Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 422

Chapter 422 Cui Ling is captured alive, suspicion arises in Chang’an (Please subscribe)

Li Chang’an originally planned to let the Xuan Shui Turtle break through directly.

But the sudden appearance of this Demonic True Monarch changed his mind.

“This person’s arrival is an unexpected surprise.”

He composed himself and waited quietly.

Not long after.

A jade pendant in his storage bag warmed slightly.

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

“Fellow Daoist Lin, the False Infant True Monarch ‘Mountain’ of the Demonic Path White Bone Sect has secretly infiltrated the Zhao Kingdom. Are you willing to help us kill him?”

“Slaying a demon is a duty I cannot shirk!”

Li Chang’an readily agreed and discussed the details of the matter with the Vermilion Bird True Monarch.

The Vermilion Bird True Monarch informed him

that the Demonic Mountain True Monarch was in the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm in the central region of the Zhao Kingdom.

The reason he secretly infiltrated the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm was mostly because of the Golden Divine Tree.

The news of the Golden Divine Tree appearing in the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm had long since spread throughout both the righteous and demonic paths.

Over the years.

Nascent Soul True Monarchs continued to enter the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm to investigate.

The entire realm, except for a few dangerous areas, was practically turned upside down, yet no one found the Golden Divine Tree.

Many suspected that the Golden Divine Tree possessed sentience and could move freely, having long since escaped the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm.

However, many still hadn’t given up.

Azure Dragon True Monarch was one of them.

It was he who discovered the aura of the Demonic True Monarch.

Li Chang’an was somewhat puzzled: “Why hasn’t Azure Dragon True Monarch given up after so many years? Could it be that the Golden Divine Tree has a special use for him?”

“That’s right. Azure Dragon wants to enhance his own divine sense to break through Floating Life True Monarch’s dream and awaken him.”

“I see.”

Li Chang’an immediately understood.

Floating Life True Monarch had been in a dream for over three hundred years and hadn’t awakened yet.

He had heard that Floating Life True Monarch’s dream was so real because it was fused with divine sense power.

The entire dream

was constructed from both divine sense and magical power.

Once an outsider enters the dream, even if they use their divine sense to probe their surroundings, they will not detect any falsehood.

Azure Dragon True Monarch’s idea was probably correct, but he was destined to be disappointed, simply because the Golden Divine Tree had already been taken away by Li Chang’an.

“After Azure Dragon detected that person’s aura, he didn’t act immediately, but secretly notified us that several fellow Daoists have already arrived at the entrance to the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm and sealed it off…” Vermilion

Bird True Monarch explained the current situation.

She was also on her way to the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm.

If nothing unexpected happened in this battle, they would most likely capture a Demonic Dao True Monarch alive!

“Demonic Dao True Monarchs are extremely cunning. We’ve never had such an opportunity before. If we can capture one alive, perhaps we can interrogate them to find out the Demonic Dao’s ultimate purpose in starting this war.”

Vermilion Bird True Monarch was unaware of what had happened within the Xuanwu Sect.

If she had known, she naturally wouldn’t have said this. A while

later,

Li Chang’an received messages from Purple Cloud True Monarch, Qi Jiuyang, Jiang Xuanyuan, and others.

He briefly responded, then used his escape technique to rush to the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm at full speed.

Several hours later,

Li Chang’an arrived at the entrance to the secret realm.

Qi Jiuyang and five other True Monarchs, including Huang Sha, were already guarding the entrance to the secret realm, setting up an inescapable net.

Even if the Demon Mountain True Monarch’s Nascent Soul was to leave his body, he wouldn’t be able to escape this tight blockade.

Seeing Li Chang’an arrive, Qi Jiuyang immediately said, “Fellow Daoist Lin, you’ve come at the right time. Please set up several more fourth-order grand formations here!”

“No problem!”

Li Chang’an immediately began setting up the formations, setting up three interconnected grand formations in one go.

Afterwards, he learned that the Azure Dragon True Monarch and several other Nascent Soul True Monarchs had begun hunting down the Demon Mountain True Monarch.

