Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Perhaps the other party was just trying to wear him down with this tactic.

One day, Shi Hu Master might actually make his move, leading a host of Golden Core cultivators from the Western Domain to attack Changqing Mountain.

’Shi Hu is certainly patient. He still hasn’t made a move after all this time, and the five years he promised his master have long since passed.’

Li Chang’an mentally calculated the time and glanced toward the Western Domain.

He was a little surprised that his opponent still hadn’t acted.

Fortunately, he could take the initiative.

On this very day, he had finally cultivated the Nine Heavens Cloud-Stepping Tour, a Celestial Grade Escape Technique, to the stage of Great Success!

With a mere thought, Li Chang’an vanished from his Cave Mansion and reappeared tens of thousands of feet high in the sky.

’The Nine Heavens Cloud-Stepping Tour truly lives up to its name as a Celestial Grade Magic. It far surpasses the Five Elements Spiritual Light Escape I previously cultivated.’

’With this Escape Technique at my disposal, I should be able to control Cyan Snake Master.’

Controlling Cyan Snake Master was the most crucial part of his plan to deal with Shi Hu Master.

After several years of observation, Li Chang’an had discovered that among all the Golden Core Masters in Shi Hu Immortal City, Cyan Snake Master was the one Shi Hu Master trusted the most.

As for Xue Lin, his puppet, the trust he appeared to have earned was purely superficial.

’Shi Hu Master is treating Xue Lin so well probably to attract more cultivators from the Southern Domain to defect to the West. Even if it doesn’t achieve the goal of subduing the enemy without a fight, it can still sow discord among the various powers in the Southern Domain.’

Over the past few years, many of the powers in the Southern Domain had indeed grown restless.

However, things within Changqing Mountain itself remained stable.

Li Chang’an glanced down below.

After years of development, a massive Immortal City had been erected at the foot of Changqing Mountain.

The Immortal City was named Changqing.

Now, this Changqing Immortal City was every bit as prosperous as Yellow Crane Immortal City and had become a sacred destination in the hearts of countless Loose Cultivators.

Countless people flocked from all over, hoping to bask in some of Li Chang’an’s good fortune. After all, he was the first publicly known person in a thousand years to reach Core Formation with a Low Grade Spirit Root.

The Three Great Sects and the Seven Great Noble Families all opened shops in the Immortal City, and many other Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining influences also came to rent shops and stalls.

That fellow Xu Fugui had also moved his entire family to Changqing Immortal City.

The Immortal City was a clamorous, bustling place, with an endless stream of people flowing through its streets.

It brought Li Chang’an a handsome income every single day.

’I never thought the day would come so quickly when I could make money in my sleep.’

Li Chang’an sighed with emotion, recalling his early days in Yellow Crane Immortal City.

Decades had passed in the blink of an eye.

Now, he too was the lord of an Immortal City.

The trading district in Changqing Immortal City was even larger than the one in Yellow Crane Immortal City, packed with countless stalls.

Li Chang’an often wandered through it, bargain-hunting for all sorts of treasures.

Furthermore, Changqing Immortal City held regular auctions.

Li Chang’an managed to acquire something of value from nearly every auction.

After all, as the master of the city, he had the right to inspect all treasures first.

’This life of cultivation isn’t bad at all, but it’s all built upon my own strength. I can’t afford to slack off.’

Li Chang’an returned to his Changqing Mountain Cave Mansion and began plotting against Cyan Snake Master.

「A few days later.」

He took control of Black Snake Master, traveled to Shi Hu Immortal City, and met with Cyan Snake Master.

The two had met many times over the years, and Li Chang’an’s disguise was so perfect that Cyan Snake Master never noticed anything was amiss.

Li Chang’an didn’t act immediately, instead waiting patiently for the Divination to appear.

「Late at Night.」

A golden light appeared before his eyes.

[Divination has been refreshed]

[Today’s Divination: Auspicious]

[You will use a puppet to lure Cyan Snake Master out of the Immortal City and successfully turn her into a puppet.]

Seeing the content of the Divination, Li Chang’an felt a wave of relief.

He set out at once, stealthily departing from Changqing Mountain and using the Nine Heavens Cloud-Stepping Tour to rush toward Shi Hu Immortal City.

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「The next day.」

He lured Cyan Snake Master out under the pretext of a great opportunity.

Cyan Snake Master did not have her guard up around Black Snake Master, her Dao companion.

She brought her Tier Three Spirit Beast, the Cyan Wind Snake, and left Shi Hu Immortal City with him, heading straight for the so-called place of opportunity.

However, she kept the Cyan Wind Snake at a considerable distance from herself, lest they encounter danger and be wiped out together.

”Where is this opportunity?”

Cyan Snake Master asked doubtfully upon their arrival.

Just then, Black Snake Master, who was standing right beside her, suddenly cast a large net, binding her tightly.

Simultaneously, a Grand Array materialized, its power pressing down heavily on Cyan Snake Master.

Her expression changed drastically. Staring daggers at Black Snake Master, she yelled, ”Black Snake, don’t tell me you’ve defected to the Southern Domain?”

As she spoke, she used the other half of her Divine Sense to secretly take control of the Cyan Wind Snake’s body in an attempt to flee.

The Cyan Wind Snake was outside the Array and a great distance away from her, so it hadn’t been trapped.

’The Cyan Wind Snake’s Escape Technique is nearly on par with a Celestial Grade Magic. There’s no way Black Snake can catch it.’

Cyan Snake Master was confident. As long as she could escape back to Shi Hu Immortal City, she could ask its many Golden Core Masters to help her reclaim her body from Black Snake Master.

However, the snake had not gotten far when Li Chang’an appeared before it, striking out with a Cyan Yuan Profound Vine.

’This is bad!’

Cyan Snake Master was horrified, unable to comprehend how she had been overtaken.

She narrowly dodged the Cyan Yuan Profound Vine and changed direction, attempting to flee another way.

But in the next instant, Li Chang’an’s hand, like a steel pincer, clamped down on the Cyan Wind Snake’s neck.

Over the past few years, he had used various pretexts to acquire two portions of Dragon Beast Essence Blood from the Hundred Beasts Sect’s Treasure Vault, completing his transformation to the Second Layer of Tier Three Body Refinement.

His Qi and blood surged like the sea, and his physique was astonishing. Relying on pure physical strength alone, he forcefully suppressed the Tier Three Cyan Wind Snake King.

”Wood Seed, take hold!”

With a mere thought, Li Chang’an shot out two beams of green light, which flew into the bodies of Cyan Snake Master and the Cyan Wind Snake King, respectively.

Before long, both the woman and the snake had become his puppets.

’Finally, it’s done!’

Li Chang’an let out a long, slow breath.

Everything had gone smoothly today, making his years of secret preparations well worth the effort.

He had been confident in his ability to deal with Cyan Snake Master ever since his Nine Heavens Cloud-Stepping Tour reached the Minor Achievement stage, but he had waited patiently until he reached Great Success before making a move.