Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 329

Chapter 329 Mid-stage Golden Core, Zheng Qingqing Forms Her Core (Seeking Subscriptions)

Li Chang’an was focused on breaking through and didn’t want to bother thinking about the reasons behind it.

He directly used the communication artifact given to him by Mu Hongyu to explain the situation to her.

Not long after,

a rainbow light ripped through the sky.

Mu Hongyu appeared, looking at the several spirit vein masters and feng shui masters who were about to extract spiritual veins, her beautiful eyes flashing with anger.

“Stop!”

Hearing this, the men looked at each other and stopped what they were doing.

Although they were Mu Chen’s guest retainers, none of them dared to offend Mu Hongyu.

Mu Chen frowned and asked, “Why did you tell them to stop? This Li Chang’an is protecting the demonic cultivator Xue Qiansi. As long as the spiritual veins of Changqing Mountain are drained, he will have to use spirit stones to maintain the operation of the formation, and he won’t be able to hold out for long!”

Mu Hongyu glanced at him: “From now on, you must not pursue Xue Qiansi anymore. This matter is over.”

“But Xue Qiansi is still alive. Who said this matter is over?”

“Master said so. If you are not satisfied, you can go to Master!”

“…”

Upon hearing the word “Master,” Mu Chen stopped speaking.

His expression was somewhat unpleasant. He coldly glanced at Li Chang’an below, and then left with his many guests.

Mu Hongyu landed on Changqing Mountain and apologized to Li Chang’an.

“Fellow Daoist Li, I am truly sorry. Mu Chen is always stubborn and easily offends people.”

“It’s alright.”

Li Chang’an waved his hand.

After a brief conversation,

Mu Hongyu transformed into a rainbow light and left.

Li Chang’an turned and entered the cave, sitting cross-legged deep inside.

With a wave of his hand, the cave door closed instantly, and both the inner and outer formations were activated to their maximum.

“My cultivation is profound, and my luck is strong. This breakthrough should go smoothly.”

Li Chang’an took out a calming pill, swallowed it, and slowly closed his eyes.

He circulated his cultivation technique, calmly and unhurriedly attempting to break through to the next minor realm.

Not long after,

the surrounding spiritual energy stirred, transforming into a vortex of spiritual energy.

However, this anomaly was concealed by Li Chang’an’s array, and even Jiang Muyu and Luo Yunshu, who were cultivating in Changqing Mountain, were unaware of it.

Only the few spirit beasts that had signed contracts with him knew what was happening.

Deep within the spirit herb garden, Long Niu

, who was about to play the zither, suddenly paused, looking up at the celestial phenomena.

“Huh? He’s already broken through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm so quickly. No wonder he’s someone I, Old Niu, have chosen. Old Ma said I would regret it, but I’m afraid he’ll be the one regretting it!”

“Once Li Chang’an breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm, I’ll definitely go back with him to find Old Ma and see his reaction, hehe…”

Long Niu wasn’t worried at all.

Seeing the celestial phenomena so stable, he knew the breakthrough would go smoothly.

Compared to him, Da Huang, Xiao Hei, and the Ten Thousand Poison Gu were all more relaxed, anxiously awaiting the result.

Inside the cave,

Li Chang’an’s aura steadily increased.

That night, his aura grew stronger and stronger, gradually touching another minor realm.

Subsequently, he felt no bottleneck at all and easily stepped over it.

“Success!”

In an instant,

a mysterious and profound aura emanated from Li Chang’an.

From this moment on, he officially became a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

It had been less than forty years since he broke through to the Golden Core realm, and he had already taken another giant step forward.

If this news were to spread, it would surely cause a stir among all forces.

Many Golden Core cultivators were trapped at the early stage of the Golden Core realm their entire lives.

Even those with strong talent

might be trapped for one or two hundred years.

Li Chang’an’s breakthrough speed was truly astonishing, even surpassing many holy sons and daughters of Nascent Soul sects.

