Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 383

Chapter 383 Abundant Fortune Bestowed Upon Him, More Ancient Than the Great Jin Dynasty (Seeking Subscriptions)

“If True Monarch Tianming becomes a Nascent Soul cultivator, this war between good and evil will be completely over, unless the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty truly possesses a legendary fifth-tier trump card,”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

The old emperor of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty is still trapped in the ruins.

He could find an opportunity to release him later, giving the righteous path another mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, delaying the progress of the war between good and evil, and buying him more time to form his Nascent Soul.

A moment later ,

he continued questioning.

Through interrogation, Li Chang’an learned that

the large-scale massacre by the Cui family went undetected simply because it had been going on for a long time—

a full three hundred years.

As long as they created some accidents each year or instigated conflicts between certain forces, they could take the opportunity to kill.

Little by little,

it accumulated until they created this astonishing blood pool.

However,

not all members of the Cui family knew about this.

Of the sixteen Golden Core cultivators in the Cui family, twelve had colluded with the demonic path, while the other four, who had reached

Golden Core later, were unaware of this. Only a very few Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining members knew as well.

After the interrogation,

Cui Ling suddenly spoke: “Fellow Daoist Lin, the Cui family is under the jurisdiction of my White Tiger Sect. May I, the White Tiger Sect, handle these Cui family cultivators?”

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of booming sounds were heard.

Cui Niande, Cui Nianhe, and other Cui family cultivators who had colluded with the demonic path exploded one after another before his eyes.

Li Chang’an showed no mercy, killing them all.

As for their souls,

they were naturally collected into the Soul-Honoring Banner.

This fourth-order array had a concealing effect; Cui Ling hadn’t even noticed that Li Chang’an had already used the Soul-Honoring Banner.

Li Chang’an put away the Soul-Honoring Banner and said calmly: “In the end, they all had to be killed. Why let the White Tiger Sect handle it? I can kill them myself. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Cui?”

Hearing this, Cui Ling’s expression changed several times.

He felt a surge of anger, because Li Chang’an hadn’t intended to discuss things with him from beginning to end, treating him like a stray dog.

However,

he was trapped within the formation.

If he were outside the formation, he was confident he could defeat Li Chang’an.

But inside the formation, he couldn’t act rashly.

“In that case, I’ll trouble Fellow Daoist Lin.”

Cui Ling took a deep breath, suppressing the rising anger in his chest and striving to remain calm.

Just then ,

several Nascent Soul True Monarch auras appeared in their senses.

Cui Ling had already informed the other Nascent Soul True Monarchs about the situation.

Not long after,

White Tiger True Monarch, Vermilion Bird True Monarch, and Purple Cloud True Monarch arrived together.

Looking at the vast blood pool, a cold glint flashed in their eyes.

Vermilion Bird True Monarch asked, “Fellow Daoists, how many Yellow Spring Blood Corpses are in this blood pool?”

“Three,”

Li Chang’an replied, briefly explaining what had happened.

Upon hearing this, Purple Cloud and Vermilion Bird glanced at the fourth-order formation, surprise flashing in their eyes.

The aura emanating from this formation startled them all; it was clearly no ordinary low-grade fourth-order formation.

True Monarch Vermilion Bird said admiringly, “Fellow Daoist Lin possesses such profound knowledge of formations; you are truly a hidden master.”

“I have formed a false Nascent Soul, and my cultivation cannot advance further, so I have to delve into the various arts of immortal cultivation. It just so happens that I have some talent in formations,”

Li Chang’an explained with a smile.

This didn’t surprise anyone.

False Nascent Soul cultivators mostly devote their energy to the various arts of immortal cultivation to compensate for their lack of strength, as they are unable to cultivate further.

Li Chang’an pointed to the blood pool below and spoke to True Monarch Vermilion Bird,

“Fellow Daoist Vermilion Bird, could you please use Vermilion Bird Fire to wipe away this blood pool?”

