Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 429

Chapter 429 Reunited with Huang He, Recalling the Past (Seeking Subscriptions)

“Nothing different?”

Liang Xuan paused for a moment, then quickly realized.

His eyes shifted as he scrutinized Li Chang’an again, asking in a slightly hesitant tone,

“Fellow Daoist Lin, are you also a resurrected person?”

“That’s right!”

Li Chang’an admitted with a smile.

“I am Li Tai’an, an inner disciple of the Xuanqi Sect!”

“So Fellow Daoist Lin is a cultivator from an upper sect.”

Liang Xuan’s sect, the Hundred Weapons Sect, was an affiliated sect of the Xuanqi Sect.

In ancient times, cultivators of the Hundred Weapons Sect would address anyone from the Xuanqi Sect as “Upper Sect.”

Li Chang’an smiled and said, “The ancient times are gone, and time cannot be reversed. Now we are all on the same path, so you can address me as Fellow Daoist.”

“Alright, Fellow Daoist Lin… Li.”

Liang Xuan immediately changed his form of address.

He looked enlightened and said to Li Chang’an, “Fellow Daoist Li, no wonder you were previously unknown, yet suddenly became a Nascent Soul cultivator.”

Many people had doubts about Li Chang’an’s apparent Nascent Soul.

Why had he never had any fame before?

Those who can form a Nascent Soul are all exceptionally talented, most of whom are already somewhat famous during their Qi Refining stage. Li Chang’an, however, with his identity as Lin Fan, appeared suddenly.

Now, everything makes sense.

However,

Liang Xuan had another question.

“Fellow Daoist Li, since you were chosen as the one to avoid the tribulation, why didn’t you receive the Xuanqi Sect’s weapon-refining inheritance?”

Li Chang’an had asked him this question earlier.

Now it was his turn to ask Li Chang’an in return.

Hearing this, Li Chang’an sighed and recounted the events of the past to Liang Xuan.

“Fellow Daoist Liang, you may not know, but like you, I wasn’t initially chosen to avoid the tribulation…”

He spoke calmly and slowly.

These experiences weren’t fabricated; they were his true experiences from his second life in ancient times, without any falsehood.

After hearing him finish,

Liang Xuan’s doubts gradually dissipated.

“So, Fellow Daoist Li also obtained the Hidden World Coffin by chance.”

“Yes, I was constantly being hunted down back then and didn’t have time to receive any inheritance. The senior who gave me the Hidden World Coffin also didn’t have any inheritance.”

Li Chang’an’s face showed a look of reminiscence, and he sighed deeply.

Liang Xuan also sighed, “The great calamity broke out too quickly, and we didn’t have time to prepare.”

Facing Li Chang’an, who was also an ancient cultivator, he lowered his guard and told Li Chang’an in detail about the other ancient cultivators.

“Fellow Daoist Li, the sect I joined is called ‘Ancient Cultivation Sect.’ As the name suggests, everyone in the sect is from ancient times.”

“There are cultivators from the nine great immortal sects of that time, as well as cultivators from the affiliated sects and families of the nine great immortal sects.”

“There aren’t many Nascent Soul cultivators, only a dozen or so…”

This sect was hidden in the shadows, unknown to outsiders, and its members rarely came into contact with contemporary cultivators.

The reason they were so low-key was because they were afraid that contemporary cultivators would covet it.

The forces of this era, whether righteous or demonic, possess deep foundations, far exceeding their current strength.

These ancient cultivators, however, are like rootless duckweed.

After listening to him,

Li Chang’an asked, “Fellow Daoist Liang, I’ve heard that many ancient cultivators have joined various demonic sects. Have you had any dealings with them?”

“No.”

“Why is that?”

“Differences in ideology.”

Liang Xuan explained that almost all members of the ancient cultivation sects cultivate in the two righteous kingdoms.

This is because their ideology differs from that of many ancient cultivators on the demonic side.