“Hoo…”

He slowly exhaled, dispelling the array that had concealed the extraordinary phenomenon.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth around Changqing Mountain had returned to normal.

Li Chang’an did not immediately rise, remaining seated and continuing to circulate his cultivation technique to consolidate his power.

Seven days later, he officially emerged from seclusion.

Da Huang, beaming with joy, exclaimed, “Congratulations, Master, on your advancement in magical power!”

Xiao Hei and the Myriad Poison Gu also offered their congratulations.

Even the Fiend Soul emerged from the Soul-Honoring Banner, praising him repeatedly.

“Your breakthrough speed is considered genius even in ancient times. Should we prepare a feast to celebrate?”

“Just breaking through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, nothing to celebrate.”

Li Chang’an’s lips curled slightly as he walked into the courtyard, slowly stretching his body.

This breakthrough

meant he was one step closer to the Nascent Soul realm.

The Dragon Ox, carrying an ancient zither, rushed over excitedly.

“It’s a breakthrough, after all, why isn’t it worth celebrating? Come, come, let me, the old ox, play the zither for you to celebrate!”

With that, he placed the zither in the courtyard, his hooves resting on the strings, plucking them with a look of pure ecstasy.

Li Chang’an immediately channeled his magical power, shielding his senses.

After Long Niu finished playing,

he praised, “Not bad, very talented.”

Long Niu was beaming with joy, managing only a forced humility.

“Hehe, just a little talent, nothing to brag about.”

He cheerfully picked up his guqin and returned to the spirit herb garden behind the mountain.

Li Chang’an watched his retreating figure and shook his head slightly.

A moment later,

he stepped out and entered the Yue Lai Restaurant in Changqing Immortal City. He casually found an excuse to have a small gathering with Xu Fugui as a celebration.

In Xu Fugui’s eyes, Li Chang’an was still at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

Li Chang’an used various spells and treasures to suppress his aura to the early stage; even a Nascent Soul True Monarch might not be able to discern his true realm.

“Breaking through now would be too shocking. Let’s announce it in a hundred or two hundred years.”

After the gathering with Xu Fugui, he said.

Li Chang’an returned to Changqing Mountain, entered the depths of his cave, and continued his secluded cultivation, accumulating Golden Core power. Reaching

the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm was only a small step; only after breaking through to the late stage could he truly reach the Nascent Soul stage.

A few days later,

he suddenly received a jade slip.

Probing it with his divine sense, he heard the apologetic words of Mu Chen, the Vermilion Bird Saint.

“Fellow Daoist Li, I am truly sorry.”

“I was unaware of the truth about Xue Qiansi’s matter before, but recently learned it from Hong Yu.”

His apology was quite sincere, without a trace of falsehood.

This surprised Li Chang’an.

Could he be overthinking things?

“Could it be that this matter is purely a misunderstanding?”

He held the jade slip and continued listening.

At the end of the jade slip ,

Mu Chen stated that to express his apology, he had prepared a banquet in Baiyun Immortal City in the central region of Zhao Kingdom.

The banquet was prepared by a near-fourth-tier spiritual chef.

It was truly a show of sincerity.

The location of that immortal city was already attached to the jade slip.

“Baiyun Immortal City…”

Li Chang’an pondered.

He was familiar with the White Cloud Immortal City and the near-fourth-tier spirit chef that Mu Chen mentioned.

In the past, he had frequently used his various avatars to trade treasures in the five major domains of Zhao Kingdom, and had also had contact with the White Cloud Immortal City.

This immortal city was an affiliated Golden Core power of the Purple Cloud Sect.

Mu Chen’s choice of this location was probably to reassure Li Chang’an.

After all,

everyone knew that

Li Chang’an was very close to the Purple Cloud Sect.

“Is Mu Chen really apologizing?”

After pondering for a moment, he shattered the jade slip.

Although Mu Chen’s words seemed quite sincere, Li Chang’an trusted his own judgment.

