Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 379

Chapter 379 Battle Against the Demonic Nascent Soul, Tribulation-Crossing Treasures (Seeking Subscriptions)

The Northern Region was vast, with howling winds.

Two hours had passed since their departure, and they had not encountered any accidents.

The Pu family members all breathed a sigh of relief, and relaxed smiles gradually appeared on their faces.

“It seems that there should be no accidents on this trip.”

“We have already left the battlefield of the war between good and evil. No matter how rampant those demonic cultivators are, they will not dare to intercept our Pu family’s flying boat here.”

Many Pu family disciples began to celebrate in advance.

The three heroes of the Northern Region looked into the distance, looking bored.

“How boring. I thought there would be Golden Core demonic cultivators to intercept us.”

Xiong Yuanshan, the eldest of the three heroes

, said. He looked at Pu Rongyun and joked, “Fellow Daoist Pu, it seems that the reward you gave us was wasted.”

Pu Rongyun smiled: “You can’t say that. Perhaps it is because those demonic cultivators are intimidated by the reputation of the three of you that they dare not show themselves.”

“Haha, perhaps so!”

The three heroes also smiled.

But just then.

A emaciated figure clad in black robes appeared before the flying boat.

The boat paused abruptly, everyone turning to look at the figure.

Xiong Yuanshan shouted, “Who are you? Why are you blocking our path?”

“I’m searching for a treasure,”

the man said indifferently, devoid of any emotion.

His icy gaze slowly swept over each person on the flying boat.

“The treasure is a cocoon. Have you seen it?”

Before anyone could respond,

he spoke again, “Forget it, asking is too troublesome. I’ll kill you all first, then collect you in my Soul Banner and question you.”

“Are you a demonic cultivator?”

Upon hearing the words “Soul Banner,” Xiong Yuanshan’s expression turned icy.

He summoned his magic weapon and roared, “You alone dare to kill one of the three heroes of the Northern Region? That’s……”   He