This ideological divergence existed as early as ancient times.

Back then,

the nine immortal sects viewed all living beings as beasts, and mortals as resources, readily slaughtering countless people, similar to the demonic sects of today.

However, not all members of the immortal sects agreed with this approach.

Liang Xuan disagreed.

And not just him.

The entire ancient cultivation sect did not accept this cultivation philosophy.

“Before the Great Calamity erupted, the internal divisions within each sect were already quite evident. Even Nascent Soul Heavenly Monarchs opposed this ideology, the most famous being Senior Luo Kun of the Myriad Array Sect.”

Speaking of Luo Kun, a look of reverence and remembrance appeared on Liang Xuan’s face.

Li Chang’an’s expression remained unchanged, but a strange feeling crept into his heart.

He had always suspected that Luo Kun was the reincarnation of Luo Kun, but he lacked direct evidence, simply because reincarnation was too difficult to comprehend.

Just then, Liang Xuan suddenly asked him,

“Fellow Daoist Li, I’ve heard that you’ve always acted fairly, treating even Golden Core cultivators, Foundation Establishment cultivators, and Qi Refining cultivators as equals, never resorting to force. I suppose you don’t agree with the ideology of those days.”

“Indeed, that’s right.”

Li Chang’an didn’t deny it, using this as an opportunity to build rapport.

He asked Liang Xuan, “Fellow Daoist Liang, the war between righteous and demonic forces is escalating. Have you considered helping the righteous path?”

“The demonic path is powerful; the righteous path has little chance of winning,”

Liang Xuan stated their thoughts.

Although their ideologies differed from those of the ancient demonic cultivators, they were not entirely hostile.

If the righteous path lost, they could simply coexist with the demonic cultivators, just as they had done in the past, and peacefully pass through this life.

Therefore, they did not intend to help the righteous path; they

would simply observe from the sidelines.

Regardless of which side ultimately prevailed, it wouldn’t have a significant impact on them.

This idea

coincided with Li Chang’an’s.

“It seems that besides the black market, this ancient cultivation sect could also be my fallback plan.”

Thinking of this, he inquired about the black market.

“Fellow Daoist Liang, is there any connection between you and the black market?”

“No.”

Liang Xuan explained that the black market had invited him to join, but he had declined.

Many other members of the ancient cultivation sect had also received invitations from the black market.

They were equally unclear about the specific purpose of the black market and how many Nascent Soul cultivators were behind it.

After some conversation,

Li Chang’an basically understood the mindset and situation of the many cultivators in the Ancient Cultivation Sect.

Finally,

the two returned to the matter of weapon crafting.

“Fellow Daoist Li, since you are also an ancient cultivator and an inner disciple of the Profound Weapon Sect, this matter is simple. Those few fourth-tier mid-grade weapon crafters in the Ancient Cultivation Sect are also from the Profound Weapon Sect.”

Liang Xuan indicated that he could act as an intermediary for Li Chang’an and introduce him to those people.

In addition,

he also knew of a ruin that might possess a high-level weapon crafting inheritance.

Hearing this, Li Chang’an’s heart stirred slightly.

If he could obtain a higher-level weapon crafting inheritance, he wouldn’t need to ask outsiders for help and could repair the Heavenly Thunder Umbrella’s canopy himself.

Thinking of this, he immediately asked, “Fellow Daoist Liang, where is that ruin?”

“Deep in the Black Dragon Mountains. I intend to explore it in three days. Fellow Daoist Li, would you be willing to go with me?”

“That’s exactly what I’m thinking!”

Li Chang’an readily agreed.

“If I can’t find a higher-level inheritance, it’s not too late to ask for help. “

Just then,

he suddenly sensed something and looked up at the sky.

“Someone is trying to predict my fate again.”

Li Chang’an’s expression remained unchanged as he quietly deduced who was targeting him.

Soon, he deduced that the person secretly targeting him was from the Vermilion Bird Sect.

