Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 390

Chapter 390 Full of Weaknesses, Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower (Please Subscribe)

Li Chang’an naturally couldn’t admit it.

Although he had the protection of divination, preventing the other party from deduce his location, it was better to avoid trouble.

“Fellow Daoist Zixia, I suspect those Nascent Soul elders will start hunting down juniors. You’d better give more instructions to the juniors you value.”

“I understand.”

After a conversation,

Zixia took the initiative to cut off the contact.

Li Chang’an left the weapon-refining room and went to the black market to get the latest news from Luo Qiantong.

The content of the news was almost identical to what True Monarch Zixia had said.

On the battlefield between the righteous and demonic factions,

a great battle broke out between the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of both sides.

Although the cause was the death of Ye Qiuling, Ye Qiuling was ultimately just a Golden Core junior who had not yet formed a Nascent Soul. A

dead genius is not a genius.

This battle

had many factors.

Many Nascent Soul cultivators of the righteous path were holding their breath due to the destruction of the Wang family and the death of the Crimson-Eyed Flood Dragon.

As for the demonic path, many Nascent Soul elders had recently been ambushed and were also harboring anger.

“The fighting was quite fierce.” “

On the demonic side, the physical bodies of three Nascent Soul True Monarchs were destroyed, but their Nascent Souls escaped.”

“Four members of the righteous path had their physical bodies destroyed…”

Li Chang’an carefully read through the messages.

Due to the lack of treasures to intercept Nascent Souls, although the battle was fierce, not a single Nascent Soul cultivator perished.

Nascent Soul experts were all top figures in the current cultivation world, and with the support of others in the chaos, the possibility of their demise was extremely low.

The result of this battle

further highlighted the value of the Three Treasures for Destroying Nascent Souls in Li Chang’an’s possession.

If he were to give the methods for refining the Three Treasures for Destroying Nascent Souls to the various righteous forces, the righteous path might be able to suppress the demonic path in a short time.

However,

there were demonic spies within the righteous path.

Without spies, it was impossible for every ambush to fail.

“If I give the methods for refining these three treasures to the righteous forces, I’m afraid the demonic path will find out very soon.”

“Furthermore, these three treasures might very well be used against me…”

Li Chang’an pondered silently.

He ultimately wanted to achieve Nascent Soul status.

These three treasures pose too great a threat to Nascent Soul cultivators; they cannot be known to outsiders.

He instructed Luo Qiantong, “Qiantong, keep a close eye on the movements of the Demonic Path’s Thousand Corpse True Monarch recently. Collect all information about him for me. If you run out of spirit stones, just let me know.”

With that, he tossed over a bag of resources.

After giving a few more instructions,

Li Chang’an left the black market and returned to Changqing Mountain.

He sealed his cave, isolating it from the outside world with an array, and released the souls of Ye Qiuling and Teng Ying from the Soul-Binding Banner.

Teng Ying stared intently at him, demanding, “Li Chang’an, who exactly are you? Why are you concealing your Nascent Soul strength?”

Li Chang’an calmly replied, “Fellow Daoist Teng, you must be a smart person; otherwise, you wouldn’t have guessed my array techniques.”

“You really are a fourth-tier array master!”

After receiving Li Chang’an’s acknowledgment, Teng Ying’s mood calmed considerably.

After all,

no matter how unwilling he was, it was useless.

He was a demonic cultivator and knew very well the consequences of becoming a fragment of the Soul-Binding Banner.

“Are you Li Chang’an, Li Fan, or… that Zhao Kingdom rogue cultivator Lin Fan who recently became a Nascent Soul cultivator?”

After calming down,

Teng Ying almost immediately realized Li Chang’an’s other identity.

The identity of Lin Fan had no prior reputation; it seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

If he was indeed Li Chang’an, then everything would be explained.

Li Chang’an nodded slightly.

“Fellow Daoist Teng is indeed clever, saving me the trouble of explaining.”

Hearing this, the last bit of resentment in Teng Ying’s heart dissipated.

He shook his head and sighed, “Losing to a Nascent Soul True Monarch is not unjust.”

However,

he couldn’t understand

why Li Chang’an, a dignified Nascent Soul True Monarch, was willing to live a life of quiet desperation as a Golden Core cultivator.

Teng Ying asked, “Li Chang’an, if I were to achieve Nascent Soul, I would definitely inform the entire sect, even the entire cultivation world, letting everyone know that I have reached the pinnacle of cultivation. Why are you willing to give up all your honor?”

To this, Li Chang’an remained calm.

He countered Teng Ying’s question, “The Nascent Soul realm is nothing; how can it be considered the pinnacle of the cultivation world?”

Teng Ying replied, “No one can cultivate to the Deity Transformation realm, so the Nascent Soul realm is naturally the pinnacle of the cultivation world.”