“Of course,”

True Monarch Vermilion Bird nodded slightly, and a fiery red Vermilion Bird phantom ten thousand feet tall immediately appeared behind him.

A moment later,

the Vermilion Bird opened its beak and spat out a stream of blazing Vermilion Bird Fire.

Amidst the raging flames, the blood pool rapidly sank, turning the corpses within into dust, instantly forming a large crater.

Li Chang’an casually tossed it back, returning the Cui family’s territory.

The remaining members of the Cui family were now burdened with guilt.

They had to go to the Northern Region and kill at least nine demonic cultivators of the same level to atone for their sins and regain their freedom.

Afterwards,

the many Nascent Soul cultivators gathered to discuss the matter.

The Cui family’s situation was likely not an isolated case.

Many other forces within the two righteous kingdoms had probably been infiltrated.

Next, they would have to investigate each force one by one.

True Monarch Zixia invited Li Chang’an: “Fellow Daoist Lin, would you be willing to join me in investigating the Southern Region of Zhao, which is under the jurisdiction of the Zixia Sect?”

“I have exhausted my mana and only wish to rest,”

Li Chang’an politely declined.

A moment later,

he found an excuse, dispelled the formation, and left, disappearing from everyone’s perception.

Watching him disappear into the distance, the many Nascent Soul cultivators had varying expressions.

Cui Ling sneered, “He didn’t expend much magic power at all. He clearly didn’t want to explore the demonic path with us. People from rogue cultivator backgrounds like him are always selfish and lack any sense of responsibility!” “Enough,”   Zixia Zhenjun sighed softly.

“Fellow Daoist Lin’s willingness to kill those three blood corpses has already shown his attitude. Why ask for more?”   She had invited Li Chang’an to build a closer relationship and bring him into the Zixia Sect.   His Nascent Soul strength, coupled with his fourth-order array techniques, had already made her quite interested.   But Li Chang’an seemed uninterested.   …   Half a day later.   Li Chang’an returned to Changqing Mountain.   He entered the depths of his cave, closed the door, and checked his gains.

“The main gain of this trip is this Heart-Questioning Insect Pill.”

He took out the Heart-Questioning Insect Pill and analyzed it carefully, trying to deduce the formula.

However, the pill was colorless and odorless, with few obvious signs.

After some attempts,

Li Chang’an had to give up.

In any case, with this pill, plus the remains of the Insect King, the Myriad Poison Gu should be able to successfully overcome the two tribulations.

“The tribulation-crossing treasures are complete, and his own foundation is sufficient; he only lacks a place for breakthrough.”

The best place for breakthrough would be a fourth-order spiritual vein.

Neither Changqing Mountain nor the Changqing Divine Mountain in the secret realm could reach the fourth order.

Li Chang’an planned to

ask a fourth-order spiritual vein master to find a secluded place and have them temporarily cultivate a fourth-order spiritual vein.

It didn’t need to be maintained for too long, just a few months would suffice.

His current financial resources were sufficient to support such a temporary fourth-order spiritual vein.

“Unfortunately, I don’t know how to cultivate spiritual veins myself. This matter ultimately requires outside intervention, which isn’t safe enough.”

“Some treasures can temporarily upgrade the grade of spiritual veins, just like the Spiritual Essence Pearl I used when I formed my core. However, the Spiritual Essence Pearl can only temporarily upgrade a second-grade high-level spiritual vein to a third-grade one…”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

If he could obtain a treasure that could temporarily upgrade a third-grade high-level spiritual vein to a fourth-grade spiritual vein, he wouldn’t need to ask someone to cultivate it.

“Alright, I’ll first gather information on various fourth-grade spiritual vein masters, and while I’m at it, look for treasures that can temporarily upgrade spiritual veins.”

Li Chang’an quickly made up his mind.

If he really couldn’t find a treasure to upgrade spiritual veins, then he would ask a fourth-grade spiritual vein master.