Because he was still talking with Liang Xuan, he couldn’t conveniently use various divination treasures and therefore couldn’t determine the specific person.

“It should be someone that old bastard Cang Hong hired.”

As a major Nascent Soul sect, the Vermilion Bird Sect naturally had fourth-level divination masters.

However, that person’s divination skills were inferior to Li Chang’an’s, only reaching the lower fourth level; otherwise, Li Chang’an wouldn’t have been able to easily calculate his location.

“I have divination symbols protecting me, and my skills are higher than that person’s. Even if he exhausts all his lifespan, he still won’t be able to predict my situation and will have to give up.”

Just as Li Chang’an had predicted.

Not long after,

the feeling of being predicted disappeared.

“That old bastard Cang Hong is very eager for the Flying Goose Pearl; he’ll probably continue to use other methods. I’m afraid he’ll stop at nothing…”

Thinking this…   Suddenly,

Li Chang’an felt a premonition, and images of some friends inexplicably surfaced in his mind.

A chill ran through him, and he continued to use divination to predict the fate of his close associates.

“Let’s see what Qingqing’s future holds,”

he thought, his first thought being Zheng Qingqing. A moment later, a blood-red scene appeared before his eyes.   Zheng Qingqing was facing a bloody calamity!   Li Chang’an remained unmoved, continuing his divination, but the result remained unchanged: a calamity.   According to the divination,   Zheng Qingqing would have a difficult time surviving this calamity and was highly likely to perish.   Furthermore, the divination indicated that this blood-red calamity was closely related to Li Chang’an.   ”Qingqing is suffering because of me. Even if the one who caused it wasn’t Cang Hong, it’s still one of my enemies. I can’t let her remain in the Zheng family territory any longer.”   Thinking this, Li Chang’an immediately found an excuse to bid farewell to Liang Xuan.   He left the Zixia Sect, using the Flying Goose Pearl to unleash his full potential in his escape techniques, and sped towards the Zheng family territory.   Along the way, he continuously used divination to predict the fate of his other close associates.   ”Qingxue is also facing a calamity.”   ”Fugui, Da Niu, Qiu Yan, and the others are all facing near-death experiences, and all of them are related to me!”   ”Ye Hao is still unpredictable; this guy has been acting mysteriously lately, I wonder what he’s secretly up to…”   After some deduction,   Li Chang’an discovered that, apart from Ye Hao, everyone else was facing impending doom.   Clearly, the enemy in the shadows intended to use these close associates against him.

Fortunately, he had a premonition and sensed it in advance.

He immediately used his communication treasures and clones left in various locations to notify these people, asking them to leave their current locations temporarily.

With the help of the Flying Goose Pearl, his escape speed had reached a level that ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators could hardly achieve.

Just two hours later, he approached the Zheng family’s territory!

At this moment,

Zheng Qingqing had already left the family’s territory and was hiding in a large lake.

Li Chang’an entered the depths of the lake to meet her.

Zheng Qingqing softly asked, “Chang’an, do you know who the enemy is?”

“It should be that old bastard Cang Hong. You go into my spirit beast pouch first, and I’ll take you to the Purple Cloud Sect.”

“Okay!”

Zheng Qingqing trusted Li Chang’an as always and flew directly into the spirit beast pouch without the slightest hesitation.

As for the Zheng family’s territory and countless Zheng family members, she did not care about them and had no regrets.

As the ancestor of the Zheng family, as long as she was alive, the Zheng family could be rebuilt at any time.

After that,

Li Chang’an left a puppet in the Zheng family’s territory and upgraded the territory’s formation to a near-fourth-tier level.

After finishing this task, he went elsewhere, taking Mo Qingxue, Xu Fugui, Chu Daniu, and others with him. He

even took the dragon-ox playing the zither on Changqing Mountain, putting it all into his spirit beast pouch.

