Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 338

Chapter 338 Fire Cloud Crystal, Power of Faith, Fire Cloud God (Seeking Subscription)

Before the fourth-order grand formation,

Li Chang’an stood for a long time.

His eyes were deep, gazing at the blurry passage behind the fourth-order grand formation, faintly sensing a scorching aura.

It was as if countless Fire Cloud Crystals were beckoning to him.

But he did not directly make the withered spirit flower bloom.

“The secret realm has always been fraught with danger, filled with many incomprehensible and bizarre things,”

Li Chang’an worried.

At the other end of the passage, there might be some powerful monsters.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry.

“Let’s look at the divination results first.”

He had already come this far; he didn’t mind waiting a few more hours.

He sat cross-legged and began cultivating.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, it was midnight.

A golden light appeared before his eyes.

[The hexagram has been updated]

[Today’s hexagram: Neutral]

[You used the Withered Spirit Flower to cause the collapse of the fourth-order array guarding the entrance to the secret realm, successfully entering the Fire Cloud Secret Realm without encountering any accidents.]

“Neutral hexagram, neither auspicious nor inauspicious, not bad!”

Li Chang’an breathed a sigh of relief.

To him ,

a neutral hexagram was equivalent to an auspicious one; as long as nothing unexpected happened, that was fine.

He calmed his mind, letting the Withered Spirit Flower float in front of him, and slowly infused it with Evergreen magic power.

Gradually,

a few more crystalline points of light appeared on the withered and gray petals.

As time passed, more and more points of light appeared, merging together, making each petal look crystal clear, as if carved from crystal.

“Buzz…”

The Withered Spirit Flower trembled slightly, and one by one, the brilliantly glowing petals gradually rose.

It bloomed!

In that instant,

the magic power within Li Chang’an’s body rapidly dissipated, and even his Immortal Golden Core dimmed considerably.

The surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth vanished in an instant.

This small space

almost instantly became a place devoid of spiritual energy!

The fourth-order grand formation ahead abruptly halted, all traces of danger vanishing. Countless complex array patterns appeared, and the treasures used to set up the formation plummeted from the void.

“Collect!”

Li Chang’an didn’t hesitate.

With a wave of his hand, he instantly collected the numerous array treasures.

Then, his figure blurred, transforming into afterimages as he swiftly erased the array patterns that had appeared around him.

Furthermore, at the center of the formation, there were tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones used to maintain it.

He collected those as well.

Thus ,

the fourth-order grand formation was completely destroyed and could no longer function.

A few breaths later,

the withered spirit flower slowly withered, its petals turning gray and wilting again, finally dissipating into nothingness and vanishing into the world.

The surrounding spiritual energy gradually returned to normal.

“It’s a pity, I can only use it once,”

Li Chang’an sighed inwardly.

Naturally, he wanted to use such a treasure as many times as possible.

Of course, while treasures were valuable, they were ultimately not as reliable as one’s own skills. It would be best to obtain the fourth-order formation inheritance as soon as possible.

He put aside his thoughts and began to examine the numerous array treasures.

These treasures

were mostly decayed.

The formation had been maintained by spiritual energy,

but now, with the energy dissipated, most had lost their last trace of vitality, emanating an aura of decay.

“Even the finest treasures cannot withstand the power of time,”

Li Chang’an sighed, categorizing the numerous treasures.

About fifteen minutes later, the inventory was complete.

Afterward, he rearranged several near-fourth-tier grand formations at the entrance to the secret realm.

Having done all this ,

Li Chang’an looked into the depths of the passage.

He tossed out a near-fourth-tier puppet cloaked in his own skin, ordering it to move forward.

The further he went, the more intense the heat became; the rocks around the passage turned a dark red.

At the end of the passage, a massive boulder several meters high blocked the exit.

Li Chang’an didn’t move it, but instead used a teleportation technique to pass through the boulder.

A moment later,

a strange secret realm appeared before him.

Looking out, the world was ablaze with crimson, the scorching heat of fire emanating from it.

To Li Chang’an’s surprise, he sensed the presence of numerous cultivators in this vast world.

Not just Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators, but even Golden Core cultivators!

“Could they be descendants of cultivators left behind by the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty?”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

This secret realm was once where the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty mined Fire Cloud Crystals.

Later, the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty ascended to heaven, and the emperor and many important figures such as kings, ministers, and others vanished.

Without the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty’s suppression, heroes from all sides rose up, and the cultivation world instantly descended into chaos.