There was definitely something wrong with this matter!

“Let’s see what the divination says.”

Li Chang’an did not attend the banquet, but continued his cultivation, while waiting for the divination to appear.

At midnight that night,

a golden light appeared as usual.

[The divination has been updated]

[Today’s divination: Ominous]

[You went to Baiyun Immortal City for a banquet, where you were besieged by Gu Yunqi, Cui Baihong, Mu Chen, and many other holy sons and daughters. You eventually broke through the encirclement, but exposed many of your methods.]

Upon seeing the divination, Li Chang’an’s eyelids twitched.

Luckily, he didn’t go!

This seemingly sincere banquet was purely a trap.

To mislead Li Chang’an, Mu Chen deliberately chose Baiyun Immortal City, an affiliated immortal city of the Zixia Sect.

“No wonder I always felt something was off; this person is actually colluding with Gu Yunqi.”

The Vermilion Bird Sect and the Yellow Sand Sect and White Tiger Sect have long been enemies, fighting each other for years.

And Mu Chen, as a holy son of the Vermilion Bird Sect, actually colluded with the holy son of an enemy sect—truly audacious.

If the Vermilion Bird Sect found out, Mu Chen would surely be severely punished.

Furthermore,

Gu Yunqi and his group were also incredibly bold.

They dared to enter the territory under the jurisdiction of the Zixia Sect just to deal with Li Chang’an.

“Qin Hong, whom I control, is unaware of this matter. It seems Gu Yunqi hasn’t fully trusted Qin Hong. Fortunately, I have the Earth Cloud Yellow Sand Pill…”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself, looking at the three characters “Gu Yunqi” in the divination.

Just then

, Jiang Muyu rushed over.

“Young Master, something big has happened!”

“How big? Surely a Nascent Soul True Monarch couldn’t have perished?”

Li Chang’an asked with a smile.

Jiang Muyu nodded earnestly.

“Almost!”

“Oh?”

Li Chang’an’s spirits lifted, temporarily suppressing the matter of Gu Yunqi.

“What is it?”

“Young Master, just now, my father, along with three other Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the Great Qi, joined forces and killed a fourth-tier demon lord from the Wang family at the border between the Great Qi and the Wang family.”

“A fourth-tier demon lord?”

Li Chang’an was secretly surprised.

A fourth-tier demon beast’s strength was comparable to that of a Nascent Soul True Monarch among human cultivators.

The shock caused by the fall of a fourth-tier demon beast was indeed almost the same as the death of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

“Unexpectedly, the prelude to the chaotic world has just begun, and a powerful figure of this level has already perished.”

Li Chang’an looked to the north, calculated with his fingers, and immediately saw endless blood light.

The Wang family would definitely not swallow this insult.

Next,

the immortal war between the Great Qi and the Wang family would become even more frenzied.

“Strange, logically speaking, that fourth-tier demon lord from the Wang family shouldn’t have died so easily.”

Li Chang’an suddenly frowned, realizing something was amiss.

The Wang family was not weak. Before this, they had two Nascent Soul True Monarchs and a fourth-tier demon lord, equivalent to three Nascent Soul power.

Although the Great Qi had four Nascent Souls, two of them were merely pseudo-Nascent Souls relying on faith.

Once they left the territory of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty, the strength of these pseudo-Nascent Souls would decline.

The farther they went, the weaker they became, eventually falling to the peak of the Golden Core stage.

In fact,

the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty was weaker. Only the current emperor and Jiang Xuanyuan could launch external attacks, while the other two could only guard the territory.

As long as the Wang family wasn’t too foolish, they wouldn’t allow that fourth-tier demon lord to intrude into the territory of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty alone.

“Could it be that someone from the demonic path is behind this?”

Li Chang’an vaguely saw some clues.

Of course, he couldn’t be sure.

In chaotic times, the secrets of heaven were confused, and many things could not be seen clearly.

