Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 286

Chapter 286 The Demise of the Family, The Time for Liquidation (Seeking Subscriptions)

Seven days later.

Mu Song’s funeral was held deep in Red Leaf Valley.

Autumn winds swept by, and countless red leaves fell, landing on his grave.

After the Golden Core cultivator of the Mu family died deep in the Black Dragon Mountains, Mu Song, a pseudo-Core cultivator with little lifespan left, supported the crumbling Mu family, struggling to survive for decades.

If it weren’t for him, the Mu family would probably have been destroyed long ago.

“Ancestor, may you rest in peace.”

Mu Chengsong and the others bid farewell to Mu Song with sorrowful expressions.

Li Chang’an stood to the side, his heart filled with complex emotions, silently bidding farewell to this fellow Daoist who was both a teacher and a friend.

In the days that followed,

he cultivated on the third-tier spiritual vein of the Mu family under the identity of Mu Yuanchen.

His cultivation progress was not slowed down.

As for Li Chang’an on Changqing Mountain, he was merely a blood avatar left behind to deceive others.

However,

Li Chang’an still wanted to obtain a separate third-tier spiritual vein.

A month later,

an invitation to the Core Formation Ceremony was sent to the Mu family.

Zhang Qingfeng was to hold a Core Formation Ceremony in two months, inviting all parties to celebrate at the Zhang family’s territory.

Li Chang’an already knew this.

After all, the timing of the Core Formation Ceremony was something he, using the identity of Zhang Qingrong, had discussed with Zhang Qingfeng.

He suddenly realized that he, as Mu Yuanchen, had not yet held his own Core Formation Ceremony.

“If I were to hold one, I should be able to receive quite a few congratulatory gifts.”

However, there were quite a few Core Formation cultivators recently.

The three major sects, the Xiao family, the Jin family, the Ou family, and the Zhang family all had some, and the Core Formation Ceremony would likely follow one after another, requiring all parties to exchange gifts.

“I’ll have to send out quite a few gifts.”

Li Chang’an sighed; he only wanted to receive things, not give anything.

As expected

, in the following days, invitations to the Core Formation Ceremony arrived

one after another. Against this backdrop, the entire Southern Region was filled with a festive atmosphere.

However, this good fortune didn’t last long.

A month later,

Li Chang’an suddenly received some shocking news.

“The Ou family has been wiped out?”

He looked at the news in his hand, somewhat surprised.

The Ou family, one of the seven great families, boasted a thousand-year history and profound foundation, with its ancestral lands protected by a third-tier superior array.

Including Ou Lingshan, they had three Golden Core cultivators as ancestors.

Such strength was not weak in the entire Zhao Kingdom’s cultivation world.

Yet, they were wiped out overnight!

Soon,

more news spread.

“The Ou family was suddenly attacked last night. Their protective array was broken, and more than ten Golden Core cultivators, led by the Western Region’s True Person Shi Hu, stormed into the Ou family’s territory.”

“The Ou family’s ancestor, Ou Tianye, and the newly promoted Golden Core cultivator, Ou Lingshan, escaped.”

“Another Ou family Golden Core cultivator covered their retreat but died at the hands of True Person Shi Hu.”

“The Ou family’s territory was completely slaughtered…”

“…”

This battle was truly tragic for the Ou family.

The entire Ou family territory was littered with corpses and blood, the sky stained red with blood.

After his success, True Person Shi Hu did not linger, returning overnight with more than ten Western Region Golden Core cultivators.

By the time Li Chang’an and other Southern Region Golden Core cultivators learned of the news, Shi Hu and his group had already returned to the Western Regions.

Even if they wanted to intercept them , it would be

too late. “The Black Serpent True Person I controlled didn’t know a thing about this battle.”

The Black Serpent True Person was, after all, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, and his status in the Western Regions was not low, yet he knew nothing about this.

Li Chang’an immediately used the Black Serpent True Person to go out and gather information.

Soon ,

he learned that

the dozen or so Golden Core True Persons from the Western Regions who participated in this battle were all secretly recruited by Shi Hu True Person, including two third-tier high-grade array masters.

Before this battle, none of those dozen or so people leaked their information.

