Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 164

Chapter 164: An unexpected gain, encountering possession! (Please subscribe)

Before this, although Li Changan possessed the means to build a foundation, he rarely fought against a Foundation Establishment expert.

Let alone personally killed one.

He still harbored a certain awe for this realm.

But after today,

everything was different.

He stood by the stream, eyes slightly closed, taking a few deep breaths of the bloody aura. An indescribable aura seemed to take on him.

“So, this is what a Foundation Establishment expert is like.”

Li Changan suddenly smiled, a hint of relief between his brows.

At this moment,

he thought of many people.

Murong Kang, Chu Xiong, Cao Shaolong…

all at the Foundation Establishment level, and all capable of being killed!

Just then,

the aura of a Foundation Establishment expert suddenly appeared from the distant horizon.

“Zheng Feihong?”

Li Changan recognized the aura.

With a wave of his hand, he concealed his appearance and put away the Black Water Turtle, leaving him alone.

A moment later.

Zheng Feihong arrived, hovering in mid-air, watching Li Changan warily.

He could sense Wu Lianshan’s aura emanating from the blood-red stream.

In other words,

this old rival had perished here!

slain by this powerful stranger before him.

“Fellow Daoist…”

Zheng Feihong bowed, carefully sensing Li Changan’s aura and finding that he was somewhat weaker than a typical Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, if his apparent strength was the only factor, it was clear that he couldn’t have killed Wu Lianshan.

This meant that Li Changan was concealing some of his aura.

It was also possible that he had been injured while killing Wu Lianshan, causing his aura to drop, but in any case, it was not to be underestimated.

“Fellow Daoist, was Wu Lianshan, the ancestor of the Wu family, killed by you?”

Zheng Feihong asked cautiously,

his tone wary. Li Changan glanced at him indifferently.

“Yes, this man passed by here and spoke rudely to me. In a fit of rage, I killed him.”

“Rude?”

Zheng Feihong was secretly shocked.

Wu Lianshan was so busy escaping that he had no time to curse.

It seemed to him

that this mysterious Foundation Establishment cultivator, upon discovering Wu Lianshan’s serious injuries, had decided to kill him and seize his treasure.

“Fellow Daoist, Wu Lianshan is a great enemy of our Zheng family,”

Zheng Feihong spoke again.

“You have done our Zheng family a great service by eliminating him. Would you please come to our family compound for a few cups of tea?”

“No, I have other matters to attend to.”

With that, Li Changan left without stopping.

He performed the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique, transforming into a stream of light and vanishing into the horizon in an instant.

Zheng Feihong watched him retreat, his eyes filled with fear.

He

noticed that there were no signs of fighting.

In other words, Wu Lianshan hadn’t offered much resistance, perhaps even had no time to react before he was reduced to a pile of mangled flesh.

“Could this person be at the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment stage? Who is he?”

Zheng Feihong slowly landed on the bank of the stream, gazing at the crimson water, lost in thought.

A moment later,

Zheng Qingqing also arrived.

She glanced at the stream, her brows furrowed slightly as she asked, “Is Wu Lianshan dead?”

“Yes, he was killed by a mysterious Foundation Establishment cultivator.”

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qingqing looked around and saw few signs of fighting, which surprised her.

Even if Wu Lianshan was seriously injured, he couldn’t have been killed so easily.

The current situation

only meant that

the attacker’s strength far surpassed Wu Lianshan’s!

“Mid-stage Foundation Establishment!”

Zheng Qingqing’s expression was solemn.

Several figures flashed through her mind, but none seemed to fit.

At that moment, the image of Li Changan flashed through her mind.

She shook her head, finding it absurd. Why would she have such a thought?

…

That night,

Li Changan returned to the mansion.

Before returning, he visited the Wu family’s land, hoping to take advantage of the chaos to find more opportunities.

Unfortunately,

the Zheng family’s patriarch, Zheng Yuandao, was already there.

Li Changan had no choice but to retreat and return to Yellow Crane Immortal City.

“This Wu Lianshan is a local ancestor after all, so he should have quite a few treasures in his storage bag.”

He took out his storage bag, borrowed some of the power of the Black Water Turtle, erased the restrictions on the storage bag, and opened it to take a look.

The next moment,

Li Changan’s eyes were drawn to a pill.

“This is… the Foundation Establishment Pill!”

His eyes widened in delight. He had ventured into

this adventure originally for the sake of a second-level body-refining technique. He

had never expected

to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill!

Li Chang’an, thrilled, immediately took it out.

However,

as soon as he received it,

his excitement subsided considerably.

“This Foundation Establishment Pill has a flaw. It’s not a genuine one, it’s just an inferior one.”

Li Chang’an frowned, holding the pill in his hand and carefully examining it.