With this in mind,

he sent a message to Luo Qiantong, instructing him to handle the matter.

Luo Qiantong asked in shock, “Uncle Li, why do you need a fourth-grade spiritual vein? Are you about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?”

“It’s not that fast. Don’t overthink it, just do it.”

Li Chang’an gave a few simple instructions.

Afterward, he began to examine his gains from this trip.

Besides the Heart-Questioning Insect Pill, the biggest gain from this trip was naturally the materials for five complete fourth-tier grand formations.

“Previously, I spent a lot of effort and only managed to gather materials for one formation. This time, I directly obtained five. It’s truly a great harvest!”

Li Chang’an smiled, in high spirits.

Some of these treasures were accumulated by the Cui family over a thousand years, while others were gifts from the demonic path.

If he were to collect so many treasures on his own, he didn’t know how long it would take.

Li Chang’an checked all the array-setting treasures to confirm that there were no traces left by the demonic path before disappearing into the depths of Changqing Mountain.

He used a large number of fourth-tier treasures to set up a complete fourth-tier grand formation at the entrance of the Fire Cloud Secret Realm.

This formation could prevent cultivators inside the secret realm from leaving and also prevent cultivators outside from discovering the secret realm.

Its concealment effect was quite good.

Even if a Nascent Soul True Monarch’s divine sense swept over it, they would not be able to detect the strangeness of this place.

“In this way, it should be safe now.”

Li Chang’an slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Previously, he always felt that having only one set of materials for a fourth-order formation was insufficient, but now he finally had a surplus.

He used his escape technique, and in a flash, he arrived at the underground palace where he cultivated poisonous insects.

“This underground palace also needs to be concealed with a fourth-order grand formation. If outsiders discover it, I will most likely be mistaken for a spy from the Five Poisons Valley.”

With this in mind,

Li Chang’an immediately took action and set up a fourth-order grand formation outside the underground palace.

Other areas of Changqing Mountain were nothing special, except that there were more herbs in the spirit herb garden, so there was no need to conceal them with a fourth-order grand formation.

Li Chang’an looked around and then returned to his cave.

He took out the Cui family’s treasure vault and took out all the treasures.

As the number one family in the Western Regions of Yuan Kingdom, the Cui family had accumulated a great many treasures, many of which Li Chang’an could use.

“Including these, I have gathered more than half of the treasures needed for fourth-order body refinement.”

Li Chang’an’s lips curled slightly as he counted them one by one.

After a while,

a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes as he picked up a treasure and examined it carefully.

The object was shaped like a bull’s horn, completely transparent, and appeared to be carved from crystal. Its radiance was extremely intense, far more so than that of ordinary fourth-tier treasures.

“With my knowledge, I can’t even recognize this thing.”

Li Chang’an thought for a moment, then took the object and left the cave, arriving at a medicinal herb garden on the back mountain.

In the spirit herb garden, the sound of a zither echoed.

The dragon-ox, completely absorbed, sat amidst countless spirit herbs, gently stroking the strings with its hooves.

Li Chang’an stepped forward, interrupting him, and raised the crystal ox horn in his hand.

“Dragon-ox, do you recognize this?”

“Of course!”

The dragon-ox’s eyes lit up.

He immediately took the object, excitedly saying, “This is ‘Ox Horn Mystic Crystal,’ a high-grade fourth-tier treasure. Even a small piece would be extremely beneficial to me, and you actually obtained such a large piece!”

Li Chang’an said, “Since it’s useful to you, you can keep it.”

“Hehehe, Li Chang’an, I knew following you was the right choice!”

“…”

Li Chang’an said nothing more and turned to leave.

He returned to his cave and continued to inventory the remaining treasures.

That evening.

All the treasures were inventoried.

Li Chang’an was about to rest for a moment when he suddenly sensed a disturbance in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

“Who is about to break through?”

He sensed it briefly, then left his cave and went to the spirit herb garden behind the mountain. The

one about to break through was none other than the dragon-ox.

