Daily Divination From Market Rogue Cultivator To Immortal Venerable - Chapter 502

Chapter 502 Two Spirits Acknowledge, Hundred Battles Treasure Record (Seeking Subscription)

Li Chang’an had no other choice.

He could only follow the sword spirit’s instructions and go find the Azure Wood Divine Tower. The reason he

was defeated without a fight this time was not because his own cultivation was insufficient, but purely because he lacked treasures.

“Fifth-tier spirit armor, this is a treasure that only Nascent Soul cultivators can possess. Even Mu Wei, the son of a Nascent Soul cultivator, doesn’t have one, but Ren Huan does.”

“Only a fifth-tier can deal with a fifth-tier.”

Li Chang’an pondered.

The Azure Wood Divine Tower was made by Azure Wood Heavenly Lord, and its grade is quite high.

If he were to make a move, he should be able to break through that spirit armor.

Not long after.

Li Chang’an arrived at the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty.

He did not conceal his aura or change his appearance, approaching the Great Qi Imperial City with his true identity.

Qi Jiuyang and Qi Qisheng and others were already waiting outside to greet him.

“Fellow Daoist Li, you are a rare guest, please come in quickly!”

They welcomed Li Chang’an into the palace and arranged for him to be entertained with spirit wine and food.

After some conversation,

Li Chang’an explained his purpose.

“Fellow Daoist Qi, I’ve come here today to pay my respects to Senior Divine Tower. He gave me much guidance back then; without him, I wouldn’t have been able to reach Nascent Soul so quickly.”

Qi Jiuyang had no objections to this.

He immediately presented Li Chang’an with an identity token, engraved with a golden “Qi.”

This token represented a very special identity.

The cultivator holding the token held

a status equivalent to the current Emperor of Great Qi!

He told Li Chang’an that he could come to see the Azure Wood Divine Tower anytime he wished, without needing to inform them.

Li Chang’an naturally didn’t refuse and immediately accepted the token.

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Qi.”

He didn’t talk for long before quickly heading to the Azure Wood Divine Tower with the token.

After he left,

Prince Qing put down his wine cup, looking puzzled.

“Your Majesty, why did you give that token to Fellow Daoist Li? Although Fellow Daoist Li is of good character, I’m afraid he might harbor ill intentions.”

Not only him, but another Nascent Soul cultivator created by the power of faith also didn’t understand.

Li Chang’an was just an outsider; suddenly possessing a status equivalent to the Emperor of Great Qi was truly unsettling.

“Your Majesty, Fellow Daoist Li is ultimately not one of our Great Qi, there’s no need to give him a token.”

“If he wants to see the Divine Tower, he can simply inform us beforehand; it won’t be too much trouble.”

Hearing their words,

Qi Jiuyang sighed softly, a hint of bitterness appearing on his face.

He said to the two, “You don’t find it troublesome, but what if he does? Even the ancestor within the Divine Tower might find it troublesome. Eventually, the Divine Tower might grow tired of our Great Qi and leave with him.”

“This…this is impossible, isn’t it?”

Prince Qing looked astonished.

He couldn’t understand: “Even if the one within the Divine Tower isn’t a true ancestor, but merely a tower spirit, he has been in our Great Qi Immortal Dynasty for thirty thousand years; he should have a sense of belonging by now, not leave with Fellow Daoist Li.”

“Hard to say!”

Qi Jiuyang shook his head slightly, his gaze complex as he looked towards the location where the Azure Wood Divine Tower stood.

For some reason, he always felt that the Azure Wood Divine Tower would one day depart.

…

Meanwhile.

Li Chang’an had already stepped into the Azure Wood Divine Tower.

He had just entered the first floor when the tower spirit appeared before him.

“Li Chang’an, has the sword spirit awakened?”

“Senior guessed correctly.”

Li Chang’an smiled and took out the fragment of the Azure Wood Sword.

The sword spirit immediately appeared, transforming into a child, and met with the tower spirit.

Both were treasures crafted by Azure Wood Heavenly Lord, and had fought side by side, making them close friends.

The tower spirit looked gratified and said to Li Chang’an, “I knew my choice was right. If I had left him here, perhaps he would never have awakened again, and would have simply exhausted his last bit of power in his slumber.”

The sword spirit said irritably, “I clearly still had some power left, but you took it all away!”

“The situation was critical at the time. That fifth-tier alien was about to break the seal, and I had no choice but to extract your remaining power…”

The tower spirit explained somewhat awkwardly.

The reason the sword spirit was so weak was because his remaining power had been completely drained, and he could only rely on Li Chang’an’s Evergreen Magic Power to maintain his existence.

He frowned and said, “It’s been thirty thousand years, and that alien race is still alive?”

“Yes, he’s alive and well.”

