Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 371

Chapter 371 The Xiao Family Ancestor Undergoes Tribulation, Awakening the Aura of a Core Formation (Seeking Subscriptions)

“Binding Immortal Rope, come!”

With a thought, Li Chang’an conjured the rope, which shone with golden light, swirling in the air before wrapping around him.

Even with his current strength, breaking free from its restraints would require considerable effort.

In combat,

this rope could cause significant trouble for the enemy.

“Binding that Thousand Corpse True Monarch shouldn’t be a problem.”

“However, I still need to refine the Three Treasures for Annihilating Infants as soon as possible, otherwise I won’t be able to stop his Nascent Soul from escaping.”

Li Chang’an was confident that destroying the Thousand Corpse True Monarch’s physical body wouldn’t be difficult in a battle, but the Nascent Soul was a major problem.

Wang Yannian, the Wang family patriarch, managed to escape from the siege of more than ten demonic Nascent Soul True Monarchs by having his Nascent Soul leave his body.

Although he relied on the array power of the Wang family’s territory,

it was clear that the Nascent Soul was difficult to intercept.

“I’ve collected most of the materials for the Three Treasures of Infant Extermination, only a small portion that’s more difficult remains.”

Li Chang’an returned to his cave, examining the numerous materials and pondering silently.

“I’m still missing more than ten materials for the Infant Suppression Nail. The others are manageable, but this ‘Mysterious Yin Demon Gold’ is a fourth-tier demonic material, and it seems that none of the righteous sects possess it.”

Thinking of this

, he went to the black market and asked Luo Qiantong to inquire about the Mysterious Yin Demon Gold.

He expected it to take a long time to get any information.

However, that very evening,

Luo Qiantong informed him through a communication artifact that

Qi Yunjin, the eldest princess of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty, had recently killed a demonic sect’s holy maiden and found a piece of Mysterious Yin Demon Gold in her storage bag.

“Qi Yunjin?”

Li Chang’an thought for a moment.

He had a brief conversation with Qi Yunjin and could be considered an acquaintance.

If he proposed a trade, he shouldn’t be met with difficulties.

The next day,

Li Chang’an left Changqing Mountain without altering his appearance or aura, heading to the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty in his true form.

Holding the Great Qi Guest Elder’s Golden Token, he smoothly entered the Great Qi Imperial City and met Qi Yunjin.

The Ninth Princess, Qi Yao, was also there.

Both were somewhat surprised by Li Chang’an’s arrival.

“Fellow Daoist Li, you are truly a rare guest.”

They hadn’t seen Li Chang’an since the last attack on the Northern Region Demonic Cult’s stronghold, hearing that he had been holed up in Changqing Mountain.

Qi Yunjin possessed an extraordinary bearing, elegant and dignified, and generously offered Li Chang’an some of the finest third-grade spiritual tea.

“Fellow Daoist Li, please have a seat.”

Soon, the fragrant aroma of tea rose with the rising steam.

After some pleasantries,

Li Chang’an explained the purpose of his visit.

“Fellow Daoist Qi, I’ve heard you possess a portion of Xuan Yin Demonic Gold. Would you be willing to sell it?”

Hearing this, Qi Yunjin and Qi Yao were even more surprised.

Xuan Yin Demonic Gold was a material used in demonic refining; what did Li Chang’an want it for?

Could he be a demonic cult spy?

The two exchanged a glance, understanding each other perfectly, and neither asked a question.

Qi Yunjin put down her teacup and replied softly, “Fellow Daoist Li, I do indeed possess a portion of Xuan Yin Demon Gold and am willing to trade it, but what I need is extremely rare, and you likely don’t have it.”

“What is it?”

“A fourth-tier pill formula.”

Qi Yunjin explained that she was very interested in alchemy, especially collecting rare ancient pill formulas.

Many formulas had disappeared over time and were not found in ordinary alchemy traditions.

If Li Chang’an could give her a rare fourth-tier ancient pill formula,

she was willing to trade the Xuan Yin Demon Gold to him.

As for other treasures,

she didn’t need them.

