Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Golden Core Seed

Mo Qingxue said nothing more.

With a cold expression, she turned and left.

Zheng Qingqing, however, stayed behind. She smiled at Li Chang’an and said, “Congratulations, Daoist Li. You’ve just earned a favor from the future matriarch of the Mo Family.”

“Oh?”

Li Chang’an was stunned.

He had already guessed that Mo Qingxue’s status was high.

But Zheng Qingqing’s words still exceeded his expectations.

“Daoist Li, Mo Qingxue’s talent far surpasses yours or mine. Not only does she possess a Top Grade Spirit Root, but it’s also an extremely special ’Ice Spirit Root.’ Her cultivation speed far exceeds that of an ordinary Top Grade Spirit Root.”

Zheng Qingqing explained with a smile.

In the Cultivation Immortality Realm, the most common Spiritual Roots were of the Five Elements Attribute. Occasionally, special attributes would appear, such as the ’Wind Spirit Root,’ the ’Thunder Spirit Root,’ and Mo Qingxue’s Ice Spirit Root.

The owners of these Spiritual Roots often had extremely fast cultivation speeds.

Take Mo Qingxue, for example.

She could have reached Foundation Establishment several years ago.

However, the Mo Family’s Old Ancestor demanded that she continue to build her foundation and temper herself further, forcibly suppressing her cultivation progress and not allowing her to advance too quickly.

“In the eyes of the current Mo Family’s Old Ancestor, she isn’t just a Foundation Establishment Seed, but a Golden Core Seed. Her foundation must be exceptionally solid.”

“I see.”

Li Chang’an lamented to himself.

’You really can’t compare one person to another.’

After so many years of cultivation, he was still lingering at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

Meanwhile, Mo Qingxue was younger but already had one foot through the door to Foundation Establishment.

With her talent, reaching Core Formation was uncertain, but failing to reach Foundation Establishment was almost impossible.

In other words…

This token Li Chang’an held could, at the very least, be exchanged for a Foundation Establishment cultivator taking action for him once!

“Daoist Li, you must use this favor carefully.”

“I understand.”

Li Chang’an nodded and picked up the token from the table.

Just then, Zheng Lingfeng’s voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.

“Zheng Qingqing, where is Daoist Mo?”

His expression was anxious, and his tone was urgent.

Zheng Qingqing turned around and said with a light laugh, “Daoist Mo has already returned to the Immortal City. You can save your energy.”

“Damn it!”

Zheng Lingfeng gritted his teeth.

He had wanted Mo Qingxue to stay so he could find a chance to build a connection with her, hoping he might win the favor of the Mo Family’s prodigious young lady.

But now, it was all for nothing!

After missing this chance, seeing Mo Qingxue again would be next to impossible.

Suddenly, his expression froze. He had spotted the Mo Family Token in Li Chang’an’s hand.

’Li Chang’an actually got a favor from the Mo Family?’

In that instant, an intense killing intent, mixed with unspeakable jealousy, surged in Zheng Lingfeng’s heart, making him almost lose control.

He took a deep breath and managed to keep his composure.

“Since Daoist Mo has already left, I’ll be heading back now.”

Zheng Lingfeng forcefully suppressed all his emotions, turned, and walked away.

He did not return to the Hundred Affairs Hall.

Instead, he went to where Zhu Gang lived, intending to urge him to take down Li Chang’an immediately.

However, no matter how much he called out, there was no response from the residence.

Zheng Lingfeng’s brows furrowed tightly.

A bad feeling rose in his heart.

’Could it be that Zhu Gang was also killed by Li Chang’an?’

Logically speaking, Zhu Gang had decades more life experience than Li Chang’an and was an old fox; he shouldn’t have let his plot be seen through by Li Chang’an.

’Did some other accident happen?’

Zheng Lingfeng couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard he thought.

…

In fact, Li Chang’an hadn’t seen through the plot.

Without the hint from his divination, he would have still been able to kill Zhu Gang in a counterattack, but it would have been a vicious battle.

Meanwhile, back in the residence, Zheng Qingqing was reminding Li Chang’an.

