Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Mu Chengsong couldn’t help but let out a sorrowful sigh.

Li Chang’an, however, remained perfectly calm, showing no signs of distress.

His true self was already here; the one he had left behind on Changqing Mountain was a Blood-Dripping Incarnation.

He had come to the Mu Family for several reasons.

The first was to find an opportunity to control Black Snake Master, as he was the Daoist partner of Cyan Snake Master.

By controlling him, Li Chang’an could get close to Cyan Snake Master and create an opportunity to refine Cyan Snake Master into a Puppet as well.

The second reason was for the Tier Three Top Grade Array Master named Fang Mao.

Li Chang’an suspected.

He suspected that this man possessed the legacy of a Tier Three Top Grade Array.

’My Array Skill has been stuck at Tier Three Middle Grade for many years. If I can obtain a better legacy, I should be able to break through quickly.’

Li Chang’an mused to himself.

His Tier Three Middle Grade Array Dao Skill was gradually becoming insufficient for his needs.

Besides these two reasons,

he had also come this time to save the Mu Family.

Over his years with the Mu Family, he had received considerable benefits; he had consumed more than half of all the Tier Three Spirit Plants the entire clan cultivated.

Ultimately, Li Chang’an wasn’t thick-skinned enough to take all that without feeling a little indebted.

「Several days later.」

He didn’t make a move, but waited quietly for the right opportunity.

During this time, he used his Tier Three Artifact Refining techniques to break down several Tier Three Treasures he no longer needed, using them to forge a new Tier Three Top Grade Magical Treasure.

This new Treasure was a large net, completely invisible and without form, which Li Chang’an had created by referencing the "Shadowless Net" he had acquired long ago.

Its quality was extremely high, bordering on Quasi-Tier Four.

It could not only trap enemies, but kill them as well.

If caught in the net,

ordinary Early Stage and Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivators would find it nearly impossible to survive. Even a Late Stage Golden Core Cultivator would have to exhaust some tricks just for a chance to escape.

’With this Treasure in hand, those two shouldn’t be able to escape. Even if they get lucky and flee, I can still use Dahuang to track them, though it would be a little more troublesome...’

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

Just then,

a sudden roar echoed throughout the Mu Clan Territory.

BOOM!

The entire Mu Clan Territory trembled, and countless red leaves rustled as they showered down.

A colossal phantom of a giant snake, thousands of feet long, blotted out the sky as it roamed the heavens, continuously spewing forth magic spells that pulsed with terrifying power.

Black Snake Master had made his move!

This wasn’t a reckless act; it was meant to force the Mu Family Ancestor, Mu Song, to expend even more of his energy.

Fang Mao spoke from the side, "Daoist Black Snake, keep attacking. That old geezer is brimming with deathly Qi; his lifespan ran out long ago. He can’t last much longer. The more fiercely you strike, the more energy he’ll have to expend. You’ll wear him down to his death soon enough."

"Alright!"

Black Snake Master’s expression turned vicious. His Magical Power surged as he controlled the giant snake phantom, sending it to bombard Red Leaf Valley’s Array again and again.

The roaring was incessant, and the atmosphere within Red Leaf Valley grew increasingly grim.

Many of the clan members fell into despair.

After just one day, the deathly Qi clinging to Mu Song had grown much thicker.

Late that night,

Li Chang’an sat cross-legged before his door, waiting for the Divination to appear.

Beside him, his "sister," Mu Yuanru, looked up at the massive snake phantom under the night sky, her face slightly pale.

"Brother, is there still hope for our Mu Family?"

"Don’t worry. There is."

Li Chang’an smiled, reassuring her.

Not long after,

the clock struck Midnight.

As usual, a golden light materialized before Li Chang’an’s eyes.

[Divination has been refreshed]

[Today’s Divination: Auspicious]

[You will act on behalf of the Mu Family, successfully refining Black Snake Master into a Puppet. You will also slay the Tier Three Top Grade Array Master, Fang Mao, and obtain a Tier Three Top Grade Array legacy from his Storage Pouch.]

’An Auspicious Trigram. It seems this will go smoothly after all.’

Li Chang’an felt a sense of relief.

He lingered no more, vanishing on the spot.

...

At this moment.

Deep within the Mu Clan Territory.

Mu Song’s figure was gaunt and withered, his aura faint. His entire body was suffused with deathly Qi as he desperately sustained the Array’s operation.

BOOM!

Black Snake Master attacked again, bombarding the Array and forcing Mu Song to expend what little energy he had to counter it.

Mu Song’s eyes gradually dimmed. His flame of life was like a candle guttering in the wind, on the verge of being extinguished.

Yet in the entire Mu Family, there was no one who could take his place.

He could only hold on until the very moment his life flame was extinguished.

"The Mu Family..."

Mu Song sighed, a sense of powerlessness welling up inside him.

But just then,

a young voice suddenly spoke from behind him.

"Ancestor, let me take over."

Hearing this voice, the light returned to Mu Song’s dim, aged eyes.

He turned his head and saw that Li Chang’an had appeared at his side at some point.

"Li—"

He opened his mouth, but seeing that Li Chang’an was still in his Mu Yuanchen disguise, he stopped himself from saying the two words "Daoist Li."

"Good, good... Yuanchen, you take control of the Array."

"There’s no need for the Array. You can rest now, Ancestor."

"No need for the Array?"

Mu Song froze for a moment, then understood Li Chang’an’s meaning.

He offered a word of caution, "That Black Snake Master has the Cultivation of a Middle Stage of Golden Core. Don’t be careless."

"Don’t worry."

Li Chang’an smiled, then took a single step and vanished from deep within the clan territory.

In the blink of an eye,

he had appeared outside Red Leaf Valley, facing several hundred Western Cultivators head-on.

Seeing this, the many Mu Clan Members inside the valley grew frantic.

Mu Chengsong shouted, "Yuanchen, what are you doing out there? Get back here!"

Mu Siyue, Mu Caiwei, and the others were also desperately anxious, their voices rising in a clamor.

"Yuanchen, get back inside the Array!"

"You haven’t even reached Core Formation! You’re no match for them! Don’t try to be a hero!"

Mu Yuanchen was the Mu Family’s last hope.

Even if the Mu Clan Territory were to be breached, he might have had a chance to escape in the ensuing chaos.

But this... this was no different from suicide!

Just as everyone was about to rush out of Red Leaf Valley to pull him back,

Mu Song’s figure appeared before them, blocking their path.