Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 322

Chapter 322 The Gu King Displays His Power, Opportunity Arrives (Seeking Subscriptions)

This was truly an unexpected delight!

Li Chang’an never expected to find Yellow Sand Star Crystals here.

However, these few Yellow Sand Star Crystals weren’t enough to refine the Earth Cloud Yellow Sand Pill.

He immediately interrogated Hu Ming.

“Where did you get these Yellow Sand Star Crystals, from the Netherworld Sect?”

“No, right here in the Southern Region.”

Hu Ming told him everything.

When he first arrived in the Southern Region, he encountered a third-tier demon king, a unicorn mountain-drilling beast, in the Black Dragon Mountains.

The mountain-drilling beast wasn’t strong offensively, but its survival ability was astonishing.

Although he could suppress it, he couldn’t break through its defenses.

In the end ,

the unicorn mountain-drilling beast escaped using earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique for escaping through the earth).

Hu Ming only managed to crack a few of its scales and found these few Yellow Sand Star Crystals in the gaps between the scales.

He guessed that there should be quite a few Yellow Sand Star Crystals in the unicorn mountain-drilling beast’s lair.

Unfortunately,

lacking tracking methods, he could only watch it escape.

“Fellow Daoist Li, those scales are in my storage bag. If you are skilled in tracking, perhaps you can find it through the aura on the scales.”

“Alright, I understand.”

Li Chang’an quickly found several yellowish-brown scales.

He took them out and, based on the aura on the scales, used divination power to try and determine the location of the one-horned mountain-drilling beast.

However, the divination results were chaotic and unclear.

Li Chang’an realized

that if he wanted to deduce its exact location, he would definitely lose a lot of his lifespan.

“Could that one-horned mountain-drilling beast possess a treasure that conceals the secrets of heaven?”

He tried again, but the result was still the same.

He had to give up.

“I’ll have to get Big Yellow to help.”

Li Chang’an summoned Big Yellow, gave him the one-horned mountain-drilling beast’s scales, and told him to memorize the aura on them.

For some time afterward,

the man and the dog ventured deep into the Black Dragon Mountains.

They diligently searched the area based on the location given by Hu Ming.

Da Huang occasionally managed to catch a glimpse of the one-horned mountain-drilling beast’s aura, but it would quickly vanish again.

The demon king was extremely cautious, rarely leaving behind its own scent; even if a few wisps remained, they were likely misleading enemies.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

They still couldn’t find it.

Da Huang was somewhat discouraged: “Master, I’ve disappointed you. If my talent were stronger, I could definitely find that mountain-drilling beast.”

“It’s alright, there’s plenty of time. Search slowly.”

Li Chang’an could see that Da Huang had already maximized its talent.

But it was ultimately only a high-grade bloodline demon beast. Its

bloodline limited its talent.

If its bloodline could advance further, becoming an earth-grade bloodline demon beast, its talent would also improve further, and perhaps it could find the mountain-drilling beast.

In the following years, Da Huang frequently searched deep within the Black Dragon Mountains.

Li Chang’an, on the other hand, continued to accumulate Golden Core mana.

As his mana deepened,

he could feel that he

was only one step away from the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

With a little more accumulation, he could break through naturally without deliberate effort.

“Judging by the time, it’s time to deliver the pills to Zixi again.”

Li Chang’an finished his cultivation, rose from his cave, and headed towards the ancient ruins.

Originally, Zixi would personally come to collect the pills and magical treasures.

However, in recent years,

the struggle between the four major sects had become increasingly brutal.

Numerous holy sons and holy daughters were vying for a piece of ancient sect ruins, and Zixi simply couldn’t spare the time.

Therefore,

every so often,

Li Chang’an would make a trip to the ancient ruins to personally deliver the pills and magical treasures to Zixi.

He arrived at the ruins, landed on the flying boat, and asked, “Holy Daughter, you’ve been fighting over this ancient ruin for so long, is there truly a great opportunity within?”

“There should be.”

Zixi’s eyes were ethereal as she gazed into the depths of the ruins.

Li Chang’an followed her gaze.

The depths of the ruins were blurred, with numerous incomplete ancient formations that were impossible to discern clearly.

A moment later,

Li Chang’an left the ruins and returned to Changqing Mountain.

Upon returning to Changqing Mountain, the Myriad Poison Gu in his sleeve emitted a sound.

“Master, please set up an array for me; I’m about to break through.”

“Alright!”

