Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 437

Chapter 437 The Ascension, the Complete Perfect Spell (Seeking Subscriptions)

Ascending to the Immortal Realm?

Li Chang’an pondered.

The ascension of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty remains a mystery.

Due to the scarcity of relevant records, later generations have no way of knowing whether the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty successfully ascended.

Back then, before that fifth-tier Great Jin flying boat, he had seen a powerful figure wearing the Great Jin imperial robes.

If that person was truly the last emperor of Great Jin, it meant that Great Jin’s ascension had failed.

The puppet before him was very likely to have seen that emperor.

Thinking of this,

Li Chang’an immediately asked, “Senior, did the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty truly ascend to the Immortal Realm?”

“That’s right!”

The puppet recounted the events of that year to Li Chang’an.

The last emperor of Great Jin was a man of great talent and ambition, possessing astonishing abilities. Not only was his cultivation extremely high, but he was also proficient in several immortal cultivation techniques.

After ascending the throne, he mobilized the power of the world to search the entire immortal cultivation world and found nine ascension platforms.

“Ascension platforms?”

Li Chang’an’s spirits lifted.

Legend has it that to ascend to the Immortal Realm, one must find an Ascension Platform and use its power to cross the two realms.

Yet, even the Azure Wood Celestial Lord thirty thousand years ago couldn’t find one.

It seems that none of the many Nascent Soul stage experts from the Nine Great Immortal Sects ever found an Ascension Platform.

If there had been one back then, the Nascent Soul Celestial Lords of the Nine Great Immortal Sects would have ascended one after another, instead of remaining in this realm.

Unexpectedly, the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty found a full nine!

“Senior, is it truly an Ascension Platform?”

“No mistake, I’ve personally experienced it.”

The puppet recounted his experience.

At that time, he stood on the Ascension Platform and faintly sensed the aura of another, more powerful world.

Just a wisp of aura made him feel completely comfortable, almost to the point of forgetting himself, as if he were about to ascend in broad daylight.

Unfortunately,

his cultivation was insufficient.

Legend says only Nascent Soul Celestial Lords are qualified to ascend, while he was only at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, one step short of Nascent Soul.

Recalling those days, the puppet felt a pang of regret.

“Later, the Emperor used nine ascension platforms to construct the ‘Nine Extremes Ascension Array,’ opening the path to immortality with the power of the array. He told us that everyone could ascend, even without the Nascent Soul stage.”

“I wanted to ascend with him, but my teacher and several senior brothers and sisters refused to let me enter the array, insisting I stay in this realm to guard the school.”

The puppet sighed, describing the grand scene to Li Chang’an.

Based on the nine ascension platforms and supplemented by countless precious treasures, the Nine Extremes Ascension Array, just as the Emperor of Great Jin had predicted, successfully opened the path to immortality.

A dazzling celestial light descended from the sky, piercing between the two realms, allowing countless people to feel the vast aura of the immortal realm.

The entire capital of Great Jin, along with countless cultivators and mortals within it, transformed into brilliant celestial light on the path to immortality, disappearing from this realm.

After that, the power of the Nine Extremes Ascension Array was exhausted, all the treasures shattered, and even the nine ascension platforms vanished into nothingness.

Before his ascension, the Great Jin Emperor had said that this was only the first step.

Once he established an Immortal Court in the Immortal Realm and possessed sufficient power,

he would break through the two realms, guide all the people of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, and even send the entire world into the Immortal Realm.

“I’ve been waiting for them to return.” “

It’s rumored that the Immortal Realm contains longevity substances, allowing even Qi Refining cultivators to live for hundreds of years.”

“With the Emperor and Master’s talent, as long as they enter the Immortal Realm and obtain sufficient lifespan, they will surely break through continuously and one day return to this realm…”

the puppet explained, explaining why he remained there.

With his Nascent Soul lifespan, he naturally couldn’t wait long, so he had to refine himself into a puppet.

Although this would cause him to lose the opportunity for reincarnation, he didn’t care.

When the Great Jin Emperor and Master returned, they would undoubtedly have become unimaginably powerful beings, perhaps easily solving his reincarnation problem.

After listening to him, Li Chang’an pondered for a moment.

“Back then, the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty’s ascension process seemed to have no problems,”

according to the puppet’s description.

The entire ascension process was flawless.

Furthermore, the other world must exist; even if it wasn’t the Immortal Realm, it was some more powerful one.

However,

Li Chang’an had a vague feeling that the ascension had failed.

“Senior, did Master and your senior brothers and sisters leave behind any soul lamps before their ascension?”

“Yes, the soul lamps all went out, but that’s normal,”

the puppet replied. Separated by two realms, all connections were severed, so the soul lamps going out was normal.

