Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 333

Chapter 333 Unprecedented in Thirty Thousand Years: The Fake Infant’s Ambushes (Seeking Subscriptions)

Danger and opportunity coexist.

This is a concept recognized by countless cultivators.

Qi Ling Shuang felt that Jiang Mu Yu couldn’t possibly have obtained more Green Wood Dew than her, given how easily she did it.

But when she saw the Green Wood Dew in Jiang Mu Yu’s jade bottle, she was stunned for a moment.

More than two hundred drops!

Almost four times hers!

Qi Ling Shuang’s eyes were blank, almost thinking she had misread it.

She asked incredulously, “Mu Yu, how did you obtain so much Green Wood Dew? Did Senior Jiang teach you some special method?”

“There’s no special method.”

Jiang Mu Yu gently shook her head, answering truthfully.

“There’s a lot of Green Wood Dew in the right-hand world. I didn’t deliberately search for it; I just wandered around and collected so much.”

“This…”

Qi Ling Shuang was filled with disbelief, unable to calm down for a long time.

The Green Wood Dew obtained casually far surpassed what she had obtained through hardships; this huge difference almost caused her to lose her composure.

She couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret. If she had entered the right-side world with Jiang Muyu, it wouldn’t have been so difficult, and she could have obtained even more Green Wood Dew.

Jiang Muyu put away the jade bottle and chuckled softly.

“Sister Ling Shuang, I told you long ago that Young Master would never be wrong.”

“He…he is clearly…”

Qi Ling Shuang gritted her teeth, swallowing the words “cowardly and afraid of death.”

In her view,

Li Chang’an was clearly too weak to venture into that decaying world, which was why he chose another world.

But by sheer luck, he happened to witness the change within the pagoda.

There were still many dangers in the later worlds; he couldn’t always be so lucky.

Qi Ling Shuang reminded her, “Muyu, the later levels might also change; we can’t be careless.”

Jiang Muyu smiled and said, “Anyway, just follow Young Master.”

Qi Ling Shuang remained silent for a moment, quietly regulating her breathing.

A moment later,

the three of them set off again, entering the second level of the world.

This level

was completely different from the first.

Looking out, the sky was a hazy yellow, the earth cracked and lifeless, filled with a scorching heat.

Scattered across the land were

countless gray-white stone tablets, some tall, some short, forming an endless forest of steles.

Li Chang’an vaguely sensed a familiarity with these tablets; they seemed somewhat similar to the Immortal Suppression Tablet in his storage bag.

However,

these tablets were clearly of lower quality than the Immortal Suppression Tablet, and almost all of them were broken and dilapidated.

“They seem to be imitations of the Immortal Suppression Tablet,”

Li Chang’an mused.

What was the purpose of so many imitations of the Immortal Suppression Tablet standing here?

Were they meant to suppress something?

He glanced at the cracked earth beneath his feet, lost in thought.

Qi Ling Shuang warned, “Be careful, the second level of the world is very strange. Powerful monsters often appear among these stone tablets.”

There was no choice in this level; they had to fight their way through.

According to records left by previous trial disciples, almost every disciple encountered more than ten Golden Core stage monsters.

The three transformed into three streaks of light, rushing into the depths of this world.

A moment later,

a roar resounded.

A tall stone tablet ahead shattered, and a strangely shaped monster emerged from it.

The monster had a blue face, fangs, sharp claws, and was covered in dark scales, exuding a ferocious aura as it roared and charged at the three.

“Early Golden Core stage!”

The three recognized the monster’s strength; it wasn’t particularly powerful.

However,

the power this monster wielded didn’t seem to be magical.

Around it swirled strands of dark energy.

“An alien race,”

Li Chang’an recognized it.

He had seen such alien races in his two previous lives in ancient times.

Countless races existed in the world, many of which, unlike human cultivators who cultivated magical power, sought special powers, such as the power of totem worship, the power of ancestral bloodlines, and so on…

Some alien races were extremely powerful, the strongest comparable to a Nascent Soul Celestial Lord.

These alien races had participated in the destruction of the Nine Great Immortal Sects.

The crimson scales Li Chang’an used to forge the Crimson Scale Armor came from the corpse of a fourth-tier alien race.

He had assumed the alien race was extinct.

Unexpectedly,

this trial world still harbored living aliens.

After a brief battle, the alien was killed by Jiang Muyu.

It let out a miserable howl, turning into a wisp of black smoke and dissipating into the world.

“Huh?”

Li Chang’an was slightly surprised.

This alien didn’t seem to be a true alien, but rather a manifestation of some special power.

After resting for a while,

they continued their journey, delving deeper into this world.

