Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 488

Chapter 488 Suppression of Heaven and Earth, Strange Bloodline (Seeking Subscription)

Inside the cave, blood energy surged.

Li Chang’an sat cross-legged in the medicinal bath, his skin burning hot, wisps of white smoke constantly rising from his body.

“Glug glug…”

The pool water was scalding hot, constantly churning. It felt

as if a raging fire was burning inside him.

Every bone, every piece of flesh, and every inch of skin was burned red, as if it was about to melt in the flames.

What followed

was unimaginable, intense pain.

The pain of this body tempering far exceeded any previous one, and even with his endurance, it was almost unbearable.

The description in the spiritual medicine inheritance was correct; the Blood Bodhi could indeed accelerate the body tempering process.

The price was extreme pain.

This pain was comparable to the cumulative pain of countless previous body tempering sessions.

In this short period of time, Li Chang’an had to endure the pain that should have been gradually endured over the next few years or even more than ten years.

“Hoo…”

He took a deep breath, enduring it with all his might.

The effects of that Blood Bodhi had only just begun.

The intense burning sensation seemed endless, turning Li Chang’an’s skin increasingly crimson.

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

The entire cave was filled with thick white mist, making it impossible to see one’s

hand in front of one’s face. The large medicinal bath pool was now empty.

Li Chang’an remained seated cross-legged, eyes closed, his forehead covered in sweat.

A moment later,

a soft “crack” was heard.

The crimson old skin on his back suddenly split open, revealing new skin that resembled white jade.

Immediately afterward, cracks multiplied, covering his entire body, making him look like a broken porcelain doll.

“Disperse!”

He suddenly jerked, and all the old skin turned to dust.

Then, he slowly rose, his muscles bulging, and a surge of powerful blood energy erupted, as strong as a transformed demon.

“Fourth-tier Body Refinement!”

Li Chang’an slowly clenched his fist, feeling every inch of his flesh brimming with terrifying power.

If this punch were unleashed, an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

This was because his body-refining strength far exceeded his cultivation level.

Although his cultivation level was only the first level of the fourth rank, his actual strength was far greater.

After some testing,

Li Chang’an basically confirmed that his body-refining strength had reached the fourth level of the fourth rank, which was the mid-stage of the fourth rank, comparable to a mid-stage Nascent Soul expert!

After cleaning up the cave, he went to the courtyard and released the Fire Cloud God Lord.

“Fire Cloud, let’s have a match.”

“God Lord, your skills are superior, how can I be your match?”

The Fire Cloud God Lord looked bitter, knowing that he could not defeat Li Chang’an, and conceded defeat before the fight even started.

Li Chang’an smiled and said, “Don’t worry, this time I will not use magic power or divine sense, nor will I use other cultivation techniques or treasures. I will only use my pure physique to compete with you.” “

Is this true?”

“When have I ever lied?”

“In that case, please enlighten me, God Lord!”

The Fire Cloud God Lord smiled and immediately gained confidence.

Many years ago, he had already broken through in the path of body refinement and become a fourth-rank body refinement expert.

Over the years, he hadn’t stopped progressing, constantly using the Fire Cloud Crystal for cultivation. Although he hadn’t reached the next level, his body refinement strength was significantly stronger than when he first broke through.

He guessed that Li Chang’an had also broken through, so he challenged him to a duel.

However,

a newly broken fourth-tier body refinement expert was no match for him.

“God Lord, be careful!”

he shouted, unleashing his blood energy and attacking Li Chang’an with all his might.

Li Chang’an neither dodged nor evaded, calmly extending his palm.

Boom!

Fist and palm collided, an astonishing impact erupting instantly, sweeping in all directions.

The Fire Cloud God Lord was shocked, for Li Chang’an remained completely still, without even the slightest tremor or sway, easily taking the blow.

Then, Li Chang’an’s subsequent punch sent him flying directly off Changqing Mountain.

A while later ,

he flew back, covered in dust and dirt.

“God Lord, your physique is extraordinary; I was no match for you.”

“Cultivate diligently, and one day you too will possess such a physique.”

Li Chang’an smiled and patted his shoulder, offering a few words of casual encouragement.

After that…

He then sparred with the Xuan Shui Turtle.

Although the Xuan Shui Turtle was only at the early stage of the fourth rank, its defensive capabilities were extremely strong, and even ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators couldn’t break it.

“Boom…”

Li Chang’an unleashed over a hundred punches in succession, the sound of his fists like thunder.

The Xuan Shui Turtle was powerless to resist and could only hide in its shell, groaning in pain.

“Master, stop hitting it! If you keep hitting it, it’ll die!”

“You’re tough as nails, you haven’t even suffered a scratch. I know you can still hold on.”

Li Chang’an smiled and withdrew his fists.

