Daily Divination: From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 266

Chapter 266: Capturing Wan Xing Alive and Entering Red Leaf Valley (Please Subscribe)

Before today,

Wan Xing had imagined countless times the scene of meeting Li Changan again.

In almost every scenario, he appeared aloof and superior.

But now,

everything was exactly the opposite of what he had imagined.

Unable to accept it, he asked in a hoarse voice, “Li Changan, when did you become a Jindan Zhenren? Why hasn’t any news been released?”

“It’s only the Jindan stage. Do you want to make it known to the whole world?”

Li Changan replied calmly.

This sounded ironic to Wan Xing.

After all, Wan Xing hadn’t yet achieved the Jindan stage, but ever since breaking through to the third level of physical cultivation, he had been claiming to be a Jindan Zhenren, as if he wished the entire Southern Territory knew his identity.

He couldn’t help but feel a sense of regret. If he had known Li Changan was so powerful, he wouldn’t have provoked him for Liu Xuanfeng.

Judging from his performance in this battle,

even if he had successfully achieved the Jindan stage, he wouldn’t necessarily be Li Changan’s match.

It was a waste of time to provoke such a powerful enemy just to befriend a Yuanying sect genius!

“Li Chang’an, I was wrong both times. I apologize.”

Wan Xing lowered his stance, no longer as arrogant as before.

Li Chang’an said coldly, “If apologies worked, there wouldn’t be so many deaths in this world.”

“Li Chang’an, are you going to kill me?”

Wan Xing’s heart tightened, a chill running down his spine.

He wanted to pull the communication treasure from his storage bag and ask the Qingyun Sect’s Jindan Zhenren to save him,

but he was horrified to find that

he couldn’t move!

The power of the third-level formation descended from the sky, crushing him.

Wan Xing panicked and shouted, “Li Chang’an, you can’t kill me. I am the Qingyun Sect’s Jindan Seed. If I die, the sect will fully investigate!”

“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you.”

Li Chang’an flicked his finger, and a beam of green light shot out.

The green light entered Wan Xing’s body and quickly transformed into a wood seed, taking root and sprouting within him.

This third-level body refiner’s physique was indeed impressive. The Wood Seed Technique’s erosion rate was much slower than before, but it was still steadily eroding every inch of flesh and blood.

Ultimately,

Wan Xing also became a Wood Seed puppet.

Although his magical power wasn’t as strong as that of a body refiner, he had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, qualifying him for the Core Formation stage.

Li Changan planned to have Ye Mengxian and Wan Xing’s puppets attempt the Core Formation stage

before he

attempted it, allowing them to experience the sensation firsthand and minimize the possibility of their own failure.

Afterwards, Li Changan removed the restrictions on his storage bag and opened it to take a look.

“There are quite a few treasures, but unfortunately, there are no Five Elements Gold Elixir or Core Formation spiritual objects.”

As the most promising Core Formation seed in the entire sect,

Wan Xing, like Ye Mengxian, didn’t need to prepare Core Formation treasures himself.

The sect had already prepared everything for him!

“Having a sect behind you is good.”

“However, using a sect’s treasures means you have to shoulder its responsibilities. This has its pros and cons, but for ordinary cultivators, the pros should outweigh the cons.”

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly. He preferred to be a casual cultivator.

He continued to search in his storage bag and soon found the purpose of his trip.

A third-level body-refining technique!

“Huh… This body-refining technique is actually a sequel to the one I’m currently practicing.”

Li Chang’an flipped through it, surprised.

The technique he was currently practicing was the “Demon Dragon Body Refining Technique,” which could only be cultivated to the peak of the second level and contained no chapters beyond the third level.

Wan Xing’s technique was also the “Demon Dragon Body Refining Technique,” but it was more advanced.

It could be cultivated to the peak of the third level!

The treasures required for the third-level body-refining technique were similar to those for the second level, but of a higher quality.

