Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 435

Chapter 435 The Spirit of the Weapon Reveals the Truth, Innate Sword Heart (Seeking Subscriptions)

“This is a fragment of the Azure Wood Sword.”

The spirit raised its hand, and a palm-sized section of the sword appeared in its palm.

The sword seemed to be forged from some kind of spirit wood, its entire body a bluish-green color, the broken edge emitting a faint fragrance of grass and wood.

Apart from that,

there was nothing special about it.

If it were discarded by the roadside, probably very few people would notice it.

No one would imagine that this sword was the Azure Wood Sword that had accompanied Azure Wood Heavenly Lord throughout his life of battle.

“This sword was originally only of the first-tier mid-grade, and the material of the blade was just ordinary first-tier Azure Wood,”

the spirit explained.

Years ago, when Azure Wood Heavenly Lord first entered the world of cultivation, he was quite destitute, a rogue cultivator at the bottom of the market.

After breaking through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, he planned to buy a suitable magic weapon and saw this Azure Wood Sword at a weapon refiner’s stall.

However, he was short of money and couldn’t afford enough spirit stones.

Just as he was about to leave, the stall owner’s daughter called him back, smiling and offering to let him buy it on credit.

And so it was.

Because of this Green Wood Sword, Qingmu Tianjun met his Daoist partner.

If nothing unexpected had happened, the two would have, like many cultivators, established a family, multiplied, and spent their lives together amidst their busy lives.

But later, Qingmu Tianjun unexpectedly awakened his spiritual body.

His initial awakening was on par with geniuses with earth-rooted spiritual abilities, thus embarking on an extraordinary path.

His Daoist partner, however, possessed only inferior spiritual roots and, no matter how hard she tried, could not keep up with him, only able to watch him drift further and further away on the path of cultivation.

The spirit sighed: “He exhausted everything in the first half of his life, traversing the entire cultivation world, just to find a way to improve his spiritual roots. But when he finally found the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique, his Daoist partner had already passed away.” “

This Green Wood Sword became his most treasured possession, which he continuously upgraded.”

“And now, the Green Wood Sword shattered…”

He didn’t continue, but the meaning was clear.

Qingmu Tianjun had probably died in his final battle.

“He obtained a seed of the Gathering Spirit Flower, a spiritual flower that greatly aids in breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, but none of his disciples obtained the seed.”

The artifact spirit speculated that Qingmu Tianjun might have left behind a legacy before his final battle.

If one could obtain his legacy, the path from Nascent Soul to Nascent Soul would be much easier.

“In the entire cultivation world, perhaps only the sword spirit of this sword knows whether he left behind a legacy.”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an’s eyes flickered as he carefully examined the fragments of the Qingmu Sword.

“Senior, is the sword spirit of this sword still there?”

“Yes, it is, but very weak. It has been dormant for thirty thousand years and has not yet awakened.”

“How can I awaken it?”

“Nurture it with your Evergreen Magic Power for a long time; perhaps it can awaken it.”

The artifact spirit offered his method.

Li Chang’an’s Evergreen Magic Power, like Qingmu Tianjun’s, originated from the Ancient Evergreen Technique.

This Qingmu Sword was frequently nurtured by Qingmu Tianjun’s magic power.

However,

Li Chang’an’s cultivation was far inferior to Qingmu Tianjun’s.

Even if his magic was effective, it would take an extremely long time for the sword spirit to awaken.

The artifact spirit told him, “Your talent is excellent, your luck is superb, and your fortune is profound. You are also fortunate enough to cultivate the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique, making you far superior to those worthless juniors of the Great Qi. I intend to let you obtain the Azure Wood inheritance, but I cannot give you this Azure Wood sword fragment for the time being.”

“Senior, why is that?”

“I need to use this fragment to suppress that old monster.”

The artifact spirit pointed below the two of them, its meaning clear.

He was telling Li Chang’an.

That old monster was not only incredibly powerful but also extremely cunning.

Over the past thirty thousand years, he had seemingly remained inactive, but in reality, he had been secretly eroding the entire Azure Wood Divine Tower.

Although the Azure Wood Divine Tower was powerful, it was ultimately just a treasure. Without the Azure Wood Heavenly Lord as its master, it would be difficult to deal with a complete fifth-tier peak alien race.

“Qingmu left behind a ‘Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire Grand Array’ inside the tower to suppress that old monster. However, over the past 30,000 years, the old monster has unknowingly broken through most of the array.”

“Without the array’s support, I can only rely on the power of the Qingmu Sword fragments, but even that power is dwindling and won’t last long.”

