Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 405

Chapter 405 Bloodline Enhancement, Spiritual Root Enhancement (Seeking Subscriptions)

This female cultivator had a cold and imposing aura, and her attitude towards Li Chang’an was particularly hostile. She immediately denounced him as a demonic cultivator.

Li Chang’an’s clone stood in the courtyard, composed, and smiled faintly.

“What makes you say that, Fellow Daoist Lin?”

He had already investigated the disciples of the Holy Fire True Monarch and naturally recognized this woman.

Her name was “Lin Ximu,” one of the Holy Fire True Monarch’s many disciples, and also a Holy Maiden of the Xuanwu Sect, possessing late-stage Golden Core cultivation.

Meanwhile, inside the Changqing Mountain cave, Lin Zhuoran also confirmed the person’s identity through their aura.

“It’s my junior sister!”

He was worried, his face showing anxiety.

“Fellow Daoist Li, my junior sister doesn’t know about Master’s collusion with the demonic path. Please don’t harm her.”

“Doesn’t know? Hard to say.”

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly.

He could sense that Lin Ximu wasn’t the only one present today.

Behind Lin Ximu followed an extremely subtle yet powerful aura.

The Holy Fire True Monarch!

Li Chang’an said to the old tortoise, “Senior Tortoise, the Holy Flame has returned to Changqing Mountain. It should be his true form. Only the Six-Winged Water Serpent remains in the Xuanwu Sect. Do you have a way to escape alone?” “No,”   the old tortoise replied,

“The Holy Flame left behind a low-grade fourth-order puppet for the Six-Winged Water Serpent.”   The situation was almost identical to last time.   Previously, at Li Chang’an’s birthday banquet, the Holy Flame True Monarch had also left behind a puppet.   The old tortoise alone wasn’t confident he could seize control of the sect’s grand formation while dealing with the Six-Winged Water Serpent and the fourth-order puppet.   While the man and tortoise were talking,   outside Changqing Mountain, Lin Ximu questioned again,   ”Li Chang’an, my senior brother is definitely in your hands! Release him immediately!”   ”Fellow Daoist Lin must have misunderstood. I have no grudge against Fellow Daoist Lin Zhuoran. Why would I capture him?”   ”You are a demonic cultivator. Righteousness and demonic forces cannot coexist!”   Lin Ximu’s tone was icy, her eyes sweeping across Changqing Mountain, seemingly searching for Lin Zhuoran’s whereabouts.   But naturally, she couldn’t find him.   Li Chang’an had already erased all traces of his presence.   Not only the aura of Changqing Mountain, but also the low hill where Lin Zhuoran had previously been lying in wait, and all the traces and auras he had left along his journey to Changqing Mountain—all of these had been wiped away by Li Chang’an.   Lin Ximu demanded, “Li Chang’an, where have you hidden my senior brother?”   ”Fellow Daoist Lin, why are you so certain? Do you have any evidence?”   ”My senior brother hasn’t returned for a month. Although his soul lamp hasn’t gone out, there’s been no response to his messages. The last time he spoke to someone, he expressed killing intent towards you.”   ”So, Fellow Daoist Lin, you have no evidence?”   Li Chang’an asked gently with a smile.   Lin Ximu coldly replied, “What evidence do I need to deal with a demonic cultivator like you?”   ”That’s utterly absurd.”   Li Chang’an waved his hand, dispelling the Changqing Mountain formation.   He smiled and gestured for them to proceed.   ”Fellow Daoist Lin, why not come to Changqing Mountain for a cup of tea and discuss the matter of Fellow Daoist Lin Zhuoran?”   ”Hmph, I have nothing to say to a demonic cultivator like you!”   Lin Ximu didn’t enter Changqing Mountain; instead, she appeared wary and retreated a distance.   She came today not only to investigate Lin Zhuoran’s whereabouts but also to see if there was an opportunity to kill Li Chang’an.   Clearly, she had no chance.   Changqing Mountain appeared calm, but it was like a lurking beast, making her sense the danger.   A moment later,   she transformed into a streak of light and departed.   Before leaving, she left behind a sentence full of killing intent:   ”Li Chang’an, someone like you who colludes with the demonic path deserves to be killed by everyone! I will kill you one day!”   After she left   , not long after, the hidden aura of the Holy Fire True Monarch also disappeared.   Li Chang’an remained calm, waiting for a long time, but the aura did not reappear.   ”It seems he really is gone.”   He had originally prepared for a battle.   Changqing Mountain was his stronghold; without any deliberate preparation, he could easily inflict a heavy loss on True Monarch Holy Fire.   However,   True Monarch Holy Fire was too cautious.   Perhaps influenced by the last birthday banquet   , this Nascent Soul True Monarch dared not directly attack Changqing Mountain, a Golden Core power.   ”That’s fine then. The Beast Taming Wheel hasn’t been refined yet; it’s not the time to act.”   Li Chang’an composed himself and began refining pills.   Soon,   a finished Beast Heart Pill was in his hands.   He didn’t directly go to Huangshi Sect to trade, but continued to collect materials.   For the next month or so, he acquired large quantities of Beast Heart Pill materials through various channels and refined six more Beast Heart Pills.   During this time,   he continuously observed the two Flood Dragon Kings.   After consuming the Beast Heart Pills, the two Flood Dragon Kings remained stable, showing no abnormalities.   ”There shouldn’t be any problems.”   Li Chang’an took out two Beast Heart Pills and called Xiao Hei and Da Huang to his side.   He explained the effects of the pills and gave them detailed instructions before finally handing them over.   ”Thank you, Master!”   Little Black and Big Yellow were overjoyed and immediately swallowed the pills.   Soon,   their faces also showed pain.   Crimson flames appeared around their bodies, as if they were undergoing a transformation in the fire.   The whole process was no different from that of the two dragon kings.   Not long after,   the two demons’ auras stabilized.   They looked at each other, both filled with joy.   ”How is it?”   Li Chang’an asked them.