Especially the essence and blood of dragon-like demonic beasts, which had to be at least the third level.

“Second-level dragon monster blood is already difficult to find, and third-level dragon monster blood will be even harder.”

Li Chang’an carefully flipped through the treasures needed for body refinement, feeling a headache.

Third-level demon kings are all formidable and difficult to kill.

During the years of the beast tide,

Jindan masters from the major Jindan factions once joined forces to venture deep into the Black Dragon Mountains, attempting to slay third-level demon kings and quell the beast tide.

However, each attempt ended in failure, and even resulted in the death of the Mu family’s Jindan ancestor.

Dragon monster kings are the most powerful of the third-level demon kings. Even

defeating them is extremely difficult, let alone killing them!

“According to the description of this technique, if I want to break through to the third level of body refinement, I must obtain the blood of a third-level dragon monster.”

Li Chang’an frowned.

Neither the Wanjian Sect nor the Yellow Crane Immortal City had any third-level dragon monster blood in their treasuries.

There was once a piece in the Qingyun Sect’s treasury, but it had been used by Wan Xing to break through to the third level of body refinement.

“Do I have to go to the Black Dragon Mountains and kill one myself?”

This move was too risky.

Li Changan temporarily suppressed this idea.

“Other sects and families in the Southern Territory might have it, like the Xiao Clan of Dan Valley. Xiao Yiyue happens to owe me a favor.”

“If the Southern Territory doesn’t have it, ask at the black market at the border of the two regions…”

In short, there was no need to delve into the Black Dragon Mountains to hunt the demon king for now.

Li Changan put away the body-refining technique and continued to count the other treasures.

A moment later,

a flash of light flashed in his hand, and a jade slip appeared.

Within the jade slip was Wan Xing’s cultivation technique.

The Yang Ding Gong!

This technique was truly unique, reaching Earth Grade.

However,

Earth Grade was only its lower limit.

With the assistance of a female cultivator, cultivation would be even faster than if practiced alone.

“This technique would be suitable for Xu Fugui. He has many wives and concubines, but he has no interest in practicing right now. He’s preoccupied with expanding his family.”

Li Changan shook his head slightly and tossed the technique into his storage bag.

He continued counting the remaining treasures, discovering a number of third-grade treasures suitable for body-refining.

Finally,

Li Changan took the treasures he needed.

He returned the storage bag to Wan Xing and manipulated him back to Qingyun Sect.

Wan Xing’s status within the Qingyun Sect was comparable to that of a Jindan Zhenren, and he could exchange for almost any treasure in the Qingyun Sect’s treasury.

From then on,

he was both Li Changan’s eye within the Qingyun Sect and his tool for exchanging treasures for Li Changan.

…

Time flew by.

Unknowingly, more than half a year had passed.

During this period, Li Changan constantly used puppets such as He Qianshan, Nie Ting, and Wan Xing to exchange treasures from various Jindan forces for the treasures needed to break through to the third level of body refining.

Most of the treasures had been collected.

Aside from the essence and blood of dragon-like monsters, only three remained to be obtained.

They were the Thousand-Year Blood-Striped Wood, the Blood Cloud Vine, and the Fire Dragon Flower, all of which were extremely rare third-level spiritual plants.

Li Changan had used his puppets to inquire and learned that the Hongye Gu Mu family happened to have these three spiritual plants.

“The Mu family rarely sells these three spiritual plants to outsiders, using them only for cultivating their own children. I should be able to get them after I disguise myself as Mu Yuanchen and enter the Mu family.” “

But the monster essence blood hasn’t been found yet…”

Seeking the third-tier dragon monster essence blood, Li Changan went to the Xiao family to find Xiao Yiyue.

Xiao Yiyue assured him that

the Xiao family did have several third-tier dragon monster essence bloods,

but those had already been traded away by the late Jindan cultivator, presumably to be used for the Nascent Soul Formation.

Li Changan was puzzled.