Soldiers from all over the Great Jin Dynasty also established their own factions.

In that chaotic situation,

the miners and those in charge of overseeing this Fire Cloud Secret Realm might be forgotten by the outside world.

“I can’t be careless. I need to understand the basic situation of this world first.”

Li Chang’an was currently in a desolate mountain forest.

He gazed into the distance.

In the central region of this world, there seemed to be an extremely powerful cultivator, who subtly posed a threat to him.

“A Nascent Soul True Monarch? No, it’s not as threatening as a Nascent Soul cultivator. It should be a special Golden Core cultivator, whose strength far exceeds the limits of the Golden Core stage. He should not be underestimated.”

Li Chang’an’s figure flickered, leaving the mountain forest and heading towards the nearest gathering place of cultivators he sensed.

Halfway through his journey, he suddenly sensed the auras of several Qi Refining cultivators.

Those auras

were rapidly approaching his location.

Soon, he saw two young cultivators,

a man and a woman, who bore a striking resemblance, seemingly siblings, both at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

At this moment ,

their faces were deathly pale, and they were frantically fleeing.

Several figures were hot on their heels.

One of them shouted, “Brother and sister Yao, hand over the Fire Cloud Crystal, and I may spare your lives!”

Fire Cloud Crystal?

Li Chang’an’s heart stirred slightly.

He had come to this secret realm specifically to find the Fire Cloud Crystal.

He hadn’t expected to hear the name of this treasure so soon.

“These siblings are merely Qi Refining cultivators, yet they possess a fourth-tier treasure like the Fire Cloud Crystal. Could it be that the Fire Cloud Crystal isn’t too rare in this world?”

Li Chang’an thought to himself; this was good news.

He had feared that the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty had over-exploited the area, taking away all the Fire Cloud Crystals in the secret realm.

Now it seemed that his worst-case scenario hadn’t occurred.

As he pondered…

The group drew ever closer.

The Yao siblings’ auras were already chaotic, their magical power nearly exhausted.

The female cultivator gritted her teeth and said, “Ah Feng, hold on a little longer. As long as we offer the Fire Cloud Crystal to the God King, we’ll be safe.”

“Sister, you go first, I’ll hold them off!”

The male cultivator’s face hardened; he intended to stay behind to hold off the others.

Ignoring the female cultivator’s protests, he was about to burn his lifespan.

Just then,

Li Chang’an removed his disguise and appeared before the two.

His sudden appearance startled them.

Before this,

they hadn’t even noticed Li Chang’an’s presence.

The female cultivator reacted quickly, immediately pleading, “Senior, I am Yao Yun, a cultivator from the Yao family of Fire Rock City. This is my younger brother, Yao Feng. Please, senior, save my brother and me.”

As she spoke, Yao Yun’s body tensed, beads of cold sweat appearing on her forehead.

She knew in her heart that

Li Chang’an’s strength was far superior to theirs.

Therefore, she had no choice but to gamble.

If Li Chang’an were a righteous cultivator, he might save them, but if he were a cultivator undergoing tribulation, the siblings would surely die today!

Li Chang’an said calmly, “Let me see that Fire Cloud Crystal.”

Hearing this, Yao Yun’s heart skipped a beat.

She gritted her teeth, took out a jade box from her storage bag, and presented it to Li Chang’an.

“Senior, the Fire Cloud Crystal is inside.”

“Hmm.”

Li Chang’an nodded slightly and took the jade box.

He opened the jade box.

A fiery red crystal the size of a grain of sand appeared before his eyes.

Li Chang’an sensed it carefully; the crystal was filled with a blazing fire element aura, making his blood and qi more active. It was indeed a Fire Cloud Crystal.

According to records,

the Fire Cloud Crystal was not only a fire element treasure but also a treasure required for fourth-level body refinement.

However,

the Fire Cloud Crystal required by the Vermilion Bird Sect was the size of a human head.

The amount Li Chang’an had was far too little; it was simply not enough.

“I’m new to this world and know nothing about anything, so I’ll start with this brother and sister to find a way to obtain more Fire Cloud Crystals.”

He thought to himself, looking at the Fire Cloud Crystal.

Just then,

the several Tribulation Cultivators surrounded him.

The one in the lead had reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.

“Boy, hand over the Fire Cloud Crystal, or don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

he shouted fiercely.

The others all looked menacing, staring intently at Li Chang’an.

The Yao siblings were filled with anxiety and unease, their eyes constantly glancing at the Fire Cloud Crystal in Li Chang’an’s hand.

