Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 337

Chapter 337 Journey to the Ice Plains, Spirit Flower Acquired, Exclusive Secret Realm (Please Subscribe)

Ye Hao’s Crane Extermination Alliance was still deep within the Ancient Wood Secret Realm.

The secret realm was fraught with danger and unsuitable for developing sect power.

If he wanted this spiritual vein,

Zheng Qingqing would naturally have to discuss it with him.

But he shook his head and said, “Fellow Daoist Zheng, I think the secret realm is quite good, with danger and opportunity coexisting. The area around this spiritual vein is too peaceful, with no danger, which doesn’t suit my personality.”

“In that case, thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Ye!”

And so,

this third-tier spiritual vein became the Zheng family’s ancestral land.

Since the spiritual vein was acquired by Li Chang’an,

Zheng Qingqing promised that

the Zheng family would share a portion of the profits from operating this spiritual vein with Li Chang’an every year.   Li Chang’an naturally wouldn’t refuse

this .   Behind them, Long Niu muttered softly, “We’re an old married couple, why are you still dividing things so meticulously?”   Li Chang’an glanced at him.   He didn’t say anything, but simply surveyed the entire spiritual vein, confirmed that there was no danger, and then returned to Changqing Mountain with everyone.   After the birthday banquet, everyone departed.   The Zheng family began their relocation.   The original Zheng family territory and Qinghe Market remained under the control of the Zheng family’s Foundation Establishment.   Every year thereafter, Li Chang’an would receive a sum of money from the Zheng family’s management of the third-tier spiritual vein.   Time flew by, and several years passed in the blink of an eye.   During these years,   Li Chang’an had been searching for various treasures, but progress on key treasures was slow.   Whether it was a soul-nourishing treasure or other treasures needed by the Vermilion Bird Sect, there was little useful information.   During this time,   he tried various methods, even using a fourth-tier talisman.   But he still couldn’t break through the fourth-tier grand formation deep within Changqing Mountain.   ”There’s still no news about the fourth-tier formation inheritance,”   Li Chang’an said with some regret.   With his own comprehension, without an inheritance, it would take him countless years to break through to the fourth tier of formation mastery.   Just then,   a rainbow light suddenly streaked across the sky and landed on Changqing Mountain.   The newcomer was a young girl, with an early Golden Core cultivation level.   Li Chang’an recognized her.   She was Wang Xiaoqi, a maidservant of Wang Qianling, the Holy Queen of the Wang family.   ”Miss Xiaoqi, what brings you to my Changqing Mountain?”   ”Fellow Daoist Li, my young lady has disappeared! Please help me!”   Wang Xiaoqi pleaded anxiously.   ”Your young lady, Fellow Daoist Wang Qianling?”   Li Chang’an’s heart stirred slightly; he immediately thought of Wang Qianling’s strange ring.   He had warned Wang Qianling about it,   but Wang Qianling seemed to trust the ring implicitly.   ”Miss Xiaoqi, please don’t panic. Tell me your story carefully.”   Li Chang’an dissolved a calming pill in his hand and channeled its power into her body, quickly calming her down.   Then, Wang Xiaoqi recounted Wang Qianling’s disappearance.   A few days ago,   Wang Qianling announced she was going to the Northern Ice Plains to seek an opportunity.   Full of confidence, she went alone without any guests, servants, or maids.   For the first few days,   Wang Xiaoqi could communicate with her through a communication jade pendant.   Not long after, she completely lost contact, receiving no response to anything she said to the jade pendant.   Everyone realized   something had happened to her!   Several retainers had already gone to the Wang family for help.   Wang Xiaoqi remembered Li Chang’an’s words from years ago, and thus came to Changqing Mountain.   ”Fellow Daoist Li, when you deliberately reminded Miss back then, did you see something wrong?”   ”Yes, there was indeed something wrong.”   ”Please help me, Fellow Daoist Li!”   ”Don’t rush…”   Li Chang’an quietly used two fourth-tier tortoise shells, calculating with his fingers, trying to deduce Wang Qianling’s location.   But he quickly sensed the concealment.   After several attempts,   he still couldn’t find Wang Qianling’s true location.   Either Wang Qianling possessed some kind of high-level treasure, reaching the level of a divine object concealing itself,   or she was in a special region that could interfere with divination.   Li Chang’an leaned more towards the latter.   After all,   he had divined Wang Qianling’s location just a few years ago.   At that time, the divination went smoothly, revealing that she was entangled by a malevolent shadow.   “Divination is useless; it seems we’ll have to resort to the old method.”   Li Chang’an summoned Da Huang and patted its head.   The so-called old method,   naturally, was to have Da Huang track the source of the aura.   He said to Wang Xiaoqi, “Miss Xiaoqi, I need Fellow Daoist Wang’s aura. Do you have any here?”   “Yes!”   Wang Xiaoqi nodded and immediately took out several pieces of clothing from her storage bag, handing them to Li Chang’an. Li   Chang’an took them and had Da Huang memorize the aura on them.   After that,   he took Da Huang and Wang Xiaoqi and used a stealth technique to quietly leave Changqing Mountain.   …   A few days later.   Li Chang’an arrived at a celestial city in the Central Region.   Wang Qianling had set off from this celestial city to the Northern Ice Plains and never returned.   “Da Huang, there should still be traces of Wang Qianling’s aura here. Can you detect it?”   “Yes!”   Da Huang gave an affirmative answer.   After becoming a Grade Earth Bloodline Demon Beast, its talent had greatly increased, far surpassing its former level.

