Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 492

Chapter 492 Suspicion breeds demons, the last treasure (Please subscribe)

Luo Yu’s character was not bad.

Just as Li Chang’an said, he did not rob Wu Yu of his treasures, but instead gave him many.

These included a large number of life-saving trump cards.

In addition,

he also warned Ren Huan and the others not to attack Wu Yu.

Although Ren Huan felt extremely aggrieved, he dared not object and could only force a smile and nod repeatedly.

Not long after, Luo Yu turned and left.

Yao Lanqin and Mei Mengxuan congratulated Wu Yu.

“Junior Brother, congratulations.”

“Senior Sisters, I… I have become a disciple of the Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord…”

Wu Yu looked at the disciple token in his hand, his expression excited. He still couldn’t quite believe it, and his voice was trembling.

From now on, he was no longer a lowly subordinate sect cultivator.

He had become a high and mighty Heavenly Lord disciple!

And all of this was thanks to Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an’s intervention that time completely changed his destiny.

“Fellow Daoist Li, thank you so much!”

Wu Yu took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement and joy, and bowed deeply to Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an accepted the bow readily.

He was somewhat surprised by the outcome.

He only wanted a Thousand Evils Fruit, but instead received a life-saving favor from a disciple of the Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord.

This favor was far more solid than his relationship with Yao Lanqin.

Wu Yu solemnly promised, “Fellow Daoist Li, once I successfully form my Nascent Soul, I will do everything in my power to help you do so!”

“There’s no rush, take your time,”

Li Chang’an replied with a smile.

This guy was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

By the time he formed his Nascent Soul, Li Chang’an would likely have already progressed far on the path to the Nascent

Soul realm. Li Chang’an remained calm and did not place his hopes for forming his Nascent Soul on him.

The other Golden Core cultivators around were filled with envy, wishing they could take his place.

A moment later.

Wu Yu collected all the treasures in the temple.

His face was no longer worried, but full of confidence. Holding the life-saving item given to him by Luo Yu, he strode out of the temple.

Ren Huan stared at his figure, his heart surging with killing intent, but he didn’t make a move, only calmly giving the order.

“Let’s go, it’s time to go back.”

“Yes.”

His many disciples responded in unison.

The treasures in the temple had already been taken, so there was no use for them staying any longer.

Although there were still many areas of the ruins unexplored, most of them were fraught with danger, filled with various demonic plants, and contained little treasure.

Yao Lanqin and Mei Mengxuan also decided to leave.

A few days later.

Everyone returned safely to the flying boat.

The three flying boats slowly set off, heading towards the Wanzhen Sect.

…

After returning to the Wanzhen Sect.

Wu Yu, holding his disciple token, went to the training ground that Luo Yu had arranged for him based on his senses.

Li Chang’an was invited by him to go along.

Soon.

A separate spiritual mountain appeared before the two of them.

The spiritual vein of this mountain was actually of the fourth-grade upper level, and it belonged exclusively to Wu Yu!

“A fourth-grade upper level spiritual vein…”

Wu Yu looked shocked and murmured softly.

“The Thousand Demon Sect’s spiritual vein is a mid-grade fourth-tier. Even the sect leader can only cultivate in a mid-grade fourth-tier training ground, yet I can enjoy a high-grade fourth-tier spiritual land.”

Li Chang’an was also somewhat surprised. He originally thought it would be at most a low-grade fourth-tier spiritual vein.

Wu Yu’s strength wasn’t high, so even a high-grade spiritual vein would be a waste.

Unexpectedly,

Luo Yu was so generous.

Although this mountain’s area was far smaller than Changqing Mountain, its spiritual energy concentration was much higher.

Besides this spiritual mountain,

Wu Yu, as a Nascent Soul disciple, had many other benefits to enjoy.

He could receive a monthly cultivation resource and no longer needed to accept sect summons; he could simply focus on cultivation.