Li Chang’an then asked, “Senior, have you ever seen the true face of the last emperor?”

“Of course I have, and I’ve even heard him preach.”

“In that case, Senior, please look…”

Li Chang’an displayed a scene.

In the scene was the madman he had seen with Zi Xi and the others when they entered the ruins of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, before the fifth-tier flying boat.

“Senior, do you recognize this person?”

“He…”

The puppet suddenly froze, its gaze somewhat vacant.

He stared blankly at the madman in imperial robes, disbelief gradually forming on his face as he murmured under his breath,

“How could this be? The Emperor clearly went to the Immortal Realm, so why is he still in this realm? Does he possess the power to cross realms? But why is he in this state? Where have Master and the others gone…”

Hearing his murmur, Li Chang’an finally realized.

That powerful monster who could tear through the void with his bare body was the last Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty!

However,

he didn’t know what he had experienced.

From a brilliant and ambitious emperor, he had become a mentally unstable madman.

Li Chang’an glanced at the puppet, wanting to ask it more, but he found its expression numb, seemingly unable to bear this sudden blow.

“This person has waited so many years, and suddenly receives such an outcome. Could something be wrong?”

He remained vigilant, quietly pinching the Realm-Splitting Talisman.

If the puppet’s temperament changed drastically, he would have used the Rift Talisman to escape.

Fortunately,

this person’s will was firm enough.

After a moment, he took a deep breath, as if to suppress all the emotions in his heart, and his expression returned to normal.

He asked Li Chang’an, “Young friend, could you tell me about this matter in detail?”

Li Chang’an did not refuse and carefully recounted his exploration of the Great Jin ruins with Zi Xi and others.

After listening, the puppet remained silent for a long time.

Finally,

he cupped his hands in thanks to Li Chang’an.

“Thank you for telling me, young friend. I wish to leave this place to find the Emperor and the Master.”

“Senior, I have not yet entered the academy.”

“You are a born sword immortal, I am not qualified to be your master.”

The puppet shook his head, not allowing Li Chang’an to become his disciple.

He gave Li Chang’an a jade slip and said, “This is the spell left behind by the Master. This spell is incredibly powerful. If you can learn it, it should help you overcome the tribulation.”

Clearly, he regarded Li Chang’an as the destined one.

Li Chang’an naturally did not refuse and immediately accepted the jade slip.

“Thank you, Senior!”

He gripped the jade slip tightly, probing it with his divine sense, and immediately saw the name of the spell:

[Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Sword] .

He continued reading, a surge of joy quickly rising in his heart.

According to the description

, this spell’s grade had reached the “Perfect” grade as defined by the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty!

Moreover, it was complete, without any omissions or fragments, not a single word missing from beginning to end!

This was the first time Li Chang’an had obtained a complete, perfect spell.

The Yin-Yang Sword Formation, which he had long relied on, was only an incomplete spell, yet it already granted him the strength to fight beyond his level.

This complete spell,

once mastered, would undoubtedly far surpass the power of the Yin-Yang Sword Formation!

The puppet seemed to know what he was thinking and said, “The so-called ‘perfection’ is just a grade. There are countless spells in this world, and some are even stronger than this one. Don’t become complacent and arrogant just because you have this spell, or you’ll suffer a great loss sooner or later.”

Li Chang’an replied, “This junior understands.”

“Hmm, I see you’re the kind of person who likes to hide your talents, so you shouldn’t be too flamboyant.”

The puppet nodded slightly and shared his insights on swordsmanship with Li Chang’an.

He told Li Chang’an

that the important thing is not the technique, but the person.

The same spell, in the hands of different people, displays completely different power.

Some people are not suited for swordsmanship; even if they practice this perfect-grade swordsmanship, the power they unleash is not as good as pseudo-heavenly or even earthly-grade spells.

Many cultivators blindly pursue high-grade techniques and spells, not caring whether they are compatible with themselves, and ultimately go down the wrong path.

His words were similar to those of the fifth-order Beast Taming Wheel spirit.

Li Chang’an naturally understood.

However…

In today’s cultivation world, even pseudo-heavenly-grade spells are incredibly rare. Most cultivators have no choice; having one is already a blessing.

During their conversation, he gradually finished reading the entire “Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Sword.”

This sword technique is divided into two chapters:

one on controlling thunder, and the other on swordsmanship.

According to the description, once both chapters are mastered, one can use heavenly thunder as a sword, controlling bolts of lightning to strike people.

This is why the puppet had just said that this technique would help Li Chang’an overcome his tribulation.

