Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 464

Chapter 464 Another Calamity Strikes, an Ominous Hexagram (Seeking Subscriptions)

Gui Ming Tianjun’s voice was powerful, like rolling thunder, echoing throughout the vast cultivation world.

His words had barely faded when

the heavens and earth trembled, and dramatic changes occurred in all directions!

In the southwest, the earth cracked open, and an ancient, heavy cauldron slowly rose.

“It is my Dan Ding Sect.”

Sensing the cauldron’s aura, Gu Yuhe’s expression was complex, a mixture of joy and worry, as she looked at the cauldron.

Clearly, the Dan Ding Sect had also survived the great calamity and returned after ninety thousand years.

Immediately afterward

, in the south of the cultivation world, a towering ancient tree appeared.

Each leaf of the ancient tree was like a piece of land, supporting pavilions and palaces.

On the treetop, more than ten Nascent Soul stage experts stood with their hands behind their backs, their terrifying aura shaking the heavens and earth.

“The Ancient Tree Sect.”

Li Chang’an’s gaze sharpened as he looked at the ancient tree.

He had cultivated the core inheritance technique of the Ancient Tree Sect; if the sect found out, a calamity of slaughter would surely follow.

Then…

The Myriad Array Sect, the Profound Artifact Sect, the Beast Taming Sect, and other sects returned one after another.

Powerful figures from each sect continuously intervened, shattering the chains that bound them, causing the cultivation world to expand ever larger.

Once the turmoil subsided,

the entire cultivation world was more than a hundred times larger than before!

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was more than ten times denser, and cultivation resources were countless times more abundant.

Everything seemed to be developing in a direction favorable to Li Chang’an, but his heart grew increasingly uneasy.

He calculated with his fingers and immediately sensed a death omen.

“A great calamity!”

Li Chang’an was startled.

He continued to deduce, using his divination skills to the fullest extent, trying to determine the cause of the ominous hexagram.

However, this ominous hexagram seemed to originate from the Nine Great Immortal Sects, which he couldn’t see through at all, only vaguely sensing a connection to the Mu family, a Golden Core family in the Southern Region.

“Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid!”

Li Chang’an immediately thought of this item.

Before the return of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, spiritual roots of heaven and earth were of little use, and no one coveted the Mu family’s Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid.

But now, the Nine Great Immortal Sects had returned.

The Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid, a spiritual root of heaven and earth, would surely attract the attention of the nine great immortal sects,

especially the Ancient Wood Sect.

Their methods for enhancing spiritual roots and completing the five elements of spiritual roots both require contracting with a spiritual root of heaven and earth.

“I’ve already taken the Nine-Leaf Sword Orchid from the Mu family and announced its demise, but the Ancient Wood Sect might not believe me.”

Thinking of this,

Li Chang’an immediately ordered his clone left in the Mu family to leave.

For many years, one of his clones had been impersonating Mu Yuanchen, a Golden Core cultivator, to control the Mu family’s cultivation resources.

But now, with the crisis looming, this clone could no longer be kept.

Reaching a secluded spot, the clone self-destructed, vanishing into nothingness.

The soul lamp originally left in the Mu family had also been disposed of without leaving any trace.

“It should be safe now.”

Li Chang’an calculated again with his fingers, quickly frowning, as the divination still indicated great misfortune.

This time, he still couldn’t find any reason.

He was about to use his divination treasure when a tremendous sense of crisis surged into his heart.

This crisis was different from the ominous danger indicated by the divination; it seemed imminent.

If he insisted on divining, it would surely lead to disaster.

Li Chang’an immediately understood the reason.

“In the past, my fourth-grade mid-level divination skills placed me at the pinnacle of the entire cultivation world; no one was stronger than me.”

“But now, with the return of the Heavenly Mystery Sect, most of its members are fifth-grade diviners. I cannot overuse my divination power at this time, or they will definitely notice.”

Li Chang’an took a deep breath, stopped divining, and concealed all his aura.

Fortunately, he reacted in time and went unnoticed.

The nine great immortal sects had just returned, and their Nascent Soul Heavenly Lords were conversing amongst themselves, paying no attention to Li Chang’an and other contemporary cultivators.

“Ninety thousand years have passed since we parted. How are you all?”   ” We

‘re alright.”

