Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 493

Chapter 493 Lanqin’s Nightmare, The Second Heart (Please Subscribe)

Yao Shichen was very confident, telling everyone not to worry about the many layers of defenses within the Wanzhen Sect.

His confidence was not without reason.

While it would indeed be difficult to threaten Yao Lanqin from the outside, the danger came from within.

Li Chang’an bluntly stated, “Fellow Daoist Yao, nothing is absolute. If something goes wrong, it will be too late to regret it. Are you really not going to go and check?”

“This…”

Yao Shichen hesitated for a moment.

“Alright then, it won’t hurt to take a look. At worst, I’ll get a scolding from my sister.”

With the mindset that he was bound to be scolded, he entered Yao Lanqin’s secluded cultivation place and arrived outside the cave entrance.

He took a deep breath, mentally preparing himself, and softly called out,

“Sister, are you alright?”

After calling out, he immediately took a few steps back, anxiously staring at the cave entrance.

He thought the cave entrance would open quickly, but nothing happened, not even a response.

“Sister?”

Yao Shichen was puzzled and called out a few more times.

Nascent Soul True Monarchs possess remarkably keen senses; unless they are in deep seclusion, they are certain to detect even the slightest disturbances around them.

“Strange, is it really necessary to go into deep seclusion just to sense a treasure?”

Recalling Li Chang’an’s words, Yao Shichen grew increasingly uneasy.

He stopped calling out and instead took out a jade pendant.

This was a life-saving item given to him by Yao Lanqin.

In a life-or-death crisis, he only needed to crush it, and Yao Lanqin would sense it.

“Crack!”

Yao Shichen steeled his resolve and crushed it violently.

If the jade pendant shattered, even if Yao Lanqin was in deep seclusion, she would immediately awaken and follow the sensation to find him.

However,

after more than ten breaths,

the cave entrance remained closed.

Everything was eerily quiet.

“What’s going on? Could something have really happened?”

Yao Shichen stared at the cave entrance, growing increasingly uneasy.

Finally, he gritted his teeth, took out the array core Yao Lanqin had given him, and took over the array of the secluded cultivation area.

“Open!”

He deactivated the array and opened the cave entrance.

Behind the door lay darkness and silence.

Yao Shichen cautiously stepped into the cave, his gaze fixed on its depths, his expression instantly changing.

“Sister! Sister, what’s wrong?”

Deep within the cave, Yao Lanqin lay on the ground, eyes closed, face deathly pale, brows furrowed, her body ice-cold, like a terminally ill patient.

Yao Shichen rushed over, fetching a large quantity of elixirs and medicines, attempting to revive Yao Lanqin.

But even after exhausting the most precious remedies, Yao Lanqin showed no sign of awakening.

“How could this be…”

Yao Shichen was filled with anxiety, momentarily panicked.

He was only a Golden Core cultivator, his knowledge limited, and unable to discern the problem, he could only hastily run to Luo Yu’s cave, pleading for Luo Yu’s help.

But he soon learned that

Luo Yu had gone to the Array Dao Great Wall on the border of the Eastern Three Regions.

The servant guarding his cave reported, “Fellow Daoist Yao, the Immortal Extinction Alliance seems to be making unusual moves. Senior Luo left early this morning, and we don’t know when he’ll return.”

“This… what should we do?”

Yao Shichen was extremely anxious and pleaded with the servant to contact Luo Yu.

The servant didn’t refuse and contacted Luo Yu using a communication artifact, but Luo Yu didn’t respond, likely dealing with urgent matters.

If the Immortal Extinction Alliance was indeed making unusual moves, Luo Yu might not return for a long time.

“What should I do? With my abilities, I can’t possibly summon a high-level spiritual healer.”

Yao Shichen grew increasingly anxious, subconsciously thinking of Ren Huan, Mei Mengxuan, and others.

They were Yao Lanqin’s senior brothers and sisters, from the same sect, and should be willing to help her.

But he quickly dismissed this idea.

Often, competition among fellow disciples is more brutal than competition with outsiders.

If Ren Huan and the others took this opportunity to harm Yao Lanqin, there would be no turning back.

“I wonder if Fellow Daoist Li has any ideas.”

Yao Shichen took out his communication artifact with Li Chang’an again.

He didn’t hold out much hope.

Although Li Chang’an guessed that Yao Lanqin was in danger, he was only a Golden Core cultivator and most likely couldn’t save her.

“Fellow Daoist Li, you’re right, my sister has indeed had an accident, but I can’t see what the problem is.” “

Fellow Daoist Yao, please tell me in detail.”

“My sister is currently unconscious…”

Yao Shichen described the symptoms in detail.

