Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 343

Chapter 343 Mysterious Spirit Mine, Limitless Divine Sense (Seeking Subscription)

“This stone…”

Wang Qianling’s feelings were complicated as she glanced at the stone.   She had heard

everyone’s discussions clearly.   Even now, she still couldn’t see anything special about the stone.   However,   she still secretly thanked Li Chang’an.   ”Fellow Daoist Li’s luck is indeed remarkable.”   This jade box containing fourth-tier pills was one of the treasures Li Chang’an had chosen for her.   Li Chang’an replied telepathically, “Fellow Daoist Wang, don’t forget our agreement.”   ”Of course not!”   Wang Qianling promised again.   If she could win this competition, she would give all the treasures to Li Chang’an.   The question was, could she win?   Next,   both sides continuously displayed their treasures.   Among the subsequent treasures, several more fourth-tier treasures appeared, and the lowest grade of the rest was third-tier; none were useless.   Finally, both sides had only one treasure left.   In front of Cui Baiying   was a huge wooden coffin.   This wooden coffin was the first treasure she retrieved from the cold wind.   Before Wang Qianling lay the rotten rock, also her first treasure.   At this point,   Cui Baiying was confident of victory.   Her laughter was crisp as she said to Wang Qianling, “Fellow Daoist Wang, the total value of our nine treasures is roughly the same; it all comes down to this last one.”   ”Hmm,”   Wang Qianling nodded slightly.   The others present fell silent, their gazes mostly fixed on the wooden coffin.   Compared to the rotten rock,   the wooden coffin held a much higher probability of containing a high-level treasure.   ”Let me go first,”   Cui Baiying said, channeling her magic to open the coffin lid. Upon   seeing the contents   , many present were shocked.   ”A fourth-tier corpse!”   They all sensed the aura of a fourth-tier being.   This corpse was not human, but a dragon.   Its dragon horns were particularly prominent, its golden eyes shone like bright lamps, its claws gleamed with a cold light, and its scales were a bluish-green. It exuded an indescribable aura of majesty and oppression.   This dragon corpse was remarkably well-preserved, without the slightest trace of decay, as if it had just perished.   ”This demon was comparable to a Nascent Soul True Monarch in life.”   ”All the materials in its body, whether dragon bones, tendons, or flesh, reached the fourth rank; its overall value is incalculable.”   Looking at the dragon corpse before them, everyone was deeply moved.   The value of this demon corpse   far exceeded all the treasures the two had previously displayed.   ”This competition is now a foregone conclusion.”   ”Fellow Daoist Cui’s appraisal skills are truly impressive; I admire you!”   Many present congratulated Cui Baiying in advance.   Not only for winning the competition, but also for obtaining such a valuable dragon corpse.   A fourth-rank dragon corpse, even for holy sons and daughters like them, was an astonishing stroke of luck.   As for the rotten stone in front of Wang Qianling,   they didn’t care much about it anymore.   Even if a fourth-tier material were found inside this stone, it couldn’t compare to the entire dragon corpse.   Cui Baiying smiled broadly, secretly pleased, but still maintained a humble demeanor.   ”It’s too early to say. Fellow Daoist Wang’s final treasure has not yet been revealed.”   Hearing her say this   , many people’s gazes returned to the stone.   ”Fellow Daoist Wang, could you open this stone so we could have a look?”   ”Of course.”   Wang Qianling nodded slightly, her delicate face expressionless.   When she saw the dragon corpse,   she knew   she had already lost the competition. What   followed was merely a formality.   Beside her, Wang Xiaoqi was sullen and dejected.   She also knew that even if Wang Qianling had followed her advice and chosen another treasure instead of this stone, she still wouldn’t have won.   ”How come Cui Baiying’s luck is so good? She just happened to get the fourth-tier dragon corpse,”   Wang Xiaoqi muttered to herself.   Such a treasure couldn’t be accurately located using only a third-tier high-grade appraisal skill.   In other words,   Cui Baiying obtained this dragon corpse through luck.   But in terms of luck, among those present, Li Chang’an likely had the strongest luck, and the dragon corpse should belong to him.   ”Could it be that Fellow Daoist Li has recently committed some evil deeds, causing his luck to be diminished?”   Wang Xiaoqi wondered to himself.   Wang Qianling didn’t think too much about it and simply cast a spell.   Under everyone’s witness,   the rotten blood on the surface of the stone was rapidly peeled away.   Then,   the outer layer of stone was continuously peeled off, and powder fell down.   In the blink of an eye,   the stone was only the size of a fist.   But, even now, no treasure has appeared.   Cui Baiying laughed, “It seems I was overthinking it; there’s nothing inside this stone.”   ”Yes, it’s probably just an ordinary stone.”   ”The blood on its surface was probably left by a high-level demon beast. Before it decayed, it would have been a treasure, but now it’s worthless.”   Those present chimed in.   They weren’t surprised by this outcome.