The Great Qi Immortal Dynasty had a 30,000-year history and possessed all sorts of treasures, even more than one complete Nascent Soul stage treasure.

Therefore, she didn’t need to worry about treasures; she only wanted something rare.

“Having a good background certainly saves a lot of years of detours,”

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

He often worried about treasures.

Qi Yunjin, however, didn’t have this worry; she only needed to cultivate step by step and could easily obtain all the resources she wanted.

Of course, if she were to achieve the Nascent Soul stage, she would have to shoulder the responsibility of the entire Great Qi Immortal Dynasty.

This kind of background has both advantages and disadvantages.

Li Chang’an asked, “Fellow Daoist Qi, do you really not need any other treasures?”

“No.”

“In that case, I will find you an ancient pill formula as soon as possible.”

After learning Qi Yunjin’s terms of the deal, Li Chang’an didn’t linger long and hurriedly left.

In the days that followed,

he continued to collect various refining materials and kept an eye out for news of ancient pill formulas.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye.

During these two years, Li Chang’an’s refining skills improved again, and his success rate increased significantly.

Furthermore,

his cultivation level, gained through the power of faith, was also slowly increasing.

Now, among pseudo-Nascent Soul cultivators, he was considered above average.

“This rate of improvement is quite good; the potential of the Fire Cloud Secret Realm is still considerable.”

Li Chang’an went to the Fire Cloud Secret Realm again, handing over a large amount of resources to various God Emperors.

Over the years,

the cultivation levels of the Golden Core cultivators in the secret realm had all improved considerably compared to before.

Several had cultivated to the peak of the Golden Core stage and wanted to try breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Regarding this…

Li Chang’an did not stop them.

He merely explained the various dangers involved in the Nascent Soul formation process.

“This world has no fourth-order spiritual veins. Your conditions for forming your Nascent Souls are inherently insufficient, and the success rate is extremely low. Once you fail, you are very likely to die. Do you really want to try?”

“Divine Lord, lifespans eventually come to an end, and everyone has their day of reincarnation. If we can glimpse the splendor of a higher realm, we will not regret even if we die!”

“Very well, then you may try it here on Evergreen Divine Mountain.”

The spiritual energy concentration of Evergreen Divine Mountain reached the peak of the third rank, though not quite fourth rank, it was already the best spiritual vein in the entire Fire Cloud Secret Realm.

Li Chang’an wasn’t optimistic about these people forming their Nascent Souls.

They didn’t possess any Nascent Soul treasures, and their foundations were relatively shallow, making their success rate pitifully low.

Even if they did succeed, it wouldn’t matter.

These people all had his Wood Seed within them.

Even if they became Nascent Souls, they would still have to obey his orders; it would just give him another Nascent Soul subordinate.

Soon,

these people all attempted to form their Nascent Souls.

Just as Li Chang’an had predicted

, their foundations were too shallow; they hadn’t even reached the Tribulation Transcending stage, not even completing the Shattering Core and Condensing Nascent Soul stage.

Only one person was saved by Li Chang’an.

The others all died from their Golden Cores exploding, beyond saving.

The survivor, though alive, had his Golden Core completely destroyed, falling back to the Foundation Establishment stage, and his lifespan greatly reduced, leaving him with only a few years to live.

But he had no regrets; on the contrary, he was extremely excited.

“The power of the Nascent Soul! I sensed a wisp of Nascent Soul power! My life is complete!”

This wisp of power he sensed greatly encouraged the other Golden Core cultivators in the secret realm.

They all aimed to form their own Nascent Souls, cultivating with all their might, trying every possible way to provide Li Chang’an with more faith in exchange for cultivation resources.

Even many elderly people, nearing their deathbeds, were urged by them to create descendants until they died on their beds.

Because of this,

the faith power Li Chang’an received increased almost every moment.

However, the several refining materials he desired, as well as the ancient pill formulas, remained unavailable.

On this day,

Xiao Yiyue and Xiao Haoran, Golden Core cultivators from the Xiao family, suddenly visited.

This brother and sister had known Li Chang’an for many years, since their Foundation Establishment stage.

