Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Yuan Tianxuan looked at the Puppet, his face alight with joy as if he had found a priceless treasure. He carefully sensed the aura within it.

”Inside this Puppet is a cold, sinister Golden Core aura. It doesn’t match any Golden Core Cultivator in the Southern Domain, nor is it from any Golden Core Master of my Yin Soul Sect. It must be that Li Fan! With this as a guide, even if I can’t divine the location of his true self, I can still find his other Puppet Bodies.”

”Master, should we tell the Wu Gu Saint Child about this?”

His disciple asked.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Tianxuan slowly shook his head.

His deep voice sounded out. ”No. Li Fan possesses a great opportunity. If I can obtain it, I might have a chance to reach the Nascent Soul Realm.”

He was desperate to know.

’Just what is that Treasure Li Chang’an has?’

...

「Meanwhile.」

On Changqing Mountain, inside the cave abode.

Li Chang’an casually repaired a few Ordinary Puppets, deliberately leaving a few traces of a cold, sinister aura within them.

’The fish should be taking the bait soon.’

’I just wonder how many will bite?’

He had already prepared an inescapable trap. Even if the Saint Child, Wu Gu, took the bait, he was confident he could eliminate him.

「In the days that followed.」

Li Chang’an deliberately exposed a location.

After purchasing Souls, some of his Puppets would cautiously return to that location.

Soon, that location was targeted by Yuan Tianxuan.

The Li Chang’an avatar stationed there sensed that he was being watched.

He had a premonition that the time to make his move was approaching.

However, at Midnight that night, the word ”Failure” appeared in the results of his Divination.

[Divination has been refreshed]

[Today’s Divination: Neutral]

[You attempt to make a move against Yuan Tianxuan, but your concealment methods are seen through. He escapes in advance, and your plan ends in failure.]

’My concealment methods were seen through?’

Li Chang’an was a little surprised.

This meant that both his own concealment abilities and the Array he had hidden in advance could potentially be seen through by Yuan Tianxuan.

’As expected of a Quasi-Tier Four Divination Master. I underestimated him before.’

Gazing at the Divination’s contents, Li Chang’an fell into deep thought for a long time.

He needed better concealment methods.

Otherwise, he would be detected by Yuan Tianxuan long before he could even get close.

As a Divination Master, his self-preservation skills and keen perception far surpassed those of an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator.

Li Chang’an had investigated.

This Yuan Tianxuan trusted no one, only his Divination Technique.

He was even on guard against his own disciples and family.

For this very reason, Li Chang’an had not attempted to turn them into Puppets through refining.

’Forget it. There’s no rush. I’ll wait a while longer.’

He dismantled the inescapable trap he had set and temporarily concealed his tracks.

「In the following days.」

Li Chang’an continued to collect various Concealing Treasures and Magic, but he didn’t find much.

The best Concealing Treasure he possessed was still the Qi Concealing Pearl.

His best technique was the Refining Shadow Invisible Technique.

But even when using both together, he would still be detected by Yuan Tianxuan.

「Late one night.」

Li Chang’an stared at the ”Failure” Divination that had appeared once again and fell into thought.

’Since I can’t kill him, I’ll just kill a few ordinary Demon Sect Golden Core Cultivators. That should be enough to gather the Souls I need.’

’As for the Treasures the Venerable Soul Banner needs to devour to advance to Tier Three Top Grade, I’ll just have to find a way to trade for them slowly through various channels.’

Just as he was thinking this, a Jade Pendant inside his Storage Pouch suddenly reacted.

”Hm?”

With a thought, Li Chang’an took out the Jade Pendant.

It was a Communication Jade Pendant, one that Mu Xiaoxiao had left with the Mu Family.

If nothing had happened to her, it could be used to contact her.

But after she disappeared, the Jade Pendant had remained silent.

Today, it suddenly began to grow slightly warm.

Li Chang’an sent a wisp of his Divine Sense into it and immediately heard Mu Xiaoxiao’s voice.

”Grandmaster Chengsong, it’s me, Xiaoxiao. I’m trapped in a dangerous area within the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm. This place is extremely dangerous for Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Please, I must trouble you to ask the Ancestor to come and save me.”

Mu Xiaoxiao clearly still thought the Jade Pendant was in Mu Chengsong’s hands.

The Ancestor she spoke of was, of course, the Fake Pill Master, Mu Song.

Mu Song had already died after reaching the end of his lifespan.

But trapped inside the Secret Realm, she was unaware of this.

Li Chang’an gripped the Jade Pendant and sent a Sound Transmission into it. ”Daoist Mu, where exactly are you trapped?”

”Daoist Li?”

Mu Xiaoxiao’s surprised voice quickly sounded from the Jade Pendant.

She couldn’t possibly understand how the Jade Pendant had ended up in Li Chang’an’s hands.

”Daoist Li, has something happened to my Mu Family?”

Mu Xiaoxiao’s tone grew anxious. She suspected the Mu Clan Territory had been breached and the family’s treasures divided among various powers; otherwise, the Jade Pendant would not have fallen into outside hands.

Li Chang’an replied, ”Rest assured, Daoist Mu, the Mu Family is still safe. This Jade Pendant is in my possession for other reasons. It’s a long story. I’ll explain it all to you after I rescue you.”

”Then... then, alright.”

Mu Xiaoxiao didn’t press for more details.

Li Chang’an had saved her life once before.

Back then, she had faintly sensed that Li Chang’an’s aura was from the same source as her own Cyan Wood Spirit Body.

Because of this, she trusted Li Chang’an implicitly.

”Daoist Li, the place where I’m trapped is deep within the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm...”

Mu Xiaoxiao slowly began to explain, carefully describing the exact location where she was trapped.

After she finished, she still insisted that the place was too dangerous and that it would be best to ask her Mu Family’s Ancestor, Mu Song, for help.

Li Chang’an informed her, ”Daoist Mu, the Mu Family’s Ancestor, Mu Song, has already passed away from old age.”

”What? The Ancestor, he...”

Mu Xiaoxiao froze for a moment.

A moment later, her voice, filled with sorrow and self-reproach, sounded out.

”It’s all my fault. I was too willful and acted without thinking of the consequences. Now I’m trapped in this perilous place, and I didn’t even get to see the Ancestor one last time.”

”Daoist Mu, this is not the time for self-blame. Tell me about the specific situation in that dangerous area.”