After listening, Li Chang’an was basically certain that Yao Lanqin was indeed trapped in an illusion.

He said in a calm voice, “Fellow Daoist Yao, don’t worry, wait for me a moment, I’ll be there soon.”

Hearing this, Yao Shichen was first taken aback, then asked urgently,

“Fellow Daoist Li, do you have a way?”

“Perhaps it can work.”

“Good, good, I won’t go anywhere, I’ll wait for you here.”

After a brief conversation,

Li Chang’an quietly left Changqing Mountain and headed to the nearest teleportation array.

Upon arriving at the Wanzhen Sect’s gate, he showed his guest elder identity token and successfully entered the Wanzhen Sect, heading straight to Yao Lanqin’s dojo to meet Yao Shichen.

“Fellow Daoist Yao, take me to the secluded cultivation place.”

“Alright, Fellow Daoist Li, please follow me…”

Yao Shichen didn’t dare delay and hurriedly led Li Chang’an to the secluded cultivation cave.

Soon,

Li Chang’an entered the cave and saw Yao Lanqin.

“Yao Lanqin’s appearance is similar to someone under the influence of the Mind-Questioning Technique; perhaps she’s experiencing pain within an illusion.”

He noticed that Yao Lanqin was holding a black crystal in her hand.

This stone was somewhat eerie.

Just one glance made Li Chang’an uneasy.

“What exactly is this thing, and why can it have such an effect?”

Li Chang’an frowned slightly, pondering silently.

Treasures like the Fear Crystal and the Thousand Evil Fruit were also emotional treasures, but they only affected one upon contact, and even then, the effects weren’t severe.

Whether it was the fear caused by the Fear Crystal or the malice caused by the Thousand Evil Fruit, both could be forcibly suppressed.

This black crystal’s influence was far stronger.

Even before contact, just getting slightly close made Li Chang’an feel extremely uncomfortable, with various negative thoughts and emotions constantly surging in his mind.

If he made contact, he might also be pulled into an illusion.

He could still remain calm.

But Yao Shichen couldn’t; under the influence of the black crystal, he became increasingly anxious.

“Fellow Daoist Li, is there any hope for my sister? Is she dying?”

“Fellow Daoist Yao, calm down!”

Li Chang’an flicked his finger, releasing a fourth-grade calming pill, channeling its power into Yao Shichen’s body.

Only then did Yao Shichen barely calm down, no longer disturbing Li Chang’an.

The entire cave fell silent.

After observing for a moment…

Li Chang’an quietly activated his Stone Eye, pushing it to its limit to examine the black crystal.

“This is…”

His eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at the black crystal.

With the help of his Stone Eye, he successfully saw through the surface.

Inside the black crystal, there was a constantly beating heart!

This heart was pitch black, surrounded by black mist, and each beat released an eerie aura.

The moment he saw it, countless chaotic emotions surged into Li Chang’an’s heart.

Hesitation, repression, fear…

almost all negative emotions.

“Suppress!”

Li Chang’an’s willpower was strong enough to suppress all emotions.

After this period of training with the Mind-Testing Technique, his mental state was exceptionally strong, almost without any flaws.

“It’s this thing!”

His expression was solemn as he recalled his trip to Wanlei Mountain.

Back then,

to help the Azure Wood Divine Tower suppress the fifth-tier alien race,

Li Chang’an and the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty entered the Wanlei Mountain region to search for Xuan Tian Thunder Gold.

Between the inner and outer domains of Wanlei Mountain lies the “Wanlei Heart-Refining Path,” a place to test a cultivator’s mental state.

Beneath this path,

Li Chang’an discovered a completely black heart.

This heart was almost identical to the one within the crystal, equally malevolent and shrouded in black mist, only larger.

He had once been affected by the heart’s power, falling into an illusion and believing he had successfully formed his Nascent Soul.

However, his mental state was strong enough that he quickly regained his senses.

After that,

he would occasionally travel to Wanlei Mountain to hone his mental state with the heart’s power.

Now, he possessed the more effective Heart-Questioning Technique and no longer needed that heart.

“Unexpectedly, that heart wasn’t unique.”

“However, when that heart beat, lightning flashed across its surface, while this heart didn’t.”

“What is the origin of this heart?”

Li Chang’an vaguely sensed that it was related to inner demons.

But now was not the time to investigate; he needed to awaken Yao Lanqin as soon as possible.

He immediately used the Mind-Questioning Technique on Yao Lanqin, hoping to drag her into the illusion created by the technique and help her regain her senses.

However, several attempts ended in failure.

The Mind-Questioning Technique seemed to be useless.