“Fellow Daoist Teng is mistaken,”

Li Chang’an shook his head, correcting him.

“Thirty thousand years ago, there was the Azure Wood Heavenly Lord, and before that, there were many more Deity Transformation Heavenly Lords. Although no Deity Transformation realm has appeared in the past thirty thousand years, it doesn’t mean there won’t be in the future. Just because the predecessors couldn’t do it doesn’t mean you can’t.”

“I…”

Teng Ying suddenly froze.

At this moment,

he finally understood the gap between himself and Li Chang’an.

In his eyes, the Nascent Soul realm was the final stage on the path of cultivation, and also the greatest pursuit of his life.

But in Li Chang’an’s view, the Nascent Soul realm was just a small part of the glory on the path of cultivation, and he wouldn’t linger there.

After a long while,

Teng Ying sighed deeply and bowed deeply to Li Chang’an.

“Fellow Daoist Li, I have learned a lot.”

His thinking had always been confined by his predecessors; if he had met Li Chang’an earlier, perhaps the outcome would have been different.

During their conversation,

Ye Qiuling remained silent.

At first, she felt a sense of resentment, and her heart held similar doubts as Teng Ying’s.

After receiving Li Chang’an’s answer, she sighed as well.

“Fellow Daoist Li is right. Just because the predecessors failed doesn’t mean the successors will fail. It’s a pity I’m destined not to see the glory after reaching the Nascent Soul stage.”

With that, she cupped her hands in apology, accepting her defeat.

Losing to Li Chang’an was indeed not unjust.

And it wasn’t just her.

Even those fake Nascent Soul demons wouldn’t fare well against Li Chang’an.

At this point,

both were completely convinced,

saving Li Chang’an the trouble of tormenting them.

Li Chang’an directly asked, “Fellow Daoists, I want to know what the Demonic Path’s specific plans are. Are they intending to completely annex the two righteous kingdoms, or do they have other motives?”

Hearing this, the two exchanged a glance and shook their heads.

They didn’t know either.

Even though Ye Qiuling possessed fake Nascent Soul combat power, she was ultimately not a true Nascent Soul cultivator and couldn’t enter the core of the sect.

What she knew was similar to Wu Ze’s.

“Master once told me that even if we couldn’t win this battle completely, we had to reach the Central Region of Zhao.”

“Besides that, is there any other news?”

“No.”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an looked towards the Central Region, lost in thought.

What exactly did the Central Region possess that made the Demonic Path value it so much?

For most cultivators, the most precious thing in the Central Region was naturally those few fourth-tier spiritual veins.

Apart from the Central Region,

the other four regions of Zhao only had third-tier spiritual veins.

However…

For the demonic path of Yan Kingdom, those few fourth-tier spiritual veins were nothing.

With sufficient resources, new fourth-tier spiritual veins could be cultivated anytime, anywhere; there was no need for such a fuss.

“Could it be that a treasure powerful enough to change the entire cultivation world is buried beneath the Central Region?”

Li Chang’an couldn’t help but think of Thousand Treasure Valley.

Thousand Treasure Valley was located in the Central Region, and it would spew forth treasures every so often, including many fourth-tier treasures.

To this day

, no one could unravel the secrets of Thousand Treasure Valley.

Deep within Thousand Treasure Valley, a force repelled all cultivators; even Nascent Soul True Monarchs could not approach.

Furthermore,

in the center of the Central Region, there was a vast spiritual mine, an area known as the “Thousand Mines.”

Li Chang’an often used his clones to gamble on stones at various gambling dens surrounding the Thousand Mines.

The Thousand Mines had an enormous output, producing not only spirit stones but also various high-grade ores.

The four major Nascent Soul forces each occupied a portion of it.

“Strange and inexplicable events frequently occur in the various spirit mines of the Thousand Mines.”

“The largest mines in the very center have long been sealed off; even Nascent Soul True Monarchs dare not enter them. Something extraordinary must be buried within…”

After some thought,

Li Chang’an suspected that the demonic path’s target was likely these two locations.

Of course,

the various secret realms in the central region of Zhao Kingdom could also be targets of the demonic path.

Secret realms have always contained a great deal of strange and inexplicable things.

Even though Li Chang’an already possessed Nascent Soul strength, he had to be extremely cautious in the various secret realms, otherwise he might inexplicably perish.

Afterwards, Li Chang’an inquired about the internal situation of the Five Poison Valley and the Yellow Springs Sect.

These two demonic sects

ostensibly only had five Nascent Soul Elder Demons.

However, Ye Qiuling knew that the Five Poison Valley had as many as seven Nascent Soul Elders.

The Yellow Springs Sect also had quite a few Nascent Soul Elders.

Teng Ying stated, “My master once told me that several seniors had eccentric personalities, were not of this era, and rarely appeared in their sects; even he rarely saw them.”

