Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 292

Chapter 292 Heavenly Grade Escape Technique, Predecessor Speculation (Seeking Subscriptions)

Gu Qinghong clearly underestimated Xue Lin’s devotion to the Dao.

Such cultivators would sell everything for their own path.

Not to mention their sect ,

they would even sell their own Daoist partner and descendants!

Li Chang’an had encountered several such cultivators along his journey, so this wasn’t surprising.

After a brief conversation, Gu Qinghong transformed into a streak of light and departed.

But Gu Lingyu remained.

Dressed in green, with a gentle and graceful demeanor, her smile as beautiful as a flower, she seemed like a refined lady from a prominent family in the mortal world. She

stayed to ask Li Chang’an about array techniques.

“Fellow Daoist Li, why were you able to control the third-tier array on Yellow Crane Mountain that day? Could you perhaps be a high-grade third-tier array master?”

As soon as she asked, she realized she had been too direct and immediately apologized.

“This was somewhat presumptuous, Fellow Daoist Li, please don’t take offense.”

“It’s alright.”

Li Chang’an had anticipated the question.

He had already prepared an excuse.

“I have a friend who isn’t from the Western Regions, but rather a cultivator from the Eastern Regions. He’s quite talented in array formations and is already a high-grade third-tier array master. It was he who broke the Yellow Crane Mountain array for me.”

“I see.”

Gu Lingyu didn’t suspect anything.

It was normal for a rogue cultivator like Li Chang’an to have many friends.

“Fellow Daoist Li, how skilled are you in array formations?”

“I know a little.”

The two then chatted about array formations, and several hours quickly passed.

Gu Lingyu was a low-grade third-tier array master.

Li Chang’an’s skills, however, were at the near-third-tier level.

Li Chang’an discovered that Gu Lingyu’s array formation skills incorporated many ancient array formation concepts, which gave him some inspiration.

Before they knew it, it was evening.

Gu Lingyu glanced at the sky and decided to leave.

Before leaving, she said to Li Chang’an, “Fellow Daoist Li, I will have Fellow Daoist Xue come to Changqing Mountain to apologize as soon as possible. Ultimately, it was his fault.”

With that, she transformed into a stream of light and disappeared.

Like Gu Qinghong, she also found Xue Lin’s behavior somewhat strange, but didn’t believe he would collude with the Western Regions, simply attributing it to a temporary emotional outburst.

After all, Li Chang’an had killed his disciple.

Little did she know,

in the eyes of such a person, a disciple was utterly insignificant.

…

In the days that followed, Gu Lingyu frequently visited,

but she couldn’t persuade Xue Lin.

Time flew by.

Several months passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Li Chang’an often used a false identity to frequent various black markets.

Not only to find bargains, but also to buy souls to help his evil spirit advance to the late stage of the third rank as soon as possible.

He would occasionally control the Wu Chengfeng puppet to talk to Xue Lin, reporting some of his own movements to Xue Lin, making Xue Lin trust him more and more.

One day,

Xue Lin suddenly offered a reward, asking Wu Chengfeng to help again.

“Fellow Daoist Wu, I want to capture a Golden Core cultivator from the Qingyun Sect, but I’m not very confident I can do it alone. Please lend me a hand.”

“Who?”

Li Chang’an feigned surprise.

“Could it be that old ghost Gu Qinghong?”

“No, that old bastard is too powerful. Even if we join forces, we’re no match for him. What I want to deal with is his descendant, Gu Lingyu.”

Xue Lin revealed his plan.

As long as Gu Lingyu is captured, he can use her to threaten Gu Qinghong.

“That old bastard Gu Qinghong values his family and descendants very much, especially Gu Lingyu, this Golden Core descendant. Once we capture Gu Lingyu, he’ll have no choice but to compromise!”

“Fellow Daoist Xue, isn’t this too hasty?”

