Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 301

Chapter 301 The Ou Family’s Legacy, Disrupting the Western Regions (Seeking Subscriptions)

Falling into the hands of the Mandarin Duck Valley cultivators.

Whether male or female, none would have a good end.

“This kid’s essence has been completely drained. If he can’t replenish it properly, he probably won’t live long.”

As a third-tier spiritual healer, Li Chang’an immediately saw Ou Lingcan’s problem.

However, that wasn’t his concern.

Let the Ou family worry about it.

He manipulated the puppets, including Fan Wenlong, to tear apart the two cages and escape towards the Mandarin Duck Immortal City.

“These puppets are the nails I’ve driven into Mandarin Duck Valley. They can slowly infiltrate the entire valley.”

Li Chang’an casually waved his hand, causing the cage formed by the Azure Vine to dissipate.

After that, the Profound Heaven Fire Domain also dissipated.

Outside the Profound Heaven Fire Domain.

Ou Lingshan had already fled far away.

Although the person who attacked was likely a cultivator from the Southern Region, she couldn’t be 100% certain. Even

if it was someone from the Southern Region, they might not help her, given the severe internal strife within the Southern Region in the past.

The Ou and Zhou families were once rivals, locked in fierce battles.

“Ou Lingshan’s escape technique isn’t anything special, just an ordinary low-grade technique.”

Li Chang’an’s figure flashed, using the Nine Heavens Cloud-Treading Technique, instantly disappearing from his spot.

A few breaths later,

he caught up with the desperately fleeing Ou Lingshan.

“Fellow Daoist Ou, no need to panic, it’s me.”

“Fellow Daoist Li?”

Ou Lingshan was startled.

Recalling the Xuan Tian Fire Domain from before, a look of disbelief flashed across her pretty face.

“Fellow Daoist Li, were you the one who saved me just now?”

“Yes.”

Li Chang’an slowed his escape technique, landing in front of her.

Ou Lingshan was shaken. She had thought that mysterious person was at least a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, but Li Chang’an was only at the early Golden Core stage.

Could it be that Li Chang’an could fight beyond his level at the Golden Core stage?

“Fellow Daoist Li, I never imagined you possessed such skill. The entire Southern Region has underestimated you.”

“It’s nothing. I merely held them off for a moment. Did Fellow Daoist Ou truly believe I could defeat them?”

Li Chang’an smiled, not revealing the truth.

Even so,

Ou Lingshan’s heart remained unsettled.

To fight four opponents alone and emerge unscathed, his aura completely undiminished,

was enough to demonstrate that Li Chang’an indeed possessed the ability to fight beyond his level.

Ou Lingshan could also fight beyond her level during her Foundation Establishment stage, but not at the Golden Core stage, as Golden Core cultivators were all geniuses capable of fighting beyond their level during the Foundation Establishment stage.

“I’ve been praised as a genius since childhood, but compared to Fellow Daoist Li, I’m nothing.”

She took a deep breath, barely suppressing the shock in her heart.

Just then,

Ou Lingshan suddenly realized.

Li Chang’an had already refused her request, clearly stating he wouldn’t come to Yuanyang Immortal City, but why did he still come?

Was he worried about her safety?

Her lips parted slightly, and after a moment’s hesitation, she asked, “Fellow Daoist Li, I thought you would leave. Why have you come as well?”

Li Chang’an smiled and said, “I came here to buy a treasure. I don’t intend to clash with the Golden Core cultivators from the Western Regions.”

“I see.”

Ou Lingshan felt a mix of emotions. So it wasn’t for her after all.

She asked again, “Fellow Daoist Li, was that fire-based spell you just used the Zhou family’s Profound Heaven Fire Domain?”

“That’s right. I’m on very good terms with Zhou Sheng, the current head of the Zhou family, and I obtained this spell from the Zhou family’s library.”

Li Chang’an had already prepared his reason.

He could openly use spells from the Zhou family, the Mu family, or the Mo family.

As he spoke, he took out a spirit beast pouch and tossed it to Ou Lingshan.

Inside the pouch

was her younger brother, Ou Lingcan.

“A-Can!”

Upon seeing him, Ou Lingshan’s beautiful eyes lit up with excitement.

She had already given up, thinking she would never see Ou Lingcan again.

But she never expected that Li Chang’an could snatch the spirit beast pouch from Fan Wenlong while fighting four opponents alone!

This meant that

Li Chang’an had the absolute upper hand in that previous battle!

Thinking of this, Ou Lingshan’s already somewhat calmed heart was stirred up again.

“Fellow Daoist Li, you saved my life twice, and also saved my brother’s life. I truly don’t know how to repay you.”

“If Fellow Daoist Ou truly wishes to repay you, please help me collect some treasures in the future.”