Even as a fourth-tier divination master, he could only protect himself and was powerless to predict the future.

“Muyu, tell Senior Jiang that we must not only be wary of the Wang family’s retaliation, but also guard against sneak attacks from demonic Nascent Soul cultivators,”

Li Chang’an solemnly instructed Jiang Muyu.

Jiang Muyu, realizing the gravity of the situation, immediately relayed his words to Jiang Xuanyuan.

In the following days,

news of the slaying of the Wang family’s fourth-tier demon lord spread throughout the cultivation world of the Three Kingdoms.

This news was so shocking that the battles between the various Nascent Soul forces temporarily ceased.

In the past,

although the fighting was fierce,

no Nascent Soul level expert had ever fallen.

This time, the death of this fourth-tier demon lord unsettled many.

Not only lower-level cultivators, but even high-level cultivators like Golden Core cultivators were mostly uneasy, vaguely seeing an even bloodier future.

In the days that followed,

many cultivators tried every means to frantically improve their strength, hoping to have the power to protect themselves before more chaos ensued.

On this day,

Zheng Qingqing arrived at Changqing Mountain.

She had already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, accumulating sufficient resources, but still lacked the necessary treasures for Core Formation.

Her trip to Changqing Mountain was precisely to borrow these treasures.

Li Chang’an, having already promised her, immediately produced a top-quality Five Elements Condensing Gold Pill.

Furthermore,

he had prepared a large number of stackable Core Formation spiritual items.

The combined effects of the pills and spiritual items, regardless of the cost, directly boosted Zheng Qingqing’s Core Formation success rate to 100%!

Moreover, Zheng Qingqing’s own cultivation technique, after absorbing numerous rare heaven and earth flames, had reached the Heavenly Grade level, inherently possessing a certain success rate for Core Formation.

“With so many treasures assisting, and in a place as auspicious as Changqing Mountain, the possibility of failure in Core Formation is extremely low. Even if she fails, it doesn’t matter; she can always try again!”

With Li Chang’an’s current spiritual healing skills,

even if Zheng Qingqing failed in Core Formation and suffered a backlash, as long as she didn’t die on the spot, he could restore her to her original state.

He had plenty of Core Formation treasures here, enough for Zheng Qingqing to try dozens of times.

Eventually, she would succeed!

“Don’t worry, just focus on forming your core.”

Li Chang’an repeated his insights on core formation to Zheng Qingqing.

He had formed his core countless times.

In this respect, no one in the entire Southern Region could compare to him.

For the next seven days, Zheng Qingqing did not directly form her core, but instead sat cross-legged deep within her cave, quietly adjusting her essence, energy, and spirit.

During this time,

Mo Qingxue suddenly arrived, requesting Li Chang’an to add a few more formations to the Mo family.

She sensed the world was becoming increasingly chaotic and only hoped that the Mo family could weather this crisis.

Li Chang’an informed her, “Qingqing is still preparing to form her core. Once she succeeds, I will go to the Mo family.”

Hearing this, Mo Qingxue’s eyes flickered slightly as she glanced at the location of the cave.

A complex look flashed in her eyes, but her expression did not change much.

“In that case, I will wait here for a few days, hoping that Fellow Daoist Zheng will succeed in forming her core.”

And so ,

on Changqing Mountain, a waiting figure appeared.

…

On this day, the first rays of dawn appeared.

The spiritual energy on Changqing Mountain surged, instantly draining the spiritual energy within a ten-mile radius, transforming it into a massive vortex.

This time,

Li Chang’an did not use any formations to conceal it.

The battleground of the two-domain war remained the original border between the two domains, still far from Changqing Mountain, so there was no need to worry too much about a sneak attack from Western Region cultivators.

Over the years, most Western Region cultivators had become exhausted.

Now, those fighting and killing in the two domains were almost all disciples of the four major Nascent Soul sects.

Even if a Golden Core cultivator from the Western Regions were to launch a sneak attack,

Li Chang’an’s current strength was more than enough to handle it.

