Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 362

Chapter 362 The Crown of All People, the Frustrated Wu Ze (Seeking Subscriptions)

The divination was accurate; Wu Ze had indeed arrived.

He was clad in a black robe, exuding a chilling aura, like a soul-reaping messenger from the underworld.

Xiao Yuan and the others from the Zixia Sect, as righteous Golden Core cultivators, should have stepped in to destroy the demon.

However,

their faces were deathly pale, their eyes filled with fear.

They didn’t even have the courage to flee, let alone fight; they were frozen in place.

“These people from the Zixia Sect are so pathetic.”

Li Chang’an remained calm, casually glancing at them and taking in their expressions.

They were all Golden Core cultivators, at the same level as Wu Ze, yet they were so afraid.

No wonder they didn’t go to the Northern Region to fight the Demon Sect, but instead came here to search for treasure.

Li Chang’an quietly activated his magic, intending to lure Wu Ze away to a suitable area for combat.

But just then,

a “thump” was heard, and Xiao Yuan suddenly knelt down before Wu Ze, pointing at Li Chang’an with a slightly trembling finger.

“Holy Son, it’s this Lin Fan. He just obtained a Soul-Nourishing Jade.”

His sudden kneeling

surprised both Li Chang’an and Wu Ze.

Wu Ze’s lips curled into a sinister smile.

“What, you want to submit to my Demonic Sect?”

“Yes, yes.”

Xiao Yuan nodded repeatedly, his face filled with fear.

He hurriedly said, “In the war between good and evil, the demonic path will surely win. This is the inevitable trend. I beg the Holy Son to allow me to join the Demonic Sect.”

“Not bad, you have good judgment. My Netherworld Soul Sect needs talent like you.”

Wu Ze immediately agreed, waving his hand.

A beam of dark light flew out from his storage bag, transforming into a spirit contract that landed in front of Xiao Yuan.

This spirit contract was extremely demanding, even more restrictive than ordinary master-servant spirit contracts.

But Xiao Yuan did not hesitate at all.

He immediately signed his name and respectfully presented the spirit contract.

“Holy Son, I have signed the spirit contract.”

“Good, from this day forward, you are a cultivator of my Netherworld Soul Sect.”

Wu Ze casually accepted the spirit contract.

“Since we are fellow disciples, I will naturally not kill you. However, you cannot return to the Nether Soul Sect for the time being. You must remain hidden within the Purple Cloud Sect and await my orders.”

“Yes!”

Xiao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He acted so humbly precisely to save his life.

Even Gu Yunqi, who possessed a natural spiritual body, was no match for Wu Ze. How could he, an ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivator, possibly survive against him?

That was why he chose the path of betrayal.

Seeing this ,

the others knelt down in unison, expressing their submission.

“Good, it seems that my Demonic Sect has the support of the people!”

Wu Ze’s smile deepened, and he immediately tossed out several spiritual contracts.

Soon, these people also signed spiritual contracts, becoming spies for the Demonic Sect.

They all retreated, standing behind Wu Ze as servants.

“Holy Son, this Lin Fan is just a rogue cultivator with a humble background, but he possesses a third-tier high-grade array technique. You must not underestimate him.”

“The Soul-Nourishing Jade he obtained is quite large, at least half the size of a human head…”

Xiao Yuan and the others spoke up, explaining Li Chang’an’s situation to Wu Ze.

Upon hearing this, Wu Ze’s gaze shifted slightly, landing on Li Chang’an.

He waved his hand

, and a spiritual contract flew out, arriving before Li Chang’an.

“A third-tier high-grade array master, not bad value,”

Wu Ze commented casually.

“Lin Fan, I’m in a good mood today. Hand over the treasure, become my guest elder, and I might spare your life and guide you onto the true righteous path!”

The so-called righteous path he spoke of was naturally

the law of the jungle. In the eyes of many demonic cultivators, they were the ones who conformed to the laws of heaven and earth.

Li Chang’an ignored him, only looking at Xiao Yuan and the others.

“Fellow Daoist Xiao, when I saved your lives just now, you all promised a generous reward. Is this what you call a generous reward?”

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan and the others showed no remorse.

Xiao Yuan said, “Fellow Daoist Lin, I’m sorry, but people strive for higher goals. The demonic path is higher than the righteous path, so we should naturally join the Demonic Sect!”

Another person added, “That’s right, Fellow Daoist Lin, why are you hesitating? Join the Demonic Sect with us.”

