Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Just as he was speaking, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet tremble slightly.

Then, the tremors grew more and more violent.

"An earthquake!"

Li Chang’an and Mu Hongyu exchanged a glance, then both left the courtyard and flew high into the sky.

The two stood beneath the vast sky, looking down at the boundless earth below.

The entire land was shaking. The ground surged in waves, like rolling ocean swells.

The earthquake wasn’t just around Changqing Mountain; it stretched all the way to the edge of their vision.

The tremors only began to subside after a full quarter of an hour.

By now, countless Cultivators had already flown into the air.

Their expressions varied. Some were filled with fear, while others showed delight.

After the last earthquake, new opportunities had appeared everywhere, and even the number of Spirit Veins had increased significantly.

Li Chang’an’s own Spirit Vein on Changqing Mountain had appeared after that very earthquake.

This time, the quake was even more violent than the last.

’Perhaps even more opportunities will appear.’

Even Li Chang’an thought so.

’The frequency of finding treasures should be much higher from now on.’

Just as he was thinking this, a fissure dozens of yards wide suddenly split the earth in the distance.

A howling, cold wind surged up from underground, carrying countless dazzling Treasures and blowing them onto the surface.

"Opportunities!"

"Opportunities have appeared so soon!"

Everyone’s faces lit up with joy, and they transformed into streaks of light, rushing toward the location.

But two streaks of light were faster than them.

They were Li Chang’an and Mu Hongyu.

In the blink of an eye, the two arrived before the fissure and spread their Divine Sense to observe.

Although there were many Treasures in the cold wind, most were Low Tier Treasures.

Li Chang’an wanted to know where these Treasures came from.

Soon, his Divine Sense detected a stretch of underground ruins.

Within the ruins, the auras of many more Treasures could be felt.

The howling cold wind was a result of the earth’s movement and would soon dissipate.

’Another ruin buried underground... Just how many more are buried beneath the lands of the Cultivation Realm?’

With a flicker, Li Chang’an entered the ruins.

He took half of the Treasures in the ruins for himself and gave the other half to Mu Hongyu.

From the information recorded in many Jade Scrolls, he learned that these ruins were an Armory used by the soldiers of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty to temporarily store their weapons and armor.

’No wonder there are so many Low Tier Treasures, all used by soldiers of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty. Could there be some sort of valuable site nearby that was worth guarding with a large force?’

Li Chang’an spread his Divine Sense far and wide but did not detect the aura of any other Treasures.

Mu Hongyu also found nothing else.

After a fruitless search, she bid Li Chang’an farewell.

"Daoist Li, I’m afraid this earthquake will bring considerable changes to the Cultivation Realm. I must return to the Vermilion Bird Sect to discuss this with my master."

"Alright. Take care, Daoist Mu."

Li Chang’an saw her off to the edge of the ruins.

Afterward, he made a trip to the Black Market, gave Luo Qiantong a large sum of Spirit Stones, and told him to pay attention to the changes happening everywhere.

Besides the Spirit Stones, he also lent five Tier Three Puppets to Luo Qiantong.

Luo Qiantong was indeed skilled at developing his intelligence network, but his own strength and that of his subordinates were too low. He hadn’t even managed to cultivate a single Fake Pill cultivator yet.

Li Chang’an really couldn’t bear to watch any longer.

"Qiantong, these five puppets are all Tier Three Top Grade Puppets. Their attributes correspond to the Five Elements. If they work together using the Five Elements Formation I gave you, they can crush any Late Stage of Golden Core enemy."

"Thank you, Uncle Li!"

Luo Qiantong was overjoyed.

With these five puppets, he would no longer have to fear almost any Golden Core Influence in the Three Kingdoms, and developing his intelligence network would go much more smoothly.

"If you really want to thank me, then help me keep an eye out for any opportunities related to the Nascent Soul realm."

Li Chang’an performed a quick divination with his fingers and vaguely saw the dazzling light of many treasures.

His earlier thought had been correct.

This earthquake would indeed bring many opportunities.

He gave Luo Qiantong some detailed instructions, then left the Black Market and returned to Changqing Mountain.

’Huh, Changqing Mountain seems to have changed a bit.’

Li Chang’an stood in his courtyard, sensing his surroundings carefully.

Compared to before the earthquake, Changqing Mountain had grown slightly taller, the Earth Fire was more vigorous, and the Spiritual Qi at its core had become denser, faintly reaching Tier Four.

Jiang Muyu, Luo Yunshu, and the others cultivating on the mountain had also noticed.

