Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 290

Chapter 290 Operation Failed, Slandered (Please Subscribe)

The centuries of accumulation of Huanghe Mountain thus ended up in Li Chang’an’s storage bag.

Li Chang’an didn’t stay long.

After greeting everyone, he returned to Changqing Mountain with all his spoils.

“This time the harvest is quite substantial,”

Li Chang’an said with a smile, truly a bountiful return.

He entered his cave, took out all the treasures, carefully inventoried them, and categorized them. He

kept what was useful and sold what wasn’t.

He wouldn’t build a treasure vault on Changqing Mountain.

For him,

carrying all the treasures with him was the safest option.

Various sects and aristocratic families built treasure vaults because they had a large number of disciples or clansmen; the treasure vault and contribution system facilitated the cultivation of future generations.

But Li Chang’an was alone; a meal was a family reunion, and he didn’t need to consider such things.

“These spiritual plants can be transplanted to Evergreen Mountain.”

“As for these spiritual beasts, just raise them casually; if they don’t survive, just give them to Little Black and Big Yellow to digest…”

He spent a long time counting before finishing all the treasures.

During this time,

the events that occurred on Yellow Crane Mountain had spread throughout the entire Southern Region.

Some applauded the deaths of Xiahou Hong and his son.

Others felt that with a formidable enemy at hand, Li Chang’an shouldn’t have killed a Golden Core cultivator from the Southern Region.

There were even rumors that Li Chang’an had secretly defected to the Western Region.

The reason he killed Xiahou Hong and his son was to gain the Western Region’s trust.   Li Chang’an was too lazy to pay attention

to these rumors.   He was now high enough that all rumors had no effect on him.   Not long after,   Zhang Qingrong and the others arrived one after another, each tacitly agreeing to a secret deal with Li Chang’an.   With everyone’s tacit understanding, the impact of this matter gradually faded away.   …   Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.   On this day…   A third-tier yellow crane pierced the sky and landed on Yellow Crane Mountain.   On its back sat the Yellow Crane Immortal!   Just as Li Chang’an had predicted,   the Yellow Crane Immortal was not so easy to kill and had successfully escaped danger.   News of his return   quickly spread throughout the Southern Region.   ”The Yellow Crane Immortal has returned from the ruins!”   ”Li Chang’an killed his disciple and plundered his accumulated wealth of hundreds of years; he probably won’t let this go.”   Many people thought that   the Yellow Crane Immortal would definitely attack Changqing Mountain to settle scores with Li Chang’an.   However,   in the days that followed,   Yellow Crane Mountain remained quiet, without the slightest movement.   Many people were surprised by this.   But Li Chang’an had anticipated it.   ”The Yellow Crane is cautious by nature. Knowing that I can control the third-tier high-grade formation of Yellow Crane Mountain, he will definitely be wary of me and dare not easily come to Changqing Mountain.”   Of course, Li Chang’an did not let his guard down.   The formation of Changqing Mountain remained fully operational.   Maintaining this state in the past required a massive investment of spirit stones, but the current third-tier spirit vein was sufficient to power the formation.   Meanwhile,   Li Chang’an’s Black Serpent True Person puppet in the Western Regions had fully integrated into the cultivation life there.   ”It’s time to make my move.”   He controlled the Black Serpent True Person, leaving the Hundred Beasts Sect and heading to Stone Tiger Immortal City.   His Daoist partner, the Azure Serpent True Person, was in Stone Tiger Immortal City, serving as Stone Tiger’s right-hand man and enjoying his deep trust.   Li Chang’an planned   to find an opportunity to control the Azure Serpent True Person in the next few days,   thereby gradually infiltrating Stone Tiger Immortal City and turning everyone around Stone Tiger into puppets.   However ,   on the very night he was preparing to act   , the divination suddenly revealed the possibility of his plan failing.   [The divination has been updated]   [Today’s divination: Neutral]   [You successfully captured the Green Serpent Real Person by controlling the Black Serpent True Person, but the Green Serpent True Person’s divine consciousness is divided into two parts; only half resides in her sea of consciousness, while the other half is located within her contracted spirit beast, the “Green Wind Serpent.”]   [She escaped using the Green Wind Serpent’s demonic body. You used your escape technique to pursue her, but were unable to catch up and lost sight of her.]   ”I failed.”   Li Chang’an frowned slightly as he looked at the divination.   It wasn’t a complete failure.   According to the divination, his initial actions were quite successful, capturing the Green Serpent True Person.   If nothing unexpected happened, he could have refined the Green Serpent True Person into a puppet.   However, the Green Serpent True Person’s divine consciousness was too peculiar.   ”Divided divine consciousness, this is somewhat troublesome.”   Li Chang’an pondered for a long time.   The Green Serpent True Person clearly also possessed a special divine consciousness technique, able to hide her divine consciousness within her contracted spirit beast and control its body.   This ability was something   Li Chang’an had never seen before.   ”If I use the Golden Soul Sword Transformation Technique, could I sever the other half of her divine consciousness?”   He pondered, feeling uncertain.   After all, the Jade Serpent True Person possessed mid-stage Golden Core cultivation and knew divine sense techniques; her divine sense might even be stronger than that of a normal mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.   Even half of her divine consciousness might not be enough to sever it in one strike. If he   could only hold out for a moment,   she could use the Jade Wind Serpent’s demonic body to escape.   From then on, dealing with her wouldn’t be so easy.   Furthermore,   once she escaped,   she would definitely notify Stone Tiger True Person,   causing him to become wary and even more difficult to deal with.

