Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 202: Chapter 173: Another Realm Breakthrough, The Mo Family’s Affair

The Profound Water Turtle rolled its eyes, as if to say it had done its best.

Li Chang’an smiled and didn’t press the issue.

He understood, of course.

The path to breaking through beyond Tier Two was even more difficult, with increases in strength measured in years.

…

「For the next few months.」

Li Chang’an continued as usual.

He frequently visited the trading district, major shops, and the Black Market, often finding overlooked treasures.

During this time, he adjusted the aura he projected to that of the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.

This level of strength was considered quite impressive, even within the Inner City of Yellow Crane Immortal City.

Many of Li Chang’an’s friends began to realize he had a real shot at reaching Foundation Establishment.

This was exactly what Li Chang’an wanted.

He was slowly revealing some of his strength so that his eventual breakthrough to Foundation Establishment wouldn’t cause too much of a stir.

「One night.」

Li Chang’an was soaking in a medicinal bath, continuing to temper his physique.

’Breaking through to a Tier Two Physique is a bit slower than I expected, but it’s steady. As long as nothing unexpected happens, it should be fine.’

The Demon Dragon Body Refining Technique, much like the Demon Blood Body Tempering Skill, had no side effects. However, each session of tempering his physique brought excruciating pain that an ordinary person could never endure.

The pain Li Chang’an was enduring was akin to death by a thousand cuts, but fortunately, he was long used to it.

’I haven’t been to the Black Market in a while. I’ll go tomorrow and see if I can find any bargains. I should also ask around for news about Tier Two Demon Cores.’

He thought to himself as he endured the excruciating pain.

Soon, Midnight arrived.

A new divination reading appeared.

[Divination Refreshed]

[Today’s Divination: Auspicious]

[You will go to the Black Market. On the way, you will discover the siblings Mo Feng and Mo Wanwan being hunted by Mo Family disciples. You will save them and receive the Tier Two Puppet Inheritance as a reward.]

’The Tier Two Puppet Inheritance!’

Li Chang’an’s eyes lit up.

He’d long wanted to obtain this inheritance, but a good opportunity had never presented itself.

Although Luo Baitong had provided him with several possible channels, the requirements for those channels were all too high.

Now, a suitable opportunity had finally arrived.

…

「The next day, just as the sky began to lighten.」

Li Chang’an left Yellow Crane Immortal City, transforming into a streak of light and speeding toward the Black Market.

Along the way, he switched to his Li Fan identity.

This identity had crossed paths with the Mo Feng siblings a few times.

Although he was wanted by Blood Beast Valley, he wasn’t concerned.

Before long, he arrived at the Black Market.

’Huh? Did I get here too early? Why haven’t I run into the two of them being chased?’

Li Chang’an was a little surprised.

He had no choice but to leave the Black Market.

For the next hour or so, he wandered back and forth between the Black Market and Yellow Crane Immortal City, leaving behind dozens of Puppets to act as his eyes.

Finally, one of the Puppets detected something unusual.

In a mountain forest not far from Li Chang’an’s position, several figures were locked in battle.

’Found them!’

Li Chang’an acted at once, immediately closing in on the area.

「A moment later.」

The combatants came into view.

Just as the divination had foretold, Mo Family disciples were attacking the siblings Mo Feng and Mo Wanwan.

To Li Chang’an’s surprise, the leader of the Mo Family disciples was also someone he recognized.

’Mo Xi!’

She had appeared at Tang Suran’s birthday banquet, and even back then, her Cultivation was at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

After all this time, she was still at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, but her aura was far more formidable. Her profound foundation showed she had reached the Peak of this minor realm.

At this moment, the situation looked dire for the Mo siblings.

Although Mo Feng had a Tier Two Puppet, Mo Xi had brought one from her family as well, neutralizing his advantage.

“Mo Feng! Mo Wanwan! Surrender at once and return with me to the family to face judgment!” shouted Mo Xi, her aura oppressive.

Mo Feng’s expression was grim, his aura in disarray.

“In your dreams! I’ll never set foot in that disgusting place again in my life!”

“Then it looks like I’ll just have to bring your corpses back.”

Mo Xi snorted coldly, her attacks growing more vicious.

Under her command, the other dozen or so Mo Family disciples moved in perfect coordination, gradually splitting the battlefield in two.

Mo Xi and most of the disciples focused their attack on Mo Feng, while a smaller group cornered Mo Wanwan.

Li Chang’an watched from a distance, making a silent assessment.

’Those two can hold on a while longer.’

He didn’t step in to save them just yet.

After all, for now, Mo Feng and Mo Wanwan’s auras were merely in disarray.

Li Chang’an planned to wait until the siblings were at the end of their rope, severely injured, and facing their moment of greatest crisis. Only then would he step in.

’Stepping in at a moment like this will be most effective!’

And so, he waited in silence.

Everything unfolded just as he had predicted.

A few moments later, Mo Wanwan was the first to falter. She took a heavy blow, and her face instantly turned ashen.

BOOM!

The Puppets she controlled were shattered one after another.

Her situation became perilous.

Not far away, Mo Feng’s expression changed drastically. “Sister! Are you alright?” he shouted urgently.

“I’m fine!”

Mo Wanwan’s voice trembled, and as soon as the words left her mouth, she coughed up a spray of blood.

Seeing her like this, Mo Feng grew even more frantic, and he desperately tried to break through the encirclement formed by Mo Xi and her group.

Mo Xi shouted coldly, “Mo Feng, you can’t even fend for yourself, and you still want to protect your sister?”

Her face was an icy mask, her attacks becoming even more vicious.

Distracted by his worry for Mo Wanwan, Mo Feng found himself increasingly on the defensive.

About ten breaths later, he failed to react in time and was grievously wounded.

With a loud CRACK, his protective Armor shattered. A horrifying gash, deep enough to show bone, appeared on his chest.

’This should be about right.’

Li Chang’an began to close in, moving very slowly and stealthily.

A moment later, the Mo siblings’ situation grew even more dire.

Both were now gravely wounded and covered in blood. Their lives hung by a thread, and their auras were rapidly fading.

“I never thought… that in the end, I still wouldn’t be able to escape the family’s shadow.”

Mo Feng gave a bitter laugh, certain that his death was imminent.

But just then, gusts of a sinister wind suddenly swept through the area.

A dense, black fog rose from the ground, eerie and strange, as if seeping from a dark abyss. Faintly, from within it, came the sound of countless shrill screams and mournful wails.

Seeing this, a look of delighted surprise washed over Mo Feng’s pale face.

He had seen Li Fan fight before; how could he not know who this was?

“Daoist Li! We’re both from the Three Tribulations Alliance! Please, save me and my sister!”

“Alright.”

An icy voice drifted out from within the black fog.

Immediately after, the black fog abruptly expanded, roiling upward, and in an instant, it swallowed everyone on the battlefield.

“Li Fan?”

Mo Xi’s eyebrows shot up in anger.

Of course, she had heard the name before.

But she never expected to run into him here today.

“A mere Qi Refining Cultivator dares to meddle in the Mo Family’s affairs? Li Fan, you must have a death wish!”