However…

He didn’t break through to the fourth rank, but only took a small step forward, reaching the near-fourth rank.

At the moment of his breakthrough,

Li Chang’an sensed a strange change within himself.

This change was invisible and intangible, yet he felt it subtly.

“My luck seems to have surged dramatically.”

As the master of the Dragon Bull, Li Chang’an received considerable benefits with each of the Dragon Bull’s breakthroughs.

He vaguely felt that the world was becoming more welcoming to him.

After a moment,

the Dragon Bull opened its eyes, its gaze gleaming.

It grinned, “Li Chang’an, thanks to the Ox Horn Mystic Crystal you gave me, otherwise I would have needed to accumulate more years.”

Li Chang’an asked, “Will using a treasure to break through diminish your potential?”

“Don’t worry, this Ox Horn Mystic Crystal is different; it won’t diminish any potential.”

“That’s good.”

Next, Li Chang’an tested the Dragon Bull’s strength.

The Dragon Bull’s physique and demonic power had reached the pinnacle below the fourth rank, making it practically invincible below that level.

Moreover, its path to the fourth rank would be smoother than that of ordinary demonic beasts.

He told Li Chang’an

that a celestial spirit beast like himself

was weaker than ordinary demonic beasts in both heavenly tribulations and inner demon tribulations.

As a being born of heaven and earth, he was naturally favored by the heavens and earth, and rarely suffered tribulations.

“There’s no need to collect tribulation-crossing treasures for me. Once I’ve accumulated enough, I will naturally reach the fourth rank.”

“Alright, just tell me if your foundation isn’t enough.”

Li Chang’an took very good care of this celestial spirit beast.

As they were talking,

he suddenly sensed a Nascent Soul aura rapidly approaching Changqing Mountain.

“True Monarch Zixia!”

Li Chang’an immediately recognized the person.

True Monarch Zixia was probably here to see if there was a blood pool or other demonic methods at the foot of Changqing Mountain.

After all,

it was rather strange that Li Chang’an, as a low-grade spiritual root rogue cultivator, had reached this point.

Many people in the entire Southern Region suspected that he was colluding with the demonic path.

He immediately left his cave and went to the courtyard to greet him.

Not long after,

True Monarch Zixia appeared.

Her eyes were calm as they swept across the vast Changqing Mountain, finally settling on Li Chang’an.

“Li Chang’an, have you colluded with the demonic path?”

“Senior, this junior has always been afraid of death; how could I possibly collude with the vicious demonic path?”

Hearing this, True Monarch Zixia didn’t speak further, but a precious mirror appeared in her hand.

The mirror shone brightly, dazzlingly.

Li Chang’an’s image appeared on the silvery-white mirror surface; it was still himself, not an outsider.

Afterwards,

True Monarch Zixia’s divine sense swept across the entire Changqing Mountain several times, finding nothing amiss.

She put away the mirror and instructed Li Chang’an,

“The demonic path is rampant; many have already defected to demonic cultivators. If you know of any, you can report it to the Zixia Sect.”

As soon as she finished speaking, her figure vanished without a trace.

Clearly, she had basically confirmed that there was nothing wrong with Changqing Mountain.

In the days that followed,

all the major Nascent Soul forces searched their respective territories for traces of the demonic path.

Li Chang’an heard news almost daily of demonic spies being exposed.

“Another blood pool has been discovered.”

He looked at the latest news in his hand, lost in thought.

In just one month, nine blood pools had been discovered!

Besides blood pools, there were many other demonic methods, such as breeding grounds for poisonous insects.

“True Monarch Huangsha encountered a fourth-tier poisonous insect, tried his best to kill it, but was accidentally poisoned himself.”

“True Monarch Zhuque discovered a fourth-tier White Bone Demon God…”

Li Chang’an did a quick calculation.

In this month,

the major righteous Nascent Soul forces had eliminated more than twenty fourth-tier demonic forces.