According to the divination, the Demon Mountain True Monarch might possess the Water-type Myriad Demon Bloodstone.

Li Chang’an naturally wouldn’t let it fall into the hands of outsiders.

“Fellow Daoists, I’ll trouble you to guard this place. I’ll go into the secret realm to take a look.”

“Fellow Daoist Lin, be careful. Although that Demon Mountain is only a false Nascent Soul, he might have treasures bestowed upon him by Tianming. You must not be careless,”

Qi Jiuyang warned.

He suggested that Li Chang’an stay outside to control the formations.

Li Chang’an naturally wouldn’t agree. He casually replied with a few words and then transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for the depths of the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm.

He was more familiar with the Myriad Valleys Secret Realm than most Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

He maintained contact with True Monarch Vermilion Bird and the others, occasionally asking about their location, constantly changing directions, and gradually approaching their location.

Not long after,

a figure frantically fleeing appeared in his eyes.

The figure was extremely disheveled, his entire body burning with the flames of life, his aura extremely chaotic.

It was True Monarch Demon Mountain!

He roared angrily, “Have you righteous people no shame? Do you dare to fight me one-on-one, a fair battle?”

“What’s fair about dealing with a demonic cultivator like you?”

Behind him, Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Cui Ling, and the others were in pursuit.

They were all in stable condition, much better than True Monarch Demon Mountain.

If this continued,

True Monarch Demon Mountain would be caught sooner or later.

Li Chang’an’s eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at the fleeing True Monarch Demon Mountain. He didn’t attack directly but hid in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity.

A moment later.

He suddenly attacked, unleashing a sword array.

Brilliant sword light swept across the sky, striking Demon Mountain True Monarch before anyone could react.

“Boom!”

Demon Mountain True Monarch shuddered violently, his armor shattering instantly. He coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, his aura plummeting.

His face was deathly pale as he cursed, “It was you, Lin Fan! You despicable villain! A righteous Nascent Soul cultivator, resorting to such a vile and underhanded tactic as a sneak attack!”

Azure Dragon True Monarch laughed, “Fellow Daoist Lin, well done!”

As long as Demon Mountain could be defeated, the methods were unimportant.

After all, they were dealing with someone from the demonic path.

Li Chang’an’s sword strike nearly extinguished most of Mo Shan’s hope of escape.

Mo Shan’s speed decreased drastically, and even the life flame burning on his body seemed to dim.

Despair flickered in his eyes, but more so, madness. He roared in a hoarse voice, “Trying to catch me? Not so easy!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of spiritual light flew from his storage bag, transforming into a fourth-tier puppet that lunged at the group.

During this process,

the puppet’s spiritual energy fluctuations rapidly increased, faintly radiating an aura of destruction.

Azure Dragon True Monarch’s expression changed slightly: “Everyone, be careful! This fourth-tier puppet is about to self-destruct!”

He had barely finished speaking

when a deafening roar shook the entire secret realm.

The power of the fourth-tier puppet’s self-destruction was particularly astonishing, no less than the combined attack of everyone. Terrifying

power erupted, sweeping in all directions, raging wildly across the heavens and earth.

“Rumble…”

The earth shook and cracked, collapsing one after another.

Li Chang’an, being relatively far away, was not significantly affected.

Qinglong and the others suffered varying degrees of impact, their faces pale and their breathing no longer steady.

Demon Mountain True Monarch himself was also significantly affected.

However, he didn’t hesitate, instead using the opportunity to flee frantically, trying to escape before anyone could react.

“Trying to escape?”

Li Chang’an’s expression was cold, and he was about to intercept him.

Suddenly,

he sensed a familiar aura.

“The Myriad Demon Bloodstone?”

Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised, looking down at the ground.

The self-destruction of the fourth-tier puppet had caused the entire earth to collapse, revealing a vast, ancient ruin.

The Myriad Demon Bloodstone aura he sensed was emanating from within the ruins.

And

it was precisely the Water-element Myriad Demon Bloodstone.