His alchemy skills had long since reached the peak of the first level.

While he wasn’t capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills, he could still easily discern their quality.

After all, he often produced inferior pills himself.

“Fortunately, the flaw in this Foundation Establishment Pill isn’t significant. While it won’t have the 20% success rate of a genuine pill, it should have a 15% success rate.”

15%!

That was already quite high.

Remember, many people are forced to use Meridian Protection Pills when attempting to reach their Foundation Establishment stage.

Even though this Foundation Establishment Pill was a substandard one, if word got out, it would surely cause a bloodbath.

“This pill is a guaranteed solution.”

Li Changan sensed it for a moment, then carefully put it away.

In total,

he now had both the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object.

It’s just that the pill was of inferior quality, and the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object was incomplete, neither of which was perfect.

“With my current foundation, even with this inferior pill and the Seven-Leaf Colorful Lotus, the success rate of my Foundation Establishment would be quite high, and there wouldn’t be any major problems.”

Li Changan pondered. His foundation was indeed too profound.

But he was still not satisfied. He

wanted to make the most perfect preparations for his Foundation Establishment!

“I need to visit the black market and the Immortal City trading area more often in the future, maybe I can find some bargains.”

Li Changan knew that there might be better Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects in the Ancient Wood Secret Realm, but he didn’t want to go there, and still planned to try to find some.

Afterwards,

he continued to search through his storage bag.

In addition to this inferior Foundation Establishment Pill, there were still many materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills in the storage bag.

“It seems that before his death, Wu Lianshan intended to cultivate a new generation of Foundation Establishment cultivators for the Wu family, but all these preparations have fallen into my hands.”

Li Changan counted all the materials, feeling a sense of frustration.

He had already gathered the main and auxiliary ingredients for three Foundation Establishment Pills! Yet

, he couldn’t find a single second-level demon core!

And the chances of finding a second-level demon core were quite low; after all, it was something that was almost impossible to miss.

Li Changan sighed and continued to search through his storage bag.

There were two second-level spiritual artifacts, one for attack and one for defense, both of which were gold-element treasures and of considerable value.

It didn’t take long

for him to discover the purpose of this trip.

A second-level body-refining technique—the Demonic Dragon Body-Refining Technique!

Li Changan’s mind flickered, and a blood-red jade slip suddenly appeared in his hand.

He immersed himself in it, carefully reading through it, and a smile soon appeared on his lips.

“A technique that can directly cultivate to the peak of the second level! Not bad!”

A peak second-level body-refining technique could withstand attacks from a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator.

When cultivators clash, if their mana and spells are nearly equal, physical strength becomes crucial.

Today, Wu Lianshan’s ability to withstand the combined attacks of the two foundation-building masters of the Zheng family for so long was largely due to his formidable physique.

“Wu Lianshan must have only just reached the second stage of cultivation, barely the early stages of it. If his physique could improve further, the outcome today would be hard to predict,”

Li Changan pondered as he browsed through the contents of the Demonic Dragon Body Tempering Technique.

This body-tempering technique

was very similar to the “Demon Blood Body Tempering Technique” he had previously found in Zheng Jinbao’s storage bag. It also consisted of nine stages and required a large amount of demonic beast essence and elixirs.

However,

this technique was more demanding.

Each breakthrough required the essence of a dragon-like demonic beast.

“Dragon-like demonic beast…”

Li mused for a moment.

In the demonic beast world, anything even remotely dragon-like was considered extremely powerful.

Even the most common earth dragon could reach the second stage upon reaching adulthood.

“Given my current status, obtaining some dragon-type monster essence shouldn’t be difficult. If that doesn’t work, I’ll go find Zheng Qingqing.”

Zheng Qingqing is an alchemist, and alchemy requires monster essence.

She must have access to various types of essence.

At her level, second-level beastmasters are a common sight in the community.

“My current body refinement is at the eighth level of the first level, and the ninth stage is still in progress. But I must gather materials for the second-level breakthrough as soon as possible. I need to visit the Wanbao Tower.”

“Besides, the Zunhun Banner is expressing hunger again. It also needs to consume materials to break through to the second level.”

Li Changan searched in his storage bag. He

quickly found several second-level treasures suitable for the Zunhun Banner.

“Eat them, and break through to the second level as soon as possible!”

He tossed the treasures to the Zunhun Banner.

A moment later.

Thick black mist surged from the Honored Soul Banner, instantly devouring the treasures.

However, it wasn’t satisfied, and once again expressed its hunger.

This time,

Li Changan faintly heard three words.

“Nether… Soul… Crystal…”

The transmission of these three words seemed to exhaust the Honored Soul Banner’s spirit’s entire power.

