Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 453

Chapter 453 Conditions from All Parties, Cang Hong Makes His Statement (Seeking Further Subscriptions)

The artifact spirit was excited, its eyes filled with shock, as if it had seen some rare treasure.

This reaction surprised Li Chang’an.

The artifact spirit had followed him for so many years, and had never reacted like this before, not even when seeing the finest treasures.

After all, it had fought alongside the Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord, and the treasures it had seen back then were mostly at least fifth-tier.

“Artifact Spirit, what are these five-colored stones?”

“These are the Heaven-Mending Stones!”

The artifact spirit’s voice trembled as it uttered their name.

Hearing the words “Heaven-Mending Stones,” Li Chang’an was completely relieved.

He continued to ask, “Do you know the origin of this object?”

“I don’t know.”

The artifact spirit shook its head, explaining its understanding.

“As far as I know, this object is older than the ancient era of myriad races; it might be a treasure from the legendary mythological era.”

“Did the mythological era truly exist?”

“It should have existed.”

The artifact spirit slowly recounted.

The mythological era was too far removed from the present; even the Netherworld Sect, where he had once belonged, didn’t have many records about that era.

It’s certain that the Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and other divine beasts belonged to that era.

The cultivation levels of those beasts were unimaginable.

If some legends are true, their strength far exceeded the fifth rank, far surpassing the limits this world could bear.

Many speculate

that the mythical era ended because these beings were too powerful, causing the world to collapse.

In short, everything from that era cannot be viewed through today’s eyes.

“Master, you truly deserve to be called a person of great fortune, even obtaining such a treasure,”

the artifact spirit couldn’t help but exclaim.

“If this had appeared during the era of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, it would have sparked a great war among the sects, with most Nascent Soul cultivators taking action, turning the entire cultivation world upside down!” “

If that’s the case, what exactly is the use of this item?”

“Master, this item can mend all imperfections!”

The artifact spirit stroked the Heaven-Mending Stone, explaining in detail.

The so-called “heaven-mending” wasn’t an exaggeration, simply because the item’s effects were so astonishing.

Whether it was congenital deficiency or acquired defects, whether it was human, demon, or other alien races, even broken tools could be repaired with it.

Legend has it that someone was born with a disability, his meridians incomplete, preventing him from embarking on the path of cultivation.

However, he unexpectedly obtained a small piece of the Heaven-Mending Stone, which repaired his congenital deficiency, allowing him to successfully enter the world of cultivation and eventually become a Nascent Soul Celestial Lord.

After listening to the artifact spirit’s explanation,

Li Chang’an basically understood the item’s purpose.

“So, this item is useful to you?”

“Yes, Master, I was shattered in the Nascent Soul war years ago. Some fragments were scattered in all directions and cannot be retrieved, but some were sealed within my body,”

the artifact spirit truthfully replied.

As long as he obtained a small piece of the Heaven-Mending Stone, he could perfectly integrate all the fragments into himself, restoring his grade to at least the lower fifth rank!

After hearing this, Li Chang’an asked him,

“If you were restored to the fifth rank, could you fight against a Nascent Soul cultivator?”

“I…”

The artifact spirit opened his mouth, a helpless expression on his face.

He was merely a treasure that controlled souls; his own power was not strong, and the vast majority of his strength came from those souls.

Lacking souls, how could he fight against a Nascent Soul cultivator?

Li Chang’an asked again, “Will this be useful to me?”

“Master, you have no congenital defects, so this item is temporarily useless to you. However, if you are seriously injured, a wisp of its power can restore you to your original state, returning you to your peak condition.”

“So, this item is only a healing treasure for me?”

Li Chang’an frowned. While the treasure’s effect was good, it didn’t meet his expectations.

It was merely for healing, offering little help to him personally.

He rarely suffered serious injuries.

According to the artifact spirit, this item’s help was far inferior to the Xuan Shui Turtle and the method of ascending spiritual roots. Why then did the divination show “great fortune”?

At this moment, the artifact spirit spoke again.

“Master, I have heard that the reason this realm cannot ascend to the Immortal Realm is because the path to the Immortal Realm is broken. If one can find a treasure to mend the broken path, one can successfully ascend.”

“Mend the broken path?”

Li Chang’an looked at the Heaven-Mending Stone, lost in thought.

Since this stone could mend everything, perhaps it could also repair the broken path to ascension, helping him successfully ascend to the Immortal Realm.

“Well, since it’s an auspicious omen, it must have many uses. I’ll keep it for now and not use it carelessly.”

Although the artifact spirit was watching eagerly, Li Chang’an still put the Heaven-Mending Stone into his storage bag and didn’t give it a share.