They had both been summoned by the Zixia Sect to fight against demonic cultivators in the Northern Region and had only recently returned to the Southern Region.

Their visit today

was to invite Li Chang’an to the Xiao family to observe the Xiao family patriarch’s breakthrough.

“Fellow Daoist Li, my ancestor Xiao Chen will attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in seven days.”

With that, Xiao Yiyue handed over an invitation.

Li Chang’an solemnly accepted the invitation and assured her he would attend.

Many years ago ,

news of the Xiao family ancestor’s impending breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage had already spread throughout the Southern Region.

After so many years, Li Chang’an assumed Xiao Chen had long since given up, but it turned out he had been preparing all along.

“The Xiao family has a deep foundation; they are the number one family in the Southern Region. Having prepared for so long, they have most likely already gathered a Nascent Soul-forming treasure.”

After seeing the siblings off, Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

Xiao Chen’s breakthrough this time would naturally not be as casual as those Golden Core cultivators in secret realms.

“It is said that Xiao Chen has exceptional talent, his spiritual root is close to a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and with his thorough preparation, he might truly succeed in forming a Nascent Soul stage, creating a Nascent Soul family in the Southern Region. However, his age is truly excessive…”

Li Chang’an calculated.

Xiao Chen was already over four hundred years old.

Based on the five-hundred-year lifespan of a Golden Core cultivator, he was already nearing the end of his life, and his vital energy was undoubtedly declining.

Only by consuming a large amount of treasures that could temporarily boost his vital energy, such as the essence blood of a third-tier dragon beast, could he temporarily return to his prime.

“Whether I succeed or not, I must go and observe, so I can gain more experience in forming my Nascent Soul.”

Li Chang’an made up his mind.

…

Six days later.

Late at night.

Li Chang’an was pondering.

“If Xiao Chen successfully forms his Nascent Soul, what treasure should I give him as a congratulatory gift?”

At this moment, midnight arrived.

A golden light appeared before his eyes.

[The divination has been updated]

[Today’s divination: Auspicious]

[You go to the Xiao family to observe the formation of the Nascent Soul by the Xiao family patriarch, Xiao Chen. During his tribulation, a bolt of heavenly lightning splits open the Xiao family’s territory, revealing a 90,000-year-old alchemy opportunity sealed beneath the Xiao family’s territory.]

[You take the opportunity and obtain a fourth-tier alchemy inheritance and a large number of ancient pill formulas.]

“There is actually a hidden opportunity beneath the Xiao family’s territory?”

Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised.

So many years had passed, and the Xiao family had not discovered it.

After a moment’s thought, he understood.

“The strongest member of the Xiao family is only at the Golden Core stage; it’s normal that they can’t discover a fourth-tier opportunity.”

“It seems this opportunity is destined for me!”

Li Chang’an smiled.

He just happened to need an ancient pill formula.

The appearance of this opportunity was a pleasant surprise.

…

The next day.

Li Chang’an arrived at the Xiao Family’s Pill Valley.

The Pill Valley today was significantly different from before.

“A fourth-order spiritual vein!”

His eyes were deep as he looked into the depths of the Pill Valley, carefully sensing it.

The spiritual energy concentration at the core of the Pill Valley had reached the fourth order, perfect for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

“It should only be a temporary upgrade, not a permanent one.”

Permanently upgrading the grade of a spiritual vein would require an enormous amount of spirit stones, which even the Xiao Family might not be able to afford.

Furthermore, if the Xiao Family’s ancestor failed to break through, the fourth-order spiritual vein would become a tempting target, bringing the Xiao Family the risk of destruction. Just

then ,

Xiao Yiyue appeared.

She wore a long emerald green dress, her features were exquisite, and she was elegant and refined. She invited Li Chang’an to enter the depths of the Pill Valley.

A moment later, Li Chang’an arrived at an excellent observation spot.

Not long after,

the other Golden Core forces from the Southern Region arrived.

Zheng Qingqing naturally sat down beside Li Chang’an, while Mo Qingxue sat on the other side.

This scene was witnessed by everyone.