“Can dragon monster essence blood help with Nascent Soul Formation?”

“Yes, the third-tier dragon beast essence blood can temporarily elevate a Jindan cultivator’s Qi and Blood to their prime, helping to overcome bottlenecks.”

“I see.”

Li Changan couldn’t help but feel a little regretful.

Faced with the hurdle of Nascent Soul Formation, the Xiao family ancestor would surely have prepared every possible means; it was impossible for him to trade the essence blood away.

After leaving the Xiao family, he approached the Jin, Zhang, and other families, but returned disappointed.

Finally.

He had no choice but to inquire in the black markets of the Western and Southern regions, at the border of the two regions.

However, to this day, he had still not received any useful information.

That evening,

Li Changan’s spiritual plant cultivation technique officially broke through, reaching the lower second rank, the same level as Mu Yuanchen’s before his death.

“It’s time to go to the Mu family.”

After donning a fake skin and wielding the blood-sourced spirit crystal, he now resembled Mu Yuanchen in appearance, bloodline, and spiritual plant cultivation techniques.

Furthermore, he possessed Mu Yuanchen’s entire lifelong memories.

Even if Mu Yuanchen’s parents were resurrected, they wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between him and Mu Yuanchen.

“Should be fine!”

“But we still have to see what the hexagram says.”

Li Changan remained unhurried, quietly waiting until late at night.

Just after midnight,

a golden light appeared before his eyes.

[Hexagram Updated]

[Today’s Hexagram: Peaceful]

[You disguised yourself as Mu Yuanchen, went to the Mu family in Red Leaf Valley, and successfully passed their test without arousing suspicion.]

Seeing the hexagram’s contents, Li Changan felt completely relieved.

He immediately donned his fake skin, transformed into a ray of spiritual light, and headed straight for the Mu family’s Red Leaf Valley.

“Mu Yuanchen hasn’t returned to the Mu family in two years. If anyone asks where he’s been these past two years, just say he was trapped in a secret realm and gained some opportunities.”

Li Changan planned to portray Mu Yuanchen as a genius.

The Mu family’s spiritual plant inheritance was of the third-order mid-grade. Ordinary members of the family had no access to anything beyond the third order, and could only obtain a second-order upper-grade inheritance. This

was unless one possessed exceptional talent in spiritual plants or held a high enough position within the Mu family.

This was the case with Mu Song, the Mu family’s ancestor, and Mu Xiaoqing, the long-lost Mu family golden elixir seed.

The Mu family no longer had any golden elixir seeds.

The remaining foundation-building cultivators were mediocre in strength and talent.

Li Changan only needed to display a few subtle signs of his prowess to surpass the others and receive the Mu family’s focused training.

“I wonder if there are any more Jindan opportunities in the Mu family treasury,”

he thought to himself.

If there were enough,

he could disguise himself as Mu Yuanchen and use the Mu family’s opportunities to achieve Jindan directly.

“According to Mu Yuanchen’s memories, there aren’t many Jindan treasures in the Mu family treasury. But before his death, he was just an ordinary Mu family foundation-building cultivator, not a core member of the Mu family, so he might not be worthy of seeing all the treasures.”

Li Changan maintained his escape technique while pondering his plans after entering the Mu family.

Unknowingly,

he was not far from the Red Leaf Valley, the Mu family’s territory.

Suddenly, Li Changan sensed the presence of a battle not far away.

He immediately stopped and scanned the area with his fake Dan spiritual sense, quickly spotting two figures.

One was chasing, the other fleeing.

The fleeing cultivator was only at the early stage of the foundation-building stage, while the pursuer was at the late stage.

The distance between the two was rapidly closing.

If nothing unexpected happened, the fleeing cultivator would be caught up in a dozen breaths.

“The man fleeing is an acquaintance from Mu Yuanchen’s memory, and also Mu Siyue’s sister, Mu Siyu.”

