“Heavenly Realm.” Gu An repeated the words, and seeing the boy’s feigned seriousness, she said, “Go find the sachet.” With that, she walked around him and ran out of the cave.
After Gu An had completely left, the little boy reverted to being a blood lantern.
Prompted by the little boy, Gu An began searching the Heavenly Realm for the elixir, but after several days, she found no trace of it. Finally, she took the opportunity while Shen Xian was out on a mission to find Xu Lan.
Beneath the Heavenly Tree.
Xu Lan watched Gu An walk towards him, and taking half a step back, he asked, “What are you here for?”
Gu An stopped in front of Xu Lan, glanced around, and said, “That little boy told me everything. You went to the Ghost Cave.”
“…”
“You know who I am, don’t you?”
In the Heavenly Realm, every female immortal and male immortal deliberately kept their distance. Seeing Gu An’s blatant behavior, Xu Lan’s heart raced for her, “I know, but you shouldn’t be saying this here.”
“I can’t find it.”
“It’s far away, yet right before your eyes.”
Heeding Xu Lan’s hint, Gu An looked around again and said, “Please tell me where it is. I beg you.”
“You want Shen Xian’s sense of taste to recover that badly.”
“I do, because I can see that he’s in a lot of pain too.”
“You…”
“Please, I’m begging you.”
“Do you think you can still go back?”
“Even if I can’t, I have to go back. Xu Lan, please tell me, where is that elixir?”
“…”
“I’m begging you.” Gu An clasped her hands together.
Although Gu An and Shen Xian were already married, their relationship was merely in name.
It was because of this kind of relationship that even if she were discovered by the elder, Shen Xian would not be implicated.
She knew this better than anyone.
Xu Lan knew it too.
“You’re crazy,” he said.
Gu An said, “This is my choice. As long as you help me, I’ll let that…”
“No need to say more. The elixir is in Master Shen Xian’s immortal palace.” Xu Lan finished speaking and turned to leave.
Originally, Gu An had expected Xu Lan to look very weak. Seeing his retreating back now, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.
As Xu Lan walked, he began to cough.
After Gu An returned, she changed her clothes and went directly to the outside of the immortal palace.
Then, she glanced around to both sides, and after confirming no one was there, she pushed open the large door and walked in.
At the same time, Shen Yan, falling from the sky, saw Gu An’s figure. “It’s her?” He frowned and strode towards the immortal palace.
Inside the hall.
Gu An had already reached the alchemy furnace.
“How do I get it?” She was troubled.
“What are you doing?”
Hearing the voice, Gu An stiffened, then turned to look at Shen Yan, who had stopped at the hall entrance, and said unfriendliness, “Why are you here?”
“That’s what I should be asking you.”
For days, Gu An had not succeeded. Now that the opportunity was right before her, she didn’t want to give it up.
So, she slightly clenched her fists and said, “I’m here to get what I need, of course.”
“What you need?” Shen Yan questioned, walking towards Gu An and glancing at the alchemy furnace, he said, “You really hate me, don’t you?”
“Why would I hate you?”
“Back then, I abandoned you, and then you changed your identity to be with my senior brother, making my senior brother fall for you, Gu An,” Shen Yan stopped beside Gu An, “If you do anything that betrays my senior brother, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
Three years ago, Gu An always fantasized about whether Shen Yan would be happy when they met, whether he would ask her how she had been all these years.
But she was wrong. From the moment she met Shen Yan, he had never given her a kind look. Every time he spoke to her, his attitude was as cold as it could be, and that feeling truly created a distance between them.
Of course, she didn’t care about these things.
But his current way of speaking, she really didn’t like it.
“I love your senior brother, and your senior brother loves me too. We are mutual. Stop talking nonsense.”
“Then tell me, why did you go to my senior brother back then?”
“I…” Gu An looked at Shen Yan’s prying eyes, and her heart couldn’t help but feel a pang of pain. “I admit, I sought him out with a purpose, but it was for you.”
“For me?”
“Yes, for you,” Gu An felt that some things had to be clarified. “I wanted to see you, to explain things to you, so I found Shen Xian, but…”
“No need to say more. Just tell me, what are you doing now?”
“None of your business,” Gu An said, clenching her fists.
Shen Yan said, “If that’s the case, then go tell your master.”
“You…” Gu An couldn’t be bothered to continue this topic with Shen Yan, so she cast a spell and said, “I’ll fight you. If I lose, I’ll go find your master. If I win, you leave, and don’t concern yourself with what I do.”
“Why should I listen to you?” Shen Yan said, deliberately glancing at Gu An’s fingers glowing red, “The way you are now will only let your demonic energy spread, you…”
“Enough about you. I’ll take that as your tacit agreement.” Saying that, Gu An made the first move.
Seeing this, Shen Yan helplessly began to fight her.
After an unknown amount of time.
Shen Yan suddenly withdrew his hands, stepped back a few paces, and looked at Gu An, who was covering her chest and glaring at him with difficulty, asking, “What exactly are you looking for?”
“Continue.”
“Gu An, I’m asking you a question.”
“If you promise to stop bothering me, then I’ll…” Gu An coughed a few times, “I’ll tell you.”
“I promise. Tell me.”
After this round of fighting, Shen Yan no longer wanted to continue with her.
Gu An swallowed a few times and said, “I’m looking for an immortal elixir.”
“What do you need the immortal elixir for?”
“I want Shen Xian to regain his sense of taste. I heard there’s an immortal elixir here. As long as it’s taken to the demon realm and re-refined for forty-nine days, then Shen Xian…”
“Who told you?” Shen Yan interrupted coldly.
Gu An didn’t care about Shen Yan’s attitude towards her, saying, “Don’t bother who told me. I believe this method will work.”
“You’re not allowed to do this.”
“It’s not up to you,” Gu An said and directly reached for the alchemy furnace.
Shen Yan’s eyes widened, and he quickly rushed forward, blocking Gu An, and then began fighting her again.
Outside the hall.
The heavenly soldiers also sensed the demonic energy and quickly rushed to the hall door.
Inside the hall.
Shen Yan’s eyes flickered as he grabbed Gu An’s wrist and said, “They’ve found out.”
“So what?” Gu An struggled.
Shen Yan said, “Quick, let’s go.”
“You…”
“I have a way to cure my senior brother’s taste.”
“…” Gu An was moved. “What way?”
“Monster inner cores.”
“What?”
“Your demon realm has a group of monsters. Their inner cores have the effect of detoxifying. If you get ten inner cores, my senior brother’s sense of taste can be restored.”