Only Ye Hao was an exception.

“Ye Hao has disappeared again?”

Li Chang’an arrived at the gate of the Extinction Crane Alliance and met with True Person Black Crow, learning of this.

True Person Black Crow nodded: “Ye Hao disappears for periods of time from time to time; no one knows what he’s doing.”

“Did he leave any special means of contact?”

Li Chang’an had previously tried to contact Ye Hao using the communication jade pendant, but received no response.

True Person Black Crow replied: “No, no one in the entire Extinction Crane Alliance can contact him; we can only wait for him to return.”

“Is there anything special about him?”

“I don’t know, but…”

True Person Black Crow pondered for a moment.

After a short while…

He told Li Chang’an, “Ye Hao seems to have encountered an enemy. When he returned last time, his aura was very unstable, and he was severely injured.”

“An enemy? Besides True Person Huanghe, what other enemies does the Extinction Crane Alliance have? Demonic cultivators?”

“No, it shouldn’t be demonic cultivators. As for True Person Huanghe, he no longer deserves the title of ‘enemy.’ He was defeated by Ye Hao many years ago.”

True Person Black Crow recounted the Extinction Crane Alliance’s situation over the years to Li Chang’an.

Ye Hao’s apparent cultivation level was only mid-Golden Core, but his ability to easily defeat True Person Huanghe indicated that he possessed at least peak Golden Core strength.

Under his management, the Extinction Crane Alliance expanded rapidly, already boasting several Golden Core members.

Li Chang’an asked him, “Ye Hao hates Yellow Crane Immortal City to the bone. Since he defeated True Person Huanghe, why didn’t he kill him?”

“I don’t understand this either. True Person Huanghe seems to have given Ye Hao some kind of treasure, using that treasure to exchange for his life.”

True Person Black Crow briefly described the battle.

It was after that that

Ye Hao became mysterious, disappearing for periods of time from time to time.

“Looks like I’ll have to ask Huang He.”

Li Chang’an quickly left the Extinction Crane Alliance and headed towards Huang He Immortal City.

Not long after,

Huang He Immortal City came into view in the distance.

Seeing that familiar immortal city, Li Chang’an felt a pang of emotion.

The first time he came here, Huang He Immortal City was a colossus to him.

Not to mention Huang He Zhenren, even his disciples were beings Li Chang’an couldn’t afford to offend.

Even his grand-disciple Huang Feng had caused Li Chang’an considerable trouble.

Now, times had changed.

Everything was different.

He flew straight into Huang He Immortal City, making no attempt to conceal himself, directly entering the third-tier superior-grade grand formation of Huang He Mountain, landing on its summit in the blink of an eye.

“Who is it?”

Huang He Zhenren’s wary voice rang out.

Immediately afterward, the power of several third-tier superior-grade grand formations converged, transforming into a beam of spiritual light that descended from the sky, blasting towards Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an’s expression remained unchanged; he simply flicked his wrist.

“Crack!”

The beam of spiritual light, along with all the formations, shattered simultaneously, scattering the treasures that had set them up across the ground.

He stood calmly with his hands behind his back, gazing into the depths of the hall.

“Huang He, an old friend has come. Don’t you intend to come out and greet him?”

“So it’s you.”

Huang He Zhenren stepped out of the hall, looking at Li Chang’an, whose aura far surpassed his own, his feelings particularly complex.

Once upon a time, in his eyes, Li Chang’an was nothing more than an ant that could be crushed at will.

Now, that ant had grown into a dragon.

He himself, however, was old and frail, his cultivation reduced to the early Golden Core stage by Ye Hao, with no hope of ever reaching the Nascent Soul stage again.

Furthermore, one of his hands and one of his feet had been severed by Hei Ya Zhenren.

He and Hei Ya Zhenren had once been like brothers, yet he had ambushed Hei Ya Zhenren for a chance to form a Core Formation, and now he was in this state—it was only karma.

