Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 469

Chapter 469 A Nominal Disciple with Poor Talent (Seeking Subscriptions)

“If my senses are correct, the place indicated by the token is deep underground.”

Li Chang’an gripped the token tightly, secretly hoping.

Compared to the One Heart Pill, the opportunity in the lake was nothing to him.

Seeing his repeated refusal

, Tang Hao didn’t invite him again, only sighing with slight regret.

“Opportunities are rare; once missed, there’s rarely a second chance.”

After saying that, he looked at the others.

“Fellow Daoists, would you be willing to go with me?”

“This…”

Xiao Yiyue and Jin Linghe exchanged glances, all somewhat hesitant.

After a moment of hesitation, Jin

Linghe gritted his teeth and walked towards Tang Hao with the others.

“Fellow Daoist Tang is right; the greater the danger, the greater the opportunity. Besides, there might not be any danger in this lake.”

He decided to take a gamble.

If he obtained a great opportunity in the lake, he could keep it for himself or offer it to Ning Cailian in exchange for her speaking well of him to Yao Lanqin.

“Fellow Daoist Li has no ambition; perhaps his Golden Core cultivation is enough to satisfy him. But I am different. I must embark on the path of Nascent Soul!”

Jin Linghe secretly made up his mind.

Soon, he and Tang Hao and the others left the flying boat and disappeared into the large lake below.

At this moment, someone laughed, “I’ve long heard that Li Chang’an is called ‘Turtle.’ I didn’t know why before, but today I understand.”

“I heard he refuses to take any risks, even the slightest danger. No wonder his cultivation is stuck at the early Golden Core stage.”

“Yes, how can the path of cultivation be smooth sailing?”

In the lake, everyone laughed.

Ning Cailian said calmly, “With such a temperament, even a genius would find it difficult to reach Nascent Soul, let alone someone with mediocre talent. He will hardly make any progress in this life. You must not emulate him.”

“Your Excellency, rest assured, we have all come through countless hardships.”

Tang Hao smiled and replied respectfully.

He glanced at the flying boat above, feeling particularly good.

“This Li Chang’an is timid by nature. He’ll probably be forced to sell Changqing Mountain soon. If I had known he was cowardly, I wouldn’t have offered him such high terms. Oh well… I won’t lose out anyway!”

He smiled broadly and led the group deeper into the lake.

…

Meanwhile.

On the lake, inside the flying boat.

Li Chang’an glanced at Xiao Yiyue and asked, “Fellow Daoist Xiao, aren’t you planning to seek opportunities?”

Xiao Yiyue shook her head: “Fellow Daoist Li, I trust your senses. If you feel there’s danger, the lake is likely fraught with peril. I’d better go somewhere else.”

“Why do you trust me so much, Fellow Daoist Xiao?”

“You survived being targeted by two Nascent Soul cultivators, so you must have extraordinary abilities.”

“I see.”

After a brief exchange,

Li Chang’an left the flying boat and followed his senses, traveling forward.

Before long, he stopped in front of a lake of moderate size.

The location he sensed was beneath the lake, deep underground.

To ensure safety, Li Chang’an cast another divination, which was still auspicious. He then used his escape technique to penetrate deep into the earth.

The deeper he went, the hotter the token became, gradually turning scorching hot, as if a raging flame were burning in Li Chang’an’s hand.

About fifteen minutes later,

an invisible barrier appeared before Li Chang’an.

“A fifth-order formation?”

he mused, sensing a connection between the token and the formation.

He then carefully touched the formation with the token in hand, entering smoothly without hindrance.

Before him lay a vast underground lake.

A stone tablet stood on the lakeshore, inscribed with the words “Danxin Lake.”

“This is it!”

Li Chang’an glanced at the scorching token in his hand.

This was the place the token had indicated.

The lake was calm; in Li Chang’an’s perception, there were no living beings.

In the center of the lake stood a stone pavilion.

On a stone table inside the pavilion lay a jade slip.

“Could that be the formula for the One Heart Pill?”

Li Chang’an’s eyes deepened as his gaze fell upon the jade slip.

To be on the safe side, he didn’t enter the stone pavilion with his real body. Instead, he used a puppet to enter the pavilion and retrieve the jade slip to refine it.

After a moment, the refinement was successful.

He probed with his divine sense and immediately saw a pill formula:

【Black Fiend Pill】 .

Li Chang’an frowned. This wasn’t the One Heart Pill he wanted.

He remained patient and continued reading.

According to the description in the jade slip,

this Black Fiend Pill was a fourth-grade low-rank pill, a magical pill created by Mu Yixin.

