Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 443

Chapter 443 The Invitation from Heaven and the Demonic Art of Questioning the Heart (Seeking Subscriptions)

This person’s aura was ordinary, yet it stirred an unprecedented sense of crisis in Li Chang’an’s heart.

This was because this person was the very demonic expert he had been trying to avoid.

Tianming Zhenjun!

The mastermind behind this demonic invasion!

The reason Li Chang’an had gone to such lengths to lure the Ten Thousand Souls Old Demon out of the Netherworld Sect was to avoid a confrontation with Tianming Zhenjun, yet this still happened.

“No, the divination is neutral; there shouldn’t be any major surprises.”

He remained calm, carefully sensing his surroundings.

“This Tianming is merely a phantom formed from a wisp of power, not his true form. His available strength is limited. I must end this battle as soon as possible; I cannot afford to delay!”

Li Chang’an took a deep breath, not responding to Tianming’s words, but continuing his attack.

Although the formation he had set up had been destroyed by Tianming, he still had other arrangements.

“Explode!”

He thought.

Terrifying power instantly erupted from the ground.

“Boom!”

Countless low-grade fourth-tier magic pills exploded simultaneously, as if hundreds or even thousands of early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators were attacking together. Although their power couldn’t be concentrated, it was still earth-shattering.

Amidst the deafening roar, True Monarch Wanhun’s face turned pale.

If he had faced this attack directly, even if he survived, he wouldn’t have fared well. Fortunately, the Heavenly   Netherworld Phantom blocked it for him.

However,

after this attack, the Heavenly Netherworld Phantom became much more transparent than before.   Clearly, it had expended a great deal of power to block this attack.   The power of the magic pills hadn’t ended yet, and a second explosion occurred.   ”Rumble…”   Countless fourth-tier talismans appeared in the sky and on the ground, burning with dazzling golden flames, leaving only a golden light in the entire world.   Half of the talismans exploded, and the other half transformed into a talisman array, using the power of the array to firmly suppress True Monarch Wanhun.   When all the talisman power was burned away,   True Monarch Tianming’s phantom was so transparent that it was almost invisible, with only a last trace of power remaining.   His expression was calm as he gently shook his head: “Wanhun, I can’t protect you anymore. Run.”   ”Yes!”   Wanhun Zhenjun dared not linger. Taking advantage of the opening, he unleashed a short sword at Li Chang’an, then used his escape technique to its fullest extent, beginning his desperate flight.   He had no intention of fighting Li Chang’an.   At this moment, Li Chang’an had already entered a state of combined power of borrowed magic and faith. His Nascent Soul foundation was stronger than that of ordinary veteran early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, no less than Wanhun Zhenjun.   Sensing the powerful aura emanating from him   , Wanhun knew perfectly well that he couldn’t win in terms of foundation, nor could he win in terms of tactics.   He could only escape!   In the blink of an eye, he had disappeared into the horizon.   At the same time, the short sword he had unleashed erupted.   This short sword was bestowed by Tianming Zhenjun, containing a power left behind by Tianming Zhenjun, enough to make even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator change color.   ”It’s that kind of sword again.”   Li Chang’an had suffered a minor loss when facing the Holy Flame, having to use a substitution method to save his life.   However,   this time, he was prepared.   Even before Wan Hun unleashed the short sword, Li Chang’an had secretly used divination to confuse Wan Hun’s senses.   Although the short sword contained great power, it didn’t strike his true form.   The reason he didn’t use divination to capture Wan Hun was because Li Chang’an didn’t want the Heavenly Netherworld phantom to see too much.   ”Sha Hun, use the Netherworld Domain to seal the Heavenly Netherworld!”   ”Alright!”   Sha Hun responded, immediately unleashing the Netherworld Domain to lock down the nearly transparent Heavenly Netherworld phantom.   Li Chang’an didn’t want to fight the Heavenly Netherworld, instantly withdrawing his other arrangements, erasing his own aura, and chasing after the direction Wan Hun Zhenjun had fled.   He held Wan Hun Zhenjun’s aura in his hand, and also had the Flying Goose Pearl to increase his escape speed.   Wan Hun couldn’t escape!   In just two breaths, Li Chang’an caught up with Wan Hun and instructed Sha Hun,   ”Soul Capture!”   ”Alright!”   Sha Hun made a distant gesture towards Wan Hun.   Wan Hun, who was fleeing at high speed, was suddenly startled, a look of bewilderment appearing on his face.   When he regained consciousness, a sword array was already flying towards him.   ”Not good!”   Wan Hun’s expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly used various treasures to barely block the sword.   Before he could even catch his breath, several more sword arrays followed.   He struggled to defend himself, summoning his fourth-tier main soul to buy him time to escape.   Seeing this,   Sha Hun’s face turned cruel.   ”Master, let me deal with that fourth-tier main soul!”   ”No, you focus on dealing with Wan Hun and continue using the Soul-Seizing Technique. Leave that fourth-tier main soul to the puppet.”   Li Chang’an’s mind stirred, and he summoned a fourth-tier puppet.   The aura of that fourth-tier main soul was far inferior to Sha Hun’s, only comparable to a false infant, not yet reaching the threshold of a true infant. The puppet was enough to suppress it.   Subsequently, Li Chang’an and Sha Hun cooperated, joining forces to besiege Wan Hun.   ”Slash!”   His whole body surged with sword intent, and countless sword energies danced, transforming into sword arrays that flew continuously towards Wan Hun.   Rumble!   The protective treasures surrounding Wan Hun shattered one after another, turning into dust and dissipating into the world.   He gritted his teeth and unleashed another short sword.   ”This guy actually has two short swords. It seems Tianming values him more, but having more is useless!”   Li Chang’an stood coldly in place, making no attempt to dodge.   The short sword, seemingly flying towards him with astonishing momentum, was instead struck heavily into the distant mountains under the influence of the divination power, turning the entire mountain range into a deep abyss.   Immediately afterward,   a third short sword appeared in Wan Hun’s hand.   But before he could unleash it, he was once again affected by the Soul-Seizing Technique, his whole body trembling, revealing a dazed expression.

