Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 352

Chapter 352 Body Refinement Transformation, News of Inheritance (Seeking Subscriptions)

The Three Yin God Emperor knelt down tremblingly.

He dared not look at Li Chang’an, his head almost touching the ground, his face filled with panic and fear.

“Lord God, I…”

Boom!

His body suddenly exploded, blood and flesh scattered all over the ground.

Only a sentence left unfinished echoed in the mountains and forests.

Li Chang’an’s expression was indifferent. He flicked his finger and flicked more than thirty wood seeds, refining the more than thirty God Emperors who had submitted into puppets, but did not restrict their freedom.

As for the Three Yin God Emperor, this person did not even qualify to become a puppet.

A ball of flame rose up and devoured his remains.

“Soul, come!”

Li Chang’an raised his hand and summoned.

The Three Yin God Emperor’s terrified soul appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Immediately afterwards, the evil spirit appeared, grinning maliciously, and dragged the Three Yin God Emperor into the small dark room.

Seeing this scene,

everyone’s awe of Li Chang’an increased even more.

The Boundless God Emperor, his face full of sincerity, expressed his loyalty: “God Lord, I will follow you forever in this life, going through fire and water for you, risking my life without hesitation, and never wavering in my loyalty.”

The Fierce Fist God Emperor hurriedly said, “Me too!”

The others also chimed in, each appearing utterly loyal.

As for how many were truly loyal,

Li Chang’an didn’t care.

He judged by actions, not intentions, as long as they did good for him.

Next,

he set up a temporary cave dwelling here to interrogate the Black and White God Emperors.

“I want to know, what is the strength of the Fire Cloud God Lord? What are his trump cards?”

He sat coldly deep within the cave dwelling, looking down at the two.

On both sides, the gazes of numerous God Emperors were focused on the two.   They also wanted to know the answer

to this question .   ”Even if you know, so what?”   The two’s faces were ashen. Although they were shocked by Li Chang’an’s strength, they refused to submit.   Both of them were absolutely loyal to the Fire   Cloud God Lord. Even in this predicament, they refused to betray him or reveal a single piece of information about the Fire Cloud God Lord.   The black-haired God Emperor said coldly, “The more you know, the more desperate you will become!”   The white-haired God Emperor also said, “The Fire Cloud God Lord is invincible. Even if you all attack together, you cannot be a match for the great God Lord!”   Hearing this,   Gao Tianlan snorted coldly.   ”God Lord, hand these two over to me. I will definitely make them talk!”   ”No, you’re not professional enough.”   Li Chang’an waved his hand.   With a thought, the Soul-Bearing Banner flew out of his storage bag.   ”Sha Hun, these two are yours.”   ”Hehehe, don’t worry, old man. These two will definitely regret their stubbornness now!”   Sha Hun laughed strangely, his voice like a night owl.   In the following hours   , in front of everyone, he used the torture methods of the nine ancient immortal sects.   Various methods were used one after another, making everyone shudder.   Especially the more than thirty God Emperors, all of them were terrified and glad that they had submitted quickly, otherwise they would probably have been tortured as well.   As night fell, the sky of the Fire Cloud Secret Realm turned into a deep dark red.   At this moment.   Both the Black and White God Emperors had been tortured beyond recognition.   In truth, they regretted their actions the moment the torture began, both wanting to submit.   But Li Chang’an had silenced them, giving them no chance to yield, forcing them to endure several hours of extreme pain and torment.   ”Alright!”   Li Chang’an calculated the time and raised his hand to stop the evil spirits.   With a thought, he withdrew his magic power, restoring their freedom of speech.   The Black-Haired God Emperor hurriedly spoke, his voice trembling.   ”Stop hitting me… I’m willing to tell you everything!”   ”Me, me too!”   The White-Haired God Emperor immediately echoed, his face filled with fear.   Li Chang’an nodded slightly, somewhat satisfied with their attitude.   ”Tell me, what is the strength of the Fire Cloud God Lord? I want to know his cultivation methods and spells, the magical treasures he uses, and his trump cards, etc.”   Hearing this, the Black and White God Emperors exchanged a glance.   The Black-Haired God Emperor spoke first.   ”We don’t know the name of the cultivation technique used by the Fire Cloud God, only its characteristics.”   ”What characteristics?”   ”It requires absorbing the power within Fire Cloud Crystals.”   ”He really needs Fire Cloud Crystals to practice?”   Upon hearing this, Li Chang’an was slightly surprised.   He raised his eyes slightly, glancing at the distant central area of the secret realm, still able to sense a faint, albeit imperceptible, threat.   ”Could he be a body-refining cultivator?”   ”Probably.”   The two, Black and White, nodded in unison.   ”The reason the Fire Cloud God doesn’t show himself in public for so many years is because his physique is no longer that of a normal person.”   ”Oh? What does he look like now?”   ”His entire body seems to have turned into Fire Cloud Crystals…”   According to their description,   the Fire Cloud God’s appearance was extremely strange.   He had almost no flesh left.   His hands, feet, and torso had all transformed into hard, fiery red crystals, resembling Fire Cloud Crystals in shape.   Even his head was covered in a layer of crystals, making his features exceptionally terrifying.   After hearing their account,   everyone present was astonished.   The last time they saw the Fire Cloud God, he didn’t look like this.