“Some fellow Daoists failed to return to the Nascent Soul realm, and others encountered accidents while in seclusion. It’s truly a pity.” “Did Fellow Daoist Luo Kun really die in battle? Why haven’t I seen him?”   ”…”   Li Chang’an heard a familiar name.   In the ancient cultivation world, Luo Kun was quite famous, possessing outstanding talent and formidable strength. Few among the Nascent Soul cultivators could compare to him.   At this moment, a soft sigh rang out.   ”My elder brother insisted on staying and died outside the sect. He has already been reincarnated.”   Hearing this,   Li Chang’an’s heart stirred slightly, and he looked in the direction of the voice.   The speaker was a Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord from the Myriad Arrays Sect, whose temperament was somewhat similar to Luo Kun’s.   ”Luo Kun’s younger brother, Luo Yu.”   Li Chang’an recognized this person.   The reason he recognized him was because he possessed all of “Li Ping’an’s” memories.   Ninety thousand years ago, a cultivator named Li Ping’an joined the Myriad Arrays Sect and was fortunate enough to become a Nascent Soul disciple.   Therefore, although his cultivation level wasn’t high, his status was quite high. He had met other Nascent Soul Heavenly Lords of the Myriad Arrays Sect through his master, including Luo Yu.   Beside Luo Yu was none other than Li Ping’an’s master,   Du Yi!   This Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord had taken Li Ping’an as his disciple because Li Ping’an resembled his fallen descendant.   ”Could I use Li Ping’an’s memories to recognize this Nascent Soul senior?”   Li Chang’an pondered secretly.   If the other party didn’t see through the deception, he would have another Nascent Soul master!   With such a background, he could roam freely in the cultivation world and enjoy the life of a second-generation immortal.   However,   this was risky.   What if Du Yi realized that Li Chang’an wasn’t Li Ping’an and instead erased Li Ping’an’s consciousness, causing Li Ping’an’s awakening to fail?   He might fly into a rage and kill Li Chang’an on the spot!

“Forget it, I mustn’t seek recognition from this master unless absolutely necessary,”

Li Chang’an secretly suppressed the thought.

Even if Du Yi hadn’t noticed the problem, this wasn’t the best option.

Li Chang’an had too many secrets; he didn’t want to cultivate under the nose of a Nascent Soul Celestial Lord.

Just then,

the Nascent Soul Celestial Lords of the nine great immortal sects suddenly spoke in unison.

“We hereby establish an agreement that each sect will restrain its disciples and cease the wanton slaughter of mortals.”

“From this day forward, the cultivation world will be divided into nine domains.”

“Each of the nine great sects will govern one domain.”

“…”

The voices of the numerous Nascent Soul cultivators echoed throughout the cultivation world.

Hearing this,

many cultivators breathed a sigh of relief. The Nascent

Soul True Lords like Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird also relaxed considerably.

Although they weren’t at the bottom and had benefited greatly from the upheavals in the world, they still didn’t want the rules of the cultivation world to change.

According to the many Nascent Soul cultivators, the nine great immortal sects would no longer engage in demonic practices and would continue to follow the rules of the righteous path.

“It seems they learned a lot from that great calamity.”

“In that case, we can all cultivate with peace of mind.”

The worries in everyone’s hearts gradually dissipated.

Just then,

a Nascent Soul hand suddenly descended from the sky, seizing the entire land of Yan Kingdom.

The voice of True Monarch Guiming rang out at this moment.

“The cultivation methods practiced by the various sects of Yan Kingdom are all related to my Netherworld Sect, and can become my Netherworld Sect’s affiliates. I will take them to the Netherworld Domain.”

“Good!”

The Nascent Soul cultivators of the other sects had no objections to this.

And so ,

amidst a roar, the entire land of Yan Kingdom was taken away.

The Yan Kingdom, which once occupied half of the cultivation world, is now just a small part of the vast cultivation world, not particularly noticeable.

Tianming, Wanle, and the others did not linger, and all left with the land of Yan Kingdom.

Some Nascent Soul cultivators of the Demonic Path remained in place. They were resurrected cultivators from other sects, and the reason they joined the Demonic Path was purely to fight against the righteous path.

Now that all the sects had returned, they naturally wanted to return to their respective sects.

The members of the Ancient Cultivation Sect also had the idea of returning to their sects.

Yan Ruxuan suddenly asked, “Fellow Daoist Li, the affiliated sects and families of the Xuanqi Sect have all returned, including the Baiqi Sect. My junior brother Liang and I intend to return to the Baiqi Sect as leisurely Supreme Elders. Do you also plan to return to the Xuanqi Sect?”