“Strange, in my deduction, the Mind-Questioning Technique should be effective. Could my deduction be wrong?”

Thinking of this,

Li Chang’an performed several more divinations.

Without the variable of the Mind-Asking Technique, the resulting divination was extremely ominous.

But once added, the divination changed to neutral.

“The deduction should be correct, perhaps the object is wrong?”

Li Chang’an slowly shifted his gaze, focusing again on the black crystal.

He tried using the Mind-Asking Technique on it, just to see what would happen.

The next instant.

The heart inside the crystal suddenly contracted.

Li Chang’an vaguely heard a scream.

“Crack!”

Cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the black crystal.

Inside the crystal, the heart stopped beating, only continued to contract, gradually withering and shriveling, as if it had lost all its power.

“It really worked!”

Li Chang’an breathed a sigh of relief.

Under his gaze, the heart completely withered, quickly turning into ashes. The black

mist swirling around the heart also dissipated.

Finally.

The black crystal became a hollow white crystal.

After a few more “crack” sounds, the entire crystal shattered completely, slipping from Yao Lanqin’s hand and falling to the ground, where it shattered into pieces.

Just then…

Yao Lanqin suddenly opened her eyes, her beautiful eyes filled with terror. She clung tightly to Li Chang’an beside her, as if terrified of losing him.

“Brother, don’t go mining anymore…”

“Brother?”

Li Chang’an was somewhat bewildered.

Yao Shichen also looked confused, scratching his head.

“I have an older brother?”

He looked at Li Chang’an suspiciously, then at Yao Lanqin, seemingly trying to make a comparison.

Li Chang’an gently patted Yao Lanqin’s back.

“Senior Yao, you’re awake.”

“Hmm?”

Yao Lanqin trembled, raising her delicate face, her gaze meeting Li Chang’an’s.

Her pretty face instantly flushed crimson, her cheeks rosy, and she quickly released Li Chang’an.

In that brief moment of contact, beads of sweat on her forehead had soaked Li Chang’an’s clothes.

“Young friend Li, I’m sorry.”

She blushed and cast a spell to cleanse herself of the sweat.

Li Chang’an smiled: “It’s nothing, it’s good that Senior Yao is awake.”

At this moment…

Yao Shichen scratched his head and asked, “Sister, is Fellow Daoist Li really our brother?”

Hearing this question, Yao Lanqin’s pretty face flushed even redder. With a flick of her hand, she sent Yao Shichen flying.

“Wait outside, I have important matters to discuss with Fellow Daoist Li!”

“Oh.”

Yao Shichen stood outside, looking completely innocent.

A loud “bang” rang out, and the cave door slammed shut, separating the inside and outside of the cave into two worlds.

Yao Lanqin swallowed a few calming pills, her expression and aura gradually returning to normal. The rosy cheeks faded, and she returned to her original cool demeanor.

She glanced at the shattered crystal and immediately guessed why she had been able to wake up smoothly.

“Fellow Daoist Li, thank you very much this time. I owe you a favor.”

“Senior Yao, I just stumbled upon this by accident. Could you tell me why you were trapped in the illusion?”

“It’s a long story…”

Yao Lanqin sighed softly and began to recount the events.

The day she obtained the black crystal, she discovered that it could affect her state of mind.

Like Li Chang’an, she regarded it as a treasure for tempering her mind.

Although she had already overcome her inner demon tribulation, her state of mind was still important.

Nascent Soul cultivators who wanted to break through to the Divine Transformation stage would also face an inner demon tribulation, and the Divine Transformation inner demon tribulation was more powerful than the Nascent Soul inner demon tribulation.

She was confident that she would not fall into the illusion, but would only be tempered.

But she overestimated her own state of mind.

Of course,

she also underestimated the power of this black crystal.

On her first attempt, she was already trapped in it, and if Li Chang’an hadn’t intervened, she didn’t know how long she would have been trapped.

“In the illusion, I saw my brother.”

At this point, Yao Lanqin glanced at Li Chang’an, her eyes somewhat complicated.

“When we were young, my brother and I were stranded in the mortal world. I was weak and sickly, and my brother went to the nearby mines to mine for money to treat my illness…”

Her illness was not cured, but her brother developed tuberculosis from years of hard labor, coughing incessantly every day, and eventually coughing up blood and dying.

This was the most painful experience of her life.

Because of this,

she was trapped in it, unable to awaken for a long time.

“I see.”

Li Chang’an understood.

His own slightest doubt had kept him trapped in the illusion for so long, let alone such an extremely painful past event.

Yao Lanqin instructed, “Young friend Li, just keep this to yourself. Don’t tell anyone, and don’t let Shichen know.”

