Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 346

Chapter 346 Finally Obtaining the Subsequent Cultivation Techniques, The Mystery of Nascent Soul Transformation (Seeking Further Subscriptions)

“Why hasn’t Fellow Daoist Li woken up yet?”

Mu Hongyu’s delicate brows furrowed slightly, her tone filled with worry.

When the illusion struck,

all three of them were affected.

Her divine sense was strong, and she had already experienced this kind of illusion before, so she was the first to wake up.

Ning Mengwei also woke up quickly and did not remain immersed in the illusion for too long.

But Li Chang’an remained unconscious.

He stood there, his eyes slightly closed, his body swaying slightly, as if sleepwalking.

In this state, within the perilous Vermilion Bird Nest, it was enough to lead to certain death.

“Junior Sister Ning, pay attention to your surroundings. I have sensed the aura of many demonic beasts. We must not let them approach Fellow Daoist Li.”

Mu Hongyu’s tone was solemn as she unleashed several magical treasures to protect Li Chang’an.

Just then,

Li Chang’an opened his eyes, breaking free from the illusion.

The illusions here were peculiar; although they were false, they carried a faint sense of reality, making him feel as if he had truly become a Nascent Soul True Monarch and a Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord.

If not for that, he wouldn’t have had to endure the experience for even a moment longer.

“Thank you both, fellow Daoists,” Li Chang’an said   ,

bowing in thanks. Mu Hongyu breathed a sigh of relief and retrieved her magic weapon.   ”It’s good that Fellow Daoist Li has woken up. ”   After this incident,   both she and Ning Mengwei were certain that Li Chang’an’s spiritual sense was indeed weak.   Furthermore, his protective artifact for his spiritual sense was useless against the illusions of this place.   Mu Hongyu reminded him, “Fellow Daoist Li, your spiritual sense artifact should only be effective against techniques that actively attack spiritual sense.”   Li Chang’an nodded, “That’s right.”   ”You must not stray too far from us, otherwise you might be in grave danger,”   Mu Hongyu said, her voice filled with concern.   Li Chang’an was her savior; she wouldn’t let him get into trouble on her territory.   On the road thereafter,   Mu Hongyu protected Li Chang’an exceptionally well.   Ning Mengwei also knew about this and similarly took good care of Li Chang’an.   Under their protection, Li Chang’an encountered almost no danger.   Along the way,   they encountered several third-tier demonic beasts.   Before Li Chang’an could even make a move, the two had already dealt with the demonic beast.   Not long after,   Li Chang’an approached the location of the ancient wooden cave he had sensed.   The four keys in his arms gradually heated up, absorbing his Evergreen Magic Power and making his senses increasingly clear.   About a quarter of an hour later,   Li Chang’an finally arrived at the location he had sensed.   To his surprise, there was no cave before him, only a long passage.   Both sides of the passage were lined with crimson spirit trees.   There was no entrance to any cave.   Mu Hongyu explained to him, “Fellow Daoist Li, if you continue forward for about a quarter of an hour, you will reach the trial grounds. After your junior sister finishes her trial, we will help you find the purpose of your journey.”   ”Alright, thank you both.”   Li Chang’an suppressed his doubts and continued deeper with the two.   However,   after only a few steps,   a burst of spiritual light suddenly erupted from the spirit tree on one side of the passage, instantly enveloping Li Chang’an.   A moment later,   Li Chang’an vanished from the spot.   Before disappearing, he only had time to leave behind a brief message.   “Fellow Daoists, there’s no need to worry…”   Li Chang’an knew that this sudden change was most likely caused by the four cave keys.   Sure enough   , in the blink of an eye, he arrived at a secluded space.   Before him stood an ancient, heavy door.   On the front of the door were four holes, corresponding to the four keys.   “This should be the Ancient Wood Cave.”   Li Chang’an’s heart stirred slightly as he took out the four keys from his robes.   At this moment,   the four keys were scorching hot.   He used his Evergreen Magic Power to wrap around one of the keys and inserted it into the first hole on the door.   A soft “click” was heard.   The key fit perfectly into the hole!   The entire door trembled slightly, as if about to open, but quickly returned to calm.   Seeing this,   Li Chang’an no longer hesitated.   He inserted the other three keys into the remaining three holes.   After three soft clicks, the door trembled more violently.   “Buzz—”   The entire door slowly rose, and an aura of ancient history wafted out.   Before Li Chang’an lay a small, secret chamber.   In the center of the chamber was a wooden table.   On the table   lay a white jade slip.   Nothing else was there.   ”The jade slip should contain the subsequent cultivation method,”   Li Chang’an thought, his eyes bright as he looked at the jade slip.   Even with his composure, he found it difficult to remain calm at this moment.   Since breaking through to the Golden Core stage,   he had almost never rested.   He had spent decades working on the subsequent cultivation method for the Ancient Evergreen Technique, finally achieving this day.   ”Hoo…”   Li Chang’an took several deep breaths, suppressing the various emotions within him and striving to remain calm.   He did not lower his guard; his true body remained outside the cave, while a blood-dripping avatar entered.   After a moment   , he came to the wooden table, slowly picked up the jade slip, and probed it with his divine sense.   The next instant, five large characters appeared in his perception.

