Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 420

Chapter 420 Successful Fishing, Thunder Tribulation Treasure (Seeking Subscriptions)

Li Chang’an benefited greatly from his conversation with the old tortoise.

Since embarking on the path of cultivation, Li Chang’an had always lacked a master to guide him, having to figure many things out on his own.

Today,

at this crucial moment in his cultivation,

the old tortoise stepped in as his master, clearing up all his doubts about forming a Nascent Soul.

After listening, Li Chang’an pondered for a long time, then bowed respectfully.

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Turtle.”

“You’re welcome. You’ve helped me a great deal; it’s only right. Just don’t go astray.”

The old tortoise was worried that Li Chang’an might actually form a false Nascent Soul, otherwise it wouldn’t have said so much.

If he formed a false Nascent Soul, his path of cultivation would be completely severed, and there would be no hope of immortality!

He could only hope for the next life after reincarnation.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, the road to immortality is long; don’t go astray.”

“Don’t worry, Fellow Daoist Turtle, I’m on the right path!”

Li Chang’an replied with a smile.

The old tortoise smiled, “Alright, let me tell you about the treasures for overcoming tribulations. Among the high-quality treasures, the one you’re most likely to obtain right now is the Vermilion Bird Sect’s ‘Heavenly Thunder Umbrella.'”

“Why is that?”

Li Chang’an asked, puzzled, seeking the old tortoise’s explanation.

The old tortoise explained.

Other high-quality treasures, such as the “Nine Dragons Thunder Lock” and the “Tiger Roar Thunder Suppressing Seal,” are the inherited treasures of sects like the Azure Dragon and White Tiger, and are closely guarded, only to be used by their own disciples.

The Heavenly Thunder Umbrella is different. While

also a mid-grade fourth-tier umbrella, it wasn’t a treasure passed down through generations of the Vermilion Bird Sect, but rather something the previous Vermilion Bird True Monarch obtained by chance.

Hearing this,

Li Chang’an subconsciously said, “After the previous Vermilion Bird True Monarch died, his treasures should have been given to his disciples or sect. If given to a sect, they would have become inherited treasures.”

“No,” the old tortoise said, “after the old Vermilion Bird died, the Heavenly Thunder Umbrella never appeared again, and his death was very suspicious.

“

The previous Vermilion Bird True Monarch did not die of old age, but rather from an accident.

He smiled and said, “Although the Vermilion Bird Sect tried its best to conceal this matter, I still found out.”

Li Chang’an immediately understood his meaning and hurriedly asked,

“Fellow Daoist Turtle, where did the old Vermilion Bird die unexpectedly?”

“Right in the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm!” “

Fellow Daoist Turtle, do you suspect that the old Vermilion Bird’s relics are still in the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm and haven’t been retrieved by the Vermilion Bird Sect?”

“That’s right!”

The old tortoise spoke of the information he had gathered over the years.

Back then, the previous Vermilion Bird True Monarch risked entering the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm, seemingly wanting to obtain some treasure from the Vermilion Bird Nest.

But he never came out again.

If his relics had truly been retrieved, the Heavenly Thunder Umbrella couldn’t have remained hidden forever, after all, the Vermilion Bird Sect had had quite a few holy sons and daughters attempting to form Nascent Souls over the years.

“When he was alive, the disciples of the Vermilion Bird Sect used either the sect’s inherited treasure, the ‘Sparrow Feather Lightning-Crossing Fan,’ or his Heavenly Lightning Umbrella to undergo their tribulations.”

“After his death, I observed every tribulation the Vermilion Bird Sect disciples underwent, and only the Sparrow Feather Fan appeared…”

In other words,

the Heavenly Lightning Umbrella, as one of the old Vermilion Bird True Monarch’s relics, is very likely still in the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm.

If Li Chang’an could find a way to enter the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm again and explore the Vermilion Bird Nest, there would be hope of obtaining the Heavenly Lightning Umbrella.