Gu Qinghong and the others looked at each other with strange expressions.

“Li Chang’an says he doesn’t want a Daoist partner, but his actions speak louder than words,”

they thought to themselves.

After a while, a purple flying boat suddenly appeared in the sky.

Zi Xi stood on the flying boat, her eyes ethereal, her clear voice resounding throughout the heavens and earth.

“The Xiao family is a vassal of the Zixia Sect. Today, Fellow Daoist Xiao is forming his Nascent Soul, and my Zixia Sect should naturally contribute!”

With that, a beam of spiritual light flew from her jade hand and landed deep within the Pill Valley.

Instantly,

everyone present noticed

that the spiritual energy of the entire Pill Valley had increased significantly compared to before.

Clearly, that beam of spiritual light was a treasure that temporarily enhanced the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth.

Xiao Chen’s aged voice soon rang out.

“Many thanks for the generous gift from the sect, I am deeply grateful!”

“No need to think too much, calm your mind and concentrate on forming your Nascent Soul.”

“Yes!”

Xiao Chen’s voice disappeared without a trace.

Zi Xi glanced at the crowd below, her gaze lingering on Li Chang’an for a moment.

Such a grand Nascent Soul formation reminded her of Zixia Zhenjun’s evaluation of Li Chang’an, and she couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Perhaps Li Chang’an would never have the chance to reach this point in his life.

Below.

Li Chang’an noticed her gaze, turned around and cupped his hands in a salute to her.

The Zixia Sect’s generosity this time was beyond his expectations.

It was clear that

the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Zixia Sect all hoped that Xiao Chen would succeed in forming his Nascent Soul, giving the righteous forces more Nascent Soul power.

“It all depends on how well Xiao Chen prepares himself.”

Li Chang’an stood quietly in place, concealing his aura to avoid interfering with Xiao Chen’s Nascent Soul formation.

The others did the same.

Everyone was waiting.

That night, a strong wind suddenly arose.

“Whoosh—”

The wind and clouds surged between heaven and earth.

Endless spiritual energy surged forth, forming a massive vortex above the Xiao family’s Pill Valley.

In the blink of an eye, this vortex expanded beyond ten miles of the Core Formation stage and continued to grow rapidly, reaching hundreds of miles in an instant. It

only slowly stopped when it reached a size of a thousand miles.

“A thousand-mile celestial phenomenon!”

“The path to breaking through the Core and forming the Nascent Soul has begun!”

Everyone’s expressions were solemn as they gazed up at the heavens.

If successful,

Xiao Chen would become a Nascent Soul True Monarch, leaping to the top of the entire cultivation world, looking down upon all living beings, and enjoying a full thousand years of lifespan!

“As I expected, Xiao Chen’s foundation is extremely deep. His Nascent Soul formation aura far surpasses those of the people in the Fire Cloud Secret Realm. The quality of his Core Formation back then should have been very close to the Immortal Golden Core, the most top-tier half-step Immortal Golden Core.”

Li Chang’an pondered silently.

In his view,

apart from age, Xiao Chen possessed almost all the conditions to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Time flew by, and a month passed in the blink of an eye as everyone waited in silence.

For a month, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth remained stable, showing no signs of decline.

On this day, at midday,

the oppressive aura of a Nascent Soul expert suddenly appeared deep within the Xiao family’s territory.

“The step of breaking through the core to form the Nascent Soul has been achieved!”

Everyone sensed it, their expressions varying, mostly filled with shock or envy.

Many Xiao family disciples showed excitement.

Xiao Chen was now

considered a quasi-Nascent Soul expert.

As long as he could overcome the Heavenly Tribulation and the Heart Demon Tribulation, he would become a true Nascent Soul True Monarch!

Just then,

a muffled roar resounded between heaven and earth.

“Boom!”

Beneath the sky, tribulation clouds surged, and lightning snakes roamed.

The entire world seemed to be shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere because of those dark tribulation clouds.

“The Heavenly Tribulation has arrived.”

Looking at the terrifying thunderclouds, everyone present felt immense pressure.

