Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 377

Chapter 377 Fourth-Order Remains, Li Chang’an’s Abilities (Seeking Subscriptions)

“I just awakened my ‘Dream Entering’ talent and haven’t adapted yet. I accidentally used it just now,”

the Dream Soul Silkworm explained apologetically in its childish voice.

After it withdrew its spell,

Zhuo Wanshuang and the others quickly woke up.

They looked at each other, recalling the previous situation, and were all somewhat frightened.

In the dream, they were completely unprepared; if they had been suddenly attacked, they would have certainly died!

“This Dream Entering talent is truly terrifying,”

Chi Qingwu sighed, sincerely impressed.

Zhuo Wanshuang and Chi Qingxuan nodded in agreement.

If they used the Dream Entering talent against an enemy, they could easily eliminate them.

However,

in Li Chang’an’s opinion,

this talent was just so-so, not particularly powerful.

The reason Zhuo Wanshuang and the others were trapped in the dream was because they were only Golden Core cultivators, while the Dream Soul Silkworm’s rank had reached the fourth order.

Against a pseudo-Nascent Soul cultivator like Li Chang’an, this talent was useless.

“If used against enemies, it’s not even as good as a fourth-tier illusionary poison. Its true value lies in the word ‘entering dreams,'”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

Afterwards, the Dream Soul Silkworm repeatedly used its Dream Entry talent, gradually becoming familiar with it.

That evening,

they left this place and headed to the fourth peak of the Azure Dragon Sect, Floating Life Peak.

This peak had no disciples and was perpetually shrouded in mist.

At the foot of the mountain, only a bluestone path stretched upwards, gradually disappearing into the mist, its end invisible.

The Dream Soul Silkworm hovered in front of the group, using its Dream Entry talent.

“Everyone, follow me. Don’t stray too far, or you might get lost here.”

With that, he led the group into the mist.

They were surrounded by a hazy, impenetrable fog, seemingly devoid of anything.

After traveling an unknown distance, the mist suddenly dissipated.

A clear view opened up before them.

They were in a peach blossom forest, the same ordinary bluestone path beneath their feet, now strewn with fallen peach blossoms.

A gentle breeze stirred, peach blossoms danced in the air, and their fragrance filled the air.

“Gentlemen, we have entered the dream of True Lord Fusheng,”

the Dream Soul Silkworm announced from ahead.

They continued along the stone path, soon emerging from the peach grove.

Beyond the grove

lay a vast, shimmering lake.

“This is the dream True Lord Fusheng wove for himself,”

Li Chang’an murmured, his gaze deep and unwavering.

A wooden house stood on the lakeshore, smoke rising from its chimney.

In the small courtyard before the house, a man in a straw raincoat slowly turned and smiled at them.

“Guests are welcome; please come and sit down.”

He carried several blue fish, seemingly fresh from fishing, and appeared unremarkable—just an ordinary fisherman.

To outsiders would hardly believe that this was the renowned prodigy, True Lord Fusheng!

Li Chang’an and the others stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

“Greetings, Senior Fusheng.”

“No need for formalities.”

True Monarch Fusheng, with a kind expression, invited everyone to sit down.

His aura was ordinary, without the slightest airs of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

After some conversation,

Xu Jinling explained the purpose of her visit.

“Senior Fusheng, the war between good and evil has begun again, and the demonic path is rampant. I beg you to end this three-hundred-year-old dream and help the righteous path win this war.”

“How can I, alone, change the outcome of this war?”

True Monarch Fusheng smiled and shook his head slightly.

Xu Jinling continued, “Senior, dreams are ultimately illusions; why become obsessed with them?”

“That’s not true.”

True Monarch Fusheng was indeed very good-tempered and was not angered by Xu Jinling’s words.

He still smiled and explained the Dao of Dreams to Xu Jinling.

“Young friend Xu, do you feel any falsehood in what you have seen and heard here?”

“Senior, I only have Golden Core cultivation and cannot fathom the mysteries of this place.”

Xu Jinling answered truthfully.

The Floating Life True Lord chuckled, “So, you see no falsehood, and to you, everything here is real.”

“But this place is ultimately just a dream maintained by your magic, Senior. The outside world is real. Why deceive yourself, Senior?”

“Young friend Xu, how do you know the outside world isn’t an illusion?”

the Floating Life True Lord asked with a smile.

His tone was gentle as he pointed to the sky.

“And how do you know that the world you cultivate in isn’t someone else’s dream?”

“This…”

Xu Jinling was speechless for a moment.

The Floating Life True Lord raised his hand, and a blue fish leaped out of the lake, landing in his fish basket, struggling desperately.

