Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 418

Chapter 418 Suppressing the Water Serpent and Reclaiming the Xuanwu Sect (Seeking Subscriptions)

That evening

, outside the mortal village where Wu Ming had once lived in seclusion, a low grave appeared.

Li Chang’an placed several jars of fine wine before the grave and then returned to Changqing Mountain.

He used the Blood Incarnation Technique to create a clone, while his own appearance changed to Lin Fan’s. He found the old tortoise who was resting.

“Fellow Daoist Tortoise, I am ready. I can go to the Xuanwu Sect tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow? Good!”

The old tortoise breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Chang’an was a man of his word and had not lied to him. He had indeed not made him wait long.

Although he could hold on for another ten years or so, delay could lead to unforeseen circumstances.

The old tortoise suggested, “Fellow Daoist Lin Fan, let’s go to Zhao State now. Let’s wait for the right opportunity outside the Xuanwu Sect.”

As he spoke, he glanced at Li Chang’an and muttered to himself,

“It’s clearly one person, yet he insists on meeting me with two identities.”

Li Chang’an guessed what he was thinking.

But now was not the time to reveal his identity.

Even if the old tortoise was certain, he had no intention of admitting it.

He nodded and said, “Alright, that’s exactly what I was thinking!”

With that, he took the old tortoise’s demonic soul and quietly left Changqing Mountain, speeding towards the Xuanwu Sect.

On the way,

midnight arrived.

A golden light appeared before his eyes.

[The divination has been updated]

[Today’s divination: Neutral]

[You entered the Xuanwu Sect, used the Beast Taming Wheel to seal the Six-Winged Water Serpent, and helped the Two-Headed Azure Spirit Tortoise regain control of the Xuanwu Sect. No unexpected events occurred.]

“A neutral divination. It seems safe.”

Li Chang’an breathed a sigh of relief.

If the divination had been wrong, he would have left immediately. After all, the Xuanwu Sect’s protective formation consisted of multiple fourth-tier mid-grade formations.

Even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would have to treat it with caution, let alone someone like him, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator.

Based on the divination,

Li Chang’an deduced that

after he sealed the Six-Winged Water Serpent, the old tortoise would soon regain control of the formation and suppress the Holy Fire True Monarch.

…

A few hours later.

Li Chang’an and the old tortoise arrived outside the Xuanwu Sect.

He secretly transmitted his voice: “Fellow Daoist Turtle, this matter is extremely risky. If it succeeds, don’t forget your promise.”

“Fellow Daoist Lin, rest assured, I never lie!”

The old tortoise swore confidently, patting his shell as a guarantee.

Li Chang’an said nothing more.

He casually captured an ordinary disciple who was out, temporarily threw him into his spirit beast pouch, and disguised himself as the disciple, successfully passing through the sect’s protective formation and entering the Xuanwu Sect.

Not long after,

he arrived at the Elder Hall, requesting an audience with a Golden Core Elder named “Lin Ren. “

This person was responsible for relaying messages to the old tortoise from the outside world.

“Elder Lin, I have something important to tell you.”

“Oh? What is it?”

Lin Ren beckoned him closer.

But the next instant, he felt everything go black, and he lost consciousness.

Li Chang’an also threw him into his spirit beast pouch, transformed into his appearance, and released his aura before leaving the Elder Hall.

None of the many Xuanwu Sect members outside the hall noticed anything amiss.

“Elder Lin!”

“Greetings, Elder Lin!”

“…”

Everyone greeted him.

Li Chang’an smiled, walked through the crowd, and headed towards a high mountain deep within the Xuanwu Sect.

This mountain was called “Longevity Mountain,” shaped like a tortoise, and was the cultivation ground of an old tortoise.

Almost every member of the Xuanwu Sect knew that deep within this sacred mountain lived an ancestor who had lived for over five thousand years.

Now,

this place had become the cultivation ground of the six-winged water serpent.