The White-Haired God Emperor explained, “The Fire Cloud God Lord could originally transform between the two forms, but over the years, the time he can maintain his human form has become shorter and shorter. Now, he almost always remains in his crystal form.”

“This is normal; it’s just a side effect of body refinement,”

Li Chang’an said calmly.

His knowledge far surpassed theirs, so he wasn’t particularly surprised.

Body refinement is inherently fraught with difficulties.

Pain is merely the most basic hurdle.

Furthermore,

many body refinement techniques have side effects.

Li Chang’an’s former opponent, Chu Xiong, the twelfth disciple of True Immortal Huang He, suffered a decline in sanity due to body refinement, becoming irritable and violent.

Some cultivators also experience physical abnormalities due to body refinement, such as petrification or transformation into a demonic beast.

“How strong is his physique now?”

“This… we don’t know either, but I’m afraid he’s already reached the fourth realm,”

the Black and White God Emperors explained. They had fought the Fire Cloud God Lord many times to test his physical strength.

Even with their combined strength and all their methods, they couldn’t leave the slightest injury on the Fire Cloud God Lord’s body.

And that’s why…

Both men guessed that the Fire Cloud God Lord’s physique had reached the fourth realm.

“No, he probably hasn’t,”

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly.

The fourth level of body refinement was equivalent to a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

If the Fire Cloud God Lord truly possessed a fourth-level body refinement physique, the pressure he would exert would be even stronger.

The White-Haired God Emperor stated, “Even if he hasn’t reached it yet, he’s probably not far off. He’s far stronger now than he was a hundred years ago, which is why my brother and I are so loyal to him.”

In their view,

although Li Chang’an was strong, he couldn’t possibly be a match for a fourth-realm cultivator.

Hearing their words, the many God Emperors present exchanged worried glances.

If the Fire Cloud God Lord had truly reached the fourth realm of body refinement, none of them, the traitors, would escape.

The White-Haired God Emperor continued, “As for the Fire Cloud God Lord’s trump cards, none of us know them, but he must possess a trump card capable of unleashing the power of the fourth realm.”

“Have any of you ever seen him use his trump card?”

“No,”

the White-Haired God Emperor shook his head.

“However, according to the historical records of the Fire Cloud Temple, countless rebellions have erupted in the cultivation world throughout history, and the Fire Cloud Temple’s rule has been precarious at times, but each time it has managed to turn the tide with its trump cards.”

“There was once a rebel leader whose strength far surpassed that of a peak God Emperor, yet he was killed by a single talisman.”

“In addition, there was another…”

The white-haired God Emperor recounted the history he knew in detail.

If these historical records were true,

then the Fire Cloud Temple not only possessed fourth-tier trump cards, but also a considerable number of them.

Li Chang’an asked him, “In your opinion, where would the Fire Cloud God Lord hide these trump cards?”

The white-haired God Emperor pondered for a moment.

After a while,

he answered seriously, “He might hide them inside his body.”

“Hmm? What do you mean?”

Li Chang’an frowned slightly, somewhat surprised.

The white-haired God Emperor explained, “After the Fire Cloud God Lord’s body mutated, like many demonic beasts, he developed a pouch inside his body that could store a small amount of treasures.”

“I see.”

Li Chang’an said thoughtfully.

No wonder the Fire Cloud God Emperor gave him a sense of threat.

His previous opponents, whether Gu Yunqi or Cui Baihong, also had many fourth-tier trump cards, but they all kept them in their personal storage bags.

He could easily take their storage bags by simply using fourth-tier divination techniques to confuse their senses.

But this Fire Cloud God Emperor was different.

He had swallowed most of his trump cards.

“This person’s physique is close to the fourth tier, and he also possesses a large number of fourth-tier trump cards. He is truly not easy to deal with.”

Li Chang’an pondered for a long time.

The power of a near-fourth-tier formation would most likely not be able to damage the Fire Cloud God Emperor’s physique.