They had warned Wang Qianling when she took the stone,

but she hadn’t heeded their advice.

A moment later,

the stone was only the size of a jujube.

Many had already turned their attention away from the fourth-tier dragon corpse.

Wang Qianling herself had also given up hope.

“Sigh…”

she sighed inwardly, speeding up her work, wanting to grind the stone into powder as quickly as possible.

But just then,

an extremely dazzling golden light suddenly appeared before her eyes.

“This is…”

In that instant,

everyone present was struck by a jolt of divine sense.

They all shuddered, their eyes widening as they stared intently at the stone.

After the outermost layer of stone had completely turned to powder, what appeared before everyone’s eyes was a golden crystal the size of a thumb.

This crystal was dazzlingly beautiful, its golden light particularly radiant.

“It’s a Spirit Gathering Stone!”

“It’s actually a divine sense treasure!”

Everyone present was knowledgeable and had seen descriptions of such treasures in ancient texts.

The Spirit Gathering Stone’s effect was very simple:

to enhance divine sense!

After consuming it, the cultivator’s divine sense will be enhanced.

In today’s cultivation world, any divine sense treasure is extremely precious.

This Gathering Spirit Stone before them, though only the size of a thumb, is priceless, enough to tempt even a Nascent Soul True Monarch!

Therefore,

an indescribable shock rose in everyone’s hearts, as if a monstrous wave had been unleashed.

They never expected to see such a rare treasure.

Its value

far surpassed that of the fourth-tier dragon corpse!

Chi Qingxuan took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart, and immediately spoke to Wang Qianling.

“Fellow Daoist Wang, are you willing to sell this Gathering Spirit Stone?”

After her,

the others also reacted and asked one after another.

Lin Xuanyan hurriedly said, “Fellow Daoist Wang, don’t rush to decide. I also have the ice and fire treasure you need!”

“Fellow Daoist Wang, my sect’s treasury also has ice and fire treasures. As long as you nod, I will immediately persuade my master to retrieve them for me.”

“Fellow Daoist Wang…”

For a moment, the voices of the crowd almost drowned out Wang Qianling.

At this moment,

Wang Qianling was also filled with disbelief.

She had already given up, but the sudden appearance of that golden light changed everything.

“There really is a treasure inside this stone.”

She looked at the Gathering Spirit Stone in her hand, still feeling incredible.

This rare, dreamlike treasure was actually in her grasp.

She couldn’t help but recall that

not long ago ,

when Li Chang’an told her to take this stone, his words were full of certainty, without the slightest hesitation.

It seemed that Li Chang’an had already seen through something back then.

Now,

how could Wang Qianling not understand that Li Chang’an must possess extremely powerful appraisal skills or a treasure?

“Fellow Daoist Li has reached this point not only because of luck, but also because he has many other hidden abilities.”

She couldn’t help but glance at Li Chang’an, feeling that he was full of mystery.

Beside her, Wang Xiaoqi was overjoyed.

She excitedly said, “Miss, we won! That fourth-tier dragon corpse is ours too!”

Hearing this,

everyone finally realized that

the competition between the two sides had reached its final result.

The combined value of all the treasures present couldn’t compare to this Gathering Spirit Stone.

Naturally, Wang Qianling won!

Opposite her…

Cui Baiying’s smile vanished.

She stared intently at the Gathering Spirit Stone, her heart filled with shock, but even more so with disbelief.

“Wang Qianling knows nothing about appraisal, and Wang Xiaoqi beside her is no match for me. How could she obtain such a treasure? Does she possess a fourth-tier appraisal artifact?”

Until a moment ago, she hadn’t considered the possibility of defeat.

But the facts were undeniable.

Cui Baihong reminded her, “Perhaps it’s because of Li Chang’an.”

“Li Chang’an? He’s just a rogue cultivator. How could he obtain such a treasure?”

“Don’t underestimate him. His luck is probably stronger than the two of us combined. I wouldn’t be surprised if a treasure came to him on its own initiative.”

“Impossible!”

Cui Baiying refused to believe it.

She still felt that Wang Qianling possessed some kind of fourth-tier appraisal technique.