Just then, all his protective treasures were completely exhausted.

A fierce sword formation instantly slammed into his body.

“Boom!”

The Myriad Souls True Monarch trembled violently, his face turning deathly pale, and jagged cracks appeared on his armor.

“Li Fan!”

he roared, his mouth filled with blood, his bloodshot eyes filled with resentment.

“Today’s battle is undecided; you cannot kill me! Myriad Souls Fire, unleash!”

His body blazed with crimson life force, his aura rising continuously, attempting to burn all the souls within the Soul-Bearing Banner at its strongest, igniting the most powerful Myriad Souls Fire of his life, hoping to buy himself a chance to escape.

But suddenly, he froze.

He realized that his Soul-Bearing Banner had somehow lost control.

Li Chang’an’s expression was indifferent as he raised the Soul-Bearing Banner in his hand.

“Myriad Souls, you’re looking for this?”

He had anticipated that the Myriad Souls True Monarch would use the Myriad Souls Fire in a desperate gamble, so he used divination to confuse his senses and quietly seized the Soul-Bearing Banner.

Within this banner were a staggering 170 million souls!

If all of them were burned, they would transform into a terrifying wisp of Myriad Soul Fire, potentially threatening even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Although Li Chang’an could avoid it, he didn’t want it to happen.

After all, he already considered these souls as spoils of war and couldn’t let Myriad Souls waste them.

“The quality of these souls is decent. If I were to collect them myself, I don’t know how much time it would take.”

Li Chang’an put away the Soul Banner and continued to deal with Myriad Souls.

Without the Myriad Soul Fire as a trump card, Myriad Souls True Monarch’s face was pale, and he understood his fate.

Even burning his life force couldn’t help him.

It was because a mid-grade fourth-tier spiritual poison had somehow entered his meridians, flesh, and bone marrow, even corroding his Nascent Soul, causing his strength to plummet.

At this moment,

even if he burned all his lifespan, his strength would still be inferior to his normal state.

In the blink of an eye, he was shattered, leaving only a weakened Nascent Soul corroded by the spiritual poison.

Myriad Souls wanted to burn the power of his Nascent Soul for a final gamble.

But just then,

a Nascent Soul Suppressing Nascent Soul Nail flew over and instantly struck his crown chakra.

Immediately afterward, six more Nascent Soul Suppressing Nails flew in one after another, striking his nascent soul and instantly turning it into an ice sculpture.

“Collect!”

Li Chang’an raised his hand and summoned him into the Nascent Soul Suppressing Bottle.

Thus, the battle officially ended.

The entire process took less than ten breaths.

Although somewhat unexpected, it was basically under Li Chang’an’s control.

He collected Wan Hun’s corpse and storage bag, erasing all traces of the place.

After doing all this,

the illusory figure of True Monarch Tianming flew in from afar.

The power of this illusory figure was extremely weak, as if a wisp of wind could disperse it, posing no threat to Li Chang’an.

“Li Fan, the Demonic Path is your true home.”

Tianming’s tone was calm, without any anger, seemingly unconcerned about True Monarch Wan Hun or Li Chang’an’s repeated actions within the Demonic Path’s territory.

He slowly spoke: “Join my Nether Soul Sect, and I will help you advance further on your cultivation path.”

“No interest!”

Li Chang’an refused outright.

He suspected that this guy was not sincerely inviting him, but merely trying to stall for time until his true form arrived.

Therefore, he immediately used his escape technique, activating the Flying Goose Pearl, and vanished into the horizon in an instant, giving Tianming no chance.