“This blue fish believes this world is real, simply because it was born and grew up here. Therefore, it struggles to survive, unwilling to become food for others.”

“The ants at your feet also believe this world is real.”

“And the birds in the sky, the insects crawling in the trees… they all believe this world is real, just as you believe the outside world is real. How are you any different from them?”

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

They truly couldn’t answer Fusheng Zhenjun’s question.

No one could guarantee that the outside world wasn’t someone else’s dream world.

Xu Jinling had no choice but to return to the war between good and evil.

“Senior, if the righteous path loses this war, I fear the Azure Dragon Sect will be destroyed, and Fusheng Peak will cease to exist.”

“No need to worry, the Four Spirits Formation is enough to block the demonic path.”

After that,

no matter what Xu Jinling said, Fusheng Zhenjun remained unwilling to wake up.

She had to give up this opportunity and instead asked Fusheng Zhenjun to guide a few juniors.

After instructing Zhuo Wanshuang and the others, True Monarch Fusheng finally turned to Li Chang’an.

“This young friend is somewhat unusual; I can’t quite fathom him. He doesn’t seem to be from my Azure Dragon

Sect?” “This junior is Li Chang’an, a rogue cultivator from the Southern Region of Zhao Kingdom,”

Li Chang’an replied, cupping his hands in greeting.

True Monarch Fusheng asked him, “Young friend Li, what is your purpose in cultivating in this life?”

“For immortality.”

“Young friend, your ambition is lofty; I am no match for you,”

True Monarch Fusheng said with a smile.

He didn’t offer any further instruction to Li Chang’an, but simply shared his views on immortality.

In his eyes, there are many paths to immortality, but only one can be called “Great Immortality,” while the rest are “Lesser Immortality.”

This view was similar to that of the spirit of the flying boat from the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty.

The so-called Great Immortality is the path of continuous breakthroughs and enlightenment.

The other paths to immortality are minor paths.

However

, even minor paths are difficult for ordinary cultivators to tread.

The spirit of the flying boat had once pointed out a minor path to Li Chang’an: becoming a spirit incarnate.

Today, True Monarch Fusheng also pointed out a small path to Li Chang’an.

“Young friend, have you heard of the Path of the Undying Soul?”

“Undying Soul?”

“That’s right!”

True Monarch Fusheng explained to Li Chang’an.

Many years ago, he unexpectedly saw a record of this path on a stone wall of an ancient ruin.

After a cultivator dies, their soul goes through the cycle of reincarnation.

If they remain in the world due to various accidents, their soul will become increasingly weak, eventually completely dissipating into the world.

Just like the old woman in Wang Qianling’s ring.

The reason she needed the Soul-Nourishing Jade was precisely because her soul had dissipated.

However,

the record on that stone wall stated:

There is a method that can preserve the soul from annihilation.

Furthermore, there is another method that can make the flesh and blood strong enough to withstand countless calamities, achieving the level of “undying body.”

If both the soul and body are undying, then it is no different from immortality!

After listening to True Monarch Fusheng’s explanation,

Li Chang’an couldn’t help but be intrigued and immediately asked, “Senior, do you know about these two methods?”

“I don’t know.”

True Monarch Fusheng smiled and shook his head.

“However, since there are records, it means this path might be feasible. Young friend, you are welcome to try it yourself. There are countless paths in this world, each one trodden by those who came before… In the eyes of those who come after, you are also one of those who came before.”

“I understand, thank you, senior.”

After this conversation,

Li Chang’an vaguely sensed that

this True Monarch Fusheng seemed different from other Nascent Soul True Monarchs, having embarked on a special path.

After a while,

they bid farewell to True Monarch Fusheng and left this dream world.

Led by the Dream Soul Silkworm, the group returned to the foot of the mountain.

Zhuo Wanshuang and the others looked up at the sky, seemingly wondering if this world was real or not.

Li Chang’an didn’t think so much; he just wanted to continue living. If he lived long enough, he would one day know all the secrets.

Soon, he bid farewell to everyone and left the Azure Dragon Sect.

…

Half a day later,

Li Chang’an returned to Changqing Mountain.

He entered the weapon-refining room deep within Changqing Mountain and sat cross-legged in front of the forging furnace.

“I’ve gathered all the treasures needed to refine the Infant-Trapping Net, but I only have one of most of them. I absolutely cannot fail; if I fail, I’ll have to find them all over again.”

Li Chang’an didn’t start refining it immediately.

He swallowed a few pills, calmed his mind, and slowly recovered.

About fifteen minutes later,

Li Chang’an’s energy and spirit had returned to their peak.

With a thought, dozens of treasures, including the Netherworld Silkworm Silk, flew out of his storage bag, rising and falling around him.

