Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Divination: Greatly Auspicious

Ordinary Loose Cultivators never even get to see Middle Grade Techniques.

Let alone Top Grade Techniques?

To say nothing of an extremely rare Escape Technique!

Li Chang’an was overjoyed.

With this Escape Technique, his ability to survive had grown much stronger!

’The rumors say that once this Escape Technique is mastered to the Great Success stage, one can even escape from a Foundation Establishment Ancestor. That has to be an exaggeration.’

He mused to himself.

After all, while Top Grade Escape Techniques were rare, at the Foundation Establishment level, there should still be ways to obtain them.

’For the next little while, I’ll focus on practicing this Escape Technique.’

Li Chang’an calmed his excitement.

It was enough that this technique would give him an advantage among Qi Refining Cultivators.

He wasn’t foolish enough to go and provoke a Foundation Establishment Ancestor.

Afterward, Li Chang’an began to take stock of the other items.

There weren’t many Elixir Pills or Talismans left, but there were quite a few Spirit Stones—over a thousand.

In addition, there were three Magical Artifacts.

All of them were Tier One Top Grade Magical Artifacts.

One was a suit of Armor that Wei Sen had been wearing. It had been shattered by the Array Power and wasn’t worth much.

The other two were a pair of daggers.

’These daggers aren’t suited for open combat; they’re probably for sneak attacks. But I already have the Ghost Soul Needle. I’ll find a chance to get rid of them.’

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

Top Grade Magical Artifacts were quite valuable.

But these daggers had belonged to Wei Sen, so even if he sold them in the Black Market, he would have to be extremely careful.

The slightest carelessness could draw the attention of the Tribulation Cultivators from Black Wind Mountain.

’There are quite a few Cultivation Techniques and Magic manuals. There are even two for Middle Grade Techniques, but unfortunately, they’re both Earth Element Techniques, so they’re not suitable for me.’

Li Chang’an continued to rummage through the items.

The rest were just miscellaneous items of little value.

After about a quarter of an hour, Li Chang’an was certain there were no other Treasures on Wei Sen’s body.

He then used a Fireball Talisman to incinerate the corpse.

After that, Li Chang’an’s true body returned to the residence with Dahuang.

He had Dahuang use its Power of the Earth Element to level the entire courtyard’s ground once more.

The courtyard was once again clean and tidy, with not a single trace of the battle remaining.

It was as if nothing had ever happened.

’Zheng Jinbao is a problem, after all. It’s a shame he never leaves the Marketplace, which makes it hard to make a move.’

Li Chang’an stood quietly in the courtyard, pondering for a moment.

His concerns were, in fact, the same as those of the Tribulation Cultivators Zheng Jinbao had hired.

They were all worried about being detected by the Foundation Establishment Ancestor in the Marketplace.

After all, until one reached Foundation Establishment, one could never know just how sharp a Foundation Establishment Ancestor’s divine sense truly was.

“Zheng Jinbao is part of the Zheng Family, after all,” Li Chang’an sighed.

The Zheng Family was a Cultivation Immortality Clan that placed extreme importance on its own bloodline.

Although he had once saved a Cultivator from the Zheng Family, if the family found out about this, it was hard to say whose side they would take.

“Dahuang, don’t let your guard down. Keep a close watch on Zheng Jinbao, and tell me immediately if he leaves the Marketplace!”

Li Chang’an instructed Dahuang.

He then returned to his room, took out the *Little Five Elements Escape Technique*, and began to study it carefully.

It didn’t take long for a realization to dawn on him.

’I see. This Little Five Elements Escape Technique relies on Five Elements Mutual Generation. Even with my Wood Attribute Spiritual Root, I can still use the principle of mutual generation to cast the other four types of Escape Techniques.’

Five Elements Mutual Generation sounded simple.

But achieving it was incredibly difficult.

The greatest feature of this Escape Technique was that it made the most basic form of Five Elements Mutual Generation possible.

’How profound. Truly worthy of being a Top Grade Technique.’

Li Chang’an’s eyes lit up as he marveled at it.

The few Middle Grade Techniques he had bought before were far less profound than this *Little Five Elements Escape Technique*.