“I understand, Senior Yao, rest assured, I always keep my mouth shut.”

Li Chang’an immediately promised not to tell anyone.

Then,

he explained his purpose.

“Senior Yao, there’s an auction within the Wanzhen Sect in three days. Among the items up for auction is the Wanyu Pill I need. Could you help me bid for it? I’ll give you all the spirit stones needed.”

“No need. You’ve helped me a great deal this time; consider that Wanyu Pill a thank-you gift.”

Yao Lanqin waved her hand, agreeing.

Soon,

three days passed.

During this time, Luo Yu came to inquire about Yao Lanqin’s situation.

Upon learning that Yao Lanqin had awakened, he casually gave a few instructions and left the Wanzhen Sect, heading once again to the border of the Eastern Three Regions.

Yao Lanqin sighed, “Master, you seem to be in a hurry. I’m afraid the border is unstable, and a great war may be about to break out, plunging the cultivation world into turmoil

once more.” “Senior Yao, if there really is a great war, please inform me.”

“Yes, come with me. The auction is about to begin.”

After a while…

Li Chang’an followed Yao Lanqin to the auction hall inside the Wanzhen Sect.

The hall was bustling with activity, already filled with tens of thousands of Wanzhen Sect disciples, ranging from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul cultivators.

There might even be some Nascent Soul cultivators present, but Li Chang’an couldn’t sense their presence.

As a Nascent Soul disciple and a Nascent Soul True Monarch, Yao Lanqin had a private room.

From this room, she could overlook most of the hall.

Soon,

the auction began.

The auctioneer was an elderly man with white hair.

The first item surprised Li Chang’an.

“A Nascent Soul Pill!”

His gaze sharpened as he stared at the pill on the stage.

After a moment, he shook his head slightly.

“Just a low-grade Nascent Soul Pill, riddled with flaws. Its efficacy is less than half that of a genuine Nascent Soul Pill. Its value isn’t too high, but it’s enough to drive Golden Core cultivators crazy.”

Sure enough,

once the bidding began, the shouts of various parties filled the air.

Yao Lanqin inquired, “Young friend Li, do you need this pill? If so, I’ll bid for it for you.”

“This junior is prepared; I don’t need this pill.”

Hearing this, Yao Lanqin was slightly surprised but said nothing more.

After this inferior Nascent Soul Pill, the second item up for auction was a low-grade bloodline spirit beast egg.

This kind of spirit beast’s bloodline was close to high-grade; if properly nurtured, its growth rate wouldn’t be slow, immediately sparking a second round of frenzied bidding.

After that,

a series of precious treasures were brought to the stage.

Many of these treasures were almost unseen outside.

“As expected of the Divine Transformation Immortal Sect, they have quite a lot of treasures,”

Li Chang’an secretly exclaimed.

The resources within the Immortal Sect were truly abundant, something outsiders could hardly imagine.

Fortunately, he had gradually built up connections within the Myriad Array Sect; if he needed any treasures in the future, he could simply ask someone to buy them for him.

Of course, he could also directly use Yao Lanqin’s status as a guest elder to buy them.

Several hours passed in the following days.

In Yao Lanqin’s name, he made two consecutive bids, spending thirty top-grade spirit stones to buy two fourth-tier longevity-enhancing spiritual herbs.

“Before the cataclysmic changes in the world, longevity-enhancing treasures weren’t this expensive.”

“After the cataclysmic changes, top-grade spirit stones became more abundant, and prices inflated…”

Li Chang’an sighed inwardly.

Fortunately, he wasn’t short of spirit stones; otherwise, he would have been left watching helplessly.

After these two bids, he still had over a thousand top-grade spirit stones.

In the subsequent auction, he made several more bids, buying the treasures he needed, spending over sixty top-grade spirit stones. All

told, even before buying the Myriad Desires Pill, he had already spent over a hundred top-grade spirit stones.

Yao Lanqin was somewhat curious: “Young friend Li, where did you, a Golden Core cultivator, get so many top-grade spirit stones? Did you perhaps rob a few Nascent Soul True Monarchs?”

“Senior Yao overestimates me. With my cultivation level, how could I possibly rob Nascent Soul True Monarchs?”

Li Chang’an smiled.

“I was just lucky, a bit of a stroke of luck.”

“A bit of a stroke of luck? You’ve probably had more opportunities than I have.”

As they talked,

a new item was brought to the stage.

It was a jade box containing a brown pill emitting a strange fragrance.

Seeing the pill, Li Chang’an’s spirits lifted.

“The Myriad Desires Pill!”

(End of Chapter)