Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 431

Chapter 431 Special Treasure, Slaying the Demon Lord (Seeking Subscriptions)

“Li Chang’an!”

Cang Hong’s face darkened.

He hadn’t expected Li Chang’an to be waiting for him here.

Li Chang’an, however, had clearly anticipated this, taking Zheng Qingqing away beforehand, leaving him empty-handed.

Li Chang’an said bluntly, “Senior Cang Hong, as a Nascent Soul True Monarch, isn’t it a bit excessive to use such unscrupulous means to deal with a Golden Core junior? Even demonic cultivators rarely use close relatives to threaten.”

Hearing this, Cang Hong’s face became even more unsightly.

As a Nascent Soul True Monarch, he shouldn’t have used such despicable methods.

Unable to answer this question, he simply put it aside and directly questioned Li Chang’an.

“Li Chang’an, what did you take from the secret realm back then?”

“Senior Cang Hong, I already answered you back then, it was just an ordinary material.”

“You disappeared halfway, where did you go?”

Cang Hong’s eyes sharpened, staring intently at Li Chang’an, a terrifying Nascent Soul pressure filling the entire secret chamber.

Li Chang’an calmly replied, “The reason I suddenly disappeared back then was because I accidentally fell into a trap. Fortunately, I had enough protective treasures to escape successfully.”

“If that’s the case, why didn’t you tell the truth then?”

“Naturally, it was to avoid worrying Fellow Daoists Mu Hongyu and Ning Mengwei, especially Fellow Daoist Ning, who still had trials to complete and needed to maintain a stable state of mind.”

“Lies!”

Cang Hong suddenly roared, his voice like thunder.

“Li Chang’an, give me the Flying Goose Pearl!”

“What Flying Goose Pearl?”

Li Chang’an feigned confusion.

“Senior Cang Hong, first you asked me for the Hundred-Bearded Bright Year Ginseng, and now you’re asking me for the Flying Goose Pearl, but I’ve never heard of either of these treasures before.”

“You really won’t give it to me?”

Cang Hong’s eyes grew increasingly cold, his entire body shrouded in killing intent.

He made no attempt to hide it: “Li Chang’an, if you’re willing to hand over the Flying Goose Pearl, I might spare your life.”

“No need for Senior to act, this junior will die on his own.”

Li Chang’an smiled, and then exploded on the spot.

Boom!

The entire puppet instantly exploded into dust, leaving not even a trace of its former self.

Cang Hong’s face darkened as he tried to stop it, but it was too late; he gained nothing.

“Under my pressure, this puppet actually self-destructed. It seems this kid has some skill. No wonder the three of them value him. However, he is ultimately just a Golden Core cultivator.”

In his eyes, even the most talented Golden Core cultivator was not much stronger than an ant.

Without reaching the Nascent Soul stage, one had no right to speak to him as an equal.

That was why,

although he also suspected Lin Fan, he didn’t attack Lin Fan at all, but instead focused on bullying Li Chang’an.

Originally, he planned to take Zheng Qingqing and Xu Fugui away, but after failing at the first location, he didn’t consider going to the other dozen or so.

Since Li Chang’an could take Zheng Qingqing away, he could naturally take the others as well.

“This kid refuses to leave the Zixia Sect, and he’s even taken his close associates there. I can only make my move from within the Zixia Sect…”

…

Meanwhile.

Deep within the Black Dragon Mountains, at the ruins of the Xuanqi Sect,

Li Chang’an stood quietly in his cave, lost in thought.

“That old codger Cang Hong probably won’t go looking for anyone else. Next,

I need to be wary of the Zixia Sect’s internal affairs.” “Zi Xi and the other two are all biased towards me; they won’t be swayed by Cang Hong.

” “Liang Xuan has never interfered in the affairs of the righteous path; he shouldn’t be swayed either. Even if he really wants to make a move, I can use this identity to stop him.”

Apart from these four Nascent Soul True Monarchs

, the other cultivators in the Zixia Sect posed no threat to Li Chang’an.

After some contemplation

, he used his divination treasure to calculate the fortunes of himself and many of his close associates.

“Not bad, mostly neutral, nothing unexpected.”

“Huh, why is Xu Changqing’s divination so good? It seems he has another great opportunity.”

Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised.

Among the many juniors, Xu Changqing had the deepest fortune.

“Could this kid have actually managed to bask in some of my good fortune?”

Many juniors deliberately tried to emulate Li Chang’an’s name, hoping to gain some of his luck, but almost none of them succeeded.

Only Xu Changqing was an exception.

Xu Fugui was incredibly shameless, directly using Li Chang’an’s Daoist temple name to name the kid.

