Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 296

Chapter 296 Ancient Anomalies, Fourth-Order Corpses (Seeking Subscriptions)

“A monster?”

Zheng Qingqing’s beautiful eyes fell on the spirit stone.

Looking at the strange corpse inside, she seemed lost in thought.

A moment later,

a flash of light appeared in her hand, revealing an ancient-looking jade slip.

“Chang’an, when I was training in the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm, I obtained an ancient book. It records a different race, somewhat similar to the monster in this spirit stone.”

She handed the jade slip to Li Chang’an.

“A different race?”

Li Chang’an took the jade slip, probing it with his divine sense, carefully examining its contents.

According to the jade slip

, in the cultivation world, almost everyone cultivates magical power.

However, humans are merely one of the myriad spirits; some races do not cultivate magical power but still possess great strength.

However, this ancient book was damaged and did not record any races.

It mentioned, however,

that there was a race naturally suited for cultivating physical strength.

It seemed that this race was involved in several great calamities in the cultivation world, even the destruction of the nine ancient sects.

Seeing this,

Li Chang’an recalled his experiences in his two previous lives in the ancient world.

The enemies of the Nine Great Sects weren’t all cultivators.

Some weren’t cultivators at all, and they deeply despised them, calling them immortals and believing all immortals should be killed.

The Immortal-Suppressing Stele seemed to be the work of those people.

Although they hadn’t embarked on the path of cultivation, their methods were no less powerful than those of cultivators.

“The cultivation world is truly deep; I wonder how many strange things it still hides.”

Li Chang’an took a deep breath, clearing his mind of distractions.

In any case,

the era of the Nine Great Sects had passed, and the enemies who destroyed them had long since vanished.

He didn’t need to think too much; he just needed to continue on his path. He could

consider more complex matters after achieving the Nascent Soul stage.

“According to this ancient text, the corpse of this monster is excellent material for body refinement.”

“This monster must have reached the fourth level of body refinement in its lifetime, comparable to a Nascent Soul True Monarch. Every scale, every inch of flesh, and every bone on its body is of the fourth level.”

“If a suit of armor were forged from it, it might be able to withstand the attacks of a Nascent Soul True Monarch…”

Li Chang’an’s offensive prowess was strong, but his defense had always been a weakness.

Neither the third level of body refinement nor the Ancient Wood Divine Armor gave him much security.

If this corpse was used properly,

it should give him more confidence to face a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

With this in mind,

he immediately took the corpse and warned all the cultivators present not to reveal this matter.

Everyone swore an oath and signed a spiritual contract, guaranteeing not to speak of it.

Xu Shouye said confidently, “Ancestor, don’t worry, I will definitely keep this a secret!”

“Good.”

Li Chang’an seemed reassured, but secretly activated the Wood Seed Technique, planting a wood seed in each of the cultivators present.

He didn’t control these cultivators, only monitoring them with the divine sense within the wood seed.

After all, this matter concerned the corpse of a fourth-stage Body Refinement cultivator.

If the news spread,

even a Nascent Soul True Monarch might be tempted.

Fortunately, these people didn’t know much about the corpse.

Strange things often happened in various spirit mines, and they were already used to it.

“Let’s go.”

After dealing with this matter, Li Chang’an and Zheng Qingqing returned to Changqing Mountain together.

On the way,

the two suddenly discovered

that not far from Changqing Immortal City, a pair of young cultivators were being chased by a demonic beast.

Zheng Qingqing said, “Chang’an, the area around Changqing Immortal City doesn’t seem safe enough.”

“The Immortal City was established relatively recently, and the surrounding area hasn’t been thoroughly cleared.”

As he spoke, Li Chang’an casually pointed a finger, killing the demonic beast.

The two Qi Refining cultivators stopped, exchanged a glance, and both had the relief of surviving a calamity in their eyes.

They bowed in unison and thanked him.

“Thank you for saving us, Senior!”

“It was just a favor.”

Li Chang’an waved his hand dismissively.

“Are you heading to Changqing Immortal City?”

“Yes, Senior, the young lady and I are going to the Immortal City to plan our Foundation Establishment.”

The young male cultivator explained their background.

He came from another region and was just a rogue cultivator in a market town.

The female cultivator beside him was the young lady of the Foundation Establishment family that controlled that market town.

Although their statuses differed, they were close friends and both planned to establish their foundations in Changqing Immortal City.