“The last time you came to the Qingmu Divine Tower was precisely when that old monster stopped pretending and broke through the array…”

the spirit recounted.

At that time, Li Chang’an, for the sake of the Phoenix Blood Grass, participated in the Great Qi disciple training with Jiang Muyu.

During that training, many areas within the Qingmu Divine Tower underwent changes, different from those recorded by previous disciples.

Those changes

were actually caused by the old monster’s attempt to break free from the suppression.

His own aura overflowed, causing various areas within the Qingmu Divine Tower to become fraught with danger.

Fortunately,

Li Chang’an carried the Immortal Suppression Stele with him .

The spirit was caught off guard by the old monster at the time; without the stele’s assistance, the old monster would likely have already broken free.

“Qingmu searched the entire cultivation world but couldn’t find a single Immortal-Suppressing Stele, yet you obtained one. This shows your luck is far stronger than Qingmu’s.”

“I see.”

After the artifact spirit’s explanation, Li Chang’an understood the reason for what happened back then.

It was because he helped the artifact spirit

that the spirit bestowed that precious drop of essence blood upon him.

That drop of essence blood caused a tremendous change in Li Chang’an’s body refinement.

Even now, its power is still not exhausted, slowly enhancing Li Chang’an’s physique every moment, allowing his body refinement strength to far exceed his cultivation realm.

Li Chang’an had always wanted to know if there was any more essence blood, and today he finally had the opportunity to ask.

“Senior, do you know what kind of demonic beast that drop of essence blood belonged to?”

“I don’t know either.”

The artifact spirit shook its head.

“There was only one drop of that essence blood, which Qingmu obtained by accident. It might be the essence blood of some kind of divine beast from mythology. Qingmu asked me to leave it for outstanding descendants in future generations, but in the past 30,000 years, not a single descendant of the Great Qi Dynasty has been considered outstanding.”

The spirit’s words were filled with dissatisfaction towards the Great Qi.

He told Li Chang’an

that the reason Qingmu Tianjun gave the Faith Method to the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty was because he hoped that the Great Qi could use the power of faith to create a Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, the successive emperors of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty lacked the courage to expand their territory, only daring to defend their own corner of the land.

The Great Qi was also riddled with internal conflicts and infighting, and they didn’t focus on improving the power of faith.

This Faith Method not only failed to help the Great Qi achieve glory, but instead became a shackle, making the Great Qi lack the belief to fight for its goals.

“Li Chang’an, although you are an outsider, you are more suitable for that drop of essence blood and more suitable for the inheritance of Qingmu than the disciples of the Great Qi. After I suppress that old monster again, I will give you the fragments of the Qingmu Sword.”

“Senior, what should I do?”

“First, help me repair the formation, and then use the Immortal Suppression Stele and the Evergreen Magic Power to help me.”

The spirit explained his plan.

He wanted to repair the Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire Array, but most of the treasures used to set it up had already been shattered.

The treasures in the Great Qi Imperial Treasury could basically meet his needs, but two key items were still missing.

“Pure Yang Crimson Blood Stone and Profound Heaven Thunder Gold, these two treasures are indispensable. I have sensed the location of these two treasures. Go and retrieve them for me.”

As he spoke, the artifact spirit pointed a finger, sending a map into Li Chang’an’s sea of consciousness.

On this map, there were two obvious points of light, both within the territory of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty, precisely the locations of the Pure Yang Crimson Blood Stone and the Profound Heaven Thunder Gold.

Li Chang’an feigned curiosity and asked, “Senior, do you have the ability to find treasures?”

“Yes, I have the ability to find and gather treasures, not just to seal spiritual treasures. However, I am too weak now, so don’t expect me to help you find treasures. Suppressing that old monster is the priority.”

“Yes!”

Li Chang’an didn’t ask for too much; obtaining the fragments of the Azure Wood Sword would be good enough.

Asking for too much would inevitably provoke the artifact spirit’s displeasure.

The spirit continued, “Those two locations might be somewhat dangerous. I will have someone from the Great Qi accompany you to search for them. Is there anything else you’d like to know?”

“Yes, senior, do you know the origin of the Immortal Suppressing Stele?”

“I don’t know. This object is older than the Nine Great Immortal Sects and the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty. It might be a treasure from the ancient era of myriad races, or even from the time of myths and legends.”

The spirit briefly explained what it knew.

In short,

the four characters “The Immortal Path Will Perish” inscribed on the Immortal Suppressing Stele don’t necessarily refer to the current cultivation path in the cultivation world; they might have a higher meaning.