At this moment…

Wang Qianling smiled and asked her, “Fellow Daoist Cui, the results of this competition are already decided. Are you perhaps going to break your promise?”

“Hmph, I, Cui Baiying, keep my word!”

Cui Baiying’s expression was not pleasant as she tossed the Ice-Fire Mystic Crystal to Wang Qianling.

“Take it!”

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Cui.”

Wang Qianling accepted it with a smile.

Besides this,

she also took the fourth-tier dragon corpse and the other nine treasures.

Thus,

the matter was officially over.

Cui Baiying snorted coldly, then disappeared into the sky as a streak of light.

Cui Baihong also left without a trace, glancing at Li Chang’an before departing.

Next,

everyone tried to contact Wang Qianling telepathically, seeking to purchase the Gathering Spirit Stone.

However, Wang Qianling refused them all.

“You need not ask any further. I also wish to enhance my divine sense. I will use this Gathering Spirit Stone myself.”

This answer did not surprise anyone.

They were all geniuses, all wanting to reach even greater heights.

Of course,

Wang Qianling did not actually intend to consume it herself.

Keeping her promise, she quietly gave all the treasures to Li Chang’an, keeping only the Ice-Fire Mystic Crystal for herself.

“Fellow Daoist Li, what do you plan to do with that Gathering Spirit Stone?”

“Naturally, I’ll consume it myself,”

Li Chang’an replied with a smile.

He could tell that Wang Qianling also wanted to buy the Gathering Spirit Stone.

However, matters concerning his own divine consciousness were not something he could sell, no matter how many treasures were offered.

“The gains from this trip have been truly substantial. Besides the Gathering Spirit Stone, the fourth-tier dragon corpse is also quite good. Its dragon tendons are extremely tough and can be used to forge high-grade binding treasures. It’s a pity my weapon-forging skills are only at the near-fourth tier,”

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

A while later

, the group left and headed to another treasure land in the Central Region.

In the very center of the Central Region, where the four Nascent Soul forces converge, there existed a vast amount of spirit mines.

This area was called the “Thousand Mines.”

It contained both spirit stone mines and mines of various precious crystals, large and small, countless in number, scattered throughout the entire area.

“This Thousand Mines is jointly occupied by the four Nascent Soul forces of the Zhao Kingdom.”

“This place is rich in spiritual minerals, a treasure trove, but it’s also a dangerous place due to the frequent occurrence of strange events.”

“Especially the large mines in the very center; in the early days of mining, bizarre and inexplicable things happened almost daily…”

Wang Qianling explained in detail to Li Chang’an.

The large mines in the very center are now sealed off and no longer being mined.

As for the reasons, there are many theories.

Wang Qianling knew part of it.

She told Li Chang’an that back then, the Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the four Nascent Soul forces had all entered several of the large mines, trying to find the source of the strange events.

However, several Nascent Soul True Monarchs were inexplicably injured within.

The deeper they went, the more uneasy they felt, as if they were about to be swallowed by the mine.

Ultimately,

the Nascent Soul cultivators had to seal off those large mines, prohibiting anyone from digging.

If they continued digging, they feared they might unearth something extraordinary.

“After those large mines were sealed off, the strange occurrences in this area subsided considerably, and mining can now proceed normally.”

“Around this area, there are gambling dens run by various factions…”

People came here naturally to gamble on stones.

…

For the next half month,

Li Chang’an extracted many valuable items from the ore.

He returned to Changqing Mountain with a full storage bag of treasures.

That evening,

he sat cross-legged deep within his cave, holding a jade slip.

He had found this jade slip in an earthenware jar; its contents were a Heavenly Grade Divine Sense Attack Technique.

“Mysterious God Heaven-Slaying Technique.”

Li Chang’an calmed his mind and diligently practiced.

His divine sense was powerful and highly compatible with this Mysterious God Heaven-Slaying Technique; he mastered it in just three days.

After that ,

he paused his practice and took out the Gathering Spirit Stone.

“Unfortunately, it’s only the size of a thumb,”

Li Chang’an sighed inwardly.

His divine sense was nearing the peak of the third rank.

Swallowing this Gathering Spirit Stone should allow him to break through the third rank limit, but it would be far from reaching the fourth rank.

Between the fourth and third tiers lies an insurmountable divine punishment.

He paused to recover, then swallowed the Gathering Spirit Stone.

A quarter of an hour later,

his divine sense slowly increased, gradually reaching the peak of the third tier, and breaking through its limit half an hour later.

Everything unfolded almost exactly as Li Chang’an had predicted.

