Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 478

Chapter 478 A Strange Feeling, An Unexpected Joy (Please Subscribe)

According to the Happy Beast’s account,

Li Chang’an and his companions arrived at a ruin.

This ruin belonged to the Great Jin Dynasty and was merely an ordinary village.

Time is merciless; countless grand palaces of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty have been swallowed by the ages, yet this small village has survived to this day, which is truly astonishing.

They ventured deep into the earth to search and soon found an underground palace.

In this dark and sunless palace, tens of thousands of ragged mortals lived.

As soon as Li Chang’an entered the palace, a stench assaulted his senses.

Looking around, he saw

that these mortals were all emaciated, like a group of skeletons draped in human skin, their faces mostly showing fear or numbness.

Seeing this, Cui Hui cursed angrily,

“Those two damned beasts!”

Then, he and Miao Xiqian took action, sending the many mortals here to a mortal kingdom near the Seven Emotions Sect.

Not long after,

Ye Qianqing returned upon hearing the news.

Accompanying her was her Nascent Soul master.

“Senior Yao.”

Li Chang’an, somewhat surprised, looked at Yao Lanqin beside Ye Qianqing and bowed respectfully.

He hadn’t expected Ye Qianqing’s master to be Yao Lanqin.

“Li Chang’an, it really is you.”

Yao Lanqin’s expression was cold, but a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

On her way here, she had heard that the Joyful Beast had been suppressed, and that the one who had done it was Li Chang’an.

Her first thought was someone with the same name.

Li was a common surname; there were cultivators with the surname Li everywhere.

The name Chang’an was also very common.

But she later learned that Li Chang’an, who suppressed the Joyful Beast, came from the southern part of the Myriad Array Domain.

A sense of disbelief immediately arose in her heart, and she guessed it was Li Chang’an from Changqing Mountain.

Now,

her guess had come true.

“Li Chang’an, I underestimated you. You actually managed to suppress a fourth-tier Joyful Beast.”

Yao Lanqin knew that fourth-tier Joyful Beasts were difficult to deal with. Even if she personally took action, she was only confident of defeating them, not killing or suppressing them. Yet Li Chang’an had done it.

Li Chang’an humbly replied, “This junior’s strength is shallow; I only relied on the power of a treasure. It’s nothing to mention.”

“The treasure is also a testament to your own ability. There’s no need to be so modest. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Beast Taming Sect might not have done better than you.”

Yao Lanqin rarely praised him like this.

Her attitude towards Li Chang’an now was completely different from when they first met.

In these few interactions, she had realized that Li Chang’an was no ordinary Golden Core cultivator and was worthy of her respect.

“Qianqing, today’s matter was handled improperly by you.”

She suddenly changed the subject, criticizing Ye Qianqing.

“If you had cooperated with Li Chang’an and the others, you might have been able to take down that third-tier Joyful Beast directly. But you acted recklessly, causing you and several fellow cultivators to be trapped in danger.”

She spoke sternly, her tone particularly harsh.

Ye Qianqing lowered her head, her face filled with shame.

“Master, this disciple knows her mistake.”

“It’s good that you know your mistake. Learn more from Li Chang’an. If you continue to be so arrogant, you’ll lose your life sooner or later!”

“Yes.”

Ye Qianqing’s expression was complicated as she glanced at Li Chang’an.

She hadn’t paid much attention to Li Chang’an, believing she could handle everything, but in the end, she fled in a sorry state, and the seemingly insignificant Li Chang’an reversed the situation.

If it weren’t for Li Chang’an’s intervention, Miao Xiqian and Cui Hui would have already perished.

Their deaths would have plunged her into regret and self-blame, even causing her to fail her inner demon tribulation.

In other words,

Li Chang’an not only saved these two people but also saved her path to Nascent Soul formation.

“Fellow Daoist Li, I was too reckless today. Thank you for your help.”

“It’s nothing.”

Li Chang’an waved his hand dismissively. Ye

Qianqing thanked him again and made a promise that if she successfully formed her Nascent Soul, she would protect the Changqing Mountain lineage until her death.

Li Chang’an naturally accepted this promise without hesitation.

Not long after,

Yao Lanqin left with Ye Qianqing.

Li Chang’an then went to the ruins on the ground and searched briefly.

“There are no treasures in these ruins. It’s just an ordinary village.”

He walked through the village, carefully sensing with his divine sense, but he didn’t detect any treasures, only endless vicissitudes and decay.

A moment later,

Li Chang’an entered an ordinary house.

Inside, everything was sparsely furnished, not much different from the houses of ordinary people in the mortal world.

