Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 367

Chapter 367 Suspicion from All Sides, Treasure Acquired (Please Subscribe)

This was the first time Li Chang’an had seen a true fourth-tier demon lord.

Just as rumored,

the two-headed Azure Spirit Turtle had two heads.

Most of its body resembled a normal water-type Xuanwu, except its tail was not a turtle’s tail, but a black-scaled snake demon with closed eyes.

The head was a turtle, and the tail was a snake.

It most likely truly possessed the bloodline of the Xuanwu divine beast.

Li Chang’an showed a respectful expression and bowed to the old demon lord.

“Junior Li Chang’an greets senior.”

“Young friend Li, there’s no need to be so formal. I often hear Xiao Lin mention you. Come and sit down.”

The two-headed Azure Spirit Turtle smiled, very kindly, and its oppressive aura had long since subsided.

Lin Xuanyan sat on the turtle’s back, smiling as he patted the spot beside him.

“Fellow Daoist Li, come quickly, I’ve saved a seat for you.”

“Alright, I’ll accept your offer.”

Li Chang’an’s figure flickered, leaping onto the broad turtle’s back and sitting cross-legged.

In a private room, one could indeed avoid many gazes.

The auction hadn’t started yet.

Taking advantage of this time, Li Chang’an and Lin Xuanyan discussed the war between the righteous and demonic paths.

The Xuanwu Sect also found the death of Xuanwu Zhenjun very suspicious.

Lin Xuanyan sighed, “With my master’s strength, even if he were surrounded by more than ten fourth-tier blood corpses, he wouldn’t have died on the spot. Even if his physical body was destroyed, his nascent soul could have escaped.”

“Fellow Daoist Lin, what exactly happened at that time?”

“No one knows the truth.”

Lin Xuanyan explained that no other righteous nascent souls were present when his master died.

At that time, his master and another nascent soul from the Xuanwu Sect, “Sacred Fire Zhenjun,” went to investigate a demonic stronghold and unexpectedly discovered the breeding ground for Yellow Spring Blood Corpses.

Sacred Fire Zhenjun was a newly promoted Zhenjun, lacking foundation and strength.

Facing the siege of Yellow Spring Blood Corpses, he was in danger of perishing.

Therefore,

Xuanwu Zhenjun let Sacred Fire Zhenjun go first, while he himself stayed behind to cover the retreat.

Relying on the wonders of his Xuanwu Spirit Body, he believed he could withstand the dozen or so Yellow Spring Blood Corpses.

However, before True Monarch Holy Fire and True Monarch Vermilion Bird could return, his soul lamp went out.

When the group arrived, they only saw traces of a great battle.

Li Chang’an asked, “So, the last righteous Nascent Soul cultivator to see True Monarch Xuanwu was True Monarch Holy Fire?”

“Yes.”

“Can we trust True Monarch Holy Fire’s words?”

“Yes.”

Lin Xuanyan recounted True Monarch Holy Fire’s experiences to Li Chang’an.

That True Monarch was a descendant of a Xuanwu Sect disciple, having grown up within the sect since childhood, possessing an extremely strong sense of belonging and unlikely to betray it.

Furthermore, on the very day True Monarch Xuanwu perished, True Monarch Holy Fire made a Dao Heart Oath, vowing to avenge True Monarch Xuanwu.

“A Dao Heart Oath…”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

He too had made countless Dao Heart Oaths, but they were all made with a false body or an illusion, offering no real constraint.

Just as he was thinking…

The White Tiger True Monarch of the White Tiger Sect also arrived.

Beside him was his disciple, Cui Baiying.

Cui Baiying’s beautiful eyes swept across the vast auction hall, as if she were looking for someone.

The White Tiger True Monarch asked her, “Baiying, are you looking for your friend?”

“Master, I’m just worried that perhaps members of the Demonic Sect will enter this place.”

“Hmm, this is inevitable, but there’s no need to worry too much. Inside the fourth-tier mechanical city, even if a Nascent Soul demon himself came, he wouldn’t gain any advantage!”

