Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 427

Chapter 427 Another Giant Hand Appears, a Great Gain (Please Subscribe)

According to the old tortoise’s description,

a fully-fledged Heavenly Thunder Umbrella can directly block all heavenly lightning, including the final great heavenly lightning.

This is precisely why Li Chang’an wanted to obtain this umbrella.

However,

a strange situation arose.

He was clearly walking forward, yet the corpse of the previous generation Vermilion Bird was getting further and further away from him.

“Strange.”

Li Chang’an frowned slightly and continued forward.

He vaguely felt himself gradually becoming smaller.

The ground beneath his feet continued to extend in all directions, and the space above his head became increasingly vast.

Unknowingly, he had stepped from this narrow passage into a strange world with a vast sky and boundless land!

“An illusion?”

Li Chang’an paused, remaining vigilant, and looked around.

Both the corpse of the old Vermilion Bird and the passage he had originally been in had disappeared.

The entire world was flat, stretching as far as the eye could see, filled with lush flowers, grasses, and trees. Just

as he was about to continue forward, he unexpectedly discovered that he himself had somehow become a sapling rooted in the earth.

“This is truly strange.”

Li Chang’an carefully assessed his own state.

He was now powerless; his magic and divine sense seemed to have vanished. He could only remain as a sapling, quietly sensing the changes around him.

“The divination indicates ‘auspiciousness,’ so I shouldn’t encounter too much danger.”

He remained calm, waiting for a turning point.

Time slowly passed.

One year, two years, three years…

He didn’t know how much time had gone by, but he had become a towering tree, no longer the frail sapling he once was.

Within him, a special power gradually grew.

With this power,

he could plunder the life force of other plants and trees, and also kill hostile demonic beasts.

“Something’s not right. It doesn’t seem like an illusion, but rather a ‘dream’ similar to that that occurs after lying in the secluded coffin.”

Li Chang’an gradually understood his situation.

Whether plundering the life force of other plants and trees or killing those demonic beasts, it wasn’t him who did it, but rather the actions of this great tree.

He couldn’t control anything; he could only witness everything from a first-person perspective.

Many years later.

This great tree had become the tallest tree in the entire area.

Just then, several streaks of light suddenly pierced the sky, transforming into several cultivators who landed before him.

“What a fine spirit tree! Perfect for crafting magical artifacts!”

“The roots and stems of this tree are excellent medicinal materials.”

“The spirit leaves can also be used for alchemy…”

The cultivators’ eyes gleamed, as if they had discovered some rare treasure, and they intended to take the tree away.

But he naturally wouldn’t surrender easily.

After a fierce battle,

he killed these cultivators, dragging their corpses into the earth to nourish his growth.

In the years that followed, more cultivators set their sights on him.

After battle after battle, he grew stronger and stronger, no longer bound by the earth, able to roam freely.

On this day,

thunderclouds rolled across the sky.

“Boom…”

The thunder roared, deafeningly loud.

One bolt of lightning after another descended from the sky, striking him and causing him excruciating pain.

His branches were shattered, his leaves were reduced to dust, and his body grew increasingly charred until only a blackened, rotten log remained, rolling into a small mountain village.

This scene was witnessed by the village’s old chief.

His eyes were filled with awe, regarding him as a deity, and he instructed the villagers to worship him properly.

“This deity flew down from the heavens amidst lightning…”

After hearing the old chief’s account, the villagers’ faces also showed reverence.

In the days that followed,

the villagers began offering him various kinds of flesh and blood, as well as rare flowers

and herbs found in the mountains. Through the faint power of these offerings, he gradually revived.

Many years later, at dawn, a tender green branch pierced through his charred shell, swaying in the warm morning light.

Later, he protected generations of villagers, constantly accumulating power, reborn from destruction, and growing stronger with each passing century.

Centuries later,

he left the mountain village, traveling to other regions to seek more treasures to enhance his power.

In the years that followed, he grew stronger and stronger, defeating countless enemies and surviving tribulations time and again. His body grew ever larger, as if supporting the entire world.

Li Chang’an experienced all of this with the great tree.

However, he couldn’t see everything clearly; most scenes were blurry and chaotic.

Years later,

a Vermilion Bird flew in and perched on the great tree, becoming its friend.

It often conversed with the tree,

but Li Chang’an couldn’t understand what they were saying.

After an unknown amount of time,

he finally heard one sentence:

“…Ancient Tree, I suspect that old bastard Dan Chengzi is lying to us…”

These words were spoken by the Vermilion Bird.

Hearing this, Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised.

