Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 406

Chapter 406 Song Yu’er’s Crisis, Chang’an’s Wrath (Seeking Subscriptions)

Upon hearing Li Chang’an’s words

, the expressions of the many Golden Core cultivators from the Huangshi Sect present changed slightly.

Trapped in layers of arrays and surrounded by more than a dozen cultivators of the same level, he still had the confidence to utter such words.

He either had a backup plan or was feigning composure.

Before they could figure it out,

Li Chang’an casually waved his hand.

“Boom!”

The multiple arrays sealing the surroundings instantly shattered.

A Nascent Soul aura soared into the sky, like a long-sealed sword, its sharpness piercing the heavens.

Sensing this aura, Huang Tianyuan and the others instantly turned deathly pale.

“A Nascent Soul True Monarch!”

In that instant,

they felt a chill run through their bodies, as if they had fallen into an abyss.

Several people collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

“How could… how could we encounter a Nascent Soul True Monarch?”

“I’ve been robbing cultivators for decades, and every time it’s been incredibly successful. Why am I so unlucky today?”

“…”

They all understood the consequences of robbing a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Certain death!

Cold sweat poured down Huang Tianyuan’s back. He bowed deeply to Li Chang’an, desperately trying to suppress the trembling in his voice.

“This junior…this junior was blind to your greatness, unaware that you are a True Monarch! I beg you to spare my life, I am willing to exchange all my treasures for your life.”

As he spoke, he secretly crushed a jade pendant.

Li Chang’an noticed, but did not stop him.

He was very familiar with the aura emanating from that jade pendant .

True Monarch Huangsha!

The Huangshi Sect was an annex of the Huangsha Sect, and they regularly offered tributes to the Huangsha Sect. It was normal for them to be able to contact True Monarch Huangsha.

This place was very close to the Huangsha Sect.

Clearly,

Huang Tianyuan still clung to a sliver of hope.

“Come!”

Li Chang’an casually beckoned and took his storage bag.

He easily removed the restrictions on the storage bag and opened it to take a look.

The twenty-eight Demon-Sealing Stones and the recipe for the Beast Heart Pill were all inside.

In addition,

there were a large number of treasures accumulated by Huang Tianyuan.

However, most of them were low-grade treasures, which Li Chang’an, a Nascent Soul True Monarch, naturally wouldn’t even glance at.

He hadn’t expected many surprises.

However,

in the next instant,

twelve special spirit stones appeared in his perception.

These spirit stones were unlike any he had ever seen before; they weren’t of the lower, middle, or upper grades.

Each one contained unimaginable spiritual power.

With just a slight sense,

Li Chang’an felt an urge to swallow them whole.

Recalling the descriptions in ancient texts, he immediately understood what kind of spirit stones they were.

“Top-grade spirit stones!”

Li Chang’an was overjoyed.

He truly hadn’t expected that Huang Tianyuan, a Golden Core cultivator, would possess top-grade spirit stones, something even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would find difficult to obtain.

In the current cultivation world, top-grade spirit stones were incredibly rare.

Even one was difficult to find, let alone twelve!

“This Huang Tianyuan really has a great fortune. Not only did he obtain so many demon-sealing stones, but he also got these twelve top-grade spirit stones. He needs to be interrogated properly!”

“Luckily, he delivered himself to my doorstep, otherwise I would most likely have missed out on these top-grade spirit stones.”

Li Chang’an secretly rejoiced.

Fortunately, this person was greedy and insisted on killing to seize the treasure.

Standing by the river often, how can one not get wet?

Even many Qi Refining cultivators understand that they can succeed countless times, but just one failure can ruin everything!

Back then, Princess Qi Yunjin of the Great Qi also wanted the genuine pill formula in Li Chang’an’s hands, but she chose to exchange it for treasures.

The same thing, different results.

Just as he was thinking

, Li Chang’an suddenly sensed a familiar Nascent Soul aura rapidly approaching his location.

“Huang Sha.”

He narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the horizon.

In the blink of an eye,

the figure of True Monarch Huang Sha appeared.

He cupped his hands and asked loudly, “Fellow Daoist Lin Fan?”

“It is I.”

Li Chang’an nodded slightly.

Huangsha Zhenjun slowly landed to the side, his gaze sweeping across the scene.

He was no fool; without needing to ask, he understood the situation at a glance.

Li Chang’an, under the guise of Lin Fan, rarely made a move, always trading fairly with everyone and never bullying a junior Golden Core cultivator.

These people must have deliberately provoked him.

Sure enough.

Huang Tianyuan said anxiously, “Please, Zhenjun, save me! I was foolish and blind, offending Senior Lin Fan. I’m willing to use all my treasures to save my life!”

After him, the others also spoke up.

“Please, Zhenjun, save me!”