Da Huang immediately responded, “Master, this Beast Heart Pill has activated the power of the two remaining Myriad Demon Bloodstones within me, helping my bloodline to further improve, now approaching the Heavenly Grade bloodline!”

“Not bad, cultivate diligently.”

Li Chang’an was quite satisfied with this.

Back then, when Da Huang advanced to the third rank, the quality of the demon core he condensed wasn’t high, only a superior demon core.

Because of this, his cultivation progress was always very slow.

Now,

this bloodline approaching the Heavenly Grade should be able to make up for some of the shortcomings.

As long as he cultivates diligently, he will have a chance to break through to the fourth rank in the future.

Li Chang’an looked at the Xuan Shui Turtle.

“Xiao Hei, how are you?”

“Master, my bloodline grade hasn’t improved, but it seems I’ve awakened a trace of a special bloodline, which is much stronger than my original Xuan Shui Turtle bloodline.”

“A special bloodline?”

Li Chang’an immediately released a burst of magic power to examine the Xuan Shui Turtle’s condition.

Its overall state was similar to before, still a water-type demon beast.

But its demonic power was more chilling than before, carrying a faint, almost imperceptible, coldness.

“What kind of bloodline could cause such a change?”

Li Chang’an pondered.

Various turtle-type demonic beasts flashed through his mind.

While there were many turtle-type demonic beasts in the cultivation world, few possessed powerful bloodlines.

“Could it be Xuanwu?”

Li Chang’an vaguely sensed that this chilling aura was somewhat similar to the old turtle’s.

Years ago, at the Zixia Sect auction, he had sat on the old turtle’s back and personally felt its aura.

Thinking of this,

Li Chang’an immediately retrieved the old turtle’s demonic soul.

“Senior Turtle, after Little Black consumed the Beast Heart Pill, it awakened a special bloodline. I don’t know much about this kind of bloodline, so please help me identify it.”

“Alright, let me see.”

The old turtle’s demonic soul floated out of the crystal bottle, carefully sensing the Xuan Shui Turtle’s bloodline aura.

A short while later,

a hint of surprise appeared in its eyes.