Li Chang’an handed over a list of materials.

Most of these were what he needed for body refinement.

The treasures required for third-level body refinement were enormous, and most were incredibly precious, difficult to gather on one’s own, even for ordinary Golden Core forces.

Fortunately,

he had many Golden Core puppets:

Ye Mengxian, Zhang Qingrong, Black Serpent True Man, and so on.

He could use these puppets to exchange for treasures from various Golden Core forces in the Southern and Western Regions,

pooling the power of both regions to support his body refinement path.

“Fellow Daoist Li, rest assured, once I’ve recovered from my injuries, I will do my utmost to collect these treasures for you.”

Ou Lingshan took the materials list, her gaze falling on the precious items, her heart filled with astonishment.

But she asked nothing, secretly memorizing the treasures before putting the list away.

Afterwards,

the two embarked on their return journey, heading back to the Southern Region together.

On the way, Ou Lingshan used a treasure to awaken her younger brother, Ou Lingcan.

Upon waking,

Ou Lingcan recounted his experiences over the years,

which were largely as Li Chang’an had guessed.

Because of his handsome appearance and Foundation Establishment cultivation, he was highly sought after in the Western Regions, repeatedly sold and abused by various female cultivators, almost to the point of numbness.

“How pathetic,”

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

Fortunately, his strength was sufficient; he had already reached the highest level in both domains and wouldn’t be reduced to a mere dual-cultivation talent.

…

After returning to the Southern Domain,

Ou Lingshan invited Li Chang’an to visit the Ou family’s temporary ancestral land.

Li Chang’an declined; he didn’t want to linger too long outside, returning to continue his cultivation was the right path.

He returned to Changqing Mountain and went into seclusion in his cave.

Changqing Mountain was quiet.

Jiang Muyu, Qi Yao, and Guo Zesheng had all temporarily left their cave.

Using the clues they had obtained earlier, they carefully searched the Southern Domain, attempting to find the ancient pill formula left by that senior.

Li Chang’an didn’t need to do anything.

Once they found the ancient pill formula, they would naturally make a copy for him.

“This feeling of reaping the benefits without sowing is truly wonderful,”

Li Chang’an’s lips curled up, thoroughly enjoying his current cultivation days.

A few days later,

he suddenly received a message.

“The Xiahou family has been wiped out?”

Seeing this news, Li Chang’an wasn’t particularly surprised.

Xiahou Hong had committed countless evil deeds and his hands were stained with blood, making him the object of hatred for many.

Even while he was alive,

his enemies feared his pseudo-Core Formation strength and dared not retaliate.

Since his death at the hands of Li Chang’an, the Xiahou family’s situation had become increasingly difficult.

In recent years,

the Xiahou family had been shrinking, constantly selling off assets across various regions, attempting to weather the crisis until they could cultivate a new Golden Core cultivator.

However,

just last night,

a group of cultivators suddenly attacked the Xiahou family. They

not only raided their ancestral lands but also their properties, slaughtering every Xiahou family cultivator they encountered.

After that night,

the Xiahou family’s ancestral lands and properties were littered with blood and corpses.

Only a few young disciples cultivating on Yellow Crane Mountain escaped the calamity.

“A group of cultivators…”

Li Chang’an read the message thoughtfully.

If his guess was correct

, this group of cultivators was likely members of the Extinction Crane Alliance in disguise.

Ye Hao handled this matter meticulously. After all, the Extermination Crane Alliance was now a righteous force, and could no longer act with the same impunity as before. Disguising himself as a Tribulation Cultivator was essential.

“The Xiahou family has become history. Those few surviving Xiahou family members will most likely be eliminated one by one by Ye Hao.”

The destruction of a Golden Core family was destined to be recorded in the history of the Southern Region.

Although the Xiahou family was not one of the seven great families, but merely an affiliated family of Yellow Crane Immortal City

, at its peak, it was in no way inferior to families like the Mo and Zhou families.

With the destruction of the Xiahou family

, the already intense bloodshed in the entire Southern Region intensified.

Li Chang’an had already sensed the impending chaos and only hoped that this chaos would not lead to a great calamity.

…

A month later.

Ou Lingshan and Ou Lingcan visited.

The siblings came to thank Li Chang’an.

“You’ve recovered quite well.”

Li Chang’an glanced at Ou Lingcan.

This kid was no longer the emaciated figure he once was. His deficiencies had been replenished. Although he still looked somewhat weak, it no longer affected his normal cultivation.

Ou Lingcan bowed deeply, sincerely thanking him, “Thanks to Senior Li’s help, if it weren’t for you, I’m afraid I would have died in the Western Regions and become a skeleton.”

“It’s nothing, just a small favor,”

Li Chang’an waved his hand dismissively.