Along the way, alien monsters constantly emerged from the stone tablets, almost all reaching the Golden Core realm, with the strongest possessing late-stage Golden Core cultivation.

In less than two hours,

they had killed over twenty aliens, but Qing Mulu’s gains were meager.

“Something’s not right. Why are these monsters appearing so frequently?”

Qi Ling Shuang frowned, swallowing several pills to recover.

Clearly,

the second layer of the world had also undergone unpredictable changes.

Based on the records of previous trial disciples, they shouldn’t have encountered so many monsters in such a short time.

And it wasn’t just the three of them.

Not far away,

Qi Jingyun and Qi Yuan were also caught in a series of fierce battles.

“Let’s rest for a while and recover to our peak condition.”

“This trial is strange. If things go wrong, crush the token. Even if we fail the trial, it doesn’t matter; we must save our lives.”

Both stopped almost simultaneously to recuperate.

Li Chang’an’s breathing was steady, showing little sign of depletion.

He slowly approached a tall stone tablet and placed his hand on it.

Soon, he vaguely sensed a chilling aura brewing within the tablet, similar to the auras of the monsters he had previously slain.

Li Chang’an moved swiftly to another stone tablet, similarly sensing its power.

“This tablet also has a chilling aura.” He

then

sensed more than ten tablets in succession, with the same result.

“Among the thousands of remaining stone tablets in this world, perhaps there is such a strange aura.”

What alarmed Li Chang’an was that

these auras seemed to originate from the same source, all emanating from the depths of the earth.

Could it be that

beneath this earth, an even more terrifying alien monster is suppressed?

A mere wisp of aura could transform into a Golden Core stage monster.

How powerful must its true form be?

Li Chang’an released a wooden puppet and used it to perform a teleportation technique, attempting to burrow deep underground. However, he quickly sensed resistance. He

could only burrow about a hundred feet underground before being unable to go any deeper.

He immediately put away the puppet, not forcing himself to go any further.

Then,

he cast a divination.

This divination concerned himself, and the result was quite good, similar to the divination that appeared before him at midnight, indicating no danger.

Li Chang’an relaxed and cast another divination.

This divination

concerned something deep underground.

He suddenly shuddered, his face paling. Before he could deduce any results, he sensed the danger of a backlash from the heavens.

“There is indeed something extraordinary beneath this earth.”

Li Chang’an took a deep breath and stopped casting the divination.

He vaguely felt that if he didn’t do something, he would encounter more and more monsters along the way, and whether he could even reach the third level was questionable.

And the Phoenix Blood Grass he needed was located on the fourth level.

“If these counterfeit Immortal-Suppressing Tablets are truly meant to suppress a monster, wouldn’t the real Immortal-Suppressing Tablet be more effective?”

Li Chang’an pondered, taking out the Immortal-Suppressing Tablet from his storage bag.

Instantly,

the entire world trembled.

Before he could react, the tablet flew from his hand, controlled by a strange force, and slammed heavily into the depths of the earth.

At that moment, Li Chang’an seemed to hear a terrifying roar that shook the heavens and earth.

“What’s going on?”

The sudden tremor left Qi Ling Shuang and the others bewildered.

Previous trial disciples had never experienced anything like this.

They all looked warily in their directions.

After more than ten breaths,

the world returned to calm.

Deep underground, the Immortal-Suppressing Tablet transformed into a stream of light and flew back into Li Chang’an’s storage bag.

“Li Chang’an, what was that?”

Qi Ling Shuang demanded.

She suspected that the previous tremor was related to Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an didn’t explain, but simply looked deep into the earth, wanting to see what lay beneath.

However,

the entire earth instantly returned to normal.

He could only barely see darkness, unable to discern anything clearly.

However, Li Chang’an vaguely sensed that this world seemed to have a slight affinity for him.

Then,

drops of Azure Wood Dew suddenly appeared between heaven and earth.

A rough count revealed at least five hundred drops, hovering around everyone.

Qi Ling Shuang and the others were stunned for a moment, then reacted swiftly.

“Attack!”

Both sides attacked simultaneously, unleashing their magical power to seize these precious Azure Wood Dews.

But they were quickly shocked to discover that these Azure Wood Dews seemed to possess sentience, avoiding them one by one. No matter what methods they used, they couldn’t seize a single drop.

To their disbelief, numerous Azure Wood Dews flew to Li Chang’an.

“Huh, for me?”

Li Chang’an waved his hand, easily collecting all the Azure Wood Dews into his jade bottle.

This scene

left Qi Yuan and the others dumbfounded.

In the entire 30,000 years of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty, such a strange thing had never happened before.

Li Chang’an seemed to have suddenly become the darling of this world, more suited to this training ground than cultivators of the Great Qi royal bloodline like them.