“It’s the Xuanwu bloodline. It seems this junior of yours is destined to be with me.”

Hearing this, the Xuan Shui Turtle’s face lit up with joy, and it immediately bowed.

“Please teach me, senior.”

“Hmm, it’s rare to meet a junior with such a connection. I will certainly teach you.”

The old tortoise had already promised Li Chang’an that as long as Li Chang’an helped him, he would pass on his cultivation insights to the Xuan Shui Turtle.

Now that the Xuan Shui Turtle had awakened the Xuanwu bloodline, he saw it as no different from his own junior.

He would naturally teach it with all his heart.

Li Chang’an smiled and thanked the old tortoise.

“Then I’ll trouble you, senior.”

“It’s nothing.”

The old tortoise flickered and flew back to the crystal bottle.

He asked Li Chang’an, “How is your progress in refining the Beast Taming Wheel?”

“Don’t worry, senior, the materials have been basically collected, and it will be refined soon.”

“That’s good.”

“How long can you hold on, senior?”

“If nothing unexpected happens, I can hold on for another ten years or so without any problem. Even an old demon in the mid-Nascent Soul stage can’t break through my defenses.”

The old tortoise was very confident. Most of his skills over the past five thousand years were focused on self-preservation.

Hearing him say this,

Li Chang’an felt much more at ease.

“It’s time to go to the Yellow Stone Sect to make the trade.”

He still had five Beast Heart Pills left, enough to exchange for five Demon Heart Stones.

Including the one he had before, that made six, enough for six attempts at refining.

He couldn’t possibly fail six times!

Li Chang’an packed his things and was about to head to the trade when he suddenly stopped.

“Huh?”

He looked at the spirit field where the Evergreen Vine was being cultivated, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

After years of cultivation,

the Evergreen Vine now had one hundred and forty-nine vines.

Each vine would provide Li Chang’an with a wisp of spiritual energy.

Counting the eleven wisps of spiritual energy that Li Chang’an already possessed, there were a total of one hundred and sixty wisps!

According to the description in the Evergreen Tree Technique, a spiritual essence between eighty-one and one hundred and sixty strands is considered an Earth Spiritual Root.

In other words,

Li Chang’an only needs to add one more strand of spiritual essence to become a genius with a Heavenly Spiritual Root!

At this moment,

a new vine of the Evergreen Vine is about to mature.

It was because he noticed its condition that Li Chang’an stopped.

“It’s still a little short.”

Li Chang’an came to the spirit field, took out many cultivation treasures, including the Azure Profound Spiritual Liquid, and threw them into the spirit field all at once.

Soon, these treasures were drawn into the spirit soil by the roots of the Evergreen Vine.

Immediately afterwards,

a rich spiritual energy rose in the spirit field.

The Evergreen Vine released joyful emotions, and every vine swayed.

Under Li Chang’an’s gaze, the new vine gradually approached a hundred feet in size.

About a quarter of an hour later, the new vine was fully mature,

and almost at the same time,

a strand of spiritual essence was fed back into Li Chang’an’s body.

Li Chang’an’s whole body trembled. Although it was only an increase of one strand of spiritual essence, he felt that his whole being had undergone earth-shattering changes.

“How strange…”

He closed his eyes slightly, carefully sensing his own condition.

This change was inexplicable.

He circulated his cultivation technique and found that his cultivation efficiency hadn’t increased much, similar to the improvement brought by each increase in spiritual energy in the past.

There were no other changes in his body.

“Nothing is amiss, except… that Nascent Soul barrier seems a bit lower.”

Li Chang’an pondered.

When he broke through to the late Golden Core stage, he officially embarked on the path of Nascent Soul formation.

That Nascent Soul barrier, like a high mountain, lay ahead of him, blocking countless geniuses and prodigies; very few could cross it.

Originally, for Li Chang’an, this barrier was also considered insurmountable, requiring the use of numerous treasures.

But now,

he vaguely sensed that

after achieving the Heavenly Spiritual Root, the difficulty of forming the Nascent Soul had decreased.