“Let’s talk about it after everything settles down,”

Li Chang’an replied without a direct answer.

He preferred to be a rogue cultivator.

However, if the identity of “Li Tai’an” could bring him more benefits, he wouldn’t mind using it.

Just then, the voice of Luo Yu, a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Wanzhen Sect, suddenly rang out.

“Everyone, let the Yuan and Zhao kingdoms belong to my Wanzhen Domain. What do you think?”

“That’s fine, but my Dan Ding Sect disciples must possess the qualifications to enter the Vermilion Bird and Azure Dragon secret realms.”

“Of course.”

After some discussion, the ownership of the two righteous kingdoms was determined.

Both would be under the jurisdiction of the Wanzhen Sect.

After this,

the entire cultivation world continued to change.

Nascent Soul cultivators from various sects took turns seizing the areas they desired.

Half a day later,

a new structure of the cultivation world took shape.

As the Nascent Soul cultivators had previously stated, the cultivation world was divided into nine domains, each governed by one of the nine major immortal sects.

The three major sects—Dan Ding Sect, Shen Fu Sect, and Xuan Qi Sect—occupied the easternmost region, known as the Eastern Three Domains.

The Wan Zhen Sect, Gu Mu Sect, and Yu Shou Sect occupied the central region.

The remaining Yin Yang Sect, Ming Yu Sect, and Tian Ji Sect were located on the western side, known as the Western Three Domains.

Li Chang’an bid farewell to Gu Yuhe and the others, returning to the Zi Xia Sect to await the resolution of this matter.

Soon, he received a jade slip

containing a new map of the cultivation world.

“The cultivation worlds of the Yuan and Zhao kingdoms both belong to the Wan Zhen Domain. This domain not only has the Wan Zhen Sect, a Nascent Soul sect, but also dozens of Nascent Soul sects and families affiliated with it.”

Now, his Zi Xia Sect had also become a subordinate force of the Wan Zhen Sect, having to offer tribute to it periodically.   No one in the Zi Xia Sect dared to voice any objections

to this .   If anyone dares to object, there’s no need for a Nascent Soul cultivator to intervene; any elder of the Myriad Arrays Sect at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage could easily annihilate the entire Purple Cloud Sect.   As for Changqing Mountain, which Li Chang’an himself owns, it naturally becomes a Golden Core force dependent on the Myriad Arrays Sect.   However, the spiritual veins of Changqing Mountain have already been upgraded to the fourth rank, not far from the middle grade of the fourth rank, making it highly likely to attract the covetous eyes of outsiders.

The Myriad Array Sect has never interfered much in the struggles between its various affiliated forces.

“Other affiliated forces might try to seize Changqing Mountain; we need to prepare early.”

Li Chang’an’s gaze was deep as he scanned the names of the numerous affiliated forces.

As long as those trying to seize the spiritual vein weren’t late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, he was confident he could handle it.

Just then,

he suddenly sensed an extremely powerful aura appearing within the cultivation world.

“What’s going on?”

Li Chang’an flew out of the Purple Cloud Sect, soaring to a high vantage point to look into the distance.

He saw a massive mechanical city floating and sinking beneath the sky, emanating an extremely powerful aura.

“The Mo Family Mechanical City!”

Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised.

He hadn’t expected the Mo Family to have survived that great calamity.

The Mo Family also had a Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord, but their overall strength couldn’t compare to any of the nine great immortal sects, and they didn’t have a fixed territory. All the clansmen lived within the mechanical city, constantly trading between the nine domains.

A short while later, an aged voice echoed from within the mechanical city.

“Are there still any descendants of the Mo family in the cultivation world today?”

The question had barely left his lips when someone responded immediately.

“Yes!”

“Ancestor, we’ve been waiting for the Mo family to return!”

“And me…”

More than ten figures soared into the sky and were successfully ushered into the Mechanized City.

Among them was Mo Qingxue.

Not long after,

Li Chang’an received a message from Mo Qingxue.

“Chang’an, I have led my family back to the Mo family. Once I understand the situation of the Mo family, I will try to find a position for you.”

Her words were gentle, tinged with concern and worry.

Clearly,

Mo Qingxue was worried that Li Chang’an would be targeted by the nine major immortal sects, and therefore wanted to find him a backer.

The Mo family, being a Nascent Soul power, could be his support.