Li Chang’an had some guesses about this.

His Immortal-Suppressing Stele must have greatly helped this world.

“Don’t be surprised, everyone. My luck has been good lately; treasures keep flying to me on their own. You’ll get used to it,”

Li Chang’an explained casually with a smile.

Except for Jiang Muyu,

everyone else found it unbelievable.

Just how strong must one’s luck be for treasures to come to them on their own?

Li Chang’an was too lazy to explain and casually tossed the jade bottle to Jiang Muyu.

“Muyu, let’s go. Pass the trial as soon as possible; don’t linger here too long.”

“Okay,”

Jiang Muyu caught the jade bottle, her pretty face full of joy.

These Green Wood Dews,

plus what she already had, totaled over eight hundred drops.

The most outstanding disciples in previous trials only obtained around a thousand drops.

Most disciples couldn’t even get a hundred drops.

Even if Jiang Muyu never obtains another drop of Green Wood Dew, this outcome is enough to quell the numerous opposing voices, making her path to becoming a Saintess much smoother.

On the road ahead…

They encountered no more monsters and easily entered the third level.

The third level was filled with countless lakes of all sizes,

reminding Li Chang’an of the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm.

This level showed no unusual changes, just as the disciples had recorded.

More than ten hours later,

they successfully reached the fourth level.

“Finally here.”

Li Chang’an’s eyes were deep as he gazed upon this world.

Looking around,

the entire world was shrouded in darkness.

The sky was dim and devoid of light, with what appeared to be a deep gray mist beneath the heavens.

The poisonous domain that might contain Phoenix Blood Grass was located deep to the left of this world.

“No, the poisonous domain seems to have expanded.”

Li Chang’an received a notification from the Myriad Poison Gu.

Even as he stood at the entrance, wisps of spiritual poison attempted to erode his body.

“Mu Yu, come to me, get closer.”

“Coming.”

Jiang Mu Yu, her face beaming with joy, ran over, almost touching Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an handed her some antidote pills and treasures, giving her a few instructions.

Then, he asked Qi Ling Shuang.

“Fellow Daoist Qi, I wish to travel to that poisonous domain. Would you like to come along?”

“I…”

A hint of hesitation flashed in Qi Ling Shuang’s beautiful eyes.

Before,

she would have definitely refused, choosing to proceed alone along her pre-planned route.

However, after experiencing the first and second layers of the world,

Qi Ling Shuang had vaguely sensed

that Li Chang’an was far more complex than she had imagined.

Her experience in the first layer could perhaps be explained by chance, but the situation in the second layer was no coincidence.

Following Li Chang’an should bring more benefits.

“Fellow Daoist Li, I will go with you.”

Qi Ling Shuang suppressed her inner turmoil and made up her mind.

And so,

the three of them transformed into three streams of light, traveling through this world permeated with spiritual poison.

Qi Jing Yun and Qi Yuan had long since disappeared.

About six hours later,

Li Chang’an arrived at the location of the poisonous domain.

Although he possessed the Myriad Poison Gu, he was not careless in the slightest. He immediately used his spiritual power to create a shield, blocking all the spiritual poison from the surrounding area.

This method, though causing a rapid depletion of magical power, ensures maximum safety.

Li Chang’an had enough pills and didn’t care about this consumption.

Beside him,

Jiang Muyu and Qi Ling Shuang did the same.

A moment later, the three flew into the poisonous domain together, spreading their divine senses to search everywhere.

Soon, Qi Ling Shuang was pleasantly surprised to discover that

although this poisonous domain was dangerous, it contained a large amount of Green Wood Dew.

In the following hours,

she harvested even more Green Wood Dew than the total from the first three levels combined.

Jiang Muyu also reaped considerable rewards, smiling and saying, “Sister Ling Shuang, I told you long ago, following Young Master wouldn’t be a mistake.”

“Yes, following him has indeed yielded many gains.”

Qi Ling Shuang’s feelings were complex, but she had to admit it.

Li Chang’an was like a human treasure trove, with abundant luck and deep blessings; wherever he went, he encountered treasures.

Following him

, her own luck seemed to have improved considerably.

Another half hour passed.

Li Chang’an’s spread divine sense suddenly swept over a crimson color.

“Found it!”

He was overjoyed and immediately approached that area.

Not long after,

a spiritual herb, entirely crimson, crystal clear, with clearly defined veins, resembling a carving of red crystal, appeared before his eyes.

It was a fourth-tier spiritual herb, Phoenix Blood Grass!

This herb was extremely rare.

Legend had it

that only the land where the divine beast Phoenix shed its blood could grow such a spiritual herb.

