Eternal Life by Daily Divination

If she succeeded in her Core Formation, she would help Li Chang’an find a Core Formation Treasure.

“Daoist Li, with your cultivation talent, could you even use a Core Formation Treasure?”

Mo Qingxue asked bluntly.

In her eyes, Li Chang’an would never even reach Foundation Establishment Peak in this lifetime. Even if he obtained the Treasure, he wouldn’t be able to use it. He would be better off asking for something else.

Like a Life-Extending Treasure, or some other life-saving item.

Li Chang’an smiled. “I may not be able to use it myself, but my descendants might. After all, their path of cultivation is an extension of my own. As long as they go far enough, one day they may even be able to resurrect me from the river of time.”

“That is true.”

Mo Qingxue nodded slightly, not giving it much more thought.

And so, the two struck a deal and signed a Spirit Contract.

Li Chang’an copied the entire inheritance in exchange for three favors from Mo Qingxue.

All in all, he hadn’t lost out in the slightest.

In fact, it was practically a freebie!

After signing the Spirit Contract, Mo Qingxue warned Li Chang’an.

“Daoist Li, you are a Pill and Talisman Cultivator, so your energy is limited. This Puppet inheritance is valuable, but you mustn’t invest too much effort into it. Otherwise, you’ll only bring hardship upon yourself and won’t get very far.”

With that, she turned and left without a backward glance. Her snow-white hair fluttered in the wind as her frosty demeanor returned.

It was as if she didn’t want to say even a single word more to Li Chang’an.

“Take care, Daoist Mo!”

Li Chang’an was all smiles as he placed the Spirit Contract into his Storage Pouch.

As for Mo Qingxue’s parting advice, he paid it no mind.

He had considerable talent in the art of puppetry and was already a Tier Two Low Grade Puppet Master. As long as he studied diligently, becoming a Tier Three Puppet Master was only a matter of time.

A Tier Three Puppet was an existence on par with a Golden Core expert!

If he could just create one, Li Chang’an would have the confidence to face a Golden Core Master.

At this thought, his gaze shifted to the other areas within the ruins.

’This trip has been quite fruitful. I not only killed Sima Rui but also obtained a Tier Three Puppet inheritance. That’s enough. I can’t be greedy.’

These ruins were bound to hold many other opportunities; after all, the Cyan Wind Sect had once been a Nascent Soul Sect.

But Li Chang’an was not an insatiably greedy person.

He suppressed his desire for more Treasure and stopped exploring the rest of the ruins. Transforming into a streak of light, he flew straight toward the exit.

Before long, Li Chang’an emerged from the ruins.

Outside, many new corpses littered the ground, clear evidence of another bloody battle.

He casually collected a few Storage Pouches before leaving without a backward glance.

…

「More than ten days later.」

Li Chang’an left the Black Dragon Mountain Range.

The Demon Qi and the stench of blood in the air immediately lessened.

He let out a slow sigh of relief.

Looking around, he could see a steady stream of Cultivators still pouring into the Black Dragon Mountain Range.

News of the Ancient Sect Ruins’ appearance had long since spread throughout the entire Zhao Country Cultivation Immortality Realm, drawing countless Cultivators from thousands of miles away.

’It seems this slaughter will continue for a long time.’

Li Chang’an gazed toward the horizon, where he saw an endless bloody glow.

He performed a quick divination, and the result still pointed to chaos and slaughter.

’As long as it doesn’t spread to Changqing Mountain, it’ll be fine.’

Li Chang’an transformed into a streak of light and flew into the distance.

「Two hours later.」

He returned to Changqing Mountain and felt a long-lost sense of peace.

The mountain was lush and green, covered with Spirit Plants. The Spiritual Power was abundant, and the air was quiet and serene, without the slightest hint of blood.

Jiang Muyu’s beautiful eyes lit up, her pretty face filled with joy.

“Young Master, you’re finally back! I heard many people died deep within the Black Dragon Mountain Range. I was worried something had happened to you.”

“Don’t worry, I’m not that easy to kill.”

Li Chang’an chuckled.

He casually took out several Tier Two Water Element Treasures from his Storage Pouch and tossed them to Jiang Muyu.

Jiang Muyu beamed. “Thank you, Young Master!”

“You’re welcome. Cultivate well and break through to the Golden Core realm soon. I’ll have to rely on you for protection in the future.”

Li Chang’an knew in his heart that with Jiang Muyu’s cultivation talent, as long as nothing unexpected happened, she would certainly attempt to break through to Core Formation before he did.

This was a good thing.

If she succeeded, he would have a Golden Core trump card.

When facing a Golden Core Master, he would have a bit more confidence.

However, Jiang Muyu’s Nascent Soul father, who had been mentioned in the divination, still hadn’t appeared.

Li Chang’an was still somewhat hopeful. After all, that was a favor from a Nascent Soul cultivator on the line!

A moment later, he slowly shook his head, suppressing all these thoughts.

’Forget it. It’s better to rely on myself than on others.’

He walked over to the Spirit Field where the Evergreen Vine was being cultivated. With a thought, a large amount of multicolored Tier Three Spiritual Earth flew out of his Storage Pouch.

The Evergreen Vine immediately conveyed a sense of joyful surprise, extending a vine to rub against Li Chang’an’s sleeve, expressing its gratitude and affection.

“Grow well. My Spiritual Root is counting on you.”

Li Chang’an then casually took out the carcasses of the Demon Beasts he had killed on this trip and tossed them to the Evergreen Vine as well.

He returned to his cave abode and sat down to meditate and regulate his breathing.

He rested for three full days.

After three days, the stench of blood on him had completely dissipated, and his state of mind had become completely peaceful, returning to his usual condition.

That evening, he sat cross-legged deep inside his cave abode. With a thought, he released Sima Rui’s Soul from the Venerable Soul Banner.

“Daoist Sima, we meet again.”

“Li Chang’an!”

Sima Rui’s face was contorted with rage as he stared daggers at him.

“If Nie Wushuang hadn’t helped you, the outcome of our battle would have been uncertain!”

“Nie Wushuang?”

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly as strands of Sword Qi appeared in his hand.

In just a moment, twenty-seven strands of ordinary Wood Sword Qi formed and coalesced into a Sword Array in his palm.

“Daoist Sima, it seems you’re quite familiar with Nie Wushuang. I’d be interested to know, how much of a difference is there between my Sword Array and his?”

“What?”

Sima Rui froze on the spot.