“Not of this era? It seems they are cultivators from the nine major sects who awakened through the Hidden World Coffin.”

Li Chang’an had long suspected this.

After awakening, cultivators from the nine major sects would choose to join the Demonic Sect.

After all,

the Demonic Sect’s cultivation philosophy was similar to that of the original nine major sects.

The Netherworld Soul Sect was even directly founded by resurrected disciples of the ancient Netherworld Prison Sect.

“The Demonic Sect’s strength over the righteous sects is not without reason. It’s not only because Yan Kingdom has more cultivation resources than Yuan and Zhao Kingdoms, but also because the Demonic Sect can obtain a large amount of the inheritance from the nine major sects.”

In other words,

the righteous sects of the two kingdoms are now

practically fighting against a weakened version of the nine major sects.

It’s already quite remarkable that the righteous forces can temporarily hold their own against the demonic path.

After some questioning,

Li Chang’an inquired about the strength of True Monarch Tianming.

“Has True Monarch Tianming of the Nether Soul Sect broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage?”

“Neither of us knows this, and few within the demonic path know either. True Monarch Tianming’s cultivation has always been the Nether Soul Sect’s greatest secret,”

Ye Qiuling and Teng Ying truthfully replied.

Not

even their masters, True Monarch Qingxie and True Monarch Hongluo, might know.

True Monarch Tianming’s last appearance was hundreds of years ago.

Back then, he single-handedly suppressed several mid-Nascent Soul stage demons.

So many years have passed.

Who knows how strong he has become?

Li Chang’an then asked, “Is True Monarch Tianming a contemporary figure, or a cultivator from one of the nine revived sects?”

“We don’t know either.”

True Monarch Tianming was truly too mysterious.

Regarding him,

neither of them knew anything.

Finally…

Li Chang’an inquired about the Thousand Corpse True Monarch.

He wanted to know the Thousand Corpse True Monarch’s weaknesses or peculiar preferences.

However, neither of them were cultivators of the Nether Soul Sect, and they were equally unaware of this.

Ye Qiuling explained, “That fourth-tier poisonous insect might know more. Its position within the demonic path is higher than mine. The reason it protected me was purely because of Master’s request.”

“Alright, I understand.”

Li Chang’an waved his hand, taking the two into the Soul Banner.

He no longer isolated them separately, allowing them to see the other souls within the banner.

Inside the banner,

the souls of the righteous and demonic paths were fighting each other.

Upon seeing the two, everyone stopped fighting.

“Senior Sister, why are you here too?”

Ye Sang and Ye Feng greeted them together.

Ye Qiuling was taken aback: “So, you two didn’t die at Zi Xi’s hands.”

The numerous souls within the banner surprised both of them.

They had never expected

that so many prodigies from both the righteous and demonic paths would die at Li Chang’an’s hands.

…

Outside the banner,

Li Chang’an began interrogating the fourth-tier poisonous insect.

This insect’s strength was comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, and it held a very high position in the Five Poisons Valley.

To save its life, it did not resist and honestly answered Li Chang’an’s questions.   It knew more

about the ultimate goal of the demonic path than Ye Qiuling and the other two.   ”I once heard True Monarch Qingxie say that they do indeed intend to conquer the central region of Zhao, but they don’t need to annex the entire central region. Occupying only the central part of the central region will be considered a victory.”   ”The central part? Which specific places?”   ”I don’t know.”   The poisonous insect truthfully stated what it knew.   The Five Poisons Valley had cultivated more than ten fourth-tier poisonous insects like itself, all for the final battle.   The other sects were also prepared.   He vaguely sensed that   the demonic path’s ultimate trump card was the most mysterious of the five major sects, the Blissful Heaven Sect.   ”The Blissful Heaven Sect?”   Li Chang’an pondered.   Since the start of the war, the other four demonic sects had all made moves, but the Blissful Heaven Sect had remained silent.   Not to mention Nascent Soul demons, even ordinary disciples had rarely appeared.   However,   this sect should not be underestimated.   Wang Songde had inexplicably fallen to this sect years ago.   Before his death, he warned Li Chang’an to be wary of the cultivators of the Blissful Heaven Sect.   Li Chang’an asked Du Chong, “Do you know what methods the Blissful Heaven Sect uses?”   Du Chong replied, “I don’t know. I’ve never even been to the Blissful Heaven Sect’s headquarters, nor have I ever seen a Nascent Soul demon from them.”   After some questioning,   Li Chang’an didn’t get much valuable information.   Finally,   he asked Thousand Corpse True Monarch as usual,   ”Does Thousand Corpse True Monarch of the Netherworld Sect have any weaknesses?”   ”Weaknesses?”   Du Chong thought for a moment.   ”That old Thousand Corpse is practically the weakest Nascent Soul cultivator in the entire demonic path. He’s full of weaknesses. If you fight him, defeating him won’t be difficult.”   He had a very low opinion of Thousand Corpse True Monarch.   This person was simply too weak.   There was no need to specifically look for his weaknesses.   As for his special needs or preferences, Du Chong only knew one.   ”He favored a fourth-tier spiritual flower called ‘Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower,’ spending a fortune to acquire it, even going so far as to clash with a mid-Nascent Soul stage demon.”   ”Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower?”   Li Chang’an pondered for a moment, quickly finding the description of this spiritual flower in his mind.   This flower was exceptionally precious, growing only in cold, shady places, emitting a peculiar fragrance when it bloomed.   According to ancient texts, some cultivators perceived the smell as the stench of rotting corpses, while others considered it an exquisite fragrance rarely found in the mortal realm.   This is why the flower was named “Corpse Fragrance.”   It could be used for alchemy and also for cultivating certain special demonic arts.   After the interrogation,   Li Chang’an went to the black market, asking Luo Qiantong to gather information about the flower.   ”This Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower isn’t too rare; it’s appeared several times in the past ten years. It should be easier to find than the Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade. Keep an eye on the situation on the demonic path,”   he briefly instructed.   Afterward, Li Chang’an didn’t return to Changqing Mountain but instead went to a mortal kingdom.   Thousand Water Kingdom.   It was already New Year’s Day in the mortal realm.   In this ordinary country, there is a custom of hanging lanterns on New Year’s Day.   Looking around…