Li Chang’an had initially thought that the Myriad Demon Bloodstone mentioned in the divination was in Demon Mountain True Monarch’s storage bag.

But this sudden change made him change his mind.

“So it’s in the ruins.”

Not only him, but the others also sensed the treasure’s aura.

Azure Dragon True Monarch hurriedly said, “Let’s capture that Demon Mountain first, then come here to seek opportunities

. What do you all think…” Before he could finish speaking,

Demon Mountain, who was fleeing in the distance, suddenly let out a miserable scream.

Immediately afterward,

Bright Cloud True Monarch appeared and, with the formidable strength of a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, suppressed him on the spot.

The battle was over!

“Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Bright Cloud arrived in time.”

Azure Dragon and the others all smiled.

In their view, this was the first time since the start of the war that the righteous path had captured a demonic True Monarch alive, and they would surely be able to extract a lot of valuable information.

Li Chang’an didn’t think so much. He transformed into a stream of light and headed straight for the location of the Myriad Demon Bloodstone that he sensed.

“There’s no mistake, it’s the aura of the Water Element Myriad Demon Bloodstone, and the aura of this stone is even stronger than the two I obtained before. Its quality should have reached the Heavenly Grade that the artifact spirit mentioned!”

He pondered to himself and quickly approached the location.

Just then,

Cui Ling suddenly followed, closely behind him.

Li Chang’an glanced at him indifferently, ignored him, and continued to rush to the location of the Myriad Demon Bloodstone.

A moment later,

an ancient and weathered cave appeared before his eyes.

He raised his hand and unleashed a burst of magical power, causing the cave to shatter instantly. Countless treasures within transformed into streams of light that flew out.

Among them, the most radiant treasure was the Myriad Demon Bloodstone!

“Collect!”

Li Chang’an waved his hand, collecting the Myriad Demon Bloodstone and the numerous treasures.

But before he had collected even half, Cui Ling suddenly attacked him.

“Roar—”

A phantom white tiger roared as it charged.

Li Chang’an’s expression turned cold. He casually shattered the white tiger and collected all the treasures.

“Cui Ling, do you intend to be suppressed again?”

“Lin Fan, hand over the Myriad Demon Bloodstone! I only want that thing; the rest of the treasures are yours!”

Cui Ling demanded the Myriad Demon Bloodstone from Li Chang’an in an unfriendly tone.

Li Chang’an was too lazy to negotiate further and responded directly with a sword formation.

“Boom!”

Cui Ling blocked the sword formation with his treasure and instantly retreated to a distance.

He didn’t waste any more words, and his aura suddenly surged, ready to fight Li Chang’an again.

Seeing this,

everyone present spoke up, trying to persuade both sides.

True Monarch Zhuque transmitted his voice: “Fellow Daoist Cui, it’s just a treasure, why make such a fuss?” Qi

Jiuyang and Huang Sha, who had just arrived, also spoke up to dissuade him.

“Fellow Daoist Cui, Fellow Daoist Lin’s formation skills are quite remarkable.”

“If you are suppressed by his formation again, all the treasures you have painstakingly accumulated over the years will have to be given away.”

Cui Ling’s face turned ugly at the mention of this.

Back then, to save his life, he gave away most of his life’s savings.

Even after many years, he still couldn’t forget that humiliating feeling.

Even now.

Every time he thought about this, he felt incredibly frustrated.

“No need for persuasion, everyone. I was prepared. Lin Fan’s formation can’t harm me!”

As he spoke, he took out a spiritual liquid from his storage bag and applied it to his eyes, a strange light appearing in them.

He stared intently at Li Chang’an and shouted, “Lin Fan, I have the ‘Clear Spirit Liquid’ in hand. I can see through your hidden formation patterns. Do you dare to fight me again?”

Hearing the words “Clear Spirit Liquid,” everyone suddenly understood.

This was a rare fourth-tier treasure.

Applying it to the eyes temporarily granted them the ability to see through illusions, approaching the innate treasure eyes described in some ancient texts.

