Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 417

Chapter 417 A Match for a True Lord, Farewell to an Old Friend (Seeking Subscriptions)

There are many rumors about the background of True Monarch Zixia, most of which say she was an orphan.

Given Li Chang’an’s current status, he naturally knows the truth.

“The Li family, as the family from which True Monarch Zixia was born, has actually been infiltrated by the demonic path.”

He was genuinely surprised.

True Monarch Zixia had fought against the demonic path for many years and should be extremely sensitive to its aura. Could she not have noticed the changes within her family?

Or was there something wrong with her?

“The old tortoise said that the Nascent Soul cultivators of the other seven major Nascent Soul forces cannot be trusted; anyone could betray them and join the demonic path.”

Li Chang’an pondered.

In the cultivation world of the two righteous sects, perhaps Sacred Flame wasn’t the only Nascent Soul cultivator to become a demonic spy.

There were others who were more suspicious, such as True Monarch White Tiger, who always prioritized profit and didn’t care about reputation.

If he had betrayed them and joined the demonic path, Li Chang’an wouldn’t be surprised at all.

Thinking of this…

Li Chang’an asked again, “Tengshe, does True Monarch Zixia know about your infiltration of her family?”

Tengshe shook his head: “No.”

“Are you sure?”

“She has never had any contact with me, rarely returns to the Li family, and spends most of her time dealing with sect affairs,”

True Monarch Tengshe truthfully replied.

True Monarch Zixia hardly cares about internal family matters, only providing the family with a batch of cultivation resources periodically.

The current head of the Li family is her father, Li Xiao, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator.

The reason why True Monarch Tengshe’s clansmen were able to quickly take control of the Li family is precisely because they received Li Xiao’s help.

After hearing his explanation,

Li Chang’an was somewhat puzzled.

“As True Monarch Zixia’s father, Li Xiao knew that his daughter was fighting against the demonic path, so why would he help a demonic cultivator like you?”

“Naturally, it’s to plan an escape route,”

True Monarch Tengshe explained.

As the head of the Li family and True Monarch Zixia’s father, Li Xiao had numerous information channels and knew that the righteous path was weaker than the demonic path.

He worried that the righteous path would be defeated.

At that time, True Monarch Zixia and the entire Li family would face destruction.

That’s why.

He helped the demonic path infiltrate the Li family.

If they were defeated later, he could lead the Li family to surrender to the demonic path and officially become members.

“I see,”

Li Chang’an suddenly understood.

He had no clansmen and could flee at any time.

But these powerful families were different.

Li Xiao’s actions were solely for the survival of his daughter and the entire family.

Tengshe Zhenjun said, “As far as I know, both the righteous and demonic sides have many such people. Many demonic families sent members to the righteous kingdoms to develop their power even before the war began, and the righteous families did the same.”

“Hmm, don’t put all your eggs in one basket,”

Li Chang’an naturally understood, after all, he himself operated hundreds of identities within the Yan Kingdom.

He continued to ask, “What do the Li family members usually do for you?”

“Passing messages, infiltrating other righteous forces, assassinating righteous prodigies…”

Tengshe Zhenjun answered honestly.

In short,

Li Xiao had a long list of blood debts.

Because he was the father of Zixia Zhenjun, many people didn’t keep a high level of vigilance towards him.

Therefore, many righteous cultivators died at his hands.

Not only him, but almost all the Golden Core cultivators of the main branch of the Li family had sided with the demonic path.

Tengshe Zhenjun’s private treasure vault was located deep within the Li family’s territory.

There were several reasons for placing it there.

“Within the Yan Kingdom, there is a group of resurrected ancient cultivators who have been digging for ‘secluded coffins’ in various places year-round, attempting to find more ancient cultivators. Their methods are quite astonishing.”

“I once placed my private treasure vault in an extremely hidden location, thinking it was foolproof, but it was discovered by them not long after.”

“Not only me, but many people’s private treasure vaults have been discovered…”

Therefore, many Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the demonic path no longer hid their private treasure vaults outside, but simply placed them within their sects.