After that,

it fell silent.

“Nether Soul Crystal?”

Li Changan frowned. This was also a second-tier treasure, but not an ordinary one.

It’s quite rare!

Whether or not you can obtain it depends on luck.

He put away the Honored Soul Banner and continued to count the treasures in his storage bag.

It must be said that as a local patriarch, Wu Lianshan’s wealth is indeed quite substantial.

In addition to the Demonic Dragon Body Tempering Technique,

his storage bag also contains hundreds of techniques and spells, including one top-grade gold-level technique.

With these techniques and spells, Li Changan could have established his own family.

But he had no such plans.

About an hour later,

Li Changan finished the inventory.

Overall, the biggest gains this time were the inferior Foundation Establishment Pill and the second-level body-tempering technique.

…

The next morning,

Li Changan arrived at the Wanbao Tower.

Jin Yue was beaming and very friendly.

“Fellow Daoist Li, what would you like to buy today?”

“Shopkeeper Jin, I’m planning to sell some things first.”

“Oh? Fellow Daoist Li, are you planning to sell talismans?”

“More than just talismans…”

As he spoke, Li Changan took out some second-level treasures.

Spiritual plants, elixirs, rare stones, talismans, and so on…

almost all came from Wu Lianshan’s storage bag, and he had no use for them.

Of course.

This was only a small portion.

Because there were so many treasures, he planned to divide the spoils among them.

But even this small portion was enough to surprise Jin Yue.

He raised an eyebrow and asked jokingly.

“Fellow Daoist Li, where did you get so many second-level treasures? Did you steal the storage bag of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?”

“Shopkeeper Jin, you’re joking.”

Li Changan also responded with a smile.

“With my level of cultivation, a single glare from a Foundation Establishment cultivator would turn me to ashes. How could I dare to rob such a powerful being? I accidentally discovered these treasures in a secret cave.”

“Secret cave? I knew, Fellow Daoist Li, you are a person with great opportunities!”

After a few words of laughter,

Jin Yue began to count.

After a while, he offered a reasonable price.

“That’s eight thousand spirit stones in total. Fellow Daoist Li, would you like low-grade spirit stones, or eighty mid-grade spirit stones?”

“Low-grade spirit stones,”

Li Chang’an replied without hesitation.

The spirit stones used during the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages are essentially low-grade spirit stones.

The spiritual energy of these spirit

stones is very weak. Mid-grade spirit stones,

on the other hand, contain much richer spiritual energy; a single mid-grade spirit stone can rival hundreds of low-grade spirit stones. However,

mid-grade spirit stones are rare.

Many spirit stone mines are unable to produce such rich spirit stones, and only a few core areas can produce them.

Rumor has it that major sects like the Qingyun Sect have a method forcibly extracting the spiritual energy from hundreds of low-grade spirit stones, converging them into a single one to create a mid-grade spirit stone.

But Li Chang’an had only heard of this, never seen it before.

“Fellow Daoist Li, here are your spirit stones. Please count them.”

Jin Yue collected all the treasures and handed over a storage bag.

“Okay.”

Li Chang’an opened the bag, counted them, and confirmed that there were eight thousand spirit stones.

As for the storage bag for the spirit stones,

it was a bonus .

“Shopkeeper Jin, I’d like to buy some more treasures.”

“Fellow Daoist Li, you said that as long as Wanbao Tower has them, I’ll definitely take them out!”

“That’s good…”

Li Changan simply handed over a list.

On it

were some of the treasures he needed to break through to the second level of physical cultivation.

Jin Yue took a look at the list and was immediately shocked.

Most of the treasures on it were common, but some were extremely precious, shocking him.

“Fellow Daoist Li, are you sure these are the ones?”

Jin Yue swallowed, thinking Li Changan was joking. A mere

seventh level of Qi Refining.

Why would he need so many treasures?

Li Changan looked helpless and sighed, “I’m not buying them for myself. I have a friend who needs these treasures. He’s a loner and doesn’t like to communicate, so he asked me for help.”

“I see.”

Jin Yue immediately believed it.

After all,

it was impossible for Li Changan to use so many treasures himself.

Jin Yue pondered this and felt that the “friend” Li Chang’an was referring to was most likely a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

“I have all these treasures in Wanbao Tower, but Fellow Daoist Li, please prepare some spirit stones.”

“Don’t worry, Shopkeeper Jin, there are enough spirit stones!”

“Okay, Fellow Daoist Li, please wait a moment…”

Jin Yue busied himself.

His figure flashed, and he went up and down the stairs several times.

Soon, he had gathered all the treasures Li Chang’an needed.

Seeing these treasures,

Li Changan couldn’t help but sigh.