Of course,

the old tortoise was only speculating.

Furthermore, the Vermilion Bird Nest was fraught with danger.

Areas where the previous Vermilion Bird True Monarch perished were mostly inaccessible.

“Alas, if my Xuanwu Sect’s inherited treasure, the ‘Martial Spirit Lightning-Avoiding Cauldron,’ were still here, you wouldn’t need to bother searching. But this thing was given to the demonic path by that bastard, the Holy Fire.”

The old tortoise said regretfully.

The Xuanwu Sect’s foundation had been essentially wiped out by the Holy Fire.

Fortunately, he still had some Nascent Soul cultivation treasures in his own pouch, enough to support Lin Xuanyan’s Nascent Soul formation and prevent the Xuanwu Sect’s Nascent Soul lineage from dying out.

After a brief conversation,

Li Chang’an took out his communication jade pendant and, posing as Lin Fan, contacted True Monarch Vermilion Bird.

“Fellow Daoist Vermilion Bird, I’ve heard that the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm contains many wonders. I’d like to exchange a Fire Cloud Crystal for the qualification to enter the secret realm. What do you think?”

Soon, True Monarch Vermilion Bird’s voice rang out.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, I’m truly sorry, the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm has been temporarily closed for the next few years.”

“Has something happened?”

“This matter is complicated. If there’s an opportunity in the future, I’ll tell you in person…”

True Monarch Vermilion Bird didn’t give a reason.

Li Chang’an didn’t ask any further, casually changed the subject, and quickly ended the conversation.

He vaguely sensed that

the Vermilion Bird Sect was planning something big.

Perhaps in a few years, astonishing news would emerge.

“Never mind, the Vermilion Bird Sect isn’t the only option. I haven’t yet reached the peak of the Golden Core stage; I still have some time.”

Li Chang’an hoped to gather the treasures needed for Nascent Soul formation before reaching the peak of the Golden Core stage.

Although his lifespan was long enough, the cultivation world was becoming increasingly strange, and the longer it dragged on, the more likely things would change.

Furthermore,

if it dragged on too long, his own temperament might change.

The Xiao family patriarch, after reaching the peak of the Golden Core stage, endured over two hundred years of hardship before barely managing to gather a Nascent Soul treasure.

By then, he had long lost the ambition of his youth.

“I’m different from the Xiao family patriarch; I already have Nascent Soul strength, so collecting treasures will be much easier,”

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

Just then,

a purple jade pendant in his storage bag suddenly heated up.

Li Chang’an took out the pendant and probed it with his divine sense, hearing the voice of True Monarch Zixia.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, I wish to invite Nascent Soul cultivators from all sides to a meeting. Would you be interested in attending?”

“What is it?”

“The matter of investigating the demonic spies.”

True Monarch Zixia’s voice was gentle as she explained the reason for summoning everyone for the meeting.

Previously, due to news from Li Chang’an, she returned to the Li family to check, but found nothing unusual.

However,

she suspected that other families within the sect might have been infiltrated, so she investigated carefully.

This investigation uncovered a problem!

Two major families had been found to be colluding with the demonic path.

Because of this,

she invited all parties to investigate and eliminate spies, trying to clean up internal problems before the final battle between the righteous and demonic factions.

This matter was not directly related to Li Chang’an, after all, he was just a rogue cultivator, but he still decided to go and discuss it. He

couldn’t just not go every time.

…

Several hours later.

Li Chang’an arrived at the Zixia Sect.

Coincidentally, the Vermilion Bird True Monarch also arrived at this time.

She smiled and greeted Li Chang’an: “Fellow Daoist Lin, it’s been a long time.”

“Fellow Daoist Vermilion Bird,”

Li Chang’an replied with a smile.

The two chatted and laughed as they entered the main hall of the Zixia Sect.

During their conversation,

the Vermilion Bird True Monarch mentioned the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, to be honest, Cang Hong is currently in seclusion in the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm. This seclusion is extremely important and cannot be disturbed in any way, so I have sealed off the entire secret realm.”