froze before he could finish.   The aura emanating from the black-robed man was so strong it nearly suffocated him.   Not only him, but everyone else on the flying boat sensed this aura, and almost everyone was gripped by fear.   “Nascent Soul…Nascent Soul True Monarch!”   “It’s a Nascent Soul Demon from the Demonic Path, what do we do…”   Their voices trembled with fear.   Many people collapsed to the ground, staring at the powerful figure with despair in their eyes.   Pu Rongyun’s pretty face was also pale, clinging to her last hope as she looked at the three heroes from the Northern Region she had invited, hoping they could find a solution.   However,   even the strongest Golden Core cultivator could not defeat a Nascent Soul cultivator.   Xiong Yuanshan and the other two were not faring much better.   On the entire flying boat, only Li Chang’an remained calm.   “Thousand Corpse True Monarch.”   He recognized the Nascent Soul Demon.   This person’s aura was indeed as rumored, barely reaching the Pseudo-Nascent Soul level, considered the weakest among Pseudo-Nascent Soul cultivators.   Li Chang’an had originally planned to wait until he had gathered the three treasures for destroying Nascent Souls before attacking this demon.   He never expected   to encounter him here.   “Only two of the three treasures are here, and it’s an encounter battle. There are no preparations I made beforehand around him, so the chances of taking him down aren’t high, but I can still try,”   Li Chang’an pondered.   Just then ,   the Myriad Poison Gu in his sleeve suddenly transmitted a message to him.   “Master, the reason why True Monarch Thousand Corpses chased us here is because he’s raising a near-fourth-tier poisonous insect. That insect, like me, is on the verge of advancing, but it lacks a tribulation-crossing treasure.”   “Hmm? How do you know?”   Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised.   The Myriad Poison Gu replied, “That insect and I both sensed each other’s auras. He just transmitted a message to me saying that I don’t have a good master and that I can’t escape death today. He asked me to betray you.”   “He also said that True Monarch Thousand Corpses has already reserved a pill for him to cross the Heart Demon Tribulation. It’s in the Western Regions of Yuan Kingdom, and he’ll be going to pick it up soon.”   “As long as I betray you, I also have a chance to get the pill to cross the Heart Demon Tribulation…”   The Myriad Poison Gu had never considered betrayal.   Therefore, it told Li Chang’an the entire content of its conversation with the poisonous insect.   ”A pill for overcoming the inner demon tribulation? In the Western Regions of Yuan Kingdom?”   Li Chang’an was somewhat puzzled.   He, a righteous cultivator, didn’t even know such a treasure existed in Yuan Kingdom, yet the Thousand Corpse True Monarch, a demonic cultivator from Yan Kingdom, knew about it.   Just then,   he suddenly noticed.   The Thousand Corpse True Monarch’s gaze fell upon him.   ”Young man, give me the Gu worm on your body, and I might spare your life and take you as my servant.”   Clearly, he had also learned through Li Chang’an’s poisonous worm that Li Chang’an possessed a worm about to undergo tribulation.   If the tribulation was successful, he would gain another fourth-tier combatant.   Hearing this,   the expressions of the people on the flying boat varied, most showing envy.   They knew they were doomed today, but Li Chang’an could live.   Pu Rongzheng pleaded in a telepathic voice, “Fellow Daoist Lin, what this old demon is looking for might be the cocoon in your possession. Could you please give him the cocoon as well, and put in a good word for my Pu family?”   ”Fellow Daoist Pu, rest assured, since I made a promise, I will naturally send your Pu family to the Southern Region.”   Li Chang’an slowly rose, his tone as calm as before.   The next instant,   an aura of a Nascent Soul True Monarch soared into the sky.   His body was upright, like a drawn blade, flying into the air, facing off against the Thousand Corpse True Monarch.   The Thousand Corpse True Monarch’s expression changed slightly, staring intently at him.   ”Who are you? There is no one like you among the righteous Nascent Soul cultivators of both countries!”   On the flying boat,   Pu Rongzheng’s mouth gaped open, his eyes wide, staring at Li Chang’an’s back.

“A Nascent Soul… Fellow Daoist Li is also a Nascent Soul!”

Beside him,

Pu Rongyun was stunned, almost unable to believe what she was seeing.

Just a moment ago, she had fallen into despair, hoping only for a chance at reincarnation.

But now, the sudden surprise left her somewhat at a loss.

“A Nascent Soul, a righteous Nascent Soul, my Pu family is saved…”

Her eyes reddened as she murmured softly.

The three heroes of the Northern Region looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock and lingering fear.

They were all thankful that they hadn’t provoked Li Chang’an before, otherwise they would probably have been sent to reincarnation long ago.

Outside the flying boat.

Li Chang’an did not answer the Thousand Corpse True Monarch’s question.

With a thought, streams of sword energy condensed from Nascent Soul magic appeared, instantly transforming into two astonishingly powerful sword formations.

The Great Yi Wood and Great Geng Metal Sword Formations!

He had not found a way to balance the Yin-Yang sword formations.

But now, he could forcibly combine the power of the two sword formations through his Nascent Soul strength.

“Go!”

The two sword formations intertwined, transforming into a streak of azure-gold sword light that instantly illuminated the entire sky.

In the vast天地 (heaven and earth), everything seemed to vanish, leaving only this dazzling sword.

The Thousand Corpse True Monarch’s expression changed again.

This sword had already surpassed the limits of a False Infant.

He didn’t intend to take it head-on and was about to dodge when he sensed a strange power.

That power was elusive and intangible, yet it interfered with his judgment.

“I can’t dodge!”

he knew.

Dodging would only waste time; no matter how he dodged, he would still collide with the sword. He had no choice but to forcefully take it!

“Suppress!”

The Thousand Corpse True Monarch roared, his black robes fluttering, and instantly, rotting corpses appeared before him.

