Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 495

Chapter 495 Mu Wei is shocked, the struggle between the old and the new (Please subscribe)

If this battle is won, the path to the Nascent Soul stage will be smooth sailing.

But if it is lost, life and death are uncertain!

“We can only win, we cannot lose.”

Li Chang’an took a deep breath, suppressing the slight agitation in his heart.

He had been planning for many years.

There was no need to rush.

“The time agreed between Xuanling True Monarch and Mu Wei is seven days. We will find him again after seven days.”

In the following days, Li Chang’an calculated the situation countless times almost every day to ensure that there would be no unexpected events.

Dealing with a Nascent Soul descendant, there could be no mistakes.

To make it realistic,

he even staged a scene of being captured alive.

On the sixth day, he manipulated Xuanling True Monarch to take action, pushing the changes in the heavenly secrets, using the power of divination to lure himself out of Changqing Mountain, and having Xuanling True Monarch capture him.

During this process,

Li Chang’an noticed that Mu Wei’s puppet was observing in the dark.

“It should be safe now.”

Mu Wei saw him being captured alive with his own eyes, so he should not suspect anything.

That night.

Li Chang’an did nothing, quietly waiting for the divination to appear.

Soon, midnight arrived.

A golden light appeared before him as usual.

[The divination has been updated]

[Today’s divination: Auspicious]

[You used yourself as bait, employing the Seven Emotions Profound Art and the Mind-Questioning Technique, successfully suppressing Mu Wei and obtaining the treasure “Refining Heart Jade”]

“It’s done!”

Seeing the contents of the divination, Li Chang’an breathed a sigh of relief.

All the preparations of the past few days were for this auspicious divination.

According to the divination,

there would be no surprises, and everything would proceed smoothly.

“Thanks to the Seven Emotions Profound Art and the Mind-Questioning Technique.”

Li Chang’an secretly rejoiced. Without these two methods, he really wouldn’t have been able to deal with Mu Wei, the son of the Nascent Soul stage.

The Soul-Capturing Technique of the Fiend Soul could only make him dazed for a moment.

He wasn’t confident he could control Mu Wei within that short time. If he failed to control him, he would face Mu Wei’s fifth-tier trump card.

“Mu Wei should be waiting for me to notify him that we can act now.”

Li Chang’an flew into the spirit beast pouch, leaving only a wisp of divine sense to control the body of the Profound Spirit True Monarch.

He then took out a communication artifact from Xuanling Zhenjun’s storage bag and informed Mu Wei of the matter.

“Fellow Daoist Mu, I have captured Li Chang’an. When will you trade with me?”

“Haha, Fellow Daoist Xuanling’s abilities are indeed remarkable. I knew I could trust you!”

Mu Wei’s voice quickly rang out, sounding quite pleased.

He immediately replied, “Fellow Daoist Xuanling, please wait a moment, I’ll be there soon!”

“Alright.”

Li Chang’an held the communication artifact and waited patiently.

Before long, a man in a green robe appeared outside Xuanling Zhenjun’s dojo.

It was Mu Wei!

He smiled broadly and cupped his hands, saying, “Fellow Daoist Xuanling, please open the formation.”

“Fellow Daoist Mu, please come in quickly!”

Li Chang’an also smiled and waved his hand, opening the formation.

Mu Wei did not hesitate and immediately entered the formation.

“Fellow Daoist Xuanling, many people have attacked Li Chang’an before, including Xueyan and Guiyi, both mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, but they all failed at Changqing Mountain. You, however, succeeded, which shows that your abilities are far superior to theirs!”

Mu Wei praised with a smile, in high spirits.

Li Chang’an replied, “They were not cautious enough, actually attacking at Changqing Mountain. Changqing Mountain is Li Chang’an’s Daoist temple, naturally fraught with danger. I used the power of divination to lure him out of Changqing Mountain, which is why I succeeded.”

“Fellow Daoist Xuanling is absolutely right! Here are the one hundred top-grade spirit stones we agreed upon earlier.”