Qianshi Zhenjun did just that.

However, Tengshe Zhenjun felt that placing it within his sect wasn’t secure enough, so he turned his attention to the righteous path.

He initially planned to hide his private treasure vault in a secret realm in the central region of the Zhao Kingdom, but worried about it being found by righteous cultivators.

After much deliberation,

he finally decided to place the treasure vault deep within the Li family’s territory.

“This is the Zixia True Monarch’s family; no outsiders will investigate, and Zixia herself doesn’t interfere,”

Tengshe True Monarch explained his plan.

Hiding here was like being in the darkest hour; almost no one would suspect anything.

Furthermore,

his clansmen responsible for infiltrating the Li family were all quite talented; otherwise, they wouldn’t have formed Daoist partnerships with members of the Li family, which was considered a Nascent Soul family.

“I told them that if I were to die unexpectedly, the resources in that private treasury would be their hope for leading the Tengshe lineage to rise again.”

In other words

, that treasury was prepared for both himself and his clansmen. The

treasury contained countless resources for cultivating Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core cultivators, as well as a massive amount of souls—

a full fifty million!

Souls were hard currency; you could never have too many.

Hearing this, Li Chang’an’s heart stirred slightly.

He already possessed over 170 million souls; if he added these fifty million, he could make his Fiend Soul rival that of a True Infant.

“Tengshe, you’ve been captured. Will those clansmen open your private treasury?”

“Probably not yet.”

Tengshe Zhenjun shook his head, indicating his soul lamp was still burning.

Before receiving confirmation of his death, those clansmen shouldn’t open the treasury.

Therefore,

if Li Chang’an went now, he should be able to obtain all the resources in the treasury.

He immediately put away Tengshe Zhenjun’s nascent soul, quietly left Changqing Mountain, and headed straight for the Zixia Sect.

The Li family’s ancestral lands were located within the Zixia Sect, making entry difficult for ordinary people. However, Li Chang’an possessed the token of an elder in charge of external affairs for the Zixia Sect, allowing him free access.

Upon entering the Zixia Sect,

he concealed his presence and aura, quietly approaching the Li family’s ancestral lands and lying in wait outside.

Two days later,

a Golden Core cultivator from the Li family left the ancestral lands.

This man, named Li Shan, was a member of the main branch of the Li family, holding a very high position within the family, second only to a few individuals like Li Xiao. He too had betrayed the Li family and joined the demonic path.

Li Chang’an secretly captured him and interrogated him.

The interrogation revealed that

True Monarch Zixia truly did not know about the Li family’s betrayal.

The entire Li family, from top to bottom, had kept it a secret from True Monarch Zixia, believing it was for her own good.

After a while,

Li Chang’an, disguised as Li Shan, successfully passed through the Li family’s protective array and entered the Li family’s ancestral lands.

“Within the Li family compound, there’s no trace of collusion with the demonic path.”

Everywhere was perfectly normal, without the slightest abnormality.

Not even a trace of bloodlust remained.

Elders were explaining cultivation techniques, while younger generations were sparring—a vibrant scene.

Li Xiao and his group were extremely clean in their methods, just like Li Chang’an. Whether killing or transmitting messages, they destroyed all traces and auras afterward.

Even if you turned the entire Li family compound upside down, you wouldn’t find any evidence of their betrayal of the demonic path.

Li Chang’an concealed his aura and quietly entered the depths of the clan compound, unnoticed by anyone.

Soon, he arrived at the private treasure vault of True Monarch Tengshe.

He used the method Tengshe had instructed to quietly open it and enter.

Instantly,

countless rich treasure lights came into view.

The first half of the vault contained a large number of treasures for nurturing low-level cultivators. Among them,

the nurturing treasures for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators were countless, as numerous as hairs on a cow.

Further on were treasures for cultivating Golden Core cultivators, with dozens of complete Core Formation opportunities!