As a result,

even the various forces in the Western Regions were greatly surprised when they learned of this news.

Two Golden Core True Persons from the Hundred Beasts Sect participated in this battle, but they did not inform the other True Persons and Beast Kings of the Hundred Beasts Sect, not even the Sect Master, the Hundred Beast Elder, knew.

After the news spread,

the two of them returned to the Hundred Beasts Sect and explained the situation to them.

These two, one with the Daoist title “Nine Spiders” and the other with the Daoist title “Thousand Rocks,” were both early-stage Golden Core cultivators.

Nine Spider True Man said, “Fellow Daoist Shi Hu wanted to annihilate the entire Southern Region, but the previous progress was too slow. Therefore, he summoned us, took a risky gamble, and achieved a surprise victory, destroying the Ou family.”

Thousand Rock True Man said with some regret, “Unfortunately, although we killed all the mortals and ordinary cultivators of the Ou family, Ou Tianye and Ou Lingshan escaped.”

“If we had tried this kind of sneak attack a few more times, we could have wiped out all the Golden Core forces in the Southern Region one by one…”

Listening to the two,

the rest of the people in the Hundred Beasts Sect’s secret chamber remained silent, the atmosphere somewhat heavy.

This battle was indeed won.

But the methods were truly dishonorable.

The Western Region could launch a sneak attack, and so could the Southern Region.

It was foreseeable that in the years to come, this war between the two regions would develop in an extremely bloody and ruthless direction.

Not to mention anything else, just consider those two surviving Golden Core True Man from the Ou family.

If those two were to retaliate at all costs and indiscriminately slaughter the mortals of the Western Region, the entire Golden Core force of the Western Region would be in trouble.

…

At the same time,

Li Chang’an had arrived at the Myriad Swords Sect.

Both Ou Tianye and Ou Lingshan were seriously injured and were recuperating at the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

Representatives from other Golden Core forces in the Southern Region also arrived to discuss the annihilation of the Ou family.

The expressions of the family patriarchs, including Mo Qingxue and Zhang Shenglin, were grim.

Last night’s battle…

if it had been the Mo or Zhang families, they would have been wiped out as well.

Among the seven great families, perhaps only the Xiao family of Dan Valley could withstand the combined sneak attack of more than ten Golden Core cultivators from the Western Regions, relying on their years of accumulated strength.

They all could see

that the Ou family was the target because they were closest to the Western Regions.

If the Western Regions attacked again, the next target would likely be the Mo family or the Zhang family.

“This matter cannot be left like this!”

Ou Tianye’s eyes were bloodshot, his hair and beard bristling, his face filled with rage and hatred.

“Once I recover from my injuries, I will definitely kill everyone from the Western Regions!”

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Clearly, the “people from the Western Regions” Ou Tianye referred to included not only cultivators but also ordinary people from the Western Regions.   There was an unwritten rule