“No wonder Fellow Daoist Cui has regained his confidence.”

“Back then, he had only recently formed his Nascent Soul, and his strength wasn’t particularly strong.”

“After that defeat, he cultivated in seclusion within the White Tiger Sect for a long time, and his strength should have greatly increased. He also acquired a treasure that allows him to see through formations. If he were to fight Fellow Daoist Lin again, perhaps the outcome would be different.”

The crowd exchanged glances, no longer offering any advice, but retreating to a distance.

Cui Ling’s fighting spirit was high.

Continuing to obstruct him would inevitably offend him.

“In recent years, Fellow Daoist Lin’s strength should have also improved; the outcome of this battle is hard to predict.”

“However, even if Fellow Daoist Cui loses, he won’t lose as badly as last time.”

They conversed in secret, their thoughts largely the same. The

reason Cui Ling lost so badly back then was largely due to the formation secretly set up by Li Chang’an.

At that time, no one expected that Li Chang’an could simultaneously fight and set up a formation.

This time,

the formation couldn’t help Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an didn’t waste any words, still unleashing his sword formation to deal with Cui Ling.

In the blink of an eye…

The two exchanged over ten blows.

“He has indeed become stronger, his use of spells is more fluid, and his control over his magical power is more refined.”

After these ten-odd exchanges, Li Chang’an assessed Cui Ling’s basic strength. He

had improved somewhat, but not much.

Even if Li Chang’an only used his own strength, he could still easily defeat him.

“Perfect, I’ll use him to test my talisman array technique.”

With a thought, he released hundreds of talismans, but instead of forming a sword array, they transformed into countless streams of light that flew towards Cui Ling.

Seeing this, Cui Ling snorted coldly.

“Lin Fan, do you have no other means and can only rely on talismans?”

He also released talismans, intending to use talismans to counter talismans.

But at this moment, an unexpected turn of events occurred.

The hundreds of talismans ignited simultaneously, countless spiritual runes shining brightly, intertwining in the heavens and earth, instantly transforming into a powerful fourth-order array, locking him firmly within it!

“What’s going on?”

Cui Ling’s expression changed drastically, not expecting this move.

The terrifying power of hundreds of combined talismans pressed down on him, almost suffocating him, as if the entire world was pressing down on him, rendering him unable to move.

He had no chance of breaking free until the talisman power burned out!

“No, am I going to lose to him again!”

Cui Ling was unwilling to accept it, struggling desperately, but to no avail.

Li Chang’an had already reached him, striking down with his palm and injecting numerous restrictions into his body, completely suppressing him.

This time,

Cui Ling’s defeat was even more humiliating.

Before he could even understand why he had lost, Li Chang’an threw him into the spirit beast pouch.

In the blink of an eye, the talismans burned out.

This temporary formation vanished into the world.

In the distance,

everyone was somewhat shocked, as the outcome of this battle greatly exceeded their expectations.

“What kind of technique was that? How did he subdue Fellow Daoist Cui in one move?”

“It seems to be a combination of talismans and formations.”

“This Fellow Daoist Lin is truly remarkable, incredibly talented. He’s probably reached the fourth rank in talisman techniques as well.”

“Indeed…”

A cultivator possessing two fourth-rank techniques is extremely rare, even in the millennia-long history of the major sects.

That’s why they couldn’t help but marvel.

A moment later,

everyone stepped forward, praising Li Chang’an’s methods and urging him to release Cui Ling.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, the demonic path is rampant now…”

“Wait!”

Li Chang’an interrupted them directly.

He was tired of these guys using the war between good and evil as an excuse to persuade him.

He stated directly, “Cui Ling has attacked me repeatedly. I suspect he might be a demonic spy. I plan to interrogate him. You all don’t need to persuade me anymore. I’m doing this for the sake of the war between good and evil.”

“This…”

Everyone looked at each other, somewhat helpless.

Vermilion Bird True Lord advised, “Fellow Daoist Lin, if Fellow Daoist Cui has no problems after the interrogation, then release him.”