He truly hadn’t expected to hear the name “Dan Chengzi” from the mouth of such a legendary divine beast. Just

how many years had Senior Dan Chengzi lived?

Before he could figure it out,

a vast and boundless hand suddenly appeared from the sky, blotting out the sun and earth, its imposing aura striking the great tree heavily.

“Boom!”

The great tree shattered instantly.

Li Chang’an shuddered and abruptly awoke.

He was still in that narrow passage, everything around him unchanged, the endless years he had experienced seeming like a hazy illusion.

Many memories were blurred in his mind, impossible to recall no matter how hard he tried.

Only the colossal hand that pressed down on the heavens remained vivid in his memory.

“That hand…”

Li Chang’an took a deep breath, recalling the first time he obtained the Ancient Evergreen Technique.

At that time, he had a hallucination and saw that colossal hand within it.

The two scenes were almost identical.

Back then, due to the hallucination, he had an epiphany and created the spell “Tearing Heaven Hand.”

Now,

he had gained another insight.

Various chaotic insights constantly surfaced in his mind. If he could fully comprehend it, he might be able to perfect this spell.

However, as this thought arose,

for some reason,

he felt an extremely dangerous feeling.

“Strange, why would I feel this way just from perfecting a self-created spell?”

Li Chang’an frowned slightly, recalling the scene of the colossal hand descending from the sky, and the sense of danger intensified again.

He always trusted his own intuition, and immediately dismissed the idea of perfecting the spell.

“Enough. I have enough magic now; there’s no need to risk it.”

He composed himself and looked ahead.

The old Vermilion Bird’s corpse was still some distance away.

Because he remained motionless, both Vermilion Bird and Cang Hong thought he was trapped in an illusion. Vermilion

Bird True Monarch looked worried and shouted several times, “Fellow Daoist Lin, wake up quickly!”

Cang Hong True Monarch coldly replied, “I told you long ago, this Lin Fan is nothing but a mere nascent soul; giving him a chance is useless!” As soon as he finished speaking,

Li

Chang’an turned around, a calm smile on his face.

“No need to worry, just a little illusion.”

“Fellow Daoist Lin, don’t force it.”

“Rest assured, if my life is in danger, I will withdraw.”

With that, Li Chang’an continued forward.

He walked steadily and unhurriedly, encountering no more strange situations, and smoothly reached the old Vermilion Bird’s corpse.

Upon seeing this,

Vermilion Bird True Monarch couldn’t help but show a look of surprise.

Cang Hong’s expression was grim, his aged eyes particularly sharp, like an eagle’s, watching Li Chang’an’s every move.

However, due to the barrier, he could only vaguely see a blurry figure.

Under their gaze,

Li Chang’an bowed to the remains of the old Vermilion Bird, then picked up its storage bag.

“This old Vermilion Bird’s storage bag contains quite a few good things.”

He probed it with his divine sense and saw a large number of treasures of the fourth rank.

Among them were two fourth-rank auxiliary medicines he needed for body tempering.

He accepted them without hesitation.

With his current strength, even if he accepted treasures in front of the Vermilion Bird and Cang Hong, they wouldn’t notice anything unusual.

Soon, he discovered his purpose for this trip.

The Heavenly Thunder Umbrella!

However, this Heavenly Thunder Umbrella was different from what the old tortoise had described.

It was completely tattered, with only the broken canopy remaining, and even the handle was missing.

“How could it be in such a dilapidated state?”

Li Chang’an frowned.

If it weren’t for the aura of a mid-grade fourth-tier weapon and the faint, almost imperceptible, lightning power, he would hardly have believed that this was the Heavenly Thunder Umbrella.

In his current state, it probably wouldn’t even withstand a single bolt of lightning.

Fortunately,

Li Chang’an found a jade slip beside the Heavenly Thunder Umbrella.

The contents of the jade slip were none other than the method for crafting the Heavenly Thunder Umbrella!

He glanced at the crafting method, his mood improving slightly.

“The umbrella’s overall frame isn’t too damaged. With a few more materials, I can rebuild it, but it requires a mid-grade fourth-tier crafting skill, which I only have at the low-grade level.”

“Liang Xuan of the Zixia Sect might have a mid-grade skill.”

A suitable crafting candidate quickly came to mind.

Liang Xuan, the Supreme Elder of the Zixia Sect, a fourth-tier crafting master.

He rarely appeared in public and never participated in major events between righteous Nascent Soul forces, quietly cultivating within the Zixia Sect.

Outsiders assumed he was aloof.