“Strange. Human Nascent Soul Heavenly Monarchs can only live for two thousand years. Fifth-tier demons and alien races might live longer, but most won’t exceed ten thousand years. That old thing has actually lived for over thirty thousand years. Let me go see him.”

“Alright.”

The Tower Spirit waved its hand, and the surrounding scenery suddenly changed, becoming the black space familiar to Li Chang’an.

Beneath its feet, thick black mist surged.

The true form of that fifth-tier alien race was hidden within the black mist.

“Heavenly Thunder!”

the Tower Spirit roared, manipulating the Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire Array, using terrifying lightning power to strike the black mist.

The fifth-tier alien race in the black mist cried out in pain.

“Again? You damned Tower Spirit, once I break the seal, I’ll make you feel ten times the pain!”

The Tower Spirit remained silent, only continuously striking with heavenly thunder.

Not long after,

all the black mist was dispersed.

The true form of that fifth-tier alien race appeared before Li Chang’an for the second time.

“It has no facial features, no limbs, just a round mass of flesh and blood. What kind of race is this?”

Li Chang’an’s perspective was now much broader than before; he had even perused many of the ancient texts collected by the Nascent Soul Immortal Sect.

Yet, he still couldn’t recognize it.

This monster was not only bizarre but also exceptionally difficult to kill.

No matter how severe the injuries inflicted by lightning, it could recover completely in the next instant, practically immortal!

An ordinary human Nascent Soul cultivator would have died countless times over.

The sword spirit frowned and slowly spoke, “This old thing’s vitality is incredibly strong; he could probably live for another 30,000 years without a problem. He’s even more heaven-defying than a fifth-tier tortoise.”

The tower spirit nodded, “Indeed. I originally thought he had been weakened considerably, but now it seems his previous weakness was all an act. Even if Qingmu were still here, he might not be able to kill him unless we can find someone stronger than Qingmu…”

As he spoke, he subtly glanced at Li Chang’an.

He used his power to quietly shield Li Chang’an and continued his conversation with the sword spirit.

“Sword spirit, in the current cultivation world, although there are quite a few Nascent Soul Heavenly Monarchs, most of them stop at the early stage of Nascent Soul, and there are very few at the middle stage, let alone someone like Qingmu at the peak of Nascent Soul.”

“If this old monster escapes, we can’t count on those Nascent Souls. We’d better cultivate one ourselves.”

“What do you think of this kid…”

He pointed at Li Chang’an.

The sword spirit nodded slightly: “This lad’s spiritual root is poor, but he compensates with the Evergreen Technique, and his luck is heaven-defying. I suspect he also has an unawakened spiritual body…”

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Li Chang’an, a hint of nostalgia and reminiscence flashing in his eyes.

“In short, he has the potential of a Green Wood!”

“Hmm, my opinion is similar to yours. He’s more cautious than a Green Wood, knows how to protect himself, and reaching the Nascent Soul stage shouldn’t be difficult for him. He can be nurtured.”

The tower spirit also held Li Chang’an in high regard.

The two quickly reached an agreement.

From then on, they would do their best to pave Li Chang’an’s path to cultivation, making his journey smoother.

The tower spirit sighed: “Unfortunately, I need to suppress this old monster, and you’re just crippled; you can’t be of much help.”

The sword spirit said: “You have the ability to find treasures; help me find other fragments.”

“I’ll try my best…”

After a brief conversation, the tower spirit removed its shield.

He approached Li Chang’an and said, “Li Chang’an, I will do my best to help you find the fragments of the Azure Wood Sword. As for that fifth-tier spirit armor, I can’t help you much.”

“I am only skilled in sealing and treasure hunting. In combat, I am not as good as the Azure Wood Sword, and I still have to suppress the old monster. I cannot directly break your armor, but I can give you a little power.”

As he spoke, a blue crystal slowly appeared and flew to Li Chang’an.

This crystal contained the maximum power that the Azure Wood Divine Tower could utilize. If he gave it more, it might not be enough to suppress the old monster.

According to his and the sword spirit’s estimation, this power was enough to slowly deplete the power of a low-grade fifth-tier spirit armor.

However,

it would take a long time.

The confrontation with that spirit armor might last half an hour or even longer.

In other words, Li Chang’an had to trap Ren Huan for more than half an hour; the mere few dozen breaths of the Seven Emotions Profound Art and the Questioning Heart Technique were simply not enough.

If he wanted to keep Ren Huan trapped in the illusion, he could only continuously use the Seven Emotions Profound Art and the Questioning Heart Technique.

However, both of these consume a significant amount of mana.

The greater the power, the greater the consumption.

They are not ordinary spells; they are only suitable as trump cards or killer moves for a decisive victory, not for continuous use.

“Even with the power of faith and the mana borrowed from the Xuan Shui Turtle, I can’t possibly cast them continuously for half an hour, even if the Xuan Shui Turtle and I keep consuming pills,”

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

How could he trap Ren Huan for half an hour?

