Eternal Life by Daily Divination

’If she hadn’t been so reckless, she wouldn’t have walked straight into that Ghost Vine Forest back then.’

As for that inheritance...

Li Chang’an was naturally interested.

But there was nothing he could do now but wait.

’I hope she’s still alive.’

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly, put away the Jade Pendant, and continued to tinker with his Arrays.

「In the blink of an eye, a month passed.」

One evening, Li Chang’an wore a smile as he looked at the Array he had just finished setting up.

’My Array Dao Skill has finally broken through!’

The Array before him was a Tier Three Top Grade Array!

Now...

He could be considered a Tier Three Top Grade Array Master.

A Cultivator with these Skills would receive extremely favorable treatment, even in a Nascent Soul Major Sect like the Purple Mist Sect.

With a flicker, Li Chang’an appeared above the Mu Clan Territory. He looked down upon the entire area, seeing the countless Array Patterns and Array Treasures hidden within the void.

Before his breakthrough, the twelve Grand Arrays of the Mu Clan Territory had seemed quite complex to him.

But now...

He could see through even the core Array Patterns of the four Tier Three Top Grade Arrays at a glance.

’This twelve-part Ring Array of the Mu Clan Territory is truly impressive. The Array Master who set up this Grand Array back then must have expended a great deal of effort.’

From Li Chang’an’s current perspective, this Ring Array had almost no room for improvement.

It had already been perfected.

’Using this Array as a reference, I can further enhance my Five Elements Life-generating Array, but I’ll need a large number of Array Treasures.’

For the next two months, Li Chang’an frequently visited various Marketplaces and Black Markets, purchasing the materials needed for Array Formation.

During this time, a major event occurred across the Two Domains.

The Ou Family Ancestor, Ou Tianye, entered the Western Domain and annihilated several Mortal Realms, slaughtering countless mortals.

In addition, he wiped out a large number of Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining Influences.

Such bloody vengeance shook the entire Western Domain.

Many Golden Core Masters tried to stop him.

But Ou Tianye had already advanced to the Late Stage of Golden Core. His strength was unfathomable, and even in a direct confrontation, few in the Western Domain could detain him.

Moreover, he never lingered in a fight. The moment he saw a Western Domain Golden Core Master, he would flee, specifically targeting forces below the Golden Core level.

In just two short months, the major Golden Core Influences of the Western Domain suffered heavy losses.

This was especially true for Shi Hu Immortal City.

The Foundation Establishment Influences affiliated with Shi Hu Immortal City were completely slaughtered by Ou Tianye.

Faced with such a vengeful Late Stage Golden Core Powerhouse, the entire Western Domain found the situation incredibly difficult to handle.

Left with no other choice, Shi Hu Master and many other Western Domain Golden Cores had to go to the Yellow Sand Sect and ask a Quasi-Tier Four Divination Master to deduce Ou Tianye’s movements.

Finally, they managed to corner Ou Tianye.

After a great battle, Ou Tianye was severely injured and retreated to the Southern Domain.

However, he declared that once he recovered from his injuries, he would continue his revenge on the Western Domain until every last person there was dead!

’A Golden Core Master single-mindedly bent on revenge is truly difficult to deal with. Good thing I never spare my enemies.’

Late that night, Li Chang’an pondered quietly as he read the news in his hand.

What he found strange was that the war between the Two Domains had reached a point where countless mortals had perished, yet the Upper Sects of both domains still hadn’t intervened.

Both the Purple Mist Sect and the Yellow Sand Sect seemed to be just watching from the sidelines.

’Perhaps the current casualties are nothing in the eyes of a Nascent Soul Old Monster.’

’The future shown by the Divination is still filled with bloodshed. I must gather the materials to upgrade the Five Elements Life-generating Array as soon as possible.’

Only after upgrading the Five Elements Life-generating Array to Tier Three Top Grade would Li Chang’an feel a bit more at ease.

Just as he was thinking this, Midnight arrived.

A familiar golden light appeared as usual.