“Fine, I obtained the divination inheritance from this kid, so it’s alright for him to bask in some of my good fortune.”

Li Chang’an had a good attitude.

This junior, Xu Changqing, was quite capable; if the opportunity he obtained was too great, he would probably share it with his elder.

He collected his thoughts, put away his many divination treasures, and continued to ponder the matter of the Ferry of Life.

Based on the current situation, he speculated that

the Ferry of Life could indeed help cultivators avoid a great calamity; otherwise, the cave owner who left this jade slip wouldn’t be alive now.

However

, once on board, it was unlikely that one could disembark.

“A great calamity is hard to avoid; to avoid it, one must pay a price.”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

The Ferry of Life also had a price: it required possessing a cultivator from a later generation.

Whether it’s Liang Xuan or Yan Ruxuan, their current bodies are not from their ancient times, but rather those of later generations they have possessed.

This kind of possession involves too many uncertainties.

They cannot actively choose who to possess; they can only passively wait for the later cultivator to lie in the coffin.

If the cultivator lying in the coffin is only a low-grade spiritual root, or even a cultivator with inferior spiritual roots, their start in this life will be extremely difficult. It will be very

hard to cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm.

“I wonder if there’s a perfect way to avoid calamity in this world. I need to pay more attention to this kind of news in the future. If another great calamity occurs, I must try my best to avoid it.”

Li Chang’an put away the jade slip and continued to explore other caves.

In the following half-quarter,

he opened more than ten caves in succession, but still did not obtain the fourth-tier mid-grade inheritance shown in the divination.

His highest-grade weapon crafting ability was still only the lower fourth rank.

However, he obtained a considerable amount of fourth-rank weapon crafting materials and insights, making his gains quite good.

A moment later,

he entered another cave dwelling.

Inside, on a jade table, lay a jade slip and a storage bag.

Li Chang’an manipulated his puppet to pick up the jade slip, probing it with his divine sense, and immediately smiled.

“Finally found it!”

This jade slip contained the fourth-rank mid-grade weapon crafting inheritance he had been searching for!

He slowly sat down and browsed its contents.

Soon, he discovered that

this jade slip contained not only weapon crafting inheritance but also methods for crafting various special treasures.

These included “body-refining treasures,” “divine sense treasures,” and “faith treasures.” These treasures differed from magic weapons powered by mana, and their crafting methods were all very unique.

“Physical strength originates from blood and qi. Body-refining treasures can be driven by blood and qi. Their rank is consistent with that of mana treasures, also divided into first, second, and third ranks…”

Li Chang’an concentrated intently, reading very carefully.

The records in this jade slip opened another door for him in the path of weapon crafting.

He had never obtained any body-refining treasures before, and his fighting style in body-refining was simple: pure fist-pounding.

He had obtained divine sense treasures before.

In his sea of consciousness, there was a near-fourth-tier Divine Suppression Pearl.

However,

as his strength increased, the grade of this pearl was no longer sufficient.

The jade slip recorded several higher-grade divine sense treasures, the highest reaching the middle grade of the fourth tier.

“If I have enough materials, I will refine a higher-grade divine sense treasure to prevent enemies from using divine sense techniques to ambush me.”

The battle with True Monarch Tengshe was still fresh in Li Chang’an’s memory.

True Monarch Tengshe’s divine sense attack techniques, even weakened by the Divine Suppression Pearl, still had a significant impact on him.

He naturally wanted to obtain a divine sense treasure better than the Divine Suppression Pearl.

However,

the refining materials recorded in the jade slip were all extremely rare.

He had never even heard of most of them, and they were probably long extinct in the cultivation world.

“Enough, don’t force it, take it slow.”

Li Chang’an remained calm as he looked at the methods for crafting faith treasures.

According to the descriptions,

some faith treasures could gather the power of faith, while others could directly command it.

The Crown of Ten Thousand People that Li Chang’an possessed belonged to the former.

“The materials for crafting faith treasures are also rare; I’ve never even heard of most of them. Fortunately, I already have the Crown of Ten Thousand People, so there’s no need to craft a new one.”

He focused intently, gradually reading to the end.

Following the methods for crafting these special treasures were a few words left by the cave’s owner.

“We regard mortals as ants, but what are we compared to ants before the great calamity? The great calamity has arrived, and we are all caught in it, unable to escape our fate!”

“My master told me that if we can overcome this calamity, the sect will change its rules and stop indiscriminately killing mortals.”

“Unfortunately, it’s too late.”

“To future generations, I will face the calamity…”

These few words carried both regret and sorrow.

Li Chang’an seemed lost in thought.