A moment later,

an astonishing bolt of lightning descended from the sky, like a spear hurled by an ancient god, instantly piercing the gloomy heavens and earth, and crashing heavily into the depths of the Pill Valley.

A deafening roar followed, the terrifying tribulation lightning seeming to destroy everything, causing the entire earth to tremble.

“Is Xiao Chen still alive?”

The faces of the many Golden Core cultivators present paled.

If it were them,

they definitely wouldn’t have been able to withstand that attack!

Just then, a bluish-gray bead suddenly rose from the depths of the Xiao family’s territory.

“Boom!”

Another bolt of lightning descended from the sky.

This time,

the tribulation lightning failed to strike, instead being blocked by the bead.

“A lightning-repelling treasure!”

Li Chang’an’s gaze sharpened as he stared intently at the bead.

He needed such a treasure right now.

After blocking the tribulation lightning, the bead was not damaged, only a crack appeared.

The next few bolts of lightning were also blocked by the bead, never striking Xiao Chen, but the cracks on the bead multiplied.

Finally, the bead was shattered by the sixth bolt of lightning.

There were nine lightning bolts in total for the Nascent Soul tribulation.

The last three

were withstood by Xiao Chen himself.

The seventh and eighth bolts of lightning struck quickly, while the ninth bolt, after brewing for a moment, was even more powerful than the previous eight, descending from the sky with terrifying force.

“Boom!”

The world instantly turned white, everything illuminated by the lightning.

A deafening roar exploded in everyone’s ears.

A shocking crack appeared on the entire Xiao family’s territory.

Almost simultaneously.

Many Golden Core cultivators simultaneously sensed an ancient and weathered aura emanating from the crack.

“Huh?”

“There’s actually a cave dwelling of an ancestor beneath the Xiao family’s territory!”

“The Xiao family has been operating here for a thousand years, why didn’t they discover this cave dwelling? Could it be left behind by a Nascent Soul True Monarch?” “

…”

Deep within the crack was the entrance to a cave dwelling.

Everyone wanted to explore it.

However, this was a crucial moment for Xiao Chen’s tribulation, so they all remained where they were to avoid interfering.

“The Heavenly Thunder Tribulation has passed, only the Heart Demon Tribulation remains.”

“Can Xiao Chen overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation?”

Many Golden Core cultivators temporarily set aside their concerns about the cave dwelling, their gazes all fixed on the depths of the Xiao family’s territory.

Only Li Chang’an remained, staring at the entrance

to the cave dwelling. The aura emanating from the cave dwelling

was very familiar to him.

“Senior Dan Chengzi!”

Could this cave dwelling have been left behind by Dan Chengzi sometime in the past?

The thought filled

Li Chang’an with unease.

Dan Chengzi had lived for countless millennia, perhaps already possessing the potential for immortality; anything related to him was incredibly precious.

“Let’s be patient for now. Anyway, the divination shows that the opportunity is mine. Let’s see if Xiao Chen can overcome the inner demon tribulation.”

The inner demon tribulation is particularly strange.

Many geniuses have fallen at this hurdle.

Everyone’s experience in this tribulation is different. Perhaps thousands of years have passed in the tribulation, while in the real world it is only a moment, and it will soon be over.

A moment later.

Deep in the Xiao family’s territory, a hoarse roar suddenly came.

“No, I have planned for many years, how could I not overcome the lightning tribulation!”

The roar was very old, it was Xiao Chen’s voice.

Hearing this voice, everyone was stunned.

“Xiao Chen has clearly overcome the lightning tribulation, why do you say he has not overcome it?”

“It is the inner demon illusion, he has sunk into the illusion.”

Li Chang’an saw the problem.

Xiao Chen has excellent talent, he cultivated to the peak of the Golden Core stage at over two hundred years old, and could have overcome the tribulation to become a Nascent Soul.

But he was afraid of failure, so he endured for over two hundred years, until he was over four hundred years old, and only after preparing everything did he try to form a Nascent Soul.

“He is afraid of failure, this is his inner demon.”

Li Chang’an said thoughtfully.

“What will my inner demon be?”

(End of Chapter)