in the cultivation world : one could not attack ordinary people, otherwise, one would be punished by a coalition of forces.   However,   the ordinary people of the Ou family had already been slaughtered by the Western Regions cultivators.   No one could say anything, and could only let Ou Tianye do as he pleased.   After a while,   Gu Qinghong arrived, bringing with him the Azure Cloud Sect’s most prized treasure, the Azure Sky Flowing Cloud Seal.   ”Gentlemen,” Gu Qinghong said, “I intend to go to the Western Regions to annihilate a Golden Core family there. Would you be willing to accompany me?”   Hearing this, everyone was taken aback.   Most of them were still pondering how to defend against another sneak attack from the Western Regions.   But Gu Qinghong invited them to proactively attack the Western Regions, turning the tables and slaughtering the powerful families there.   Ou Tianye was the first to respond: “Fellow Daoist Gu, I will go with you!”   ”No, Fellow Daoist Ou, your injuries haven’t healed yet. You can stay at the Myriad Swords Sect to recuperate.”   Gu Qinghong’s expression was solemn as he refused Ou Tianye.   After some discussion,   a total of seventeen Golden Core cultivators joined Gu Qinghong to plan the attack on the Western Regions.   Li Chang’an did not participate.   Everyone understood.   After all, his reputation as a coward had already spread throughout both regions; no one expected him to proactively attack the other.   Not long after,   Li Chang’an left the Myriad Swords Sect to continue his cultivation.   Like many others, he did not have a high opinion of the Southern Region in this war between the two regions.   If they ultimately lost…   He wouldn’t hold out to the death; he’d only flee to another region.   ”Perfect timing! Senior Jiang has already been enfeoffed as a king in the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty, becoming a king of a different surname, and I have his fiefdom.”   ”If the Southern Region can’t hold out, I’ll run to the Eastern Region and seek refuge with Senior Jiang…”   Li Chang’an had already planned his escape.   Seeking refuge with Jiang Xuanyuan was just one option.   He had made various preparations.   For example, killing a Golden Core cultivator from the Western Region, donning their skin, and taking their place. In short   , the world is vast; anywhere is possible!   His cultivation life continued as before.   His   true body remained disguised as Mu Yuanchen, relying on the Mu family’s third-tier spiritual land for cultivation, while also comprehending the inheritance of a third-tier superior array formation.   He vaguely felt that he had already touched the threshold of a third-tier superior array formation master.   Perhaps in another month or two, he could completely cross that threshold.   …   Time flowed, and another month passed.   On this day,   Li Chang’an received news.   Gu Qinghong and others had taken the initiative, crossing the border between the two regions overnight and annihilating a Western Region family with three Golden Core cultivators.   They were well-prepared for this battle, killing all three Golden Core cultivators and returning to the Southern Region overnight before the other Golden Core forces in the Western Region could react.   The news spread, shaking both regions.   Almost everyone sensed that this war between the two regions was teetering on the brink of spiraling out of control and madness.   Consequently,   some within the Western Region began to condemn Master Shi Hu for launching the sneak attack.   Others attempted to contact the Golden Core forces in the Southern Region, trying to extinguish the flames of this madness.   ”Could it be that peace talks are about to begin?”   Li Chang’an learned that even the Hundred Beasts Sect had secretly sent people to the Azure Cloud Sect.   He calculated with his fingers, trying to predict the future.   However,   the divination results remained filled with slaughter and bloodshed.   ”It seems this war is far from over.”   Li Chang’an looked up at the horizon, seeing only a sea of blood.   A few days later,   news suddenly came from the Myriad Swords Sect.

The Ou family patriarch, Ou Tianye, had fully recovered from his injuries and broken through to the late Golden Core stage.

“Ou Tianye will most likely go to the Western Regions for revenge,”

Li Chang’an mused, fiddling with the formation.

Mu Chengsong asked, “Yuan Chen, what should we

do?” “Nothing. Seal off Red Leaf Valley, quietly accumulate strength, and cultivate the next Golden Core cultivator as soon as possible.”

“Yes.”

Mu Chengsong immediately relayed Li Chang’an’s message to the entire family.

However, cultivating the next Golden Core cultivator was not easy.

The Mu family currently lacked a suitable genius.

Therefore,

in the days to come,

the Mu family members were either cultivating or creating offspring.

“With so many Mu family members, even if they can’t produce a Heavenly Spiritual Root or Earthly Spiritual Root, producing a high-grade spiritual root shouldn’t be difficult, right?”

Sensing the atmosphere of the entire Mu family, Li Chang’an pondered silently.

The current Mu family was quite similar to the Wang family of yesteryear, determined to produce a genius.

“It’s a pity Mu Xiaoqing has been missing for many years and has never returned. If she were still alive, she should also be able to form a Golden Core.”

Thinking of this…

Li Chang’an summoned Mu Chengsong and inquired about the specifics of Mu Xiaoqing’s disappearance.

Mu Chengsong thought carefully for a moment before replying, “Xiaoqing… she once said she was going to find the inheritance of a senior. If she obtained that inheritance, she could not only break through to the Golden Core stage but also smoothly embark on the path to the Nascent Soul stage.” “Inheritance

?”

Li Chang’an frowned in thought.

What kind of inheritance could help a cultivator successfully break through the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages?

Could it be that the senior’s cultivation level in life had reached the legendary realm—the Divine Transformation stage!

Li Chang’an then asked, “Did Xiaoqing leave anything behind?”