“As for the man chasing him, his magic seems strange. Could he be a cultivator from the Western Regions?”

Li Changan pondered for a moment, then transformed into a ray of light and flew away.

Before long,

he stopped in front of Mu Siyu.

“Cousin Siyu, who is chasing you?”

“Cousin Yuanchen?”

Mu Siyu was stunned, but a smile quickly crossed her pretty face.

Li Changan, disguised as Mu Yuanchen, had reached the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment stage, the same level as Mu Yuanchen before his death.

While the two of them were still no match for the late Foundation Establishment cultivator, their chances of survival were much greater.

“Cousin, I don’t know who that man is. He’s been chasing me for no apparent reason. Fortunately, we’re not far from our clan’s territory. We can fight and retreat as we go. We’ll be safe once we return.”

Mu Siyu urged Li Changan to return with her.

But Li Changan was in no rush.

He looked at the pursuer behind him and asked loudly, “Fellow Daoist, I wonder how my younger sister has offended you. Why are you so persistent?”

The man replied coldly, “This girl is quite good-looking. If she were sold to Yuanyang Valley in the Western Regions, she would surely fetch a good price.”

Yuanyang Valley was one of the five major sects in the Western Regions.

It had a poor reputation, primarily due to its dual cultivation techniques and its covert dealings in cultivators.

Li Changan asked again, “Fellow Daoist, are you from the Western Regions?”

“Yes!”

“If you’re from the Western Regions, why are you causing trouble in the Southern Regions?”

“The Southern Region? What a joke! It won’t be long before the Southern Region ceases to exist, and this very place will become part of our Western Regions!”

The man’s words

hinted at something crucial:

it seemed the Western Regions were about to launch a major attack against the Southern Region.

Li Changan was about to ask again, but Mu Siyu beside him grew anxious.

“Cousin, delay could lead to trouble. Come back to the clan with me.”

“Alright.”

A flash of green light appeared in Li Chang’an’s hand, and a circular wheel emerged.

A supreme magic spell, the Heavenly Wood Immortal Wheel!

Seeing him about to attack, Mu Siyu grew even more anxious. She grabbed his arm and said, “Cousin, we are no match for this man. We can’t engage in a head-on battle!”

“Don’t worry, I know my limits.”

Li Chang’an smiled and unleashed the Heavenly Wood Immortal Wheel condensed in his hand.

The Western cultivator sneered, “Interesting! Are you trying to cross levels? Well, today I’ll show you…”

Before he could finish his words, he froze.

Then ,

a trace of astonishment crossed his face, and he slowly lowered his head, looking at his body.

Just a moment ago, the Heavenly Wood Immortal Wheel had sliced through his protective treasure like a melon and vegetables, cleaving him in two.

“What kind of magic is this?”

he muttered in disbelief.

Li Chang’an didn’t respond, but raised his hand and unleashed a second Heavenly Wood Immortal Wheel.

This Heavenly Wood Immortal Wheel was even sharper, splitting the man’s head in half and killing him instantly.

Da Huang waved the Soul Honoring Banner underground, taking away the man’s soul.

The battle was over!

“Come!”

Li Changan raised his hand and took away his storage bag, opening it to take a look.

Most of the treasures inside were mediocre, with only two or three being relatively precious.

“This man is relatively poor in the late stage of foundation building, no wonder he ventured deep into the southern region to cause chaos.”

Li Changan shook his head slightly and put away his storage bag.

“Siyu, let’s go back to our clan.”

He looked at Mu Siyu.

At this moment.

Mu Siyu’s face was dazed, and she was stunned for a long time, as if she had seen something incredible.

After hearing Li Changan’s words, she came back to her senses.

“Cousin Yuanchen, you… you can actually kill enemies of higher levels?”

“Well, it’s a bit of luck.”

“This is not just a bit of luck, cousin, you are already a genius!”

Mu Siyu’s face was filled with surprise, her voice filled with excitement.

