Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 297

Chapter 297 Slaying Shi Hu, the True Lord’s Wrath (Seeking Subscriptions)

The vast Shi Hu Immortal City seemed unchanged from the past.

No one noticed.

All the Golden Core cultivators within the city had become wooden puppets.

Even Shi Hu Zhenren hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

“This wooden puppet technique is truly useful, but it must never be known to outsiders, otherwise my fate won’t be any better than Mo Qingkuang’s ten thousand years ago.”

Li Chang’an was extremely cautious.

He knew very well that

if outsiders knew he possessed such a strange technique,

the Golden Core cultivators from the Southern and Western Regions would likely temporarily cease hostilities and join forces to attack Changqing Mountain and eliminate him first.

He would be besieged by countless forces, just like Mo Qingkuang was besieged by various parties ten thousand years ago.

This was because no one wanted their Daoist partner, offspring, or friends to become puppets.

“Perhaps even Nascent Soul True Monarchs would be involved.”

Li Chang’an was secretly alarmed at the thought of that scene.

Therefore,

he did not directly attack Shi Hu Zhenren, but was still waiting for an opportunity.

Furthermore.

For the past two years, he had been trying to peel the scales off the fourth-tier corpse.

Now, he had finally gathered enough to forge a single piece of armor.

“These scales should be enough. I hope there won’t be any problems during the forging process.”

Li Chang’an’s figure flickered, and he arrived at the weapon-forging room deep within the spiritual vein.

The entire room was ablaze with

crimson light. At the very center, a raging third-tier earth fire burned fiercely.

“With the third-tier high-grade earth fire, plus my current third-tier high-grade weapon-forging skills, I can barely forge these fourth-tier materials.”

With a thought, crimson scales flew up, floating and sinking around him.

A large number of weapon-forging treasures also flew out of his storage bag.

In an instant,

the entire weapon-forging room was filled with dazzling colors and precious light.

“Go!”

He released a wisp of magic power, wrapped it around one of the treasures, and sent it into the forging furnace.

In the terrifying heat, the treasure slowly melted, turning into a mass of crimson-gold molten lava.

Then,

more treasures were sent into it.

Only at the very end did Li Chang’an toss the crimson scales into the forging furnace.

He focused intently, concentrating his full power on his forging skills, continuously refining the materials within the furnace.

About two hours later,

a suit of armor, entirely crimson gold, slowly took shape inside the furnace.

The surface of the armor was covered in crimson scales, seemingly peeled directly from some kind of demonic beast, gradually emanating a powerful aura.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and the armor was completely formed.

“Collect!”

Li Chang’an immediately suppressed the earth fire.

With a wave of his hand, the armor flew out of the forging furnace, floating and sinking before him.

“A near-fourth-tier magic weapon!”

Due to the limitations of his own skills, although some of the materials for this armor reached the fourth tier, the final product was only near-fourth-tier.

He channeled his magic power and quickly refined it.

“Let’s name this armor ‘Crimson Scale Armor.'”

He flickered, leaving the forging room and arriving in the courtyard outside.

Then, he channeled all his energy into the array, gathering a terrifying beam of spiritual light, and struck the Crimson Scale Armor.

After the light dissipated,

the Crimson Scale Armor remained unharmed, without the slightest damage!

Li Chang’an continued his attempts, striking repeatedly, drawing upon the power of his spiritual veins, bombarding the armor more than ten times, but the Crimson Scale Armor remained unscathed.

“Not bad!”

He smiled, somewhat satisfied.

After that,

Li Chang’an used the power of his sword array, unleashing his strongest technique—a mid-grade third-tier sword array—to repeatedly strike the Crimson Scale Armor.

When all the sword light and energy dissipated, the Crimson Scale Armor remained intact, with only a few almost imperceptible tiny sword marks appearing on its surface.

Li Chang’an sensed it.

The protective effect of the Crimson Scale Armor had not weakened; the sword marks had negligible impact on it.

“A fine treasure, worth the two years of preparation!”

Li Chang’an smiled, donning the Crimson Scale Armor and then concealing it with a robe.

With this armor, he no longer needed to worry about attacks from Golden Core cultivators; even late-stage Golden Core experts couldn’t harm him.

The third-tier grand formations of various Golden Core forces were equally useless against him.

From now on,

he could force his way into any Golden Core force in the Southern Region.

As for Nascent Soul power…

Li Chang’an wasn’t very confident.

But he felt that this armor should be able to withstand a few attacks.

“I’m not targeting Nascent Soul cultivators, just dealing with Shi Hu Zhenren, a disciple of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, shouldn’t be a problem.”