“There should still be some hidden fourth-tier forces, but the current results are quite good, enough to prolong the stalemate between righteous and demonic forces.”

Li Chang’an put down the message jade slip and picked up another jade slip.

This jade slip contained information about fourth-tier Feng Shui masters and spirit vein masters that Luo Qiantong had gathered for him.

Both could cultivate fourth-tier spirit veins, but spirit vein masters were more professional.

“They are all from the major Nascent Soul forces, not a single rogue cultivator.”

Li Chang’an frowned slightly, carefully reading all the contents of the jade slip.

He would prefer to hire a rogue cultivator.

What can be done?

Lack of resources, independent cultivators find it difficult to cultivate any skill to the fourth rank.

“Well, things can’t always go smoothly. I’ll have to find someone with a good reputation and have them swear an oath of faith to minimize the risk of leaks.”

“Once the spiritual veins reach the fourth rank, I’ll let the Myriad Poison Gu break through.”

Li Chang’an took out the Myriad Poison Gu from his sleeve and examined its condition.

After examining it, he confirmed that its foundation was extremely deep, and it already had one foot in the fourth rank threshold; a breakthrough shouldn’t be a problem.

“If I could get a few more high-grade poison-related treasures, that would be even better.”

With this in mind,

Li Chang’an entered the underground palace to examine the numerous poisonous insects.

After years of cultivation, he had nurtured several near-fourth-rank poisonous insects.

These insects all had the potential to break through to the fourth rank, but Li Chang’an didn’t have enough treasures for tribulation.

He raised his hand, grabbed one, and tossed it to the Myriad Poison Gu to gnaw on.

“This poisonous insect is only equivalent to a near-fourth-tier poison treasure; its grade isn’t high enough.”

“Never mind, I’ll go directly to the Northern Region and kill a few of the Five Poison Valley’s holy sons and daughters.”

In the following days,

Li Chang’an quietly made his move.

He successively captured several well-known Five Poison Valley holy sons and daughters.

Of course,

he avoided Ye Qiuling.

Before the Myriad Poison Gu advanced to the fourth tier, he didn’t intend to deal with this poison prodigy.

From the storage bags of these holy sons and daughters, he obtained more than ten low-grade fourth-tier poison treasures and fed them all to the Myriad Poison Gu.

The Myriad Poison Gu’s foundation further increased, and its aura became increasingly profound.

“I still feel something’s missing,”

Li Chang’an stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Just then, midnight arrived.

A golden light appeared before his eyes.

[The divination has been updated]

[Today’s divination: Auspicious]

[You have been invited by True Monarch Zixia to travel to a ruin even older than the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty to compete with demonic cultivators for treasures. You unexpectedly obtain a fourth-tier superior-grade poison treasure, “Thousand Poison Marrow.”]

“A ruin even older than the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty?”

Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised.

He didn’t know much about the history before the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, and he was immediately curious.

Of course, mere curiosity wasn’t enough for him to risk competing with demonic cultivators. The

“Thousand Poison Marrow” mentioned in the divination made him decide.

“There are probably not many fourth-tier superior-grade poison treasures even in the Five Poison Valley.”

If he could devour this item, the foundation of the Myriad Poison Gu would reach an unimaginable level.

…

Meanwhile.

Inside the Zixia Sect, many Nascent Soul cultivators gathered, all with solemn expressions.

“Everyone, it has been confirmed that a ‘Divine Altar of Fortune’ has indeed appeared at the border of the Northern Region.”

“Obtaining this item will enhance the fortune of our righteous path!”

Everyone agreed and planned to compete for it.

At this moment.

True Monarch Zixia spoke, “There are still some fellow Daoists unaware of this matter, such as Fellow Daoist Lin Fan. Please allow me to inform him.”

“It’s useless to tell him,”

Cui Ling said with his arms crossed, giving a cold snort.

“That Lin Fan is utterly irresponsible; how could he possibly risk his life with us?”

(End of Chapter)