They were both worried that Li Chang’an was no match for him.

But now they had no other choice.

“Ah Feng, quickly take these pills to recover your mana as soon as possible. If this senior is no match for us, we’ll find a way to fight our way out.”

Yao Yun took out a few pills from her storage bag and secretly transmitted her voice to her brother.

With Li Chang’an’s cultivation level, he could naturally hear the transmission.

He didn’t say anything, but only looked at the few fierce-looking cultivators.

“Are you Tribulation Cultivators?”

“Nonsense, if you weren’t Tribulation Cultivators, why would I rob you?”

“Do you have a Fire Cloud Crystal? Fine, I’ll see for myself…”

Li Chang’an raised his hand and waved.

The storage bags of those people flew into his hand.

Seeing this, the faces of the Tribulation Cultivators changed drastically.

They couldn’t even keep their storage bags!

The force that took their storage bags was so strong that it suffocated them.

“This person cannot be fought head-on, retreat!”

The leader of the Tribulation Cultivators immediately planned to escape.

To his horror, he found himself completely immobilized, pinned to the spot by a powerful force.

The other cultivators were in the same predicament, their faces filled with panic and fear.

“Senior, spare us!”

“We were blind! Please, senior, have mercy!”

“We are willing to serve you like a slave, a beast of burden…”

Their faces were deathly pale, their fear reaching its peak as they begged for mercy.

The Yao siblings standing to the side were stunned, almost unable to believe what they were seeing, for they hadn’t sensed any fluctuations in magical power.

Li Chang’an had suppressed these ferocious cultivators with just a wisp of his aura!

What was his cultivation level?

Probably a whole realm higher than all of them!

Li Chang’an paid no attention to their thoughts.

He was checking the storage bags of the cultivators.

To his disappointment,

there were no Fire Cloud Crystals in their bags, only some low-grade treasures of little value.

He withdrew his divine sense, looked at the siblings, and tossed the Fire Cloud Crystal back.

Yao Yun hurriedly caught it, asking nervously, “Senior, don’t you need the Fire Cloud Crystal?”

“I’ve cultivated in the mountains for many years and have long forgotten what the outside world looks like. I have a few questions to ask. If you two answer well, you can have all the treasures in these Tribulation Cultivator storage bags.”

Hearing this, the siblings were overjoyed.

Yao Feng respectfully said, “Senior, please ask. We will answer to the best of our knowledge!”

“Alright, I want to know, what is the use of this Fire Cloud Crystal?”

Hearing this question,

the siblings exchanged a glance, both with doubt in their eyes.

Yao Yun replied, “Senior, we don’t know what the Fire Cloud Crystal is used for either. This treasure is of too high a grade; we simply cannot refine it, nor can we extract its power. It’s just that the God Lord needs the Fire Cloud Crystal.”

“God Lord?”

“The Lord of all gods, the strongest being in our entire world.”

Yao Yun’s tone gradually calmed as he explained in detail to Li Chang’an.

After a long exchange,

Li Chang’an learned…

This world also cultivates magical power, but the names of the realms are different from those in the outside world.

In the Fire Cloud Secret Realm, there are only three cultivation realms:

God Venerable, God King, and God Emperor.

Through Yao Yun’s description, Li Chang’an could determine that these three realms correspond to Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation in the outside world.

Yao Yun and Yao Feng, the siblings, are at the fourth level of God Venerable.

In the eyes of countless mortals,

they are all high and mighty gods.

But above all the gods, there is a God Lord, residing in the central temple of the entire world.

That God Lord’s strength far surpasses that of the other gods; even a Golden Core stage God Emperor is no match for him.

For this reason,

he is called the Fire Cloud God Lord by the gods.

“Fire Cloud God Lord…”

Li Chang’an’s eyes were deep as he looked towards the central area of this world.

The one who made him feel a sense of threat must be the Fire Cloud God Lord that Yao Yun mentioned, whose strength far surpasses that of ordinary Golden Core cultivators.

“The God Lord needs Fire Cloud Crystals, and he ordered the God Emperors to collect them for him, and the God Emperors then ordered the God Kings…”

Yao Yun explained why they valued Fire Cloud Crystals.

Families like the Yao family, specializing in Qi Refining, could receive a reward from a Foundation Establishment expert simply by handing over a Fire Cloud Crystal.

Not long ago,

the Yao family unexpectedly discovered this Fire Cloud Crystal in an abandoned mine.

Today, the siblings left the family, intending to offer the Fire Cloud Crystal to a Foundation Establishment cultivator the Yao family relied on—the so-called God-King expert, the Azure Lotus God-King.