It used fiend energy as its material and, after being refined using special methods, became a pill.

This pill could not be swallowed; it could only be used against enemies.

“If you encounter a powerful enemy, you can throw this pill out, and the fiend energy contained within will transform into a fourth-grade fiend energy monster.”

After reading the description, Li Chang’an was secretly amazed.

This Black Fiend Pill was extremely ingenious in both its design and refining method, far surpassing ordinary magical pills.

Ordinary alchemists would never have thought that fiend energy could be used in this way, let alone create such a pill.

Following the Black Fiend Pill was another fourth-tier low-grade pill:

the [Fiend-Breaking Pill] .

As its name suggests, this pill could be used to break through fiendish energy.

It could not only suppress the fiendish monsters formed by the Black Fiend Pill, but also influence the terrain of various places where yin energy converged.

Upon seeing this,

Li Chang’an suddenly thought,

“Fiendish Souls are monsters formed from fiendish energy and countless remnant souls entangled. Perhaps this Fiend-Breaking Pill would be useful to him, but he is not my enemy.” “

This pill is equally remarkable, its sophistication no less than the Black Fiend Pill.”

He composed himself, calmed his mind, and continued reading.

Following the Demon-Slaying Pill, there were more than ten other pill formulas, all created by Mu Yixin herself.

Each one was extremely exquisite.

For example, the “Blood Transformation Nether Pill” could be used to deal with monsters nourished by blood energy or formed directly from blood energy.

This pill was perfect for countering the Yellow Spring Blood Corpses of the Yellow Spring Sect.

The other pills also had their own uses.

The last pill formula was none other than the One Heart Pill that Li Chang’an had been longing for!

“Finally got it!”

Li Chang’an smiled and carefully examined the contents of the pill formula.

According to the description, the grade of this pill was not high, only a mid-grade fourth rank, and the difficulty of refining it was also not high, similar to ordinary mid-grade fourth rank pills.

However, the materials required to refine this pill were extremely numerous, numbering in the hundreds!

In addition,

the required pill fire was also somewhat special.

It could not be ordinary pill fire or earth fire generated by magic power, but two different kinds of strange fire.

“This is a bit troublesome.”

The smile on Li Chang’an’s face gradually disappeared.

Before the upheaval of the world, he would never have been able to gather so many treasures.

Fortunately, the cultivation world is now abundant with resources, and many treasures that had disappeared for tens of thousands of years have reappeared.

“To gather these treasures, I’ll have to pay a heavy price; I’m afraid I’ll have to use up most of my top-grade spirit stones.”

“Never mind, no matter how precious top-grade spirit stones are, they can’t compare to the One Heart Pill.”

“As long as I can successfully form my Nascent Soul, any expense is worthwhile…”

Li Chang’an took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and checked the rest of the jade slip.

After the One Heart Pill’s formula, there was nothing else related to alchemy, only a few words left by Mu Yixin.

“My name is Mu Yixin, the master of the Wan Dan Pavilion in the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty. I was unexpectedly chosen by Senior Dan Chengzi.”

“Senior Dan Chengzi seemed to be from a very distant place, appearing only as a phantom in the Wan Dan Pavilion. He accepted me as a disciple and imparted his alchemy insights to me.”

“After that, I never saw him again.”

“I will travel the world, searching for my master’s Daoist temple. This place is where I once secluded myself to cultivate and comprehend, leaving behind more than ten self-created pill formulas.”

“Future generations, if fate allows, perhaps we will meet again…”

After hearing these words, Li Chang’an seemed lost in thought.

Accepting a disciple is always a significant matter.

In the cultivation world, the bond between master and disciple can be deeper than that between father and son, or brothers.

But Senior Dan Chengzi only appeared as a phantom; his true form was unknown.

Li Chang’an recalled the scene of his first meeting with Dan Chengzi.

At that time,

Dan Chengzi’s figure was also phantom.

He had explicitly stated that he and Li Chang’an were too far apart.

“Just how far?”

Li Chang’an couldn’t help but ponder.

For a powerful cultivator like Dan Chengzi, how far would be considered far?

Could it be that he’s not even in the cultivation world?

“If not in the cultivation world, where would he be?”

Many questions flashed through Li Chang’an’s mind.

After a moment,

he suppressed these questions and thought of something else.

Since Dan Chengzi could accept Mu Yixin as his disciple from a great distance, he could naturally accept him as his disciple as well.

Back then, he had expressed his desire to become Dan Chengzi’s disciple.

But Dan Chengzi did not accept him.

“Could it be because my talent in alchemy is inferior to Mu Yixin’s?”

Li Chang’an frowned in thought.