“Oh? Could it be that Fellow Daoist Cang Hong is about to break through?”

“That’s right!”

“I see.”

Li Chang’an immediately understood.

True Monarch Cang Hong is the oldest Nascent Soul True Monarch in the Vermilion Bird Sect.

He has been a Nascent Soul cultivator for hundreds of years, accumulating profound knowledge and has not stopped progressing. It is normal for him to break through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage now.

The timing of Li Chang’an’s attempt to enter the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm is not good.

True Monarch Cang Hong promised that

in a few more years,

once True Monarch Cang Hong successfully breaks through, Li Chang’an can enter.

“In that case, I wish Fellow Daoist Cang Hong a successful breakthrough.”

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lin.”

Afterwards, the two stopped mentioning the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm and instead discussed matters of righteousness and demonic forces.

During their conversation, more Nascent Soul True Monarchs arrived.

True Monarch Azure Dragon, True Monarch White Tiger, Qi Jiuyang, and many other Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the righteous forces, most of them were present.

Soon, the meeting began.

After some discussion, everyone decided that they would not only investigate their own sects and families, but also all forces within their jurisdiction.

Whether it was a Golden Core, Foundation Establishment, or Qi Refining force, even the smallest force had to be investigated!

White Tiger True Monarch nodded: “That’s right, no force should be overlooked, especially those already suspected, such as Changqing Mountain.”

“Rest assured, Fellow Daoist White Tiger, I will investigate Changqing Mountain myself.”

Purple Cloud True Monarch frowned slightly, glancing at Jiang Xuanyuan with her beautiful eyes.

She hadn’t wanted to mention Changqing Mountain to avoid further conflict, but White Tiger True Monarch insisted on bringing it up at this time.

Yellow Sand True Monarch also spoke at an inopportune moment: “Fellow Daoist Purple Cloud, you’ve known Li Chang’an for a long time, and you’re bound to be deceived by him. How about I investigate the Southern Region for you, and you investigate my Western Region forces? What do you think?”

His words immediately changed the atmosphere in the hall.

Jiang Xuanyuan’s aura gradually rose, seemingly about to erupt again.

Fortunately…

True Monarch Mingxia spoke up at the opportune moment, once again quelling the conflict between the two sides.

About half an hour later, the meeting ended in a somewhat disharmonious atmosphere.

Everyone departed to begin investigating the internal situation.

In the days that followed

, a massive operation erupted within the two righteous kingdoms, and many demonic spies were quickly exposed.

However,

due to the special nature of Changqing Mountain, no one investigated it.

Amidst the chaos, Changqing Mountain remained quiet and unchanged.

Li Chang’an was happy to have some peace and quiet.

He cultivated quietly, his magical power growing ever stronger, and his skills in drawing talismans and refining pills progressing steadily.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye.

During these two years,

just as he and the old tortoise had predicted, his reputation worsened.

Many suspected he was a spy for the demonic path, but he was too well hidden to be found with any evidence.

Because of this,

people would frequently come to the outside of Changqing Mountain to question him.

“Li Chang’an, do you dare to come out and fight me?”

“Why have you never stepped out of Changqing Mountain? Are you feeling guilty?”

“If you’re not feeling guilty, then open the Changqing Mountain formation and let us enter to investigate carefully…”

At this moment, outside Changqing Mountain, more than a dozen young holy sons and daughters were questioning him.

Li Chang’an glanced around casually but didn’t see any familiar faces.

“Chi Yuehua, the young holy daughter of the Azure Dragon Sect; Mu Chengzong and Mu Chengyu, the siblings of the Vermilion Bird Sect; and the White Tiger Sect… they’re all young people.”

In recent years,

the older generation of holy sons and daughters had hardly shown their faces.