“The Immortal Suppressing Stele is of a very high grade. I cannot use its full power; I can only barely activate a small portion. The reason you cannot use it now is because your strength is not yet sufficient.”

The spirit bluntly stated that Li Chang’an’s cultivation was too low.

Once he reaches the Nascent Soul stage, he will be able to barely use it.

After hearing this, Li Chang’an inquired about the Ferry of Life and the Coffin of Abstinence.

The spirit also knew little about these two averting treasures, only that they existed as early as the ancient era of myriad races.

“I’m just a spirit born 30,000 years ago. My understanding of the cultivation world isn’t much greater than yours. What you don’t know, I probably don’t know either.”

After their conversation,

Li Chang’an hadn’t learned much useful information.

Finally, he asked about the “Ascension Platform” and “Ascension to the Immortal Realm.

” “Senior, I once heard a sigh, ‘There are no more immortals in the world.’ That sigh wasn’t just my imagination, was it?”

“No, Qingmu did indeed leave behind a sigh back then.”

The spirit recounted the events of that year.

After Qingmu Tianjun achieved the Nascent Soul stage, he did indeed search for the Ascension Platform, hoping to ascend to the legendary Immortal Realm.

However, he searched the entire cultivation world without success.

The spirit of the artifact speculated, “Perhaps he felt that the true Immortal Realm no longer existed, hence his sigh.”

As for the true meaning of those words, only Qingmu himself understood them back then; now, it’s impossible to know.

Upon hearing this, Li Chang’an cupped his hands, “Thank you for informing me, Senior.”

“It’s nothing. You can go out now. Find those two treasures, then come back and help me suppress the old monster.”

The spirit waved, sending Li Chang’an away.

Meanwhile,

outside the statue, many members of the Great Qi royal family were secretly conversing.

“Why did our ancestor call Li Chang’an aside for a private talk? Doesn’t he trust us?”

“That Li Chang’an is clearly unremarkable; his cultivation is inferior to mine, and his talent is far less. Why is he valued by our ancestor?”

“Alas, have we done something wrong that displeased our ancestor?”

“…”

Some of these royal family members’ speculations were close to the truth.

The spirit of the artifact was indeed very dissatisfied with them.

Just then,

a flash of light appeared.

Li Chang’an’s figure reappeared before everyone’s eyes.

Qi Jiuyang immediately asked, “Young friend Li, did our ancestor have any instructions?”

Before Li Chang’an could answer, the spirit’s voice rang out.

“Great Qi disciples, go to these two locations and retrieve the Pure Yang Crimson Blood Stone and the Profound Heaven Thunder Gold for me.”

With that, countless spiritual lights appeared, flying into everyone’s sea of consciousness and transforming into a map indicating the locations.

Seeing this map, all the members of the royal family breathed a sigh of relief.

“It seems our ancestor still trusts us.”

“This matter must be handled well; we cannot disappoint our ancestor!”

At the same time,

Li Chang’an transmitted his voice to the four Nascent Soul cultivators, telling them about suppressing the old monster.

Of course, he omitted information about the Azure Wood Sword, the Immortal Suppression Stele, and the Azure Wood Inheritance.

After hearing his explanation, the four men’s expressions became extremely solemn.

Qi Jiuyang immediately said, “There’s no time to lose; let’s set off immediately to retrieve those two treasures for our ancestor!”

“Alright!”

The four men, along with Li Chang’an and the rest of the Great Qi royal family, swiftly left the Azure Wood Divine Tower, boarded a fourth-tier flying boat, and headed straight for the first location.

Along the way, Qi Yunjin, Qi Yao, and the others approached Li Chang’an, wanting to know what had happened inside the Azure Wood Divine Tower.

Li Chang’an didn’t tell them the truth.

He simply said, “The time is not yet ripe. When the time comes, you will all know.”

Hearing this, the group exchanged glances, no longer asking questions, as they believed it was their ancestor’s will.

However, this only deepened their confusion: why had their ancestor chosen Li Chang’an to deliver the message?

They all tried to befriend Li Chang’an, wanting to see if he possessed any hidden abilities.

Li Chang’an was well aware of their thoughts but didn’t refuse their friendships.

Having more friends meant having more options.

During this time,

he met a cultivator with a special identity.

This person was Qi Chengye, the second prince of the Great Qi Dynasty. He possessed a special physique, a “Primordial Sword Heart,” making him the number one swordsman in the entire Great Qi.

Hearing about this physique, Li Chang’an instinctively thought of the Primordial Sword Bone.

Could there be any special connection between these two physiques?