True Monarch Holy Fire also cultivated here, simply because he had to be constantly wary of the old tortoise.

At this moment, the man and the demon were attacking the old tortoise as usual, trying to break through its shell.

“How can this old tortoise’s shell be so hard? Could it be that all his five thousand years of skill is contained within this shell? Once I kill him, I will definitely use this shell to forge a set of precious armor.”

“Alright, the shell is yours, and the essence blood and demon core are mine.”

The two casually discussed the future distribution.

Just then…

Li Chang’an arrived outside the mountain and said respectfully, “Two Ancestors, I have important matters to report.”

The six-winged water serpent, mimicking the old tortoise, casually inquired,

“What is it?”

“Ancestors, I discovered Lin Xuanyan’s aura deep within a secret realm.”

“Hmm?”

The six-winged water serpent’s spirits lifted.

“Come in quickly and tell me in detail!”

“Yes!”

Li Chang’an immediately entered Longevity Mountain and soon arrived at its depths.

Before him appeared

the Holy Fire True Monarch and an old tortoise.

However, Li Chang’an used his Stone Eye to see through the illusion and immediately recognized the old tortoise’s true form.

It was a snake demon with a completely black body, covered in layers of black scales, and six wings on its back.

A demonic lord, the six-winged water serpent!

“Greetings, Two Ancestors!”

Li Chang’an remained respectful, revealing no flaw.

Saint Flame True Monarch nodded slightly and asked, “Where is Lin Xuanyan’s aura?”

“Here, please investigate, Ancestor.”

Li Chang’an immediately took out a jade bottle.

Inside this jade bottle was indeed a wisp of Lin Xuanyan’s aura, which he had intercepted from Lin Xuanyan before leaving.

He wrapped a wisp of magic around the jade bottle and presented it to Saint Flame True Monarch.

Saint Flame True Monarch opened it and immediately sensed that familiar aura.

“Indeed, it’s Lin Xuanyan’s aura, and there seems to be a trace of his sister Lin Xuanpei’s aura as well…”

He concentrated intently, carefully sensing.

Just then, an unexpected turn of events occurred!

Li Chang’an suddenly sprang into action, ordering the Fire Cloud to attack the Sacred Flame, while having the Fiend Soul cast its innate spell on the Six-Winged Water Serpent from the shadows.

“Soul Capture!”

The Fiend Soul had already cast this spell countless times without any mishaps.

The next instant.

The Six-Winged Water Serpent trembled, its demonic soul showing signs of leaving its body, as if sensing the call of reincarnation.

It stood frozen in place, motionless, its mind in a daze, not yet understanding the situation, when a golden light descended from the sky.

Beast Taming Wheel!

This object shone brilliantly, its entire body adorned with glittering golden symbols, accurately fitting onto the Six-Winged Water Serpent’s seven-inch mark.

“Suppress!”

Li Chang’an shouted coldly, simultaneously unleashing the Beast Taming Bell and several other treasures.

The Six-Winged Water Serpent screamed in agony, snapping out of its daze, feeling excruciating pain all over its body, struggling frantically, but it was all in vain.

The golden symbols, dazzling and brilliant, flew one after another into his body, instantly sealing him!

The entire process happened extremely fast, in the blink of an eye.

At this moment,

the Holy Fire True Monarch had just clashed with the Fire Cloud God Lord.

He was shaken, watching this scene in disbelief.

“How could it be so fast?”

In the blink of an eye, he had lost the Six-Winged Water Serpent as his helper, leaving him all alone!

A dignified fourth-tier demon lord, comparable to a Nascent Soul True Monarch, had actually been defeated so quickly; few would believe it.

Li Chang’an glanced at him indifferently.

“So fast?”

He had been preparing for this day for many years.

Fourth-tier beast taming skills, coupled with a large number of treasures for suppressing demon beasts, and the Soul-Seizing Technique of the Fiend Soul.

