Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 403

Chapter 403 The Uses of Top-Grade Spirit Stones: Capturing a Holy Flame Disciple (Seeking Further Subscriptions)

This was the first time Li Chang’an had encountered such a speculation.

A large portion of this experience was related to this speculation.

This senior’s statement was not without reason.

Many terrain features recorded in ancient texts had disappeared during the era of the Nine Great Immortal Sects.

Many ancient texts mentioned a vast ocean in the north of the cultivation world, called the “North Sea” by all races, but the North Sea did not exist during the era of the Nine Great Immortal Sects.

Furthermore,

many legends mentioned that

in the very center of the cultivation world, there was a towering ancient tree, its roots numbering in the thousands, transforming into the earth’s veins.

However, this ancient tree was also nowhere to be found.

“The towering ancient tree?”

Li Chang’an subconsciously thought of the Evergreen Ancient Tree Technique.

Back then,

when he obtained the Evergreen Ancient Tree Technique, he had a vision.

In that vision, he saw a towering ancient tree.

That ancient tree had endured countless tribulations, withstood countless heavenly lightning strikes, and suffered attacks from millions of immortals, yet it always stood firm.

Its trunk was particularly magnificent, piercing the clouds, seemingly connecting the Netherworld and the heavens.

He didn’t know what the final fate of that towering ancient tree was.

Only because a giant hand appeared in his illusion.

That hand was vast and boundless, tearing through the sky and shattering his illusion.

Even now,

recalling that sky-covering hand, Li Chang’an still felt a chill.

Even though he already possessed the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator, before that hand, he was still as insignificant as an ant.

“The spell I created based on that hand, ‘The Hand That Tears the Sky,’ is still beyond my control.”

Li Chang’an lowered his head slightly, glancing at his hand.

After creating this spell, he almost never used it in battle, because this spell would instantly drain all the mana from his body.

Its power was immense, but it couldn’t be used lightly.

If he couldn’t kill his enemy with a single blow, and his own mana was depleted, then he would be in danger.

“That towering ancient tree must have existed, and there were even legends about it during the era of the Nine Great Immortal Sects.”

“Unfortunately, even the legends have disappeared from the cultivation world today…”

Li Chang’an recalled the illusion he had seen back then, feeling it was incredibly real, as if he had personally experienced the growth of that ancient tree.

If the ancient tree was real, then the legends of the North Sea and the things recorded in ancient books might also be true.

Therefore,

the cultivation world had indeed shrunk.

This senior wrote in his notes that the cultivation world during the ancient era of myriad races was said to be extremely vast; even if Nascent Soul experts flew continuously for months, they still wouldn’t reach its end.

However,

many people at the time found this legend absurd.

How vast could a world be that a Nascent Soul cultivator couldn’t reach in months?

But this senior firmly believed the legends were true.

[If the cultivation world hadn’t changed, why are the battlefields of those ancient wars of myriad races no longer visible?]

[The wars of myriad races lasted for countless millennia, with corpses piling up like mountains, yet now almost no remains of other races are seen…]

According to this senior’s records.

The cultivation world he lived in back then, in terms of both the number of geniuses born and the abundance of various treasures, was far less than in the ancient times recorded in ancient texts.

Many people believed that these changes were due to the cultivation world becoming barren.

But he doubted it.

The cultivation world hadn’t become barren, it had simply become smaller.

In a smaller world, even if the probability of producing geniuses didn’t change, the number would be significantly reduced.

“If this is the case, the current cultivation world is also smaller than during the era of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, and various treasures have become rare. Many pills and magic weapons, even if the methods of refining them exist, lack the materials to refine them,”

Li Chang’an pondered.

Although he had experienced two lifetimes in ancient times, his cultivation level in those two lifetimes was not high enough, and he faced great calamities in both.

He hadn’t really had a proper look at the cultivation world of those ancient times.

However, based on many details from his experiences in those two lifetimes, and the large number of ancient texts he had read, he could infer that the cultivation world during the era of the Nine Great Immortal Sects was indeed much larger than the current cultivation world.

“The cultivation world is shrinking, and perhaps one day it will disappear completely, leaving no cultivators in the world. I must find a path to the Immortal Realm before that happens.”

Li Chang’an’s mindset remained relatively stable.

Based on past events, he deduced that the cultivation world wouldn’t completely disappear in the short term.

He collected his thoughts and continued reading.

The latter half of this document was almost entirely about why the cultivation world was shrinking.