They were all perfectly justified, and there was no trace of regret in their words.

Seeing this, Li Chang’an said nothing more.

He flicked his finger.

A burst of magical power flew out, shattering the spiritual contract in front of him into dust.

This action made Wu Ze’s face darken.

“Lin Fan, I originally valued your talent and wanted to spare your life, but you don’t know what’s good for you, so forget it.”

After saying that, a dark light appeared in his hand, and his aura rose steadily.

Li Chang’an didn’t waste any words and was about to make his move.

Just then,

the ground below the two of them suddenly trembled slightly.

Then, the tremors became more and more violent, as if the entire world was shaking.

“Earthquake!”

Li Chang’an’s expression sharpened, and he instantly flew into the sky.

Wu Ze and Xiao Yuan did the same.

Looking out, the distant land resembled a body of water, surging with wave after wave.

This earthquake was far more violent than the previous two, with muffled howls echoing all around, as if the earth itself were wailing.

Rumble…

countless mountains collapsed, rocks tumbled, and dust billowed.

The entire earth was torn apart, revealing eerie fissures, as if some gigantic beast was about to emerge from the ground.

After a long while,

the earthquake slowly subsided.

The familiar scenery was gone, replaced by a scene of utter devastation, riddled with holes.

“This earthquake lasted much longer than the previous two, and I’m afraid many more ruins will appear throughout the cultivation world,”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

Suddenly,

he sensed a familiar power of faith.

That power was located deep within the ruins, something he had never noticed before.

Li Chang’an’s eyes deepened as he looked into the depths of the ruins.

“Could that location be the site of the Chu Kingdom’s imperial palace?”

Without hesitation, he immediately used his escape technique, rushing towards the location he sensed.

Compared to the Purple Heart Stone in Wu Ze’s hands, he was more interested in knowing how to intercept the power of faith.

After all,

the Purple Cloud Sect possessed many Purple Heart Stones,

but methods for intercepting the power of faith were rare.

Of course, in the eyes of Wu Ze and Xiao Yuan, he was clearly fleeing for his life.

“Hmph, trying to escape?”

Wu Ze’s expression darkened, and he instantly transformed into a streak of light, rapidly chasing after Li Chang’an.

Xiao Yuan and the others dared not leave, and could only use their escape techniques to follow behind the two.

However, their strength was insufficient, and they were quickly left far behind.

Xiao Yuan shouted as he chased after him, “Fellow Daoist Lin, why struggle? Joining the Demonic Sect and submitting to the Holy Son is your only chance to survive!”

The others also spoke up, demanding that Li Chang’an stop.

But Li Chang’an ignored them.

Not long after,

a magnificent palace, its entire structure golden and imbued with a sense of antiquity, appeared before him.

“It really is the palace!”

He had explored this area over the past half-month,

but hadn’t found anything then.

Clearly,

this palace had emerged from the deepest part of the earth after the earthquake.

Li Chang’an spread his divine sense, confirming there were no protective formations or other traps, and headed straight for the palace.

“That power of faith is within the palace.”

At the same time,

the jade seal in his storage bag suddenly began to heat up.

Li Chang’an took it out, gripped it tightly in his hand, and rushed into the palace in the blink of an eye.

The entire palace was deserted, with only massive jade pillars and a gleaming golden dragon throne.

Nothing else.

“That dragon throne is just an ordinary treasure; it doesn’t possess any power of faith.”

Li Chang’an had already activated the “All Beings Respect the Emperor’s Way” technique to probe for the

source of this power of faith. He sensed that the power of faith was behind the dragon throne.

But behind the dragon throne,

there was only a smooth wall.

“It seems there’s another space behind that.”

Li Chang’an narrowed his eyes, about to use his magic to shatter the wall.

Just then,

the jade seal in his hand suddenly became scorching hot, giving him a sense of connection.

This jade seal seemed to be the key to the special space behind the dragon throne; as long as he held the jade seal, he could open or close it.

“The function of this jade seal is more than I thought.”

Li Chang’an immediately poured his magic power into it.

Soon, the jade seal began to glow, its entire body gleaming with golden light, as if it were cast from gold.

A golden ray flew out from the jade seal and struck the wall behind the dragon throne.

Instantly, ripples like water appeared on the wall.

Li Chang’an immediately understood.

“You can go in now.”

He didn’t lower his guard, instead taking out a third-tier puppet from his storage bag.