They no longer explored secret realms for opportunities, nor did they venture into the Northern Region to fight demonic cultivators; almost everyone was making final preparations for Nascent Soul formation.

A few days ago, Zi Xi had sent a message to Li Chang’an, informing him of the exact time of her Nascent Soul formation:

four years later!

She would attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage on the fourth-tier spiritual vein of the Zixia Sect four years from now.

If successful, Li Chang’an would gain another Nascent Soul friend.

But if she failed,

she might lose her life.

Of course, the Zixia Sect would prepare life-saving items for her, so the possibility of losing her life was unlikely, but there was always a chance.

“I hope she succeeds,”

Li Chang’an naturally didn’t want to see Zi Xi fail.

Zi Xi achieving Nascent Soul wouldn’t harm him at all.

“If she could gain control of the Zixia Sect, it would be much easier for me to handle things within the sect; perhaps I could even borrow the sect’s lightning-avoiding treasures.”

While pondering this, Li Chang’an suddenly received a message from the old tortoise.

The old tortoise told him through the communication jade pendant, “Fellow Daoist Lin, come to the Xuanwu Sect immediately! I’ve caught a big fish!”

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

He immediately composed himself, quietly left Changqing Mountain, and headed to the Xuanwu Sect.

For the past two years,

the two of them, disguised as the Holy Fire True Monarch and the Six-Winged Water Serpent, had contacted many demonic True Monarchs, inviting them to the Xuanwu Sect to help suppress the old tortoise.

However, those demonic True Monarchs were too cautious, unwilling to easily set foot in a righteous sect.

Many suspected that the Holy Fire True Monarch’s betrayal was merely feigned.

Left with no other choice,

the old tortoise had to use immense rewards as bait.

Through his continuous efforts, he finally managed to lure a demonic True Monarch!

This person, whose Daoist name was “Cold Bone,” was a Nascent Soul True Monarch from the Yellow Springs Sect, possessing early Nascent Soul cultivation, and was known for his boldness and greed.

The reason he dared to risk coming to the Xuanwu Sect was because the old tortoise offered such great benefits.

…

Several hours later,

Li Chang’an arrived at the Xuanwu Sect and waited with the old tortoise.

Before they knew it, midnight arrived.

The divination appeared ,

showing an auspicious result.

Li Chang’an relaxed and prepared to welcome the approaching giant fish.

About three hours later,

a gaunt, pale-faced demonic cultivator in a grey robe appeared outside the Xuanwu Sect.

It was none other than True Monarch Han Gu!

He was wary, cautiously releasing a wisp of magic power to contact the Xuanwu Sect’s protective array to signal his arrival.

“He’s here!”

Li Chang’an and the old tortoise exchanged a knowing glance.

They immediately smiled, releasing a friendly aura, activating the protective array, and went out to greet True Monarch Han Gu.

The old tortoise, disguised as a six-winged water snake, laughed, “Haha, Han Gu, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!”

Sensing the familiar fourth-tier water-elemental demonic power emanating from him, True Monarch Han Gu’s expression softened slightly, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Water Serpent, is that old turtle’s shell really that hard to break? You and Sacred Fire together couldn’t open it?”

“Enough talk, go try it yourself.”

“This…”

Cold Bone True Monarch glanced at Li Chang’an’s disguise as Sacred Fire, seemingly distrustful, and hesitated slightly.

But he didn’t hesitate for long, quickly entering the Xuanwu Sect and heading straight for the sect’s depths with them.

Deep within the sect, there was a suppressed fourth-tier demonic beast,

exactly like the old turtle.

Seeing this,

Cold Bone True Monarch felt somewhat relieved.

“Alright, let me try, just how hard is this old turtle’s shell…”

Before he could finish speaking ,

a powerful array force suddenly descended from the sky, heavily pressing down on him!

“Not good!”

Cold Bone True Monarch’s expression changed drastically, realizing he had fallen into a trap. He immediately tried to escape, but it was too late. The

sect’s protective array had already closed, leaving him trapped!