But Li Chang’an guessed he was likely a revived cultivator from the ancient Hundred Weapons Sect.

Years ago, Li Chang’an had saved his disciple, receiving a low-grade fourth-tier crafting inheritance from him.

“With enough treasures, I should be able to persuade him to help.”

“However, where is the umbrella handle?”

Li Chang’an frowned, carefully searching his storage bag.

According to the jade slip, the material used to forge the umbrella handle was extremely rare, a rare spiritual metal called “Immortal Tear Thunder Gold.”

This spiritual metal hadn’t appeared in the cultivation world for tens of thousands of years, practically extinct.

Li Chang’an wasn’t confident he could find another piece of Immortal Tear Thunder Gold.

A short while later,

he discovered a trading contract.

The contents of the contract resolved his doubts.

“No wonder there was no umbrella handle; it turns out the old Vermilion Bird sold it!”

the contract revealed.

The old Vermilion Bird had made a deal with Cang Hong,

exchanging the umbrella handle for a treasure that would help his Vermilion Bird spirit body further awaken.

“It seems the old Vermilion Bird never intended to leave the Heavenly Thunder Umbrella to his descendants; he only wanted to maximize its benefits.”

After reading the contract,

Li Chang’an felt a headache coming on.

The umbrella handle had likely been forged by Cang Hong into another treasure.

Cang Hong already had a grudge against him and would most likely not trade with him, perhaps even demanding he hand over the remaining parts of the Heavenly Thunder Umbrella.

In Cang Hong’s eyes, none of the old Vermilion Bird’s belongings belonged to Li Chang’an.

“This matter is a bit troublesome. We can only restore the umbrella canopy first, and then consider the handle.”

Even a single umbrella canopy can resist heavenly lightning.

Although not as effective as a complete Heavenly Lightning Umbrella, it’s far better than the Lightning Transformation Pearl or the Lightning Swallowing Bowl.

“The umbrella canopy is not bad either; it wasn’t a wasted trip.”

Li Chang’an quietly took the umbrella canopy and the refining method, continuing to examine the remaining treasures.

A moment later,

he discovered a special token.

This token was only the size of a palm, dark red in color, seemingly carved from some kind of spirit wood, with a Vermilion Bird pattern engraved on its surface.

“This should be the Vermilion Bird Token that controls the Four Spirits Array.”

Li Chang’an had seen the Old Turtle’s Black Tortoise Token before.

The two tokens were similar, only the engraved patterns differed.

He didn’t take the Vermilion Bird Token, tossing it back into the corner of his storage bag, and examined the remaining items.

Although the remaining treasures were of high quality, they were basically useless to him.

Only one pearl was an exception.

This pearl was the size of a fist, pure white like jade, its quality indiscernible, seemingly just an ordinary object.

But the moment Li Chang’an’s divine sense touched it, he felt a lightness throughout his body, as if he were about to transform into a gentle breeze.

“It’s actually the Flying Goose Pearl!”

He was overjoyed.

This treasure was extremely rare.

If carried with him, it could increase his escape speed.

Li Chang’an’s escape technique was not outstanding among the many Nascent Soul cultivators, only considered average.

With this item, his escape technique would be among the top tier.

“It is said that this item can not only improve escape techniques, but also be effective for special physiques like the ‘Flying Goose Spirit Body,’ helping them to further awaken.”

Thinking of this,

Li Chang’an finally understood why Cang Hong had always prevented him from entering the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm.

Cang Hong was the Flying Goose Spirit Body!

He was famous for his escape techniques since his youth, far surpassing his peers.

“Cang Hong wanted to obtain this item, so he refused to let the other Nascent Soul cultivators try it.”

“If I were to exchange this item with Cang Hong, could I get the umbrella handle material?”

Li Chang’an pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

Given Cang Hong’s personality, he probably wouldn’t exchange it with him; he would only accuse him of stealing the Vermilion Bird Sect’s treasures and demand the return of all the treasures.

Besides, the Flying Goose Pearl was also useful to him personally, so there was no need to exchange it.

“Forget it, this matter can’t be rushed; I need to plan carefully.”

Li Chang’an quietly put away the Flying Goose Pearl.

Afterward, he collected the old Vermilion Bird’s remains, took its storage bag, and walked back.

He stepped out of the barrier, a smile on his face, and handed the remains and storage bag to Vermilion Bird True Monarch.

“Fellow Daoist Vermilion Bird, I have

fulfilled my mission!” “Fellow Daoist Lin’s abilities are remarkable; they have truly broadened my horizons!”