“The key to the problem lies with this Azure Wind Serpent.”

Li Chang’an stared intently at the divination, his gaze lingering on the words “Azure Wind Serpent. “

This serpent possessed an Earth-grade bloodline and a rare wind attribute, outside the Five Elements, making it particularly adept at escape.

According to records,

a third-tier Azure Wind Serpent King, if desperate to escape, could possess an escape technique that vaguely approached the Heaven-grade escape technique of the human race!

While Li Chang’an’s current escape technique was strong, it was only an Earth-grade technique.

It was normal that he couldn’t catch up.

Even the Netherworld Domain of the Fiend Soul might not be able to contain this Azure Wind Serpent.

Before the Netherworld Domain was fully formed, the Azure Wind Serpent would most likely have already escaped.

“This matter is not urgent for now; I need a better escape technique.”

“But escape techniques are as rare as body-refining techniques. Neither the Azure Cloud Sect nor the Myriad Swords Sect have Heaven-grade escape techniques in their libraries, nor do the Mu, Mo, and Zhou families.”

After pondering for a moment, Li Chang’an left Changqing Mountain and headed straight for the Xiao family of Dan Valley.

He found Xiao Yiyue and asked if the Xiao family had a better escape technique.

But Xiao Yiyue said no.

“A Heavenly-grade escape technique? There shouldn’t be any in the entire Southern Region. My Xiao family only has four Heavenly-grade techniques, two of which are offensive and the other two are defensive.”

“As for the three major sects and the other six great families, their foundations are no stronger than my Xiao family’s.”

It must be said.

The Xiao family’s foundation is indeed profound, possessing four Heavenly-grade techniques.

The Mu family, which has accumulated experience for a thousand years, only has one Heavenly-grade technique, the *Azure Primordial Vine*.

The Mo and Zhou families are the same.

The Zhang family is slightly better, possessing two Heavenly-grade techniques.

As for the Jin and Ou families, Li Chang’an doesn’t know for now, but he imagines they’re not much better off.

Xiao Yiyue said to him, “Fellow Daoist Li, you might as well go to the Qingyun Sect and ask. That old man Gu Qinghong’s escape techniques are quite remarkable; I suspect he has cultivated a Heavenly-grade escape technique.”

“Alright, thank you for informing me.”

Li Chang’an immediately left the Xiao family and rushed to the Qingyun Sect that very night.

He knew very well

that the Qingyun Sect’s library did not contain any Heavenly-grade escape techniques.

After all, Wan Xing, whom he controlled, was already a Golden Core cultivator and could access the entire library.

Deep within the library, there were also four Heavenly Grade spells: two offensive and two defensive.

However,

he was unaware of Gu Qinghong’s hidden collection.

This old man had lived for hundreds of years, his strength approaching the peak of the Golden Core stage; perhaps he had once obtained a Heavenly Grade escape technique through fortuitous encounters.

Li Chang’an arrived at the Qingyun Sect at dawn.

Gu Qinghong was in the main hall of the Qingyun Sect, explaining his cultivation insights to the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples.

Seeing Li Chang’an arrive,

he smiled and said, “Fellow Daoist Li, you’ve come at the right time. Could you perhaps impart some life-saving techniques to my Qingyun Sect disciples?”

“Of course,”

Li Chang’an replied, having a favor to ask, and did not refuse.

He immediately went into the main hall, sat high up with many Golden Core cultivators from the Qingyun Sect, and began to teach the disciples below.

This life-saving knowledge was something he had slowly summarized over hundreds of years of cultivation.

Although he only explained a portion of it…

However, it still brought great benefits to the many Qingyun Sect disciples below.

After the narration ended, the disciples bowed and expressed their gratitude.

“Thank you, Senior Changqing.”