Ou Lingshan then handed over a storage bag containing some of the body-refining treasures she had collected recently.

Besides that,

there were four jade slips.

These included a Heavenly-grade cultivation technique, two Heavenly-grade spells, and a third-tier superior-grade weapon-refining inheritance from the Ou family.

This was specifically instructed by Ou Tianye to be given to Li Chang’an by Ou Lingshan.

“Fellow Daoist Li, our ancestor said you have done a great favor for the Ou family. The Ou family simply cannot offer anything of higher quality, so we have no choice but to pass on our family inheritance to you.”

Li Chang’an did not refuse.

The third-tier superior-grade weapon-refining inheritance was of little use to him.

He was already a third-tier superior-grade weapon refiner, and was faintly approaching the fourth rank.

The Heavenly-grade cultivation technique and Heavenly-grade spells, however, could fill the library of Changqing Mountain.

The Changqing Mountain library’s current resources were in no way inferior to any Golden Core power in the Southern Region.

Ou Lingshan stated, “Fellow Daoist Li, I will try to gather the remaining treasures on the list for you.”

“No need to rush,”

Li Chang’an said calmly, without any urgency.

He took out spiritual tea and spiritual fruit, inviting the two to sit down and talk slowly.

…

Meanwhile.

Western Regions.

Deep within the Mandarin Duck Valley, in a secret chamber.

Nearly twenty Golden Core cultivators and Demon Kings from Mandarin Duck Valley gathered in a secret chamber for a meeting.

Liu Feiyan, with her special status, sat in the main seat.

“As you all have surely sensed, the cultivation world is growing increasingly chaotic. Not only are our Western and Southern Regions at war, but the Eastern and Northern Regions are also embroiled in conflict.”

Her words were barely finished

when the other cultivators and Demon Kings echoed her sentiments.

“Fellow Daoist Liu is right.” “

I’ve been feeling uneasy lately, fearing that chaos is imminent.”

“I share this feeling. You should all prepare yourselves; Mandarin Duck Valley may not enjoy peace for long…”

After

some discussion,

everyone decided to eliminate Mandarin Duck Valley’s external enemies first,

to prevent it from being besieged by a horde when chaos arrives.

“Li Chang’an of Changqing Mountain is Mandarin Duck Valley’s primary enemy. We must kill him as soon as possible, otherwise, the consequences will be dire.”

Liu Feiyan’s voice was icy as she mentioned Li Chang’an’s name.

This did not surprise anyone present.

They all knew that Liu Feiyan harbored deep hatred for Li Chang’an.

However, Changqing Mountain is located in the heart of the Southern Region and is protected by an array, making it difficult to deal with. No one wanted to take the risk.

Originally, it was True Man Shi Hu who was responsible for dealing with Li Chang’an, but he encountered an accident.

Liu Feiyan said, “True Monarch Huangsha has promised me that he will send his third disciple, Wei Xu, to kill Li Chang’an. You should cooperate with him as much as possible in the future.”

Hearing this, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as they weren’t risking their lives, that was fine.

“With Fellow Daoist Wei taking action, this matter will be simple.”   Wei

Xu is the Holy Son of the Huangsha Sect, much stronger than True Man Shi Hu, and is expected to reach the Nascent Soul stage in the future. For

such a person, dealing with a rogue cultivator like Li Chang’an would be a piece of cake.   ”Besides, Ou Tianye and Ou Lingshan from the Ou family also need to be eliminated as soon as possible…”   Liu Feiyan mentioned other arrangements.   Everyone else listened quietly.   The same was true for Fan Wenlong and the others controlled by Li Chang’an.   ”Liu Feiyan’s plan is quite good.”   He thought silently.   As long as Liu Feiyan’s plan could be successfully completed, Yuanyang Valley would soon be able to eliminate most of its external enemies.   However…   Li Chang’an wouldn’t let her have her way.   …   In the following years,   Li Chang’an slowly infiltrated the Mandarin Duck Valley and the Hundred Beasts Sect through puppets he had already controlled.   He constantly stirred up conflicts, gradually escalating tensions between the two sects.   These conflicts   were all rekindled from existing ones.   For example, Qianyan Zhenren and Fan Wenlong already had a deep-seated blood feud, having killed each other’s partners and disciples.   It was perfectly normal for cultivators like them to quarrel again.   Therefore, the other cultivators in the two sects didn’t notice anything unusual and took it all for granted.   On this day,   the two sects joined forces with other Golden Core forces from the Western Regions to pursue Ou Tianye, the patriarch of the Ou family. They   had already cornered Ou Tianye in a dangerous place.   However,   Li Chang’an deliberately manipulated Qianyan Zhenren and Fan Wenlong to meet and fight.   The two fought fiercely, causing chaos, which allowed Ou Tianye to find an opportunity to escape and break out of the encirclement. Everyone   was both angry and helpless about this.   ”Fellow Daoist Qianyan, Fellow Daoist Fan, could you please heed my advice?”   ”The past is the past; we should look forward. Why be trapped in the past?”   ”Now, with constant warfare between the two domains, we should set aside past grievances, prioritize the greater good, and annex the Southern Domain as soon as possible, instead of fighting amongst ourselves…”   After much persuasion,   Li Chang’an finally stopped the duel.   However, he made both of them display obvious anger and killing intent, exchanging harsh words.   ”I seem to have quite a talent for acting.”   Li Chang’an’s lips curled slightly. He multitasked, controlling multiple puppets without revealing anything amiss.   In the past few years,   he had infiltrated nearly half of the Golden Core cultivators of the two major sects.   Through various identities, he continuously exchanged treasures from the treasuries of the two sects.   The remaining three portions of dragon beast essence blood in the Hundred Beasts Sect’s treasury had already been exchanged, perfectly meeting the requirements for the third level of Body Refinement.   However,   the treasure required for the third level of Body Refinement was still missing one last item: a mid-grade third-tier spiritual fruit called “Pure Jade Fruit.”   Li Chang’an inquired from various sources and quickly learned that Du Han, a formation master from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, had   recently   obtained a Pure Jade Fruit in the ruins of an ancient sect.   ”Du Han? What a coincidence! Perfect opportunity to settle things with him!”