Against any other opponent, he could easily use an array.

But Ren Huan himself was an array master, and his skill in array formations surpassed his own; ordinary arrays simply couldn’t trap him.

“Forget it, this matter can’t be rushed. The Blood Array Spirit is too special; I’ll study it slowly when I get back.”

Li Chang’an took a deep breath to calm himself.

After a while, he bid farewell to the tower spirit and returned to Changqing Mountain with the cyan crystal and the fragment of the Green Wood Sword.

For the next few days

, in his spare time from cultivation, he used numerous clones to quietly investigate the Blood Array Spirit.

His investigation revealed that this type of spirit was extremely rare in the cultivation world, and every cultivator possessing it had extraordinary talent in array formations.

This physique was usually cultivated by the Divine Transformation Immortal Sect as a seed for fifth-tier array masters, and accidental deaths were rare.

Li Chang’an had intended to find several cases of killing Blood Array Spirits, but found nothing.

Nearly three months passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time,

Li Chang’an frequently entered the weapon-refining room to forge treasures.

Just as Mingxia had previously said, after becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, he could no longer keep a low profile and was very likely to engage in public combat.

Previously, the Yin-Yang Sword Formation, talisman array techniques, and the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Sword he used were all methods of his identity as Lin Fan, and could not be revealed to outsiders.

Therefore,

he specifically prepared some methods for his true identity.

“My identity cannot reveal my understanding of the Thunder Dao, but my understanding of the Sword Dao and Wood Element is fine. I can continue to use sword formations in the future, but not the Yin-Yang Sword Formation, only ordinary sword formations.”

After careful selection,

Li Chang’an chose a sword formation called the “Azure Spirit Sword Formation” from the foundation of Changqing Mountain as his means of attack.

This sword formation reached the True Heaven Rank, possessing considerable power. It was an unexpected discovery he made in a certain ruin. Upon mastering it, one could control twelve precious swords in combat.

For this purpose, Li Chang’an specially forged twenty-four “Azure Spirit Swords” to complement the sword formation, twelve of which were of the fourth-rank mid-grade, and the other twelve were only of the fourth-rank low-grade.

In addition,

he also forged a large bell as a protective treasure.

“This bell is of mid-grade fourth rank, crafted from a piece of ten-thousand-year-old spirit wood; let’s call it the ‘Myriad Azure Bell.'”

The Azure Spirit Sword and the Myriad Azure Bell would be his means of display.

“I still lack treasures for trapping and restraining enemies.”

Li Chang’an pondered briefly and continued crafting.

Using several fourth-grade spirit wood vines and fourth-grade dragon tendons as main materials, supplemented with other materials, he crafted four spirit ropes of mid-grade fourth rank.

“These four spirit ropes are used to trap and restrain enemies.”

He thought for a moment and named these four spirit ropes “Wooden Dragon Ropes.”

As for the final treasure for restraining enemies,

Li Chang’an imitated the Azure Wood Divine Pagoda and crafted a small Azure Wood Pagoda of mid-grade fourth rank.

This pagoda incorporated the crafting ideas of various restraining treasures, including even the Infant-Sealing Bottle, which could restrain both flesh and blood bodies and nascent souls.

At this point,

Li Chang’an’s main fighting treasures were basically complete.

“The Azure Spirit Sword, the Myriad Azure Bell, the Wooden Dragon Rope, and the Small Azure Wood Pagoda—these four treasures were all personally crafted by me. They can be freely displayed, which suits my current status.”

He smiled, somewhat satisfied.

Although these items combined weren’t as powerful as the Mind-Questioning Technique, using them was safer.

His exposed strength didn’t need to be too great; stability was paramount.

After crafting these four treasures,

the day of Li Chang’an’s Nascent Soul Ceremony arrived.

…

On this day,

Changqing Mountain was filled with the sounds of drums and music, and a bustling crowd.

Almost every renowned cultivation force from the Zhao and Yuan kingdoms had come.

Beyond these kingdoms, many returning cultivation forces also traveled great distances to Changqing Mountain to congratulate Li Chang’an.

Thousands upon thousands of cultivators arrived, and countless flying boats, mechanical beasts, and demonic beast mounts filled the Changqing Mountain region, making it an unprecedented spectacle.

Li Chang’an barely stopped, constantly welcoming guests from all sides.

Just then,

he suddenly received a message from Luo Qiantong.

“Uncle Li, I have news about the physique you asked me to investigate. I found an example of a Blood Array Spirit being killed.”

“Oh? Qian Tong, wait a moment, I’ll be right there.”

Li Chang’an immediately used a clone, changing his identity to Li Fan, to enter the black market and meet Luo Qian Tong.

Luo Qian Tong was thin and looked somewhat tired.

After the upheaval of the world, he had hardly rested, spending every day busy expanding his organization’s influence.