“Qingxue is thoughtful, but she only has Golden Core cultivation. Her status within the Mo family won’t be very high, and she probably won’t be able to secure a good position.”

Li Chang’an transmitted his voice to Mo Qingxue, telling her not to worry.

Afterward, he planned to thoroughly investigate the entire Changqing Mountain to ensure that the entire spiritual vein was under his control.

However, before he could act, he sensed a strong sense of crisis.

“What’s going on again? Why are I feeling this sense of crisis one after another today?”

Li Chang’an frowned, trying to calculate with his fingers, but couldn’t figure it out.

Just then,

a loud “boom” resounded, shaking the entire cultivation world once more.

“What happened?”

“Could it be that another Nascent Soul cultivator is returning?”

“Why do I feel a sense of foreboding, as if a great calamity is about to befall us?”

“I have the same premonition…”

Many members of the Purple Cloud Sect were filled with doubt, exchanging questions.

Through these conversations, Li Chang’an confirmed that he wasn’t the only one feeling this sense of crisis.

He immediately used his communication artifact to inquire with Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and others, learning that they also felt a sense of crisis, as if a great calamity was imminent.

After a while, the sense of crisis weakened considerably, but it still lingered in everyone’s hearts.

That evening,

Li Chang’an received news and learned the origin of this sense of crisis.

It turned out that not only the nine great immortal sects had returned today, but also their enemies:

the Immortal Annihilation Alliance!

The great calamity of that year was instigated by the Immortal Extermination Alliance.

Later, for reasons unknown, both forces ceased hostilities and chose to retreat from the world, only reappearing in the cultivation world ninety thousand years later.

In other words, the great calamity hadn’t ended, it had only been delayed for ninety thousand years!

All cultivators in the Nine Great Domains were caught in the calamity.

This is why

everyone felt a sense of crisis.

Not long after, Li Chang’an obtained a new map.

This map not only showed the territories governed by the Nine Great Immortal Sects but also the territory of the Immortal Extermination Alliance.

“The Immortal Extermination Alliance is located on the eastern side of the Nine Great Domains, its territory roughly the same as the Nine Great Domains.”

“In that case, the Eastern Three Domains are the front line against the Immortal Extermination Alliance. I’m in the Central Three Domains, so I don’t need to worry for now; this calamity won’t affect me yet, but I need to prepare early…”

Li Chang’an pondered silently.

According to the information,

the Nine Great Immortal Sects, combined with the Mo Family, have over a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators, their overall strength is considerable, and they have temporarily reached a stalemate with the Immortal Extermination Alliance.

Countless fifth-order grand formations intertwined on the borders of the three eastern regions, forming a Great Wall of Formations that firmly kept the Immortal Extermination Alliance outside the nine major regions.

“The Immortal Extermination Alliance is mostly composed of alien races, but also includes human cultivators who couldn’t bear the oppression of the nine immortal sects. Due to the chaotic nature of their races, their order is far inferior to that of the nine immortal sects.”

“As long as nothing unexpected happens, the nine immortal sects should be able to survive this calamity.”

Li Chang’an analyzed simply based on the limited information he had.

He was already in the midst of the calamity; a slight misstep could result in his annihilation, so he had to be cautious.

“The information is still too scarce. I don’t know enough about either the Immortal Extermination Alliance or the nine immortal sects, making it difficult to make an accurate judgment.”

“I’ll have to ask Luo Qiantong to help me gather information… but he’s probably clueless too.”

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly.

Originally, Luo Qiantong had already expanded his information network throughout the entire cultivation world, but the situation changed too quickly.

The cultivation world today is more than a hundred times larger than before, and Luo Qiantong’s information network is no longer significant.

A while later…

He met with Luo Qiantong alone, giving him a large amount of treasure and instructing him to develop the intelligence network.

Afterwards, he went to the main hall of the Zixia Sect to participate in the sect’s council meeting.

This meeting

was convened by True Monarch Mingxia.

All members of the Zixia Sect whose cultivation had reached the Golden Core stage were required to attend.

Upon arriving at the main hall, Li Chang’an discovered that those seated in high positions were not True Monarch Mingxia, but two unfamiliar cultivators—

a man and a woman—both possessing extraordinary bearing and considerable cultivation, both at the early Nascent Soul stage.

“Could they be envoys from the Myriad Arrays Sect?”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself, silently standing among the many Golden Core cultivators.

A short while later,

everyone had arrived.