After saying that, he gave the Xuan Shui Turtle a bunch of water-based treasures to appease it.

In the following days,

he basically adapted to the changes in his physique.

“It’s time to try out this Five Aperture Bodhi Seed.”

Li Chang’an returned to the depths of his cave, sealed the door, and isolated the outside world with an array.

He sat cross-legged and took out two items from his storage bag.

One was a jade slip containing a separate record of the Mind-Questioning Technique.

The other was the Five Aperture Bodhi Seed.

He held the jade slip in one hand and the Bodhi seed in the other, instantly entering a state of near-enlightenment.

Countless insights flooded his mind, helping him understand many things he had previously been unable to comprehend.

“So that’s how it is, my previous thoughts were wrong…”

He closed his eyes slightly, gradually sinking into a state of profound understanding.

Unbeknownst to him, three days had passed.

During these three days…

Li Chang’an attempted to improve the Bodhi Seed more than ten times.

Although each attempt ended in failure, he remained calm and unhurried. He

had enough time to accumulate the Five Aperture Bodhi Seed, allowing him to slowly experiment until he finally succeeded.

Just then,

Luo Yunshu suddenly appeared in the courtyard.

Standing outside the cave, she whispered, “Ancestor, more than ten core disciples of the Luo family have gone missing.”

“Hmm?”

Li Chang’an was startled and immediately snapped out of his trance.

The Luo family members were very important, concerning his relationship with Luo Yu; he couldn’t afford any major problems.

He put away the Bodhi Seed and the jade slip, and opened the cave door.

“Yunshu, come in and tell me the details.”

“Yes!”

Luo Yunshu entered the cave, stood before Li Chang’an, and explained the matter.

During the three days Li Chang’an had been in seclusion

, disciples of the Luo family at the foot of the mountain had been disappearing one after another.

Each of the missing disciples was exceptionally talented and had the potential to form their core in the future.

Luo Shijie was frantic with worry, sending people everywhere to search, but they were unable to find the disciples.

Just when he was at his wit’s end, a letter arrived at the Luo family.

The letter stated that

the missing Luo family disciples had been kidnapped by a treacherous cultivator.

If the Luo family wanted their return, they needed to prepare ten top-grade spirit stones.

However, the Luo family was merely a Golden Core clan; they couldn’t even afford one top-grade spirit stone, let alone ten

. Left with no other choice

, Luo Shijie approached Luo Yunshu, asking her to seek Li Chang’an’s assistance.

“Ten top-grade spirit stones?”

Li Chang’an frowned.

Even the most foolish treacherous cultivator could see that a Golden Core clan like the Luo family couldn’t possibly produce that many top-grade spirit stones.

In other words,

the treacherous cultivator had ulterior motives.

“Yunshu, let me see that letter.”

“Yes.”

Luo Yunshu immediately retrieved it and presented it to Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an glanced at it casually; the contents of the letter were almost identical to what Luo Yunshu had said.

However, the location for the exchange requested was unusual—

the Netherworld Secret Realm.

The Restricted Secret Realm is similar to the Forbidden Magic Secret Realm; the entire realm suppresses magical power, and in some areas, it’s impossible to use any magic at all.

After a moment’s thought, Li Chang’an gave the order.

“Yun Shu, bring over the clothing of those dozen or so Luo family members.”

“Yes!”

Luo Yun Shu immediately left.

Not long after, she returned to her cave with over ten sets of clothing.

Each set of clothing carried the aura of the Luo family members.

Based on this aura, Li Chang’an deduced that they were indeed in the Restricted Secret Realm, in an area where magical power was completely unusable.

“This is strange. It seems the other party isn’t targeting the Luo family, but me.”

Li Chang’an mused.

Of the entire Changqing Mountain lineage, only he could possibly produce ten top-grade spirit stones.

“Yun Shu, go back and wait. I’ll figure something out.”

He sent Luo Yun Shu away and then began to wait for the divination to arrive.

At midnight that night,

a golden light appeared before his eyes.

[The divination has been updated]

[Today’s divination: Auspicious]

[You will travel to the Netherworld Secret Realm, slay the Black Dragon True Monarch, rescue the Luo family disciples, and obtain the Netherworld Fear Crystal.]

“Black Dragon True Monarch? I see.”

Li Chang’an immediately understood.

The Black Dragon True Monarch was a disciple of Guiyi True Monarch.

His reason for kidnapping the Luo family disciples was likely to lure Li Chang’an out.

The Netherworld Secret Realm could suppress magical power; even with Li Chang’an’s high cultivation level, it was useless, and he could only rely on his physical strength to fight.

And he hadn’t previously revealed much of his physical strength.

He released Guiyi Zhenjun and asked him, “Guiyi, what is the level of your eldest disciple, Heilong Zhenjun, in body refinement?”