“Although Qingqing’s spiritual root talent is not good, her cultivation technique is quite remarkable, and her accumulation is quite deep; she can at least form a mid-grade True Core.”

Li Chang’an gazed at the celestial phenomenon, pondering to himself.

This magnificent celestial event had already attracted the attention of countless cultivators.

In Changqing Immortal City at the foot of the mountain, tens of thousands of cultivators looked up, some in awe, others with envy, staring at the massive vortex of spiritual energy.

“Core Formation! It’s a Core Formation celestial phenomenon!” “It seems

to be a cultivator from the Changqing Mountain lineage.”

“Alas, when can I join the Changqing Mountain lineage, even just as a guest elder…”

“…”

The crowd had different thoughts, but most quickly dismissed their distractions and carefully observed this rare Core Formation celestial phenomenon.

Soon, the news spread throughout the entire Southern Region.

Representatives from various sects and aristocratic families arrived one after another.

Li Chang’an transformed into a streak of light and arrived outside Changqing Mountain, informing everyone of the identity of the person who had achieved Core Formation.

Upon hearing this, everyone understood.

“So it’s that person from the Zheng family.”

“The Zheng family has developed quite well in recent years, with more than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators. If Zheng Qingqing successfully achieves Core Formation, the Southern Region will have one more Golden Core aristocratic family.”

As time passed, more and more people arrived.

People from all sides crowded outside Changqing Mountain, a dense mass of people, young and old, all watching the Core Formation celestial phenomenon.

Five days later, at noon, the Core Formation celestial phenomenon calmly dissipated.

Several hours later, it was dusk.

The gate of the secluded cultivation place opened, and the aura of a Golden Core True Person emanated from it.

At this point ,

everyone understood.

Zheng Qingqing had successfully formed her Core!

She wore a red dress, her lips slightly pursed, her jade-like face as beautiful as a flower, and slowly walked out of her cave, standing under the crimson sunset.

This scene

reminded Li Chang’an of the scene when she successfully established her Foundation.

Time flies, and more than a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.

He smiled and said loudly, “Li Chang’an of Changqing Mountain congratulates fellow Daoist on forming her Core!”

After him, voices from all sides rang out.

“Mo Qingxue of the Mo family congratulates fellow Daoist on forming her Core!”

“Jin Bao of the Jin family congratulates fellow Daoist…”

“…”

Zheng Qingqing’s beautiful eyes flickered, her gaze falling on Li Chang’an.

Back then, she had reached the Foundation Establishment stage earlier than Li Chang’an, and Li Chang’an had always been chasing after her.

Later, Li Chang’an formed his Core form earlier, and it was her turn to chase after him.

So many years had passed. Finally,

they stood at the same great realm again.

Their gazes met in the sunset, they smiled at each other, and both thought of the past.

…

That evening,

Golden Core cultivators from various forces gathered at Changqing Mountain to congratulate Zheng Qingqing on forming her Core.

They also congratulated the Zheng family on becoming a Golden Core family.

However,

a major problem still lay before the Zheng family.

As a Golden Core family, the Zheng family did not possess its own third-tier spiritual vein.

“The matter of spiritual veins, let fate decide,”

Zheng Qingqing said, not worried about it. Since she was the only one in the Zheng family to have formed her Core, she could continue cultivating on Changqing Mountain.

After seeing off the people from various forces,

Li Chang’an and she returned to Qinghe Market, the place where they first met.

Now,

things had changed.

Both were now patriarchs in their respective regions. Many of the friends they had met in the market town had long since passed away, and all they saw were unfamiliar faces.

Before long, they arrived at a low grave.   Buried

in this grave was Zheng Yuandao, the patriarch of the Zheng family who had once overseen the market town.   Zheng Qingqing stood before the tombstone for a long time, finally letting out a soft sigh.   ”Patriarch, I have achieved Core Formation.”   (End of Chapter)