Eternal Life by Daily Divination

A few breaths later.

Jia Huairan was utterly annihilated, his soul scattered, completely erased from the world.

“Daoist Li, we shouldn’t linger here. Let’s go, quickly!”

“Alright!”

The two of them destroyed all traces of the battle in the area, erased their auras, and quickly departed.

…

「High noon the next day.」

The two of them arrived at a small Marketplace, far from Yellow Crane Immortal City.

Outside the Marketplace was a humble cemetery.

Jiang Yunsheng’s mother was buried here.

“Mother, I’ve avenged you!”

Jiang Yunsheng, his aura faint, walked up to the gravestone.

He crouched down and placed Jia Huairan’s head before the gravestone.

“Daoist Li, thank you for helping me get my revenge.”

Jiang Yunsheng’s voice was hoarse as he lit some paper money.

“My mother lived a tragic life. She suffered endless hardships since she was a child. She finally managed to set foot on the Immortal Dao, only to be sold to a Spiritual Ore mine and become a Mine Slave, where she was relentlessly tortured.”

“Later, she met my father and finally had a few good days.”

As Jiang Yunsheng spoke of his past, a faint melancholy crossed his face.

“Then, I discovered that my father was colluding with Demonic Cultivators. I was worried he would harm my mother and me, but she just said… that no one had ever treated her so well, and that he would never hurt her.”

At this, Jiang Yunsheng sighed deeply.

The paper money had burned to ash.

He stood up and handed the Storage Pouch to Li Chang’an, saying, “Daoist Li, as we agreed, the Treasures in this Storage Pouch are all yours. It also contains the method for contacting the Demonic Cultivators.”

“Alright.”

Li Chang’an didn’t stand on ceremony and accepted it at once.

There was no restriction on the Storage Pouch.

He sent his Divine Sense inside, and with a casual sweep, he saw the Venerable Soul Banner.

Just then, Jiang Yunsheng slowly sat down, leaning against the gravestone.

His face was pale as he looked up at the sky, his pupils beginning to lose focus.

In the previous battle, he had burned a total of one hundred and fifty years of his lifespan.

This was all the lifespan he had left.

As death approached, his life flashed before his eyes—some scenes blurry, others clear, most filled with slaughter. But in the end, the images settled on a quiet, mortal village.

“Daoist Li… I’m afraid I won’t make it back. Please, help me heal that girl’s eyes.”

Jiang Yunsheng spoke weakly, his heart filled with sorrow.

Li Chang’an asked him, “Daoist Jiang, have you ever taken a Lifespan Extension Pill?”

“What?”

Jiang Yunsheng was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly, he felt a pill fly into his mouth.

The pill dissolved, and a potent medicinal energy rapidly spread throughout his body.

A moment later, a mystical aura of time emerged from him, granting him a full five years of lifespan!

This pill was a Tier One Lifespan Extension Pill!

“I… I don’t have to die?”

Jiang Yunsheng was stunned. His unfocused pupils regained their light, and the life-recounting visions before his eyes vanished without a trace.

Li Chang’an smiled. “Daoist Jiang, I dislike seeing things end in regret. You should be the one to go back and heal that girl’s eyes.”

“Thank you, Daoist Li!”

Gratitude filled Jiang Yunsheng’s face.

He immediately stood up, bowed deeply, and offered his solemn thanks.

Just as he straightened up, a second Lifespan Extension Pill flew into his hand.

“This is a Tier Two Lifespan Extension Pill. It can extend your life by ten years.”

“Daoist Li, this is a kindness I can never repay!”

Jiang Yunsheng’s heart leaped with joy. He clutched the pill tightly and thanked him again and again.

Together, the two pills would extend his life by fifteen years.

With his current strength, it wouldn’t be a problem to acquire another Treasure that could extend his life by ten years.

Barring any accidents, he could live for another twenty-five years!

That was more than enough time to make up for his regrets.

…

「The next day, at the Black Market.」

Inside a secret room.

Jiang Yunsheng and Li Chang’an were waiting for someone.

The person they were waiting for was a proper Demonic Cultivator.

Originally, Jiang Yunsheng hadn’t expected to survive, which was why he had left the contact method in the Storage Pouch.

But now, he was still alive.

So of course, he had to make the introduction for Li Chang’an personally.

Before long, a gaunt Cultivator in a black robe walked into the secret room, his entire being exuding a sinister aura.

This man’s name was Zhao Ming, the very person they were waiting for!

“Daoist Jiang, why were you looking for me?”

“Daoist Zhao, let me introduce you. This is Daoist Li Fan!”

Jiang Yunsheng immediately stood and introduced Li Fan.

Zhao Ming’s gaze was cold as he glanced at Li Chang’an.

“So you’re Li Fan. I hear you also possess a Venerable Soul Banner. I take it you’re looking to buy Souls from me?”

“That is my intention.”

“I don’t have many Souls on hand right now, only ten thousand. Most are from mortals, with a smaller portion being good-quality Cultivator Souls. If you want them, the total price is one hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones!”

Zhao Ming didn’t bother with pleasantries and quoted his price on the spot.

He added that if these Souls weren’t enough, he could retrieve more from his Sect, though it would take some time.

“Alright, we’ll go with your price, Daoist Zhao!”

Li Chang’an immediately produced a Storage Pouch filled with one hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones.

This was their first transaction.

He didn’t haggle.

“You’re a straightforward man, Daoist Li!”

Seeing the small mountain of Spirit Stones, Zhao Ming’s tone softened considerably.

He immediately tapped his Storage Pouch and took out a palm-sized Small Bronze Cauldron. Inside it, countless, densely packed Souls were clearly visible!

“Daoist Li, take out your Venerable Soul Banner.”

“Alright!”

With a thought from Li Chang’an, the Venerable Soul Banner materialized.

After his years of nurturing, the Venerable Soul Banner’s Tier had long since advanced to Tier Two, Top Grade.

Just yesterday, the banner had devoured Jiang Yunsheng’s own Venerable Soul Banner, improving its quality yet again. It hadn’t reached Tier Three, but it was just a sliver away—it could be considered Quasi-Tier Three.

The Soul Banner fluttered, rapidly absorbing the Souls from within the Small Bronze Cauldron.

In just a few moments, it had absorbed them all.

At this point, Li Chang’an’s Venerable Soul Banner contained nearly thirty thousand Souls!

A considerable number of them were Cultivator Souls.

With so many Souls serving as Sub-Souls, if they all nourished the Evil Soul at once, it would have enough power to surpass the limits of the Foundation Establishment Stage!

But it still wouldn’t reach the Golden Core realm; it couldn’t even compare to a Fake Pill cultivator.

’It seems I still need more Souls.’

Li Chang’an mused.

He planned to nurture a Tier Three Main Soul.

That way, he would have the confidence to contend with a Golden Core cultivator!