He would use the puppet to scout ahead.

He controlled the puppet, and with a swift movement, entered the space behind the wall.

The next instant, a magnificent golden chamber appeared before him.

In the center of the chamber was a long golden table.

On the table were two objects: a semi-transparent jade box and a jade slip.

“The power of faith comes from the treasure in that jade box.”

Li Chang’an examined it closely.

Inside the jade box was a dazzling crown,

containing a considerable amount of faith power.

“Come!”

He raised his hand and summoned the jade slip into his grasp.

The jade slip

contained no spell to intercept faith power, but rather an introduction to the crown.

According to the introduction, this crown was called the ‘Crown of All People,’ the most precious treasure in the entire Chu Kingdom.

Its sole purpose was to bear faith power!

“This crown can bear a large amount of faith. As long as you wear it, even far from the borders of Chu, you can obtain enough faith power to maintain your strength…”

After reading the introduction, Li Chang’an smiled.

Although he hadn’t found a spell to intercept faith power, he had obtained such a treasure.

With this, even without an interception spell, it wouldn’t matter.

It was enough for him.

Just then,

Wu Ze arrived at the palace.

“Lin Fan, where do you think you’re going?”

he coldly shouted, his entire body radiating chill and killing intent.

Upon hearing this…

Li Chang’an’s figure flickered, and his true form entered the secret chamber behind the dragon throne.

Then, with a wave of his hand, the puppets, jade boxes, and golden table in the chamber vanished

instantly. The entire chamber became empty.

The next moment,

Wu Ze barged in.

His gaze was icy as he swept across the chamber.

“There should be treasures here, which you’ve taken. But that doesn’t matter. As long as I kill you, your treasures will be mine!”

“Fellow Daoist Wu is right.”

Li Chang’an smiled, showing no fear.

As he spoke, he subtly used a fourth-order divination technique, filling the space with mysterious divination power.

Wu Ze didn’t notice, observing Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an’s aura was only at the early Golden Core stage, and this identity was completely unknown; he was just a reclusive mountain cultivator.

Judging by his apparent strength alone

, if the two were to fight, Wu Ze would surely kill him.

Soon,

Xiao Yuan and the others also entered this space.

Wu Ze ordered them, “Seal off this place! Don’t let this person leave!”

“Yes!”

they all responded in unison.

They all summoned their magical treasures, appearing utterly loyal, guarding the entrance to this space.

Little did they know,

they didn’t need to seal it off.

Li Chang’an had already quietly used the Imperial Seal to close the entrance, isolating this place from the outside world.

“Perfect, everyone’s here, saves me the trouble.”

“Hmph, courting death!”

Wu Ze coldly shouted, his hands forming hand seals, and dark magical power instantly transformed into a ferocious monster, roaring as it charged towards Li Chang’an.

This monster’s aura was extremely terrifying, exceeding the limit of the Golden Core stage.

Xiao Yuan and the others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with lingering fear and relief.

“Luckily we surrendered, otherwise we would surely be dead.”

“This Lin Fan is ungrateful; we kindly advised him, but he refused to appreciate it. Today, he can’t escape death!”

In their view,

Li Chang’an probably wouldn’t even be able to withstand the first attack.

However, what happened next made them all widen their eyes in astonishment.

The seemingly ferocious monster missed Li Chang’an, instead crashing headlong into the golden stone wall beside him.

“Boom!”

A deafening roar followed.

The monster shattered instantly, turning into a wisp of black smoke.

“What happened?”

Wu Ze’s face darkened; he had missed!

He was powerful and experienced in combat, having fought countless holy sons and daughters, and had never encountered such a situation before.

Xiao Yuan and the others behind him exchanged bewildered glances, finding it unbelievable.

A holy son of the Netherworld Soul Sect, not a three-year-old child, how could he miss?

What followed

was even more perplexing .

Wu Ze’s magical power surged, his aura overwhelming, unleashing over ten spells in succession, yet not a single one struck Li Chang’an!

Li Chang’an stood there, without using any defensive treasures or even casting any spells.

“Something’s wrong here!”

Wu Ze swayed, immediately retreating, attempting to escape the secret chamber.

However, the entrance to the chamber had already been closed by Li Chang’an.

He retreated along the same path, but instead of leaving, he crashed solidly into a hard stone wall.

“Lin Fan, is this your doing?”

Wu Ze’s expression was grim as he stared intently at Li Chang’an.