In addition,

he could receive one True Heaven-grade cultivation technique and two True Heaven-grade spells for free, giving him a much greater chance of obtaining perfect cultivation techniques and spells in the future than ordinary disciples.

“Fellow Daoist Li, why don’t you cultivate here too?”

Wu Yu invited Li Chang’an with excitement.

“This spiritual mountain is too big; I can’t use so much by myself.”

“No, I’m used to cultivating on Changqing Mountain.”

Li Chang’an politely declined.

He didn’t want to cultivate under the nose of a Nascent Soul Celestial Lord.

“Fellow Daoist Wu, you can recruit some capable guest elders under the guise of a Nascent Soul disciple. Besides, you can also cultivate spirit herb gardens, spirit fields, etc…”

He briefly shared some experience in managing spirit veins.

Several hours later.

Li Chang’an bid farewell to Wu Yu and went to Yao Lanqin’s dojo.

He fulfilled his previous promise, handing over three top-grade spirit stones to Ning Cailian as payment for the Thousand Evil Fruit.

Having done this,

he left the Ten Thousand Array Sect and returned to Changqing Mountain.

…

For the next month.

Li Chang’an remained deep within his cave, in seclusion, refining the Mind-Questioning Technique.

Thanks to the comprehension enhancement from the Five Aperture Bodhi Seed, he was getting closer and closer to success.

Finally.

That evening.

Li Chang’an opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing within.

“It’s done!”

He took out a new jade slip, using his divine sense to inscribe the refined Mind-Questioning Technique into it.

Casting this technique no longer required the power of the Demon Seed Technique.

Any power could be used.

Of course.

This technique was improved by him, and it was naturally best suited to his evergreen magical power.

If someone else were to cast it, its power would be significantly reduced.

“This improved Mind-Questioning Technique should be no weaker than the original.”

“However, this is just a guess; I’ll have to find someone to test it.”

With this

thought, Li Chang’an tossed Guiyi Zhenjun out of his spirit beast pouch.

Guiyi Zhenjun, knowing this was no good, shouted, “Li Chang’an, what are you going to do to me?”

“Fellow Daoist Guiyi, don’t be afraid. I’m not a bad person; I’m just using you to test a spell.”

Li Chang’an smiled and activated the Mind-Questioning Technique.

The next instant,

a burst of magical power flew out and landed on Guiyi Zhenjun.

He trembled, his face showing a dazed expression, slowly closed his eyes, and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Clearly, he had been pulled into an illusion.

His face gradually paled, his features contorted intermittently, and beads of sweat constantly appeared on his forehead, as if he had experienced something extremely terrifying in the illusion.

After more than ten breaths, he finally broke free from the illusion, opened his eyes, and regained consciousness.

“The Mind-Questioning Technique!”

He had also cultivated the Demon Seeding Technique, so he naturally understood why he had just been trapped in the illusion.

Long before he formed his Nascent Soul, he frequently used the Mind-Questioning Technique on himself, deliberately immersing himself in illusions to temper his mind.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to overcome the tribulation of inner demons.

“Li Chang’an, why is your Mind-Questioning Technique so powerful? When I use it on myself, I wake up in three breaths, but with yours, it took me more than ten breaths to barely break free.” “

Is that so?”

Li Chang’an seemed thoughtful.

The reason for this was most likely because this modified Mind-Questioning Technique suited him well, while the original version didn’t suit Guiyi Zhenjun. The two had different levels of compatibility with the Mind-Questioning Technique.   He didn’t answer, but simply put Guiyi Zhenjun into his spirit beast pouch.   Afterwards,   he quietly left Changqing Mountain and randomly captured more than ten tribulation cultivators of varying cultivation levels.