Even if the Soul-Bearing Banner recovered to the fifth rank, it wouldn’t be of much help to him.

After that,

Li Chang’an sat cross-legged on the ground and continued to heal his injuries.

“Most of my injuries have healed, but I can’t be careless. I can’t leave any hidden injuries, otherwise, the consequences will be endless.”

He circulated his cultivation technique, mobilized the Evergreen Magic Power, and carefully examined his entire body.

During this time

, the battle that took place in the small world had spread throughout the entire cultivation world.

Both the righteous and demonic paths were shocked by the strength Li Chang’an had displayed in this battle.

In the following days, everyone was discussing Li Chang’an’s true cultivation level.

“Could Lin Fan have already advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage?”

“If so, the outcome of this war between good and evil has become even more uncertain.”

“It’s hard to say. Rumor has it he’s an ancient cultivator, only acting to seize treasures, and doesn’t care about the war between good and evil at all…”

“…”

As time passed, the communication artifact in Li Chang’an’s storage bag continued to heat up, and he received calls from people every now and then. These included

not only members of the righteous path, but also cultivators from ancient cultivation sects like Liang Xuan and Yan Ruxuan.

With a thought, he took out Yan Ruxuan’s communication artifact and probed it with his divine sense.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, are the rumors of the past few days true? Can you really kill a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator so easily?”

Her tone carried a hint of shock and doubt.

The other ancient cultivators, like her, also wanted to know the truth of the matter.

Li

Chang’an did not respond.

He took out another communication artifact, given to him by the old tortoise.

The old tortoise anxiously inquired, “Fellow Daoist Lin, how are your injuries? That treasure wasn’t stolen by outsiders, was it? I’m willing to exchange three top-tier Heart Demon Tribulation treasures for it!”

“Three top-tier treasures? This old tortoise truly lives up to his reputation as an immortal who has lived for over five thousand years; he’s accumulated quite a lot of treasures,”

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

He had previously inquired about tribulation-crossing treasures from the old tortoise.

However, the old tortoise stated that all treasures had been given to the demonic path by the Holy Fire True Monarch, and the treasures in his own pouch were barely enough for Lin Xuan Yan to cross the tribulation, ensuring the continuity of the Xuanwu Sect’s Nascent Soul True Monarch lineage.

Yet today, the old tortoise offered three, clearly indicating he had even more.

“I already possess two top-tier treasures, the Heart-Questioning Stone and the Heart-Enlightening Hoop, along with several superior treasures such as the Profound Heart Pearl, and over a dozen ordinary treasures. There’s no need to trade with the old tortoise.”

The value of the Heaven-Mending Stone far surpasses that of three top-tier Heart Demon Tribulation treasures.

Li Chang’an only needs one more top-tier treasure to be confident of overcoming the Heart Demon Tribulation.

Moreover, he already has a way to acquire this treasure.

“The old emperor of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty!”

Li Chang’an’s eyes deepened as he looked towards the Eastern Region.

Once his injuries have fully healed, he will release the old emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, using this favor to exchange for a tribulation-crossing treasure.

With his current strength, even if the Great Qi Dynasty suspects him of stealing the Faith Method, it doesn’t matter.

As long as there is no evidence, the Great Qi Dynasty will not dare to act rashly.

Furthermore,

the faith of the entire Great Qi territory has barely sustained two false infants.

Li Chang’an’s cultivation level doesn’t seem to be due to the power of faith, since he hasn’t harvested any territory of faith.

Thinking of this…

Li Chang’an took out the communication artifact given to him by Qi Jiuyang and probed it with his divine sense. He immediately heard Qi Jiuyang’s words.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, I am willing to exchange ten top-tier tribulation-crossing treasures for that five-colored gemstone. If you feel it’s not enough, this matter can be discussed. I will allow you to choose freely from my Great Qi treasury.”

“Ten?”

Li Chang’an was secretly surprised.

As expected of a celestial dynasty that has been established for 30,000 years, its foundation is indeed profound.

However, Li Chang’an still did not intend to agree.

He put down the communication jade pendant and continued to heal his injuries.

Several more days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these days,

the story of Canghong Zhenjun’s framing and killing of the old Vermilion Bird and fabricating excuses to target Li Chang’an gradually spread throughout the cultivation world.

This matter also stirred up quite a storm.

Many people did not expect that Canghong, a Nascent Soul Zhenjun, would be so unscrupulous in dealing with a Golden Core junior.

If it were an ordinary Golden Core cultivator, they would most likely have been wrongly accused and killed by him.

“That Cang Hong is truly a scoundrel! He kills his own kind, framees a junior—how can he act like a righteous cultivator?”