“Do you really think a mere secret chamber can trap me?”

Without hesitation, he probed his storage bag with his divine sense, intending to use his fourth-tier trump card to forcefully break through this place with fourth-tier power.

According to records, the strongest person in the Chu Kingdom back then was only a Nascent Soul cultivator.

The power here was at most equivalent to fourth-tier, and after the erosion of countless years, it should be able to be broken through.

However,

Wu Ze suddenly froze.

His storage bag had vanished without a trace!

“You’re looking for this?”

Li Chang’an took out his storage bag and probed it with his divine sense.

Soon, he found his target.

The Purple Heart Stone!

This stone was entirely purple, resembling a heart.

With a thought, he took it out and tossed it into his own storage bag.

Inside his storage bag were many high-level treasures, the highest of which was naturally the skull burning with the Ten Thousand Soul Flame.

That was a trump card bestowed upon him by Wu Ze’s master, the “True Lord of Ten Thousand Souls,” and its power was astonishing.

Back then, Gu Yunqi had died within the Ten Thousand Soul Flame.

“Unfortunately, this skull, and most of the high-level treasures, bear the mark of a Nascent Soul cultivator.”

To prevent any accidents,

Li Chang’an didn’t touch these treasures.

He only took some useful low-level treasures and copied their cultivation techniques and spells.

In addition, he also took more than five million souls.

“As expected of the Holy Son of the Netherworld Soul Sect, you certainly have a lot of souls.”

Li Chang’an smiled; he was indeed lacking souls.

Wu Ze’s face was extremely grim.

This battle today

, from beginning to end, had exceeded his expectations at almost every step.

“Who exactly are you?”

Wu Ze shouted fiercely; he absolutely refused to believe that Li Chang’an was just a rogue cultivator from the mountains.

Even the top Holy Sons of righteous sects like the Purple Cloud Sect and the Yellow Sand Sect were far inferior to Li Chang’an.

Beside him,

Xiao Yuan and the others also looked rather uneasy.

The development of this matter was completely contrary to what they had previously expected.

“Something’s not right. Wu Ze doesn’t seem to be a match for Lin Fan. What should we do now?”

“Should we not have sided with the Demonic Sect?”

“…”

They looked at each other, regret and anxiety flashing in their eyes.

If they had known Li Chang’an was so strong, they should have stood firm on the righteous path and joined Li Chang’an in fighting the demons.

Now, they could only hope that Wu Ze still had a trump card that could lead them away.

But they were clearly going to be disappointed.

Spiritual light flickered in Li Chang’an’s hand, and a series of near-fourth-tier swords appeared.

In an instant,

a full eighty-one near-fourth-tier wood-elemental swords swirled around him, transforming into a powerful sword array.

These swords were casually crafted by him in his spare time, and the power contained in each one exceeded the limit of the Golden Core stage.

Sensing this terrifying power,

Wu Ze’s expression changed drastically, and he asked incredulously, “The Great Five Elements Yin-Yang Sword Array! Are you the one who has been revived by the Nine Great Immortal Sects?”

“You have quite a broad knowledge.”

Li Chang’an did not answer, but simply waved his hand.

“Go!”

The sword formation suddenly shot out, transforming into a devastating sword light.

Knowing he couldn’t take it head-on, Wu Ze

immediately transformed into a shadow and moved away, instantly appearing in another part of the secret chamber. But the moment he appeared, the sword formation struck him head-on!

“Boom!”

Wu Ze trembled violently, and a shocking crack suddenly appeared on a treasure floating in front of him .

From then on ,

no matter how he dodged,

he always managed to run right into the sword formation!

Li Chang’an seemed to have precognitive abilities, knowing his dodge locations in advance.

Before long, he had been bombarded dozens of times by the sword formation, his treasures shattering continuously.

“How could this be!”

Wu Ze roared, both angry and frustrated.

His spells and treasures always missed, failing to hit Li Chang’an at all.

But Li Chang’an’s sword formation always managed to hit him.

Now,

he was a sitting duck.

In the blink of an eye, his treasures were shattered into pieces, leaving him with very little.

After being bombarded by the sword formation once more, his last treasure shattered, and he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the stone wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

“I understand…”

he said, his expression pale, wiping the blood from his mouth.

“The reason I couldn’t dodge or hit you was because of the Heaven-Shifting Earth Technique; you’re actually a fourth-tier Divination Master!”

(End of Chapter)