However, a Yao family member accidentally leaked the information, leading to them being targeted by a Tribulation Cultivator.

If it weren’t for Li Chang’an,

they would likely be in grave danger.

“Senior, are you…a God-King?”

“Hmm, I suppose so.”

Li Chang’an didn’t reveal his true strength, casually stating he was at the early stage of the God-King realm.

He then asked, “Does your Yao family have any more Fire Cloud Crystals?”

Yao Feng replied, “Senior, the entire Yao family only has this one Fire Cloud Crystal.”

“I want to see your Yao family’s abandoned mine.”

With that, Li Chang’an casually tossed the storage bags of the Tribulation Cultivators to the siblings.

With a thought, the heads of the Tribulation Cultivators exploded.

“Please follow me, senior!”

Yao Feng, beaming with excitement at receiving the reward, led the way for Li Chang’an.

Yao Yun, however, harbored a hidden worry.

Even now, she still couldn’t figure out whether Li Chang’an was good or bad.

She feared that Li Chang’an was the kind of powerful figure who could be unpredictable and capricious.

Soon, the three arrived at a small city:

Fire Rock City.

The Yao family was the master of this city.

Surrounding Fire Rock City were several mortal kingdoms, with a total population exceeding one million, all of which revered the Yao family cultivators as gods.

Li Chang’an noticed that in many places within these mortal kingdoms, statues of Yao family cultivators were enshrined.

He vaguely sensed

a special power surrounding the Yao siblings, though they couldn’t utilize it.

“The power of faith?”

Li Chang’an mused.

This world, where mortals revered gods, and gods revered their supreme ruler, was very suitable for cultivating the path of faith.

A moment later,

he arrived at the Yao family’s territory in the center of Fire Rock City.

The current head of the Yao family was named Yao Tai, a Qi Refining seventh-level cultivator, equivalent to a seventh-level God Venerable in this world.

Upon hearing that Li Chang’an was a low-level God King, he hurriedly summoned all the Yao family cultivators to welcome him.

Yao Tai respectfully said, “Senior God King, I have prepared the Daoist temple with the highest concentration of spiritual energy in the Yao family’s territory for you.”

“No need for that, I just want to see the spirit mine.”

Li Chang’an had no intention of cultivating here.

The most spiritually concentrated area in the entire Yao family’s spiritual vein was only a high-grade first-tier mine.

For a Golden Core expert like him to cultivate here would be a pure waste of time.

A short while later,

Yao Tai respectfully led him to an abandoned mine.

“Senior, that Fire Cloud Crystal was mined from this abandoned mine.”

“What kind of spirit ore did this mine produce before it was abandoned?”

“This junior doesn’t know.”

Yao Tai knew more about this world than the siblings.

He told Li Chang’an

that this spirit mine had already been abandoned when the Yao family established themselves in Fire Rock City. In the entire Fire Cloud World,   there were countless

abandoned mines like this !   No one knew when these abandoned mines had existed.   ”Senior, many tens of thousands of years ago, it seems our cultivation world experienced a great calamity, causing a gap in history.”   Yao Tai referred to the Fire Cloud World as the cultivation world, unaware that this place was merely a small secret realm.   Not only him, but   everyone in this world was probably unaware they were within a secret realm.   In their eyes, the path of cultivation only had three realms, with no further paths.   ”Senior, I suspect these abandoned mines were used to mine Fire Cloud Crystals, but due to the historical gap, there are no records, so I cannot confirm.”   ”Alright, I understand. You may leave now.”   ”Yes!”   Yao Tai dared not disobey and immediately withdrew.   Li Chang’an entered the abandoned mine, spreading his divine sense as he went deeper, scanning everything along the way.   He also used his Stone Eye to probe.   Before long,   he had penetrated over a thousand feet.   But he still hadn’t found any more Fire Cloud Crystals.   Li Chang’an remained patient and continued to delve deeper, carefully searching this vast underground mine.   About half an hour later,   a slight thought struck him, and he stopped.   Within his divine sense, a trace of intense heat appeared.   He immediately used his escape technique, following the faint aura, and soon found a Fire Cloud Crystal.   ”Only one.”   Li Chang’an shook his head slightly.   At this rate, it would take an unknown amount of time to collect enough to fill the head-sized crystal required by the Vermilion Bird Sect.   ”Let’s search a little longer. If there aren’t any more Fire Cloud Crystals in this mine, we’ll start elsewhere.”   (End of Chapter)