“Strange, in this mortal village, all the materials of the houses are ordinary, and there are no protective formations. Why has it survived to this day?”

Li Chang’an frowned in thought.

The entire village was quite ordinary, but that was precisely the problem.

In ordinary villages, if uninhabited, the houses would soon collapse.

At most, a hundred years would pass before they were covered in dust and vegetation.

But this village remained intact.

This was truly abnormal.

With this question in mind, Li Chang’an went in and out of each house, examining the layout of each one, trying to find the cause of this anomaly, but to no avail.

“Something’s not right. There should be some kind of treasure here, maintaining the village’s original state. Could it have been taken by the Joyful Beasts?”

Thinking of this,

Li Chang’an immediately threw two Joyful Beasts out of his spirit beast pouch.

“Joyful Beasts, is there any treasure in this village?”

“Treasure?”

The fourth-tier Joyful Beast scoffed.

“This village is dilapidated, just an ordinary mortal village. How could there be any treasure?”

“If there’s no treasure, why has this village from the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty survived to this day?”

“How would I know? There are many inexplicable things in this world. Could it be that you… ah…”

The Joyful Beast trembled and cried out again.

Li Chang’an looked coldly at the third-tier Joyful Beast.

The third-tier Joyful Beast’s bones were even softer, and it hurriedly said, “Senior, there really are no treasures here. When my ancestor and I discovered this ruin, it looked exactly like this.”

“Really?”

“If this is even slightly false, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!”

the third-tier Joyful Beast swore.

Li Chang’an frowned, but didn’t ask any more questions, and put both Joyful Beasts away.

He walked through the entire village again, suppressing all his magic and divine sense, searching each house in his mortal form, trying to find something useful, but he still found nothing.

Finally,

he stopped at an ordinary house in the middle of the village.

In the bedroom of this house, on the desk, was an unfinished letter.

Everything in the village was old, but this letter felt different to Li Chang’an, as if it had just been written.

The letter contained only a few sentences.

“You once said you’d return to marry me after passing the imperial examination, why haven’t you come back yet?”

“Outsiders say you’ve caught the princess’s eye and will become her consort, but I knew you’d return.”

“I’ll wait for you forever.”

“I’ll stay here, I won’t go anywhere…”

These words were unremarkable, showing nothing special.

But for some reason,

Li Chang’an suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, a sense of dread, as if someone was beside him.

But neither sight nor divine sense detected anyone.

“Something’s wrong, there’s something wrong here, I can’t stay!”

He took a deep breath, hurriedly left the house, and rushed out of the village.

The moment he escaped the village, he felt a sense of relief, the chill instantly vanishing.

He glanced back at the village.

The entire village was still deserted, ordinary, yet it filled him with unease.

“I must never explore such strange places again, the more curious I am, the faster I’ll die!”

Li Chang’an felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of that indescribable feeling.

He immediately bid farewell to Cui Hui and Miao Xiqian, leaving without looking back, and rushed back to Changqing Mountain.

…

A few days later.

Li Chang’an returned to Changqing Mountain.

Recalling that strange village, he was still uneasy, so he went to the back mountain to talk to the Golden Divine Tree.

After a conversation, he gradually relaxed.

“Golden Divine Tree, how are you doing here?”

He suppressed his complicated thoughts and asked casually.

The Golden Divine Tree was somewhat troubled: “Everything else is fine, it’s just that dragon ox is a bit annoying. It comes to play the zither for me all day long, I really can’t stand it. I’ve changed places several times, but it still finds me. Even hiding in the Fire Cloud Secret Realm didn’t help.”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an was surprised.

No wonder the dragon ox hasn’t bothered him recently; it turns out the Golden Divine Tree has been taking the blame for him.

He couldn’t do anything about it, after all, someone had to deal with the dragon ox. He

could only let the Golden Divine Tree suffer.

“You’ve worked hard.”

Li Chang’an pretended to be concerned, giving him a large number of treasures for cultivating spiritual plants and saying some comforting words.

After accepting the treasures…

Jin Shenshu’s mood improved considerably.

However, he still couldn’t help complaining, “Sigh, when will you obtain a grotto-heaven treasure? If you have one, I can cultivate inside it.”

“Grotto-heaven treasure? Such treasures are extremely rare; I’m afraid even Nascent Soul Heavenly Monarchs rarely possess them.”

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly.

A grotto-heaven treasure is an extremely special treasure, containing a complete grotto-heaven world within it, and can be carried with one’s person.

He had never seen such a treasure in his entire cultivation journey.

Just then,

Li Chang’an suddenly felt a strange sensation.

“Strange, it seems someone is about to attack me.”

As a fourth-tier divination master, his perception was extremely sharp, almost never wrong.