“How can this be? These two battles have consumed a great deal of my treasures, and I have very few left in my storage bag,”

Li Chang’an said, frowning.

“Please tell the White Tiger Sect that if they want me to release Cui Ling, they must exchange him for treasures used for the Tribulation of Lightning or the Tribulation of the Heart Demon.”

Upon hearing this, everyone understood his true intention.

He clearly wanted to obtain Nascent Soul treasures for his descendant!

Qi Jiuyang sighed, “Fellow Daoist Lin, I’ve said before that as long as your descendant joins my Great Qi Immortal Dynasty, I will definitely prepare treasures for him. Why waste your energy on this?”

“My descendant shares my personality; he refuses to join any faction for the time being. I will slowly collect Nascent Soul treasures for him.”

“But the White Tiger Sect will definitely not suffer this loss,”

Qi Jiuyang informed them.

The reason the White Tiger True Monarch didn’t come today was because he had suffered some injuries in the Northern Region and was currently in seclusion to recuperate.

Once he recovered and heard about this matter, he would most likely seek a battle with Li Chang’an.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, the White Tiger has formed a True Infant, far surpassing Cui Ling in strength. I fear you will gain no advantage against him. It would be best to release Cui Ling as soon as possible.”

“Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Qi. I will make my own decision.”

Li Chang’an was determined and would not release him under any circumstances.

Although the White Tiger True Monarch had formed a True Infant, his strength was only average among True Infant cultivators.

During the struggle for the Divine Altar of Fortune, he was suppressed by the Ten Thousand Souls Old Demon, who was also at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, to the point that the Ten Thousand Souls Old Demon was able to spare some energy to help the Thousand Corpse True Monarch.

Over the years,

the White Tiger True Monarch had been injured from time to time.

In the battle between righteous and demonic forces, he had almost no outstanding performance.

On the contrary, he had many impressive achievements during the internal war of the righteous path.

“That guy is good at internal wars but bad at external wars. Could he really be a demonic spy?”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

He needed to interrogate Cui Ling thoroughly.

However,

now was not the time.

In this ruin, he sensed another treasure that attracted him.

“Take the treasure first, then find a place to interrogate her.”

He transformed into a streak of light and headed straight for the location of the treasure.

…

Meanwhile.

Deep within the Zixia Sect.

Zi Xi sat quietly in the Daoist temple with her eyes slightly closed, making final preparations for her Nascent Soul formation.

Suddenly, a guest arrived.

The visitor was Li Xiao, the father of Zixia True Monarch and the head of the Li family.

Zi Xi welcomed him into the Daoist temple and asked with a puzzled look, “Uncle Li, is there something you need?”

Li Xiao smiled and said, “Nothing much, I just heard that you are about to form your Nascent Soul. I recently obtained a ‘Heart-Crossing Pill,’ which is extremely effective against the Heart Demon Tribulation.”

As he spoke, he took out a jade bottle and handed it to Zi Xi.

Inside the jade bottle was a deep black pill with a strange fragrance and complex patterns on its surface.

Its properties were consistent with the “Heart-Crossing Pill” described in the ancient Dan Ding Sect’s classic texts, an extremely precious treasure for overcoming tribulations.

Zi Xi seemed somewhat surprised and immediately refused.

“Uncle Li, this is too precious, I cannot accept it.”

“Keep it!”

Li Xiao smiled broadly and placed the item on the jade table in front of Zi Xi.

He said gently, “You are Shan’er’s disciple, and in my eyes, you are like my granddaughter. I only hope you can safely overcome the Nascent Soul Tribulation, but unfortunately, my strength is insufficient to find more treasures.”

His words were sincere, sounding genuine without a trace of falsehood.

Zi Xi couldn’t say anything more and had no choice but to accept the pill.

After a while , Li

Xiao left the dojo with a smile.

After seeing him off, Zi Xi took out the pill again to examine it, a hint of doubt flashing in her beautiful eyes.

“Is this truly the Heart-Crossing Pill?”

(End of Chapter)