Vermilion Bird True Monarch received the two items, her heart filled with unease, because Li Chang’an had just walked so smoothly, as if he hadn’t been caught in an illusion at all.

Before this, she had only intended to try it out.

She didn’t have much confidence that Li Chang’an could retrieve the old Vermilion Bird’s relics.

However,

the problem that had troubled her for many years had been solved so easily!

The whole process was so smooth that it felt unbelievable to her.

She couldn’t help but ask, “Fellow Daoist Lin, do you possess some kind of treasure that can resist illusions?”

“No, perhaps it’s just good luck,”

Li Chang’an smiled. He wasn’t sure why he hadn’t been affected by the illusions much.

It might be because of his strange identity as the “Successor of the Azure Emperor.”

“Fellow Daoist Vermilion Bird,

” he said, “the illusions in this passage vary from person to person, perhaps not so much related to strength. If you had allowed outsiders to try it earlier, you might have already retrieved the relics of the previous Vermilion Bird.” “Fellow Daoist Lin is quite right,”

True Monarch Vermilion Bird said, a look of understanding on his face. They hadn’t allowed ordinary disciples to try it before.

However, since the relics had already been retrieved, there was no point in trying again.

She immediately opened the old Vermilion Bird’s storage bag and breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the Vermilion Bird Token.

“The Vermilion Bird Token was indeed in his storage bag!”

This Vermilion Bird Token was her only purpose.

As for the other treasures in the storage bag, she didn’t care much.

But Cang Hong was different.

He frowned and said, “Let me see this storage bag.”

“Alright.”

Vermilion Bird True Monarch took the Vermilion Bird Token and handed over the remaining treasures along with the storage bag.

Cang Hong took the storage bag and examined it carefully, his expression gradually turning grim.

He suddenly looked up, his gaze sharp, staring at Li Chang’an and asking, “Fellow Daoist Lin, did you take any treasure?”

“Of course not.”

Li Chang’an’s expression was calm, as if he had a clear conscience.

Cang Hong asked with a sullen face, “Really not?”

“Why would I lie to you?”

Li Chang’an’s tone was calm, without the slightest flaw.

“Fellow Daoist Cang Hong, I, Lin Fan, have reached this point because of my integrity; I have never lied to anyone.”

“Impossible! There’s clearly a treasure missing from Old Vermilion Bird’s storage pouch!”

Cang Hong gripped the pouch tightly, his thin fingers like claws, his aura growing increasingly dangerous.

Li Chang’an smiled, “Fellow Daoist Cang Hong, this is the storage pouch of the previous Vermilion Bird, not yours. How do you know a treasure is missing?”

“I…”

Cang Hong’s voice faltered.

He said nothing more, his expression growing increasingly grim.

Li Chang’an, too lazy to argue further, turned to discussing rewards with True Monarch Vermilion Bird.

He had greatly helped the Vermilion Bird Sect this time, so the sect should naturally reward him handsomely.

After some discussion,

True Monarch Vermilion Bird finally agreed to give him three treasures that would extend his lifespan by a combined hundred years.

These three treasures were ones Li Chang’an had never used before.

In addition,

he received three extra opportunities to enter the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm.

If he used these three opportunities well, he could thoroughly explore the entire Vermilion Bird Nest and perhaps obtain quite a few treasures.

“Next time I come, I’ll first go to the location of the Evergreen Cave and try to take the teleportation array with me,”

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

Not long after, he, Vermilion Bird, and Cang Hong left the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm.

He didn’t stay long at the Vermilion Bird Sect, quickly bidding farewell to the two and leaving.

Looking in the direction he disappeared, True Monarch Cang Hong’s eyes flickered uncertainly.

True Monarch Vermilion Bird noticed his unusual expression and immediately asked, “Cang Hong, why are you so sure a treasure is missing? What kind of treasure is it?”

“Just an ordinary treasure, nothing special,”

Cang Hong said in a low voice, not explaining anything.

He simply asked, “Vermilion Bird, besides the four of us and Lin Fan, have any other cultivators entered that area?”

“I don’t know, perhaps,”

True Monarch Vermilion Bird said, noting that many disciples entered the Vermilion Bird Nest for training every year.

Perhaps someone accidentally entered that area.

“Accidentally?”

True Monarch Cang Hong pondered.

“All disciples entering and leaving the secret realm will be interrogated by me. If they are lying, they cannot deceive me. There is only one exception; we still do not know what he obtained in the secret realm.”

His eyes were gloomy as he glanced in the direction of Changqing Mountain.

(End of Chapter)