He returned to his cave, continued cultivating, and waited for the right opportunity.

The opportunity came quickly.

Just over ten days later, a letter was delivered to Shi Hu Immortal City.

The writer

was still Liu Feiyan from Yuanyang Valley.

Shi Hu Zhenren opened it, and after reading its contents, his expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant.

“That old woman Liu Feiyan is really troublesome; all she knows is urging me. Why doesn’t she do it herself?”

The letter’s contents were the same as before, urging him to act against Changqing Mountain as soon as possible and take Li Chang’an’s head.

Over the years,

Master Shi Hu had received countless such letters.

Though annoyed, he had to endure them because the sender was of higher status.

This time,

Liu Feiyan stated in her letter that

if Master Shi Hu lacked the ability, he should abandon the matter as soon as possible.

She would inform True Monarch Huangsha and ask one of his other disciples to intervene.

“That old woman, she’s actually using her master to pressure me.”

Master Shi Hu’s expression was cold and stern. He unleashed a burst of magical power, shattering the letter.

Standing atop the towering city wall, his gaze icy, he looked towards Changqing Mountain in the Southern Region, seemingly hoping to catch a glimpse of Li Chang’an cultivating there.

“So many years have passed; it’s time.”

Not long after,

he summoned all the Golden Core cultivators he trusted to discuss matters.

Including Master Bi She, there were thirteen Golden Core cultivators, most of whom hailed from other Golden Core forces in the Western Region, but all had cultivated within Shi Hu Immortal City for many years.

However, Xue Lin was not among them.

This guy seemed to have integrated into the Western Region’s cultivation world, but he was still viewed with suspicion.

After all,

once betrayed, there was a possibility of betrayal a second time.

Who knew if he would betray the Western Region again and return to the Southern Region?

“Everyone, this matter is extremely important. You must not tell anyone outside, especially Xue Lin. I know you’ve had close ties with him all these years.”

“Fellow Daoist Shi Hu, rest assured, our dealings with him are only for his third-tier spiritual plants.”

“That’s right, Xue Lin is just an outsider. We’ve never trusted him…”

Everyone chimed in, indicating they wouldn’t leak the information.

Master Shi Hu was relatively at ease with this.

They had fought side-by-side for many years, and leaks were rare.

Little did they know,

these thirteen Golden Core cultivators were already Li Chang’an’s puppets.

Li Chang’an was multitasking, controlling these thirteen Golden Core cultivators to discuss the details of dealing with Changqing Mountain with Shi Hu.

“Changqing Mountain is in the heart of the Southern Region. We must act quickly, kill Li Chang’an and leave. There’s no time to kill the other cultivators of Changqing Mountain.”

“If we’re too slow, we might be entangled by the other Golden Core cultivators from the Southern Region who are coming.”

After some discussion, it was already late at

night. Before they knew it, it was midnight.

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

[The divination has been updated]

[Today’s divination: Auspicious]

[You controlled thirteen Golden Core puppets, taking advantage of Shi Hu Zhenren’s unpreparedness to launch a simultaneous sneak attack, instantly killing him and obtaining the key to the Ancient Wood Sect’s cave from his storage bag.]

“Auspicious divination, not bad.”

Li Chang’an felt relieved.

The divination being auspicious meant that there wouldn’t be too many unexpected events.

…

Not long after.

Shi Hu Zhenren and many Golden Core cultivators left Shi Hu Immortal City overnight.

They used the quasi-fourth-tier magic treasure that concealed their aura, silently arriving at the battle zone between the two realms without being detected by anyone.

The ordinary cultivators of Shi Hu Immortal City all believed that many Golden Core cultivators were still inside the city.

The various Golden Core forces in the Southern Region also didn’t notice anything unusual.

“This trip went relatively smoothly.”

Shi Hu Zhenren’s gaze was cold as he looked into the depths of the Southern Region.

“Li Chang’an, after today, your head and your opportunities will belong to me!”

He continued to penetrate deeper, driving the concealment magic treasure, about to leave the battle zone between the two realms and enter the heart of the Southern Region.

But at this moment, a change occurred!

Li Chang’an remained calm, fully activating his Wood Seed Technique to control the thirteen Golden Core puppets, including the Azure Serpent True Man, as they attacked Stone Tiger True Man simultaneously.

In an instant,

a cold light illuminated the night sky.

To ensure success, Li Chang’an had made thorough preparations.

Long ago, he had spared no expense in collecting a large amount of refining materials, crafting thirteen high-quality, third-tier superior assassination magic weapons.