Li Chang’an immediately set up a large array to conceal the strange phenomena of heaven and earth.   He had anticipated

the breakthrough of the Myriad Poison Gu.   In the past few years, the Myriad Poison Gu had consumed too many treasures used to cultivate Gu worms.   Furthermore, the large number of Gu worms in Hu Ming’s spirit beast pouch had also been fed to the Myriad Poison Gu by Li Chang’an.   Now, the Myriad Poison Gu had embarked on the correct path of Gu worm growth,   possessing the ability to command all insects.   However,   it still retained its round, chubby appearance, resembling a sphere, showing no trace of the domineering aura of a worm king.   After a moment,   on Changqing Mountain, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth stirred, transforming into a small vortex.   Vast spiritual energy flowed into the Myriad Poison Gu’s body, and its aura began to rise steadily.   That evening,   the breakthrough ended.   The Myriad Poison Gu successfully broke through to the late stage of the third tier.   From then on, various third-tier spiritual poisons were basically no longer a threat to Li Chang’an.   Only fourth-tier spiritual poisons could make him wary.   However, even Nascent Soul Grand Sects might not possess spiritual poisons of that rank.   ”The demonic sects of Yan Kingdom might have fourth-rank spiritual poisons, while righteous sects like the Purple Cloud Sect and Yellow Sand Sect probably don’t, but we still can’t be careless.”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

Just then,

the Myriad Poison Gu flew out of its secluded cultivation area, pitifully saying,

“Master, I’m hungry again.”

“Eat!”

Li Chang’an casually tossed out a poison-related treasure.

The Myriad Poison Gu immediately caught it, hugged the treasure, and happily returned to Li Chang’an’s sleeve.

The Fiend Soul appeared beside him, suspiciously saying, “Is this big fat worm really hungry? I feel like its stomach is never empty.”

“Let’s just assume it’s hungry.”

Li Chang’an smiled, removed the concealing array, and returned to the depths of his cave.

He asked the Fiend Soul, “Have you found any trace of that mountain-drilling beast?”

“No, I even released many souls to help me search, but I still couldn’t find it. That mountain-drilling beast is just too good at hiding, it’s practically like…”

The Fiend Soul’s voice suddenly stopped, filled with lingering fear.

He almost said it was just like Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an understood his meaning but didn’t take it to heart, instructing him to continue helping Da Huang search for the mountain-drilling beast.   Time flew by.

The   day to deliver the treasure to Zi Xi arrived once more.   That evening, Li Chang’an prepared the necessary pills and magical artifacts for the transaction.   ”The competition for that ancient ruin is intensifying. I’ll check the divination first.”   He didn’t set off, but waited for the divination to appear.   Soon, midnight arrived.   A golden light appeared before his eyes.   [Divination Updated]   [Today’s Divination: Auspicious]   [You will travel to the ancient ruin’s secret realm to trade with Saintess Zi Xi. You will encounter an opportunity deep within the ruins and obtain a piece of Earth-Element Myriad Demon Bloodstone.]   ”Earth-Element Myriad Demon Bloodstone!”   Li Chang’an was overjoyed. This item could enhance the bloodline of earth-elemental demon beasts.   Years ago, he obtained one from Zhou Shangshan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Zhou family, which raised Da Huang’s bloodline grade from mid-grade to high-grade.   If he had another one, it might raise its bloodline to earth-grade.   At that time,   Da Huang’s talent would increase accordingly, and perhaps he could find that mountain-drilling beast.   ”My luck is truly remarkable. I just happened to stumble upon this opportunity while conducting a transaction.”   Li Chang’an’s lips curled into a smile, his mood greatly improved.   The prodigies and geniuses of various sects had fought tooth and nail for that ruin for so many years, mostly with little to show for it, many even losing their lives.   Yet he, simply by cultivating peacefully, encountered such a fortuitous event.   He immediately summoned Da Huang and Sha Hun, heading towards the ancient ruins’ secret realm.   …   Upon entering the secret realm,   a thick stench of blood assaulted his senses.   Li Chang’an used his Shadow Transformation technique to conceal his form and aura, quietly making his way deeper into the secret realm.   Soon, he saw the familiar purple flying boat.   A moment later,   he landed on the flying boat.   Zi Xi was already accustomed to his sudden appearance.   ”Fellow Daoist Li, have you prepared the pills and magic treasures for this transaction?”   ”Yes, please inspect them, Holy Maiden.”   Li Chang’an handed over his storage bag.   Zi Xi didn’t check it, simply putting it away.   Having traded for so many years, the two had long since developed a tacit understanding.   Li Chang’an inquired, “Holy Maiden, has there been any progress on this site recently?”   ”Yes.”   Zi Xi lightly raised her jade-like hand, revealing a tattered plaque. Engraved   on the plaque   were the incomplete characters “Great Jin.”   Recently, they had finally confirmed that this site also belonged to the Immortal Dynasty that had once unified the entire cultivation world.   ”The array outside the ruins has been cleared by us. I wish to explore it further. Would Fellow Daoist Li like to come along?”   Zi Xi asked casually, not expecting Li Chang’an to accompany her.   But to her surprise…

Li Chang’an nodded and said, “That’s exactly what I was thinking!”