“Zhenjun, my family has served the Huangsha Sect for a thousand years! Please, Zhenjun, save me for the sake of those thousand years…”

“…”

They were all filled with fear, vying to beg for mercy.

Huangsha Zhenjun frowned.

These people’s families, and indeed the entire Huangshi Sect, had served the Huangsha Sect for many years and offered many treasures.

He spoke up, “Fellow Daoist Lin, please calm down. These juniors are too narrow-minded and ignorant.”

He said this, naturally hoping Li Chang’an would let them go.

Hearing this, Li Chang’an smiled.

“It’s alright, they’ll be more sensible in their next life.”

Just as he finished speaking

, a loud “boom” was heard, and Huang Tianyuan and the others exploded.

Of all the Golden Core cultivators in the entire Huangshi Sect, only Huang Yuanhua remained alive; the rest had all turned into blood mist, their souls even secretly collected by Li Chang’an.

Seeing this,

True Monarch Huangsha’s expression immediately darkened.

He pleaded, but Li Chang’an showed him no mercy.

Before he could say anything more,

Li Chang’an transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the horizon.

“Lin Fan…”

True Monarch Huangsha stared at the direction he disappeared, his face grim, without attempting to stop him.

Battles between Nascent Soul True Monarchs were rare; there was no need to fight a cultivator of the same level for a dozen or so Golden Core cultivators.

Besides, he was in the wrong.

“What exactly is Lin Fan’s background? Is he truly just a rogue cultivator? The sword formation he used seems to be the Five Elements Sword Formation of the ancient Yin-Yang Sect.”

Recalling the astonishingly powerful sword formation, True Monarch Huangsha suspected that Li Chang’an was likely not a contemporary figure,

but rather an ancient monster from the Yin-Yang Sect who had resurrected from the Hidden World Coffin!

He simply couldn’t believe it.

Lin Fan was none other than Li Chang’an, whom he had dealt with multiple times.

…

That night.

Deep within the cave of Changqing Mountain.

Li Chang’an threw out Huang Tianyuan’s soul and interrogated him.

Huang Tianyuan had already been terrified by the evil spirit and dared not conceal anything, honestly recounting his experience of obtaining the Demon-Sealing Stone and the top-grade spirit stones.

“Ten years ago, when I was searching for treasures in the ancient ruins, I accidentally discovered an ancient battlefield.”

“Many cultivators died in that battlefield, their bones piled up like mountains, and there were also a large number of remaining treasures and storage bags…”

Huang Tianyuan confessed.

All the Demon-Sealing Stones he obtained, as well as the twelve top-grade spirit stones, were found in the same storage bag.

In that storage bag, there were also many treasures needed for Nascent Soul formation.

“Nascent Soul formation treasures?”

Li Chang’an’s spirits lifted.

“Where are those treasures? Do you perhaps have a private treasury?”

“No, this junior dared not keep any. I have already handed over all the Nascent Soul treasures to the Huangsha Sect.”

“You didn’t hide a single one? Don’t you want to become a Nascent Soul cultivator?”

“This junior dared not; hiding them would be useless.”

Huang Tianyuan’s face was full of bitterness.

He told Li Chang’an that he had sworn an oath to the Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Huangsha Sect, promising to hand over any

Nascent Soul treasures he obtained. If he kept any, he would break his oath, preventing him from overcoming the tribulation of inner demons.

Not only him.

All the Golden Core cultivators of the Huangsha Sect had made the same oath.

In other words,

even if they kept the Nascent Soul treasures, they could not achieve Nascent Soul formation.

If discovered, they might face annihilation.

Huang Tianyuan sighed deeply: “Senior, this is one of the Huangsha Sect’s methods of controlling its affiliated sects and families.”

“I see.”

Li Chang’an had heard of similar methods before.

Sects like the Mandarin Duck Valley and the Hundred Beasts Sect in the Western Regions also required the surrender of Nascent Soul opportunities.

After some questioning…

Li Chang’an didn’t glean much valuable information.

He collected Huang Tianyuan’s soul and quietly left Changqing Mountain, heading towards the ancient battlefield the man had mentioned.

Not long after,

Li Chang’an arrived at the ancient battlefield.

“Huang Tianyuan is only a Golden Core cultivator; he might not be able to find all the treasures

in this battlefield.” He calmed himself and searched the battlefield for several days.   However,

he didn’t find any more top-grade spirit stones, or even many ordinary spirit stones. But   on the last day, Li Chang’an made an unexpected discovery.   In a corner of the battlefield, he found a seemingly ordinary tortoise shell.   ”A divination treasure!”   Ordinary cultivators would find it difficult to recognize the tortoise shell’s unusual nature.   But Li Chang’an, as a fourth-tier divination master, recognized it almost instantly.