The   weakest was only at the Qi Refining stage, and the strongest already had the Golden Core stage.   Li Chang’an used the Mind-Questioning Technique on them one by one, observing their reactions.   Several, like the True Monarch of Guiyi, wore expressions of pain, seemingly enduring unimaginable torment within the illusion.   Others smiled, as if in a pleasant dream.   ”I wonder if they can break free,”   Li Chang’an murmured, waiting patiently.   A dozen breaths passed in an instant, but none of the Tribulation cultivators awoke.   He remained patient, continuing to wait for a full half-hour.   Finally,   one of the Golden Core cultivators trembled.   He slowly opened his eyes, filled with terror, and knelt before Li Chang’an, begging for mercy.   ”Senior, spare my life! I will never dare to do evil again! Please, senior, grant me a way out!”   ”What’s the rush? Try again.”   Li Chang’an unleashed a Mind-Testing Technique.   The Golden Core cultivator collapsed again, sinking into the illusion.   Another half-hour passed.   He did not awaken.   The remaining Tribulation cultivators showed no signs of waking either.   ”It seems this Mind-Questioning Technique is extremely effective against cultivators with lower cultivation levels than mine, less so against Nascent Soul cultivators, and probably has little effect on Deity Transformation cultivators unless my own cultivation reaches Deity Transformation.”   Li Chang’an’s thoughts stirred, and he withdrew his magic power, causing all the Tribulation Cultivators to awaken.   He carefully inquired about their feelings before killing them and returning to Changqing Mountain.   ”Can I wake up on my own?”   He pondered silently as he returned to the depths of his cave.   The original Mind-Questioning Technique posed no danger to the user; if one remained trapped in the illusion for too long, they would awaken on their own.   Li Chang’an retained this characteristic during the modification process.   However, he was still uneasy, fearing he might not wake up.   To be on the safe side, he didn’t directly use it on himself but waited for the divination to appear.   Soon, midnight arrived, and the divination appeared, showing a “neutral” hexagram.   Seeing this, Li Chang’an breathed a sigh of relief.

“It should be fine.”

He closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and suppressed all distracting thoughts.

After a moment, he activated the Mind-Questioning Technique, casting it on himself, instantly sinking into an illusion.

…

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

Li Chang’an slowly opened his eyes, feeling a bit of a headache.

Song Yu’er sat beside him, her pretty face full of worry, her eyes red, as if she had just cried.

“Senior, you’re finally awake! I thought you’d never wake up again.”

“What happened? What happened to me?”

“Senior, you’ve been asleep for several months…”

Song Yu’er told him.

During these months, Li Chang’an had been in a deep sleep.

The rest of the Changqing Mountain lineage tried every possible method to wake him, but to no avail.

Finally, Wu Yu intervened, asking his master Luo Yu to come to Changqing Mountain to investigate Li Chang’an’s condition.

“Senior Luo said that you might have been practicing some kind of illusion technique, which accidentally caused you to fall into an illusion. He can’t wake you up either; you can only wait for yourself to wake up.”

“Illusion technique?”

Li Chang’an immediately thought of the Mind-Questioning Technique.

He frowned, somewhat puzzled by this.

“The True Monarch Guiyi awoke in just over ten breaths, while it took me several months. Could it be that my mental state is so poor? No, this improved Mind-Questioning Technique has a problem; it’s not as good as the original. I need to continue refining it!”

Li Chang’an guessed the problem.

Even if his mental state was poor, it shouldn’t have taken him several months to awaken.

In the following days,

he visited Xu Fugui and other friends to reassure them, and made a special trip to the Myriad Arrays Sect to thank Luo Yu.

After doing all this, he continued his seclusion, spending a full three months to finally improve the Mind-Questioning Technique to be in no way inferior to the original.

“The Mind-Questioning Technique is complete; it can temper one’s character, bringing me one step closer to Nascent Soul formation.”

“There’s still no news about the last ingredient for the Seven Emotions Fire, the ‘Myriad Desires Pill.’ It seems I’ll have to use more clones to search for it in various secret realms and ruins.”