All these combined to achieve this instant of suppression.

“Boom!”

The Holy Fire True Monarch blasted the Fire Cloud God Lord away, staring intently at Li Chang’an.

“Lin Fan, you knew all along?”

“That’s right.”

“Who else came today?”

Saint Flame True Monarch’s expression was cold and stern as he spread his divine sense, trying to find the other Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

He didn’t believe Li Chang’an would come alone.

A mere Pseudo-Nascent Soul cultivator, even with the Six-Winged Water Serpent sealed, couldn’t possibly defeat him, who controlled a mid-grade fourth-order grand formation.

Li Chang’an calmly said, “No need to look, I’m alone today.”

“Just you?”

Saint Flame True Monarch sneered, holding the formation’s core, fully activating the Xuanwu Sect’s protective formation.

But just then,

a powerful aura of a fourth-order demon lord rose behind him, like a dragon ascending to the heavens, instantly breaking through the mid-fourth-order barrier and approaching the late-fourth-order.

“Old tortoise!”

Saint Flame True Monarch’s expression changed drastically. He had always been worried that the old tortoise had some tricks up his sleeve.

This sudden turn of events proved his worries were true.

He immediately threw out a puppet, trying to use it to block Li Chang’an, while he himself focused all his efforts on suppressing the old tortoise.

But Li Chang’an also summoned a puppet.

“Go!”

This puppet possessed astonishing power and immediately engaged in battle with the Holy Fire True Monarch’s puppet.

Seeing this, the Holy Fire True Monarch’s expression changed again.

“This is Xun Yuanjia’s puppet, and you actually killed him?”

Li Chang’an remained silent, only secretly urging the old tortoise to break through the seal as soon as possible.

Holy Flame saw through his intentions and, disregarding the depletion of his magical power, frantically used every means to try and continue suppressing the old tortoise.

But just then,

he felt a moment of dizziness, as if his soul was about to leave his body, and he faintly sensed the call of the cycle of reincarnation.

“What’s going on?”

Before he could figure it out,

the old tortoise broke free of its seal, its powerful demonic energy erupting without reservation, instantly filling the heavens and earth.

This power was particularly astonishing, making Li Chang’an feel immense pressure.

“Holy Flame, I misjudged you!”

the old tortoise roared, its rage, suppressed for many years, blazing fiercely.

It opened its mouth and spat out a formation core.

This core was exactly the same as the one in Holy Flame’s hand.

As a fourth-order formation master, Li Chang’an immediately sensed that the fourth-order grand formation covering this area had changed.

Some of its power was no longer targeting him, but had begun to target Holy Flame True Monarch.

Holy Flame True Monarch shouted, “Old tortoise, don’t even think about it!”

He also activated his formation to contend with the old tortoise.

Both the man and the tortoise possessed complete formation cores, and they were temporarily locked in a stalemate.

But the old tortoise was now much stronger, nearly invincible at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, enough to crush Saint Fire, who was only at the early Nascent Soul stage.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged more than ten blows.

Saint Fire was almost being overwhelmed, his face growing increasingly grim.

Just as he was about to use more treasures, that feeling of disorientation returned, causing him to freeze for a moment.

“Boom!”

Terrifying demonic power instantly struck his body, sending him flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground.

His aura plummeted, his armor shattered, and the treasures around him dimmed.

“It’s you!”

Saint Fire roared, glaring angrily at Li Chang’an.

He vaguely sensed that the source of the power that had made him feel disoriented was Li Chang’an.

“Lin Fan, if it weren’t for you, even if this old tortoise broke the seal today, he wouldn’t be able to escape the Xuanwu Sect!”

His voice was hoarse, filled with hatred, as he suddenly attacked Li Chang’an.

Before he could even get close, the old tortoise’s demonic arts struck again.

He had to struggle to hold on, his breathing becoming increasingly erratic.

If this continued,

his defeat was only a matter of time.