As he spoke, Mu Wei took out a storage bag.

Inside the storage bag were exactly one hundred top-grade spirit stones.

“Please give me Li Chang’an.”

“Alright!”

Li Chang’an lightly patted the spirit beast bag.

A beam of spiritual light flew out of the bag, transforming into his true form.

The moment he appeared, he held nothing back, pushing his own magical power to its limit, using the Seven Emotions Profound Technique and the Heart-Questioning Technique.

Mu Wei trembled, his smile freezing instantly as he slowly collapsed to the ground.

“Bang!”

Without hesitation, Li Chang’an stepped forward and used the Wood Seed Technique.

A wood seed quickly formed beneath Mu Wei’s heart.

Then,

countless branches emerged, piercing through his flesh and meridians, transforming him into a puppet in just a few breaths.

“All done.”

Li Chang’an felt a wave of relief wash over him; the weight in his heart had been lifted.

Even if Mu Wei broke free of the illusion now, he couldn’t do anything more and could only be at Li Chang’an’s mercy.

Li Chang’an reached out and took Mu Wei’s storage bag. To be

on the safe side,

he didn’t open the bag himself, but instead used the body of the Profound Spirit True Monarch to remove the restrictions and open the bag to examine the treasures.

Instantly, a rich aura of treasures rushed out.

“This guy truly lives up to his title as the son of a Heavenly Monarch; he actually has over five hundred top-grade spirit stones!”

Li Chang’an exclaimed inwardly.

Besides the top-grade spirit stones, there were also many high-level treasures:

pills, talismans, puppets, and more.

Everything imaginable was there!

However, all these high-level treasures bore the Nascent Soul stage mark left by Mu Teng.

Just a glance was enough to give Li Chang’an a sense of danger, and he dared not touch them.

“As expected, there are fifth-tier trump cards.”

He saw more than ten fifth-tier talismans and more than ten other fifth-tier techniques.

These fifth-tier trump cards also bore the mark left by Mu Teng.

In a direct confrontation, any one of these techniques could kill Li Chang’an in his current state.

After searching for a while,

Li Chang’an found the purpose of this battle.

“Heart-Refining Jade!”

A flash of spiritual light appeared in his hand, revealing a piece of pure white, crystalline spirit jade.

This was the main ingredient for refining the One Heart Pill.

It was exactly the right amount for one serving.

If used alone, it could also temper one’s mind, but it was far less effective than the One Heart Pill.

Li Chang’an only took the Heart-Refining Jade and all the top-grade spirit stones.   He didn’t touch any