“Alas, I’d like to wait a little longer, but True Person Shi Hu is dissatisfied with the current progress and keeps urging me…”

Xue Lin showed a helpless expression.

He originally wanted to plan slowly, but True Person Shi Hu was eager to conquer the entire Southern Region.

This was because the Ou family patriarch, Ou Tianye, had been retaliating and killing indiscriminately in the Western Region for a long time, leading to more and more Western Region forces opposing this war between the two regions and wanting to stop the war as soon as possible to recuperate.

“Gu Qinghong is the leader of the Golden Core cultivators in the Qingyun Sect and the strongest cultivator in the Southern Region. As long as he compromises with the Western Region, there is hope for a swift victory in this battle,”

Xue Lin said confidently.

After speaking, he asked Li Chang’an, “Fellow Daoist Wu, what do you think? If we really conquer the Southern Region, your Liefeng Sect can also acquire a lot of resources. Perhaps you can advance to the late Golden Core stage sooner and even glimpse the Nascent Soul realm.”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an appeared interested.

After a moment’s thought, he replied, “Alright, in that case, count me in!”

Xue Lin immediately smiled and explained all the details of the plan to him.

He had set a trap in that ancient sect ruin and prepared a sufficiently convincing reason to lure Gu Lingyu into it.

But he was afraid that Gu Lingyu would discover the problem halfway through.

“Fellow Daoist Wu, please remain hidden in the shadows. If Gu Lingyu notices something amiss, you must immediately intervene and join forces with me to suppress her!”

“Alright!”

Li Chang’an nodded, a smile appearing on his face.

His smile wasn’t feigned.

After all, he had been looking for an opportunity to deal with Xue Lin, and Xue Lin himself had delivered that opportunity to his doorstep.

After some discussion, it was already late at night.

Just past midnight.

A golden light appeared before Li Chang’an as usual.

[The divination has been updated]

[Today’s divination: Auspicious]

[Xue Lin, under the pretext of a Nascent Soul opportunity, invited Gu Lingyu to the ruins of an ancient sect, luring her into a trap]

[You rescued Gu Lingyu, unexpectedly discovering that there was indeed an opportunity beneath the trap, and obtained a Heavenly Grade Escape Technique within it]

“An opportunity?”

Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised, looking at the contents of the divination.

Xue Lin deceived Gu Lingyu with a false opportunity, but beneath that false opportunity lay a genuine one, something Xue Lin himself likely didn’t even know.

If he had known, he would have already seized it!

“It seems this opportunity is destined for me,”

Li Chang’an smiled.

A Heavenly-grade Escape Technique was exactly what he needed now.

…

The next day, as dawn broke,

Xue Lin visited Gu Lingyu, inviting her to explore the ancient sect ruins together.

“Fellow Daoist Gu, I unexpectedly discovered an opportunity within those ruins, sensing the aura of Flying Star Grass within it.”

“Flying Star Grass?”

Gu Lingyu’s spirits lifted.

This Flying Star Grass was one of the crucial auxiliary ingredients for refining the Nascent Soul Pill; the entire Qingyun Sect possessed only one, which Miao Bailian had consumed.

Although Li Chang’an had extracted some of its medicinal power through alchemy,

the remaining power was far from sufficient to refine the Nascent Soul Pill.

Now that another Flying Star Grass had been discovered,

she naturally had to take it seriously.

“Fellow Daoist Xue, is that opportunity protected by an array?”

“Yes, there are several low-grade third-tier arrays. I’m not skilled in array techniques, so I’ll ask Fellow Daoist Gu for assistance.”

“Alright, Fellow Daoist Xue, please lead the way!”

Not long after,

the two left the Qingyun Sect and headed towards the sect ruins deep within the Black Dragon Mountains.

Along the way, Gu Lingyu inquired about the details of the opportunity.