The old tortoise said to Li Chang’an, “Fellow Daoist Lin, thank you for your help today. You no longer need to lift a finger; you can focus on recovering.”

“Alright.”

Li Chang’an swallowed a few pills, not letting his guard down completely, as he sensed that the Holy Fire True Monarch still had a backup plan.

Sure enough,

a burst of blood-red light erupted, and the Holy Fire True Monarch’s aura suddenly surged.

His eyes turned bloodshot, he frantically burned his lifespan, squeezing out his own potential, his entire body transforming into a streak of blood, instantly breaking through the old tortoise’s obstruction, and unleashing a short sword at Li Chang’an.

“Not good!”

the old tortoise cried out in alarm, urging Li Chang’an to dodge quickly.

The power contained within this short sword was particularly astonishing, even he felt it would be difficult to withstand, let alone Li Chang’an, a mere nascent soul?

If struck, Li Chang’an’s physical body would most likely be destroyed on the spot, and even his nascent soul would be damaged.

Furthermore, the old tortoise suspected that Li Chang’an hadn’t even formed his Nascent Soul!

The destruction of his physical body meant death, leaving him only the path of reincarnation!

However,

the short sword was too fast, already locked onto Li Chang’an, reaching him in an instant.

There was no way to avoid it!

“Die!”

Saint Fire True Monarch’s eyes were filled with hatred and killing intent, wanting only to see Li Chang’an explode.

The next instant,

a loud “boom” was heard, and Li Chang’an indeed exploded.

The old tortoise’s heart sank; if Li Chang’an died because of him, he would spend the rest of his life in guilt.

Saint Fire laughed loudly.

“Hahaha, Lin Fan, even if you possess another body, it won’t be as perfect as your original one. From now on, you…”

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly froze.

Because

there was no blood on the spot, only countless broken pieces of wood.

In the blink of an eye, Li Chang’an appeared in another place, completely unharmed, only his face was a little pale.

Saint Flame True Monarch couldn’t believe it: “A substitute puppet? No, even a substitute puppet can’t withstand this attack. You yourself will definitely be affected; it’s impossible for you to emerge unscathed!”

Li Chang’an calmly said, “This is a tribulation-resolving technique I created myself, similar to a substitute puppet, only more suitable for myself.”

“A tribulation-resolving technique you created yourself? No, that’s absolutely impossible!”

Saint Flame True Monarch still refused to believe it, thinking Li Chang’an had used other methods.

But at this moment

, he had no time to think further. The old tortoise’s demonic arts had once again bombarded him.

There was no suspense in this battle; the old tortoise was already stronger, and Li Chang’an was also assisting him with his soul-capturing technique from time to time.

Before long,

Saint Flame True Monarch was severely injured and on the verge of death.

The old tortoise didn’t kill him directly, but instead set up multiple restrictions within his body, suppressing him here.

Thus,

the battle officially ended!

The entire process was roughly as Li Chang’an had predicted.

The old tortoise regained control of the Xuanwu Sect’s grand formation and erased all traces and aura of the battle, restoring this world to its previous state.

Not long after, numerous Golden Core elders arrived outside the mountain seeking an audience.

The commotion from the previous battle had been so great that it had almost alarmed the entire Xuanwu Sect.

“Ancestor, what happened? Has an enemy invaded?”

“Nothing, I merely sparred with the Sacred Flame,”

the old tortoise casually dismissed them.

During this time,

his aura gradually declined, regressing from the mid-fourth rank to the early fourth rank.

The power he had accumulated over five thousand years had been completely exhausted.

He looked at Li Chang’an and sincerely thanked him: “Fellow Daoist Lin, thank you for this battle!”

Li Chang’an laughed, “Fellow Daoist Turtle, I’m still waiting for your treasures.”

“Fellow Daoist Lin, don’t be impatient, I’ll give them to you right away.”