A series of astonishing killing intents emerged under the night sky, instantly striking Stone Tiger True Man.

Stone Tiger True Man had little defense against these thirteen Golden Core True Man who had fought alongside him for years.

At this moment, he was still contemplating how to deal with Changqing Mountain.

“Not good!”

By the time he reacted, it was too late.

Boom!

Stone Tiger True Man’s head instantly exploded, turning into a pile of flesh and bone.

His body also exploded at the same time, shattering into pieces scattered across the heavens and earth.

At the same time, the late-stage third-tier Stone Tiger Demon King he had nurtured also let out a mournful cry and perished along with him.

“It’s done!”

Li Chang’an was overjoyed and immediately used a soul-summoning technique.

The next instant,

the soul of the Stone Tiger True Man appeared beside his shattered corpse.

His face was filled with rage and disbelief as he pointed at the crowd and questioned,

“You…why did you attack me?”

He couldn’t believe that these comrades he had known for years would secretly conspire to attack him simultaneously.

Li Chang’an didn’t answer, directly storing the soul into the Soul-Bearing Banner.

He knew

that the Yellow Sand True Monarch would soon discover the death of the Stone Tiger True Man.

He had to obtain the target of this operation before the True Monarch arrived and then leave this place.

“Come!”

Li Chang’an used the body of the Azure Serpent True Man, raising his hand to summon the Stone Tiger True Man’s storage bag.

He removed the restrictions on the storage bag, opened it, and intended to find the key.

However,

in that instant…

A sharp sword light suddenly flew out of the storage bag, carrying unimaginable terrifying power, instantly slicing Jade Serpent True Person into a cloud of blood mist.

Li Chang’an didn’t even have time to react before the sword light flew back into the storage bag.

“Clatter!”

The storage bag fell to the ground.

This sudden scene was beyond Li Chang’an’s expectations.

He never expected that there would be a treasure capable of attacking on its own in Stone Tiger True Person’s storage bag.

The sword light just now was too astonishing; just recalling it made his heart pound. It definitely wasn’t the power of a Golden Core cultivator.

“Nascent Soul power!”

Li Chang’an’s expression was solemn as he stared at the storage bag that had fallen to the ground.

He was almost certain that the sword light that had just flown out of the storage bag was comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator’s attack. He

figured that if it hadn’t been Stone Tiger True Person who opened the storage bag, but an outsider who had forcibly opened it, they would have encountered that attack.

Anyone else, even if they successfully killed Shi Hu Zhenren, might still perish from this attack, taking Shi Hu Zhenren with them.

“As expected of a Nascent Soul disciple, possessing such a treasure.”

The question now is:

how many more attacks can that treasure in the storage bag unleash?

Li Chang’an’s thoughts stirred, and he controlled another Golden Core puppet to step forward, pick up the storage bag, and open it.

In that instant,

another dazzling sword light flew out of the storage bag, instantly slaying the Golden Core puppet before returning to the storage bag.

“Again!”

Li Chang’an continued to use the remaining puppets.

He opened the storage bag again and again, only to be slain again and again.

A moment later,

all thirteen Golden Core puppets were killed, but the sword light in the storage bag was not exhausted.

Li Chang’an’s blood-dripping avatar appeared, his brows furrowed, looking at the storage bag.

“Something’s wrong. Although the sword light appeared many times, it wasn’t consumed much.”

A Nascent Soul cultivator killing a Golden Core cultivator doesn’t require much power.

That’s why…

Even if there were more than ten Golden Core puppets, they would still be killed.

To obtain the treasures in the storage bag, a way must be found to completely exhaust that sword light.

If it were delayed any longer, True Monarch Huangsha would probably arrive soon!

“Fortunately, I have refined the Crimson Scale Armor.”

Li Chang’an did not hesitate and immediately had his Blood Avatar don the Crimson Scale Armor.

Then ,

the avatar stepped forward, picked up the storage bag, and opened it.

As expected, the sword light reappeared and slammed into the Crimson Scale Armor.

“Boom!”

Even with the protection of the Crimson Scale Armor, the Blood Avatar instantly shattered.

But Li Chang’an was prepared.

A second drop of blood suddenly appeared, transforming back into his appearance, wearing the Crimson Scale Armor to withstand the sword light.

Seeing that he was not dead, the sword light did not return to the storage bag but continued to attack, bombarding the Crimson Scale Armor again and again.

In the blink of an eye,

Li Chang’an’s Blood Avatar shattered more than ten times.