Even amidst the chaotic atmosphere of the immortal city, he accurately identified Wang Qianling’s aura.

Soon after, Li Chang’an, accompanied by Da Huang, left the immortal city,

heading north .

Following the scent left by Wang Qianling, they quickly entered the icy, snow-covered Northern Plains.

“Whoosh—”

The cold wind howled, biting to the bone.

As far as the eye could see, the world was a blanket of white.

The Northern Plains were governed by the Nascent Soul Wang family, and due to the harsh environment, the number of cultivators was far less than in the other three regions.

For the next few days,

Li Chang’an didn’t encounter many cultivators.

Only a few cities and markets built on spiritual veins could rely on formations to withstand the extreme cold, allowing cultivators to cultivate peacefully within them.

“Qingxue loves to admire the snow. I’ve known her for so many years, but I’ve never brought her to the Northern Region.”

This icy, snow-covered land suddenly reminded Li Chang’an of Mo Qingxue.

He shook his head, suppressing his thoughts, and focused on finding her.

More than ten days later ,

Da Huang, following the scent, tracked her to the depths of the Northern Plains, into a landscape of snow-covered mountains and valleys.

“Master, the aura is getting stronger! Wang Qianling should be nearby!”

“Conceal your aura and keep searching.”

“Yes!”

Da Huang immediately used the Concealment Bead.

Li Chang’an then cast a spell to conceal his aura.

The man and the dog searched tirelessly in the cold wind, and several hours passed in the blink of an eye, until it was late at night again.

Da Huang suddenly stopped, gazing at an ice mountain thousands of feet high in the distance.

“Master, Wang Qianling’s aura is inside that ice mountain!”

“Good.”

Li Chang’an nodded slightly and put Da Huang into his spirit beast pouch.

He did not rush into the ice mountain, but first used a communication artifact to contact Wang Xiaoqi and confirm that Wang Qianling’s soul lamp was still lit.

This meant that Wang Qianling was still alive.

However, Li Chang’an did not know what the inside of the ice mountain looked like, or whether there were any traps.

He was very cautious, calculated the time, and waited for the divination to appear.

Not long after,

a golden light appeared before his eyes.

[The divination has been updated]

[Today’s divination: Auspicious]

[You entered the ice mountain and found Wang Qianling in danger. You rescued her, and in gratitude, she gifted you a fourth-tier withered spirit flower.]

“Auspicious divination, it’s a sure thing!”

Li Chang’an’s eyes brightened as he looked at the words “withered spirit flower” in the divination.

As long as he could obtain this treasure to break the formation

, the arduous pursuit these past few days would be worthwhile.

Without further hesitation, he immediately used his escape technique and quietly entered the ice mountain.

Soon,

Li Chang’an sensed something strange.

“This place is somewhat special. The energy is chaotic, and the secrets of heaven are hidden. No wonder it’s impossible to deduce anything. It’s suitable for cultivators wanted by major sects to hide.”

He remained vigilant and slowly ventured deeper into the ice mountain.

Not long after,

the interior of the ice mountain appeared before him.

Inside this ice mountain, there was a rather spacious area, with hundreds and thousands of ice crystals floating around it like bright mirrors.

At the very center of this space was an ice bed exuding cold air.

Wang Qianling lay on the ice bed.

Her face was deathly pale, her eyes tightly shut, motionless, her entire body covered in frost.

Before the ice bed

stood the soul of an old woman, almost entirely transparent.

This old woman was no longer as kind as before; she no longer concealed the greed on her face.

“This body, nurtured for so many years, has finally reached its time of use,”

she said in a strange, shrill, and hoarse voice.

As she spoke,

the old woman unleashed streams of soul power, striking the surrounding floating ice.

During this process, her body grew increasingly transparent, as if she were about to dissipate into nothingness.

“What is she doing?”

Li Chang’an wondered.

He had initially thought the old woman intended to possess Wang Qianling.

But, judging from her current appearance, it didn’t seem like she was planning that.