“Controlling thunder, using thunder as a sword…”

The thought of that scene still shocked Li Chang’an. This technique truly   lived up to its reputation

as a perfect-grade spell; both its difficulty of comprehension and its ultimate power far surpassed other pseudo-heavenly-grade and true-heavenly-grade spells. Its power upon mastery even surpassed the Yin-Yang Sword Formation that Li Chang’an currently possessed.   ”This technique might be able to be combined with a sword formation, using heaven and earth as the array and heavenly lightning as the sword, forming a Heavenly Thunder Sword Formation. However, the difficulty is quite high. Let’s master the basics first.”   With a thought, Li Chang’an cast the spell, and streaks of lightning filled with sword intent immediately appeared around him.   Seeing this,   the puppet trembled, staring at him with disbelief.   ”You’ve mastered it?”   ”Yes, this junior has gained some understanding and has fortunately mastered it.”   ”You…”   The puppet opened its mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but hesitated.   But in the end, he could only sigh, “Truly a born sword immortal   . It took me three years to even begin to grasp the basics, yet you mastered it in a moment. If this were the Great Jin Dynasty, you would surely have become a Nascent Soul cultivator.” “Senior flatters me,”   Li Chang’an replied with a humble smile.   His rapid mastery was not only due to his exceptional swordsmanship but also his understanding of lightning power.   Nie Ting, the pseudo-Core Formation cultivator from the Myriad Swords Sect whom he had crafted into a wooden puppet, possessed a unique spiritual root—the attribute of “lightning,” outside the Five Elements.   Through this root, Li Chang’an gained extensive knowledge of lightning power and could skillfully execute various lightning-based spells.   This allowed him to smoothly learn the chapter on controlling lightning.   For the next half hour,   the puppet imparted its insights into this sword technique, along with other swordsmanship insights, to Li Chang’an.   After that,   he prepared to depart.   ”Young friend Li, I am going to seek the Emperor. If this journey goes smoothly, perhaps we will meet again.”   ”This junior does not yet know your name, senior.”   ”My surname is ‘Zhang,’ and my given name is ‘Huai’an.’ I am the ninth disciple of the Master.”   With that, Zhang Huai’an waved his hand, and the doors of the Sword and Book Academy opened.   He moved swiftly, appearing before the Second Prince, and pointed at him again, directly imparting a wealth of sword insights.   ”Consider them carefully. I have important matters to attend to and cannot teach you for the time being.”   ”Yes!”   Qi Chengye’s face showed respect and gratitude.   Zhang Huai’an’s gaze shifted to the others.   ”There are many sword traditions here. People from all over the world can come here to comprehend them. Those who can climb to the mountainside are qualified to enter my academy. When I return, I will take them as my disciples.”   He said this, naturally to warn the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty not to monopolize the sword traditions here.   Qi Jiuyang immediately replied, “Senior, rest assured, I would never do such a thing.”   ”Hmm, good that you understand.”   ”Senior, the demonic path is rampant now, causing immense suffering, I beg you…”   ”I have no interest in that!”   Zhang Huai’an interrupted him, saying nothing more, and vanished into the sky in an instant.   Qi Jiuyang sighed inwardly.   He had originally wanted to ask Zhang Huai’an for help.   After all, Zhang Huai’an had taken Qi Chengye as his disciple, and perhaps out of their master-disciple relationship, he would fight against the demonic path for the righteous path.   With his peak fourth-tier strength, no one on the demonic path could rival him.   But Zhang Huai’an had no such intention.   However, besides the demonic path, another major problem lay before them.   Qi Jiuyang immediately looked at Li Chang’an.   ”Young friend Li, have you obtained the Pure Yang Crimson Blood Stone?”   ”Senior, rest assured, this stone is already in my hands.”   Li Chang’an smiled, and a flash of spiritual light appeared in his hand, revealing the Pure Yang Crimson Blood Stone.   Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.   In any case,   the purpose of this trip had been achieved.   Soon, everyone returned to the flying boat and headed to another location given by the artifact spirit.   This location, also in the Eastern Region, was a dangerous place constantly struck by lightning, called “Ten Thousand Thunder Mountain.”   En route,   Li Chang’an contacted Pei Yingyao using his communication jade pendant, informing her of the location of the Sword and Book Academy and instructing her to go there and cultivate on her own.   ”With her talent in swordsmanship, as long as she cultivates in seclusion, she should be able to become a disciple of the Sword and Book Academy in the future. However, Senior Zhang has already left; I wonder when he will return,”   Li Chang’an pondered to himself.   Just then   , Qi Chengye, Qi Yunjin, and other disciples of the Great Qi Dynasty approached him, inquiring about swordsmanship.   They still couldn’t understand Li Chang’an’s ascent of Sword Mountain.   Qi Chengye sincerely asked, “Fellow Daoist Li, are you some kind of swordsmanship spirit body?”   ”I would like to become a spirit body, but I haven’t awakened any physique yet,”   Li Chang’an smiled, not lying to them.   He had long wanted to possess a spirit body, because each spirit body came with various innate spells and could accelerate cultivation.   Now that he possesses a Heavenly Spiritual Root, if he were to also possess a spiritual body, his cultivation talent would essentially be at the pinnacle of the current cultivation world.   However, a spiritual body cannot be copied or transferred.   He has yet to find a way to achieve this.   ”The reason I was able to reach the summit of Sword Mountain is simply because I have some talent in swordsmanship.”   Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, their hearts trembling.   To defeat a spiritual body with a mortal body!   Such a thing is extremely rare in the cultivation world.   The last time it occurred was during the internal war of the righteous path, when Mu Chen, the Holy Son of the Vermilion Bird Sect, killed Cui Baihong, the Holy Son of the White Tiger Sect.   Mu Chen was a mortal, yet he was able to kill Cui Baihong, a spiritual body, causing a huge uproar at the time.   However,   Mu Chen had four other Holy Sons of the Vermilion Bird Sect assisting him, while Li Chang’an purely overwhelmed the spiritual body with his own strength!   Qi Chengye sighed, “Fellow Daoist Li’s talent in swordsmanship is extraordinary; I am no match for you.”   Li Chang’an smiled and said, “Fellow Daoist Qi, you should not underestimate yourself. Senior Zhang said that your spiritual body has only been initially awakened. If it awakens a few more times, you will surely reach a height that I cannot reach.”   Hearing this, Qi Chengye felt even more complicated.