但火云神主却可以随时动用四阶力量，以力破阵，强行破开准四阶阵法。

“阵法很难困住他，缚仙绳的品阶也差了点，四阶卜卦技艺应该能对他造成影响，但就怕他有逃遁宝物……”

李长安思索着自身的手段，脑海中闪过一个个对策。

若是无法一战击溃火云神主，反倒让火云神主逃掉，那他以后多半会相当头疼。

“可惜，我只有卜卦技艺突破四阶，若是阵法也能突破四阶，此战就稳妥了。”

念及于此。

李长安并不打算立即动手。

他吩咐众人都回到各自神域，装作什么都没发生，一切保持原样。

至于三阴神帝之死，他已想好借口。

“就说此人有不臣之心，欲发动叛乱，因此斩了他。”

就这样。

众多神帝纷纷离去。

Li Chang’an, controlling the Black and White God Emperors, returned to the Fire Cloud Temple at the very center of the Fire Cloud Secret Realm, carrying the storage bag of the Three Yin God Emperors.

Upon landing outside the temple, he immediately noticed its extraordinary nature.

“This temple itself is a treasure, its grade exceeding the quasi-fourth rank, likely reaching the lower fourth rank,”

Li Chang’an thought, glancing at the temple.

A moment later,

he manipulated the Black and White God Emperors into the deepest part of the temple, where he encountered the Fire Cloud God Lord cultivating.

Just as the two had described,

the Fire Cloud God Lord had become a humanoid monster, his body devoid of flesh and blood, only covered in crystals resembling Fire Cloud Crystals.

His aura far surpassed that of a peak Golden Core cultivator, much stronger than the quasi-fourth rank puppet Li Chang’an had created.

“Black and White, why have you been gone for so long? Did something happen?”

the Fire Cloud God Lord asked calmly.

Li Chang’an replied, “God Lord, the Three Yin God Emperor betrayed us, attempting to gather a rebel army to attack the temple. I have already killed him; this is his storage bag.”

He then presented the storage bag.

The Fire Cloud God Lord didn’t take it, only glanced at it.

“Give me the Fire Cloud Crystals from the storage bag. You two can divide the other treasures.”

“Yes, thank you, God Lord!”

Li Chang’an took out a pile of Fire Cloud Crystals and put the storage bag away.

Next,

the Fire Cloud God Lord inhaled, and wisps of fiery red power, like smoke, flew out from among the many Fire Cloud Crystals, which he swallowed whole.

His aura suddenly surged, radiating extreme heat, which subsided slowly after a long time.

“Alright, you two can leave now. Check if any God Emperors intend to rebel. If so, execute them all!”

“Yes!”

Li Chang’an didn’t linger and immediately left.

To match their identities, he had them inspect the surrounding mines.

Within the mines, numerous low-level cultivators were enslaved, working day and night to mine Fire Cloud Crystals for the Fire Cloud God Lord.

These Fire Cloud Crystals were all sent to the Fire Cloud Temple’s treasury.

After the inspection,

Li Chang’an went to the treasury to take a look.

The vast treasure vault was almost half-filled with Fire Cloud Crystals.

“If this were outside, so many fourth-tier materials would probably attract the attention of a Nascent Soul True Monarch,”

Li Chang’an thought with a start.

Looking around, countless Fire Cloud Crystals were piled up like mountains, their radiant light as intense as a dazzling sun.

He took nothing, merely inventorying the numerous treasures before leaving the vault.

In the days that followed,

the Fire Cloud Secret Realm remained largely unchanged.

Li Chang’an’s disguise was excellent, and the Fire Cloud God Lord didn’t detect any flaws.

He cultivated while searching for other fourth-tier inheritances, especially fourth-tier array inheritances.

…

On this day,

deep within the cave of Changqing Mountain,

Li Chang’an slowly rose from the medicinal bath. Patches of old skin peeled away, revealing new skin.

“Seventh level of Body Refinement, finally achieved!”

With this,

his Body Refinement

had officially entered the late third stage.

Thanks to that drop of mysterious crimson-gold blood, his physique had far surpassed the third-tier limit.

Li Chang’an estimated that if he could reach the ninth level, he wouldn’t be far from the fourth rank.

“I wonder, how does my current physique compare to that of the Fire Cloud God Lord?”

After pondering for a moment,

he went into the courtyard and fully activated the near-fourth-rank array of Changqing Mountain.

Immediately afterward, waves of array power, like lightning, struck him relentlessly.

Such a dense and massive attack would be unbearable even for the holy sons and daughters of the major Nascent Soul forces.

Yet Li Chang’an was completely unharmed!

“The weakness in my defense has been basically filled.”