He immediately sat cross-legged, taking out various divination treasures to deduce, quickly obtaining a vague result.

“Indeed, someone is about to attack me. The attacker is in the southern part of the Myriad Array Domain, it seems to be… the Azure Sea Sect!”

Li Chang’an opened his eyes, his gaze as deep as a galaxy, looking towards the Azure Sea Sect.

The Azure Sea Sect and the Vast Ocean Sect were not far apart. The two sects were originally one sect, but later split due to disagreements.

This sect also coveted the Evergreen Mountain spiritual vein, repeatedly sending people to express their desire to purchase it.

“Could it be that the Azure Sea Sect can’t sit still anymore and intends to be the first to attack?”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

The other Golden Core forces, those unwilling to sell their spiritual veins, were almost all wiped out.

Changqing Mountain, however, remained untouched because Li Chang’an had extensive connections and relationships with many Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

However,

he himself was not a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Li Chang’an knew very well that sooner or later someone would secretly intervene.

“The entire Azure Sea Sect only has one Nascent Soul cultivator, the current sect leader, Azure Sea True Monarch. His cultivation is not high, only at the early Nascent Soul stage. If he dares to come, let him stay.”

He waved his hand, and all of Changqing Mountain’s fourth-order formations vanished, leaving only a few third-order and near-fourth-order formations visible.

…

Meanwhile.

Azure Sea Sect, main hall.

Dozens of Nascent Soul True Monarchs gathered to discuss the division of territories among the various Nascent Soul forces.

Not long after, Azure Sea True Monarch suddenly brought up Changqing Mountain.

“Gentlemen, of all the fourth-tier spiritual veins in the southern part of the Myriad Array Domain, only Changqing Mountain is still controlled by a Golden Core cultivator. Do you really not want it?”

“Bihai, the master of Changqing Mountain is no ordinary Golden Core cultivator; he has extensive connections. We cannot act rashly.”

True Monarch Hanhai saw through his intentions and spoke solemnly to stop him.

The others had different expressions; some remained unmoved, but many were tempted.

Changqing Mountain was not an ordinary low-grade fourth-tier spiritual vein; it was already approaching the middle grade of the fourth tier. With a little nurturing, its grade could be improved.

Moreover, the entire spiritual vein covered a vast area, much larger than ordinary fourth-tier spiritual veins.

The spiritual lands of most of the Nascent Soul forces present were not much better than Changqing Mountain.

Otherwise,

they wouldn’t have repeatedly conveyed their willingness to trade to Li Chang’an.

One Nascent Soul True Monarch shook his head: “I’ve sent my disciples over ten times, but Li Chang’an refuses to budge and has no intention of making a deal.”

“That’s right, even my disciples were brushed off by him.”

“Why go through all this trouble? He’s just a Golden Core cultivator, just kill him! Do you think those Nascent Soul cultivators behind him would fight us for a dead man?”

“That’s right, he’s not a disciple or descendant of those Nascent Soul cultivators…”

Many supported killing him directly.

Hearing these comments, True Monarch Bihai’s smile deepened.

He immediately asked, “Who among you is willing to take action?” Upon

hearing this,

the entire hall fell silent.

Everyone looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

True Monarch Bihai glanced around, his brow furrowing slightly, and spoke again: “Since none of you are confident, let’s put this matter aside for now.”

After that, the Nascent Soul cultivators began discussing other matters, and no one mentioned Changqing Mountain again. That

evening,

the discussion ended, and everyone departed.

Han Hai Zhenjun was the last to leave, questioning him before departing, “Bi Hai, are you planning to take action in private?”

“Han Hai, this matter is none of your concern,”

Bi Hai Zhenjun replied indifferently, neither confirming nor denying.

After Han Hai Zhenjun left, he transformed into a stream of light and returned to his cultivation grounds.

Inside his grounds, a cultivator in a green robe stood with his hands behind his back.

If Li Chang’an were here, he would surely recognize this green-robed cultivator as Mu Teng’s son, Mu Wei!

Bi Hai Zhenjun cupped his hands, “Fellow Daoist Mu, I have tried my best to persuade them, but they all seem to be wary of the Nascent Soul True Monarch behind Li Chang’an, and no one is willing to take action.”

Mu Wei said in a deep voice, “In that case, Fellow Daoist Bi Hai, do you dare to take action personally?”

“That’s exactly what I intend to do!”

Bi Hai Zhenjun immediately agreed.

Taking down Li Chang’an would not only grant him the valuable Changqing Mountain spiritual vein but also gain Mu Wei’s favor.

A win-win situation!