[Divination has been refreshed]

[Today’s Divination: Auspicious]

[You go to the Black Market outside Yellow Crane Immortal City to purchase Tier Three Array Materials and unexpectedly discover a Giant "Smoke and Mist Stone." This stone is of great benefit to a "Cloud Mist Spirit Body."]

’A Giant Smoke and Mist Stone?’

Li Chang’an contemplated for a moment as he read the Divination’s contents.

He had once obtained a small piece of Smoke and Mist Stone from within the Ancient Sect Ruins.

That stone had been traded away by the Purple Mist Sect’s Saintess, Zi Xi.

Li Chang’an had never known what the Smoke and Mist Stone was actually used for.

With the Divination’s hint, he finally understood.

’That Zi Xi Saintess must have the special constitution known as a Cloud Mist Spirit Body.’

Just a small piece of Smoke and Mist Stone had made her so delighted that she was even willing to make Li Chang’an, a cultivator with a mere Low Grade Spirit Root, her Honored Guest Elder.

’If I were to give her the Giant Smoke and Mist Stone from the Divination, what kind of benefits would she offer?’

’Perhaps I could lease a Tier Three Spirit Vein from the Purple Mist Sect through her!’

’Of course, she might just kill me and take the Treasure.’

Li Chang’an wasn’t foolish enough to give her the Treasure directly. He would naturally have to consult the Divination first.

...

「The next day.」

Li Chang’an headed to the Black Market.

He secretly activated his Stone Eye, walking past one stall after another, searching for the Giant Smoke and Mist Stone mentioned in the Divination.

Before long, he stopped in front of a stall.

On this stall rested a massive boulder, a full two zhang tall.

One corner of the boulder revealed a transparent, crystal-like gemstone, but the rest was encased in a stone rind, making it impossible to see what was inside.

Using his Stone Eye, Li Chang’an discovered a faint purple aura within the massive rock.

’This should be it.’

He sized up the boulder for a few moments, inwardly shocked.

A piece this large certainly deserved the word "giant" from the Divination.

Li Chang’an cupped his hands and asked the stall owner, "Fellow Daoist, where did you find this stone?"

"The Thousand Lakes Secret Realm."

Seeing Li Chang’an’s interest, the stall owner immediately perked up.

He began to explain in detail.

In the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm, there was a small Spirit Stone Mine where the Spirit Stones had long been excavated by the major powers.

However, the mine wasn’t abandoned. Occasionally, people would dig up various kinds of gemstones from it.

Because of this, many Cultivators spent years there, mining and Treasure Hunting, though most found nothing.

This giant boulder was something the stall owner had dug up from deep within the mine pit.

He suspected there was a Treasure inside.

But he didn’t dare to open it.

If there was no Treasure inside, he would have wasted his time for nothing.

"Fellow Daoist, listen to me! There’s definitely a priceless Treasure in this stone! You won’t regret buying it!"

"If there really is a Treasure, why don’t you open it yourself?"

"I..."

The stall owner faltered, an embarrassed look on his face.

In the end, after some haggling, Li Chang’an bought the giant boulder for the price of five thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones.

’It’s actually quite cheap.’

He put the giant boulder away, inwardly delighted.

The stall owner was just as happy, putting the Spirit Stones into his Storage Pouch.

Both of them thought they had gotten a great deal.

Li Chang’an didn’t leave. He continued to search the Black Market to see if there were any other stones that matched the description.

Just then, a piece of news suddenly spread through the Black Market.

"Have you all heard?"

"Xiahou Qian of the Yellow Crane Mountain Lineage successfully formed his Core today! Just like his father, he has become a Fake Pill Master!"

"He’s holding a Core Formation Ceremony in three months..."

The news spread like wildfire.

It soon reached Li Chang’an’s ears.

’Three months later, a Core Formation Ceremony?’

Li Chang’an glanced in the direction of Yellow Crane Mountain, lost in thought.

The Array at Yellow Crane Mountain appeared to be Tier Three Middle Grade on the surface, but it actually concealed a Tier Three Top Grade Array.

In the past, Li Chang’an’s Array Dao Skill hadn’t broken through, so he could do nothing about a Tier Three Top Grade Array.

But now, everything was different.

’The time has come. It’s time for a reckoning.’