“No need for thanks, it’s helpful enough.”

Li Chang’an smiled, very amiable.

Afterwards, he and Gu Qinghong and the other Golden Core cultivators of the Qingyun Sect departed, leaving the disciples to discuss the Dao.

Before he could explain his purpose ,

Gu Qinghong summoned Wan Xing.

“Fellow Daoist Li, Wan Xing is young and impetuous; he has offended you in the past. Please don’t take it to heart.”

Gu Qinghong and the other Golden Core cultivators of the Qingyun Sect vividly remembered what had happened on Huanghe Mountain.

They didn’t want Li Chang’an to come to the Qingyun Sect demanding an explanation.

Therefore,

several months ago,

the Qingyun Sect had sent Li Chang’an a batch of apology gifts.

Li Chang’an smiled and said, “Everyone, rest assured, this matter is nothing.”

Hearing this, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The Qingyun Sect had a deep foundation; although they weren’t afraid of Li Chang’an, they didn’t want him to target them secretly.

Little did they know…

Li Chang’an didn’t pursue the matter purely because Wan Xing was his puppet.

Gu Qinghong summoned a young female cultivator and introduced her to Li Chang’an: “Fellow Daoist Li, this is my descendant, Gu Lingyu. She recently successfully formed her Golden Core and plans to hold a Golden Core Ceremony in two months.”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an sighed inwardly.

He had to send out another congratulatory gift.

He looked Gu Lingyu up and down and praised her: “Fellow Daoist Gu

, you’ve achieved Golden Core at such a young age. Perhaps you’ll be able to reach the Nascent Soul stage in the future.” Gu Lingyu smiled and said: “Fellow Daoist Li flatters me. I’m merely a superior True Core cultivator; how could I dare to aspire to the Nascent Soul stage?”

The two exchanged a few casual words and became acquainted.

After that,

Li Chang’an transmitted his voice to Gu Qinghong, explaining his purpose.

“Fellow Daoist Gu, I’ve heard that your escape techniques are quite impressive. Do you possess a Heaven-grade escape technique? If so, I’m willing to exchange it for a treasure.” “

Escape technique? Fellow Daoist Li misunderstands.”

Gu Qinghong explained to Li Chang’an that the escape technique he practiced was only of the Earth grade,

named Flowing Cloud Escape Technique.

This escape technique was already in the Qingyun Sect’s library.

Li Chang’an had already looked it over and felt it wasn’t as good as his existing Five Elements Spiritual Light Escape Technique.

Gu Qinghong explained that the reason his escape technique was so good was because he was perfectly compatible with this Flowing Cloud Escape Technique.

Furthermore,

the Qingyun Sect’s treasured artifact, the Azure Sky Flowing Cloud Seal, had an auxiliary effect on this escape technique.

“I see.”

Li Chang’an was somewhat regretful; he wasn’t compatible with the Flowing Cloud Escape Technique.

Even if he were,

it wouldn’t be easy to seize the Qingyun Sect’s treasured artifact.

“It seems I’ll have to find another way.”

Li Chang’an pondered.

If it wasn’t available in the Southern Region, he would start with the Western Region.

Besides, the top sects in both regions, the Zixia Sect and the Huangsha Sect, likely possessed Heaven-grade escape techniques.

These two Nascent Soul sects had been passed down for ten thousand years, their foundations incredibly deep.

“Fellow Daoist Gu, I apologize for disturbing you today.”

Li Chang’an cupped his hands in greeting, intending to return and plan slowly.

Gu Qinghong and the others escorted him to the mountain gate.

“Fellow Daoist Li, take care.”

“Alright.”

Li Chang’an was about to leave.

But just then,

a figure suddenly flew out from the Qingyun Sect, pointing at him and shouting angrily,

“Don’t let him get away!”

“Huh?”

Li Chang’an looked at the person in front of him, feeling bewildered.

This person was named Xue Lin, also a Golden Core cultivator from the Qingyun Sect, possessing third-tier spiritual plant cultivation skills.

Before today,

the two had hardly had any contact.

Li Chang’an looked puzzled and asked, “Fellow Daoist Xue, have I offended you in any way?”

“Li Chang’an, what are you pretending to be innocent for? You broke into my spiritual herb garden and stole my Flying Star Grass. How can I let you leave like this?”

Xue Lin was full of anger and scolded Li Chang’an.

Hearing this,

Gu Qinghong and the others all changed their expressions.

Flying Star Grass was a third-tier high-grade spiritual herb, especially precious, and could be used to refine Nascent Soul Pills!