To find the reason,

this senior had traveled far and wide, consuming a considerable amount of top-grade spirit stones.

“Huh? Top-grade spirit stones can activate teleportation arrays?”

Upon seeing this, Li Chang’an’s eyes lit up.

He had long heard that top-grade spirit stones could be used not only for cultivation but also for other purposes, but he had never known what those purposes were.

Today, he finally knew.

Activate teleportation arrays!

Deep within the sacred mountains of the Fire Cloud Secret Realm, there were more than ten teleportation arrays.

Those teleportation arrays led to other secret realms controlled by the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty.

Now, the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty no longer existed, and if Li Chang’an could enter those secret realms, he could possess the resources of the entire secret realm.

“Those teleportation arrays have all been destroyed by officials of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty.”

“Now it seems that if we want to go to other secret realms, simply repairing the teleportation arrays isn’t enough; we also need to find top-grade spirit stones.”

“This senior doesn’t have a single one in his storage bag…”

Li Chang’an sighed inwardly.

In the current cultivation world, top-grade spirit stones haven’t appeared for a long time.

“The teleportation array in the Vermilion Bird Nest is intact and can be activated, which means there are still top-grade spirit stones remaining. I’ll have to find an opportunity to enter the Vermilion Bird Nest again and try my best to take that teleportation array and the remaining spirit stones with me.”

The Vermilion Bird Sect guards the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm too tightly; outsiders have almost no chance of entering.

If he wanted to enter again, the simplest way was to become a Nascent Soul guest elder of the Vermilion Bird Sect.

Once he became one of the sect’s own, he could naturally enter.

However,

unless absolutely necessary, Li Chang’an wouldn’t choose this path.

“Using Lin Fan’s identity, with my Nascent Soul strength, I can make an equal deal with the Vermilion Bird Sect and get a chance to enter. There’s no need to rush this.”

Even if he did enter the Vermilion Bird Nest, he might not be able to move the teleportation array.

Li Chang’an temporarily suppressed this thought.

He continued reading his notes.

This senior mentioned that he had traveled to many dangerous regions to find the cause of the changes in the cultivation world.

Along the way ,

he met some like-minded people.

One of them was extremely skilled in clone techniques, able to create hundreds of clones identical to himself in appearance and aura.

When exploring dangerous places, that fellow Daoist often used his clones to explore.

Even if many clones died, it had no effect on the main body.

However,

they encountered an accident while exploring a strange cliff in a secret realm.

The fellow cultivator sent his clone in to investigate as usual, but the clone quickly and inexplicably perished.

Furthermore, he and hundreds of other clones also died instantly, their breaths fading.

This incident made them realize that

regardless of whether it was a clone, puppet, paper doll, or bean soldier, these methods, though seemingly having little impact on themselves, were still connected to them.

In the cultivation world, some terrifying methods could kill the original body through a clone.

Even if the original body was billions of miles away, it couldn’t escape.

Therefore,

even with advanced clone techniques, one couldn’t act recklessly.

Caution was always necessary.

“The strange cliff mentioned here, could it be the Cliff of Broken Souls?”

Li Chang’an found it increasingly familiar.

Years ago,

he had also considered using a clone to explore the Cliff of Broken Souls.

Later, he felt uneasy and didn’t do so,

because he had experienced being cursed and killed from millions of miles away through a mere wisp of breath.

“This senior is right. Even with the most powerful clone technique, one cannot be careless unless the clone and the main body can be completely severed from each other, becoming two completely independent individuals, without even a trace of cause and effect.”

Li Chang’an continued reading, unknowingly spending several hours on the subject.

This senior had written down many experiences very clearly, making him feel as if he had personally experienced them, and he gained a lot from reading it.

He put away his insights, got up, and walked out of the wooden house.

The demon beasts of both races waited quietly outside the wooden house.

Li Chang’an said to them, “Everyone, I am preparing to leave this place. Do you want to leave with me? The outside world is much more vast than this secret realm, and there are more opportunities.”

The Tiger King and the Lion King exchanged a glance, both with hesitation in their eyes.

After a moment,

they shook their heads in unison.

“Fellow Daoist Li, our two races have lived in this world for 90,000 years, and have long regarded this world as our home.”

“Furthermore, our master’s tomb is in this world. If we leave, who will guard his tomb?”

After being beaten up by Li Chang’an, the Lion King’s eyes had become much clearer.

He decided to reaffirm his original aspirations, uphold his ancestor’s promise, and continue guarding the tomb of his predecessor.