He was somewhat puzzled: “Fellow Daoist Mu, Li Chang’an is only a Golden Core cultivator, why didn’t you take action yourself?”

Mu Wei shook his head: “I promised Yao Lanqin that I wouldn’t attack Li Chang’an again.”

“I see.”

True Monarch Bihai didn’t ask any more questions, only promising to bring Li Chang’an to him.

Just as he was about to leave, Mu Wei suddenly tossed out two top-grade spirit stones.

“Fellow Daoist Bihai, use the teleportation array to go there. Don’t waste time, bring him to me tonight.”

“Alright!”

True Monarch Bihai accepted the top-grade spirit stones and immediately left the sect.

Mu Wei remained standing, waiting for True Monarch Bihai’s good news.

…

At this moment.

Changqing Mountain, deep within the cave.

Li Chang’an sat cross-legged, his aura profound, practicing divination.

His divination skills were getting closer and closer to the upper-level fourth rank, he had already crossed the threshold, only a small step away.

After a while.

He stopped cultivating, got up and left the cave, gazing at the desolate sky.

“They’re here!”

A murderous aura was rapidly approaching Changqing Mountain under the cover of night.

Li Chang’an stood with his hands behind his back, waiting quietly.

A moment later.

Bi Hai Zhenjun appeared.

He was decisive, without a word, and directly attacked Li Chang’an.

“Suppress!”

he said confidently, his Nascent Soul power transforming into a giant hand, believing he could easily subdue Li Chang’an.

But Li Chang’an merely slapped it.

“Boom!”

The Nascent Soul hand shattered instantly.

Bi Hai Zhenjun’s expression changed drastically, and he hastily retreated, realizing the danger and trying to leave Changqing Mountain, but it was too late.

His retreat had been cut off by the void-sealing array!

Li Chang’an’s thoughts stirred, and several mid-grade fourth-order arrays activated, their terrifying power descending from the sky.

Bi Hai Zhenjun trembled violently, his protective treasures shattering, his face instantly turning deathly pale.

Before he could retrieve any more treasures, a sword array struck him.

A deafening explosion followed, and Bi Hai Zhenjun’s body shattered, leaving only a dim Nascent Soul.

“How can Li Chang’an be so strong? He’s not even a Golden Core cultivator!”

True Monarch Bihai was filled with regret, secretly cursing Mu Wei.

“No wonder Mu Wei didn’t act personally; he was clearly afraid of Li Chang’an and didn’t dare come to Changqing Mountain, so he had me scout ahead for him!”

Even against an ordinary mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, he wouldn’t have his physical body destroyed in a single exchange.

In his view, Li Chang’an, even if not a late-Nascent Soul cultivator, wouldn’t be far off.

“Fellow Daoist Li, spare my life!”

Knowing he couldn’t escape, he cried out for mercy.

Li Chang’an said calmly, “Bihai, is this all the skill you have? Where did you get the audacity to covet my Changqing Mountain?”

“Fellow Daoist Li, you misunderstand. I don’t covet Changqing Mountain. I came here today actually for you.”

“For me?”

“Yes.”

True Monarch Bihai’s face showed bitterness.

He said helplessly, “It’s all because of Mu Wei. He used my clan to force me to come to Changqing Mountain to test you. If I didn’t agree, he would wipe out my entire clan.”

“Is that so?”

Li Chang’an wasn’t too surprised.

Mu Wei was, after all, a Nascent Soul cultivator, with high aspirations. How could he give up after just one failure?

He was clearly somewhat wary of Yao Lanqin and didn’t take action himself, instead having an outsider do it for him.

If Li Chang’an were truly just a Golden Core cultivator, this matter could indeed be accomplished.

But he wasn’t.

Even if Mu Wei took action himself, he might not be able to defeat him.

Of course,

Li Chang’an also couldn’t defeat Mu Wei.

“I need to break through in divination as soon as possible. A fourth-tier high-grade divination technique poses a certain threat even to Nascent Soul cultivators.”

“This matter can’t be rushed. Let things take their course. Let’s see what we’ve gained this time.”

He took away the Nascent Soul of the Azure Sea True Monarch, turned around and returned to his cave, sealed the cave door, and checked his storage bag.

“This person’s strength is mediocre. He probably doesn’t have many high-grade treasures.”

Li Chang’an casually glanced at the numerous treasures, not holding much expectation.

Suddenly, a burst of crimson light appeared in his perception.

“This is…”

Li Chang’an’s mind raced, and he took out a crystal bottle.

Inside the bottle was a ball of crimson essence blood, of fourth rank, its aura belonging to a fourth-rank demonic dragon.

Fourth-rank dragon blood!

(End of Chapter)