of the other treasures !   Just then, Mu Wei, who had been lying on the ground, trembled and slowly regained consciousness.   ”Forty-five breaths, and he’s still not as strong as True Monarch Guiyi. It seems True Monarch Guiyi’s mental state is quite strong,”   Li Chang’an concluded.   As a practitioner of the Demon Seed Technique, True Monarch Guiyi was stronger than ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in every aspect.   Although Mu Wei was a Nascent Soul cultivator with more access to resources, he didn’t possess the strange technique of Heart-Questioning.   At this moment,   he stared at Li Chang’an in disbelief, his face filled with resentment.   ”Li Chang’an, how could I lose to you?”   He was truly unwilling to accept it.   Facing a Golden Core cultivator, he had actually been defeated in one move.   Li Chang’an said calmly, “If Fellow Daoist Mu is unwilling, you may continue to fight.”   ”You…”   Mu Wei’s face showed anger, and he wanted to get up to fight, but this body was no longer under his control.   He said angrily, “Li Chang’an, do you dare to release the seal and let the two of us fight face to face?”   ”Fellow Daoist Mu, you hide in the shadows all day long, using all sorts of schemes and tricks to deal with me, how dare you talk about ‘face to face’?”   ”It’s just using a few Nascent Soul cultivators to deal with you, how can that be considered a scheme or trick?”   Mu Wei stared at Li Chang’an and responded angrily.   Only at this moment   did he finally understand.   Xue Yan, Gui Yi and the others were not defeated by Yao Lanqin, but by Li Chang’an.   He really couldn’t understand how a Golden Core cultivator could have such strong strength.   Even he, a Nascent Soul cultivator, could not reverse the Nascent Soul stage in the Golden Core stage and could only rely on various trump cards to maneuver.   Li Chang’an was too lazy to explain, and simply said, “Fellow Daoist Mu, I have some questions for you. If you answer truthfully, you can avoid suffering.”   ”Li Chang’an, aren’t you afraid my father, Mu Teng, will take action against you for such behavior?”   Mu Wei threatened, trying to subdue Li Chang’an with the pressure of a Nascent Soul cultivator.   But Li Chang’an simply waved his hand and ordered the Fiend Soul beside him,   ”It’s up to you.”   ”Alright!”   The Fiend Soul’s face was ferocious, its eyes full of excitement, and it rushed towards Mu Wei.   ”Hehehe, I never thought I could personally torture a Nascent Soul cultivator!”   Soon, a shrill scream rang out within the formation.   This place had been sealed off by a void-sealing formation set up by Li Chang’an, and everything that happened within the formation would not be known to the outside world.   ”It’s a pity I don’t have the Soul Searching Technique, otherwise, it wouldn’t be so troublesome.”   The Soul Searching Technique was a special spell that could forcibly search the contents of the other person’s memories.   Li Chang’an originally didn’t know about this spell.   Not long ago,   he accidentally learned about it while talking with Wu Yu.   The Wugu Clan’s inheritance that Wu Yu received contained many descriptions of the ages of countless races, including this soul-searching technique.   If he could learn this spell, Li Chang’an wouldn’t need to go through the arduous interrogation process.   However, this spell had vanished into the past.   Wu Yu’s inheritance only mentioned it, without providing any method for its cultivation.   About a quarter of an hour later,   Mu Wei could no longer endure it and repeatedly begged for mercy, willing to tell him everything he knew.

“You can’t hold on for even half an hour? That won’t do. It’s an insult to your title as the son of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and even more so to your father’s reputation. Keep going!”

Li Chang’an shook his head, ordering the evil spirit to continue its attack.

Soon,

another half an hour passed.

Mu Wei wailed incessantly, filled with regret.

If he had known this would happen, he would never have threatened Li Chang’an; he would have simply answered all the questions truthfully.

At this moment,

Li Chang’an waved his hand, dismissing the evil spirit.

“Fellow Daoist Mu, are you willing to answer?”

“I…I am willing, Fellow Daoist Li, please ask, please ask quickly…”

Mu Wei’s voice was hoarse, his breath weak, and he hurriedly responded.

He didn’t even dare to call Li Chang’an by his name anymore, but addressed him as “Fellow Daoist.

” Li Chang’an asked him, “Why do you keep targeting me? For a Golden Core cultivator like me, you’re willing to waste hundreds of top-grade spirit stones.”

“It’s for my father,”

Mu Wei answered truthfully.

Back then,

Mu Teng suffered a crushing defeat against Du Yi in their battle.

Upon returning to the Ancient Wood Sect, he flew into a rage, venting his anger on his servants and disciples, even slaughtering more than ten of them.

Mu Wei, mustering his courage, inquired and learned the reason for his fury.

“The reason I wanted to capture you was to offer you to my father, hoping he would look upon me more favorably.”

“So, Mu Teng didn’t know about this?”

“That’s right.”

Mu Wei nodded repeatedly.

He told Li Chang’an that the actions of the past few days were all planned in secret.

Mu Teng knew nothing about it.

Mu Wei continued, “I am the chosen one of this era. My father doesn’t value me; he values his former self’s son more, which is why I attacked you.”

After this explanation,

Li Chang’an basically understood his motive.

