Eternal Life by Daily Divination

The wealth Yellow Crane Mountain had accumulated over hundreds of years thus fell into Li Chang’an’s Storage Pouch.

Li Chang’an did not linger for long.

After bidding farewell to the others, he took all his spoils and returned to Changqing Mountain.

’This was quite a haul.’

A smile spread across Li Chang’an’s face. He was returning with a bountiful haul.

He entered his cave abode, took out all the treasures, and carefully took inventory, sorting everything by category.

He would keep what was useful and sell what was not.

He had no intention of establishing a Treasure Vault on Changqing Mountain.

To him, the safest way was to carry all his treasures with him.

Sects and Noble Families established Treasure Vaults because they had large numbers of disciples or clansmen, and a vault coupled with a contribution system was a convenient way to nurture the younger generation.

But Li Chang’an was all alone—every meal was a reunion for one. He didn’t need to worry about such things.

’These Spirit Plants can be transplanted onto Changqing Mountain.’

’As for these Spirit Beasts, I’ll just raise them casually. If they don’t survive, I’ll just toss them to Xiaohai and Dahuang to digest...’

He spent a long time taking inventory before he finally finished sorting through all the treasures.

During this time, news of what had happened on Yellow Crane Mountain had already spread throughout the entire Southern Domain.

Regarding the deaths of Xiahou Hong and his son, some people clapped and cheered.

Others felt that with a great enemy at their doorstep, Li Chang’an should not have been killing the Southern Domain’s own Golden Core Masters.

There were even rumors that Li Chang’an had secretly defected to the Western Domain.

The reason he killed Xiahou Hong and his son was to earn the Western Domain’s trust.

As for these rumors, Li Chang’an couldn’t be bothered to pay them any mind.

He stood high enough now that no rumor could affect him in the slightest.

Before long, Zhang Qingrong and the others arrived one after another, each sharing a tacit understanding as they conducted secret trades with Li Chang’an.

Through everyone’s mutual, unspoken agreement, the impact of the incident was gradually diminished.

...

Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

On this day, a Tier Three Yellow Crane cut across the sky and landed on Yellow Crane Mountain.

On the crane’s back was none other than Huang He Master!

Just as Li Chang’an had predicted, Huang He Master was not so easily killed. He had successfully escaped the perilous situation.

News of his return soon spread throughout the entire Southern Domain.

"Huang He Master is back from the ruins!"

"Master Li killed his disciple and plundered his centuries of wealth. There’s no way he’ll just swallow this insult."

Many people thought Huang He Master would surely storm Changqing Mountain to settle the score with Li Chang’an.

However, in the days that followed, Yellow Crane Mountain remained eerily quiet, with no news or movement whatsoever.

Many people found this surprising.

But Li Chang’an had long expected this.

’Huang He is cautious by nature. Once he learns that I can control Yellow Crane Mountain’s Tier Three Top Grade Array, he’ll surely be wary of me and won’t dare to come to Changqing Mountain rashly.’

Of course, Li Chang’an did not let down his guard.

The Array on Changqing Mountain was kept in a state of full operation at all times.

Previously, maintaining this state would have required a massive amount of Spirit Stones, but the current Tier Three Spirit Vein was sufficient to supply the Array’s needs.

At the same time, Li Chang’an’s Black Snake Master Puppet in the Western Domain had completely integrated into the life of a cultivator there.

’It’s about time to make my move.’

He had the Black Snake Master leave the Hundred Beasts Sect and travel to Shi Hu Immortal City.

His Dao companion, Cyan Snake Master, was in Shi Hu Immortal City. She served as Shi Hu Master’s right-hand woman and was deeply trusted by him.

Li Chang’an planned to find an opportunity in the next few days to take control of Cyan Snake Master.

From there, he would gradually infiltrate Shi Hu Immortal City and refine everyone around Shi Hu Master into Puppets.

However, on the very night he was preparing to make his move, his Divination suddenly showed that his plan would fail.

[Divination has been refreshed]

[Today’s Divination: Neutral]

[You control the Black Snake Master and successfully capture the Cyan Snake Master, but her Divine Sense is split in two. Only half is in her Sea of Consciousness, while the other half resides within her contracted Spirit Beast, the "Cyan Wind Snake."]

[She uses the Cyan Wind Snake’s Demon Body to escape. You use an Escape Technique to give chase but cannot catch up, losing all trace of her.]

’So it failed.’

Li Chang’an frowned to himself as he looked at the contents of the Divination.

It couldn’t be considered a complete failure.

According to the Divination, his initial move was quite successful; he had captured Cyan Snake Master.

If nothing unexpected had happened, he would have been able to refine Cyan Snake Master into a Puppet.

But Cyan Snake Master’s Divine Sense was simply too unusual.

’A split Divine Sense... that’s a bit troublesome.’

Li Chang’an pondered for a long time.

Cyan Snake Master clearly also knew a special Consciousness Skill, one that allowed her to hide her Divine Sense inside her contracted Spirit Beast and control its body.

This kind of ability was something Li Chang’an had never seen before.

’If I use the Golden Soul Sword Transformation Technique, can I obliterate the other half of her Divine Sense?’

He thought about it and felt his chances weren’t great.

After all, Cyan Snake Master had a Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivation and knew a Consciousness Skill. Her Divine Sense might even be stronger than that of a normal Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivator.

Even with only half of her Divine Sense, it might not be possible to destroy it in a single strike.

She only needed to withstand it for a moment.

Then she could use the Cyan Wind Snake’s Demon Body to leave.

After that, dealing with her would not be so easy.

Furthermore, once she escaped, she would definitely inform Shi Hu Master.

This would cause Shi Hu Master to become vigilant, making him even harder to deal with.

’The key to the problem lies with this Cyan Wind Snake.’

Li Chang’an stared at the Divination, his gaze falling upon the three words: Cyan Wind Snake.

This snake possessed an Earth Grade Bloodline and had the rare Wind Attribute, which was outside the Five Elements. It was especially skilled at escaping.

According to records, a Tier Three Cyan Wind Snake King, if it fled for its life with no regard for anything else, possessed an Escape Technique that could faintly approach the level of a Human Race’s Celestial Grade Escape Technique!

And while Li Chang’an’s current Escape Technique was strong, it was only an Earth Grade Escape Technique.

It was perfectly normal that he wouldn’t be able to catch it.

Even the Evil Soul’s Netherworld Evil Domain might not be able to lock down this Cyan Wind Snake.