Seeing this,

Li Chang’an did not force him.

His question wasn’t because he truly wanted to take the two races away, but because he coveted the two flesh-and-blood puppets of fourth-tier demon lords.

These puppets had been bound by restrictions from the moment they were created.

Only their descendants could control them.

Even if Li Chang’an forcibly took the puppets, he couldn’t use them unless he could persuade the two demon kings controlling them to come with him.

“The outside world is too chaotic now, with years of war. Your staying here might be a good thing,”

he told them, explaining the situation outside.

“If the righteous path is defeated and the demonic path attacks, this place will most likely be discovered by demonic cultivators.” “

However, you have two fourth-tier warriors. As long as you choose to submit, the demonic path shouldn’t make things too difficult for you.”

After this conversation…

Li Chang’an bid farewell to the demons and left with Cui Baiying.

The two parted ways outside the great tomb.

Before parting,

Li Chang’an smiled at Cui Baiying and said, “Fellow Daoist Cui, if you ever have such an easy way to find treasure again, feel free to come find me at Changqing Mountain.”

“Definitely!”

Cui Baiying replied with a smile.

This trip to the great tomb with Li Chang’an finally made her understand why Zi Xi, Mu Hongyu, and others were willing to befriend him.

Li Chang’an himself was powerful, had abundant luck, and possessed many secret methods. As long as one acted with him, one would almost never suffer losses.

“Fellow Daoist Li is truly an extraordinary person.”

Looking in the direction Li Chang’an had gone, Cui Baiying secretly sighed.

Li Chang’an did not return directly to Changqing Mountain, but instead went to various immortal cities, black markets, and trading markets throughout the cultivation world to collect materials for refining the Beast Heart Pill.

…

Meanwhile.

In the secret realm, at the trial grounds.

Liu Xuanfeng and the others were still struggling to undergo the assessment, each of them suffering greatly from the complex and tedious tests.

“Will this assessment ever end? One hurdle after another, when will it ever stop?”

“Please bear with us a little longer.”

“Once we pass the assessment, we’ll have the qualifications to compete with Li Chang’an…”

Cui Yan gritted his teeth, urging everyone to persevere.

But he himself was almost losing patience.

If it weren’t for that Nascent Soul inheritance, he would have left long ago!

Just then,

the Tiger King and the Lion King appeared simultaneously at the assessment site.

“Human cultivators, you can leave now.”

“What?”

Cui Yan and the others were all stunned.

They all looked up at the two demon kings above.

Lin Baizhi asked, “Fellow Daoists, the assessment isn’t over yet. Our performance should be considered quite excellent, why are you asking us to leave?”

“It’s pointless!”

The two demon kings didn’t explain, too lazy to waste words with them.

Seeing that they refused to leave,

the Tiger King immediately manipulated the ancestral puppet, unleashing a terrifying demonic technique that swept everyone away.

In the blink of an eye,

everyone was swept to the exit of the secret realm.

“Damn it!”

Lin Zhuoran’s face showed anger, and he punched the rock wall beside him.

The others also looked grim.

They had endured days of hardship, obediently accepting the assessment, all for the sake of the Nascent Soul inheritance.

Yet the two demon kings said it was meaningless!

Cui Yan frowned and said, “That Nascent Soul inheritance has probably already been taken by Li Chang’an.”

Lin Zhuoran’s face was full of anger as he stared in the direction of Changqing Mountain.

“He’s just a demonic spy, what right does he have to obtain an inheritance within the control of my righteous path? Are you all willing to come with me and kill that Li Chang’an?”

“Fellow Daoist Lin, don’t be impulsive. That Li Chang’an is no ordinary rogue cultivator; he has several Nascent Soul True Monarchs as his backers.”

No one agreed to Lin Zhuoran’s invitation to kill the demon.

Although they also suspected that Li Chang’an was a demonic spy, they had no concrete evidence and didn’t want to provoke several Nascent Soul True Monarchs for this.

Even Liu Xuanfeng didn’t agree.

In the end

, although the others were unwilling, they had no other choice but to leave.

Only Lin Zhuoran remained.

He seemed to want to try entering the secret realm again, but in reality, he waited until everyone left before heading to Changqing Mountain alone.

“As long as I kill Li Chang’an, I can remove a major hidden danger for my righteous path!”

Lin Zhuoran’s eyes were filled with killing intent as he vanished into the horizon.

…

Time flies.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

During this month, Li Chang’an did not return to Changqing Mountain, but instead traveled to various places to collect materials.