The White Tiger True Monarch’s expression was calm, without any worry.

He encouraged her, “Don’t waste too much energy on the war between the righteous and demonic factions. Bai Hong is dead, and you are the next Nascent Soul True Monarch of my White Tiger Sect. You should focus your attention on forming your Nascent Soul.”

“Yes!”

Cui Baiying immediately withdrew her gaze.

She actually wanted to find Li Chang’an, but she didn’t find him.

Soon, Jiang Xuanyuan, Qi Jiuyang, Wang Yannian, and others also arrived one after another

. Finally,

all eight Nascent Soul forces gathered.

The auction officially began!

The first item, covered by a red cloth, was carried onto the stage by two disciples of the Zixia Sect.

The auctioneer was none other than Zi Yun, an acquaintance of Li Chang’an.

Standing on the stage, dressed in a purple dress, her eyes bright and lively, she introduced the item to the crowd.

“Ladies and gentlemen, this first item is a fourth-tier life-extending treasure, the Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Spirit Ginseng!”

With that, she lifted the red cloth.

A fiery red ginseng, seemingly carved from red agate, appeared before everyone’s eyes.

The crowd erupted in a clamor.

Life-extending treasures were extremely rare; even third-tier treasures were uncommon, let alone fourth-tier ones.

Moreover,

this Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Spirit Ginseng was a top-grade fourth-tier life-extending treasure.

It could extend one’s lifespan by a full hundred years!

Ordinary fourth-tier life-extending treasures simply couldn’t extend lifespan that long; most didn’t even last fifty years.

A hundred years of lifespan was incredibly precious, even for a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

“I never imagined I’d see such a treasure in my lifetime.”

“A hundred years…”

Inside the auction hall, many Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators were invigorated.

They knew they couldn’t afford the treasure, but at least they could feast their eyes on it.

“Truly worthy of being the first item auctioned by a Nascent Soul sect.”

Li Chang’an stared at the ten-thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Ginseng, his heart also stirred.

His Ancient Evergreen Technique could double the effects of longevity pills and longevity treasures.

In other words,

this ten-thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Ginseng meant two hundred years of lifespan to him!

“This item will definitely attract the attention of Nascent Soul True Monarchs. I’m afraid it won’t be priced in spirit stones, but rather exchanged for other items.”

Sure enough.

Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Zi Yun on the stage chuckled.

“Everyone, this item comes from the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm of the Vermilion Bird Sect and belongs to the Vermilion Bird True Monarch. If you wish to obtain it, you must offer a treasure that satisfies the Vermilion Bird True Monarch.”

Her words had barely finished

when the voice of the Yellow Sand True Monarch rang out.

“Fellow Daoist Vermilion Bird, I possess a fourth-tier Flaming Black Eagle’s natal spirit feather, which can be used to refine the Five Birds Fan.”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an’s heart stirred slightly.

He remembered the Flaming Black Eagle’s natal spirit feather clearly from the list on which the Vermilion Bird Sect had used to make things difficult for him.

After the Yellow Sand True Monarch

, the Azure Dragon True Monarch, the White Tiger True Monarch, Qi Jiuyang, and others all made bids.

The treasures they offered were of immeasurable value, and like the Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Spirit Ginseng, they could only be exchanged.

Finally,

the two-headed Azure Spirit Turtle beneath Li Chang’an spoke.

“Fellow Daoist Vermilion Bird, this old turtle is willing to exchange a piece of Azure Condensed Jade. What do you say?”

His words instantly silenced the entire scene.

Azure Condensed Jade.

One of the three main ingredients of the Nascent Soul Pill!

This jade is extremely beneficial to the process of Nascent Soul formation.

Even refining this jade alone can slightly increase the success rate of Nascent Soul formation.

In terms of value, this item far surpasses the treasures offered by True Monarch Huangsha and others.

Qi Jiuyang couldn’t help but be annoyed: “Old tortoise, you’ve lived for over five thousand years, why bother competing with us for longevity treasures?”