If they survive the calamity, will the nine immortal sects truly change their rules?

“I’m afraid it won’t be that easy.”

He shook his head slightly, put down the jade slip, and picked up his storage bag to check.

In this person’s storage bag, there were no talismans, pills, or spiritual herbs needed for combat; presumably, he had taken them all to prepare for the great calamity.

There were only a few refining materials.

Among them were several materials that were no longer seen in the current cultivation world.

“There’s actually a ‘Ten Thousand Heart Stone’!”

Li Chang’an took out a fist-sized bright yellow gemstone.

This was not an ordinary refining material, but one needed to forge a treasure of faith.

According to the description in the jade slip, even in the era of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, this material was extremely rare, and ordinary cultivators could not obtain it at all.

Li Chang’an grasped it.

Instantly,

countless faint prayers rang in his ears.

It was as if thousands upon thousands of people were kneeling before him, men and women, young and old, regarding him as a supreme deity.

“It is said that this item is materialized faith power; it seems the legend has some truth to it.”

“Perhaps I can use this to exchange for treasures with the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty.”

Li Chang’an thought of the Great Qi.

In the current cultivation world, the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty is the only Nascent Soul power that can utilize the power of faith, so they should be interested in such a treasure.

He carefully put away the Myriad Heart Stone and continued to examine the remaining treasures.

A moment later,

his eyes lit up, and he took out more than ten giant stones.

Each of these giant stones was several meters tall, and each stone displayed a different scene.

They were all recording stones!

The scenes in the stones were all scenes of senior members of the Xuanqi Sect explaining the art of weapon crafting.

Li Chang’an entered one of the stones, and an old man with white hair and beard appeared before him, sitting cross-legged opposite him, explaining his insights into fourth-order weapon crafting.

This lecture lasted for two full hours!

It included a large number of special weapon crafting techniques, from which Li Chang’an gained a great deal.

Various insights kept floating in his mind. Although he didn’t quite reach the level of enlightenment, it at least saved him several months of detours.

“This senior’s weapon crafting skills far surpass mine. I’m afraid he has already reached the upper-grade of the fourth order, or even the near-fifth order.”

Li Chang’an sat cross-legged on the spot, pondering for a long time.

About half an hour later,

he slowly rose and entered another recording stone.

He quickly realized that the senior in this recording stone possessed even greater skill than the one in the previous stone; just a few words from him had deeply moved him.

He immediately withdrew from the recording stone, refusing to listen to the explanations.

“To fully absorb the explanations left by these dozen or so seniors, it would probably take several years. I’ll slowly comprehend them after I return.”

He waved his hand, putting away the recording stone.

Aside from these recording stones, the remaining treasures in his storage bag were nothing particularly special.

Li Chang’an quickly finished inventorying them.

Thus,

his purpose for this trip had been perfectly achieved.

“Let’s go check out other places.”

Li Chang’an left the cave and headed towards the remaining part of this core area.

Several hours passed in the blink of an eye.

He had basically explored the entire core area protected by the great formation.

He arrived at the edge of the formation and questioned the formation spirit.

“Senior, there are no more Xuanqi Sect disciples here. Would you be willing to leave with me?”

“No, my mission in life was to protect this place.”

The spirit calmly declined his invitation.

After that,

Li Chang’an spoke with him for a while but didn’t get much useful information.

After that great calamity, the spirit had been guarding this place, knowing nothing about the outside world, and didn’t know whether the Xuanqi Sect had ultimately survived the calamity.

This place was just a branch sect, and most of its disciples had perished in the calamity.

After a while,

Li Chang’an took out his communication jade pendant and inquired about Liang Xuan and Yan Ruxuan’s situation.

Liang Xuan told him, “Fellow Daoist Li, we just found a secluded coffin, but next to it is a fourth-tier early-stage demon lord, the ‘Sand Rat,’ which is skilled in earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape through the ground).”

According to him,

the Sand Rat had already taken the secluded coffin as its own treasure and refused to let Liang Xuan and Yan Ruxuan take it.

Left with no other choice, the two had to take action.

The Sand Rat was incredibly powerful in combat and possessed exceptional escape skills. It fought the two men but only slightly lost ground. Seeing the situation was

unfavorable, it fled with the Hidden World Coffin. Liang Xuan sighed, “This demon’s escape skills are truly remarkable. My senior sister and I have tried our best, but we can’t catch up with it; in fact, we’re getting further and further away.” “

Fellow Daoist Liang, tell me your location.”

“Alright.”

Liang Xuan informed him that they had left the rift and were heading deeper into the Black Dragon Mountains.