Mu Teng and the other Nascent Soul Heavenly Lords’ bodies were not the ones from 90,000 years ago, but rather bodies they had seized through the Hidden World Coffin.

Before their awakening, various sects had prepared exceptionally talented bodies for them to seize.

The bodies they possessed were those of the present era.

Mu Teng’s current body had many offspring with his Daoist partner, including Mu Wei.

However, he preferred the offspring of his old body from 90,000 years ago.

Many of those offspring awakened in the present through the Hidden World Coffin.

Now,

under Mu Teng’s tutelage,

the current offspring and the offspring of the old body have formed two opposing factions, constantly clashing and frequently erupting into conflict.

This isn’t just a problem for Mu Teng; all the other returning cultivators face this issue.

This is a conflict between the old and the new. It

exists within all major sects.

“A conflict between the old and the new, quite interesting,”

Li Chang’an mused.

This conflict isn’t limited to the Immortal Sects; it exists outside of them as well.

The actions of returning forces like the Vast Ocean Sect and the White Cloud Pill Sect against contemporary forces like the Purple Cloud Sect are also examples of this conflict.

Fortunately,

Li Chang’an hasn’t become too deeply entangled with any force, thus avoiding this conflict and even managing to navigate between them.

He continued to inquire, “Fellow Daoist Mu, do you know Mu Teng’s weakness?”

“I don’t know,”

Mu Wei shook his head.

“Father is a Nascent Soul Celestial Lord, how

could he have any weaknesses?” “Then what are his hobbies?”

“Hobbies? I don’t know…”

“…”

Mu Wei didn’t know the answers to most of the dozen or so questions asked.

It was clear that he wasn’t highly regarded by Mu Teng and knew little about him.

Finally,

Li Chang’an stopped asking and simply asked him to write down the cultivation techniques, spells, and various scriptures he remembered.

Mu Wei dared not disobey and wrote down hundreds of cultivation techniques and spells over the next few days.

Several of them reached the True Heaven Rank.

In addition,

there was a flawed but perfect spell called “Ten Thousand Fires Burning the Heavens Technique.”

This technique was suitable for fire-elemental cultivators and its power was astonishing.

Li Chang’an glanced at it casually and asked, “Why isn’t there the Ancient Evergreen Technique?”

“I haven’t practiced this technique and don’t know anything about it,”

Mu Wei answered truthfully.

He was a dual-elemental cultivator, born with both fire and wood elements. His

wood elemental root was of the Earth Rank, while his fire elemental root was of the Heaven Rank.

Therefore,

he chose to focus on fire, and his cultivation techniques and spells were all fire-based.

Li Chang’an asked again, “How many volumes of the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique of the Ancient Wood Sect are there in total? What is the highest realm one can cultivate it to?”

“At least to the Nascent Soul stage. Many Nascent Soul cultivators in the Ancient Wood Sect throughout history have practiced the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique. I don’t know about anything higher.” “

Really don’t know?”

“Why would I lie to you when I’m in this state?”

Mu Wei solemnly promised that he truly didn’t know.

“If you want to know, it’s best to capture a Nascent Soul disciple or descendant who practices the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique, but most of them probably don’t know either.”

“Why is that?”

“Because the core inheritance within the sect can only be exchanged in volumes.”

Mu Wei explained that the Ancient Wood Sect is very strict about its core inheritance.

Qi Refining stage cultivators can only exchange for the first volume of the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique.

Only after Foundation Establishment can they exchange for the second volume.

Because of this,

most disciples who practice the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique don’t know exactly how many volumes there are.

Perhaps only those dozen or so Nascent Soul Heavenly Lords know this.

“It seems this matter is somewhat troublesome. We can only wait until we reach the Nascent Soul stage.”

Li Chang’an wasn’t in a hurry.

He possesses six scrolls of the Ancient Evergreen Technique, enough to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage.

After finishing his interrogation, he began plotting Mu Wei’s death.