Thinking of this,

Li Chang’an used the Blood Avatar Technique, scattering more than ten drops of blood.

He originally intended to create more than ten clones.

To his surprise, the blood didn’t transform into clones; instead, it sprouted into small saplings.

“What’s going on?”

Li Chang’an wondered.

He sprinkled out more than ten drops of blood, this time without using his transformation technique, simply observing quietly.

“Strange, why does my blood have a grassy fragrance?”

He felt a growing unease, sensing some kind of change occurring in his body.

Over the next few months, he consulted various ancient texts and medical books, finding some symptoms similar to his own, but none that perfectly matched.

During this time,

he noticed his emotions growing increasingly indifferent, and his body and mind becoming increasingly exhausted.

Gradually, he no longer wanted to move, only to remain still, feeling the wind and rain of the world.

“Something’s wrong, why am I so tired?”

Li Chang’an closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.

When he opened his eyes again,

he was astonished to find branches sprouting from his skin, and countless fine roots growing beneath his feet.

Seeing this, Song Yu’er, standing beside him, turned pale with fright.

“Senior, what’s wrong?”

“Yu’er, leave the cave. This change is strange. Stay away from me.”

Li Chang’an waved his hand, sending her out of the cave.

“Am I going to become a tree?”

He grew increasingly uneasy, using his magic to shatter all the branches and roots.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered that the Book of Bloodlines could not determine his bloodline, showing the words “human” and “tree” one after the other.

Could it be that his special bloodline was reviving?

There was no time to think further.

More branches and roots were frantically sprouting from his skin.

In addition,

his skin was becoming increasingly rough, as if it were about to turn into tree bark, and his flesh and organs were also becoming woody.

If it could not be reversed, he would soon lose his physical body.

“This matter is beyond my ability. I can only seek help from Senior Luo and ask him to find a fifth-level spiritual healer.”

Li Chang’an did not dare to hesitate and planned to leave Changqing Mountain and head to the nearest teleportation array.

But at this moment, his body had completely transformed into a towering tree, and before he could even leave the cave, he could no longer move.

After that, his consciousness grew increasingly blurred, and he gradually lost his sense of his surroundings.

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

Song Yu’er seemed to have returned to her cave, sobbing uncontrollably before him.

Li Chang’an subconsciously said, “Didn’t I tell you to leave? Why did you come back?”

He then suddenly paused.

He vaguely felt that these words seemed familiar, as if he had heard them somewhere before.

“No, something’s not right. My life shouldn’t be like this… I seem to have forgotten a lot… This shouldn’t be real, just a dream…”

“Wake up!”

Li Chang’an shouted, opening his eyes again.

This time,

Song Yu’er wasn’t beside him.

He was still sitting cross-legged deep within the cave, his body unchanged.

“It really was an illusion.”

Li Chang’an carefully sensed himself, confirming that he was still made of flesh and blood, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The illusion of turning into trees was caused by the Mind-Questioning Technique.

He calculated the time.

Although a long time had passed in the illusion, only seven breaths had passed in reality.

“Seven breaths, shorter than that of the True Monarch Guiyi. It seems my mental state is indeed stronger than his.”

“If he could overcome the tribulation of inner demons, my chances of succeeding are extremely high.”

“But I must not be careless…”

Just thinking about the contents of the illusion made Li Chang’an feel a little scared.

He had thought his mental state was strong enough, with almost no flaws.

However, the special nature of that Bloodline Book alone caused him to doubt himself, leading to that illusion.

“A single doubt, magnified infinitely, can become a demon within.”

“What doubts do I still have about myself?”

Li Chang’an pondered silently.

Before his final tribulation, he wanted to eliminate these doubts as much as possible.

“Forget it, thinking too much is useless. I’d better use the Mind-Questioning Technique a few more times.”

He quickly gave up and continued to use the Mind-Questioning Technique on himself.

This technique could amplify his mental state problems, helping him to identify and fill gaps, bringing his mental state to near perfection before the tribulation.