Hearing this, Zi Xi looked at him in surprise.

Given Li Chang’an’s personality, it was rather strange that he would risk his life with her.

She secretly used her magic artifact to examine Li Chang’an, confirming that the Li Chang’an before her was indeed her.

“In that case, Fellow Daoist Li, please come with me.”

With that, Zi Xi steered the flying boat deeper into the ruins.

Along the way,

she introduced the other cultivators on the flying boat to Li Chang’an.

After years of fighting, several of her retainers had fallen, and several new faces had appeared.

In addition, Mu Hongyu of the Vermilion Bird Sect and another Holy Son were also on the flying boat.

“This is Fellow Daoist Mu Chen of the Vermilion Bird Sect,”

Zi Xi briefly introduced the Holy Son to Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an cupped his hands and said, “Greetings, Fellow Daoist Mu.”

Mu Chen glanced at him, frowned, and asked, “Fellow Daoist Li, I’ve heard that your Changqing Mountain lineage has accepted that witch Xue Qiansi. Is this true?”

“Fellow Daoist Xue has already left,”

Li Chang’an replied truthfully.

Mu Chen continued, “Fellow Daoist Li had better not hide that witch. If the major sects of my Yuan Kingdom find out about this, I’m afraid your Changqing Mountain will…”

Before he could finish speaking,

a loud “boom” was heard, and the entire flying boat suddenly trembled.

Everyone on the flying boat paled. This flying boat, which was at least a quasi-fourth-tier, had developed a shocking crack.

“What happened? Could it be a sneak attack by the Huangsha Sect and the Baihu Sect?”

“No, their flying boats are also damaged.”

Everyone looked at the other flying boats that were venturing deeper into the ruins.

Those flying boats, like theirs, had been swept by a strange force, and their entire bodies had developed terrifying cracks.

Before they could figure out the cause,

the entire flying boat trembled again.

“Boom!”

Part of the flying boat shattered instantly, and the formation could no longer be maintained.

After the formation dissipated,

everyone felt a sudden darkness before their eyes, losing all perception of their surroundings.

Even Li Chang’an felt this way, as if he had fallen into an endless abyss.

When he regained his senses, there was no one around, and the flying boat beneath his feet had vanished.

He found himself in an unfamiliar area, no longer in his original spot.

“This place seems to be deep within the ruins.”

Li Chang’an remained vigilant, spreading his divine sense to observe his surroundings.

Although the divination was auspicious, he did not let his guard down.

Just a moment ago,

they all seemed to have been scattered by a special force, dispersing into this ruin.

Qin Hong, whom he controlled, was in another unfamiliar area.

Everywhere he looked, there were broken walls and ruins, filled with an aura of desolation and decay.

On the ruins, ancient formations of various grades were scattered.

Li Chang’an saw hundreds of formations at a glance.

“This place should be a relatively important area of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty.”

He cautiously moved forward, arriving at a broken second-order formation.

After breaking the formation,

a pile of low-grade refining materials appeared before him.

“Quite a few treasures!”

Li Chang’an waved his hand, collecting the treasures.

“I wonder where that Earth-Element Myriad Demon Bloodstone mentioned in the divination is.”

He calculated with his fingers, a premonition rising in his heart.

The goal of this trip should still be deeper within the ruins.

In the following days,

Li Chang’an continued breaking formations while venturing deeper into this ancient ruin.

Along the way, he didn’t encounter any other cultivators, but he did discover some records about the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty.

He picked up many jade slips.

Many of these jade slips contained words left by cultivators of the Immortal Dynasty.

“His Majesty wishes to ascend the entire nation.”

“The day of ascension is approaching, and I grow increasingly uneasy; this ascension may be a death sentence.”

“I have already sent away several talented descendants, ordering them to live in anonymity…”

These jade slips were almost entirely filled with anxieties about the nation’s ascension.

Through these words,

Li Chang’an seemed to be able to traverse the long years and see the tense atmosphere of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty at that time.

This day…

He had just broken through a third-tier incomplete array and was about to collect the treasures within

when he suddenly felt a sense of impending danger.

Immediately afterward,

countless tiny buzzing sounds appeared in the distance.

Li Chang’an looked up and saw a vast, dark mass in the distance, as if shrouded in the deep night.