“Evergreen Ancient Tree Technique!”

Upon seeing these five words, Li Chang’an felt a wave of relief wash over him, the weight in his heart finally lifted.

“Finally got it!”

He immediately sat down cross-legged and carefully perused the contents.

The opening chapter of the technique

was the Nascent Soul Scroll he had been craving!

It contained the methods required to break through from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage, as well as various precautions.

“Cultivating this technique, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will result in a Nascent Soul of far superior quality, reaching perfect quality.”

As he read the descriptions, Li Chang’an’s smile deepened.

Soon, he saw the Deity Transformation Scroll.

According to the technique’s records,

cultivation at the Deity Transformation stage was extremely difficult, requiring the unification of the five elements; otherwise, one could not advance to the Void Refinement stage.

“Indeed, cultivators with five innate spiritual roots are the most suitable for cultivation.”

Years ago, Li Chang’an knew that the more spiritual roots, the better.

Cultivators with multiple spiritual roots could cultivate techniques and spells of various attributes, and their own magical power could freely switch between different attributes.

A single-spiritual-root cultivator like himself…

To use spells of other attributes, one must first perform the Five Elements Mutual Generation Method.

“According to the description of this technique, if one’s spiritual root does not meet the Five Elements requirements, one must supplement it.”

“The methods for supplementing spiritual roots differ among the nine major sects. The Pill Cauldron Sect uses alchemy techniques to create pseudo-spiritual roots, while the Profound Weapon Sect uses weapon-forging techniques, and the Myriad Array Sect inscribes array patterns within the body…”

These various methods broadened Li Chang’an’s horizons.

Of course,

the methods of the other eight major sects were not detailed in this technique.

This technique only detailed the method of the Ancient Wood Sect—forming a contract with a Heavenly Spiritual Root!

“For members of the Ancient Wood Sect, the best way to achieve unity of the Five Elements is to sign a spiritual contract with five Heavenly Spiritual Roots corresponding to the Five Elements.”

Upon seeing this, Li Chang’an was secretly astonished.

The first three volumes of the technique he obtained stated that each cultivator could only contract with one Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Therefore,

he had only contracted with the Eternal Evergreen Vine so far.

However, the Nascent Soul Scroll clearly states that Nascent Soul cultivators can simultaneously withstand the pressure of contracting with five different Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

“The Evergreen Vine is a Wood-type Heavenly Spiritual Root; the spiritual energy it provides during its growth only strengthens the Wood Spiritual Root.”

“To strengthen other spiritual roots, one must contract with those of other attributes, such as the Metal-type Heavenly Spiritual Root ‘Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid,’ whose spiritual energy strengthens the Metal Spiritual Root…”

According to the description of the cultivation method,

even if the cultivator doesn’t possess a Metal Spiritual Root, it doesn’t matter.

After receiving the first wisp of spiritual energy from the Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid, one possesses a Metal Spiritual Root.

However,

a single wisp of spiritual energy is only the lowest grade of Metal Spiritual Root.

As the Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid grows, it provides more and more spiritual energy, and the spiritual root becomes stronger, eventually reaching the Heavenly Grade,

and so on.

To strengthen the “Water,” “Fire,” and “Earth” attributes, one also needs to contract with Heavenly Spiritual Roots of the same attribute.

“I see.”

After reading this, Li Chang’an was somewhat shocked.

According to the description in the jade slip…

The Ancient Tree Evergreen Technique’s spiritual root method is superior to the methods of the other eight major sects, considered the most perfect method in the world.

Of course,

there might be some exaggeration involved.

Furthermore, the requirements for this spiritual root method are extremely high, requiring the acquisition of five different types of celestial spiritual roots.

Celestial spiritual roots are incredibly rare.

Ordinary cultivators struggle to find even one, let alone five.

Although Li Chang’an was unaware of the spiritual root methods of the other eight sects, based on the brief descriptions, he vaguely sensed that their methods were simpler and more practical.

“If I have the opportunity in the future, I’ll try to obtain the methods of the other eight immortal sects. Fortunately, the Nascent Soul realm is still quite far away; my immediate priority is to break through to the Nascent Soul stage,”

Li Chang’an pondered.