Guiyi replied, “Heilong secretly broke through to the fourth level of body refinement many years ago, and should now have the strength of the second level of the fourth level.”

“The second level of the fourth level? No wonder he’s so confident.”

Li Chang’an put away Guiyi Zhenjun and pondered for a moment.

“In the area where he agreed to make the transaction, ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators would be completely suppressed, but he has the advantage of physical strength.”

“However, physical strength is also my advantage.”

“Since the divination is auspicious, there shouldn’t be any surprises, and I can also find the Netherworld Fear Crystal while I’m at it…”

Thinking of this ,

he quietly left Changqing Mountain and headed straight for the Netherworld Forbidden Secret Realm.

To save time, he specially used a top-grade spirit stone to teleport to a region close to the Netherworld Forbidden Secret Realm.

Not long after,

Li Chang’an successfully entered the Netherworld Forbidden Secret Realm.

The entire secret realm felt similar to the Forbidden Law Secret Realm to him.

As soon as he entered, it was as if countless invisible chains had been placed on his body, and all his spells were restricted.

He casually unleashed a Heaven-grade spell, its power less than an Earth-grade spell cast in the outside world.

The deeper he went ,

the more pronounced the suppression became.

“Luckily, my body refinement breakthrough came in time, otherwise this matter would have been quite troublesome.”

Under the suppression of heaven and earth, Li Chang’an’s escape speed slowed down more and more.

After arriving at that special region, he could no longer transform into a beam of light, nor could he even take to the air with his magic power.

All his magic power was suppressed to the bone.

Just then,

a furious shout rang out.

“Li Chang’an!”

Along with the voice appeared a young man clad in black robes.

It was none other than the Black Dragon True Monarch!

His expression was cold and stern as he stared intently at Li Chang’an.

“Li Chang’an, it is said that you are loyal and righteous, of extremely high character, and risked your life to save your friend Jin Linghe.”

“Hmm?”

Hearing the words “loyal and righteous,” Li Chang’an was stunned for a moment.

The Black Dragon True Monarch continued, “I’ve investigated. You were on good terms with the Luo family ancestors, and recently you spent a lot of treasures to help several Luo family cultivators form their Core Formation. You must care a lot about the Luo family, which is why I kidnapped some of their members.”

“If you were truly a person of honor, you would have come here personally to rescue them.”

“It seems the rumors are true; you really have come!”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an felt a little strange.

Those Luo family cultivators were able to form their Core Formation clearly because of Luo Yu’s help, and had little to do with him.

He wasn’t a person of honor either; all his actions were for personal gain.

“Black Dragon, did you bring me here for your master?”

“That’s right!”

The Black Dragon True Monarch didn’t hide anything and admitted it on the spot.

Li Chang’an then said, “Your master is in the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and even he fell into my hands. How dare you face me alone?”

“Why wouldn’t I dare?”

the Black Dragon coldly shouted, his aura suddenly surging.

With a loud “boom,” his robes shattered, and terrifying blood energy soared into the sky.

“This place is forbidden by magic. Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator came here, I could kill them! Do you know that I killed a Nascent Soul cultivator here before I even formed my own?”

“A Golden Core cultivator slaying a Nascent Soul? You do have some skill.”

Li Chang’an commented calmly, carefully sensing the surroundings.

The Black Dragon’s body-refining strength was indeed about what Gui Yi had said, roughly the second level of the fourth rank.

“Li Chang’an, prepare to die!”

His blood surged, transforming into a phantom that traversed the sky, instantly appearing before Li Chang’an and unleashing a powerful punch.

Li Chang’an’s expression remained unchanged, and he also threw a punch.

Their fists collided without any flourish, pure physical power erupting instantly.

“Boom!”

The sound of the collision was deafening, like rolling thunder.

At the very moment of impact,

the Black Dragon True Monarch’s expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with disbelief. He was blasted backward, crashing through hundreds of mountains before finally coming to a stop.

“Impossible! Again!”

His eyes were bloodshot as he roared, leaping from the countless rubble and dust, charging at Li Chang’an once more.

“Boom…”

Earth-shattering explosions resounded continuously.

The two clashed dozens of times in an instant, their power violent, each punch landing with a visceral impact, like two demonic beings locked in a frenzied battle.

The earth sank, mountains and rivers crumbled, and the entire region was riddled with holes.

“Boom!”

The Black Dragon True Monarch was blasted backward once more.

This time, it was far more gruesome than before.

He was covered in blood, his chest caved in, one of his eyeballs shattered, and not an inch of his body was intact.

But he was still unwilling to give up, acting like a madman, showing no thought of escape, only swallowing a few pills to help his blood and qi surge.

“Again!”

He spat out a mouthful of blood, ready to fight again.