For the next ten hours,

Li Chang’an concentrated intently, remaining motionless, refining the second of the Three Treasures for Exterminating Infants.

The process of refining the Infant-Binding Net was far more complex than that of the Infant-Suppressing Nails. It wasn’t until the dawn of the next day that the dark net gradually took shape.

After a while,

Li Chang’an raised his hand and beckoned.

“Come!”

The net immediately flew out and landed in his hand.

The feeling upon touching it was extremely cold, as if it came from the Netherworld, making his nascent soul feel extremely uncomfortable.

“With this, my confidence in dealing with the Thousand Corpse True Monarch has increased by another point!”

“Of the Three Treasures for Exterminating Infants, the last one is missing: the Infant-Sealing Bottle. This bottle can seal the nascent soul for a long time, and the materials required for its refining are the most precious.”

A cultivator’s nascent soul, like the demon core of a demon beast, is the essence of their being, containing immense power.

Some demonic techniques allow the use of Nascent Souls for alchemy.

Other techniques, after cultivation, allow one to devour Nascent Souls, using them to nourish the enemy.

Li Chang’an had read about this in ancient texts.

During the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, there was a specialized trade in Nascent Souls.

These Nascent Soul-Sealing Bottles, capable of sealing Nascent Souls for extended periods, were highly sought after in such transactions.

“I’m still missing a few materials. This Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade is rather rare, though it seems to have appeared in the Northern Region before.”

Li Chang’an put away the Nascent Soul-Sealing Net, his figure flashing as he left Changqing Mountain.

A moment later,

he entered the black market, found Luo Qiantong, and inquired about the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade.

Luo Qiantong quickly informed him, “Uncle Li, a few months ago, a piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade appeared in the snowy mountains of the Northern Plains.”

“Whose hands did that Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade fall into?” “

The Holy Maiden of the Five Poisons Valley, Ye Qiuling.”

“It’s her.”

Li Chang’an was familiar with this name.

This woman was Ye Feng’s senior sister.

Furthermore,

she also had a connection with Wu Ze, the Holy Son of the Netherworld Soul Sect.

Back then, Wu Ze collected a large number of poisonous treasures to cultivate poisonous insects in order to win Ye Qiuling’s favor.

After the start of the war between the righteous and demonic paths, this woman achieved successive victories, becoming famous and almost the number one among the many demonic holy sons and daughters.

According to the news,

the ten-thousand-year-old cold jade was originally discovered by the righteous forces.

However, Ye Qiuling intervened halfway, forcibly seizing the treasure from the hands of many righteous geniuses, killing several holy sons and daughters, and finally leaving triumphantly with the treasure.

“Uncle Li, this Ye Qiuling is not easy to deal with. It is said that she has mastered a fourth-grade spiritual poison and has refined herself into a poison person. Even Nascent Soul True Monarchs have to be wary of spiritual poison of this grade.”

“Hmm, it is indeed a bit troublesome.”

Li Chang’an frowned slightly as he looked at the news in his hand.

Logically speaking,

it is almost impossible for a Golden Core cultivator to master a fourth-grade spiritual poison.

But Ye Qiuling has mastered it and uses it freely without being harmed by the spiritual poison.

“This era is teeming with talented individuals and prodigies, yet even a freak like this exists,”

Li Chang’an surmised.

This woman might possess not only fourth-tier spiritual poison but also fourth-tier poisonous insects.

If he were a Nascent Soul True Monarch from the Five Poisons Valley, he would surely bestow upon her a fourth-tier poisonous insect to prevent such a prodigy from dying young.

To snatch the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade from this woman, it would be best to evolve the Myriad Poison Gu to the fourth tier to resist the all-pervasive fourth-tier spiritual poison.

Of course

, Li Chang’an didn’t want to risk his life unless absolutely necessary.

“Qian Tong, keep an eye out for news about the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade, whether from the righteous or demonic paths. I need all the information, and express your willingness to trade,”

he instructed Luo Qian Tong.

A direct trade, without the need for fighting, would be ideal.

However, Li Chang’an didn’t place his hopes on a trade.

“Demonic cultivators have never been trustworthy; I’m afraid we’ll still have to resort to v*olence in the end.”

After a while,

Li Chang’an left the black market and headed towards the Northern Region of Zhao Kingdom.

…

The next day.

He arrived in the Northern Region.

Below him stretched the endless mountains of the Northern Region.

“The location where the ten-thousand-year-old cold jade was discovered is right here.”

This place was very close to a demonic stronghold.

Several months ago,

a group of righteous cultivators came here to exterminate demons and unexpectedly discovered the ten-thousand-year-old cold jade deep within a rift.