Li Chang’an shook his head, saying, “It’s nothing. It’s only a small realm leap. A true genius can leap across larger realms to defeat foes, capable of slaying Jindan cultivators at the very beginning of their foundation-building phase.”

“Nonsense! How could such a person exist? My cousin, you’re the most formidable genius!”

Mu Siyu refused to believe it. Perhaps her upbringing limited her perspective and thinking.

Li Chang’an smiled, but didn’t elaborate.

The two of them then headed for Red Leaf Valley.

Along the way,

Mu Siyu clutched his arm, her pretty face brimming with curiosity as she inquired about his disappearance over the past two years.

Li Chang’an was prepared for this.

“I’m trapped in a ruin deep within the ancient secret realm…”

He recounted his story slowly, his voice steady and detailed, leaving no room for error.

Soon,

Red Leaf Valley was in sight.

Li Chang’an, his eyes deep, gazed for a moment, discerning some of the formation patterns hidden in the void.

“At least three third-grade, superior formations!”

Such an astonishing array!

Even without a Jindan cultivator to preside over the Mu family, they were more than capable of holding off ordinary Jindan enemies.

However, without a Jindan cultivator, the Mu family was doomed to decline until they lacked the resources to maintain the formation.

Soon, the two entered the formation.

Li Changan’s eyes unfolded into a vast valley,

brimming with crimson trees.

A sea of fiery crimson spread across the valley.

Thousands of houses loomed amidst the countless fluttering crimson leaves.

The abundant wood element spiritual energy between heaven and earth brought a sense of comfort to Li Changan, a cultivator with a wood spiritual root.

Li Changan journeyed deeper into the Red Leaf Valley and landed in front of the Mu family’s main hall.

“According to Mu family rules, if you haven’t returned for a long time, you must first see the head of the family and explain your situation upon returning.”

The head of the Mu family, Mu Chengsong, was in the main hall, conferring with a dozen

or so Foundation Establishment cultivators. Most of these cultivators were known to Li Changan.

“Mu Siyue, Mu Caiwei…”

He glanced around, noticing many familiar faces.

These people had come to Changqing Mountain, offering Qingxuan Spiritual Liquid to him for help.

Seeing him enter the hall,

they were all a little surprised, simply because he hadn’t been heard from in such a long time.

“Yuanchen, you’re finally back.”

“I haven’t seen you in so long, I thought something had happened.”

They spoke one after another, their words filled with concern.

But one of them had a subtle expression. Although he smiled, it seemed forced.

“Yuanchen, where have you been all this time?”

This person’s name was Mu Han.

Mu Yuanchen remembered them as childhood friends.

Two years ago,

before Mu Yuanchen left for the ancient secret realm to seek opportunities, he gave Mu Han a large amount of cultivation resources.

He had said that if he didn’t return alive, he would use them to train his sister, Mu Yuanru.

Now, seeing Mu Han’s smile so stiff,

Li Changan guessed

that Mu Han had probably used most of the resources he left behind.

“Ah Han, I was trapped in the secret realm and only recently escaped,”

Li Changan replied with a smile, seemingly oblivious to what was happening.

He walked up to the head of the family, Mu Chengsong, and bowed.

“Grandpa Chengsong.”

“Well, I’m glad you’re back.”

Mu Chengsong smiled and looked gentle.

“It’s been turbulent outside. I’m sure you’ve been through a lot in the past two years. Go and rest first. Come and talk to me after you’ve rested.”

“Yes.”

Li Changan responded respectfully and was about to leave to see the sister that Mu Yuanchen had entrusted to him.

But at this moment,

Mu Han suddenly called him.

“Wait!”

Mu Han looked at Mu Chengsong with a worried look on his face.

“Grandpa Chengsong, Yuanchen hasn’t been back for two years after all. I suspect he had an accident while away. This person may just be an imposter. Please use the family bloodline stone and the Xuanzhen mirror.”

(End of this chapter)