“Some ancient books record that, under the same preparation conditions, geniuses with the Heavenly Spiritual Root have a higher probability of achieving the Nascent Soul than those with the Earthly Spiritual Root.”

Although he didn’t know exactly how much higher,

Li Chang’an judged from his own feelings that it was at least 10% or 20% higher.

One or two percent may seem like little, but often it can determine the final success or failure.

“My wood spirit root has barely crossed the threshold of heavenly spirit root. I mustn’t be arrogant; I can continue to improve, and perhaps even more changes will occur.”

Li Chang’an was not satisfied with the status quo.

Even among heavenly spirit roots, there are differences in quality.

He was currently only at the bottom.

Furthermore,

his other four elemental spirit roots still lacked any spiritual essence.

He still needed to continue searching for suitable heavenly and earthly spirit roots to form contracts with.

Li Chang’an’s ultimate goal was to elevate all five elemental spirit roots to the heavenly grade, becoming the legendary Great Five Elemental Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

“The current cultivation world is so barren; I wonder if I can even gather all five elemental spirit roots.”

“Never mind, there’s no rush. Take it slow.”

Li Chang’an sighed inwardly.

He threw out some more nurturing treasures to allow the evergreen vine to continue growing, then left Evergreen Mountain and headed towards the location of the Yellow Stone Sect.

Not long after,

Li Chang’an arrived at the market outside the Yellow Stone Sect.

He found a Yellow Stone Sect disciple and asked him to find the sect’s young master, Huang Yuanhua, and convey his intention to trade.

Soon, Huang Yuanhua arrived at the market.

He beamed, “Haha, Fellow Daoist Lin, I knew we’d meet again!”

“Fellow Daoist Huang, I’ve come here today for the Demon-Sealing Stones,”

Li Chang’an stated bluntly.

Huang Yuanhua was prepared.

He sat opposite Li Chang’an, lightly patting his storage bag.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, rest assured, I’ve prepared the Demon-Sealing Stones. How many Beast Heart Pills do you have?”

Li Chang’an didn’t answer directly, but instead asked.

“Fellow Daoist Huang, how many Demon-Sealing Stones do you have?”

The two exchanged a glance, remaining silent for a moment.

After a short while,

Huang Yuanhua took out three Demon-Sealing Stones of similar size and laid them out in front of Li Chang’an.

“Fellow Daoist Li, how about three Demon-Sealing Stones?”

“Add two more,”

Li Chang’an thought, taking out a jade bottle from his storage bag and placing it in front of Huang Yuanhua.

Inside the jade bottle were five Beast Heart Pills.

He could tell that Huang Yuanhua had more than three Demon-Sealing Stones.

Sure enough.

Huang Yuanhua smiled and took out two more from his storage bag.

“It seems Fellow Daoist Lin has had some good fortune.”

“Fellow Daoist Huang’s fortune is also considerable.”

The two had already made one transaction, so there was no need for further words; they immediately signed a spirit contract.

And just like that ,

five Demon Sealing Stones were obtained!

Li Chang’an had learned the method of identifying Demon Sealing Stones from the artifact spirit and was basically certain that these five Demon Sealing Stones were genuine.

After the transaction,

neither of them left, as they both wanted to continue the deal.

Li Chang’an spoke directly: “Fellow Daoist Huang, if I may ask, how many Demon Sealing Stones do you have left?”

For him, the more

Demon Sealing Stones, the better. Even if he didn’t use them all this time, he could use them to refine higher-grade Beast Taming Wheels in the future.

Huang Yuanhua didn’t specify the exact number, only stating: “I still have quite a few Demon Sealing Stones, but I don’t intend to continue the transaction unless Fellow Daoist Lin can provide the recipe for the Beast Heart Pill.”

“Alright, one recipe in exchange for all the Demon Sealing Stones you have.”

Li Chang’an didn’t beat around the bush and directly stated that he had the recipe.

