Eternal Life by Daily Divination

But as he swept his gaze over a few of the Zhou Family’s Foundation Establishment Cultivators, he immediately noticed something was wrong.

A dark red Demon Qi was circulating within the bodies of those few Zhou Family Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The divination was correct. It was indeed Demon Qi invading their bodies!

In other words.

These Zhou Family Cultivators were very likely already under the control of Demon Beasts.

’It seems Zhou Shangshan’s feeling before his death was correct. These Zhou Family disciples may look unchanged, but they’re no longer the clan members he was familiar with.’

Li Chang’an mulled this over as he walked deeper into the banquet hall.

Before long.

He saw the host of the banquet, Zhou Sheng.

’There’s no Demon Qi in Zhou Sheng’s body. Could it be because he’s in Yellow Crane Immortal City all year round?’

Under the scrutiny of the Stone Eye, Zhou Sheng still appeared normal, with nothing out of the ordinary.

His face was ruddy, and he was dressed in the bright red robes of the guest of honor, continuously accepting congratulatory gifts from all sides.

“Haha, Daoist Li, I’ve been waiting for you!”

When Zhou Sheng saw Li Chang’an, the smile on his face grew even wider.

Li Chang’an presented his gift and spoke with him, probing indirectly to see if he knew about the Zhou Family’s internal situation.

But Zhou Sheng never picked up on the subtext in Li Chang’an’s words.

It seemed.

He didn’t know much about the internal affairs of the Zhou Family.

After a while.

Zhou Sheng called over a young woman with bright, beautiful eyes to introduce her to Li Chang’an.

“Daoist Li, this is my descendant, Zhou Yunqiao. She achieved Foundation Establishment yesterday and will be holding her Foundation Establishment Ceremony next month. I hope you’ll grace us with your presence then.”

“Of course!”

Li Chang’an could see that Zhou Sheng was paving the way for his descendant.

Zhou Yunqiao’s eyes were sharp and lively. She bowed to Li Chang’an.

“Greetings, Elder Li!”

“There’s no need to call me Elder. We are both at Foundation Establishment, so we can just call each other Daoist!”

Li Chang’an replied, taking the opportunity to examine her with his Stone Eye.

There was no Demon Qi in Zhou Yunqiao’s body either.

After some conversation.

He learned that.

Zhou Yunqiao spent all her time by Zhou Sheng’s side, living in Yellow Crane Immortal City, and rarely returned to the Zhou Clan Territory.

’The problem must be at the Zhou Clan Territory. As long as someone doesn’t go back often, they won’t be infected by the Demon Qi.’

Li Chang’an mused.

In the following days, the birthday banquet grew more extravagant with each passing day.

Many Zhou Family disciples rushed from all over to celebrate Zhou Sheng’s birthday.

Li Chang’an sat in a corner, quietly observing with his Stone Eye.

’Every single person from the Zhou Clan Territory has Demon Qi in their bodies, while those who are stationed at the family’s various assets year-round have almost none.’

On the last day of the banquet.

Li Chang’an pulled Zhou Sheng and Zhou Yunqiao aside and gave them a subtle warning.

“Daoist Zhou, those Zhou Clan Members from your clan territory feel a bit strange to me. The Demon Qi around them seems a little too thick, not like that of normal Beast Masters.”

“Haha, rest assured, Daoist Li. This is quite normal!”

Zhou Sheng smiled, explaining that a large number of Demon Beasts were raised within the clan territory.

Disciples who come from the clan territory are often tainted with a bit of Demon Qi, but it doesn’t cause any trouble.

That Demon Qi will dissipate quickly.

There’s no need to worry at all.

Zhou Yunqiao also said confidently, “Don’t worry, Elder Li. When it comes to the art of Beast Taming, no power in the entire Southern Domain of Zhao Country can compare to our Zhou Family.”

The implication was that Li Chang’an was just an amateur in the art of Beast Taming and had therefore misunderstood the situation.

Little did they know.

In the art of Beast Taming, Li Chang’an had also reached Tier Two.

He hadn’t deliberately studied it. The only reason he had reached Tier Two was that the pain of Body Refinement was so intense he’d had to read through numerous legacies to distract himself.

The two of them looked utterly confident.

Li Chang’an felt it was best not to say anything more.

Before long.

The birthday banquet was coming to an end.

Li Chang’an left early. As he walked out the gate of the residence, he glanced back.

Above the residence, a dense Demon Qi lingered, refusing to disperse.

’I’m afraid something big is about to happen to the Zhou Family. I need to prepare in advance.’

Li Chang’an wanted to get some treasures to help his Profound Water Turtle advance to Tier Three.

Sooner or later, chaos would engulf the Zhou Family.

He might be able to take advantage of the turmoil and reap some benefits.

…

「The next day.」

Li Chang’an changed his identity and went to the Black Market to look for some Beast Taming Treasures.

He bought a Tier Two Beast Taming Spiritual Artifact and was about to check out the other stalls.

Just then.

Zhao Ming suddenly found him.

“Daoist Li, I’ve got a lead on the Ghost Soul Lotus you wanted!”

“Oh? So soon?”

Li Chang’an was pleased and immediately asked for details.

Zhao Ming didn’t explain the specific situation, only led him to a dark room and asked him to wait a moment.

A short time later.

A short and scrawny figure entered the dark room.

’Foundation Establishment Peak!’

Li Chang’an sensed the aura on this person.

At the same time.

the man was also sizing him up.

“You must be Daoist Li Fan?”

“I am. And how should I address you?”

“I am Wu Sheng, one of the twelve Protectors of the Yin Soul Sect.”

The Yin Soul Sect was precisely the Sub-Sect that the Demon Sect planned to establish in the Southern Domain Cultivation Immortality Realm.

Wu Sheng sat across from Li Chang’an. With a flash of dark light from his hand, a lotus flower, completely black, appeared.

It was the Tier Three Treasure, the Ghost Soul Lotus!

A smile appeared on his gaunt face as he asked, “I hear Daoist Li wants this Ghost Soul Lotus?”

“That’s right. Daoist Wu, name your conditions.”

“There’s something you may not know, Daoist Li. This Ghost Soul Lotus is a treasure of my Yin Soul Sect and can only be sold to those within the sect. Since you are a Loose Cultivator, this matter is truly… difficult to handle…”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ghost Soul Lotus in Wu Sheng’s hand turned into a streak of dark light and flew back into his Storage Pouch.

His meaning was very clear.

If Li Chang’an wanted to buy the Ghost Soul Lotus, he had to join the Yin Soul Sect.

“Daoist Li, what do you think?”

As he spoke, Wu Sheng took out a Spirit Contract and slowly pushed it across to Li Chang’an.

This Spirit Contract.

was the Yin Soul Sect’s Elder Contract.

Li Chang’an gave it a cursory glance and couldn’t help but frown.

There were far too many clauses and conditions on it; he had no interest in signing it whatsoever.