Xue Lin was prepared and didn’t reveal any flaws.   He

confidently stated, “Fellow Daoist Gu, I suspect that within those arrays lies the spirit herb garden of an ancient sect, containing not only Flying Star Grass but also other precious spiritual herbs.”

At the same time, he secretly transmitted his voice to Li Chang’an.   ”Fellow Daoist Wu, Gu Lingyu seems suspicious; don’t let your guard down.”   ”Don’t worry, Fellow Daoist Xue, I’m keeping an eye on her,”   Li Chang’an replied telepathically.   …   A few days later.   The three arrived deep within the ruins.   Xue Lin lured Gu Lingyu into the trap he had set.   Gu Lingyu was initially cautious, but upon seeing the array formations, she immediately focused intently on breaking them, gradually lowering her guard.   Before long, a smile appeared on her pretty face as she successfully broke the first array.   She moved forward, intending to break the second.   But just then, a sudden change occurred!   The surrounding scenery abruptly shifted; the other array formations vanished, transforming into an even more terrifying array.   ”Not good!”   Gu Lingyu’s expression changed drastically, and she immediately summoned several treasures for protection.   She spread her divine sense, attempting to find a way out, but the surroundings were shrouded in mist, filled with deadly intent.   Outside the array.   Xue Lin smiled, “Fellow Daoist Gu, don’t waste your time. This array was custom-made for you by a third-tier high-grade array master from the Western Regions.”   ”Xue Lin, it’s you!”   Gu Lingyu finally realized.   She had initially thought the change was due to the danger within the ruins.   But now, after hearing Xue Lin’s words, how could she not understand?   Xue Lin had already sided with the Western Regions!   At this moment,   Gu Lingyu couldn’t help but recall Li Chang’an’s warning.   ”Fellow Daoist Li was indeed right. As a rogue cultivator, he’s struggled at the bottom of the cultivation world for years, seeing all sorts of people. His understanding of human nature is far more accurate than mine. I should have listened to him long ago!”   Although Gu Lingyu had reached the Golden Core stage, she had spent most of her time in the sect’s cultivation grounds and had hardly ever ventured down the mountain for training.   If she had Li Chang’an’s experience, she wouldn’t have so easily fallen into the trap.   ”If I can return alive, I will definitely seek guidance from Fellow Daoist Li.”   Gu Lingyu took a deep breath, suppressing her emotions, and tried to break the formation.   However   , whether she tried to break the formation with skill or bombard it with treasures, she couldn’t shake it even slightly.   A realization gradually dawned on her; she was likely not going to escape today.   ”Xue Lin, you’ve been in the Qingyun Sect for hundreds of years, your descendants’ bloodline is spread throughout the entire sect. Why did you betray us?”

Gu Lingyu stopped trying to break the formation.

She swallowed a few pills to restore her mana and asked the question that had been bothering her.

“If word gets out, your Xue family will surely face a bloody purge. Haven’t you considered your family’s feelings?”

“Family?”

Hearing this, Xue Lin couldn’t help but laugh.

“Fellow Daoist Gu, if I ever achieve the Nascent Soul stage, what does it matter if I sacrifice all my family members?”

“You…”

Gu Lingyu was stunned, not expecting him to say such a thing.

She knew in her heart that

there was no point in saying anything more to someone like him.

Xue Lin smiled and said, “Fellow Daoist Gu, the outcome of the war between the two regions was already decided. The Southern Region was bound to lose. The reason I captured you was simply to give the Qingyun Sect a better future.”

“What future?”

“Naturally, it’s to join the Western Region with me and take action in the crucial battle, severely damaging the other two major sects and…”

Before Xue Lin could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed.

He sensed an invisible net suddenly descending from the sky and covering him.

Li Chang’an had made his move!

He approached Xue Lin using Wu Chengfeng’s body, catching Xue Lin off guard.

By the time Xue Lin realized what was happening and tried to escape,

it was too late!

“You…you’re not Fellow Daoist Wu! Who are you, and why are you impersonating Fellow Daoist Wu?”