More methods mean more paths to breakthrough.

Even with his extraordinary luck and the aid of divination, he wasn’t confident he could find all five types of celestial spiritual roots.

“I already possess the Evergreen Vine, and the Mu family’s Heavenly Spirit Root is the Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid; I cannot allow it to remain within the Mu family any longer.”

With this in mind,

Li Chang’an immediately activated his Mu Yuan Chen clone, which he had left within the Mu family.

As the Mu family’s patriarch, he was entitled to use all of the Mu family’s resources.

He arrived at the Mu family’s spirit herb garden, and with a wave of his hand, manipulated the array to isolate it from outsiders.

Then, he looked at the Heavenly Spiritual Root in the center of the Spiritual Herb Garden.

“This spiritual root is indeed a metal elemental root, but it has never recovered.”

Li Chang’an channeled a wisp of Evergreen Magic Power to carefully examine the condition of the Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid. He

quickly

determined that

with his current abilities, he couldn’t restore the Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid.

Even if he used a special technique from the Ancient Evergreen Technique, exhausting his thousand-year lifespan, it wouldn’t work; at most, it would only give the spiritual root a little more vitality.

“I need a special treasure.”

Li Chang’an thought for a moment, then dug up the Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid along with the spiritual soil beneath it and transplanted it to Evergreen Mountain.

The inability to restore it now didn’t mean it couldn’t be restored later.

After that,

he announced to the Mu family members that

the Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid’s vitality had completely dissipated and he had disposed of it.   The Mu family members weren’t surprised by this.

The   Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid always seemed sickly to them, as if it would wither at any moment.   ”It’s better that it’s dead.”   ”In the past, we had to spend a lot of treasures every year to keep it alive, but it couldn’t bring any benefits to the family.”   ”With its death, the family can save a lot of treasures.”   ”…”   There wasn’t much discussion within the Mu family about the death of the Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid.   And so,   the Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid officially returned to Evergreen Mountain.   The Evergreen Vine stretched out a few tendrils, gently touching the leaves of the Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid, seemingly trying to communicate with it, but received no response.   ”I have the Wood and Metal attributes of the Heavenly Spiritual Roots now. I’ll have to pay more attention to the other three attributes in the future.”   After some thought,   Li Chang’an continued to read the subsequent contents.   After the Nascent Soul Scroll, there was the Void Refinement Scroll.   But after the Void Refinement Scroll, there were no further cultivation techniques.   ”Only three scrolls again.”   Li Chang’an frowned slightly.   He gripped the jade slip tightly, pouring Evergreen Magic Power into it, wanting to see if he could sense anything.   After a while, he vaguely sensed something.   That location.   It was quite far from where he was now.   So far that he wondered if he was still in this world.   ”Alright, these three volumes are enough. It’s said that the pinnacle of cultivation in this world is the Nascent Soul stage. I not only have the Nascent Soul stage, but also the Void Refining technique. I’ll cultivate to that stage first, and then consider the subsequent techniques.”   Li Chang’an wasn’t greedy and was satisfied with the three volumes he already had.   He continued reading.   Sure enough, there were two more spells: Azure Wood Divine Light and Ancient Wood Divine Armor.   The content was more extensive and complete than he had known before.   After reading all the content ,   Li Chang’an slowly let out a breath.   ”The matter of the techniques is resolved. Next, I’ll focus all my efforts on preparing for Nascent Soul formation.”   He put away the jade slip, stood up, and carefully searched the four sides of the cave.   After confirming that there were no more treasures,   Li Chang’an also put the wooden table into his storage bag and then walked out of the cave.   Outside the cave,   there was a special array.   He had been standing on the array when he was sent here.   ”This should be the legendary teleportation array.”   Li Chang’an’s eyes were deep as he carefully observed it.   With his current mastery of arrays, he could only understand a part of it.   He used the recording stone to record all the emerging array patterns for future reference.   Then,   he stepped back onto the array.   Soon, the spiritual patterns around the array lit up one by one.   Li Chang’an only felt a flash of white light before his eyes, and in the blink of an eye, he left this small space and returned to the Vermilion Bird Nest passage where   he had previously disappeared. His absence wasn’t long.   At this moment,   Mu Hongyu and Ning Mengwei were still waiting for him.   Seeing him reappear, they both breathed a sigh of relief.   ”Fellow Daoist Li, it’s good that you’re alright.”   ”I’m sorry to have worried you both.”   Li Chang’an smiled and explained simply to them.   ”I’ve achieved my purpose for this trip. You don’t need to worry about me anymore; just focus on Fellow Daoist Ning’s trial.”   ”Alright, Fellow Daoist Li, please come with us.”   Mu Hongyu and Ning Mengwei didn’t ask any further questions.   Every cultivator has secrets, and they were no exception.   The three continued deeper.   About half an hour later, they arrived at the trial grounds.   Before Li Chang’an lay a wide staircase stretching upwards, with 999 steps, each a dark red color.   Just as Mu Hongyu had said,   the Vermilion Bird Sect’s trial was quite simple: ascending this long staircase.   This trial tested one’s divine sense; the stronger the divine sense, the higher and farther one could ascend.   After the trial, a reward would fly out from the top of the staircase.   The better the performance , the higher the grade of the reward.   Mu Hongyu explained, “When I became a Saintess, I ascended 291 steps and was rewarded with a fourth-grade treasure by this trial staircase.”   Li   Chang’an asked, “How many steps did Mu Chen ascend?”   ”He was a little worse than me, only ascending 283 steps, but he also received a fourth-grade treasure.”   Hearing this, Li Chang’an’s heart stirred slightly.   If Mu Hongyu and Mu Chen could both obtain fourth-grade treasures, then he could too.   Of course,   he wasn’t a disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect, so even if he performed well, he probably wouldn’t receive a reward.   Seeing that he seemed interested, Mu Hongyu smiled and asked, “Fellow Daoist Li, would you like to give it a try?”