"Young Master, could there be some undiscovered opportunity or Treasure beneath Changqing Mountain?"

"I don’t know either."

Li Chang’an pondered for a moment, then immediately splashed out a large amount of blood.

He activated numerous Blood-Dripping Incarnations, sending them deep underground beneath Changqing Mountain to search carefully.

Before long, he discovered a peculiar Underground Space.

The space wasn’t very large, and the surrounding rock walls were a fiery red.

Li Chang’an entered, his gaze narrowing as he looked into the depths of the space.

’This is...’

The first thing that appeared before him was a crooked Stone Stele.

Upon the Stone Stele,

two short lines of text were carved.

"This is the Fire Cloud Secret Realm."

"The Great Jin Immortal Dynasty mines Fire Cloud Crystal Stone here. Unauthorized personnel are forbidden from entering."

’The Fire Cloud Secret Realm?’

Li Chang’an’s eyes lit up as he looked behind the Stone Stele.

This place was actually the entrance to a Secret Realm!

And the Fire Cloud Crystal Stone inside the Secret Realm was one of the Tier Four Treasures on the Vermilion Bird Sect’s list.

Li Chang’an needed to obtain at least three types of Treasures.

He had originally thought it would take a very long time.

He never expected to find one so quickly!

’No wonder there was an Armory nearby. The soldiers of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty back then must have been guarding this Secret Realm.’

The resources of a Secret Realm were certainly worthy of such attention.

Li Chang’an walked past the Stone Stele and headed deeper, attempting to enter the Secret Realm, but he soon stopped in his tracks.

In front of him was a Tier Four Grand Array.

Li Chang’an vaguely sensed that behind the Array, there was a passage emitting a scorching aura, which was most likely the path into the Secret Realm World.

But he was blocked by the Array and could not advance any further.

’This Array must have been used by the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty to guard the entrance to the Secret Realm.’

Li Chang’an stood before the Array, observing it for a long time, his brow gradually furrowing.

’So much time has passed, yet this Array is barely damaged. With my current Array Dao Skill, I have no way of breaking it.’

He pondered for a long while but couldn’t think of a good solution.

If he wanted to break this Array, Li Chang’an either needed a Tier Four Array Dao Skill or a Tier Four Array-breaking Treasure.

Additionally, he could also ask a Nascent Soul Powerhouse to bombard the Array continuously.

Over a long period, it might be possible to deplete the Spirit Stones powering the Array.

But Li Chang’an wanted to claim all the resources of the Secret Realm for himself. He didn’t want any outsiders to know of its existence, especially not a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

’I must seal this place off first!’

His figure flickered, turning into a series of afterimages as he traced Array Patterns around the space and placed down Array Treasures.

Soon, several Quasi-Tier Four Arrays took shape.

Among them were Arrays for defense and offense, as well as an Illusion Array to confuse outsiders.

If someone were to accidentally tunnel here, they wouldn’t notice anything and would only see ordinary rock and soil.

’That should be secure!’

Li Chang’an let out a slight sigh of relief.

He left a few puppets to stand guard and returned to his Changqing Mountain Cave Mansion.

「In the days that followed.」

Li Chang’an used various channels to secretly gather information about Tier Four Array inheritances and Tier Four Array-breaking Treasures.

At the same time, he continuously honed his own Array Dao Skill, frequently communicating with the numerous souls of Tier Three Array Masters in his Soul Banner, trying to achieve a breakthrough.

Unfortunately, the gap between Quasi-Tier Four and Tier Four was a massive chasm.

A year passed without him realizing it.

Li Chang’an’s Array Dao Skill hadn’t progressed much. Instead, his other Skills, such as Alchemy, Talisman Painting, and Puppetry, had all reached the Quasi-Tier Four level.

Due to a lack of further inheritances, all his Skills were stuck at the Quasi-Tier Four Tier.

Unable to break through, he naturally couldn’t enter the Secret Realm.

Li Chang’an could only stare helplessly at this Fire Cloud Crystal Treasure Mountain, pacing outside the Treasure Mountain unable to enter.

Fortunately, Jiang Muyu soon brought him good news.

During that year, Jiang Muyu had broken through to the Middle Stage of Golden Core and was about to participate in a trial.

"Young Master, someone once saw the Tier Four Treasure, Phoenix Blood Grass, in my Land of Trial."

"Oh?"

Li Chang’an’s spirits lifted, and he asked Jiang Muyu to elaborate.

Jiang Muyu immediately explained the details.

This trial was arranged for her by the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty.

By passing the trial, she would receive the blessing of her ancestors.