Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 419

Chapter 419 The Past of the Thousand Mines, The Old Tortoise Points the Way (Seeking Subscriptions)

Li Chang’an answered Saint Flame True Monarch’s question without hesitation.

“It’s alright.”

“Really nothing?”

“You’re already a prisoner, why would I lie to you?”

Li Chang’an replied in a more serious tone.

Hearing this, Saint Flame True Monarch fell silent.

Things had come to this point.

Li Chang’an indeed had no reason to lie to him.

Subsequently, Li Chang’an interrogated Saint Flame True Monarch.

This man was very stubborn; even using the torture methods of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, he couldn’t divulge any information.

He only hoarsely shouted, “It’s all meaningless! Even if you win temporarily, so what? Once Tianming makes his move, you will undoubtedly lose this battle!”

Li Chang’an asked him, “What is Tianming’s cultivation level?”

“I don’t know, but he’s much stronger than you!”

Saint Flame True Monarch stated directly that if Li Chang’an were to fight Tianming, he wouldn’t even last three moves!

He might even be killed in one move!

“That short sword only contained power left behind by Tianming at random. You couldn’t even withstand that sword, let alone Tianming himself. In my opinion, you should join the Demonic Path with me.”

With that, the Holy Fire True Monarch began to persuade Li Chang’an.

In his view,

Li Chang’an was just a rogue cultivator who had never cultivated within any righteous force; there was no need for him to risk his life for those righteous people.

“Lin Fan, with your strength, if you go to the Demonic Path, you will definitely be welcomed by Tianming and entrusted with important responsibilities.”

“You’re wrong. A traitor can never be entrusted with important responsibilities.”

Li Chang’an calmly refused.

If he could betray once, he could betray a second time.

Even with the constraints of the Dao Heart Oath and the Spirit Contract, a traitor could never receive important responsibilities.

The Holy Fire True Monarch shook his head: “You underestimate Tianming’s magnanimity. Even if it were that old tortoise surrendering now, Tianming would still welcome him.”

“No need for further words. Tianming hasn’t made a move for many years; his true strength is still unknown.”

Li Chang’an still refused.

If the demonic path were to dominate the cultivation world, he would naturally join it, but now is not the time.

Having resources on both sides is useless; the outcome of this battle is uncertain.

As for the cultivation level of the Heavenly Netherworld True Monarch…

Li Chang’an guessed.

He had most likely crossed the threshold of the late Nascent Soul stage, and might even be plotting to become a Divine Transformation cultivator!

“We must be cautious of this person and avoid direct conflict with him,”

Li Chang’an pondered silently.

If a living Divine Transformation cultivator appeared in the demonic path, then everything would be meaningless, as the Holy Fire True Monarch said.

Even if all the righteous forces used every means possible, they could not kill a Divine Transformation Heavenly Monarch.

While he was pondering,

the old tortoise also used various methods to try to obtain useful information, but it too ended in failure.

Finally,

the man and the tortoise had no choice but to turn their attention to the Six-Winged Water Serpent.

This water serpent, as a fourth-tier demon lord, held a very high position in the Yellow Springs Sect of the demonic path, equivalent to a normal Nascent Soul True Monarch, and should know a lot of information.

Sensing their gazes, the Six-Winged Water Serpent’s heart sank.

Its backbone was far less resilient than the Holy Fire True Monarch’s.

Before Li Chang’an could even make a move, he spoke up.

“Wait! Fellow Daoist Lin, you don’t need to use any tricks, just ask him directly.”

“Eh? Fellow Daoist Water Serpent is quite cooperative.”

Li Chang’an smiled, quite satisfied with his attitude.

He immediately used his magic power to isolate the Six-Winged Water Serpent and began the interrogation.

However,

the Six-Winged Water Serpent was basically clueless.

He didn’t know the strength of True Monarch Tianming, nor did he know which other righteous Nascent Soul True Monarchs had become demonic spies, and he didn’t even know how many Nascent Soul True Monarchs were in his own Yellow Springs Sect!

The old tortoise found this unbelievable.

“Water Serpent, you’ve cultivated in the Yellow Springs Sect for hundreds of years, you’re the highest-ranking demon cultivator in the Yellow Springs Sect, yet you don’t even know how many Nascent Soul True Monarchs the Yellow Springs Sect has?”

“Old tortoise, I really don’t know.”

The Six-Winged Water Serpent looked bitter.

He told Li Chang’an and the old tortoise that he only knew the few Nascent Soul True Monarchs who were publicly known.

But there were also some resurrected ancient people in the shadows.

He would occasionally sense the aura of a few unfamiliar Nascent Soul True Monarchs, whom he had never met before.

“It’s not just my Yellow Springs Sect; within the entire Five Demonic Sects, there are many resurrected ancient beings. They spend years searching for hidden coffins, unearthing an ancient cultivator every so often. Who knows how many there are?”

the Six-Winged Water Serpent estimated.