Boom!

Wherever the sword light passed, the corpses exploded one after another.

Countless rotten black bloodstains fell to the earth, like a rain of meteors from outer space, instantly ravaging the entire land.

“Corpse Magic Body!”

The Thousand Corpse True Monarch’s aura was terrifying; boundless Nascent Soul power surged forth, transforming into a black giant tens of thousands of feet tall behind him.

The giant roared angrily, its expression ferocious, and clenched its hands together, desperately blocking the sword formation that had already exhausted most of its power.

However,

before the Thousand Corpse True Monarch could even breathe a sigh of relief,

several terrifying sword formations ripped through the sky, traversing the vast expanse, their sharpness fully revealed, heading straight for him.

“Not good!”

The Thousand Corpse True Monarch was startled and successively unleashed dozens of fourth-tier talismans.

“Suppress! Suppress! Suppress!”

Countless talismans shone brightly, like blazing suns burning between heaven and earth.

Boom!

The sword formations arrived in an instant, colliding with the power of the talismans.

The violent power shook the heavens and the earth, instantly sweeping in all directions, as if it were about to completely destroy the world.

If it weren’t for Li Chang’an’s protection, the Pu family’s flying boat would have been reduced to ashes on the spot, and everyone on board would have perished.

No one would have survived!

“The power of a Nascent Soul cultivator is truly terrifying…”

Everyone on the flying boat was terrified, yet secretly relieved.

Pu Rongyun clutched her chest, her heart unable to calm down.

“A-Zheng, thankfully you invited this senior, otherwise we would have perished today.”

Now she understood.

If Li Chang’an truly harbored ill will towards the Pu family, they would have been wiped out long ago before they even set off.

Facing a Nascent Soul True Monarch, even the entire Pu family combined wouldn’t stand a chance.

At this moment ,

the sheer aura of destruction was already unbearable.

In the blink of an eye, Li Chang’an and the Thousand Corpse True Monarch had exchanged more than ten blows.

“Heaven-Splitting Demon Wheel!”

“Damn it !” True Monarch Thousand Corpses roared, his hand flashing with eerie light, transforming into dozens of dark demonic wheels.

Each demonic wheel gleamed with a cold light, extremely sharp, seemingly capable of tearing the sky apart, instantly arriving before Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an casually waved his hand, shattering many of the demonic wheels.

In the blink of an eye,

the two exchanged more than ten blows.

The commotion from their battle was terrifying, the booming sounds shaking the heavens and the earth.

The sky darkened, the sun and moon lost their light, the earth sank, and the entire snowfield was no longer recognizable.

“Damn it!”

True Monarch Thousand Corpses’ face grew increasingly grim.

This was because he had been on the defensive most of the time, rarely having the opportunity to attack, and was almost being suppressed.

Both of them were at the Nascent

Soul stage, but Li Chang’an’s strength was far superior to his. “This person cannot be fought head-on. If we continue fighting, I will undoubtedly lose, and I may even attract other righteous Nascent Soul cultivators!”

If he were surrounded by many righteous Nascent Soul cultivators, the outcome would be unimaginable.

True Monarch Thousand Corpses acted decisively, immediately using his escape treasure.

“Escape!”

In an instant.

He transformed into a streak of rainbow light, tearing through all obstacles and disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

“He escaped quite quickly.”

Li Chang’an gazed at the horizon, not giving chase.

The escape artifact used by the Thousand Corpse True Monarch was extremely peculiar, able to ignore the influence of fourth-order divination power, and its speed was astonishing.

In his current state, even if Li Chang’an used all his means, it would be difficult to catch up. Even if

he did catch up ,

he couldn’t kill him in a short time.

The longer it dragged on, the more likely things would change.

“Unfortunately, the fourth-order grand formation is not yet complete.”

Li Chang’an raised his hand and summoned the array-setting artifacts in the surrounding void.