Thousands of lights illuminated the bustling city, a vibrant and dazzling spectacle.

Li Chang’an entered the capital of Qianshui Kingdom, traversing the lively streets, buying a lantern from a street vendor, and arriving before a tall lantern tree.

He wrote the character “王” (Wang, meaning king) on the lantern, then lightly leaped to the highest point of the tree, hanging it on a branch.

Upon seeing this,

the surrounding crowd cheered.

“Wow, young hero, what skill!”

“Such internal strength, you’re probably on par with a first-rate master!”

“Young hero, are you married? I have a daughter, sixteen years old, unmarried…”

Li

Chang’an landed gracefully, a smile on his face, and bowed to those around him.

He had come today to fulfill Wang Songde’s last wish.

However,

over twenty years had passed.

The heroine from back then had waited in vain, and had likely long since given up on their promise.

Just then, streaks of fire suddenly shot into the sky, exploding in the night sky, transforming into countless dazzling sparks.

“Bang…bang…”

The fireworks burst forth, dazzling and spectacular.

Everyone’s faces lit up with joy as they looked up, admiring this rare sight.

Li Chang’an stood with his hands behind his back, quietly observing the lively crowd until the fireworks ended.

He was about to leave

when suddenly

, he noticed a woman weaving through the throng to the lantern tree.

Her face was weathered, she carried a long sword, her skin was sallow, and she appeared to be around forty years old. Gazing at the lantern bearing the character “王” (King), a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

She quickly turned her head, looking around as if searching for something, but ultimately found nothing. The joy in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by a hint of melancholy.

Li Chang’an did not appear, nor did he say anything; he simply turned and left.

From then on, every year, he would come here to hang a lantern.

After leaving the Thousand Water Kingdom,

Li Chang’an arrived in the Azure Cloud Region.

Not far from the Azure Cloud Sect’s mountain gate was the Liang family, whose ancestor was Liang Chang.

At this moment, the Liang family was shrouded in mourning, all because Liang Chang had mysteriously disappeared and his soul lamp had gone out.

The Liang family had no second Golden Core cultivator; their strongest was only at the peak of Foundation Establishment. The future of the entire family was now shrouded in gloom .

“Ancestor, may you rest in peace.”

The current family head, Liang Wen’an, looked somber as he gently placed Liang Chang’s memorial tablet deep within the mourning hall.

Just then, he suddenly noticed a figure had appeared in the hall.

He quickly turned around and bowed.

“Junior Liang Wen’an greets Senior Li!”

“Hmm.”

Li Chang’an nodded slightly, scrutinizing him.

Liang Wen’an’s foundation was decent, his roots were reasonably solid, he had no hidden injuries or old ailments, and his reputation in the area was quite good.

“Liang Wen’an, do you wish to form your Golden Core?”

Hearing this, Liang Wen’an was overjoyed.

He wasn’t stupid; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been the family head. He immediately understood Li Chang’an’s meaning.

“This junior lacks the necessary treasures for Core Formation. I humbly request that you grant me a chance to form my Core. If I succeed, I will repay you tenfold.”

As soon as he finished speaking, more than ten Core Formation treasures appeared before him.

A few days later,

Liang Wen’an successfully formed his Core and succeeded Liang Chang as the new elder of the Qingyun Sect.

(End of Chapter)