Of course, the Phoenix was merely a legendary creature; no one had ever seen it with their own eyes. This legend was probably just to highlight the rarity of Phoenix Blood Grass.

Li Chang’an carefully plucked the Phoenix Blood Grass and sealed it in a jade box.

After doing so,

he descended into the depths of the earth, searching carefully, but found nothing resembling Phoenix blood.

“It seems I was overthinking it,”

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly and returned to the surface.

His purpose for this trip had been achieved.

Next,

he focused on helping Jiang Muyu find the Green Wood Dew.

Several more hours passed in the blink of an eye, and they unknowingly arrived at the central area of this world.

Just then,

a faint light suddenly flashed through the surrounding gray mist, heading straight for Li Chang’an.

“Ambush! Fellow Daoist Li, be careful!”

Qi Ling Shuang reacted swiftly, instantly appearing in front of Li Chang’an and unleashing a burst of magical power.

Bang!

The eerie light suddenly exploded,

transforming into a large cloud of medicinal powder resembling incense ash, instantly enveloping the three.

All three sensed Qi Jingyun’s aura within it.

“Qi Jingyun, do you perhaps intend to engage me in a magical duel here?”

“Sister Ling Shuang, you misunderstand. I merely wish to borrow a small portion of the power of this world.”

Qi Jingyun’s laughter echoed from afar. As

soon as she finished speaking

, a series of buzzing sounds suddenly resounded throughout the surrounding world.

“Not good, poisonous insects!”

Qi Ling Shuang’s expression changed drastically.

She immediately used her magical power to blow away the scattered medicinal powder, but thousands upon thousands of poisonous insects had already swarmed in.

Among them were even many third-tier poisonous insects.

Li Chang’an casually picked up a medicinal powder and quickly made a judgment.

“This is the Thousand Poisons Catalyst. Once dispersed, it will merge into the surrounding world, attracting a large number of poisonous insects.”

“Haha, Fellow Daoist Li has good insight. I wonder if you have a way to break it?”

Qi Jingyun’s laughter rang out again.

It was clear

that she didn’t believe Li Chang’an could break the Thousand Poisons Catalyst.

Even if he could, it would be useless. The countless poisonous insects in the surrounding world had already locked onto the aura of Li Chang’an and his companions.

This place was still far from the entrance to the fifth level, and it was almost impossible for them to break through the swarms of poisonous insects.

In the end,

they would most likely be forced to crush their tokens and give up this trial.

Qi Ling Shuang’s expression was grim. She had also thought of this outcome.

But once they gave up the trial,

the elders of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty would have a much lower opinion of Jiang Muyu.

“Muyu, I will clear the way for you. Before the treasures are exhausted, I will try my best to get you to the area closer to the entrance to the fifth level.”

Qi Ling Shuang didn’t hesitate for long and immediately made up her mind.

She sacrificed her own trial failure to maximize Jiang Muyu’s chances of success.

Jiang Muyu, however, looked at Li Chang’an and secretly asked, “Young Master, will that big fat worm work?”

“It should.”

Li Chang’an nodded slightly, patting his sleeve.

From within his sleeve,

the Myriad Poison Gu transmitted its aggrieved voice: “Miss Jiang, where am I fat? All worms are round and plump. My current figure is quite standard; in the eyes of the other worms, I’m rather handsome.”

“Alright, I’ll assume you’re handsome.”

Jiang Muyu pursed her lips, not refuting.

At this moment,

Qi Ling Shuang was preparing to use a treasure to clear a path.

Li Chang’an stopped her, calmly saying, “Fellow Daoist Qi, there’s no need for that.”

Qi Ling Shuang paused, “Fellow Daoist Li, do you perhaps have a better method?”

She carefully examined Li Chang’an, unable to imagine how he would deal with the countless poisonous worms.

Even with the strongest luck, it was impossible for the poisonous worms to avoid him.

However…

what followed…

Before her eyes, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

The countless poisonous insects that had been swarming towards them suddenly parted to the sides, not a single one daring to approach.

It was as if an invisible force had blocked the bodies of all the insects.

“Let’s go.”

Li Chang’an smiled faintly, moving easily through the dense sea of insects.

This sea of poisonous insects was even larger than the one in the ruins of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, but fortunately, the Ten Thousand Poison Gu was also stronger than before.

And so,

to the bewilderment of Qi Jingyun and Qi Yuan,

the three of them remained unaffected, continuing their search for the Azure Wood Dew on the fourth level.

Qi Ling Shuang followed beside Li Chang’an, her beautiful eyes fixed on his profile, her gaze complex and her heart unsettled.