The number of ancient cultivators who have secretly achieved Nascent Soul stage is probably more than all the Nascent Soul stage cultivators openly recognized by the Five Demonic Sects combined!

Moreover, if their cultivation levels are the same, ancient cultivators are often stronger than contemporary cultivators.

Their cultivation techniques, spells, and control over their magical power generally surpass those of contemporary cultivators.

“Just how strong is the overall strength of that group of ancient cultivators? Perhaps only Tianming knows.”

“I see.”

After hearing this, the old tortoise’s expression became somewhat solemn.

According to the Six-Winged Water Serpent, once that group of ancient cultivators made their move, they could quickly crush the righteous sects of the two nations.

At this moment, the Six-Winged Water Serpent also began to persuade them.

“In my opinion, the cultivation world will eventually be ruled by those ancient cultivators, and the Nine Great Immortal Sects will be re-established. Why don’t you join the Demonic Sect now and become part of the new Nine Great Immortal Sects? Why fight to the death?” He coaxed,

“Fellow Daoist Lin, you’re a rogue cultivator, and Old Turtle, you’re only interested in immortality. There’s no need for you to fight…”

He ignored them, explaining the many benefits of joining the Demonic Path.

But Li Chang’an and the Old Turtle paid no heed, continuing their interrogation.

Soon,

the Old Turtle inquired about the Demonic Path’s purpose.

The Six-Winged Water Serpent’s answer was the same as Thousand Corpses and Teng Serpent’s.

“Thousand Mines?”

Upon receiving this answer, the Old Turtle pondered for a long time, seemingly recalling something.

After a while,

Li Chang’an asked him, “Fellow Daoist Turtle, you have lived for over five thousand years and have more experience than I do. Do you know what lies within the large mines at the center of the Thousand Mine Caves?” “

This matter is somewhat complicated,”

the old turtle said calmly, slowly recounting his story.

Over five thousand years ago, those large mines at the center were not completely sealed off and could still be mined.

However,

strange things frequently occurred.

Mining cultivators would disappear from time to time, as if swallowed by thin air, and could not be found anywhere.

Occasionally, cultivators would die inexplicably, without any injuries, their internal organs and meridians intact, making it impossible to determine the cause of death.

Furthermore,

people often saw hallucinations.

Others went mad, screaming and fighting amongst themselves…

As mining deepened,

these things happened more and more frequently.

Eventually,

those large mines could no longer be mined normally.

Even Golden Core cultivators were affected to varying degrees when they went into the mines.

Various forces tried countless methods, such as using puppets to enter the depths of the mines, but without exception, all ended in failure.

The puppets, having just disappeared underground, would lose contact with their controllers and become uncontrollable.

The other methods were similar.

“Back then, after I advanced to the fourth rank, I went to take a look from afar,”

the old tortoise recounted.

Just that one glance left him uneasy, as if impending doom.

After that, he made up his mind that no matter what happened, he would never enter those central mines.

As it turned out,

his decision was absolutely correct.

Later, the then-Xuanwu True Monarch, to investigate, risked his life to go and see for himself.

He used his escape technique to enter the depths of the earth, and soon lost contact with those waiting outside. The soul lamp he left in the sect went out, and he never returned.

After that, his Daoist partner, the then-Zhuque True Monarch, also disappeared into the depths of the mines to find him.

“That generation’s Zhuque True Monarch also didn’t return,”

the old tortoise sighed.

The consecutive deaths of two True Monarchs made the cultivation world fully aware of the dangers of those mines.

Nascent Soul cultivators from all sides took turns sealing the large mines and prohibiting any force from mining them.

A thousand years later,

the righteous Nascent Soul forces, after discussion, reopened the mines to see if mining could continue.

However, the situation did not improve.

The Nascent Soul cultivators had no choice but to seal the mines again.

This seal has remained in place for

thousands of years.

No one has entered those mines since.

Even the numerous smaller mines near those large mines have gradually become abandoned, with only gamblers blinded by greed daring to dig.

Back then, Cui Ling’s disciple, Guo Hao, had to risk going down into the mines to dig for spirit stones because he had lost too much.

After listening to the old tortoise’s story,

Li Chang’an pondered for a moment and then asked,

“Fellow Daoist Turtle, in your opinion, what exactly lies beneath those large mines?”

“Even Nascent Soul cultivators have never returned, so it’s most likely related to the Deity Transformation realm,”

the old tortoise said, offering his speculation.

And it wasn’t just him.

Many Nascent Soul True Monarchs speculated that something related to the Divine Transformation Heavenly Monarch existed beneath those large mines.

“Tianming should know more, otherwise he wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to initiate this war between good and evil. I’m afraid there are treasures he needs to achieve the Nascent Soul stage down there.”