For some time afterward,

Li Chang’an continuously used the Mind-Questioning Technique, his mental state growing stronger and stronger.

…

One day.

At noon.

Li Chang’an finished his rest and was about to use the Mind-Questioning Technique again.

At this moment, he suddenly received a message from Ning Cailian.

“Fellow Daoist Li, the Myriad Desires Pill will appear at the sect’s internal auction in three days!”

“The Myriad Desires Pill?”

Li Chang’an’s spirits lifted.

As long as he obtained this item and mastered the Seven Emotions Profound Technique, he could refine the Seven Emotions Fire.

“Fellow Daoist Ning, please help me bid for this pill. I’m willing to offer three top-grade spirit stones as a reward.”

“Fellow Daoist Li, the Myriad Desires Pill is quite valuable. The final price might exceed twenty top-grade spirit stones. I’m only a Golden Core cultivator; it’s not appropriate for me to offer so many top-grade spirit stones. You’d better ask Senior Yao for help.”

“Alright, thank you for informing me, Fellow Daoist Ning!”

Li Chang’an immediately took out his communication artifact and contacted Yao Lanqin.

He figured that as long as he offered some top-grade spirit stones as a reward, Yao Lanqin would help him.

However, Yao Lanqin didn’t respond for a long time.

“Strange, is she perhaps in seclusion?”

Li Chang’an wondered, asking Ning Cailian.

Ning Cailian said she didn’t know either, and then went to ask Yao Shichen.

Soon…

Yao Shichen informed him, “Fellow Daoist Li, my sister is indeed in seclusion. She’s comprehending that black crystal.”

“A black crystal? The one she obtained after killing a fourth-tier demonic plant?”

“Yes.” “

That crystal is somewhat eerie; I’m afraid it’s not a good thing. How long has Senior Yao been in seclusion?”

Li Chang’an frowned slightly, vaguely sensing that something might have happened to Yao Lanqin.

Yao Shichen replied, “She’s been in seclusion for over half a month. I don’t know when she’ll emerge. Fellow Daoist Li, is there something urgent?”

“Not too urgent.”

The auction didn’t necessarily require contacting Yao Lanqin; contacting Wu Yu would suffice.

Although Wu Yu was only a Golden Core cultivator, he was a Nascent Soul disciple, so offering twenty top-grade spirit stones was normal for him.

Li Chang’an didn’t directly contact Wu Yu but instead used his divination power to calculate Yao Lanqin’s fortune.

The divination result appeared quickly.

Extremely inauspicious!

“There was indeed a problem.”

Li Chang’an wasn’t surprised by the divination.

His intuition was usually accurate.

“That black crystal is also an emotional treasure, capable of stirring up negative emotions, and might even trigger inner demons. I wonder if my Mind-Questioning Technique can handle it.”

Thinking of this, Li Chang’an cast another divination.

This time,

he added the Mind-Questioning Technique as a variable, and the resulting hexagram was no longer extremely inauspicious, but rather neutral.

“It seems I can save her, but I probably won’t be able to enter her secluded cultivation place.”

If he could save her, Li Chang’an would naturally do so, as it would earn him a favor.

He asked Yao Shichen again,

“Fellow Daoist Yao, can you open Senior Yao’s secluded cultivation place?”

“Yes, my sister only trusts me.”

“Alright, then please go in and take a look. Senior Yao may be facing danger.”

“Danger?”

Yao Shichen didn’t understand, finding it somewhat absurd.

The secluded cultivation place was inside the Divine Transformation Immortal Sect, protected by numerous powerful formations. What danger could there be?

Even if the Immortal Extinction Alliance attacked, there would be a sect-protecting formation to withstand it, so it wouldn’t threaten the Immortal Sect’s internal affairs for the time being.

“Fellow Daoist Li, you can rest assured, my sister will be fine.”

(End of Chapter)