A few more moments passed.

The Gathering Spirit Stone’s power was exhausted.

At this point,

Li Chang’an’s physique and divine sense had both surpassed the third-tier limit, far exceeding those of other cultivators of the same tier.

“When I break through to the Nascent Soul stage, my physique and divine sense won’t hold me back. If my physique is even stronger, I might be able to withstand the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation,”

Li Chang’an pondered.

The transition from Golden Core to Nascent Soul is extremely difficult.

Not only must one undergo the process of shattering the core and forming the Nascent Soul, but one must also endure the Heavenly Tribulation and the Heart Demon Tribulation. A slight misstep can lead to death in these calamities.

This is why

, although there are many holy sons and daughters from various forces, very few can achieve the

Nascent Soul True Monarch status. “Once I enter the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm and find the follow-up cultivation method of the Evergreen Technique, I should start planning for the Nascent Soul Pill and the Tribulation-Avoiding Treasure.”

Li Chang’an’s future goals were quite clear.

Now, only one treasure remained to achieve his goal of entering the secret realm:

the Crimson Fire Sparrow’s essence blood in Cui Baihong’s possession!

“This Heavenly Grade Divine Sense Secret Technique should be able to lure Cui Baihong into my trap.”

Li Chang’an began to plan his strategy against Cui Baihong.

With his current abilities, killing Cui Baihong shouldn’t be difficult.

The problem was…

Should he find someone to take the blame for him?

Li Chang’an thought through all his enemies and quickly came up with a name.

“Mu Chen!”

This man had colluded with Cui Baihong, Gu Yunqi, and others to try to kill him.

Furthermore,

he had obstructed Li Chang’an’s entry into the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm in every way possible.

He was already on Li Chang’an’s kill list, but it wasn’t convenient to kill him yet.

“Outsiders don’t know that Mu Chen colluded with Cui Baihong, so it’s reasonable for Mu Chen to kill him.”

A complete plan gradually formed in Li Chang’an’s mind.

Just then,

Song Yu’er suddenly ran over and told him something important.

“Senior, something happened to the Wang family.”

“What happened?”

“News suddenly spread today that the Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Wang family has gone missing, and has been missing for a long time, but the Wang family has been keeping it a secret until recently.”

“Oh?”

Li Chang’an took the message from Song Yu’er and carefully examined the information.

The missing Nascent Soul True Monarch was named Wang Songde, not Wang Yannian who had come to Changqing Mountain before.

According to the information…

Wang Songde has been missing for many years, but the Wang family has always maintained the facade of him being stationed in the clan’s territory.

Until today, the Emperor of Great Qi suddenly appeared on the Wang family’s territory to test it, discovering no Nascent Soul True Monarchs were blocking his way.

The Wang family barely managed to hold him off using only a fourth-tier grand formation.

As for Wang Yannian, the other Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Wang family, he was originally fighting Jiang Xuanyuan at the border but had to rush back to the Wang family’s territory to oversee the clan’s formation.

“If this information is correct, the Wang family now only has Senior Wang Yannian as their sole Nascent Soul power, and they are already in dire straits,”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

Originally, the Wang family had two Nascent Soul True Monarchs and a fourth-tier Demon Lord.

However, the fourth-tier Demon Lord was unexpectedly killed, and the other Nascent Soul True Monarch disappeared without a trace.

Now, the Wang family has become the weakest of the four major Nascent Soul forces in Zhao Kingdom.

If something were to happen to Wang Yannian, the Wang family’s millennia-long glory might collapse overnight!

“Luckily, I didn’t marry into the Wang family, otherwise I’d be planning to run away by now,”

Li Chang’an thought to himself with relief.

Of course,

the Wang family wasn’t yet at its most critical moment.

A Nascent Soul True Monarch’s lifespan was a thousand years, while Wang Yannian was only a little over six hundred years old, in his prime, enough to extend the Wang family’s glory for another four hundred years.

With the Wang family’s resources, barring unforeseen circumstances, cultivating a Nascent Soul True Monarch within those four hundred years wouldn’t be difficult.

Li Chang’an did some calculations, but the heavenly secrets remained shrouded in mystery.

“I hope nothing unexpected happens to the Wang family.”

Before he achieved Nascent Soul status, he didn’t want the current situation in Zhao Kingdom to be disrupted.

He put away the message jade slip and continued plotting against Cui Baihong.

A few days later,

Li Chang’an quietly left Changqing Mountain and headed to the ancient ruins to set up a trap.

(End of Chapter)