“Yes, this communication jade pendant.”

Mu Chengsong took out a jade pendant and handed it to Li Chang’an.

If Mu Xiaoqing hadn’t met with any accident, he could contact her through this jade pendant.

But now,

no matter what message he sent, there was no response from the other end of the jade pendant.

“If it truly is the inheritance of a Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord, it likely contains opportunities for Nascent Soul or even Nascent Soul cultivators. For Mu Xiaoqing to seek it before even forming her Core is reckless… but that’s just her personality; she’s always been reckless.”

If she weren’t reckless, she wouldn’t have directly entered that Ghost Vine Forest back then.   Li Chang’an naturally had his own thoughts

about that inheritance.   But there was nothing he could do now but wait patiently.   “I hope she’s still alive.”   Li Chang’an shook his head slightly, put away the jade pendant, and continued arranging the array.   In the blink of an eye, a month passed.   That evening,   Li Chang’an smiled as he looked at the array he had just set up.   “My array skills have finally broken through!”   The array before him was a high-grade third-tier array!   Now, he   was considered a high-grade third-tier array master.   Even in a Nascent Soul sect like the Purple Cloud Sect, cultivators possessing this skill would receive extremely generous treatment.   Li Chang’an’s figure flickered, arriving above the Mu family’s territory. Looking down upon the entire Mu family territory, he saw countless array patterns and array-setting treasures hidden in the void.   Before his breakthrough, the twelve great formations of the Mu family’s territory were quite complex to him.   But now,   even the core formation patterns of the four third-tier high-grade formations were easily understood.   ”The twelve linked formations of the Mu family’s territory are indeed remarkable. The formation master who set up these formations must have put in a lot of effort.”   In Li Chang’an’s current perspective, this linked formation was almost beyond modification.   It had reached its peak.   ”Using this formation as a reference, my Five Elements Transformation Formation can be further improved, but it requires a large number of formation-setting treasures.”   For the next two months,   Li Chang’an frequently visited local markets and black markets to purchase materials needed to set up formations.   During this period,   a major event occurred in both regions.   Ou Tianye, the patriarch of the Ou family, entered the Western Regions, slaughtering several mortal kingdoms and countless mortals.   In addition, a large number of Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining forces were also wiped out by him.   Such a bloody revenge shook the entire Western Regions.   Many Golden Core cultivators tried to stop him.   However, Ou Tianye had already advanced to the late Golden Core stage, his strength unfathomable. Even in a direct confrontation, few in the Western Regions could stop him.   Moreover, he didn’t linger in battle, fleeing at the sight of any Golden Core cultivators from the Western Regions, specifically targeting forces below the Golden Core stage.   In just two months, the major Golden Core forces in the Western Regions suffered heavy losses,   especially Stone Tiger Immortal City.   The Foundation Establishment forces affiliated with Stone Tiger Immortal City were completely wiped out by Ou Tianye.   Faced with such a vengeful late Golden Core expert, the entire Western Regions felt extremely troubled. Left   with no other choice,   Stone Tiger Immortal and many other Golden Core cultivators from the Western Regions went to the Yellow Sand Sect to invite a near-fourth-tier divination master to predict Ou Tianye’s actions.   Finally, they managed to corner Ou Tianye.   After a fierce battle,   Ou Tianye was severely injured and returned to the Southern Region.   But he declared that once he recovered, he would continue his revenge against the Western Regions until everyone in the Western Regions was wiped out!   ”A Golden Core cultivator single-mindedly focused on revenge is truly difficult to deal with. Fortunately, I’ve never let my enemies go unpunished.”   Late that night, Li Chang’an looked at the news in his hand, pondering silently.   What puzzled him was that, despite the   fact that the two realms had fought to this extent, resulting in countless mortals suffering, the major sects of both realms had still not intervened.   Both the Purple Cloud Sect and the Yellow Sand Sect seemed to be observing from the sidelines.   ”Perhaps, the current casualties are nothing in the eyes of Nascent Soul stage monsters.”   ”The divination indicates that the future will still be filled with bloodshed. I need to gather the materials to upgrade the Five Elements Transformation Array as soon as possible.” Only   after upgrading the Five Elements Transformation Array to the third-tier superior grade could Li Chang’an feel more at ease.