“Mu Yixin can create fourth-grade pills, but I cannot.”

“At most, I can create first- and second-tier pills, and they can’t be too complex. I’m definitely not as good as Mu Yixin.”

He sighed inwardly, admitting his lack of talent.

Many people thought he was exceptionally talented in alchemy, talisman drawing, and other cultivation techniques, but his talent wasn’t actually much better than that of ordinary cultivators.

The reason he advanced faster was because he often had opportunities.

For example, the Dan Chengzi’s Notes, the Demonstration Room, the Divine Talisman Treasure Record, etc.

The insights and experiences brought by these opportunities shortened the time he spent cultivating various techniques, making him seem like a genius. The only

cultivation technique he was truly talented in was divination.

Although he hadn’t deliberately cultivated it,

his divination skills had already faintly touched the upper-level fourth tier.

“It is said that there are countless minor paths to immortality. Can divination lead to immortality?”

For some reason, Li Chang’an suddenly had this thought.

“If divination is cultivated to its ultimate level, perhaps one can freely control the fate of all living beings in the world and become an existence close to the Heavenly Dao.”

Just as he was thinking this,

a communication jade pendant in Li Chang’an’s storage bag suddenly heated up.

He took out the jade pendant, probed it with his divine sense, and heard Jin Linghe’s voice.

“Fellow Daoist Li, where are you?”

“What’s wrong?”

Li Chang’an noticed the urgency in his voice and immediately asked.

Jin Linghe replied anxiously, “My fellow Daoists and I are trapped in a dangerous place, with most of us dead or injured. The envoy has already requested help from the Wanzhen Sect, but the Wanzhen Sect is too far away. I’m worried that the reinforcements won’t arrive in time. Could you please invite a few Nascent Soul True Monarchs here?” “

Invite a few Nascent Soul True Monarchs? Fellow Daoist Jin really thinks too highly of me. I don’t have that kind of face.”

Li Chang’an immediately refused.

Of course, he could invite them, but there was no need.

Although the Wanzhen Sect was far away, there were teleportation arrays between different places, and reinforcements would arrive soon.

“Fellow Daoist Jin, tell me in detail how you got trapped, and I will try my best to think of another way.”

“Okay.”

Jin Linghe immediately recounted their situation after entering the large lake.

At first, the lake was relatively calm, and no danger appeared.

Although there were a few aquatic demonic beasts.

However, the highest-grade item was only a high-grade third rank, no match for the group.

However,

upon entering the underwater ruins, danger followed one after another.

Before discovering many treasures, more than ten people had perished.

At that time, Jin Linghe already considered retreating, but seeing that Ning Cailian had no intention of leaving, he gritted his teeth and continued searching for treasure.

The situation subsequently became increasingly perilous.

In just half an hour, more than twenty people died.

Ning Cailian finally decided to retreat.

But it was too late!

The area of the ruins they were in had been shrouded by an array.

The array was of extremely high grade; even though Ning Cailian and Tang Hao used their fourth-rank trump cards, they still couldn’t break through it.

Furthermore, a large number of black pills appeared around them.

These black pills, upon exploding, would transform into terrifying fourth-rank monsters.

“Fourth-rank monsters?”

Upon hearing this description, Li Chang’an immediately thought of the Black Fiend Pill.

Jin Linghe said in a panic, “Fellow Daoist Li, those monsters are all comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators. Many of you have already died at their hands. Fortunately, I was close to Envoy Ning Cailian and received protection from her fourth-tier treasure, but even her treasure won’t last long.”

“Fellow Daoist Jin, why did those monsters appear? Did you trigger any traps?”

“No traps, just a test,”

Jin Linghe replied.

The black pills appeared because a cultivator accidentally triggered the test.

The test required refining a fourth-tier low-grade pill called “Breaking Evil Pill,” and each cultivator taking the test had five sets of materials.

If they succeeded, the monsters would disappear.

But no one present succeeded!

Hearing this,

Li Chang’an asked in a surprised voice, “Even Tang Hao didn’t succeed? Isn’t he a fourth-tier alchemist?”

“No, he has failed four times in a row!”

Jin Linghe’s tone was full of anxiety, showing that his situation was indeed quite bad.

“Fellow Daoist Tang said he had never heard of the Demon-Slaying Pill before. Although the assessment provided the formula and materials, its refining difficulty far exceeds that of ordinary fourth-grade low-rank pills. He wasn’t confident he could succeed with his last chance.”

“Are there any other fourth-grade alchemists present?”

“No.”

Jin Linghe’s voice held a hint of regret.