Before he disappeared, Tianming’s last words echoed in his ears:

“Li Fan, I can give you three years to consider. After three years, everything will be meaningless.”

“Three years?”

Li Chang’an pondered.

Clearly

, something big will happen in three years.

But Tianming wasn’t worried about him knowing, directly informing him of this timeframe.

This proved that Tianming had enough confidence.

“He might genuinely invite me, or he might just be stalling for time. In any case, there’s no need to agree,”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

He already had the identity of an ancient cultivator.

Even if the demonic path controlled the entire cultivation world, he could continue cultivating as an ancient cultivator.

This battle between good and evil, regardless of who won or lost, wouldn’t have a fatal impact on him. The worst outcome would only be losing the power of faith in the Fire Cloud Secret Realm.

…

Several hours later.

Li Chang’an returned to the Purple Cloud Sect.

He entered a separate secret room and took out the Nascent Soul Bottle.

Inside the bottle, the Nascent Soul of the Ten Thousand Souls Old Demon was extremely weak.

The fourth-order spiritual poison released by the Ten Thousand Poison Gu was constantly eroding his Nascent Soul.

Li Chang’an ordered, “Remove the spiritual poison.”

“Yes.”

The Ten Thousand Poison Gu immediately complied, removing the spiritual poison from the Nascent Soul of the Ten Thousand Souls Old Demon’s Nascent Soul.

Without the corrosive effects of the spiritual poison, the Myriad Souls Demon wouldn’t die anytime soon, given his formidable strength.

“Retract!”

Li Chang’an collected the seven Infant-Suppressing Nails.

A short while later,

the Myriad Souls Demon slowly awoke.

He understood his predicament; even his resentment was futile, so he calmed down.

Before Li Chang’an could ask,

the Myriad Souls Demon spoke first: “Li Fan, I know you want to interrogate me. Just show me the method for refining the Myriad Souls Fire, and I’ll cooperate.”

“Alright.”

Li Chang’an granted his request.

With a thought, the jade slip containing the refining method flew out and landed before the Myriad Souls Demon.

The Myriad Souls Demon caught the jade slip and examined it carefully.

After a moment , a look

of regret appeared on his face.

“Alas, my initial deduction was correct, but later, I blindly pursued the power of the Myriad Souls Fire and went down the wrong path.”

He returned the jade slip to Li Chang’an, making no further demands, only telling Li Chang’an to ask whatever he wanted.

Li Chang’an then asked him, “Wanhun, both the righteous and demonic paths are still in the probing stage, neither has used their trump cards

. When does the demonic path plan to launch a full-scale attack?” “We have discussed this matter with Tianming,”

Wanhun Zhenjun replied truthfully, keeping his promise.

Regarding the timing of the full-scale attack,

the five major demonic sects were not entirely in agreement. The Five

Poisons Valley felt the time was not yet right and proposed launching the attack a hundred years later, using that time to cultivate more fourth-tier forces and more thoroughly infiltrate the various righteous forces.

The Yellow Springs Sect, White Bone Sect, and other sects had their own ideas, proposing different times.

Ultimately,

Tianming Zhenjun suppressed all proposals and moved the timeline for the full-scale attack forward to ten years.

Within those ten years, the demonic path could launch its full-scale attack at any time.

It could be tomorrow, or it could be several years later.

“As for the specific date, Tianming hasn’t told us; he only told us to prepare.”

After hearing this,

Li Chang’an was basically certain of his previous guess.

“It should be three years from now.”

Three years from now would likely be the day of the demonic path’s full-scale attack.

Of course, Tianming’s mention of three years might be for other reasons.

In any case…

Li Chang’an didn’t even have time to form his Nascent Soul.

His preparations for forming his Nascent Soul were insufficient, especially regarding the tribulation of the inner demons. Although he had a treasure like the Profound Heart Pearl, he still wasn’t confident he could overcome it.

If he failed, everything would be for naught!

“There’s no need to rush. Take it slow. I have a good escape route. There’s no need to worry about the outcome of the war between good and evil.”

Li Chang’an temporarily suppressed this thought and asked about other matters.

“Wan Hun, Tian Ming gave you three short swords. He must value you highly. Do you know his cultivation level?”

“I know.”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an’s spirits lifted.

He had thought Wan Hun didn’t know either and was just asking casually, but he hadn’t expected such an unexpected gain.

“What is Tian Ming’s cultivation level?”

“Late Nascent Soul stage.”

“Are you sure?”

“Absolutely! He was already at the late Nascent Soul stage many years ago.”

Wan Hun Zhenjun replied with great certainty.

The reason he was so certain was because he had asked Tian Ming about the late Nascent Soul stage.

“I was worried that the righteous path might have late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, but Tianming told me not to worry. He said that if there were any late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the righteous path, he would naturally take action.”