Mingxia introduced them to the crowd.

“These two are envoys from the Myriad Arrays Sect. They have come today to inform you of a very important matter.”

Hearing this, everyone remained silent, waiting for the two to speak.

The two men had indifferent expressions, their eyes subtly carrying a hint of arrogance as they casually swept their gazes over the crowd below.

After a moment,

one of the male cultivators spoke.

“My name is Tong Hu, a disciple of Luo Yutianjun. I have come today for the inheritance.”

He stated his purpose in a calm voice.

During the period when the Nine Great Immortal Sects were in seclusion, many inheritances were leaked and obtained by outsiders.

In the past, to avoid trouble, the Nine Great Immortal Sects would directly kill the cultivators who obtained the inheritances.

However,

this time, the Nine Great Immortal Sects intended to make an exception.

“If you only obtain an ordinary inheritance, you only need to swear a Dao Heart Oath to guarantee that you will not reveal it to outsiders.”

Hearing this, many people in the hall secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Almost every cultivator had explored the ruins of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, obtaining cultivation techniques and spells to varying degrees.

If the Nine Great Immortal Sects harbored murderous intent, few present would likely survive.

Of course,

if one obtained the core inheritance, the restrictions would be much less stringent.

Cultivators who obtained the core inheritance not only needed to swear a Dao Heart Oath but also had to participate in the disciple assessments of the Nine Great Immortal Sects.

Failure meant immediate execution!

Success

allowed them to join the Nine Great Immortal Sects, becoming a member.

Even so, they were still less free than ordinary disciples, constantly monitored, and their bodies implanted with numerous control mechanisms.

Unless their performance was exceptionally outstanding, they would directly become core disciples after the assessment.

“Core disciples are naturally qualified to cultivate the core inheritance,”

Tong Hu said, unleashing a burst of spiritual energy.

This energy transformed before everyone’s eyes, ultimately manifesting into the names of countless cultivation techniques and spells.

These techniques and spells were precisely the core inheritances of the Nine Great Immortal Sects.

Li Chang’an immediately spotted the Ancient Evergreen Technique and the Yin-Yang Sword Formation.

Tong Hu then said, “Seven days later, I will bring a lie detector to inquire about the inheritance. You must not lie, or you will be executed without mercy!”

With that, he transformed into a streak of light and departed.

The female cultivator then spoke up, “If you possess any valuable treasures, such as a spiritual root of heaven and earth, you must hand them over to the Myriad Arrays Sect as soon as possible, otherwise you will likely face death. The Ancient Wood Sect is currently searching for traces of spiritual roots of heaven and earth throughout the land.”

Having said this, she also left the main hall.

Inside the main hall,

everyone exchanged glances, their expressions relatively relaxed.

Li Chang’an also feigned a relaxed demeanor, but inwardly he was worried.

The methods of the Divine Transformation Immortal Sect were profound; if he lied, he would most likely be detected. But if he confessed directly, he would be forced to join the Ancient Wood Sect or the Yin-Yang Sect.

At that point, it would be difficult for him to keep the secret.

If he refused the lie detector test, he would have no choice but to conceal his identity and cultivate under a different guise.

“No wonder I’ve been uneasy. After the return of the Nine Immortal Sects, this is a tribulation I must face, but it shouldn’t be considered extremely ominous.”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself, wondering why he had deduced such an ominous divination.

Unbeknownst to him, midnight had arrived.

A golden light appeared before his eyes.

[Divination Updated]

[Today’s Divination: Extremely Ominous]

[You once sought to purchase large quantities of Azure Profound Spirit Liquid and treasures for cultivating spiritual plants, which aroused the suspicion of the Ancient Wood Sect’s Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord. They attacked you, and you didn’t have time to use the Realm-Splitting Talisman, resulting in your untimely death.]

“So that’s how it is!”

Upon seeing the divination’s contents, Li Chang’an immediately understood.

The Eternal Evergreen Vine, a spiritual plant of heaven and earth, requires a large amount of treasures during its growth.

The resources Li Chang’an had acquired over the years were enormous, and a large portion of them had been fed to the Eternal Evergreen Vine.

Although he had used many clones

, some resources were directly acquired in his own name.

These resources would likely make the Ancient Wood Sect suspect that he possessed a spiritual root of heaven and earth.

“I am merely a Golden Core cultivator. To a Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord, no evidence is needed. The slightest suspicion is enough for them to act.”

(End of Chapter)