Mu Wei was, after all, the son of a Nascent Soul cultivator; Li Chang’an couldn’t allow him to remain a puppet indefinitely, nor dare he even control him to return to the Ancient Wood Sect.

He had to get rid of him as soon as possible, otherwise, the consequences would be dire.

“Throwing him directly into the Soul-Severing Cliff is the simplest way.”

“The Soul-Severing Cliff is one of the most dangerous secret realms; few who enter come out. Even if Mu Teng traces it to the Soul-Severing Cliff, he’ll have to let it go.”

Li Chang’an believed Mu Teng wouldn’t dare delve

into the Soul-Severing Cliff. But he feared Mu Wei might gain some opportunity

there. The Soul-Severing Cliff was too bizarre; even if he killed Mu Wei beforehand and threw his remains or ashes in, unexpected things might happen. What

if Mu Wei came back to life and climbed back up from the bottom of the cliff? That would be troublesome. Those

who could climb out of the Soul-Severing Cliff were all ruthless individuals.

Like Ye Hao now, and Mo Qingkuang back then.

“The Soul-Severing Cliff won’t work, and other dangerous places won’t work either. I need to find someone to take the blame for me,”

Li Chang’an pondered silently.

The scapegoat must be incredibly strong.

“Mu Wei has a fifth-tier trump card; ordinary cultivators can’t kill him. The one who can kill him must also have a fifth-tier trump card.”

“Such a person is either a Nascent Soul cultivator’s son or a disciple of a Nascent Soul sect, preferably someone I have a grudge against…”

Gradually, a figure emerged in Li Chang’an’s mind:

Tong Hu!

This person was originally Luo Yu’s disciple.

However, for the eighty top-grade spirit stones promised by Mu Wei, he attacked Li Chang’an, creating a grudge.

Although Luo Yu expelled him from the sect, he didn’t take away all the treasures bestowed upon him, including those fifth-tier trump cards.

In other words,

Tong Hu only lost his identity; his strength remained.

“The reason he was expelled from the sect was because of Mu Wei’s promise; he probably harbors hatred towards Mu Wei. This hatred can be used.”

“Using the Seven Emotions Profound Technique on him should amplify the hatred in his heart…”

Li Chang’an silently calculated, and a plan gradually took shape in his mind.

In the past, he needed to deliberately incite anger to find someone to take the blame, but the Seven Emotions Mystic Art saved him this trouble.

As long as the plan went smoothly, Tong Hu should be able to kill Mu Wei.

“First, let’s calculate where this guy is.”

A flash of spiritual light appeared in Li Chang’an’s hand, and a small jade bottle appeared.

Inside the bottle was a wisp of Tong Hu’s aura.

Back then, when Tong Hu made his move in the Luo family’s territory, he left behind a large amount of aura.

He was driven away by Luo Yu and didn’t have a chance to clean up the aura, which created the conditions for Li Chang’an to deduce.

Without the aura, deducing from nothing would result in mostly vague divination results.

“He is still a disciple of the Myriad Array Sect, but he hasn’t been in the sect recently, and I don’t know where he went.”

Li Chang’an took out the Mystic Spirit Compass and other divination treasures, sat cross-legged, and used this wisp of aura as a guide to deduce Tong Hu’s location.

Soon, he obtained a relatively specific location.

Eastern Three Regions!

To be precise, it was the Pill Cauldron Region of the Eastern Three Regions, very close to the border, close to the Array Dao Great Wall.

“Why is this guy running so far? Does he want to kill enemies on the border to gain Luo Yu’s approval and become Luo Yu’s disciple again?”

Li Chang’an pondered.

A moment later,

he put away all his treasures and headed straight for the nearest teleportation array, intending to use it to travel to the Pill Cauldron Domain.

To ensure there were no accidents, he flew back into his spirit beast pouch and controlled Mu Wei to carry him through the teleportation array.

At the same time,

he used a clone left at Changqing Mountain to go out and conduct transactions, appearing in public multiple times to create an alibi.

(End of Chapter)