During that brief battle, he had been quietly setting up an array, intending to trap the Thousand Corpse True Monarch with a fourth-order grand formation.

But the Thousand Corpse True Monarch was too decisive.

Before the formation was even half complete,

he had escaped.

“This person’s strength isn’t great, but his survival skills are excellent. No wonder he survived the years-long battle between the righteous and demonic Nascent Soul cultivators.”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

Among the many Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Demonic Path, Thousand Corpse True Monarch was considered a soft target, but not easy to deal with.

“If I want to kill him, I must be well-prepared. I can’t afford to have a direct confrontation like this. I also need to refine the Infant-Sealing Bottle as soon as possible.”

He pondered, slowly returning to the flying boat.

Everyone on the flying boat showed reverence and bowed to him in unison.

“Thank you for saving our lives, Senior!”

“It was just a transaction.”

Li Chang’an waved his hand, not caring at all.

Pu Rongzheng looked excited and asked, “Senior, you…you are a rogue cultivator?”

“Yes.” “

In that case, I beg you to become the ancestor of my family. My Pu family is willing to change our surname, and all members of the clan will adopt your surname and worship you for generations.”

“I have no intention of becoming the head of a clan. This matter should not be mentioned again.”

Li Chang’an sat down cross-legged and said calmly.

He had encountered this kind of request to be worshipped as an ancestor many times over the years.

Back when he became a Foundation Establishment cultivator, a Qi Refining family had requested him to become their ancestor and was also willing to change their surnames.

Not for anything else, but for a powerful backer.

In the cultivation world

, the upper limit of a family’s patriarch’s strength determines the upper limit of the entire family.

If Li Chang’an agrees, the Pu family will leap to become a Nascent Soul family, standing at the very top of the cultivation world. The status and position of all family members will skyrocket. What does a mere surname matter

then? Pu Rongyun approached, her voice much gentler than before.

“Senior, you are alone, and it’s inevitable that things will be troublesome. I am willing to follow you and handle your troubles.”

“I have always been a loner, and this matter should not be mentioned again.”

Li Chang’an’s tone was indifferent, and he didn’t even glance at her.

Hearing this, Pu Rongyun’s expression darkened, and she silently retreated.

After her ,

the three Xiong Yuanshan brothers approached nervously, apologizing to Li Chang’an for their previous attitude.

They all knew very well that Li Chang’an could hear their private conversation. “Senior, my three brothers and I are just reckless fools, speaking without thinking. Please forgive us   for our

rudeness.”   Li Chang’an simply stated that he didn’t care.   From then on, the flying boat encountered no further ambushes and sailed smoothly to the Southern Region.   According to the previous plan, the flying boat slowly landed in an area near Changqing Mountain.   This region had no Golden Core cultivators; the strongest were only at the late Foundation Establishment stage.   ”There are no third-tier spiritual veins here, but fortunately, my Pu family has accumulated wealth over many years. Using a portion of our resources is enough to have someone cultivate a third-tier spiritual vein.”   ”From now on, we should be able to avoid the war between the righteous and demonic factions and recuperate for a while.”   Pu Rongzheng gazed northward, his eyes filled with both nostalgia and worry. He   feared the demonic path would be too strong and advance all the way to the Southern Region.   At that point,   they would have to continue their escape.   ”I must quickly establish a good relationship with Fellow Daoist Li Chang’an. He values his life so much; he has probably already planned his escape route.”   Pu Rongzheng secretly made up his mind.   Then, he went to Li Chang’an and bowed deeply.   ”Thank you for escorting me all the way, Senior.”   ”Well, you have now arrived in the Southern Region. The transaction is now complete. We shall meet again someday.”   Li Chang’an left the flying boat and vanished into the horizon in an instant, leaving behind only a detached remark.   Hearing this,   everyone on the flying boat felt a sense of loss.   …   That day,   Li Chang’an arrived in the Western Regions of Yuan Kingdom.   ”According to that near-fourth-tier poisonous insect, True Monarch Thousand Corpses has reserved a pill for him to overcome his inner demon tribulation, which is located in the Western Regions of Yuan Kingdom.”