“What a coincidence,”

Li Chang’an and Zheng Qingqing smiled at each other.

These two young cultivators were very similar to them back then.

If they could make it to the end, perhaps they would become Daoist partners.

Li Chang’an raised his hand and pointed out two beams of spiritual light, which entered their respective seas of consciousness.

“These are some insights into Foundation Establishment. You two should study them carefully.”

“Thank you, Senior!”

The two were overjoyed and bowed in gratitude.

When they stood up, Li Chang’an and Zheng Qingqing had already disappeared.

…

On Changqing Mountain, in the courtyard.

Li Chang’an and Zheng Qingqing sat facing each other.

The young cultivators they had just encountered had stirred up some feelings in them.

They talked about things from the past, and then discussed their business.

Zheng Qingqing had come today to inquire about Core Formation treasures.

“Qingqing, are you planning to form your Core?”

Li Chang’an extended a wisp of his magical power, circulating it within Zheng Qingqing’s body for a moment. He discovered that Zheng Qingqing’s magical power had accumulated to a considerable degree.

Within her dantian, there were over 320 drops of liquid magical power.

Zheng Qingqing’s spiritual root wasn’t particularly good, only a mid-grade spiritual root, but thanks to the Myriad Flames Burning Heaven Technique, her cultivation speed had always been quite fast.

She had achieved Foundation Establishment earlier than Li Chang’an.

After so many years, such accumulation was normal.

“The potential of the Myriad Flames Burning Heaven Technique hasn’t been fully exhausted. I plan to accumulate for another twenty or thirty years.”

Zheng Qingqing shook her head slightly. She didn’t intend to form her Core right now; she simply planned to prepare the necessary treasures first.

However, the vast majority of Core Formation treasures were controlled by Golden Core forces.

She had searched extensively without success and had no choice but to come to Changqing Mountain.

After all,

Changqing Mountain was now a renowned Golden Core force.

Li Chang’an, possessing Changqing Immortal City and having absorbed the accumulated resources of Huanghe Immortal City over hundreds of years, must possess many Core Formation treasures.

Zheng Qingqing came here hoping to borrow some Core Formation treasures.

Once she successfully forms her Core, she will gather treasures of equal value and return them to Li Chang’an.

“Chang’an, what do you think?”

“It’s simple.”

Li Chang’an immediately agreed.

He had quite a few Core Formation treasures; there was no need to be stingy with Zheng Qingqing.

Zheng Qingqing smiled gently: “Chang’an, thank you.”

That evening,

she didn’t leave but stayed on Changqing Mountain to express her sincere gratitude.

…

A few days later.

Li Chang’an left his cave on Changqing Mountain and swallowed more than ten pills to replenish his energy.

Zheng Qingqing was completely different from Mo Qingxue; one had a fire spirit root, and the other an ice spirit root, their personalities and styles were worlds apart.

Experiencing both fire and ice within just half a month

was taking a toll on Li Chang’an.

“Focusing on cultivation is the right path,”

he reminded himself again, urging himself not to become distracted by external affairs.

That noon,

Li Chang’an saw Zheng Qingqing off, returned to his cave, and retrieved the fourth-tier body-refining corpse.

He activated his Wood Seed Technique, releasing a Wood Seed in an attempt to control the corpse.

As expected, he failed.

The corpse’s grade was too high; the roots and branches sprouting from the Wood Seed couldn’t spread within it, being firmly suppressed.

“It seems I can only use it for weapon crafting.”

Li Chang’an began trying to peel away the crimson scales covering its body.

He entered a state of borrowed power, exerting all his strength, and after a long and arduous effort, finally managed to peel off a scale the size of a fingernail.

“With these scales, I can forge a precious armor that should be able to withstand several attacks from a Nascent Soul cultivator.”

In the days that followed,

Li Chang’an continued peeling scales from the corpse, intending to gather enough for a suit of armor.

Meanwhile, he controlled more and more Golden Core cultivators in Stone Tiger Immortal City.

Two years later.

All the Golden Core cultivators in Stone Tiger Immortal City, except for Stone Tiger himself, had been refined into puppets by him.

“These dozen or so Golden Core cultivators, if they act simultaneously, should be able to kill or severely injure Stone Tiger instantly.”

Li Chang’an had a premonition; the time to act had arrived.

(End of Chapter)