Even the surface of the Crimson Scale Armor was covered with alarming cracks.

Fortunately,

it was all worth it.

The power of the sword light was finally exhausted and dissipated into the world.

Li Chang’an firmly held the storage bag in his hand.

He reopened it.

This time,

there was no force to stop him.

Li Chang’an easily saw all the treasures in the storage bag.

“There are quite a few treasures.”

“However, some of the treasures have the marks left by True Monarch Huangsha.”

To be on the safe side, Li Chang’an put away the Blood Avatar and the Crimson Scale Armor.

With a thought, he threw out an ordinary puppet, isolated his own aura, and controlled it to open the storage bag.

After searching the storage bag for a while,

Li Chang’an’s eyes lit up. He discovered the purpose of his trip.

“The cave key!”

He took it out and examined it carefully.

This key was almost identical to the one he had obtained before, except that the character engraved on its surface was not “Ancient,” but “Wood.”

At this point, Li Chang’an had obtained two cave keys.

Time was of the essence.

He didn’t have time to sense the location of the third key; he simply tossed it into his storage bag, intending to sense it later when he returned.

Next,

he looked at the remaining treasures in his storage bag.

“More than ten fourth-tier talismans, unfortunately, all bearing the mark of True Monarch Huangsha.”

Although these talismans tempted Li Chang’an, he didn’t touch them.

He only kept some of the safer treasures.

Furthermore,

he discovered a shattered sword.

Its light was dim, faintly emanating a fourth-tier aura, but this aura was rapidly dissipating, and the sword itself was slowly turning to dust.

“This sword must be the one that produced the sword light,”

Li Chang’an glanced at it briefly.

Although the treasure was good, it had exhausted its power and become an ordinary object.

He continued to examine other treasures, quickly collecting some useful ones.

After that,

Li Chang’an threw the storage bag deep into the earth.

He swiftly erased all traces and auras from the scene and left the place.

…

Meanwhile,

in the Central Region of Zhao Kingdom, within the Huangsha Sect,

Huangsha Zhenjun sensed something and entered a secret chamber, gazing at the soul lamps within.

The soul lamp representing Shi Hu Zhenren had already extinguished.

“Who dares kill my disciple?”

Huangsha Zhenjun’s face darkened, revealing anger. In an instant, he left the Huangsha Sect, heading straight for the place where Shi Hu Zhenren had fallen.

Nascent Soul Zhenjun’s escape techniques were extremely fast.

Before long, he arrived at the border between the Southern and Western Regions.

He stood in mid-air, raised his hand, and a storage bag instantly flew out from the depths of the earth, landing in his hand.

Countless treasures flew out from the bag, many bearing his marks.

He had followed these marks to get here.

“So cautious!”

Most of these marked treasures were extremely valuable, even a Golden Core cultivator would be tempted.

But Li Chang’an had left them all here, not taking a single one, not even attempting to erase the marks.

Because of this,

True Monarch Huangsha had no way of knowing who the real culprit was.

He spread his divine sense and magic power, searching the surrounding world for a moment, but found no trace of outsiders, not even the presence of True Monarch Shi Hu.

“Who could it be?”

True Monarch Huangsha’s expression darkened as he looked towards the heart of the Southern Region.

In the entire Southern Region, even the strongest cultivator, Gu Qinghong, was no match for True Monarch Shi Hu, let alone able to kill him in a short time.

True Monarch Shi Hu was a genius of the Huangsha Sect.

They wanted to kill him.

Only a prodigy from a Nascent Soul sect could accomplish this!

“Purple Cloud Sect!”

True Monarch Huangsha snorted coldly, his anger simmering as he vanished.

Not long after,

he appeared in the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm.

Deep within the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm, outside a spirit mine, a purple flying boat was anchored.

Purple Cloud Saintess Zixi stood on the flying boat, her clear eyes fixed on the spirit mine.

“This spirit mine is quite valuable. Although no more Misty Cloud Stones have been found, many valuable treasures have been discovered over the years. Perhaps there are even more treasures deeper within the mine…”

Just then

, a pressure from a Nascent Soul expert suddenly descended from the sky, pressing down on the entire flying boat.

In that instant, everyone on the flying boat paled. It

wasn’t a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Purple Cloud Sect who had arrived, but True Monarch Huangsha!

“Which of you killed my disciple?”

“What?”

Hearing these angry words, everyone exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with fear and confusion.

They had been searching for opportunities within the secret realm; when had they ever laid a hand on True Monarch Huangsha’s disciple?

(End of this chapter)