Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 219: Chapter 179: Dialogue with Antiquity, The Conception of Immortality

A vast white mist suddenly appeared all around.

“What’s going on?”

He immediately got to his feet. The Cyan Yuan Bell materialized in his hand as he warily surveyed his surroundings.

’My divination for today was neutral. Nothing bad should happen.’

「A moment later.」

The mist ahead churned, and a low murmur drifted out from within.

“The World-Crossing Ship, the World-Crossing Ship… With the World-Crossing Ship, we can weather the calamity…”

Immediately after, a chilling White Bone Ship appeared within the mist.

It moved slowly through the mist. Its entire hull was composed of skeletons, and it radiated a chilling, deathly aura, as if it had come from the Netherworld Hell.

A Cultivator with a dazed expression sat at the bow of the ship.

He wore tattered armor and seemed to have just survived a brutal battle. The bloodstains on his body were still wet.

Upon seeing Li Chang’an, his dazed expression gained a glimmer of life, and his eyes twitched.

“Fellow Cultivator, hurry and get on the ship! The great calamity is coming! I’ll take you to safety!”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an’s heart skipped a beat.

He had thought this strange white mist and bone ship were just an Illusion and was planning to wait quietly for them to disappear.

After all, it wasn’t uncommon for Cultivators to experience Illusions in a Secret Realm.

However, that Cultivator could actually see him!

Li Chang’an couldn’t help but recall some rumors.

It was rumored that some had journeyed back to the Ancient Times in their dreams while inside a Secret Realm, conversing and discussing cultivation with Cultivators from that era.

“Fellow Cultivator, get on the ship! We’re running out of time!”

The Cultivator seemed to grow anxious and shouted again.

Li Chang’an remained motionless, his feet seemingly rooted to the ground. He simply cupped his hands in a fist.

“I have other matters to attend to, Fellow Cultivator. I will not be boarding.”

“What could be more important than escaping the calamity?”

“I am searching for a way to achieve Spirit Root Ascension.”

“Spirit Root Ascension?”

The Cultivator froze. A flicker of confusion crossed his face as if he were recalling some distant memory.

He rubbed his head and murmured in confusion.

“Spirit Ascension, Spirit Ascension… Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique?”

At these words, Li Chang’an’s eyes lit up.

He hurriedly asked, “Fellow Cultivator, you know of the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique?”

The Cultivator only seemed more bewildered.

He sat at the bow, his figure gradually becoming illusory.

A gust of wind swept by. The surrounding white mist began to dissipate, and the White Bone Ship slowly faded away, as if it had all been a mere illusion.

Just as he was about to vanish completely, the Cultivator suddenly spoke. “Fellow Cultivator, the Spirit Ascension Technique of the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique requires a piece of a Heaven and Earth Spirit Root. You cannot subdue a Heaven and Earth Spirit Root by force! You must move it with your own conviction—preferably a conviction related to longevity… Remember, remember this! Do not subdue it by force…”

Before he could finish, the white mist dispersed completely.

The Cultivator and the White Bone Ship vanished, as if they had never existed at all.

Li Chang’an looked around, his heart filled with doubt.

All of that just now…

’Was it an Illusion, or something else?’

’Could it be that I just experienced that legendary phenomenon? Did I really just speak with a Cultivator from the Ancient Times?’

Li Chang’an stood in place, lost in thought for a long time.

If that was the case, it was a great pity.

’If it had just lasted a little longer, I might have been able to get more information.’

Li Chang’an sighed softly.

’Oh well. I shouldn’t be greedy. At least I got some useful information out of it.’

From the Cultivator’s words, he could basically confirm it.

The so-called Ancient Wood Evergreen was a Cultivation Technique.

That Cultivation Technique contained the Spirit Ascension Technique, but it required a Heaven and Earth Spirit Root.

This gave Li Chang’an a headache.

A Heaven and Earth Spirit Root was an extremely rare type of Spirit Plant.

Legend had it that this type of Spirit Root had existed since the dawn of time, making each one incomparably precious.

Even a Golden Core Master wasn’t guaranteed to find one.

’Let alone a mere Qi Refining Junior Cultivator like me?’

’I can only take this one step at a time. At least now I have a clue. Many Cultivators don’t even have that much.’

After resting for a moment, Li Chang’an set off again, venturing deeper into the Secret Realm.

The next few days were relatively smooth, and he didn’t encounter much danger.

「One evening.」

Li Chang’an finally reached the location indicated on the map.

’I’m here.’

His expression was solemn as he gazed ahead.

As far as the eye could see was a long cliff face, completely covered in lush Cyan Rattan.

Li Chang’an released a group of Puppets, walked to the cliff face, and began pulling aside the Cyan Rattan, searching carefully.

’According to the map, there should be an Ancient Cave Mansion here.’

After a dozen breaths or so, one of the Puppets made a discovery.

As it pulled aside another curtain of Cyan Rattan, it revealed not a solid cliff wall, but a cold, heavy door.

’The entrance to the cave mansion?’

Li Chang’an’s gaze focused, and he carefully observed the door.

In the very center of the door, there was a pitch-black, narrow opening, about the same size as the Jade Scroll map in his hand.

With a thought, he wrapped the Jade Scroll in Magical Power and slowly sent it over.

The Jade Scroll quickly flew into the opening, fitting perfectly.

Then, with a CLICK, the entire door suddenly trembled. Dust cascaded from its surface as it slowly began to rise.

After a moment, a deep and silent passage appeared before Li Chang’an.

He directed a Puppet to enter the passage. It ventured deeper step by step, encountering no traps or mechanisms, and soon arrived in a dark chamber.

In the center of the dark chamber was a simple, ancient wooden table.

On the table sat a small Wooden Box.

The Puppet Body walked forward, reached out to pick up the Wooden Box, and examined it closely.

’The material of this Wooden Box seems to be some kind of Treasure. Even with my current knowledge, I can’t identify it.’

Li Chang’an gently opened the Wooden Box.

To his surprise, there was no Cultivation Technique or legacy inside the box.

There was only a wooden key, its surface engraved with the word “Cyan.”

Li Chang’an picked up the key, infused it with Magical Power, and attempted to refine it.