“Tengshe is quite good to his clansmen.”

Li Chang’an waved his hand, collecting all the treasures.

He walked further in, arriving at the latter half of the treasure vault.

Before him appeared treasures containing souls.

Li Chang’an roughly calculated that the number he arrived at was almost the same as what Tengshe had told him, a full fifty million!

“Collect!”

He used the Soul Banner to rapidly collect all the souls.

A moment later,

the number of souls within the Soul Banner surged to two hundred and thirty million! The

Fiend Soul was so excited that it danced with joy, its face almost splitting into a grin.

The power of so many divided souls was enough to make it comparable to a True Infant, that is, a Nascent Soul cultivator like the Holy Flame.

His innate spells “Netherworld Fiend Domain” and “Soul Absorption” could both have a great impact on it.

Li Chang’an asked him, “How are you feeling?”

“Thanks to you, I’ve never felt so strong!”

“Good, continue to familiarize yourself with the Soul-Seizing Talent. Make sure there are no problems when dealing with that six-winged water serpent.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t have any problems!”

The Fiend Soul assured him confidently.

Li Chang’an then put away the Soul-Respecting Banner, quietly left the treasure vault, and restored it to its original state, showing no signs of having been opened.

After a while,

he left the Purple Cloud Sect and returned to Changqing Mountain to make final preparations for the upcoming battle.

“With my own strength, plus the assistance of the Fiend Soul and Fire Cloud, this battle should be without surprises,”

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

Before taking action, he took out the jade pendant connecting him to Zi Xi, intending to inform her about the Li family.

Although he had captured the Tengshe True Monarch, the Li family remained an unstable factor, potentially causing the righteous path to collapse prematurely.

Before he formed his Nascent Soul, the fewer unstable factors on the righteous path, the better.

“Holy Maiden, I have something to tell you,”

Li Chang’an transmitted his voice to the jade pendant in a calm tone, then quietly awaited a reply.

Not long after, Zi Xi’s voice rang out.

“Fellow Daoist Li, is it a big matter or a small matter?”

“It’s a serious matter.”

“Please speak, Fellow Daoist Li.”

Zi Xi’s tone became solemn.

Li Chang’an immediately said, “Holy Maiden, the Li family within the Zixia Sect is colluding with the demonic path, and has been relaying messages to them for years…”

He slowly recounted what Tengshe Zhenjun had said, omitting some details.

After hearing him, Zi Xi couldn’t help but be surprised.

“Fellow Daoist Li, are you referring to the Li family from which Master came?”

“Yes, it is Senior Zixia’s Li family.”

“If the Li family is colluding with the demonic path, how could Master not know?”

“They do it very secretly, and never leave any evidence.”

Hearing this, Zi Xi hesitated for a moment.

Since there was no evidence, how could she be certain of collusion with the demonic path?

She asked seriously, “Fellow Daoist Li, where did you learn this information? I suspect this is false information deliberately spread by the demonic path to sow discord and make everyone in our righteous path feel insecure.”

Such things had happened before.

In the past battles between righteous and demonic paths, the demonic path had spread a large amount of false information.

Li Chang’an replied, “Holy Maiden, this news was told to me by a friend. He has connections within the demonic path.”

“Fellow Daoist Li, is your friend reliable?”

“Reliable.”

“In that case, I’ll tell my master.”

Zi Xi acted swiftly, soon finding True Monarch Zixia and explaining the matter.

True Monarch Zixia was also surprised.

How could her family betray the righteous path?

As the strongest member of her family, she couldn’t possibly be unaware if others were secretly colluding with the demonic path.

She pondered briefly, then shook her head, saying, “Li Chang’an’s friend is likely just a Golden Core cultivator. Even we Nascent Soul cultivators would be deceived, let alone a Golden Core cultivator. The information he received might not be true.”

“Master, I’m afraid of what might happen.”

“Hmm, come with me to see.”

True Monarch Zixia waved her jade hand, taking Zi Xi with her, transforming into a rainbow of light, and instantly landing within the Li family’s territory.