“Never mind, thinking too much is useless. I need to rescue Wang Qianling first.”

He hid in the shadows, quietly channeling demonic magic.

The Netherworld Sect of Yan Kingdom possessed numerous spells for dealing with souls.

Li Chang’an had killed many Netherworld Sect cultivators, even the Holy Son, so he naturally knew many such spells.

He was about to unleash his spell

when Wang Qianling suddenly opened her eyes, a flicker of pain in them.

“Grandma, why are you doing this to me?”

“Qianling, haven’t you figured it out yet? My soul can’t hold on any longer, I can’t even go through the cycle of reincarnation. I can only borrow your body to merge with you.”

The old woman chuckled, her greed undiminished.

She looked at Wang Qianling’s body as if she were seeing a priceless treasure.

Hearing this,

sorrow welled up in Wang Qianling’s bright eyes, and two tears streamed down her face.

“Grandma, you were so good to me before, was it all just to cultivate a suitable body?”

“That’s right!”

The old woman nodded, explaining everything.

In her previous life, she was also a cultivator with dual ice and fire spiritual roots, both reaching the Earth-grade level, exactly the same physique as Wang Qianling.

That’s why she spared no effort in cultivating Wang Qianling.

“Qianling, you must know, there’s no such thing as unconditional kindness in this world. I helped you stand out among the many prodigies of the Wang family, even helping you defeat the Wang family’s spiritual body, allowing you to enjoy hundreds of years of honor. Now it’s your turn to repay me.”

Hearing this, a deep sorrow appeared on Wang Qianling’s pretty face.

She hadn’t been without doubts.

But after years of getting along, those doubts had long since disappeared, and she even regarded the other woman as a relative without blood ties.

Now,

she finally understood.

Most of the stories describing how the remnant souls of elders helped their juniors were not true.

“Where are there so many kind-hearted elders in this world?”

Wang Qianling sighed inwardly.

She thought of Li Chang’an’s warning to her.

At the time, she didn’t take it seriously, even thinking Li Chang’an was overly cautious, always suspecting outsiders with the utmost malice.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have earned the nickname “coward.”

Now, thinking back,

Li Chang’an’s mindset was what a qualified cultivator should have.

“I’ve ended up in this situation because I trusted outsiders too easily; it was truly wrong of me.”

“Qianling, it’s good that you understand. It seems Grandma has given you another valuable cultivation experience, but you’ll only be able to use it in your next life.”

The old woman looked at Wang Qianling, her strange voice full of smugness.

“No, I’m going to devour your soul to replenish myself. You won’t have a next life! Don’t blame me; blame yourself for being too trusting…”

Before she could finish speaking

, her expression suddenly changed, a warning flashing in her mind, and she vanished instantly.

The next instant,

a chilling, eerie light flashed past where she had just been.

If she had been a moment later, she would have been torn apart by that light.

“Who is it?”

the old woman shouted angrily.

Li Chang’an appeared, sighing softly, “The sneak attack failed again; we have to fight head-on.”

“Li Chang’an, it’s you!”

The old woman stared intently at him, her eyes filled with both anger and fear.

Wang Qianling, on the other hand, showed surprise and delight.

“Fellow Daoist Li, what brings you here?”

“Of course, to save you. Did you come to admire the snow?”

Hearing this, a hint of embarrassment appeared on Wang Qianling’s pretty face.

If she had been more vigilant, she wouldn’t have needed Li Chang’an to rescue her.

“Fellow Daoist Li, be careful; this old ghost is quite powerful.”

“Don’t worry, her soul is almost completely dissipated; she doesn’t have much power left. I can kill her in an instant.”

Li Chang’an’s tone was calm as he looked at the old woman.

He used a Heavenly-grade demonic technique, gathering magical power in his hand, transforming it into a beam of ghostly light.

Seeing this light,

the old woman’s fear deepened.

But she shouted, “Li Chang’an, with your meager skills, you can’t kill me!”

Before she finished speaking, she vanished instantly

.

Then, her image appeared on the mirror-like ice surfaces all around.

Numerous ice crystals hovered in the air, rapidly shifting and transforming into afterimages. Thousands of these figures spoke in unison, “Li Chang’an, I have millions of clones! What can you do to me?”

“Millions of clones?”

A flash of light appeared in Li Chang’an’s hand, revealing his Stone Eye treasure.

With the Stone Eye, he immediately saw clearly that

these thousands of figures were all illusions.

The old woman’s true soul was using the cover of countless illusions to quietly approach Wang Qianling’s body.

“Mere illusions, yet you dare to act so arrogantly?”

Li Chang’an sneered, unleashing a ghostly light from his hand.

The old woman’s expression changed drastically; unable to dodge in time, she was struck by the ghostly light.