“Of course I want to, but I’m not a disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect. Would climbing the long staircase break the rules?”

“Of course not!”

Mu Hongyu immediately provided a more detailed explanation.

This long staircase wasn’t set up by the Vermilion Bird Sect, but rather discovered by them.

It likely existed for countless ages before the sect was even founded.

The predecessors of the Vermilion Bird Sect, after numerous trials, confirmed that the staircase was safe, only testing one’s spiritual sense, and rewarding them with treasures based on their performance.

Therefore, they designated this place as one of the Vermilion Bird Sect’s trial grounds.

Even those not disciples of the Vermilion Bird Sect

could undergo the test and receive treasures.

However,

because the Vermilion Bird Sect occupied this secret realm, only their disciples could undergo the test.

Li Chang’an was the first outsider to do so in many years.

“So, I can too.”

His eyes brightened slightly as he stared at the long staircase ahead.

He certainly wouldn’t mind receiving more fourth-tier treasures.

“Fellow Daoist Mu, do I receive a reward for each trial?”

“No, there are special rules here,”

Mu Hongyu explained.

After the first trial, the long staircase would provide a reward.

Each subsequent trial, without a significant breakthrough, would not yield any treasures.

In other words

, only a major breakthrough would grant a second reward.

Therefore, she didn’t plan to ascend the steps today.

“When I ascended, my divine sense had reached the late stage of the third rank. Now, I’m only at the peak of the third rank, without much progress. Even if my results are better than before, I won’t get anything.”

“I see.”

After some conversation,

Li Chang’an fully understood the rules of this place.

Beside him, Ning Mengwei asked with a smile, “Fellow Daoist Li, would you like to ascend the steps with me?”

“That’s exactly what I’m thinking!”

Li Chang’an replied with a smile.

A moment later,

both of them adjusted their energy and spirit to their peak and slowly stepped onto the first step.

At that instant,

Li Chang’an’s divine sense felt a slight pressure.

This pressure was nothing to him.

Ning Mengwei asked him, “Fellow Daoist Li, can you adapt?”

“Yes.”

“Then let’s continue upwards. If you feel unwell, stop immediately. Don’t push yourself.”

Then, the two of them stepped higher.

They quickly passed the fiftieth step.

Mu Hongyu stood below, her eyes calm, watching the two figures’ backs.

“Junior Sister Ning’s spiritual sense is not weak, not much different from when I underwent the test. She should be able to reach over the 270th step and obtain a fourth-tier treasure.”

She silently assessed in her heart.

As for Li Chang’an,

she wasn’t optimistic.

“Spiritual sense and cultivation are always of equal caliber. Fellow Daoist Li’s cultivation is ultimately too weak. If he had cultivated to the late Golden Core stage before coming here, he should have performed well.”

Unfortunately, Li Chang’an wasn’t a disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect, and this was his only chance.

This opportunity was hard-won, obtained through the painstaking collection of various treasures.

The Vermilion Bird Sect would never allow him to enter a second time.

Unless he later achieved the Nascent Soul stage and could speak with the Vermilion Bird Sect on equal footing, but the possibility of that was too low.

“Fellow Daoist Li should stop at the 100th step and obtain a third-tier treasure.”

(End of Chapter)