She had initially thought that

Li Chang’an was just an ordinary rogue cultivator who had stumbled upon Jiang Muyu by chance.

Without Jiang Muyu’s introduction, a genius like herself would have had no interest in getting to know such a wild, unsophisticated cultivator.

She had always worried that Li Chang’an would drag Jiang Muyu down and affect her future path to immortality.

But what happened after entering the Azure Wood Pagoda

finally made her realize that

Li Chang’an was not a burden to Jiang Muyu at all, but rather a great help to her path to immortality.

Thinking of this…

Qi Ling Shuang even felt a pang of envy.

She took a deep breath and said apologetically, “Fellow Daoist Li, I was short-sighted, and my previous opinion of you was biased. Please forgive me.”

“It’s alright,”

Li Chang’an waved his hand, unconcerned.

He had only come for the Phoenix Blood Grass and didn’t care about the opinions of outsiders.

Seeing his magnanimity,

Qi Ling Shuang felt ashamed and secretly lamented her own poor character.

…

Several hours later.

They left the fourth level and arrived at the fifth level.

This level was not much different, just as recorded by the previous trial disciples.

The three of them went deeper and deeper without encountering too many surprises.

The next day at noon.

They finally reached the deepest part of the fifth level.

Here.

There was a magnificent statue a thousand feet tall.

The identity of this statue was none other than the founding ancestor of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty, the one who had received the favor of the Azure Wood Heavenly Lord.

After the three of them approached,

a cold voice suddenly rang out from within the statue.

“Disciples of the Great Qi royal family undergoing the trial, present your Azure Wood Dew.”

“Yes.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Muyu and Qi Ling Shuang immediately presented their Azure Wood Dew.

Jiang Muyu’s jade bottle contained far more Azure Wood Dew than any of the Great Qi’s past prodigies, exceeding 1,600 drops.

Qi Ling Shuang, naturally, couldn’t match her, but still had over 600 drops.

The next instant.

Two beams of light flew out from the statue, enveloping their jade bottles. The

Azure Wood Dew in the bottles suddenly vanished, seemingly dispersing back into the entire Azure Wood Divine Tower, awaiting collection by the next batch of trial disciples.

“Your performance is excellent, and you will receive sixteen hours of comprehension enhancement time.”

“As for you, you are considerably less, only six hours.”

Two voices rang out in succession.

Hearing this, Jiang Muyu’s pretty face was filled with joy.

In the past 30,000 years of history, this statue had never praised any disciple of the Great Qi royal family; this was the first time it had uttered the words “excellent performance.”

Although Qi Ling Shuang didn’t receive praise, she was also beaming with joy.

Six hours.

It was far more than she had initially expected.

Originally, she thought she would only receive three hundred drops at most.

Now,

it had doubled!

This much time was enough for her to modify several Heavenly Grade spells into spells more suitable for her.

“Fellow Daoist Li, thank you!”

Qi Ling Shuang bowed sincerely, expressing her gratitude.

She knew in her heart that

without Li Chang’an, she would never have obtained so much Azure Wood Dew.

Li Chang’an didn’t seem to mind, saying, “If Fellow Daoist Qi really wants to thank me, then please keep an eye out for Nascent Soul opportunities for me.”

Hearing this,

Qi Ling Shuang was stunned for a moment.

She had never imagined that Li Chang’an, with his low-grade spiritual root, would have such ambitions to form a Nascent Soul.

In the entire Zhao Kingdom’s cultivation world, it seemed that no one with a low-grade spiritual root had ever formed a Nascent Soul.

If Li Chang’an succeeded, he would surely become a legend!

Just then,

two streams of light pierced the sky, landing before the statue and transforming into Qi Jingyun and Qi Yuan.

Upon seeing these two…

Qi Ling Shuang’s pretty face immediately turned icy cold. A flash of spiritual light appeared in her hand as she summoned a magical artifact.

Jiang Muyu immediately stopped her.

“Sister Ling Shuang, you mustn’t fight in front of the ancestral statue.”

“I know!”

Qi Ling Shuang gritted her teeth and coldly glared at the two.

The two seemed oblivious to her killing intent, their gazes fixed on Li Chang’an, their faces still showing disbelief.

Even now,

they still couldn’t believe that Li Chang’an could handle thousands upon thousands of poisonous insects.

“I misjudged him!”

Qi Jingyun realized that Li Chang’an was more cunning than she had anticipated.