Without a strong physique, he would likely be far inferior to Li Chang’an.

During their conversation,

the flying boat gradually approached the location of the second treasure.

Soon, an extremely strange area appeared before them.

“We’ve arrived at Ten Thousand Thunder Mountain,”

Li Chang’an said, his gaze deep as he looked ahead.

Thunderclouds surged in the sky, lightning flashed, and muffled thunder rumbled continuously.

Mountains rose and fell across the land, and every now and then a bolt of lightning would strike the summit of a high mountain.

Various forces suspected that some kind of thunder-based treasure existed here.

Many Nascent Soul True Monarchs had investigated and indeed found many thunder-based treasures, but they had never been able to find the reason for the constant lightning strikes.

“This place is strange. The flying boat shouldn’t go too high, or we’ll be struck by lightning,”

Qi Jiuyang said, slowly descending the flying boat. After entering this area, they flew almost close to the mountains.

He and Jiang Xuanyuan and the others took out their treasure-hunting items, carefully searching for the Profound Heaven Thunder Gold.

After a while,

another smaller Vermilion Bird Sect flying boat suddenly appeared in their senses.

A female cultivator in a red robe stood on the flying boat, bowing respectfully to the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty’s flying boat.

“Junior Mu Yuanrong, disciple of the Vermilion Bird Sect’s Canghong True Monarch, greets all seniors!”

“Young friend Mu, what brings you to my Great Qi territory?”

Qi Jiuyang inquired.

Mu Yuanrong respectfully replied, “Junior has come here to search for thunder-path treasures, to sense the power of heavenly thunder, and to accumulate foundation for my tribulation.”

“Very well, be careful in all things. I observe that your foundation is profound, and you are not far from forming your Nascent Soul. Do not perish here.”

“Thank you for your warning, senior!”

With that, Mu Yuanrong prepared to steer the flying boat towards the depths of Ten Thousand Thunder Mountains.

But just then,

she suddenly discovered that Li Chang’an was on the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty’s flying boat.

“Li Chang’an, you little thief!”

Her eyebrows furrowed, and anger flashed across her pretty face as she shouted at Li Chang’an.

“Quickly return the treasures of my Vermilion Bird Sect!”

“What makes you say such a thing, Fellow Daoist Mu?”

Li Chang’an remained calm, showing no change in expression.

Mu Yuanrong shouted, “The Hundred-Bearded Bright Year Ginseng is a treasure left to our Vermilion Bird Sect by our predecessors. It doesn’t belong to you, you thief! Return it to our Vermilion Bird Sect immediately!”

“Fellow Daoist Mu must have misunderstood,”

Li Chang’an said calmly, still insisting he hadn’t stolen it.

Mu Yuanrong persisted, shouting, “What misunderstanding? If you don’t…”

Before she could finish, her expression changed drastically.

A powerful Nascent Soul energy descended from the sky, suppressing her and her flying boat, rendering her immobile.

Qi Jiuyang remained indifferent, speaking calmly,

“Young friend Mu, you’ve said too much.”

(End of Chapter)