The resources in Qinghe Market were truly scarce. In the past, to gather first-level body-refining treasures, he had to painstakingly find people to exchange them one by one.

But now,

he needed higher-level second-level body-refining treasures, but he could buy them directly at Wanbao Tower,

saving a lot of time and energy.

Jin Yue counted all the treasures, calculated the price, and finally gave a staggering figure.

“Fellow Daoist Li, a total of 15,000 spirit stones. Are you sure you want to buy it?”

“Yes!”

Li Changan felt a little distressed, but he had expected it.

Body-refining is inherently resource-intensive.

Otherwise, physical cultivators wouldn’t have so few.

“Too many spirit stones is useless; they must be transformed into my own strength as soon as possible,”

Li Changan thought.

Instead of giving the spirit stones directly, he bargained and successfully cut down the price, saving a few hundred spirit stones.

After that,

he asked about the Nether Soul Crystal.

Jin Yue looked hesitant, saying that the Wanbao Building didn’t currently have any such treasures, but he would help Li Changan inquire.

…

For a period of time thereafter,

Li Changan visited various organizations, including the Zhenbao Pavilion and the Qibao Palace, and even made several trips to the black market.

He sold off the items he didn’t need in batches,

and continued to purchase the treasures needed to break through to the second level of body refinement.

In the end,

Li Changan had almost gathered all the treasures. Only

a few rarer ones, such as the essence and blood of second-level dragon monsters, were still being sought.

His wealth had also dwindled significantly, with less than 20,000 spirit stones remaining in his storage bag.

“Breaking through to the second level of body refinement requires a truly enormous amount of resources, truly astronomical. How many ordinary casual cultivators could possibly gather all that?”

Li Changan lamented.

Forget Qi Refining cultivators.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators, lacking sufficient accumulation, couldn’t afford to spend so many spirit stones on body refinement resources.

Fortunately, Li Changan had saved a considerable amount of spirit stones during his time in the Qinghe Market.

After arriving in Yellow Crane Immortal City, he successively slew Lu Yuanji, the three Blood and Fire brothers, the poison cultivator Song Xiao, and others. He grew and slew along the way, his path practically drenched in blood.   He was even

more ruthless than a Tribulation Cultivator.

This was because he killed almost all the most exceptionally gifted individuals.

It was precisely because of this that he could muster so many spirit stones   . “If I had just honestly drawn talismans, crafted puppets, and refined elixirs, I don’t know how long it would take to amass this many spirit stones. But I didn’t kill anyone on purpose; these guys just stumbled upon me.”   Li Changan felt at ease; he hadn’t attacked innocent people.   …   One evening,   Jin Yue approached with a message. ”   Fellow Daoist Li   , the Nether Soul Crystal you need has been located.” ” Excuse me, Shopkeeper Jin, where can I buy one?”   Li Changan asked, pouring him a cup of spiritual tea.   Jin Yue replied, “Fellow Daoist Ji Mengyun has a Nether Soul Crystal and is willing to sell it.”   ”Ji Mengyun?”   Hearing this, Li Changan felt relieved.   He had heard of this person; he was Pei Yingyao’s apprentice.   With Pei Yingyao’s connections, purchasing the Nether Soul Crystal shouldn’t be difficult.   He immediately took out some spirit stones as a reward to thank Jin Yue.   ”Shopkeeper Jin, please keep an eye out for that second-level dragon-like demon beast’s blood essence.”   ”Don’t worry, Fellow Daoist Li, your business is my business!”   Jin Yue smiled broadly, accepting the spirit stones.   He had other matters to attend to, so he didn’t linger long and quickly left.   …   That night,   Li Changan soaked in the medicinal liquid, continuing to strengthen his physique.   He planned to visit Ji Mengyun tomorrow to exchange the Nether Soul Crystal for the Nether Soul Crystal, which would allow his Honored Soul Banner to ascend to the second level.   At that moment, a golden light appeared.   [Refreshed Hexagram]   [Today’s Hexagram: Peaceful]   [You visited Ji Mengyun and were unexpectedly noticed by the evil spirit on Ji Mengyun’s sword. You were possessed by a body, but the spirit failed and was forced to retreat, continuing to attack Ji Mengyun in an attempt to possess her body.]   ”Evil spirit, possessing?”   Li Changan was startled.   He had heard of possession before, but this was his first time seeing it.   It was said that when some powerful cultivators suffered an accident that destroyed their bodies, they would possess the bodies of younger ones with suitable spiritual roots.   The younger ones whose bodies were possessed were almost always exceptionally gifted.   They had to possess at least top-grade spiritual roots.   Because of this,   Li Changan was somewhat puzzled.   ”My low-grade spiritual roots are worthy of possession?”   (End of this chapter)