Huang Yuanhua laughed, “Fellow Daoist Lin indeed possesses a pill formula. To be honest, I also have a Beast Heart Pill formula, but it’s a fake formula deliberately created by the ancient Beast Taming Sect, which harmed many of my sect’s spirit beasts.”

“I see. Fellow Daoist Huang, are you planning to trade?”

“I cannot make this decision on my own. Could Fellow Daoist Lin grant me three days?”

“Sure.”

Li Chang’an didn’t urge him.

He could wait three days.

He returned to Changqing Mountain, practicing fourth-order divination techniques while awaiting news from Huang Yuanhua.

Three days later.

He suddenly realized that his divination techniques showed signs of a breakthrough.

“So fast?”

Li Chang’an was genuinely surprised.

He had only recently received the subsequent inheritance, yet he was already about to break through to the middle-grade fourth order.

Although he had accumulated considerable experience in divination and had the assistance of the ancient Heavenly Mystery Sect’s insights, he shouldn’t have broken through so quickly.

“It’s probably related to the divination results.”

Li Chang’an felt that his talent in divination was increasing with time.

In terms of divination talent, in the current cultivation world, perhaps no one can compare to him.

He only needs one more period of seclusion to achieve a complete breakthrough.

“Go trade with Huang Yuanhua first, then go into seclusion after I return,”

Li Chang’an had received Huang Yuanhua’s affirmative reply.

He immediately headed to the usual meeting place.

That noon,

Li Chang’an arrived at the market.

Upon arrival, he sensed something was amiss.

“The market’s array, originally only a low-grade third-order array, has now been replaced with a near-fourth-order array, and there’s more than one.”

“There are more than ten Golden Core cultivators in the market, all from the Huangshi Sect.”

“It seems they don’t intend to trade sincerely.”

Li Chang’an’s trading experience was considerable; he immediately saw through the Huangshi Sect’s intentions.

Over the years, he had experienced countless similar situations.

He pretended to be nonchalant and arrived at the agreed-upon trading location.

Huang Yuanhua was already waiting there.

He smiled and got straight to the point.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, here are the Demon-Sealing Stones you requested!”

With that, beams of spiritual light flew from his storage bag, transforming into twenty-eight Demon-Sealing Stones, which landed before Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an took out the Beast Heart Pill formula.

His expression remained unchanged as he said to Huang Yuanhua, “Fellow Daoist Huang, let’s sign the spiritual contract.”

“Alright!”

Huang Yuanhua immediately took out the prepared transaction spiritual contract.

Just then,

a middle-aged man suddenly appeared beside him, grabbed the spiritual contract, and took all the Demon-Sealing Stones and the Beast Heart Pill formula.

Huang Yuanhua was astonished and asked, “Father, what do you mean by this?”

“Yuanhua, Demon-Sealing Stones are extremely valuable. How can you exchange all of them for a mere pill formula?”

The newcomer replied expressionlessly.

He was none other than Huang Tianyuan, the current sect master of the Huangshi Sect.

As he spoke, several near-fourth-order grand formations rose up, and the auras of more than ten Golden Core cultivators appeared around them.

Huang Yuanhua immediately understood their intentions.

He asked incredulously, “Father, we are a righteous sect, how could we do such a thing as harming cultivators?”

“Yuanhua, remember this: as long as you are strong enough, even if everything you do is evil, the world will still recognize you as righteous!”

Huang Tianyuan’s words were completely unwavering, suggesting this wasn’t the first time he’d done something like this.

The other dozen or so Golden Core cultivators did the same, all tacitly approaching Li Chang’an from various directions.

Huang Tianyuan patted Huang Yuanhua’s shoulder: “Today, I’ll teach you a lesson: the strong don’t need to trade with the weak; if you want something, just take it.”

Hearing this,

Li Chang’an couldn’t help but laugh.

He said to Huang Yuanhua, “Fellow Daoist Huang, today I’ll also teach you a lesson.”

Hearing this, Huang Yuanhua was stunned, not expecting Li Chang’an to laugh in this situation.

He subconsciously asked, “Fellow Daoist Lin, what lesson is it?”

“Never consider yourself strong.”

(End of Chapter)