“Could he be a spy for the demonic path…?”

In an instant, rumors about Cang Hong flooded the air.

Purple Cloud Sect.

Inside the sect’s main hall.

The current sect master, Xiao Minghe, summoned everyone to discuss the matter.

“The outcome is clear. Our elder, Li Chang’an, did not steal the Vermilion Bird Sect’s treasures. It was all a scheme by True Monarch Cang Hong. From now on

, none of you should target Elder Li!” Upon hearing this, the expressions of the crowd varied.

Some looked calm.

Others showed shame, because they had targeted Li Chang’an quite a bit recently.

Many people had gone to Li Chang’an’s dojo, loudly demanding that he leave the Zixia Sect.

They considered themselves righteous and felt no wrongdoing, believing their actions were for the sect’s good.

Now the truth was out.

Many Golden Core cultivators in the main hall were filled with shame, wishing they could disappear into the ground.

“Alas, that Cang Hong, as a Nascent Soul senior, acted so despicably; we truly didn’t expect it.”

“We heard that in order to capture Elder Li, he not only spread rumors but also planned to attack Elder Li’s relatives and friends. He’s utterly shameless, lacking any Nascent Soul demeanor.”

“Elder Li has truly had a tough time; we all misunderstood him…”

Thinking of Li Chang’an’s recent behavior, everyone couldn’t help but admire him.

Honestly, if they were in his shoes, they would have been on the verge of collapse, but Li Chang’an remained calm.

At this moment,

Zi Yun suddenly stepped forward, her eyes cold, staring at Liu Haichao among the crowd.

“Liu Haichao, when will you apologize to Elder Li?”

Liu Haichao’s face was grim, and he remained silent.

Lately, he had frequently demanded that the sect expel Li Chang’an, allowing his disciples to shout and make a ruckus outside Li Chang’an’s dojo. Almost the entire sect knew of his actions.

If he didn’t apologize to Li Chang’an, his reputation would inevitably be affected.

However, he felt extremely uncomfortable whenever he thought of Li Chang’an, as if Li Chang’an were his son’s killer, and he was unwilling to bow his head and apologize.

…

Meanwhile,

within the Vermilion Bird Sect, Mu Hongyu also demanded an apology from Mu Chen.

But Mu Chen’s attitude was firm: “I was only thinking of the sect’s best interests; what wrong have I done?”

He snorted coldly and turned to leave the sect’s main hall.

The reason for his firm stance was that his father, Mu Zheng, had become a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

With a Nascent Soul cultivator as his backer, why should he apologize to a mere Golden Core cultivator like Li Chang’an?

Of course,

not everyone was so firm.

In the following days, people continuously visited Li Chang’an’s dojo, offering him gifts of apology.

The gifts from these Golden Core cultivators weren’t of great value to Li Chang’an.

But even a mosquito’s leg is meat, and he figured he might as well take them.

He used his clone to entertain the guests and accept all the gifts.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye. More than

half a month had passed since the great battle.

On this day,

Li Chang’an slowly rose, his Nascent Soul aura spreading out.

After more than half a month of recuperation, he had fully recovered, without a trace of internal injury.

“Finally recovered!”

Li Chang’an smiled, put away all his arrangements, and returned to the Purple Cloud Sect.

Afterward, he gathered information through various channels, checking all the recent events in the cultivation world.

“The small world where the Desolate Sand Clan is located has been thoroughly explored. Both the righteous and demonic paths have made considerable gains, and the demonic path retreated a few days ago.”

“The demonic path suffered heavy losses in this battle and should have been recuperating, but their offensive has not slowed down; on the contrary, it has become even more intense.”

Li Chang’an focused intently, carefully examining the information.

According to the reports,

many new faces had appeared in the various sects of the demonic path, all of them Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

After Li Chang’an successively killed Thousand Corpses, Tengshe, and Xieying, among others, the Netherworld Soul Sect should only have Tianming and Yinling left as Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

However, in the past few days, new Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the Netherworld Soul Sect have been appearing continuously.

A rough count shows that

the Netherworld Soul Sect now has more than ten Nascent Soul True Monarchs on the surface!

The situation is similar for other demonic sects like the Yellow Springs Sect and the Five Poisons Valley.

These Nascent Soul True Monarchs seem to have appeared out of thin air, having never shown themselves before, and the outside world knows very little about them.

“They must be resurrected ancient cultivators,”

Li Chang’an pondered.

It’s impossible for the various demonic sects to secretly harbor so many Nascent Souls.

The only explanation is that those ancient cultivators who weren’t originally participating have decided to join this war between righteous and demonic forces.

Their addition has shifted the balance of power between the two paths again.