The two-headed Azure Spirit Tortoise smiled upon hearing this and slowly replied,

“Fellow Daoist Qi, you don’t understand. The longer one lives, the more one cherishes life. This old tortoise wants to live for several thousand more years.”

Hearing this, the others were speechless.

If they wanted to defeat this old tortoise, they had to offer a better Nascent Soul formation treasure, but none of them were willing to part with it.

And so,

the first transaction was completed.

The ten-thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Ginseng flew up from the platform and landed in the Xuanwu Sect’s room.

The two-headed Azure Spirit Turtle was in high spirits, laughing, “Another hundred years of lifespan!”

Li Chang’an spoke up at the opportune moment, “Congratulations, Senior!”

“Haha, young friend Li, cultivate diligently. I don’t think you’re destined for a short life. I’m afraid you’ll witness many great events in the cultivation world alongside this old turtle.”

With that, the two-headed Azure Spirit Turtle opened its mouth and swallowed the Blood Spirit Ginseng.

It looked satisfied and added, “It’s strange, young friend Li, you’re clearly a human cultivator, yet you make me feel quite comfortable, as if I’ve met a fellow human.”

“This…”

Li Chang’an didn’t know how to answer for a moment.

Perhaps it was because his lifespan was also very long that the old turtle felt this way.

His basic lifespan was a thousand years, comparable to a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

He had also consumed a large number of first-, second-, and third-tier lifespan-extending pills and treasures, adding more than six hundred years to his lifespan.

Now, he

had a lifespan of over sixteen hundred years.

Although he couldn’t compare to this old turtle, it was still quite extraordinary.

“Senior, I cultivate the Way of Nourishing Life, not the way of fighting. Perhaps it’s similar to your path of cultivation.”

“The Way of Nourishing Life? Not bad, not bad!”

The two-headed Azure Spirit Turtle nodded repeatedly, its face showing appreciation.

“No wonder Xiao Lin often praises you. You’re a very insightful young man. Fighting is no good; living long is the true path.”

This old tortoise was indeed very amiable, without any airs of seniority.

Li Chang’an got along very well with it.

A moment later,

Li Chang’an asked about the Azure Jade.

“Senior, now that the demonic path is rampant, all sects are striving to cultivate Nascent Soul True Monarchs. Why would you trade away such a precious Nascent Soul treasure as the Azure Jade? Do you perhaps have quite a few Azure Jade

pieces?” “Haha, not many, just a dozen or so.”

“A dozen or so…”

Li Chang’an was genuinely surprised.

He had searched for a long time without finding a single piece, yet the old tortoise had more than ten.

Living long is truly extraordinary!

As long as one survives long enough, there is hope of encountering any kind of treasure.

“Senior, if I wish to exchange for a piece of Azure Jade, what treasure do I need to prepare?”

“Simple, just give me a longevity treasure similar to the Ten Thousand Year Blood Spirit Ginseng!”

The old tortoise only gave one condition.

“Extend his life by a hundred years!

As for anything else, he doesn’t need it.”

He told Li Chang’an that he had already consumed all the common life-extending treasures

. Therefore, if he wanted to exchange for the Azure Jade, it would be best to find some extremely rare life-extending treasures.

Li Chang’an couldn’t produce such treasures for the time being, so he could only secretly remember them.

In any case,

there was already a clue to the Azure Jade.

“You can exchange the Core Formation Water with True Monarch Hanfeng, and for the Azure Jade, go to this old tortoise. Only the Heavenly Infant Fruit is still missing.”

The Heavenly Infant Fruit is the most important of the three main medicines.

One Heavenly Infant Fruit is equivalent to half the efficacy of the Nascent Soul Pill!

Li Chang’an asked again, “Senior, do you have any Heavenly Infant Fruits?”

“Of course I do, but not many, so I can’t use them for trading.”

The two-headed Azure Spirit Tortoise was straightforward, cutting off Li Chang’an’s idea of trading.

However,

it pointed Li Chang’an in a clear direction.