Li Chang’an composed himself and refocused his gaze on the Southern Region.

He knew that

Du Han hadn’t had a good time these past few years.

Du Han had witnessed the entire process of Li Chang’an’s attack on Huanghe Mountain and the killing of Xiahou Hong and his son.

After that incident,

Du Han had been living in constant fear.

Fearing retribution from Li Chang’an, he moved his cave dwelling next to He Xiangfeng’s.

Clearly, he believed that He Xiangfeng, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, could shield him from Li Chang’an’s wrath. From

then on

, Du Han followed He Xiangfeng wherever he went.   Outsiders were unaware

of this.   But Li Chang’an, controlling the Golden Core puppets Nie Ting and Ye Mengxian, was fully aware of what was happening within the Ten Thousand Swords   Sect. “A mere He Xiangfeng can’t stop me.”   Li Chang’an’s figure flickered, leaving Changqing Mountain and heading straight for the depths of the Black Dragon Mountains.   Du Han and He Xiangfeng weren’t in the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, but rather within the ancient Qingfeng Sect ruins.   And it wasn’t just the two of them.   The other Golden Core cultivators of the Myriad Swords Sect, such as Wang Xuanjian, Ye Mengxian, and Nie Yu, were searching for treasures within the ruins.   The Myriad Swords Sect also sensed the crisis of the chaotic world and attempted to find more useful treasures to strengthen its foundation.   …   A few days later.   Deep within the ruins.   The members of the Myriad Swords Sect were attempting to break an ancient formation.   The formation was shrouded in mist, indistinct and blurry, with occasional flashes of precious light.   ”There should be quite a few treasures within this formation,”   the group said, their expressions varying as they stood outside.   He Xiangfeng asked Du Han, “Fellow Daoist Du, are you confident you can break this formation?”   ”This is not easy,”   Du Han said, shaking his head with a troubled expression.   Based on his observation   , the formation before them was likely of the upper third rank.   His own formation skills, however, remained at the lower third rank, showing little improvement over the years.   ”Fellow Daoist He, if you wish to obtain the treasures within, you can only seek the assistance of a high-grade third-tier array master from the Qingyun Sect.”   The Wanjian Sect also possessed a third-tier array master, but his array skills were limited to mid-grade third-tier.   Neither of them was confident in breaking the array.   ”Even if the two of us join forces, along with numerous array-breaking treasures, it will be difficult to break this array.”   ”I suspect that an even more powerful array is hidden within this one…”   Du Han slowly stated his judgment.   Hearing this,   He Xiangfeng and the others fell silent for a moment.   Unless absolutely necessary, they did not want to share the treasures with the Qingyun Sect.   However, without seeking help from the Qingyun Sect, they wouldn’t obtain a single treasure.   Unbeknownst to them,   Li Chang’an was inside the array, collecting the ancient treasures protected by it.   ”There are quite a few third-tier treasures, including materials for alchemy, weapon crafting, and array formation. This place must be a small treasure trove of the ancient Qingfeng Sect.”   With a wave of his hand, his storage bag expanded rapidly, opening its mouth and frantically devouring numerous treasures.   Due to the array’s isolation…   He Xiangfeng and the others outside were completely unaware of what was happening inside the formation and were still racking their brains trying to figure out how to break it.   (End of Chapter)