Moreover,

this darkness was rapidly spreading towards him.

The buzzing grew louder and louder, gradually becoming deafening.

Upon closer inspection,

it was clearly tens of thousands of poisonous insects!

Densely packed, countless, covering the sky and earth, as if threatening to devour the entire world.

“These are all low-level poisonous insects. If their numbers were small, they wouldn’t pose a threat to a Golden Core cultivator, but with such an astonishing number, even a Golden Core cultivator would have difficulty dealing with them.”

Any other cultivator would probably have already panicked and fled for their lives.

But Li Chang’an remained calm.

The next instant,

the terrifying tide of poisonous insects engulfed his body.

However, none of the insects dared to approach him, flying past him with obvious fear.

The reason for this was

precisely because of the third-tier Ten Thousand Poison Gu in his sleeve!

“Fortunately, I received the inheritance of a third-tier Gu technique before, which led this fat worm onto the correct path to becoming a worm king.”

If the Ten Thousand Poison Gu were still the same as before,

Li Chang’an would have had to use magic to resist this swarm of insects.

He walked calmly through the sea of insects.

The deeper he went, the higher the grade of the treasures he obtained.

Two days later.

Li Chang’an suddenly sensed a familiar aura.

“Zi Xi.”

He looked into the distance, his eyes deep.

He saw a purple magical light flickering among the thousands of poisonous insects.

Zi Xi’s expression was particularly solemn, far less relaxed than Li Chang’an’s, as she slowly moved through the seemingly endless sea of insects.

“Even I am struggling so much, I wonder how the others are doing.”

She felt a hidden worry.

At this moment, she was most worried about her younger sister, Zi Yun.

Just then ,

a familiar voice rang in her ears.

“Holy Maiden, you have fought for this ruin for many years, have you ever encountered such a situation with poisonous insects everywhere?”

“Li Chang’an?”

Zi Xi looked in the direction of the voice.

Soon, she saw a scene that she found unbelievable.

Li Chang’an had not used any magic or protective measures, yet he had passed through the barrier of countless poisonous insects, looking relaxed and leisurely, and came to her side.

At the same time, she was surprised to find that

the poisonous insects around her no longer attacked her, all avoiding the area where she and Li Chang’an were.

Even with her composure, she was somewhat unsettled by this situation.

“Fellow Daoist Li, do you perhaps possess some kind of skill in controlling poisonous insects?”

“Just some means of self-preservation, nothing to mention.”

Li Chang’an smiled, not elaborating.

Hearing this, Zi Xi didn’t ask further, but simply gave him a deep look.

The current Li Chang’an was becoming somewhat unfathomable to her.

A mere rogue cultivator,

how could he possess so many astonishing abilities?

Zi Xi even considered delving deeper, wanting to know what kind of fortuitous encounter Li Chang’an had obtained.

But she restrained herself, suppressing this question in her heart.

“Fellow Daoist Li, there have been a few poisonous insects occasionally in the past, but never such a situation of poisonous insects swarming everywhere.”

She answered Li Chang’an’s question.

“It seems that these poisonous insects have lived deep within the ruins for many years, growing by relying on various treasures, and now that the ruins have suddenly changed, they have been disturbed.”

Li Chang’an pondered.

As long as a fourth-tier insect lord didn’t appear, this place posed little threat to him.

According to the divination, the possibility of encountering a fourth-tier poisonous insect was not high.

Next,

he and Zi Xi traveled together, exploring this area.

This sea of insects seemed endless.

Over the next few days, they worked together to overcome several dangerous situations, their cooperation becoming increasingly seamless.

A few more days passed.

Their eyes lit up; they had finally emerged from the area teeming with poisonous insects.

However,

these insects were constantly moving.

Perhaps it wouldn’t be long before they were surrounded again.

Along the way, both of them had made considerable gains, but they hadn’t encountered any other cultivators.

Zi Xi had tried using her communication artifact several times, but no one else responded.

“Never mind,”

she said, suppressing her worries and putting away her communication artifact.

The two were about to continue their journey

when suddenly,

two familiar auras appeared in their senses.

The two auras rapidly approached, landing not far in front of them, transforming into the figures of Gu Yunqi and the White Tiger Saint Prince Cui Baihong.

“Zi Xi, Li Chang’an, what a coincidence!”

Gu Yunqi’s expression turned cold. Without hesitation, he immediately summoned his magic weapon, his golden core power surging forth.

He stared at Zi Xi while simultaneously transmitting his voice to Cui Baihong,

“Fellow Daoist Cui, haven’t you always wanted the opportunity from Li Chang’an? Today, that opportunity has been delivered right to your doorstep!”

(End of Chapter)