He said regretfully, “Fellow Daoist Li, I shouldn’t have been greedy for the opportunity. If I had stayed on the flying boat like you, I wouldn’t be in this predicament. Please find a way to save my life.”

“Alright, I will try my best.”

Li Chang’an pondered briefly.

If Jin Linghe was right, rescuing him wouldn’t be difficult.

The Demon-Slaying Pill was indeed more difficult to refine than ordinary fourth-grade low-rank pills, comparable to high-quality pills.

But Li Chang’an was already a fourth-grade mid-rank alchemist; this difficulty was nothing to him.

Five chances were enough.

However,

he worried there might be other traps in the lake.

Furthermore, with so many years passing, the assessment might have already expired. Even if he refined the Demon-Slaying Pill, it might not be enough to end the trial.

“Let me divine first.”

Li Chang’an sat cross-legged, took out his divination artifact, and began to predict the fortune of his journey.

Soon, he received a favorable divination.

“It seems there’s no danger, and I’ll even benefit.”

Relieved, he put away the artifact and used his escape technique to head towards the large lake.

…

Meanwhile, deep within the lake.

Blood churned within the ruins.

The vast majority of the Golden Core cultivators who had entered the lake earlier had perished.

Only a very few survived, protected by the fourth-tier treasures of Ning Cailian and Tang Hao.

“Boom… Boom…”

Several fourth-tier monsters formed from malevolent energy were frantically bombarding the treasures.

Cracks were gradually appearing on both of their treasures.

Everyone’s faces were pale, filled with anxiety.

Ning Cailian’s expression was slightly better as she reassured everyone, “Don’t worry, everyone. I have already requested reinforcements from the sect. This matter will be over soon.”

Someone asked in a panic, “Envoy, will the sect really send someone?”

“Yes, believe me.”

Ning Cailian’s tone was firm, seemingly full of confidence.

But deep down, she wasn’t entirely sure.

After all, she was just a lowly maid, not valued by anyone in the sect.

At this moment,

half of her hope rested on the sect, and the other half on Tang Hao.

Tang Hao was, after all, the son of a Nascent Soul cultivator; his father, True Monarch Baiyun, would surely do everything in his power to save him, and might already be arriving via teleportation.

Furthermore, Tang Hao still had one chance to refine the Demon-Slaying Pill.

If he could succeed, this crisis would end.

“Fellow Daoist Tang, are you confident?”

“I…”

Tang Hao opened his mouth, a bitter look flashing across his face.

His alchemy skills had barely crossed the fourth-tier threshold, and his success rate in refining ordinary low-grade fourth-tier pills was already low, let alone a special pill like the Demon-Slaying Pill.

Moreover, surrounded by monsters, he had to worry about his life at all times, making it impossible for him to concentrate on alchemy.

“I’ll give it a try.”

Tang Hao took a deep breath, picked up the materials, and made one last attempt.

Under the expectant gazes of everyone,

he activated the alchemical fire, refining the various materials one by one.

During this time, the fourth-tier monsters outside seemed to have exhausted their power, turning into black smoke and dissipating one after another, but then new pills exploded, turning back into monsters.

“What kind of pill is this? I’ve followed Senior Yao for so many years and have never seen one before.”

Ning Cailian frowned, her gaze sweeping over the black pills around her, finally settling on the alchemy furnace.

She naturally hoped that Tang Hao would succeed.

But things didn’t go as planned.

While fusing the various medicinal liquids, Tang Hao made a mistake, causing several clumps of liquid to turn to ashes in the alchemy furnace.

“Another failure.”

He looked dejected and hung his head in defeat.

Seeing this, Ning Cailian’s eyes flashed with a barely perceptible disappointment, and she sighed inwardly.

The path of assessment was blocked.

Now, they could only hope for help from True Monarch Baiyun or the Myriad Array Sect.

Just then,

a familiar aura suddenly appeared in their senses.

“Li Chang’an?”

Ning Cailian and the others were somewhat surprised and looked into the distance.

After a short while,

Li Chang’an’s figure appeared.

He glanced at the array and judged its grade.

“A mid-grade fourth-order array, only allowing entry and no exit.”

This type of array was very common; one could enter from the outside, but once inside, it was difficult to exit.

Unless one had a treasure to break the array or was proficient in array techniques.

Li Chang’an could break the array directly, but he did not do so. Instead, he entered the array the instant the black monsters dissipated, quickly disappearing into the safe zone that Ning Cailian had created with a fourth-order treasure.

The next instant, several pills exploded, and a new monster appeared.

“It really is a Black Fiend Pill,”

Li Chang’an concluded based on its characteristics.

(End of Chapter)