“Young friend Li, Wang Yannian of the Wang family, a Nascent Soul cultivator, has a lot of Heavenly Infant Fruits.”

“Senior, the Wang family’s resources can’t compare to the Xuanwu Sect, right?”

“That’s natural, but that kid was lucky. A few years ago, while exploring a secret realm, he accidentally discovered an ancient sect’s herb garden, which cultivated quite a few Heavenly Infant Fruits…”

The two-headed Azure Spirit Turtle slowly explained.

He indicated that

besides the Wang family, other Nascent Soul forces also possessed Heavenly Infant Fruits.

However, the Wang family’s Heavenly Infant Fruits were the easiest to trade.

As for other forces, it was almost impossible.

“The Vermilion Bird Sect also has quite a few Heavenly Infant Fruits, but the Vermilion Bird Sect is always stingy. I heard that you, young friend Li, only wanted to enter the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm once, and they made things difficult for you. They certainly won’t give you any Heavenly Infant Fruits.”

“That’s true, thank you for informing me, Senior.”

Li Chang’an solemnly thanked him.

This exchange with the old tortoise saved him a lot of trouble.

At this point,

the three main ingredients for the Nascent Soul Pill were all secured.

As for whether he could obtain them, that depended on his own abilities.

“My relationship with the Wang family is fairly good. After all, I saved Wang Qianling, so I should have a chance to get a Heavenly Infant Fruit in return,”

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

While he was talking to the old tortoise, the auction hall was bustling with activity.

More than twenty treasures had already been sold.

The first few were extremely valuable and could only be traded as barter.

The subsequent treasures, while not insignificant, could now be traded for spirit stones.

Not long after,

a stone jar was carried onto the stage.

Zi Yun introduced it with a smile: “Everyone, this item comes from a secret realm and has an ancient restriction. The appraisers of my Zixia Sect cannot determine what’s inside, only that its radiance is extremely strong.”

Everyone was familiar with this kind of special treasure.

Those present had all opened many sealed items.

After the introduction, Zi Yun announced the starting price: “The starting price for this item is three thousand high-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least one hundred high-grade spirit stones higher.”

Soon, a fierce bidding war began.

Ultimately,

the item was bought by True Monarch White Tiger for seven thousand three hundred high-grade spirit stones.

Li Chang’an learned from the old tortoise that the White Tiger True Lord was a fourth-tier treasure appraisal master.

Cui Baiying’s treasure appraisal skills were learned from the White Tiger True Lord.

In subsequent auctions,

sealed items would appear from time to time.

Some were earthenware jars, others stone boxes, jade bottles, wooden boxes, etc. As long as the seal wasn’t removed, no one knew what treasures were inside.

At dusk,

a crystal-clear bottle was brought to the stage.

Li Chang’an’s eyes lit up upon seeing it.

“Finally!”

This item must be the treasure mentioned in the divination.

Inside the crystal bottle

was a small amount of clear, transparent liquid.

Due to the seal on the bottle’s opening, no one knew what the liquid was, only that it wasn’t water.

After all, the treasure appraisal master of the Purple Cloud Sect had confirmed that this item possessed a rich, precious light.

“Everyone, this item also comes from a secret realm. According to the treasure appraisal master’s assessment, it’s a treasure from the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty…”

Zi Yun introduced slowly with a smile,

warming up the atmosphere.

She announced the starting price: “The starting bid is 10,000 high-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 500 high-grade spirit stones.”

Hearing this price,

Li Chang’an secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

His 400,000 high-grade spirit stones were enough; he didn’t need to use a treasure as collateral.

Just then,

the White Tiger True Monarch’s voice suddenly rang out.

“30,000 high-grade spirit stones!”

The scene immediately fell silent.

He raised the price by 20,000 in one go, clearly determined to acquire it.

Some of the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators present were tempted, but they simply couldn’t afford that many spirit stones, not even the starting price, and had to give up.