Because of Li Chang’an, an outsider,   she received far less Green Wood Dew

in this trial than Jiang Muyu, only a little over three hundred drops.   Qi Yuan was even worse off, with only a little over two hundred drops in his jade bottle.   Although they hadn’t arrived yet, they had heard the statue’s voice and naturally knew how much Green Wood Dew Jiang Muyu had obtained.   ”We miscalculated this time.”   Qi Jingyun withdrew her gaze, a barely perceptible killing intent flashing in her eyes.   Soon, their Green Wood Dew also disappeared.   The cold voice rang out again.   ”You, three hours.”   ”You, two hours.”

There was no praise, not even criticism; it was cold and devoid of any emotion.

Both of them had expected this.

With Jiang Muyu’s brilliance preceding them, they were practically useless.

But they both knew that

the best performer this time wasn’t Jiang Muyu, but Li Chang’an.

However,

Li Chang’an wasn’t of the Great Qi royal bloodline, so the Azure Wood Dew was useless to him.

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan felt a little better.

“Li Chang’an, what good is your performance? You won’t get any reward anyway; it’s just a wasted trip!”

The words had barely left his lips when

the thousand-foot-tall statue spoke again.

“Li Chang’an, your performance is outstanding; you will receive a different kind of blessing!”

Hearing this, Qi Yuan’s expression froze.

The other three were also deeply shocked.

For thirty thousand years,

although many outsiders had entered the Azure Wood Divine Tower, due to their bloodline, no matter how much Azure Wood Dew they collected, they could not receive the ancestral blessing.

But today, Li Chang’an had broken this bloodline constraint that had lasted for thirty thousand years!

“Buzz—”

The entire Azure Wood Divine Tower trembled slightly.

Then…

On the fourth level of the pagoda, in that poisonous domain beneath the ground where Li Chang’an discovered the Phoenix Blood Grass, a drop of crimson-gold blood suddenly flew out.

This drop of blood, carrying a scorching aura, transformed into a golden light and instantly reached the fifth level, entering Li Chang’an’s body.

In an instant,

Li Chang’an felt his entire body burning hot, as if he were in boundless flames, every drop of blood seemingly about to boil.

His body refinement path, originally stuck at the third tier, fourth level,

had broken through to the fifth level in a flash.

And that wasn’t all.

In the blink of an eye, he broke through to the sixth level.

Only at the peak of the sixth level did the scorching sensation slowly subside.

“This…this feeling…”

Li Chang’an was pleasantly surprised to discover that

his physical improvement was not just a simple breakthrough in realm.

At this moment, although his physical realm remained at the sixth level, it far exceeded the description of the sixth level in the cultivation technique, faintly approaching the ninth level!

Enough to withstand the bombardment of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator.

“It’s not just my realm that’s improved, there’s something else too, allowing me to fight beyond my level in body refinement.”

Logically speaking,

in body refinement, fighting beyond one’s level is almost impossible.

But Li Chang’an has defied this notion; his body seems to subtly transcend the human realm.

He’s still unsure of what aspect has received this extra boost.

Regardless,

it’s a good thing.

“Thank you, senior!”

Li Chang’an bowed deeply to the statue with a sincere expression.

After his bow

, a tremendous force sent all five of them flying out of the Green Wood Pagoda.

Thus, the trial ended!

“Qi Jingyun!”

Qi Ling Shuang shouted coldly, her magical power erupting. Without hesitation, she instantly attacked Qi Jingyun and the other two.

Jiang Muyu also summoned her magic weapon to assist.

The four instantly clashed.

Their strengths were not significantly different; if nothing unexpected happened, it would be difficult to determine a winner even after an hour.

However,

Li Chang’an was still standing nearby.

Qi Jingyun and Qi Yuan were forced to be wary of Li Chang’an, which put them at a disadvantage.

Just then, a gentle voice rang out.

“Alright, you are all the pride of our Great Qi, why fight like this?”

As soon as the voice fell, a gentle force descended from the sky, separating the four.

Immediately afterward,

an extraordinary puppet appeared before them.

Upon seeing this puppet, Qi Ling Shuang and the other three stopped fighting and bowed to it.

“Greetings, Your Majesty!”

This puppet was none other than the clone left in the imperial city by the Great Qi Emperor Qi Jiuyang.

Li Chang’an also bowed.

“Greetings, Senior.”

“Young friend Li, you truly deserve to be called a genius who has formed a core with a low-grade spiritual root. You are indeed extraordinary, to the point that even the ancestral statue made an exception for you!”

Qi Jiuyang’s expression was warm as he lifted Li Chang’an up.

A golden light flashed in his hand, and a golden token appeared.

“From this day forward, young friend Li is a Golden Core Guest Elder of our Great Qi, enjoying all the rights of a Guest Elder, and without bearing any Guest Elder responsibilities.”

As he spoke, the golden token flew to Li Chang’an.