“Nascent Soul…”

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly. This realm was too far away for him. He should focus on forming his Nascent Soul now.

Thinking of this,

he asked about the Nascent Soul treasures.

“Fellow Daoist Turtle, are you willing to sell Nascent Soul treasures?”

“What do you want?”

“Items for overcoming the Tribulation of Lightning and the Tribulation of the Heart Demon.”

“I do have those two kinds of treasures, but that kid Lin Xuanyan needs them, so I can’t give them to you.”

The old tortoise made it clear that he still needed to cultivate the younger generation of the Xuanwu Sect.

Now, the Xuanwu Sect only had him left with the strength of a fourth-tier cultivator. If a major event occurred, he couldn’t rely on himself to handle it.

In the sect’s secret treasury, there were originally many Tribulation-Crossing treasures, but they had all been given to the demonic path by the Holy Fire True Monarch.

“Let’s check their storage bags first. Maybe there are Tribulation-Crossing treasures.”

“Okay!”

Li Chang’an immediately started.

He raised his hand and took the Holy Fire True Monarch’s storage bag, removing the restrictions to examine it.

There weren’t many treasures inside, perhaps because his Nascent Soul stage was still relatively short; even Thousand Corpses and Teng Snake couldn’t compare. Most were fire-elemental treasures.

Li Chang’an searched carefully but found no tribulation-crossing treasures, only some Nascent Soul pills and supplementary medicines.

“It seems the most valuable thing on Holy Fire is this fourth-tier puppet.”

The fourth-tier puppet had already been refined by Li Chang’an and become his treasure.

Then, he looked at the Six-Winged Water Serpent’s storage bag and pouch.

There were no tribulation-crossing treasures there either.

Only some treasures useful to water-elemental demon beasts.

“These treasures are useless to me, but I can give them to Little Black, to become Little Black’s foundation,”

Li Chang’an pondered.

The Xuan Water Turtle was only one step away from the peak of the third tier.

With the old turtle’s guidance and the support of numerous treasures, that day wouldn’t be too far off.

Just as he was thinking…

The old tortoise suddenly suggested, “The demonic path doesn’t yet know we’ve captured the Sacred Flame and the Six-Winged Water Serpent. We can use them as bait to lure some demonic True Monarchs into the Xuanwu Sect.”

His meaning was clear:

before the demonic path reacts, they should catch as many as possible.

Each Nascent Soul True Monarch possesses considerable wealth; perhaps Li Chang’an can obtain the tribulation-crossing treasures he desires from the storage bags of those demonic Nascent Soul cultivators.

Hearing this, Li Chang’an pondered briefly.

After a moment,

he nodded, “This plan is feasible, but it can only catch demonic True Monarchs in the early Nascent Soul stage. If they are too powerful, I’m afraid the Xuanwu Sect’s formation won’t be able to suppress them.” “Do

n’t worry, even a mid-Nascent Soul old demon can be suppressed. But you’re right, we should prioritize stability.”

The old tortoise agreed with Li Chang’an’s idea; he didn’t want to lure in enemies who were too powerful.

After some discussion,

the man and the tortoise basically finalized their strategy and profit sharing.

If there were tribulation-crossing treasures, Li Chang’an would be given priority.

If not,

the two would split the treasures equally.

During this time, the old tortoise would wholeheartedly nurture the Xuan Shui Turtle, helping him complete all the preparations needed for his advancement.

“However…”

“However what?”

Li Chang’an asked.

The old tortoise said, “Due to the Holy Flame’s previous remarks, many people see young friend Li Chang’an as a demonic spy. If this isn’t clarified soon, his reputation will only worsen.”

He glanced at Li Chang’an.

If they wanted to use the Holy Flame True Monarch as bait, they couldn’t clarify this matter for now.

Li Chang’an remained calm and unconcerned.

“Don’t worry, young friend Li doesn’t care about his reputation at all; it doesn’t matter how bad it gets!”

“That’s good. An immortal should have this kind of mentality.”

The old tortoise smiled and praised him.

“With this mentality, you should be able to easily overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation.”

“Hard to say.”

Li Chang’an wasn’t very confident about the Heart Demon Tribulation.

This tribulation was too bizarre.

Compared to it, the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation was easier.

His body refinement had reached the peak of the third tier. As long as he gathered the treasures needed for the fourth tier body refinement, he could break through to the next realm and become a fourth-tier body refinement expert like the Fire Cloud God Lord.

If successful, he was confident he could withstand the heavenly lightning with his physique!

Of course,

the necessary tribulation-crossing treasures were still essential.

He needed to be fully prepared.

“I haven’t obtained the tribulation-crossing treasures yet, and there’s still no news about the dragon blood needed for the fourth-stage body refinement.”

Thinking of this, Li Chang’an looked at the six-winged water serpent, his eyes holding a subtle glint.

