Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Her demeanor instantly turned icy, her long hair like snow, her aura frigid. In a flash, she disappeared.

In the next instant, Mo Qingxue appeared in the grand hall of the Mo Family.

The moment they saw her, Xiao Tianbao and Jin Huan dropped their hostile expressions and their faces broke into smiles.

”Qingxue, have you finished your cultivation?”

”What does my cultivation have to do with you?”

Mo Qingxue was completely blunt. Her words were cold, her attitude as frigid as an iceberg.

”Xiao Tianbao, Jin Huan, from now on, you two are not to enter the Mo Clan Territory without my permission!”

At her words, both of their expressions changed.

Before they could speak again, the Mo Clan Territory’s Array roared to life. A terrifying surge of Array Power instantly blasted them both outside.

Witnessing this, Mo Hong was utterly stunned. He asked, ”Elder Qingxue, was that not too harsh? The Mo Family will still need to cooperate with the Xiao and Jin Families. We shouldn’t make our relationship so strained.”

”It’s fine. The Xiao and Jin Families won’t sever ties with the Mo Family over something like this.”

With that said, Mo Qingxue took a step and returned to the courtyard.

Her cold expression softened once more as she started to discuss the future with Li Chang’an.

Before they knew it, it was the middle of the night.

Their conversation moved from the courtyard into the house, and they sealed the doors, isolating themselves from the outside world.

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「A few days later.」

Li Chang’an quietly left the Mo Family.

He returned to Changqing Mountain and took several Calm Heart and Peaceful Mind Elixir Pills, gradually putting the events of the last few days behind him.

’Cultivation is what’s most important. Everything else is just spice on the long Immortal Path. I can’t afford to indulge in it.’

Li Chang’an solemnly warned himself.

A moment later, a flash of Spiritual Light gleamed in his hand, and a Jade Scroll appeared.

Inside the Jade Scroll was all sorts of news from the Western and Southern Domains from the past few days.

The annihilation of the Golden Core Family in the Western Domain had sent massive shockwaves throughout the region, and the uproar had yet to die down.

Many Western Cultivators were furious, threatening to flatten the Southern Domain.

But many others pointed the finger at Shi Hu Master.

’The Western Domain, just like the Southern Domain, once suffered from severe internal strife. The Yellow Sand Sect forcibly put an end to the fighting, but the internal conflicts were never resolved and are now continuously resurfacing.’

As for the Southern Domain, the various major sects and powers were sparing no expense to reinforce the Arrays guarding their Spiritual Lands.

The few Tier Three Top Grade Array Masters in the Southern Domain had been extremely busy these past few days, with almost no moment to rest.

’Looks like the war between the Two Domains will remain at a stalemate for a while.’

Li Chang’an put down the Jade Scroll and resumed his cultivation.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

On this day, Patriarch Xu of the Xu Family, Xu Shouye, suddenly requested an audience.

”Elder, we’ve discovered a new Spiritual Ore mine. Deep within the mine, there are many Middle Grade Spirit Stones, and even deeper, we’ve detected Top Grade Spirit Stones.”

”Oh? That’s good news. Have your people start mining it.”

Li Chang’an instructed casually.

He didn’t care who mined the Spiritual Ore, as long as his own share wasn’t small.

Whether it was income from Changqing Immortal City or from the surrounding industries like Spiritual Ores, Spirit Fields, and Spirit Lakes, he would always take the largest share.

The remaining shares, considered a labor fee, were left for the various subordinate factions to distribute amongst themselves.

Xu Shouye looked troubled and said, ”Elder, there’s a small problem with this matter.”

”What is it?”

”Deep inside the Spiritual Ore mine, we dug up a monster.”

”Hm?”

Li Chang’an’s interest was suddenly piqued.

He immediately had Xu Shouye tell him the location of the Spiritual Ore mine.

Then, bringing Xu Shouye with him, he arrived at the site of the mine in an instant.

Outside the Spiritual Ore mine sat a massive Spirit Stone.

Countless Cultivators were gathered around the Spirit Stone, staring at what was inside with looks of confusion and awe.

Inside the Spirit Stone was a humanoid monster.

Its body was covered in crimson scales. It looked like a Demon Beast, yet it possessed human facial features and limbs. Neither human nor Demon, its species was a mystery.

’How strange. It can indeed be called a monster.’

Li Chang’an walked up to the giant Spirit Stone and studied it for a long time.

He sent a wisp of Magical Power into it, entering the monster’s body. He was surprised to find that there wasn’t the slightest trace of Magical Power or Demonic Power inside the monster’s body.

But it possessed an unimaginable Qi Blood Power.

The strength of its physique far surpassed Li Chang’an’s own.

Just a sliver of its Qi Blood Power gave Li Chang’an the same feeling of pressure as facing a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

’Could this be a senior who went down the wrong path in the Path of Body Refining and refined themselves into a monster?’

Li Chang’an pondered to himself.

In the Path of Body Refining, many Cultivation Techniques have side effects, making it easy for one to develop problems.

For example, that Chu Xiong. He was originally of normal intelligence, but after Body Refinement, he became slow-witted and irritable.

Just as he was pondering this, a streak of light suddenly cut across the sky and landed beside him.

The newcomer, clad in a fiery red dress, was Zheng Qingqing. Her eyes were bright and captivating, her smile radiant.

She said softly, ”Chang’an, I was originally going to Changqing Mountain to look for you, but I suddenly sensed your aura here. Did something happen?”

”Yes. A monster was dug up in the Spiritual Ore mine here.”