The tortoise shell was of a high grade, mid-level fourth rank, extremely valuable, and would greatly aid his divination skills.

“An unexpected delight,”

Li Chang’an smiled, putting away the tortoise shell.

Afterward,

he searched the entire ancient battlefield again, but found no other treasures, so he returned to Changqing Mountain.

For the next period,

Li Chang’an secluded himself deep within Changqing Mountain.

His accumulation in divination was sufficient; his seclusion was precisely for a breakthrough.

…

A month later.

Li Chang’an emerged from seclusion, officially a mid-level fourth-rank divination master.

He possessed an ethereal air, shrouded in an indescribable mysterious aura, his eyes seemingly holding a galaxy of stars as he gazed up at the heavens.

“The way of divination is profound and mysterious, capable of manipulating celestial secrets and killing without a trace.”

“Strange, the celestial secrets are changing, and murderous intent is emerging, but it’s not aimed at me…”

Li Chang’an frowned slightly, noticing something amiss.

A fourth-rank divination master was manipulating celestial secrets to deal with someone on Changqing Mountain.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he turned to look, spotting Song Yu’er’s cave dwelling.

A faint, lurking killing intent emanated from it!

“When did Yu’er offend a fourth-tier divination master?”

Li Chang’an wondered.

Just then,

a familiar aura suddenly appeared in Li Chang’an’s senses.

Soon after, a white-clad female cultivator arrived, bowing respectfully to Li Chang’an outside the Changqing Mountain formation.

“Senior Li, this junior is Song Xianglan. I’ve come here today to catch up with Yu’er.”

“Come in.”

“Yes.”

Song Xianglan entered the formation, approached Li Chang’an, and bowed again.

She smiled faintly, “Senior, before I left the sect, my master asked me to send my regards to you.”

“Alright, I understand.”

Li Chang’an nodded slightly.

Song Xianglan’s master was naturally Zi Xi.

She respectfully performed the junior’s greeting before heading to Song Yu’er’s cave dwelling to reminisce.

Soon, the sounds of two women laughing and joking filled the cave.

Li Chang’an gazed at the cave dwelling, lost in thought.

“Song Xianglan also carries a killing intent; it seems her arrival today was no accident.”

With this thought,

Li Chang’an’s figure flickered, and he too entered the cave dwelling.

The two women’s laughter immediately ceased, and they both bowed to Li Chang’an.

“Senior.”

“Hmm.”

Li Chang’an looked at Song Xianglan.

He asked in a deep voice, “Xianglan, you’ve come here today not just to reminisce, but perhaps with something else to say to Yu’er?”

“Senior, you’re truly clever; no wonder Master always praises you.”

Song Xianglan smiled charmingly, explaining her purpose.

She had come today to invite Song Yu’er to join her in searching for treasures in the secret realm.

Both of them possessed Foundation Establishment cultivation, and neither were ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

She possessed a third-tier trump card bestowed by Zi Xi, and Song Yu’er also had a treasure bestowed by Li Chang’an; they could even kill Golden Core cultivators.

As long as they were cautious, they should be safe.

Song Yu’er asked curiously, “Xianglan, which secret realm do you want me to go to?”

“The Myriad Valleys Secret Realm,”

Song Xianglan replied crisply, stating her goal.

The Myriad Valleys Secret Realm was a new secret realm that appeared after the third earthquake. It was filled with canyons of all sizes, hence the name “Myriad Valleys.”

Being a new realm, it was extremely dangerous, but the number of treasures was astonishing; news of cultivators obtaining treasures circulated almost daily.

Opportunities always coexist with dangers.

Song Xianglan smiled and asked, “Yu’er, what do you think?”

Hearing this,

Song Yu’er didn’t answer, but subconsciously glanced at Li Chang’an.

She was somewhat tempted, but she knew Li Chang’an’s personality and knew he wouldn’t let her go to such a dangerous place.

However, Li Chang’an didn’t directly refuse Song Xianglan.

He simply asked, “Xianglan, why do you want to go to the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm? Is it a spur-of-the-moment decision or something you’ve planned for a long time?”

“This… I’d say it was a spur-of-the-moment decision,” Song Xianglan

thought for a moment.

She told Li Chang’an that she hadn’t planned it for long.

More than ten days ago, she had planned to go into seclusion, but suddenly felt that prolonged seclusion was somewhat tedious. So she went to the sect’s library and read many stories of cultivation from predecessors to change her mindset.

She discovered that many predecessors were able to reach great heights because they had experienced countless hardships and dangers.

Her own life, however, was far too peaceful.

She had lived under Zi Xi’s protection for many years, rarely leaving the sect before reaching Foundation Establishment, and hadn’t gained much experience afterward.

Because of this,

she developed the idea of gaining experience.

Just as she had this idea, she overheard several Zixia Sect disciples discussing the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm.