The six-winged water serpent trembled, sensing his strange gaze.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, what do you want to do?”

“Fellow Daoist Water Serpent, do you have dragon blood?”

“I wish I did, but I’m just an ordinary snake demon, without a trace of dragon blood.”

“That’s not necessarily true.”

Li Chang’an immediately took action, breaking open the six-winged water serpent’s scales and taking some essence blood to carefully sense it.

The six-winged water serpent wasn’t lying; he indeed didn’t have dragon blood.

Afterward,

Li Chang’an fed him a Beast Heart Pill, hoping to activate his latent dragon bloodline.

However, he said, “Fellow Daoist Li, how could someone at my level not have consumed Beast Heart Pills? I’ve tried all sorts of pills to stimulate potential, but I am indeed just a snake. Alas… my ancestors were truly disappointing, failing to find a true dragon as their Daoist partner.”

“Never mind, it seems we’ll have to find another way.”

Li Chang’an looked at the old tortoise and inquired about the dragon blood.

The old tortoise explained that he originally possessed a fourth-tier dragon beast essence blood, but he had already used it when breaking through the seal.

Dragon blood has similar effects on both humans and demons,

allowing them to temporarily regain their prime.

The reason the old tortoise was so strong just now was not only because he used the “Accumulated Water Forms an Abyss” talent, but also because he had returned to his prime.

“I’ve lived for over five thousand years, I’m not young anymore. If I’m worried about not being able to break the seal, I’ll naturally have to use every means at my disposal.”

With that, the old tortoise pointed Li Chang’an in the right direction.

“If you really want dragon blood, go find Qi Jiuyang. The Great Qi Immortal Dynasty has a deep foundation and possesses more than one fourth-tier dragon blood.”

The Great Qi Immortal Dynasty’s resources were unimaginable; it could almost satisfy all of Li Chang’an’s needs.

Whether it was dragon blood, treasures for overcoming tribulations, or treasures for overcoming inner demon tribulations, the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty had them all, and in far greater quantities than other Nascent Soul forces.

“As long as you make the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty owe you a favor, exchanging it for a piece of dragon blood won’t be difficult.”

“A favor?”

Li Chang’an seemed thoughtful.

He held a favor owed to Princess Qi Yunjin of the Great Qi Dynasty in his hand.

Years ago, Qi Yunjin had taken fake medicine and almost severed her cultivation path.

If it weren’t for the genuine pill formula and antidote in Li Chang’an’s possession, she would likely have become a cripple.

“Qi Yunjin’s favor probably won’t be enough to exchange for dragon blood, unless Qi Jiuyang owes him a favor.”

“Perfect, the old emperor of the Great Qi is still trapped in the secret realm.”

“If I release him, that favor should be enough…”

Li Chang’an immediately made a plan.

The favor of rescuing a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator should at least be exchanged for a piece of dragon blood.

Of course, it doesn’t necessarily have to be dragon blood.

It could be exchanged for a tribulation-crossing treasure.

However,

how to rescue him is a problem.

After all, that old emperor was trapped by Huai Wang’s scheme.

If Li Chang’an rescues him, he will inevitably be suspected of being involved in Huai Wang’s death.

“This matter needs to be planned slowly. I can’t let the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty suspect me of stealing the Faith Method just for a treasure.”

Just as he was thinking,

the old tortoise spoke again, pointing him to another path.

“If you are worried about not being able to overcome the inner demon tribulation, you can find a treasure called the ‘Heart-Asking Stone.’ This item can simulate a weakened inner demon tribulation.”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an’s spirits lifted.

This old tortoise has lived a long time and knows a lot of good things.

He immediately asked, “Fellow Daoist Turtle, where can one find the Heart-Questioning Stone?”

“In the ruins of the ancient myriad races,”

the old turtle replied. All the Heart-Questioning Stones discovered in the cultivation world so far were found in ancient ruins.

In ancient times, the overall strength of the cultivation world far surpassed that of the present.

There were many incredible methods at that time.

For example, the Altar of Destiny, which no one can move, let alone use.

The Heart-Questioning Stone was also one of those methods.

Besides this,

the old turtle went on to name more than ten treasures beneficial to the Heart Demon Tribulation.

As for tribulation treasures, he also gave many targets.

“The Azure Dragon Sect’s ‘Nine Dragons Transforming into Thunder Lock,’ a mid-grade fourth-tier item, is enough to help you withstand the final tribulation.”

“The White Tiger Sect’s ‘Tiger Roaring Thunder-Suppressing Seal’ is similar.”

“And the Vermilion Bird Sect’s previous Vermilion Bird True Monarch’s ‘Heavenly Thunder Umbrella’…”

He held nothing back. He

imparted almost all the methods of tribulation he knew over the past five thousand years to Li Chang’an.

(End of Chapter)