The old tortoise opened its mouth and spat out six beams of spiritual light, which immediately flew out and landed in front of Li Chang’an, transforming into three jade bottles and three pieces of green jade.

Inside the jade bottles was the Elixir-Melting Water that Li Chang’an had already obtained.

The three pieces of green jade were the last main ingredient he needed for the Nascent Soul Pill.

Green Jade!

Li Chang’an took one piece, carefully sensed it, and confirmed that it matched the description in the book.

“Fellow Daoist Turtle is indeed trustworthy!”

Li Chang’an smiled broadly and accepted the six treasures.

At this point, the main ingredient for the Nascent Soul Pill was complete, and he had already collected several portions of the auxiliary ingredients.

However,

refining the Nascent Soul Pill required a mid-grade fourth-level alchemy technique.

Li Chang’an only possessed a low-grade fourth-level alchemy inheritance, and his technique was also at the low-grade fourth level; he hadn’t yet obtained the subsequent inheritance.

He asked the old tortoise, “Fellow Daoist Turtle, does the Xuanwu Sect possess a mid-grade fourth-level alchemy technique?”

“Yes!”

The old tortoise naturally understood his meaning.

“According to the rules of our ancestor from ten thousand years ago, fourth-tier inheritances cannot be given to outsiders, but you have done my Xuanwu Sect a great favor this time, so I can make an exception!”

With that, another beam of spiritual light flew from his mouth, transforming into a jade slip that landed before Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an probed it with his divine sense, carefully examining it.

The contents of the jade slip

were indeed a fourth-tier mid-grade alchemy inheritance!

The old tortoise told him, “In today’s cultivation world, fourth-tier mid-grade is the pinnacle of alchemy. This technique doesn’t have fourth-tier high-grade content; not only does my Xuanwu Sect lack it, but other Nascent Soul forces don’t either.”

In other words,

as long as he mastered this alchemy inheritance,

Li Chang’an could become the top alchemist in the entire cultivation world!

“I don’t need fourth-tier high-grade for now; fourth-tier mid-grade alchemy is enough, sufficient for my breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage.”

He was quite satisfied with this.

After breaking through in alchemy, he wouldn’t need outside help; he could refine Nascent Soul pills himself.

“From now on, I will simultaneously cultivate alchemy and talisman-making. Before my cultivation reaches the peak of the Golden Core stage, I should be able to break through in both skills.”

Li Chang’an put away the jade slip and then inquired about the Xuan Shui Turtle .

The old turtle reassured him.

“I have already regarded that little turtle as a junior, and I will naturally do my best to nurture him. The complete advancement treasure I promised will definitely not be missing!”

As he spoke, he spat out dozens of treasures, presenting them one by one before Li Chang’an.

These treasures

were all the treasures needed for the Xuan Shui Turtle to advance to the fourth rank!

The old turtle pointed to one of the azure turtle shells: “This item is called the ‘Thunder-Controlling Turtle Shell,’ a treasure needed by turtle demon cultivators to overcome the tribulation of lightning. Even the last bolt of heavenly lightning cannot break it, enough to help that little turtle overcome the tribulation.”

After speaking, he pointed to another treasure.

“This item is called the ‘Turtle Heart Pill,’ a treasure for overcoming the tribulation of the Heart Demon…”

He spoke quickly, introducing all the treasures to Li Chang’an.

With these treasures…

Even if the Xuan Shui Turtle fails its advancement, it will survive, and won’t even suffer serious damage to its vital energy, allowing it to attempt another breakthrough soon.

“I collected these treasures to cultivate promising descendants; you don’t need to worry about me harming him.”

Like Li Chang’an, the old tortoise had no intention of leaving offspring.

Descendants might become weaknesses that enemies could exploit.

They both aspired to the path of immortality, so the fewer weaknesses the better.

Just then,

the Holy Fire True Monarch, who had been left aside, suddenly spoke.

“Lin Fan, what is your relationship with that Li Chang’an?”

(End of Chapter)