The ensuing battle

was a foregone conclusion.

The Cold Bone’s strength was nearly equal to that of the Sacred Flame, and he lacked a fourth-tier puppet.

Faced with the multiple mid-grade fourth-tier arrays controlled by the old tortoise, and the Soul-Sealing Techniques that the Fiend Soul used from time to time, he was almost powerless to resist.

In the blink of an eye, True Monarch Cold Bone was suppressed and unable to move, not even having time to use his primordial spirit to leave his body.

The old tortoise said, “This old demon killed many disciples of my Xuanwu Sect. After this matter is completely over, I will use his head to appease those disciples.”

“Alright, you can deal with this person as you see fit.”

Li Chang’an had no objections.

He raised his hand and summoned the storage bag into his hand, removing the restrictions to examine it.

A moment later, his eyes lit up, and he took out a bright blue bead.

The bead, about the size of a fist, had a smooth and warm surface. It was one of the many tribulation-crossing treasures the old tortoise had mentioned.

A Thunder Transformation Bead!

Li Chang’an laughed, “Looks like I’m lucky! The first big fish’s storage bag contained a tribulation-crossing treasure!”

“Your luck is indeed strong,”

the old tortoise nodded in agreement.

Having lived for over five thousand years, he had almost never seen anyone with more abundant luck than Li Chang’an.

“However, this Thunder Transformation Bead can only withstand two ordinary tribulations at most. You’ll need to prepare more treasures.”

“I understand,”

Li Chang’an smiled and put the Thunder Transformation Bead away.

Regardless,

he had already taken the first step.

Even if he couldn’t obtain a high-quality treasure like the Heavenly Thunder Umbrella, as long as he acquired several ordinary treasures similar to the Thunder Transformation Bead, he could still easily overcome the tribulation.

Afterwards, they interrogated True Monarch Han Gu as usual.

As expected,

True Monarch Han Gu was basically clueless and didn’t provide much useful information.

After the interrogation, the old tortoise completely sealed him away and continued fishing in his name.

Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day,

they caught another Demonic Dao True Lord.

This person’s Daoist name was “Qianze,” a Nascent Soul True Lord from the Yellow Springs Sect, with the same cultivation level of the early Nascent Soul stage.

His reason for coming here was similar to that of Cold Bone True Lord—

both were because the old tortoise promised him great rewards.

Li Chang’an cooperated with the old tortoise, successfully suppressing him and taking his storage bag to examine it.

After a moment,

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly: “There are no tribulation-crossing treasures, but there is a Heavenly Infant Fruit. This Heavenly Infant Fruit is mine, and the remaining treasures are yours. What do you think?”

“Alright!”

The old tortoise had no objection and accepted the remaining treasures.

At this point,

Li Chang’an had gathered three sets of Nascent Soul Pill materials.

“With my accumulation, it’s impossible to fail three times!”

The two extra sets of materials gave him more confidence in forming his Nascent Soul.

For a period of time afterward,

the man and the tortoise continued their fishing.

However,

they soon discovered something unusual.

Not long after Qianze True Lord was suppressed, the other Demonic Dao True Lords stopped responding to their messages.

All the contact treasures were eerily silent.

The old tortoise sighed, “It seems they’ve all noticed.”

“Yes, someone must have seen through the problem.” “

Fellow Daoist Lin, let’s fish for a few more months. If there’s still no response, then let’s make the Sacred Flame matter public. It’ll clear Young Friend Li’s name.”

“Alright.”

Li Chang’an had a vague feeling.

His fishing plan with the old tortoise should end here.

“What a pity…”

He regretted not catching more. Those

who could become Nascent Soul cultivators in the Demonic Path had almost all fought their way through countless conspiracies and schemes; few would easily take the bait.

As for reputation, Li Chang’an didn’t care.

If he could obtain a few more Nascent Soul treasures, he wouldn’t care how many people cursed him.

(End of Chapter)