Just then,

midnight arrived.

A familiar golden light appeared as usual.

[The divination has been updated]

[Today’s Divination: Auspicious]

[You went to the black market outside Yellow Crane Immortal City to purchase materials for a third-tier array. You unexpectedly discovered a giant “Smoky Cloud Stone,” which is extremely beneficial to those with a “Cloudy Cloud Spirit Body.”]

“A giant Smoky Cloud Stone?”

Li Chang’an looked at the divination and pondered for a moment.

He had obtained a small piece of Smoky Cloud Stone within the ruins of an ancient sect.

That stone had been exchanged for by the Holy Maiden Zi Xi of the Purple Cloud Sect.

Li Chang’an had never understood the use of this Smoky Cloud Stone.

After the divination’s hint, he finally understood:

“That Holy Maiden Zi Xi most likely possesses the special physique of a Cloudy Cloud Spirit Body.”

Even a small piece of Smoky Cloud Stone had delighted her, even making her willing to accept Li Chang’an, a low-grade spiritual root, as her retainer .

If he gave her the giant Smoky Cloud Stone from the divination, what benefits would she offer?

“Perhaps, I could rent a third-tier spiritual vein from the Purple Cloud Sect!”

Of course, she might also kill him to steal his treasure.

Li Chang’an wouldn’t be foolish enough to simply hand over the treasure; naturally, he needed to consult the divination first.

…

The next day.

Li Chang’an went to the black market.

He secretly used his Stone Eye, walking past stall after stall, searching for the giant smoky stone mentioned in the divination.

Not long after, he stopped in front of a stall.

On this stall was

a giant rock, at least two zhang tall.

One corner of the rock revealed a transparent gemstone resembling crystal, but the rest was covered by a stone skin, obscuring its contents.

Through his Stone Eye, Li Chang’an discovered a faint purple aura within the rock.

“This should be it.”

He examined the rock for a few moments, secretly astonished.

Such a large piece truly deserved the word “giant” in the divination.

Li Chang’an cupped his hands in greeting and asked the stall owner, “Fellow Daoist, where did you find this stone?”

“The Thousand Lakes Secret Realm.”

Seeing Li Chang’an’s interest, the stall owner immediately perked up.

He explained in detail.

Within the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm lies a small spirit stone mine, its stones long since mined by various powerful forces.

However, the mine hasn’t been abandoned; occasionally, people unearth various gems.

Because of this,

many cultivators spend years there mining for treasure, though most come up empty-handed.

This giant rock was one the stall owner had dug out deep within the mine.

He suspected it contained treasure,

but dared not open it.

If there was nothing inside, he would have wasted his time.

“Fellow Daoist, listen to me, this rock must contain priceless treasures. You won’t regret buying it!”

“If there really are treasures, why don’t you open it yourself?”

“I…”

The stall owner hesitated, his face showing embarrassment.

Finally, after some haggling,

Li Chang’an bought the giant rock for five thousand low-grade spirit stones.

“That’s really cheap.”

He put the rock away, secretly delighted.

The stall owner was equally pleased, storing the spirit stones in his storage bag.

Both thought they had made a huge profit.

Li Chang’an didn’t leave, continuing his search in the black market to see if there were any other stones matching the description.

Just then,

a message suddenly entered the black market.

“Have you all heard?”

“Xiahou Qian of the Huanghe Mountain lineage successfully formed his core today, becoming a pseudo-core cultivator like his father!”

“He will hold a core-forming ceremony in three months…”

The news spread rapidly.

It quickly reached Li Chang’an’s ears.

“A core-forming ceremony in three months?”

Li Chang’an glanced in the direction of Huanghe Mountain, lost in thought.

Huanghe Mountain’s formation, on the surface, appeared to be a mid-grade third-tier formation, but it actually concealed a high-grade third-tier formation.

In the past, Li Chang’an’s formation skills hadn’t broken through, so he couldn’t deal with high-grade third-tier formations.

But now, everything was different.

“The time has come, it’s time for reckoning.”

(End of Chapter)