Before long, he was completely engrossed, having lost all track of time.

Unconsciously, the night faded away, and the sky gradually brightened.

The Marketplace looked the same as always.

Many people passed by outside, but no one discovered that a terrible battle had taken place the previous night.

…

Time flew by.

「That evening.」

Li Chang’an was still sitting cross-legged in his room.

He had been studying for the entire day, motionless, in a state that was nearly an epiphany.

It wasn’t until late at night that he came to his senses.

“Hoo…”

Li Chang’an let out a long breath, feeling that he had gained a great deal.

With a single thought, his entire body vanished from the room and reappeared in a tunnel deep underground.

This tunnel had been diligently dug by Dahuang in an extremely deep subterranean area.

Before, Li Chang’an could never have reached this place so easily.

But now, his Little Five Elements Escape Technique had reached the Entry-Level stage.

Although it hadn’t yet reached Minor Achievement, he could already cast the Five Elements Escape Technique freely, and his speed was far greater than before.

’Reaching Entry-Level in just one day. It seems I have some talent for Escape Techniques.’

A smile appeared on Li Chang’an’s face.

This was a Top Grade Escape Technique, after all.

Even at the mere Entry-Level, his speed far surpassed that of cultivators who had mastered a Low Grade Escape Technique to the Great Success stage.

’Next, I can go to the trading area to see if I can buy some Treasures containing the Power of the Five Elements. I can contemplate them constantly to deepen my understanding of the Five Elements.’

Li Chang’an mused.

Just then, a golden light appeared before Li Chang’an’s eyes.

’Today’s Divination has arrived.’

Li Chang’an didn’t pay it much mind, figuring it would most likely be an “Average” Divination.

However, the content that appeared next was far beyond his expectations.

[Divination has been refreshed]

[Today’s Divination: Great Fortune]

[In the Marketplace’s trading area, you discover a “Profound Water Turtle” egg with a mutated bloodline. Its actual bloodline strength is comparable to an Earth Grade Spirit Beast, but it is being sold as an ordinary Beast Egg.]

“Great Fortune?”

Li Chang’an was stunned, staring at the Divination’s content in disbelief.

This was the first time such a result had appeared since the Divination ability manifested!

He had always thought there were only three types of Divinations: “Misfortune,” “Fortune,” and “Average.”

’An Earth Grade Bloodline Spirit Beast?’

Li Chang’an took a deep breath, his heart pounding with shock.

The bloodline grades of Spirit Beasts corresponded to the Spiritual Root grades of the Human Race.

An Earth Grade Bloodline was equivalent to a Celestial Pride of the Human Race with an Earth Spirit Root!

’A Celestial Pride with an Earth Spirit Root has an extremely high chance of reaching Core Formation. Any Golden Core Sect would fight to recruit them!’

Back then, if Li Chang’an had possessed an Earth Spirit Root, how could he have been rejected by the Immortal Sects?

The Sect Elders would have most likely fought over accepting him as a disciple, trying every means possible to give him the best treatment.

As for a Spirit Beast with an Earth Grade Bloodline, as long as it grew up safely, it could easily break through to Tier Two, becoming comparable to a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator of the Human Race.

With a bit more time to mature, it would have a chance of reaching Tier Three.

Comparable to a Human Clan Golden Core Master!

’To think such an opportunity could exist in a small place like Qinghe Marketplace!’

Li Chang’an’s mind surged with excitement, unable to calm down.

As long as nothing went wrong, he would most likely have a Tier Three Profound Water Turtle to protect him on his path of cultivation in the future!

One had to understand that in the entire Southern Domain of the Zhao Country, Golden Core Cultivators were the absolute apex.

A Tier Three Spirit Beast wouldn’t let Li Chang’an walk all over everyone, but it would be enough to ensure his cultivation journey was a stable one.

’No wonder the Divination was Great Fortune!’

Li Chang’an took several deep breaths, trying his best to calm himself.

After all, he hadn’t obtained the Profound Water Turtle yet.

He was afraid something unexpected might happen.

…

「The next morning.」

Li Chang’an hurried out the door first thing and headed straight for the Marketplace’s trading area.

’Please, don’t let anything go wrong.’