Thus, she conceived the idea of going to the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm.

She originally planned to go alone.

But just before setting off,

she happened to see many senior brothers and sisters setting off in groups.

“At that time, I had the idea of inviting a few fellow disciples, but those few disciples I was close to were all busy recently.”

“So I came to find Yu’er.”

Song Xianglan finished slowly.

In short,

the reason she came to find Song Yu’er was due to a series of coincidences.

Everything happened at just the right moment, giving rise to her next thought and ultimately leading her to Changqing Mountain.

To her, these coincidences were nothing special.

She didn’t notice anything amiss.

Song Yu’er felt the same way.

But Li Chang’an sensed something was wrong.

These coincidences were clearly caused by fourth-tier divination techniques.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator like Song Xianglan, if targeted by a fourth-tier divination master, would be helpless even if Zi Xi bestowed upon her numerous protective treasures;

she would ultimately be targeted and killed. She might not even understand that she died from divination techniques, only feeling it was an accident.

“Song Xianglan is just a pretext; the real target is Yu’er,”

Li Chang’an saw the problem.

“Senior Li, is there a problem?”

Song Xianglan sensed something was amiss and asked softly.

Li Chang’an shook his head: “Nothing. You rest on Changqing Mountain for two days. I need to check on the situation in the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm.”

“Okay.”

Song Xianglan didn’t think much of it, assuming Li Chang’an was worried about Song Yu’er.

The spiritual energy concentration on Changqing Mountain was close to fourth-tier, enough for her cultivation; she could stay there indefinitely.

After a while,

Li Chang’an left Song Yu’er’s cave and returned to his own.

With a wave of his hand, the cave door closed instantly.

“I’ll see who dares to use divination to deal with my people!”

Li Chang’an’s expression was cold as he sat cross-legged deep within the cave.

Dozens of beams of spiritual light flew out of his storage bag, transforming into various divination aids, the lowest grade of which was near the fourth rank!

The tortoise shell, a mid-grade fourth rank artifact, was in the center, with the other artifacts floating around him.

Li Chang’an formed hand seals, unleashing his mid-grade fourth-rank divination power without reservation, his profound and majestic aura instantly filling the entire cave.

The next instant,

his eyes gleamed with silver light, seemingly able to pierce the heavens.

Above that deep and vast sky, two thin lines instantly appeared.

The ends of these two lines connected to Song Yu’er and Song Xianglan respectively.

Li Chang’an’s gaze was indifferent as he followed the lines, then noticed a powerful sect.

The Purple Cloud Sect!

The two lines originated from the same cultivator deep within the Purple Cloud Sect.

This cultivator, clad in a long robe, was thin and, like most diviners, possessed a weak aura, subtly exuding a sense of frailty.

Divination was a profession considered extremely dangerous, often suffering backlash and frequently shortening one’s lifespan; few were in good health.

Diviners as vigorous as Li Chang’an were rare.

“So it’s him!”

Li Chang’an recognized him.

This man was named Xun Yuanjia, a peak Golden Core cultivator with considerable talent in divination, having achieved the rank of fourth-level Grandmaster a few years prior.

Due to his relatively recent breakthrough, he wasn’t widely known.

Li Chang’an knew him because of his master.

Years ago,

this man’s master accurately predicted the first earthquake, uttering the eight words, “The earth dragon turns over, an opportunity appears.”

Many years had passed, and his master had long since passed away.

Rumor had it that before his death, his master cast a divination for the entire cultivation world, seemingly witnessing a terrifying scene, his face showing horror, but before he could say anything, he breathed his last.

“Xun Yuanjia has been staying in the Zixia Sect for years and has no connection with Yu’er. Why would he target Yu’er?”

Li Chang’an was about to continue his deduction

when he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

Liu Xuanfeng!

“So that’s it.”

Li Chang’an instantly understood everything.

This man’s target wasn’t Song Yu’er, but himself.

He was protected by a treasure and couldn’t be targeted by divination methods, so Xun Yuanjia changed his target to Song Yu’er.

At this moment,

Liu Xuanfeng came to visit Xun Yuanjia to inquire about this matter.

“Master Xun, how is this matter?”

“Don’t worry, Fellow Daoist Liu.”

Xun Yuanjia smiled confidently.

“Within ten days, Song Yu’er will definitely be in trouble. When Li Chang’an goes to rescue her, that will be your perfect opportunity to make your move.”

“Thank you, Master Xun, for creating this opportunity for me.”

Liu Xuanfeng also smiled and immediately presented a storage bag.

Xun Yuanjia took the storage bag and said to Liu Xuanfeng, “Fellow Daoist Liu, please keep this a secret.”

“Master Xun, rest assured, this matter will absolutely not implicate you. Li Chang’an will never know that you were targeting him!”

(End of Chapter)