He smiled, in a good mood.

With his current physique, combined with the Ancient Wood Divine Armor and the Mysterious Spirit Tortoise Armor, he could practically walk sideways in the Golden Core stage.

“Unfortunately, I haven’t found the fourth-rank array inheritance yet.”

Li Chang’an’s thoughts stirred, and he ordered the array to stop bombarding him.

In recent days,

he had visited Zi Xi, Mu Hongyu, Lin Xuanyan, and others to inquire about the fourth-rank array inheritance.

These people all stated that their sects did indeed possess a fourth-tier array formation inheritance, but due to sect rules, they couldn’t exchange it for Li Chang’an, an outsider.

“Rules again,”

Li Chang’an said helplessly.

In truth, simply copying an inheritance wouldn’t be a loss for these large sects and powerful families.

However, rules are rules.

Zi Xi and the others hadn’t yet reached the Nascent Soul stage, and their influence within the sect wasn’t strong enough to change the rules.

Li Chang’an couldn’t help but think of Zheng Qingqing.

Back when he was still in Qinghe Market, he wanted the Zheng family’s alchemy inheritance.

Due to the Zheng family rules, Zheng Qingqing couldn’t give it to him directly, but secretly gave him a copy in her own name.

“Strange, could it be that I’m getting old? Why am I suddenly starting to reminisce about the past?”

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly, suppressing his thoughts.

Just then

, a dragon-shaped jade pendant in his storage bag suddenly heated up.

“Huh?”

Li Chang’an’s heart stirred slightly, and he took out the jade pendant.

This was a communication jade pendant, given to him by Chi Qingxuan, the Holy Maiden of the Azure Dragon Sect.

He probed it with his divine sense and immediately heard Chi Qingxuan’s voice.

“Fellow Daoist Li, I heard you are searching for a fourth-order array Dao inheritance?”

“Could it be that Fellow Daoist Chi has an inheritance?”

“That’s right!”

Chi Qingxuan’s voice was clear and crisp, giving an affirmative answer.

Li Chang’an immediately said, “Fellow Daoist Chi, what treasure do you need? I am willing to exchange a fourth-order treasure for the inheritance.”

“Let’s not talk about treasures for now.”

Chi Qingxuan did not directly state the terms of the transaction.

She simply asked, “Fellow Daoist Li, during our conversation at Thousand Treasures Valley last time, you showed particular interest in body-refining techniques. Presumably, your skill in body refining is quite high; have you reached the late stage of the third rank?”

“Yes!”

“Very well, then I’d like to ask Fellow Daoist Li for a favor.”

Chi Qingxuan immediately made a promise.

If Li Chang’an could help her with this favor, she would give him her inheritance for free.

Li Chang’an vaguely sensed that this favor might be difficult to grant.

Sure enough,

he heard Chi Qingxuan say, “Fellow Daoist Li, would you dare to venture with me into an extremely dangerous secret realm?”

“May I ask which secret realm?”

“The Forbidden Law Secret Realm!”

Upon hearing these four words,

various records about the Forbidden Law Secret Realm immediately surfaced in Li Chang’an’s mind.

This secret realm was located in the Yuan Kingdom, not far from the Azure Dragon Sect. The world within the secret realm was extremely strange, suppressing the cultivator’s magical power.

The suppressive power in some areas was particularly terrifying, even causing magical power to completely stagnate.

Therefore,

this secret realm was called the Forbidden Law Secret Realm.

“No wonder she asked me about my physique,”

Li Chang’an realized.

He didn’t immediately agree to Chi Qingxuan’s request, but instead said he needed to experience the secret realm first.

Chi Qingxuan understood.

Not long after,

Li Chang’an packed his things and quietly left Changqing Mountain for the Yuan Kingdom.

More than ten days later, he arrived at the location of the Forbidden Law Secret Realm.

Chi Qingxuan was already waiting for him at the entrance.

“Fellow Daoist Li, it’s been a long time.”

“Fellow Daoist Chi.”

Li Chang’an cupped his hands in greeting.

He noticed that

beside Chi Qingxuan were another cultivator and two demon kings.

Chi Qingxuan smiled and introduced them to him.

“Fellow Daoist Li, this is ‘Chi Qingwu,’ the Holy Son of my Azure Dragon Sect, and also my senior brother.”

“These two are ‘One-Horned Stone Dragon’ and ‘Earth Desolate Turtle,’ both Earth-grade bloodline demon beasts, and also fellow disciples of my Azure Dragon Sect.”

After the introductions, Li Chang’an learned the identities of the three.

He was slightly surprised and glanced at the two demon beasts.

(End of Chapter)