What happened afterward was roughly as the news reported.

Looking around,

the mountains were scarred and devastated.

The traces of the previous righteous-demonic war were visible everywhere.

Li Chang’an came here simply to try his luck, after all, his luck had always been good.

“Could there be more undiscovered ten-thousand-year-old cold jade here?”

He spread his divine sense, carefully sensing.

A moment later,

he flickered and entered a rift, searching carefully deep within it.

For the next few hours, Li Chang’an searched almost the entire area beneath these mountains, but found nothing.

“Could it be that I’ve used up all my luck with the recent string of treasures?”

Li Chang’an pondered for a moment, then decided to check other areas.

The Northern Region is vast and perpetually covered in ice and snow, making it a likely candidate for the birth of such treasures.

Just then,

the Myriad Poison Gu in his sleeve suddenly spoke.

“Master, it’s so cold.”

“You, a high-grade Gu worm, are actually afraid of the cold?”

Li Chang’an was somewhat speechless, taking out a Fire Cloud Crystal and tossing it to him to keep warm.

Long before going to the Azure Wood Divine Tower of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty, the Myriad Poison Gu had already advanced to near-fourth rank.

Over the years, he had consumed a large number of poisonous treasures, and his strength had steadily increased, not far from reaching the true fourth rank.

The Myriad Poison Gu said in a wronged voice, “Master, the reason I’m afraid of the cold is because I’ve scattered all my power to search for treasures, only wanting to help you as much as possible.”

“Have you found the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade?”

“No, but I’ve sensed another treasure. Master, please continue deeper along this icy fissure.”

“Alright!”

Li Chang’an, without suspicion, immediately used his escape technique.

In the blink of an eye,

he entered the depths of the earth, tens of thousands of feet below.

Guided by the Myriad Poison Gu, he constantly changed directions, finally arriving at a somewhat strange nest.

This nest was extremely narrow, less than half a person’s height.

There were no treasures left behind, only a faint trace of Gu insect aura.

“This seems to be the nest of a high-ranking Gu insect,”

Li Chang’an observed carefully.

The Myriad Poison Gu crawled out of his sleeve, its face full of confusion.

“Strange, I clearly sensed the aura of the ‘Insect Lord’s Remains,’ so why is the remains gone?”

“Insect Lord’s Remains?”

“Yes, Master, this is a treasure that can help me withstand the fourth-tier tribulation.”

Wan Du Gu explained to Li Chang’an.

Insects like him, every time they cross a major realm, they cocoon and molt.

Inside the cocoon, their old bodies are left behind.

These old bodies are the remains.

The remains left behind by fourth-tier insects breaking through to the fifth tier are called “Insect Lord’s Remains.”

If he could obtain such a remains, he could use it to withstand the fourth-tier tribulation and successfully pass through the lightning tribulation.

Li Chang’an was a little surprised: “Even I didn’t know about this. How did you find out? You weren’t deceived, were you?”

“No, Master, it was that Dream Soul Silkworm who told me.”

“You two actually communicated?”

“No, we didn’t communicate. He told me unilaterally through telepathy. The reason he was able to pass through the tribulation was because there was an Insect Lord’s Remains in the Azure Dragon Sect’s treasury.”

Wan Du Gu told Li Chang’an everything that the Dream Soul Silkworm had told him.

Almost all of them were about the experiences of third-tier insects advancing to fourth-tier.

After listening,

Li Chang’an pondered for a moment.

“That Dream Soul Silkworm shouldn’t be so deceitful as to deceive the Myriad Poison Gu. After all, I know Zhuo Wanshuang and the others, and I can easily find out about his tribulation process with a little questioning.” “

Besides, deceiving the Myriad Poison Gu wouldn’t benefit him at all.”

In other words,

the so-called insect lord’s remains could indeed help the Myriad Poison Gu overcome its tribulation.

There was originally one in this insect nest, but it was taken away by someone.

“Master, the aura of that insect lord’s remains is still very strong, so it must have been taken away recently.”

“Don’t worry, let me calculate.”

Li Chang’an took out a fourth-tier tortoise shell, intending to calculate the current location of the insect lord’s remains based on the aura left here.

Just then,

the aura of a Nascent Soul True Monarch suddenly descended on Changqing Mountain.

“Azure Dragon True Monarch?”

Li Chang’an immediately stopped divination.

He used the clone left on Changqing Mountain to go out and greet Azure Dragon True Monarch.

Azure Dragon True Monarch stood in the courtyard, hands behind his back, his gaze cold as he swept over Li Chang’an’s body.

“Li Chang’an, you not only persuaded my disciple and daughter, but also my Daoist partner. You truly have remarkable skills!”

(End of Chapter)