li Ji'an completely confident.

"Grandma You? You Qingci? Do you know You Qingci? Is she still alive?" Upon hearing this, the formation master suddenly looked at Li Ji'an.

(End of this chapter)