“I see.”

After some questioning,

Li Chang’an no longer had doubts about Tianming’s cultivation level.

At the very least, he was at the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, and might even be close to the peak of the Nascent Soul realm!

Thinking of this, he asked again, “Has the demonic path prepared any resources for the Divine Transformation realm?”

Wan Hun replied, “They have been preparing, but there are too few Divine Transformation treasures. We haven’t obtained many, only some auxiliary treasures that are not very helpful.”

“If there are a lack of treasures, what is the success rate of Tianming attempting to break through to the Divine Transformation realm on his own?”

“I don’t know.”

Wan Hun shook his head, unable to answer this question.

He told Li Chang’an

that there were not many records or experiences about breaking through to the Divine Transformation realm on the demonic path.

“The cultivation world hasn’t seen a Divine Transformation cultivator for too long. Not to mention me, even Tianming himself probably doesn’t know the success rate.”

“Hmm, that’s true.”

Li Chang’an was temporarily relieved.

Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is already quite difficult, let alone the Deity Transformation stage.

Over the past 30,000 years, countless geniuses and prodigies have emerged, but none of them have been able to successfully transform into a Deity Transformation stage, which is enough to illustrate the point.

Li Chang’an suspected that it wasn’t that humans were incapable, but rather that the cultivation world could no longer support the emergence of Nascent Soul cultivators.

He continued his interrogation, eventually inquiring about the Demon Seed Technique.

Upon hearing that both Thousand Corpses and Jade Toad were being targeted by practitioners of the Demon Seed Technique, Wan Hun appeared somewhat surprised.

He quickly calmed down and offered his analysis.

“If I’m not mistaken, the practitioner of the Demon Seed Technique should be ‘True Lord Guiyi’ of the Blissful Heaven Sect.”

“True Lord Guiyi?”

Information about this person immediately surfaced in Li Chang’an’s mind.

Like other cultivators of the Blissful Heaven Sect, he acted mysteriously, rarely appearing in public, and never interfering in the war between good and evil.

The outside world knew very little about him, only that he was a Nascent Soul True Lord.

Wan Hun, the Old Demon, knew even more.

He told Li Chang’an, “True Lord Guiyi’s spiritual root is very poor, merely an inferior one, yet he was able to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage. This indicates he had a heaven-defying opportunity, either a method to enhance his spiritual root or the Demon Seeding Technique!”

“Methods to enhance spiritual roots are the core inheritances of the nine ancient sects. No one in the entire cultivation world has ever obtained them, suggesting that the nine sects hid their core inheritances long before the Great Calamity.”

Therefore,

the Old Demon Wanhun speculated.

It was highly likely that True Lord Guiyi cultivated the Demon Seeding Technique!

His cultivation level wasn’t high, only at the early Nascent Soul stage, similar to what Qian Shi and Bi Chan had guessed.

If his cultivation level were higher, he could easily have taken them down directly.

Furthermore, True Lord Guiyi’s mental state was unstable in his early years, yet he successfully overcame the inner demon tribulation, which should be related to a technique within the Demon Seeding Technique.

Upon hearing this, Li Chang’an immediately inquired,

“What technique?”

“The Inquiry into the Heart Demon Technique,”

Wanhun recounted all the information he knew.

He had once read in an ancient book that the Heart-Questioning Demon Art was extremely helpful for overcoming the Heart Demon Tribulation, comparable to a top-tier tribulation-crossing treasure.

Upon hearing this, Li Chang’an was somewhat tempted.

His greatest worry was the Heart Demon Tribulation; if he could obtain this Heart-Questioning Demon Art, his chances of successfully surviving it would increase significantly.

However, True Monarch Guiyi was a cultivator of the Blissful Heaven Sect, and the Blissful Heaven Sect was far too mysterious.

Li Chang’an calculated with his fingers, trying to predict the consequences if he went to the Blissful Heaven Sect.

Soon, a bloody light appeared before his eyes.

An ominous omen!

He temporarily gave up and asked the Myriad Souls Demon,

“Myriad Souls, do you have a way to lure True Monarch Guiyi out for me?”

“No, Guiyi acts mysteriously; I don’t know much about him.”

“Fine, this matter can only be left to fate.”

Li Chang’an didn’t insist, put away True Monarch Myriad Souls’ nascent soul, and then began to examine his gains from this trip.

The most abundant gain this time was naturally souls.

Including his original souls,

the total number of souls in his Soul Banner had exceeded 470 million!

In addition, countless treasures related to the Soul Path were on display.

Li Chang’an took out a jade slip from his storage bag and glanced at it briefly.

“This is the Myriad Souls Fire that the Myriad Souls Old Demon himself deduced. He did indeed go down the wrong path, but the power of this fire is still considerable, showing that his comprehension is not low.”

(End of this chapter)