He immediately asked, “Fellow Daoist Qi, how does your physique compare to other spiritual bodies?”

“It should be about the same as other spiritual bodies.”

“Do you have any strange dreams, like dreaming of a sword immortal?”

“A sword immortal?”

Qi Chengye was puzzled, shaking his head to indicate he had never had any strange dreams.

After some conversation,

Li Chang’an was basically certain that Qi Chengye was different from Ye Mengxian.

Before his mother gave birth to him, she hadn’t dreamed of an immortal entering her womb.

Furthermore, his temperament wasn’t much different from ordinary royal disciples, showing nothing special.

Ye Mengxian, before being captured by Li Chang’an, had a very strange temperament—cold and otherworldly, increasingly resembling the immortal in her dreams.

“It seems Qi Chengye is just a normal spiritual body, unrelated to immortals,”

Li Chang’an mused to himself.

At this moment,

the flying boat suddenly stopped.

They had arrived at the first location requested by the artifact spirit.

This place was located east of the Great Qi Imperial City, a desolate, continuous mountain range, showing no signs of any treasures.

Qi Jiuyang, holding the treasure-hunting object, surveyed the area and then shouted,

“Rise!”

He used his Nascent Soul power to uproot mountains tens of thousands of feet high and throw them far away.

He continued his attack. In

the blink of an eye

, a pit hundreds of thousands of feet deep appeared on the ground.

After a moment, he stopped attacking, withdrew his power, and looked at the bottom of the pit.

“Indeed, there are ruins!”

What appeared before everyone’s eyes was a vast underground palace.

This palace had been buried deep beneath the mountains for countless millennia, and now, having resurfaced, it exuded an aura of decay, even older than the Nine Great Immortal Sects.

However, its sense of antiquity paled in comparison to the ruins of the ancient era of myriad races.

“It’s a ruin from the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty.”

“This ruin seems to have never been discovered before; there should be many treasures inside.”

“I’m afraid someone is guarding it…”

The people on the flying boat discussed amongst themselves.

Most ruins are unguarded, allowing free exploration of their treasures.

However, some ruins are different. For example, the Dan Ding Sect ruins in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm are guarded by a Dan Ding Sect elder who has been turned into a puppet.

Qi Jiuyang piloted the flying boat and slowly descended, arriving at the entrance of the underground palace.

Above the entrance hung a plaque:

【Great Jin Academy of Calligraphy and Sword】 .

This plaque showed no magical fluctuations and seemed unremarkable, but everyone who saw it was momentarily stunned, and they could faintly hear the sounds of countless students reciting and practicing swordsmanship.

Qi Jiuyang initially intended to directly pilot the flying boat inside, but quickly frowned.

He said to the crowd, “Disembark, everyone. This plaque possesses a special power. If the flying boat forces its way in, it might cause unnecessary trouble. We’ll proceed on foot.”

“Yes!”

The numerous disciples of the Great Qi royal family responded and disembarked from the flying boat.

Li Chang’an also followed them, landing in front of the entrance to the underground palace.

Subsequently,

the four Nascent Soul cultivators led the way, with the others following behind, entering the massive underground palace one after another.

As soon as they entered, a sharp sword intent rushed towards them.

Beyond the entrance was a passage ten thousand feet long.

On both sides of the passage, countless swords of varying quality were randomly stuck in the ground.

Looking around, there were thousands upon thousands, countless in number, each sword containing a unique sword intent, making this place a true holy land for sword cultivators!

“So many sword intents.”

Li Chang’an concentrated intently, carefully sensing them.

These sword intents, some fierce and deadly, others concealing their sharpness, if carefully perceived, reveal glimpses of sword masters of varying personalities practicing their skills here.

In other words,

the passage they were traversing was actually a repository of countless sword traditions!

However, there were no specific techniques or spells, only unique sword intents left for future generations to comprehend.

“This place is suitable for Pei Yingyao. After this matter is resolved, I’ll tell her about this place and let her come and slowly comprehend it,”

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

Beside him, the Second Prince Qi Chengye also discovered these hidden traditions.

His face was filled with joy as he looked around, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Not long after,

the group arrived at the end of the passage.

Before the schoolhouse stood a puppet exuding an aura of decay.

He had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, but sensing the group’s presence, he slowly stood up, opened his eyes, and surveyed them.

“People of the future, why have you come?”

he asked slowly, his voice hoarse.

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful aura emanated from him, causing Qi Jiuyang and the other three Nascent Soul cultivators to slightly change color.

Peak Fourth Tier!

(End of Chapter)