Upon seeing her, many members of the Li family showed respect and joy.

Li Xiao walked over, laughing loudly.

“Haha, the pride of my Li family has returned!”

He approached True Monarch Zixia, his face filled with pride and satisfaction.

“Shan’er, has something important brought you back?”

“Just came back to visit.”

True Monarch Zixia smiled, her tone gentle, conveying a sense of ease and contentment.

Soon, a large group of Li family members surrounded her.

Old and young, men and women alike, all bowed to her.

Li Xiao laughed, “Shan’er, our Li family has been preparing for this for many years. If the Northern Region needs manpower, our clansmen can set off at any time to fight those demonic bastards!”

“No need for that. The situation hasn’t reached that point yet.”

True Monarch Zixia gently shook her head, instructing them to continue their cultivation in the clan’s territory.

For many years, the Li family had frequently applied to go to the Northern Region to fight against the demonic path.

But each time, she had refused.

If it weren’t for her intervention, countless members of the Li family would have already perished, many sacrificing their lives for the righteous path.

How could such a family betray the demonic path?

She shared some cultivation insights with the clansmen, then led Zixi on a thorough search of the clan’s territory, scanning everywhere with her divine sense but finding nothing amiss.

“How is it? Is there anything unusual?”

she asked Zixi with a smile.

Zixi replied, “Master, everything is normal. Perhaps Fellow Daoist Li’s friend was indeed misled.”

“Hmm, no need to worry anymore. Come back with me.”

Soon, the two returned to the main hall of the Zixia Sect.

True Monarch Zixia gave a few simple instructions before going elsewhere to handle sect affairs.

Zixi slowly walked out of the main hall, her beautiful eyes gazing in the direction of the Li family’s territory, a hint of doubt flashing across her face.

“Is there really no problem?”

She had known Li Chang’an for many years and knew his character well; he wouldn’t lie to her on such an important matter.

Besides, Li Chang’an had almost never made a mistake.

“Indeed, I can’t see anything unusual. No wonder Fellow Daoist Li said there was no evidence, but we must remain vigilant towards the Li family in the future.”

Zixi ultimately chose to believe Li Chang’an.

She had previously been unguarded towards the Li family, even frequently interacting with their disciples, simply because the Li family was her master’s family.

But this won’t happen again.

…

Meanwhile.

Changqing Mountain.

Li Chang’an was plotting against the Holy Flame.

He suddenly sensed something and glanced in the direction of the Xuanwu Sect.

“Strange, could the Holy Flame also be plotting against me?” His divination skills

had reached a level where his senses were extremely accurate.

He guessed correctly.

At this moment, inside the Xuanwu Sect, the Holy Flame True Monarch and the Six-Winged Water Serpent were discussing how to deal with him.

They had always suspected that Li Chang’an knew the location of Lin Xuanyan and his sister, and that the two might even be hiding on Changqing Mountain!

The Holy Flame True Monarch said in a deep voice, “Lin Xuanyan has a very good relationship with the old tortoise. He is exceptionally talented and possesses the Xuanwu Spirit Body. If he successfully forms his Nascent Soul outside, this matter will be troublesome.”

“You plan to take forceful action?”

“That’s right!”

“Don’t be careless. Given Li Chang’an’s personality, the formation on Changqing Mountain must be a fourth-order grand formation!”

The Six-Winged Water Serpent reminded the Holy Flame True Monarch with a solemn expression.

“Holy Flame, you possess neither array-breaking techniques nor array-breaking treasures. If you force your way into Evergreen Mountain, you’ll likely end up in a sorry state.”

“Who says I don’t have array-breaking treasures?”

A flash of spiritual light appeared in Holy Flame True Monarch’s hand, conjuring a short sword.

If Li Chang’an were here, he would immediately recognize it.

This short sword was exactly the same as the treasures used by Tengshe True Monarch and Thousand Corpse True Monarch to break arrays.