At this moment,

Li Chang’an descended from the sky, slamming a punch into his crown.

With a deafening crash, before the Black Dragon True Monarch could even react, he was slammed deep into the earth.

Li Chang’an didn’t stop, unleashing dozens of punches in quick succession, driving the Black Dragon True Monarch deeper and deeper.

Moments later,

the Black Dragon True Monarch’s mangled body crashed heavily into a group of underground ruins.

“There’s a group of ruins beneath this area,”

Li Chang’an mused.

“I’ll kill this man first, then search for the treasures within.”

He didn’t stop, his blood surging, continuing to punch, slamming the Black Dragon True Monarch into the earth beneath the ruins.

After dozens more punches,

the Black Dragon True Monarch fell into a second group of ruins.

Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised: “There are ruins beneath the ruins! This group seems even older than the first one, and it exudes a strong aura of treasure.”

He didn’t stop, his fists like heavy hammers, pounding the Black Dragon True Monarch’s mangled body again and again.

For the next quarter of an hour,

the Black Dragon True Monarch was penetrated deeper and deeper, piercing through more than ten sections of ruins.

Finally,

he lay dying, his flesh mangled, in the ancient ruins, powerless to fight back.

“Rip—”

Li Chang’an grabbed his body and, with a sudden burst of strength, tore him in two.

Then, he dug out a dim, lifeless nascent soul from the shattered dantian.

“Seal!”

He used the Nascent Soul Sealing Bottle to seal the nascent soul.

The battle was over.

Although the Black Dragon had successfully lured Li Chang’an into the forbidden area, he had underestimated Li Chang’an’s physical strength, and had been suppressed from beginning to end.

Li Chang’an was unharmed, his breathing barely disturbed, and quickly calmed down.

He took the Black Dragon’s storage bag and opened it to look inside.

The storage bag contained few treasures.

There were only a dozen or so top-grade spirit stones, and most of the other treasures were of low value.

Li Chang’an quickly found the body-refining technique that the Black Dragon cultivated. The

[Black Dragon Body Forging Technique]

was similar to the [Azure Dragon Body Forging Technique] he was currently cultivating, with many similar details, and both required dragon blood.

However, this technique was more incomplete, and could only be cultivated up to the third level of the fourth rank.

“It’s a pity there’s no follow-up content.”

Li Chang’an sighed inwardly. The Azure Dragon Body Forging Technique was also incomplete, with a maximum cultivation level of the sixth level of the fourth rank.

He would have to worry about body-refining techniques in the future.

Fortunately, after the upheaval in the world, the number of body-refining techniques far exceeded that of the past. As long as he searched carefully, he should be able to find a fifth-rank technique.

After briefly checking all the treasures,

Li Chang’an opened his spirit beast pouch and saw more than a dozen unconscious Luo family disciples inside.

“Fortunately, they’re all still alive.”

He was relieved, put away the spirit beast pouch, and observed the ruins in front of him.

In this battle with the Black Dragon, he had created more than ten ruins.

The deeper one goes into these ruins, the more ancient the aura becomes.

The ruins he was in were the oldest, likely belonging to the ages of countless races.

“Not many treasures are found,”

Li Chang’an thought, concentrating intently as he searched carefully.

There were actually quite a few treasures in these ruins, but most had decayed over time, with only a very few still usable.

Not long after,

he arrived at the core area of the ruins.

At the very center of this area was a temple. Inside the temple were no other treasures, only a thick stone book.

“What is the use of this stone book, and why is it enshrined in the temple?”

Li Chang’an entered the temple, staring thoughtfully at the stone book.

After some probing,

he carefully channeled his magic power to refine the stone book.

In that instant, he immediately understood its function:

The Book of Bloodlines!

This book could clearly identify bloodlines, preventing imposters from other races from appearing within one’s own race.

“So it’s a treasure for verifying bloodlines.”

“In the era of myriad races, countless races existed in the world; such treasures are indeed very important.”

Li Chang’an took out the Xuan Shui Turtle and used the book’s power to determine its bloodline.

Under his gaze,

red patterns slowly appeared on the Bloodline Book.

All the patterns combined to form three special characters from the era of myriad races—Xuan Shui Turtle.

“But the Xuan Shui Turtle doesn’t have the Xuanwu bloodline. It seems this book can only determine the primary bloodline.”

Li Chang’an put away the Xuan Shui Turtle, took out a Luo family disciple, and continued testing with the Bloodline Book.

The words “Human Race” quickly appeared on the book.

“It can determine both the Human and Demon Races, not bad. Perhaps I can use it in the future.”

Li Chang’an thought for a moment, then used the book’s power to probe his own bloodline.

He had expected to see the Human Race.

However, the crimson patterns on the book kept changing, failing to form any characters.

“What’s going on? Am I not human?”

(End of Chapter)