This Great Qi Emperor seemed to know Li Chang’an quite well, stating in advance that he wouldn’t bear any responsibility. Since

he had made such a statement,

Li Chang’an naturally couldn’t refuse.

“Thank you, Senior!”

“If young friend Li tires of cultivation at Changqing Mountain, he can come to our Great Qi at any time and take a real position,”

Qi Jiuyang said with a smile.

Afterwards, he also offered a few words of encouragement to the other four.

Due to the Great Qi Emperor, the four naturally couldn’t fight anymore and could only return to their respective places.

In the following days,

Li Chang’an did not return but stayed in the Xuanwang Mansion to investigate the changes in himself.

He vaguely sensed that the power of that drop of crimson-gold blood had not been completely exhausted, and a considerable amount was still hidden in various parts of his body, slowly enhancing his physique.

On this day,

he controlled a third-tier high-grade puppet to launch an attack on him.

After a fierce attack, he was unharmed, with only some white marks on his skin.

“Not bad, this trip has been quite fruitful.”

Li Chang’an smiled, very satisfied.

If he were to break through again and reach the seventh level of Body Refinement, his physical strength would most likely surpass the limit of the third tier.

That evening.

He left the Xuanwang Mansion and, as a Golden Core guest elder, went to the treasury of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty.

This was his first time entering the treasury of a Nascent Soul power.

As soon as he entered,

his vision was filled with the radiance of countless treasures.

“Truly worthy of being a Nascent Soul power,”

Li Chang’an exclaimed sincerely, looking at the endless treasures.

His wealth was already quite substantial, far exceeding that of many Golden Core powers in the Southern Region, but it couldn’t compare to the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty’s 30,000-year history.

His main purpose in coming here was to seek Nascent Soul opportunities.

However,

perhaps because his status and power were insufficient,

the treasures presented to him contained no Nascent Soul opportunities, and fourth-tier treasures were quite rare.

“If I could achieve Nascent Soul status, I would definitely see many more high-grade treasures,”

Li Chang’an thought. After browsing the treasury without exchanging anything, he turned and went to the library.

Inside the library,

he saw many Heavenly Grade cultivation techniques and spells.

However, according to the classification of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, these cultivation methods and spells should only be considered pseudo-Heavenly Grade, not reaching the True Heavenly Grade.

Li Chang’an casually flipped through an ancient book and chatted with the cultivator guarding the library.

During the conversation,

he unexpectedly learned that

the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty actually had more than four Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

There was also an old emperor whose cultivation had reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage!

Nascent Soul cultivators have a lifespan of a thousand years, while that old emperor was only eight hundred years old, with more than two hundred years left to live.

However,

he had disappeared unexpectedly many years ago.

Although his soul lamp was still burning, his whereabouts were unknown, and

he had not returned for a long time. The cultivator guarding the library sighed, “The old emperor’s supernatural powers are astonishing, and his magical power is profound. If he could return, he alone would be enough to suppress the two Nascent Soul cultivators of the Wang family. But we don’t know where he is.”

“The Great Qi Immortal Dynasty’s foundation is indeed profound; it even has such a powerful figure.”

Through this conversation,

Li Chang’an learned many more secrets of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty.

…

A few days later.

He bid farewell to Qi Ling Shuang and prepared to return to the Southern Region.

As for Jiang Muyu,

she still had subsequent trials, but they were all relatively simple and did not require Li Chang’an’s assistance.

“Young Master, after I complete the trials, I will return to Changqing Mountain,”

Jiang Muyu said reluctantly, her beautiful eyes reddening as she pulled Li Chang’an aside.