For many years, the Qingyun Sect had been trying to cultivate a Nascent Soul True Monarch, and had prepared many resources for this purpose, Flying Star Grass being one of them.

If it was really stolen by Li Chang’an, then they absolutely could not let him leave so easily.

Gu Qinghong asked in a deep voice, “Fellow Daoist Xue, why are you so certain? Did you personally witness Fellow Daoist Li stealing the Flying Star Grass?”

Xue Lin shook his head, “I didn’t see it with my own eyes, but my disciple, hiding in the shadows, saw his figure!”

“Call your disciple here. We cannot wrong Fellow Daoist Li.”

“Alright!”

Xue Lin immediately transformed into a streak of light and returned to the Qingyun Sect to find his disciple.

Gu Qinghong and the others then approached Li Chang’an.

“Fellow Daoist Li, there might be a misunderstanding. Please wait a moment.”

As he spoke, more than ten Golden Core cultivators from the Qingyun Sect subtly blocked Li Chang’an’s retreat.

Li Chang’an was unconcerned.

If a fight broke out, he was not afraid of these dozen or so Qingyun Sect cultivators.

Not long after,

Xue Lin returned with a female cultivator.

“This is my disciple, Miao Bailian. She is responsible for guarding my spirit herb garden.”

Xue Lin introduced her to everyone and then asked Miao Bailian.

“Bai Lian, was Li Chang’an the one who stole the Flying Star Grass?”

“Master, fellow martial uncles, it was he who stole that Flying Star Grass!”

Miao Bai Lian’s eyes flashed with bone-deep hatred the moment she saw Li Chang’an.

Gu Qinghong asked her, “Bai Lian, do you have any evidence?”

“Martial Uncle Gu, I have no evidence, but I am willing to swear an oath with my Dao heart!”

Miao Bailian spoke earnestly, swearing an oath of faith in front of everyone.

If she lied, she would suffer a backlash.

At best, her path of cultivation would be hindered; at worst, she would develop inner demons!

Miao Bailian said solemnly, “Master, fellow disciples, believe me. How could I use my own path of cultivation to slander an unrelated outsider?”

Hearing this, everyone looked at Li Chang’an.

A vow of faith

is almost never false.

Few people would use their own path of cultivation to slander others; such an act is purely harmful to both parties.

“Fellow Daoist Li, that Flying Star Grass…”

Gu Qinghong paused.

He didn’t directly ask for it, but only explained its importance.

“The Flying Star Grass is related to the future Nascent Soul True Monarchs that my Qingyun Sect is cultivating. This treasure cannot be lost. If you see it, please let me know.”

He said this to give Li Chang’an a way out.

Besides,

he didn’t completely believe Miao Bailian’s words.

Hearing this, Xue Lin’s expression darkened. He snapped, “Fellow Daoist Gu, why be so polite? Just capture him and interrogate him!”

“Fellow Daoist Xue seems quite confident, wanting to capture me at the drop of a hat,”

Li Chang’an smiled, his expression still composed.

Xue Lin snorted coldly, about to make a move, but was stopped by several other Golden Core cultivators.

The matter was still unresolved.

To capture Li Chang’an based solely on a junior’s oath of Dao heart would be too arbitrary.

They all transmitted their thoughts, their words very tactful, deliberately giving Li Chang’an a way out, unwilling to escalate the situation too much.

Li Chang’an ignored them, only looking at Miao Bailian.

When he heard this name earlier, he felt a sense of familiarity, and after searching his memory, he quickly realized the source of that familiarity.

“Miao Bailian, back then you falsely accused your senior brother Lu Yuanji of stealing your Foundation Establishment treasure, forcing him to betray the sect. Now you’re falsely accusing me of stealing the Flying Star Grass. Do you really think I’m as weak as Lu Yuanji?”

Hearing the name “Lu Yuanji,” Miao Bailian’s face changed instantly.

She sensed something was wrong and her mind raced, about to retort.

But Li Chang’an took a step forward, already beside her, grabbing her neck.

“A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to slander me? You’re courting death!”

“No…”

Miao Bailian’s face turned deathly pale as she struggled desperately.

“Li Chang’an, you…why won’t you explain?”

Li Chang’an was too lazy to say anything more. With a slight exertion, he crushed her neck.

Why explain the slander of a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator?

If Lu Yuanji had Li Chang’an’s current strength back then, he wouldn’t have been forced to leave the sect and become the infamous leader of Black Wind Mountain.

Li Chang’an only wanted to know now.

Why would this white lotus risk ruining her own cultivation path to falsely accuse him of stealing the Flying Star Grass?

There must be a reason.

That’s why he had Da Huang collect his soul, intending to interrogate him slowly.

(End of Chapter)