“Li Chang’an, what brings you here?”

“I want to know why Ye Hao didn’t kill you?”

“Because I gave him a message.”

“What message?”

“Message about his sister…”

Huang He Zhenren knew he was no match for Li Chang’an, and even if he concealed it, it would be useless, so he told him the truth.

After defeating him, Ye Hao intended to kill him.

However, he had met Ye Hao’s sister, Ye Shuang, and had a brief conversation with her.

He used the content of that conversation to exchange his life for Ye Hao’s.

“I see.”

Li Chang’an knew that Ye Hao had a sister named Ye Shuang.

Back then, when Ye Hao followed him on his journey to seek immortality, Ye Shuang was still young and had to stay with her parents.

Later, Ye Hao returned to the mortal realm and learned that his parents had passed away, and his sister had been taken away by a mysterious passerby.

Since then,

he had never seen his sister again.

Huang He had actually met her and even spoken with her.

According to him, Ye Shuang knew about the grudge between Ye Hao and him.

“Ye Shuang is very strong. She suppressed me with a single move. The reason she didn’t kill me was to let Ye Hao defeat me personally.”

“Suppressed me with a single move?”

“Yes, I was already close to the peak of the Golden Core stage at the time, but I couldn’t sense her aura at all. I suspected she was already a Nascent Soul True Monarch.”

Huang He Zhenren recounted his feelings at the time.

He himself was a prodigy, otherwise he wouldn’t have reached his current level, but in front of Ye Shuang, his proud talent seemed particularly laughable.

In that brief conversation, he learned that Ye Shuang’s spiritual root was of the Heavenly grade and that she possessed the Frost Spiritual Body. Heavenly spiritual root plus a spiritual body—this kind of talent already placed her at the pinnacle of the entire cultivation world.   Not to mention him.   Even Li Chang’an was surprised. With such talent, barring any unforeseen circumstances, she would almost certainly achieve

the Nascent Soul   stage, and might even have the potential to reach an even higher realm.   Master Huanghe continued, “She gave me a jade pendant and asked me to give it to Ye Hao. I did as she instructed.”   ”Do you know which faction she belongs to?”   Li Chang’an asked, somewhat puzzled.   A prodigy with such astonishing talent should have been famous long ago, not unknown.   Huanghe shook his head: “I don’t know. She didn’t tell me herself.”   ”Was there any message left in that jade pendant?”   ”I don’t know either.”   Huanghe indicated that he had told everything he knew.   After that,   Ye Hao never came to Huanghe Immortal City again.   ”Li Chang’an, what else do you want to know?”   ”Nothing.”   Li Chang’an’s expression was indifferent, and he casually waved his hand.   A loud “boom” was heard, and Master Huanghe instantly shattered.   ”Soul, come!”   He raised his hand and summoned his soul into the Soul Banner.   ”Huanghe, there are some things you should know.”   Inside the Soul Banner,   Master Huanghe looked astonished at the souls of Sima Rui, Chu Xiong, Huang Feng, and others.   All the mysteries of that year were revealed today.   ”So… you killed them all.”   Inside this soul banner were not only the souls of his disciples and grand-disciples, but also the soul of his enemy, the Five Poisons Hermit.   Furthermore, there were many familiar faces.   These souls   made him understand everything.   The chaos throughout the Southern Region in those years was inextricably linked to Li Chang’an.   Although the demonic path was behind it all, Li Chang’an was another mastermind, personally directing one grand drama after another.   … Outside the soul banner.   Li Chang’an met Pei Yingyao. Years had passed, and Pei Yingyao remained obsessed with the sword path. Her cultivation had reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and advancing to the late-stage wouldn’t be difficult; as for   the Nascent Soul   realm, that would require a fortuitous encounter.   She glanced at the mountain peak, understanding everything in her heart.   ”Fellow Daoist Li, my master…”   ”I killed him.”   (End of Chapter)