Li Chang’an immediately used the Flying Goose Pearl, unleashing his full escape technique.

Before long,

he caught up with Liang Xuan, who was escaping underground.

Upon seeing him, Liang Xuan was filled with surprise.

“Fellow Daoist Li, you truly deserve to be a disciple of a superior sect; you’ve learned such astonishing escape techniques.”

“Just some life-saving tricks, nothing to mention,”

Li Chang’an smiled humbly.

He asked, “Fellow Daoist Liang, where is Fellow Daoist Yan?”

“Senior Sister is ahead of me. Her Nascent Soul foundation is stronger than mine; she hasn’t been left too far behind by the Sand Rats.”

“Alright, I’ll go check.”

Li Chang’an activated the Flying Goose Pearl and vanished from Liang Xuan’s perception in the blink of an eye.

A dozen breaths later, he caught up with Yan Ruxuan.

Yan Ruxuan was also astonished by his astonishing speed.

She had previously investigated Li Chang’an, only knowing that he was proficient in swordsmanship, array formations, and talismans, and could defeat a True Nascent Soul cultivator with only a Pseudo-Nascent Soul cultivation. She had never heard of Li Chang’an’s exceptional speed.

Now, seeing it for herself, she

realized that in terms of pure speed, most mid-Nascent Soul cultivators couldn’t match him.

“Fellow Daoist Li, you are truly a hidden master; I’m afraid you still have many skills to hide.”

Yan Ruxuan smiled, her tone gentle, a stark contrast to her initial impression.

Li Chang’an laughed, “The cultivation world is treacherous. If I didn’t hide some skills, I’d probably have died at the hands of my enemies long ago.”

“Fellow Daoist Li is absolutely right!”

As she spoke,

Yan Ruxuan handed Li Chang’an the aura of the sand rat she had previously captured, making it easier for him to track it.

“Fellow Daoist Li, that sand rat is quite ferocious; one person can’t handle it alone. You only need to intercept it for a moment, and once Junior Brother Liang and I arrive, the three of us will deal with it together.”

“Alright!”

Li Chang’an withdrew the aura and activated the Flying Goose Pearl to give chase.

Not long after,

a yellowish-brown demonic beast appeared in his perception.

With a thought, he raised his hand and unleashed a sword aura.

The sand rat immediately sensed it and blocked it with an earth-elemental demonic technique.

Its expression was fierce; it turned and glared menacingly at Li Chang’an, shouting viciously, “Human cultivator, retreat immediately, or don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

Li Chang’an remained silent, simply unleashing another sword aura.

The sand rat blocked it again.

It had already realized that Li Chang’an’s escape speed was faster than its own; if it didn’t deal with Li Chang’an, it would definitely be entangled.

“Human cultivator, are you truly not going to retreat?”

His tone grew increasingly ferocious, threatening Li Chang’an with a sharp shout.

But the only response he received was a sword aura.

The Sand Rat immediately roared, “Fine! Fine! Fine! Human cultivator, since you insist on courting death, I will grant your wish!”

He paused, ceasing his escape, and instead unleashed his demonic arts.

In an instant, the entire earth seemed to come alive, and terrifying power surged towards Li Chang’an from all directions.

For an earth-elemental demon beast like him, the earth itself was his domain.

Li Chang’an remained unmoved, using a talisman array to protect himself, temporarily blocking the demonic power attacking from all sides.

He quietly released his Fiend Soul, instructing it, “Soul Capture.”

“Alright!”

The Fiend Soul immediately pointed at the Sand Rat.

The Sand Rat trembled, a look of bewilderment appearing on its face, standing motionless.

Taking advantage of this opportunity,

Li Chang’an unleashed multiple talisman arrays, firmly locking it in place.

Then, a dazzling azure-gold sword array flew out, instantly reaching the Sand Rats.

Only then did the Sand Rats break free from the Soul-Sealing effect.

“Not good!”

He exclaimed in horror, trying to block the sword array, but he was already immobilized by the array.

Boom!

The Sand Rats trembled violently, letting out a miserable howl as a gaping, bloody hole was punched into his body.

Li Chang’an gave him no chance to catch his breath, raising his hand to unleash several more sword arrays, shattering him on the spot.

The next instant, a terrified demonic infant appeared.

Demonic infants are similar to the nascent souls of human cultivators, representing the essence of one’s cultivation; if they can escape, they have a chance to make a comeback.

But Li Chang’an naturally wouldn’t give him a chance to escape.

“Collect!”

With a thought, the Three Treasures of Infant Extermination flew out, instantly suppressing the Sand Rats’ demonic infant.

(End of Chapter)