She screamed, her features contorted, and her already transparent body began to dissipate.

“No! I am not reconciled! I have not yet witnessed the return of the Nine Great Immortal Sects!”

Her face contorted with madness, she shrieked as she charged towards Wang Lingjing, attempting to possess her body before completely dissipating.

But before she could get close, several more beams of eerie light struck.

Finally,

amidst a mournful wail,

the old woman’s body vanished completely, her soul scattered, unable even to escape the cycle of reincarnation, never to appear again in the world.

Her words before her complete dissipation

plunged Li Chang’an and Wang Qianling into deep thought.

“The return of the Nine Great Immortal Sects?”

Years ago,

Li Chang’an had already suspected this.

Some core members of the Nine Great Immortal Sects may have escaped that calamity and will one day reappear.

Now, the old woman’s words seem to confirm his conjecture.

Of course,

this old woman is ultimately just a remnant soul, having been dead for at least 90,000 years.

The so-called return of the Nine Great Immortal Sects may just be wishful thinking on her part.

“Even if they really do return, it won’t do me any harm. I have two identities to use.”

Li Chang’an wasn’t worried.

He waved his hand, shattering the ice bed and destroying the treasures binding Wang Qianling one by one.

A moment later,

Wang Qianling regained her freedom.

She looked at the place where the old woman had disappeared, a complex expression flashing in her beautiful eyes.

No matter what, she was still her master who had taught her for hundreds of years.

“Fellow Daoist Li, thank you very much this time. If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid I would have been replaced by that old ghost.”

“If Fellow Daoist Wang really wants to thank me, then give me that withered spirit flower.”

“Of course!”

Wang Qianling didn’t hesitate at all and immediately took out the withered spirit flower from her storage bag.

This fourth-tier treasure, though precious, was nothing compared to the life-saving grace it had bestowed.

Back then,

she had wanted to exchange it for the Soul-Nourishing Jade

to nourish the old woman’s soul and slow its dissipation.

Now, the old woman had completely vanished, and her true nature revealed.

Wang Qianling no longer needed to expend resources to obtain a Soul-Nourishing treasure.

“Fellow Daoist Li, this Withered Spirit Flower can only be used once; you must seize the opportunity.”

“I understand.”

Li Chang’an accepted the Withered Spirit Flower.

In that instant

, even the magical power within his body showed signs of drying up and withering.

This Withered Spirit Flower, even before blooming, possessed such power.

Once fully bloomed,

it would surely halt the entire fourth-tier grand formation!

He put the flower away and left with Wang Qianling, returning to the Central Region.

On the way,

Wang Qianling looked at the snow-covered landscape and felt a surge of emotion.

“My Wang family ancestors emerged step by step from this harsh northern region, enduring countless hardships to build a vast empire…”

Li Chang’an listened silently as she continued.

For the next few days,

Wang Qianling spoke at length about the Wang family.

Among the four Nascent Soul powerhouses of Zhao Kingdom, the Wang family indeed had the most difficult beginnings.

The Great Qi Immortal Dynasty received gifts from Heavenly Lords of the Transformation Realm.

While the Zixia Sect and Huangsha Sect didn’t receive such gifts, they could still plunder vast resources from the Southern and Western Regions.

Only the Wang family, a family of cultivators, slowly climbed up from this harsh land, relying on the meager resources of the Northern Plains to reach their current position.

Finally,

Wang Qianling asked, “Fellow Daoist Li, would you be willing to join my Wang family?”

Her eyes were like water, her beautiful eyes filled with expectation as she looked at Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an had already anticipated this.

He directly informed her, “Fellow Daoist Wang, I am now a Golden Core Guest Elder of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty.”

As he spoke, he took out his gleaming golden Guest Elder token and showed it to Wang Qianling.

Upon seeing the token,

Wang Qianling’s expression darkened. She knew it was impossible to win over Li Chang’an now.

Before the Immortal War, there might have been a sliver of hope, but now the two Nascent Soul forces were locked in a life-or-death struggle.

The Immortal War between the Wang family and the Great Qi was far more bloody than that between the Yellow Sand Sect and the Purple Cloud Sect,

all because the Wang family had lost a fourth-tier demon lord.

The two of them

were now considered enemies.

In the following days, Wang Qianling became somewhat silent, and until her return to the Central Region, she never mentioned the Wang family again.

Li Chang’an did not stay in the Central Region for long.

After bidding farewell to Wang Qianling, he took the Withered Spirit Flower and rushed back to the Southern Region.

A few more days passed.

Li Chang’an finally returned to Changqing Mountain and arrived at the entrance to the secret realm at the foot of the mountain.

He held the Withered Spirit Flower in his hand and stood before the array.

“Once this formation is broken, I will have a secret realm that is entirely mine.”

(End of Chapter)