Xue Lin cried out, his heart filled with unease.

Li Chang’an didn’t answer, instead releasing a wood seed.

Xue Lin was trapped in the net, unable to break free or use any additional means, only able to feel his body being constantly eroded in terror.

In a short while, he became a puppet.

This went even more smoothly than Li Chang’an had imagined.

He raised his hand and pulled Xue Lin into his spirit beast pouch.

Inside the formation.

Gu Lingyu’s vision was obscured by mist, unable to see what was happening outside the formation.

But she knew in her heart that something had definitely changed.

“May I ask which fellow Daoist you are?”

“It’s me.”

“Fellow Daoist Li?”

Gu Lingyu was overjoyed.

She never expected to encounter Li Chang’an at this desperate moment.

“Fellow Daoist Li, Xue Lin is quite skilled; please be careful.”

“Fellow Daoist Gu, rest assured, Xue Lin has already escaped.”

“Escaped? So quickly?”

Upon hearing this, Gu Lingyu’s surprise outweighed her joy.

Although Xue Lin’s combat strength wasn’t outstanding, he was still a Golden Core cultivator, yet he was forced to flee by Li Chang’an in the blink of an eye.

“Fellow Daoist Li, it seems I underestimated you.”

“Fellow Daoist Gu, you’re overthinking it. I merely had the advantage of a sneak attack.”

“A sneak attack is also a skill.”

Gu Lingyu’s words held a hint of admiration.

Golden Core cultivators all possessed keen senses; a sneak attack was no easy feat.

Li Chang’an said, “Fellow Daoist Gu, please wait a moment. Although this formation is a high-grade third-tier formation, I have already seized the formation’s core from Xue Lin. Once I refine it, you can leave.”

“Alright, thank you, Fellow Daoist Li.”

Gu Lingyu sat cross-legged, waiting for Li Chang’an to refine the formation’s core.

Little did she know,

Li Chang’an had already taken control of the formation.

With a single thought, he could release her.

But he didn’t want Gu Lingyu to witness the opportunity, so he temporarily trapped her in the formation.

Li Chang’an unleashed his powerful divine sense and used his escape technique to carefully search the area.

“According to the divination, the opportunity lies beneath the trap.”

He used his escape technique to penetrate deeper into the area, quickly sensing a subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy.

Following the fluctuation, he approached.

Not long after,

a secluded underground chamber appeared before him.

Outside the chamber, there was a protective formation, but it was already broken.

Li Chang’an easily broke the formation and collected the materials used to set it up.

“The opportunity should be inside this chamber.”

He retreated to a distance, took out a puppet from his storage bag, and used it to scout the way as usual.

The puppet moved forward and slowly pushed open the chamber door.

Inside, the chamber was very simple.

A solitary skeleton sat cross-legged in the center of the chamber, with a storage bag beside it.

Besides that,

there was nothing else.

Li Chang’an cautiously scanned every inch of the secret chamber with his divine sense, confirming there was no danger.

Then, he commanded the puppet to enter and bow to the skeleton.

“Thank you for leaving behind your legacy, senior!”

After bowing, he reached out and took the storage bag.

There were no restrictions on the storage bag.

He probed it with a wisp of his divine sense and found more than ten jade slips inside.

“These jade slips, could they all be cultivation techniques and spells?”

Li Chang’an took one out, probed it with his divine sense, and glanced at it briefly.

It was indeed a spell, of Earth Rank.

He continued to take out the remaining jade slips, examining them repeatedly, finding that almost all were Earth Rank cultivation techniques or spells.

Only two jade slips were exceptions.

One of them contained a escape technique called “Nine Heavens Cloud Trekking,” its rank reaching Heaven Rank!

To Li Chang’an’s delight, this was a spell without any attribute, meaning any spiritual root could cultivate it.

“This escape technique should be the one shown in the divination.”