As for the Nascent Soul True Monarchs,

although they were slightly interested, they didn’t want to waste spirit stones competing with the White Tiger True Monarch.

It seemed

this treasure would fall into the White Tiger True Monarch’s hands.

Just then, Li Chang’an, controlling Lin Fan’s clone, called out an even higher price:

“50,000 high-grade spirit stones!”

This price immediately drew countless surprised and puzzled gazes.

Fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones, converted to mid-grade spirit stones, amount to a full five million!

An ordinary Golden Core cultivator’s net worth is at most a few hundred thousand.

Because of this,

many suspect that Li Chang’an might be a Nascent Soul True Monarch in disguise.

Of course, he could also be a lucky individual who unexpectedly obtained a large number of spirit stones.

The voice of True Monarch White Tiger rang out again: “Fellow Daoist, do you know what this is?”

He addressed Li Chang’an as “Fellow Daoist,” assuming Li Chang’an was also a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Li Chang’an replied, “I don’t know, I’m just slightly interested.”

“In that case, I’ll give it to you, Fellow Daoist.”

True Monarch White Tiger stopped competing.

It seemed

he wasn’t sure what the liquid in the crystal bottle was either.

If he knew it was Spirit Fusion Dew, he certainly wouldn’t give up and would fight Li Chang’an for it with all his might.

The value of Spirit Fusion Dew far exceeded these mere 50,000 high-grade spirit stones.

Soon,

the crystal bottle was presented to Li Chang’an.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Li Chang’an presented a storage bag containing 50,000 high-grade spirit stones, completing the transaction with the Purple Cloud Sect.

“He really has 50,000 high-grade spirit stones!”

“Could he really be a Nascent Soul True Monarch?” “

Why doesn’t a dignified Nascent Soul True Monarch show his true form, instead hiding his true identity?”

“…”

Many doubts lingered in everyone’s minds.

At this moment,

a melodious female voice rang in Li Chang’an’s ears.

“Fellow Daoist, do you truly not know the use of this item?”

The voice transmission came from True Monarch Zixia.

Li Chang’an replied, “I truly do not know; I was merely trying my luck.”

In the Central Region, far from Changqing Mountain, he had limited faith power, but enough to protect his voice transmission from being overheard by other Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

Hearing this, True Monarch Zixia didn’t bring up the topic again, instead inviting Li Chang’an to visit the Zixia Sect.

Like True Monarch Baihu, she was certain Li Chang’an was a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

But she never imagined that

this unfamiliar Nascent Soul True Monarch was Li Chang’an, whom she had never truly looked at.

Li Chang’an did not accept her invitation, merely making up some excuses, indicating that he would definitely visit the Zixia Sect when he had time.

“Then I await your visit, Fellow Daoist,”

True Monarch Zixia chuckled softly, her voice fading away.

Following her,

True Monarchs from other Nascent Soul forces also extended invitations.

Li Chang’an responded to each one in turn.

He didn’t want to go anywhere else; he just wanted to get back quickly, use the Spirit-Melting Dew to open the Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Box, and retrieve the Crown of Ten Thousand People.

Of course, he didn’t show any urgency, lest anyone notice anything amiss.

Time flew by.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Li Chang’an used dozens of clones to purchase many treasures, even gathering two sets of the auxiliary ingredients for the Nascent Soul Pill.

After the last treasure was bought by the Vermilion Bird True Monarch, the auction officially ended.

Everyone left.

Li Chang’an himself rode his magic weapon and returned to Changqing Mountain alone.

As for the Lin Fan clone he controlled, after leaving the Mechanized City, it immediately concealed its form, used the Realm-Splitting Talisman, and disappeared from the spot.

A moment later,

the figures of several Nascent Soul True Monarchs appeared where he had disappeared.

“Is this person truly a Nascent Soul cultivator?”

The White Tiger True Monarch frowned slightly, spreading his divine sense to search.

The Vermilion Bird True Monarch spoke slowly, his voice clear and crisp.

“He should be, but I don’t know if he is a true demon.”

(End of Chapter)