It had no array-breaking effect, but it contained extremely powerful energy, enough to forcibly break through a low-grade fourth-order array.

The Six-Winged Water Serpent was somewhat surprised: “This is a life-saving item given to you by Tianming. Are you really going to use it against a Golden Core cultivator?”

“Yes.”

Saint Fire True Monarch’s mind was made up.

Seeing this, the Six-Winged Water Serpent did not try to dissuade him, but only told him to be careful of Jiang Xuanyuan and the others.

“First, check if Jiang Xuanyuan and Wang Yannian are at Changqing Mountain, and also be careful of Lin Fan.”

“Of course.”

Saint Fire True Monarch did not make a move directly.

He gripped his short sword, his eyes cold and sharp, and glanced in the direction of Changqing Mountain.

This glance

once again made Li Chang’an sense something.

“Strange!”

Li Chang’an quickly calculated with his fingers and realized that someone was targeting him, and that they were located within the Xuanwu Sect.

“It should be Saint Fire.”

He pondered to himself, intending to perform another divination.

Just then

, a commotion suddenly came from another secret chamber.

Wu Ming’s soul had awakened!

After being nourished by soul-nourishing treasures such as the Soul-Nourishing Jade, his soul had long since escaped the edge of dissipation, and was even stronger than that of an ordinary soul.

Li Chang’an, disguised as Li Fan, instantly entered the secret chamber.

“Fellow Daoist Wu, how are you feeling?”

“Thank you for saving me, Fellow Daoist Li. I feel excellent now, much stronger than before.”

Wu Ming smiled, sensing his own power.

“I’ve heard that the stronger a person’s soul, the easier it is to awaken memories of their past life.”

“I’ve heard of that too.”

Li Chang’an had seen similar records in ancient texts.

However, these records were all inferences, without any actual evidence.

He said to Wu Ming, “Fellow Daoist Wu, you don’t know much about me. Even if you tell those demonic cultivators everything, it won’t matter. There’s no need to endure it for months.”

“That’s not true.”

Wu Ming was in good spirits, indicating that Li Chang’an had saved his life, and even if he died because of Li Chang’an, it was merely returning his life.

As for his soul being scattered, he didn’t care.

After reincarnation, very few can awaken memories of their past lives.

For most people, death is death; whether there’s a next life or not makes no difference.

Afterwards, the two talked about the past.

They spoke of the Drywood Cliff, the Five Poisons Hermit, Jiang Yunsheng, and so on. Many events seemed like yesterday, but most were from a hundred years ago, inevitably evoking a sense of nostalgia.

Wu Ming sighed, “Fellow Daoist Li, you eliminated the scourge of the withered vines for me back then, and I’ve always wanted to repay you. However, your strength has grown ever stronger, and I truly have no way to repay you. I can only seek refuge in a mortal kingdom to avoid causing you trouble.”

“Fellow Daoist Wu has already repaid me; there’s no need to discuss this further.”

For Li Chang’an, that ancient evergreen vine was the best repayment. A

spiritual root of heaven and earth is truly rare.

Without Wu Ming, perhaps he would still be a low-grade spiritual root, and even with abundant resources, he would find it difficult to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

After several hours of conversation,

Wu Ming had no regrets and planned to embark on the path of reincarnation.

Soon,

Li Chang’an sensed that mysterious aura of reincarnation.

He tried to comprehend it, but perhaps due to insufficient comprehension, he couldn’t grasp anything.

Before leaving, Wu Ming suddenly turned back and asked, “Fellow Daoist Li, this shouldn’t be your true form, right?”

Li Chang’an replied, “Fellow Daoist Wu, perhaps you will know my true identity in your next life.”

“Alright, if I can awaken in my next life, I will come to discuss the Dao with Fellow Daoist Li again!”

Wu Ming smiled and disappeared into the aura of reincarnation.

Li Chang’an sighed inwardly and bowed in farewell.

“Fellow Daoist Wu, may you have a safe journey!”

(End of Chapter)