Li Chang’an smiled and gave her a few words of advice.   He was not worried

about the subsequent trials.   Jiang Muyu’s performance in this trial was outstanding, earning praise from many elders of the Great Qi clan, and she had already been recognized by many as a Holy Maiden. It was impossible to arrange any more dangerous trials for her.   However, just to be on the safe side,   Li Chang’an still stayed for half a day to refine various life-saving treasures for her.   After finishing the refining, it was already late at night.   Midnight arrived.   A golden light appeared before Li Chang’an’s eyes.   [The divination has been updated]   [Today’s divination: Ominous]   [You left the Xuanwang Mansion and returned to the Southern Region, but were ambushed by the Great Qi King Huai on the way. You had to use the Realm-Splitting Talisman to escape.]   ”King Huai?”   Li Chang’an was startled, looking at the divination results.   This person was the ancestor of Qi Jingyun and Qi Yuan.   Although he only had the peak Golden Core cultivation, within the Great Qi territory, with the help of faith, he could rival a Nascent Soul cultivator and was worthy of being called a True Lord.   ”This person actually came to ambush me; it must have been Qi Jingyun who asked him to do it.”   Li Chang’an knew very well.   He was very important to Jiang Muyu.   If he died unexpectedly, Jiang Muyu would definitely be greatly affected and would most likely become despondent.   ”If this were far from the Great Qi territory, I wouldn’t be afraid of this person, and I could even kill him. But this place is the heartland of Great Qi.”   Li Chang’an pondered for a long time.   If he used a concealment spell, could he hide from a Nascent Soul expert and quietly leave this place?   After careful consideration, he felt that doing so was too risky.   He had no choice.   He could only find Jiang Muyu and ask her to ask Jiang Xuanyuan for help.   ”Muyu, a friend of mine told me that Prince Huai plans to attack me.”   ”Prince Huai? Isn’t that old man dealing with the Wang family on the border?”   Jiang Muyu’s expression changed slightly.   She immediately used her communication jade pendant to contact her father, Jiang Xuanyuan.   Jiang Xuanyuan informed her that Prince Huai had been in seclusion for the past few days and hadn’t appeared.   ”It seems he wasn’t really in seclusion, but came to deal with you, young friend. Your friend’s friend is quite capable, managing to find out about this.”   Jiang Xuanyuan reassured Li Chang’an that there was no need to worry.   That evening, he also announced his seclusion and quietly left the border region.   The next day.   Inside the Xuanwang Mansion.   Li Chang’an met Jiang Xuanyuan, who had rushed back.   ”Young friend Li, you can go back without worry. I will follow you. If Prince Huai dares to show himself, I will let him know the difference between a true Nascent Soul and a false one!”   ”Thank you, senior!”   Li Chang’an secretly breathed a sigh of relief.   That noon.   He formally bid farewell to Qi Ling Shuang and Jiang Muyu.   Then, without any concealment, he transformed into a streak of light and left the Great Qi Imperial City, returning to the Southern Region.   About a quarter of an hour later,   the aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator suddenly appeared before him.   ”Hehe, young friend Li, why the rush to leave? I have something to discuss with you.” As soon as he   finished speaking, a middle-aged man clad in bright yellow armor appeared.   He possessed extraordinary bearing and formidable strength, his aura far surpassing that of the Golden Core realm.   It was none other than Prince Huai!

Li Chang’an bowed respectfully and asked, “Senior, you are a dignified Nascent Soul True Monarch, why make things difficult for a mere Golden Core junior like me?”

“Young friend Li is mistaken. In terms of cultivation level, I am only a Golden Core cultivator, on the same level as you. It’s not a case of the superior bullying the inferior.”

Prince Huai smiled calmly, seemingly unconcerned that Li Chang’an would escape.

He had already sealed off the surrounding area with his Nascent Soul power.

“Young friend Li, please come and sit in my Prince Huai’s residence.”

With that, he waved his hand, intending to take Li Chang’an away.

But just then,

an even more powerful aura suddenly erupted, instantly tearing apart his seal!

Jiang Xuanyuan appeared before Li Chang’an with a cold expression.

He held a water-blue spear, his Nascent Soul power surging forth.

“Prince Huai, you announced your seclusion, yet you appear here. Are you perhaps cowardly and fleeing? Or have you secretly colluded with the Wang family?”

“I…”

Prince Huai’s expression changed drastically.

Although he possessed the power of a pseudo-Nascent Soul cultivator, his true cultivation level was only Golden Core. Facing a true Nascent Soul cultivator like Jiang Xuanyuan, his aura instantly weakened.

“Fellow Daoist Jiang, I did not collude with the Wang family.”

“If that’s the case, why did you attack a Golden Core guest elder of my Great Qi?”

Jiang Xuanyuan coldly retorted, his aura surging again, seemingly carrying the power of heaven and earth, crushing down on Prince Huai.

Prince Huai’s aura was insufficient, forcing him to use some of his Nascent Soul power to resist this oppressive force.

“Fellow Daoist Jiang, this matter was my fault. I am willing to apologize to Young Friend Li.”

“No need. You should come with me to the Great Qi Heavenly Prison.”

Jiang Xuanyuan’s attitude was firm, instantly sealing off the space around Prince Huai.

Prince Huai’s face was grim. He knew that Jiang Xuanyuan already knew the inside story; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been such a coincidence that he appeared here.

But Jiang Xuanyuan refused to discuss the trial, instead insisting on accusing him of treason, clearly trying to embarrass him.

The bigger this matter became, the more embarrassed he would be.

Seeing that Jiang Xuanyuan showed no sign of backing down, he couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

“Jiang Xuanyuan, you are a dignified Nascent Soul True Monarch, why make things difficult for a mere Golden Core junior like me?”

(End of Chapter)