“Daoist Li, Zheng Lingfeng is narrow-minded and will probably look for a chance to move against you. I know you have puppets for protection, but you mustn’t be careless.”

“Rest assured, Miss Zheng.”

After talking for a while longer, Zheng Qingqing took her leave.

Li Chang’an closed the courtyard gate and continued practicing the Small Yi Mu Sword Array.

「Over the next few days.」

His mastery of the sword array path grew higher and higher, and he gradually touched the threshold of the Great Success stage.

Li Chang’an suddenly had a feeling.

The Nine Swords Array at the Great Success stage didn’t seem to be the limit.

’Since it’s called the Small Yi Mu Sword Array, could there be a Great Yi Wood Sword Array?’

He thought about it and felt that there probably was.

That Great Yi Wood Sword Array might even be an Earth Grade or even Celestial Grade Magic!

However, a magic of that grade was simply too far out of reach for the current Li Chang’an.

He shook his head, put away his thoughts, and continued to practice.

…

Before he knew it, the date of the auction was approaching.

During this time, Zheng Lingfeng had been in a terrible mood.

He had looked for Zhu Gang several times, but couldn’t find him.

So, he went to ask some of Zhu Gang’s friends and learned that Zhu Gang hadn’t appeared at any of the recent small trade fairs.

’It seems he really was killed by Li Chang’an.’

Zheng Lingfeng pressed his forehead, an inexplicable frustration rising in his heart.

The successive failures didn’t make him feel defeated; instead, they only intensified his killing intent.

But…

If even Zhu Gang couldn’t deal with Li Chang’an, who could?

’He himself is at the Late Stage of Qi Refining and has several Tier One Late Stage Spirit Beasts to assist him. How could he possibly fail to take down Li Chang’an?’

Zheng Lingfeng simply couldn’t understand.

Even in a head-on battle, Zhu Gang’s strength should have been enough to crush Li Chang’an.

Besides, Zhu Gang had the advantage of a premeditated plot against an unsuspecting target; he had been scheming in the dark the whole time.

’Li Chang’an’s residence is protected by an array. Zhu Gang couldn’t possibly have been stupid enough to fight him inside his own home, right?’

The more Zheng Lingfeng thought about it, the more frustrated he became.

He had reminded Zhu Gang long ago.

He had to lure Li Chang’an out of his residence—better yet, out of the Marketplace—before making a move.

“They’re all useless!”

Zheng Lingfeng couldn’t help but curse in anger.

At that moment, an old and kindly voice spoke up.

“Lingfeng, what happened? Why are you so agitated?”

“Grandfather!”

Zheng Lingfeng was stunned for a moment, then a look of pleasant surprise quickly appeared on his face.

The one who had spoken was none other than his grandfather, Zheng Songcheng, one of the Zheng Family’s Elders and a Qi Refining Peak expert.

“Grandfather, I’m trying to take down a cultivator, but I keep failing.”

Zheng Lingfeng didn’t hide anything, explaining his thoughts in detail.

After listening, Zheng Songcheng shook his head with a smile.

“Lingfeng, with your status, you should act like a king, not resort to secret plots. Such methods are beneath you.”

“Grandfather, then what should I do?”

“This matter is not difficult.”

Zheng Songcheng’s tone was relaxed.

The method he proposed was quite simple.

“That Li Chang’an is merely a Loose Cultivator. Just go to his home, overwhelm him with your power, and force him into submission!”

His words were full of confidence, as if he hadn’t even considered the possibility of failure.

As one of the strongest Elders in the Zheng Family, he had every right to be confident when dealing with a Loose Cultivator like Li Chang’an, who was his inferior in both status and strength.

But Zheng Lingfeng was a little worried.

“Grandfather, Li Chang’an’s residence is protected by an array, most likely a Tier One Peak array. If I go, I won’t get anywhere.”

“What’s there to be afraid of? There are plenty of ways to break an array.”

Zheng Songcheng was dismissive, feeling that Zheng Lingfeng was overthinking things.

He patted Zheng Lingfeng’s shoulder.

“Fine, I’ll make the trip for you!”