Just as he had predicted, the materials for the Beast Heart Pill were relatively common and not difficult to find.

He had already collected five complete sets of materials!

“That should be enough.”

Looking at the numerous materials in his storage bag, Li Chang’an was satisfied.

He only needed one Beast Heart Pill to trade for Demon Sealing Stones with the Huangshi Sect.

Although the Beast Heart Pill was difficult to refine, he had four sets of materials to practice with, so he shouldn’t fail.

“Even if I fail completely, it doesn’t matter. I can just buy more. These materials can all be bought with spirit stones; no special treasures are needed.”

Li Chang’an used his escape technique to quietly return to the Changqing Mountain region.

Just as he was about to enter Changqing Mountain, he suddenly sensed a familiar aura.

“Lin Zhuoran? Why is this kid lying in ambush outside Changqing Mountain? Does he intend to attack me?”

Lin Zhuoran’s location was very close to Changqing Mountain.

At this moment,

he was hiding inside a low hill, concealing his aura, motionless, blending into the hill.

This concealment technique was quite sophisticated; ordinary Golden Core cultivators wouldn’t be able to detect it.

But in Li Chang’an’s eyes, this was nothing.

He took a step forward and instantly appeared behind Lin Zhuoran.

Lin Zhuoran was completely unaware of this.

He focused intently on Changqing Mountain.

Just then,

Li Chang’an patted his shoulder.

“Lin Zhuoran, what are you doing here?”

“Huh?”

Lin Zhuoran trembled.

He slowly turned his head, his eyes filled with disbelief.

“Li Chang’an?”

“It’s me.”

“You… how could you…”

Lin Zhuoran was shocked. He hadn’t noticed anything, which meant Li Chang’an’s strength was far greater than his.

Just a moment ago, he was full of confidence, thinking he could easily kill Li Chang’an.

But now…

That confidence has vanished!

He had no more thoughts of fighting; he only wanted to retrieve his life-saving item from his storage bag to buy himself a chance to escape.

However, his storage bag had vanished without his noticing.

Furthermore,

a terrifying pressure rendered him completely immobile.

Li Chang’an casually summoned him into his spirit beast pouch and then returned to Changqing Mountain.

He didn’t rush to refine the Beast Heart Pill, but waited all night. Seeing that the divination was correct, he released Lin Zhuoran.

This Lin Zhuoran was a disciple of the Holy Fire True Monarch; perhaps he could extract some useful information from him.

“Lin Zhuoran, tell me your purpose.”

“I…”

Lin Zhuoran remained silent for a moment.

He knew perfectly well that the difference in strength between them was too great; he had almost no chance of escaping.

No matter what methods he used, the final outcome would not change.

Thinking of this ,

he calmed down considerably and was no longer so fearful.

“Li Chang’an, I came to the outskirts of Changqing Mountain to kill you.”

“Kill me?”

Li Chang’an wasn’t particularly surprised by this.

He asked again, “You want to kill me to seize my treasure and obtain the Nascent Soul inheritance?”

“Yes!”

Lin Zhuoran did not deny it.

He faced Li Chang’an directly and stated his thoughts.

“Killing you would not only allow me to obtain the Nascent Soul inheritance you possess, but it would also eliminate a hidden danger for the righteous path. However, my strength is insufficient.”

“So, you are not a member of the demonic path?”

“Me?”

Lin Zhuoran was taken aback.

His voice immediately rose a few decibels.

“Li Chang’an, I am the Holy Son of a Nascent Soul Grand Sect. How could I betray the righteous path and join forces with the demonic path?”

“Your master does not think so.”

“Don’t slander my master!”

Lin Zhuoran shouted.

He knew he could not escape death and was not afraid to argue with Li Chang’an.

“Li Chang’an, you are clearly the demonic path spy. Without the resources of the demonic path, with your mere low-grade spiritual root talent, how could you have reached this point?”

“There are countless opportunities in this world; you have just seen few.”

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly.

He was too lazy to argue, and simply asked, “Lin Zhuoran, if your master wasn’t a spy for the demonic path, why would he collude with the demonic lord to deal with Senior Turtle?”

“Nonsense! Old Ancestor Turtle is alive and well.”

“In that case, look at this.”

A flash of light appeared in Li Chang’an’s hand, and a crystal bottle appeared.

The old turtle’s soul was inside the crystal bottle.

Upon seeing him,

Lin Zhuoran was struck dumb, his expression instantly freezing.

(End of Chapter)