While escorting the Pu family’s flying ship, he used his various clones and puppets in the Western Regions of the Yuan Kingdom to secretly investigate the treasure for overcoming the inner demon tribulation.

He thought the investigation would take a long time.

But unexpectedly,

he quickly learned about the treasure.

Not long ago, a disciple of the Cui family, a Golden Core family in the Western Regions of the Yuan Kingdom, accidentally unearthed an extremely special pill while searching for treasure in an ancient ruin: the

Heart-Questioning Insect Pill!

This pill is a mid-grade fourth-tier pill, extremely beneficial for overcoming the inner demon tribulation of insects such as Gu worms and poisonous insects, making it a top-tier treasure for

overcoming tribulation. Just one pill can protect the insect from most of the inner demon tribulation’s effects.

Its formula has long been lost.

Because of this ,

the value of this Heart-Questioning Insect Pill is immeasurable.

The Cui family stated that a mysterious buyer had originally reserved the Heart-Questioning Insect Pill and promised to provide a large number of treasures.

But for some reason, the buyer suddenly lost contact with them.

After multiple unsuccessful attempts to contact them

, the Cui family, in order to maximize the value of the Heart-Questioning Insect Pill, prepared to hold a trade fair.

They had prepared a large number of treasures, intending to trade with various forces, including this Heart-Questioning Insect Pill.

“The trade fair will be held in half a month.”

“Any force is welcome to participate; not only can they trade with the Cui family, but they can also trade with each other.”

“This form of trade is quite good; there should be opportunities to snag a bargain.”

Li Chang’an smiled, looking at the message in his hand.

That mysterious buyer…

most likely it was the Thousand Corpse True Monarch.

The reason he broke off contact was probably because of Li Chang’an.

“Could it be that he’s afraid I’ll gather a group of Nascent Soul True Monarchs to ambush him at the Cui family?”

Li Chang’an pondered secretly, feeling it was very possible.

After all, that near-fourth-tier poisonous insect, thinking victory was assured, revealed the Thousand Corpse True Monarch’s plans.

If he were the Thousand Corpse True Monarch, he wouldn’t have come to the Cui family again.

Soon,

he arrived at the Cui Clan Immortal City.

The Cui family’s ancestral lands were right next to the Immortal City.

“This Cui family, as a Golden Core family, actually has several fourth-tier grand formations protecting their ancestral lands.”

Li Chang’an’s eyes were deep as he looked at the Cui family’s ancestral lands.

The Cui family’s status in the Western Regions of Yuan Kingdom was similar to that of the Xiao family in the Southern Regions of Zhao Kingdom; both were alchemy families, considered the foremost family in the Western Regions.

The family had accumulated considerable wealth, boasting over ten Golden Core cultivators, and many disciples had joined the White Tiger Sect, flourishing there.

Cui Baihong and Cui Baiying were both of Cui family blood.

Li Chang’an withdrew his gaze and waited patiently.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. On this day

,

the trading area of Cui Clan Immortal City was bustling with activity.

Various forces brought large quantities of treasures to trade.

Looking around, not only were there forces from the Western Regions, but also from other regions of Yuan Kingdom, and even from Zhao Kingdom. The area

was teeming with people, shoulder to shoulder, incredibly lively.

Li Chang’an passed the trading stalls of various forces and went straight to the deepest part of the trading area.

The Cui family’s trading stall was located there.

At this moment

, many people had already gathered there, seeking to trade with the Cui family.

Their target was none other than the Heart-Questioning Insect Pill.

Just then, a young voice rang out.

“Why waste your time here? My White Tiger Sect is determined to obtain this Heart-Questioning Insect Pill. You should all go and look elsewhere.”

(End of Chapter)