Furthermore,

the news also mentioned that

the various demonic sects are gathering manpower, showing signs of a general offensive.

“Tianming gave me three years to consider, and now that time is almost up, the demonic offensive should be imminent.”

Li Chang’an had a premonition that a great battle was about to erupt.

He calculated with his fingers, and a crimson light appeared before his eyes, the wails and screams of countless living beings filled his ears, and a sense of unease rose in his heart.

The entire cultivation world was shrouded in slaughter and death.

In addition,

there was an impenetrable crimson mist.

“Strange…”

Li Chang’an frowned, using all his divination abilities to deduce what lay beyond the mist, but to no avail.

He suddenly groaned, his face paling, and immediately stopped his deductions.

To continue would surely shorten his lifespan!

“Why does the outcome of this battle make me uneasy? What exactly is Tianming’s purpose?”

He was completely baffled, only vaguely sensing that he might face a calamity.

He knew nothing about the origin of that calamity.

“Forget it, thinking too much is useless. This war between good and evil has too many variables; my personal power is simply no match for it.”

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly, put away his divination artifact, and continued to examine the remaining news.

Most of the news was related to the demonic path.

One piece of news surprised him somewhat.

The demonic path hadn’t reacted much to the previous battle, even withdrawing the arrest warrant for Lin Fan.

The five sects of the demonic path all stated that the reason Lian Gu and the others were killed was because they were competing with Li Chang’an for treasures; their strength was insufficient, and their deaths were normal.

Therefore, they wouldn’t pursue the matter and were even willing to accept Li Chang’an.

Each sect offered Li Chang’an extremely high conditions; as long as Li Chang’an was willing to join, he could become a Supreme Elder of their respective sect.

This news caused quite a stir.

Many people were skeptical.

The reason the Demonic Path said this was because Li Chang’an was too powerful; they couldn’t do anything about him.

Li Chang’an, however, understood the meaning of the five Demonic Sects.

They didn’t really want him to join the Demonic Path; they were just warning him not to interfere in the Demonic Path’s final offensive and to remain an observer during the final battle.

As long as he chose to observe, the Demonic Path would forgive him.

“That’s somewhat sincere,”

Li Chang’an thought. He didn’t want to get involved in the final battle anyway, so naturally he would remain an observer.

He continued reading other news and soon came across information related to Cang Hong.

Not long ago,

Cang Hong publicly apologized to the descendants of the old Vermilion Bird lineage, offering a large amount of treasure as compensation.

He also publicly promised to cultivate a Nascent Soul cultivator for the old Vermilion Bird lineage.

After this statement,

the voices against him from all sides lessened considerably.

However,

he didn’t respond to Li Chang’an at all, directly announcing his seclusion.

“Seclusion?”

Li Chang’an pondered.

Cang Hong clearly didn’t want to face the pressure from all sides, using seclusion to reject everything.

Time heals all wounds.

In a few years, this matter would gradually be forgotten.

The reason he didn’t apologize to Li Chang’an was because he didn’t take Li Chang’an seriously at all and didn’t believe Li Chang’an had the ability to retaliate against him.

“That old bastard is dreaming.”

Li Chang’an naturally wouldn’t let him have his way.

He immediately used divination to manipulate the heavenly secrets and arrange several troubles for Cang Hong.

…

That night.

Li Chang’an quietly left the Zixia Sect, changed his identity to Lin Fan, and headed straight for the Eastern Region of Zhao Kingdom.

About two hours later, he entered a secret realm, used his escape technique to its fullest extent, and soon landed in front of a rift.

“The old emperor of the Great Qi, Qi Qisheng, is trapped in this rift.”

“This place is quite strange. All communication treasures are ineffective. Once trapped inside, you can’t call for help from outsiders and can only find a way to escape on your own.”

Li Chang’an’s gaze was deep as he looked at the bottom of the abyss, only to see a dark expanse.

He calculated with his fingers and obtained an auspicious divination result, and immediately felt relieved.

“Let’s try with the puppet first.”

He took out a third-tier puppet, controlled it to enter the rift, and headed straight for the location that King Huai had mentioned.

Soon, a small area of ruins appeared before him.

“According to King Huai’s instructions, this place is a relic from the Great Jin Dynasty.”

Li Chang’an slowly landed, remaining vigilant.

In front of the ruins

stood a tall, grayish-white stone tablet.

The inscription on the tablet confirmed to Li Chang’an that King Huai had not lied.

This relic was indeed from the Great Jin Dynasty, a secret refuge built by a powerful family within the Great Jin.

This family feared that after the Great Jin emperor ascended to heaven, the entire world would descend into chaos, so they arranged for some of their members to take refuge here.

(End of Chapter)