He put it into his storage bag, intending to cultivate it slowly upon returning.

Then, he looked at the last jade slip.

Inside this jade slip

were a few words left by this senior:

“The nine great immortal sects are facing a great calamity, and my Qingmu Sect, as an affiliated sect of the Gumu Sect, cannot escape this calamity either.”

“My master found me a coffin for hiding from the world, allowing me to escape this world and establish the Qingmu Sect in the future.”

“But my strength is too weak; how can I establish a sect again?”

Hearing these words,

Li Chang’an understood the identity of the skeleton before him.

It was actually an ancient Qingmu Sect cultivator who had awakened in the future through a coffin for hiding from the world!

“The Qingmu Sect, as an affiliated sect, has its strongest members not being Nascent Soul cultivators, but only True Monarchs. Yet they were able to obtain a coffin for hiding from the world. It seems that coffins for hiding from the world weren’t so difficult to obtain in ancient times,”

Li Chang’an mused to himself.

Perhaps there were more people who survived to the future through coffins for hiding from the world than he had imagined.

This senior also left his speculations in the jade slip.

“Are the nine ancient sects truly all destroyed? Why do I have a premonition that many of my old friends are still alive?”

“Where are they, and when will they return?”

“Alas, my lifespan is short; I fear I will not live to see that day…”

The senior’s last words were filled with regret and loneliness.

Clearly, he had not encountered any other ancient cultivators.

After awakening, he silently spent his life in this unfamiliar era.

Li Chang’an stood in the secret chamber, pondering for a long time.

“If the Nine Great Immortal Sects truly still exist and will return one day, then… is my master from my first incarnation in ancient times still alive?”

In today’s cultivation world, the Divine Transformation realm has long become a legend.

The last recorded Divine Transformation Heavenly Lord was the Azure Wood Heavenly Lord 30,000 years ago.

After the Azure Wood Heavenly Lord disappeared

, no one was able to achieve the Divine Transformation realm for the next 30,000 years.

Mo Qingkuang from 10,000 years ago, due to his extraordinary comprehension, was thought to be able to reach the Divine Transformation stage, but he disappeared not long after achieving the Nascent Soul stage.

“If my master is still alive, perhaps he can become my support.”

Li Chang’an thought about it and felt that this was feasible, provided that his Divine Transformation master was really still alive.

“Even weak disciples can survive to the next generation, so a Divine Transformation Heavenly Lord like him should also be able to survive the great tribulation.”

If he could really have a Divine Transformation master as a support, then he could cultivate in peace.

Of course,

everything is still unknown.

Perhaps the nine great immortal sects had long since perished, becoming but a ripple in the long river of time.

Li Chang’an put away the jade slip, bowed to the senior again, and then left the secret chamber, sealing the door.

He returned to the ground, came before the great formation, and casually waved his hand.

The entire formation immediately dissipated.

“Fellow Daoist Gu, you can come out now.”

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li!”

Gu Lingyu looked grateful and left the formation.

She said sincerely, “Fellow Daoist Li, I have no way to repay your life-saving grace.”

“No need for repayment, just give me some treasures.”

Hearing this, Gu Lingyu smiled bitterly.

She had intended to say a few polite words, but she didn’t expect Li Chang’an to be so direct.

“Fellow Daoist Li, if you see any treasures in my Qingyun Sect’s treasury that you like, just tell me.”

“Alright!”

Li Chang’an had been waiting for her to say this.

Although he controlled Wan Xing, he was ultimately only one person and couldn’t exchange too many.

Not long after,

the two transformed into a stream of light and left, returning to the Qingyun Sect.

At this moment, Gu Qinghong was still in the main hall of the Qingyun Sect, sharing his cultivation insights with the disciples.

He glanced at the two empty seats and a sense of unease crept in.

“Strange, where have Ling Yun and Fellow Daoist Xue gone? Why haven’t they returned yet?”

(End of Chapter)