Thanks to the help of the black market, his expansion had been relatively smooth, and he had manpower in most of the black markets in the Myriad Array Domain.

“Uncle Li, there is a Golden Core family called the ‘Wu Family’ in the Western Regions of Zhao Kingdom. This family once obtained an ancient book called the ‘Hundred Battles Treasure Record’.”

“That ancient book contains records of hundreds of battles between cultivators.”

“In one of the battles, both sides were array masters, and one of them possessed a spirit body, which was the Blood Array Spirit Body…”

Luo Qian Tong slowly recounted.

According to the Hundred Battles Treasure Record, the two people in that battle were both Nascent Soul cultivators, both fourth-tier high-grade array masters.

Logically,

the Blood Array Spirit Body should have the advantage.

However, the outcome of this battle was unexpected; the Blood Array Spirit Body was actually killed!

Moreover, he was killed by his opponent using array techniques.

Li Chang’an was somewhat surprised: “A mortal body killed a spirit body?”

“Yes, that’s how it’s recorded in the Hundred Battles Record.”

“Qian Tong, where is that Hundred Battles Record? Does it contain more details?”

Li Chang’an was curious and wanted to see the details of that battle.

He really wanted to know

how an array master of the same level could defeat a Blood Array Spirit Body using array techniques.

Luo Qian Tong shook his head: “Uncle Li, the Wu family told me that the ancient book does indeed contain many details, but he didn’t look at it carefully before handing it over to the Huangsha Sect.”

“Huangsha Sect?”

Li Chang’an frowned slightly.

The Western Regions of Zhao Kingdom were under the jurisdiction of the Huangsha Sect.

Golden Core forces in the Western Regions regularly offered cultivation resources to the Huangsha Sect, and special ancient books were also a type of cultivation resource.

“After the Nascent Soul Ceremony, I’ll go to the Yellow Sand Sect and kill True Monarch Yellow Sand while I’m at it.”

For Li Chang’an, entering the Yellow Sand Sect wouldn’t be difficult.

Of the eight Nascent Soul forces in the two countries, apart from the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty, he could come and go freely.

…

Meanwhile.

Outside Changqing Mountain, on a low hill.

True Monarch Yellow Sand’s face was gloomy as he stared intently at Changqing Mountain.

“Fellow Daoist Yellow Sand, it seems you really want to kill Li Chang’an.”

Beside him, a puppet suddenly spoke.

This puppet concealed its aura, making it impossible to tell who was controlling it.

It also looked at Changqing Mountain and continued, “Li Chang’an has considerable luck and even knows a disciple of the Nascent Soul Heavenly Monarch. If he doesn’t die, he will eventually bring you to your doom, yet you just can’t kill him.” True Monarch Yellow Sand

coldly asked, “What brilliant tricks do you have?”

“Simple!”

A flash of dark light appeared in the puppet’s hand, revealing a piece of black spirit wood.

He introduced it to True Monarch Huangsha: “This item is called ‘Shock-Slaying Wood,’ containing a ball of malevolent energy. This energy can transform into a mid-stage fourth-tier malevolent monster. Li Chang’an’s Nascent Soul foundation is still shallow; he can’t withstand it at all. You can simply give it to Li Chang’an.”

“Why don’t you deliver it yourself?”

“My identity is special; it’s inconvenient for me to show myself.”

The puppet casually replied, not explaining much.

“Fellow Daoist Huangsha, what do you think?”

“There’s a fourth-tier grand formation on Changqing Mountain. I can’t enter the formation myself. Give me a fourth-tier puppet and a treasure to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator, and I can try it for you.”

True Monarch Huangsha stated his conditions.

He could tell that this person also wanted to kill Li Chang’an, hence the exorbitant demand.

Just as he expected, the puppet readily agreed.

“Alright, this puppet is yours!”

With that, a beam of spiritual light flew out of his storage bag, transforming into a low-grade fourth-tier puppet.

If controlled properly, this puppet was enough to rival an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

If Li Chang’an were corrupted by the evil energy, True Monarch Huangsha could control the puppet and seize the opportunity to destroy his physical body.

“As for Li Chang’an’s nascent soul, this bottle of ‘Nascent Soul Transformation Water’ can be used to deal with it.”

The man took out a jade bottle and carefully handed it to True Monarch Huangsha.

“Fellow Daoist Huangsha, I only want Li Chang’an’s corpse. You can dispose of his other treasures and the opportunities he obtained as you see fit.”

“It’s a deal!”

True Monarch Huangsha accepted the fourth-tier puppet, the Sha-Shocking Wood, and the Nascent Soul Transformation Water, reaching a deal with the man.

He gazed at Changqing Mountain, his eyes surging with killing intent.

Today, he would complete what he had failed to do years ago:

Slay Li Chang’an!

(End of Chapter)