Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Throughout the entire Fire Cloud World, there was a consensus.

Only the Fire Cloud Divine Lord could absorb the power of the Fire Cloud Crystals.

No one else, not even a Peak Divine Emperor, could absorb the slightest bit of it.

Many people speculated.

The reason the Fire Cloud Divine Lord was so powerful was because of the Fire Cloud Crystals!

Over the years, the various Divine Emperors had tried countless methods, but none had ever succeeded in drawing out their power.

This was precisely why Gao Tianlan was so shocked at this moment.

"I am willing to follow you, Daoist. I beg you to guide me onto a higher path of cultivation!"

"Daoist Gao, you also wish to absorb the power of these Fire Cloud Crystals?"

"Yes!"

"Very well. I will let you try."

With a flick of his finger, Li Chang’an sent a wisp of the Fire Cloud Crystal’s power into Gao Tianlan’s body.

Gao Tianlan’s entire body shuddered. He immediately sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed his condition.

A moment later,

he opened his eyes, a trace of confusion flashing within them.

"Daoist, the power of this Fire Cloud Crystal... it doesn’t seem as strong as I imagined."

"Mm. This is a Body Refining Treasure. You don’t cultivate your physique, and I suspect you don’t even have a Body Refining Technique. You cannot bring the Fire Cloud Crystal’s power to its full potential."

"Daoist, why do you know so much about Fire Cloud Crystals?"

Gao Tianlan looked completely sincere as he asked Li Chang’an for his guidance.

As he spoke,

he took out another Storage Pouch.

This Storage Pouch also contained a large number of Fire Cloud Crystals, even more than the last one!

Li Chang’an accepted it and said calmly, "The Fire Cloud Crystals were never as miraculous as you all imagined. The Fire Cloud Divine Lord’s strength simply led you to the wrong conclusion. His power most likely comes from his Cultivation Technique and Magic."

"His Cultivation Technique and Magic?"

Gao Tianlan pondered for a moment, as if he had thought of something.

His breathing suddenly grew ragged, his aura even falling into disarray for an instant. A flicker of excitement appeared in his eyes as he looked at Li Chang’an and asked,

"Daoist, do you... do you have a Cultivation Technique for the Fourth Realm?"

"Mm. You’re not stupid."

Li Chang’an raised his hand and pointed, sending out a mote of Spiritual Light.

The Spiritual Light flew into Gao Tianlan’s Sea of Consciousness and transformed into an Earth Grade Technique.

This Cultivation Technique was one Li Chang’an had casually picked from his collection. It could be cultivated to the Nascent Soul Realm, which the Cultivators of this world called the Fourth Realm.

However, Gao Tianlan had a Fire Spirit Root, while Li Chang’an had given him a Water Element Technique. He couldn’t cultivate it at all.

Even so, the contents recorded in the technique still made him unable to contain his excitement.

"The Fourth Realm... The Fourth Realm really exists!"

Gao Tianlan’s voice trembled, his whole body shaking, and two streams of tears actually flowed from his eyes.

His reaction truly surprised Li Chang’an.

’This guy didn’t even blink when he killed his own son just now.’

’Now, just from seeing an Earth Grade Technique that wouldn’t be considered too precious in the outside world, he’s losing his composure like this.’

After a good while, Gao Tianlan finally got his emotions under control.

He bowed deeply to Li Chang’an once more. "This grace of imparting the Dao... I, Gao, will never forget it as long as I live! I am willing to go through fire and water for you, Daoist. I only ask that you allow me to witness a greater world."

Li Chang’an said calmly, "Daoist Gao, I have always believed in fair trades. If you wish to gain something, you must exchange something else for it."

"Please, give me your orders!"

Gao Tianlan dropped to one knee, his tone sincere, adopting the clear attitude of a subordinate.

Li Chang’an was quite satisfied with this.

He sent out a Wood Seed, turning Gao Tianlan into a Wood Seed Puppet, but did not restrict his freedom.

After that, he gave his instructions. "I need more Fire Cloud Crystals, any Treasures whose Tier you cannot identify, and all information about this world..."

Li Chang’an went on to list more than ten tasks.

Gao Tianlan agreed to each one in turn.

A moment later,

Li Chang’an helped Gao Tianlan break through to the Middle Stage of Golden Core and lent him a Tier Three Peak Puppet to make his tasks in this world easier.

’Gao Tianlan’s talent isn’t bad. It’s just that the Cultivation Technique he practiced before was garbage. It was only a Top Grade Technique. No wonder he was stuck at the Early Stage of Golden Core for a hundred years.’

Li Chang’an frowned upon seeing the Cultivation Technique Gao Tianlan was practicing.

In the outside world, many Foundation Establishment Cultivators wouldn’t even deign to practice such a technique, but in this world, it was already considered quite good.

Since he had accepted him as a subordinate, Li Chang’an naturally gave him a better Cultivation Technique and Magic.

"Thank you, Senior!"

Gao Tianlan was moved to tears of gratitude.

For him, today was a day that changed his destiny.

"Do your work well. Do not disappoint me."

After giving a few more instructions, Li Chang’an prepared to leave and take a good look around this world.

Just then, Gao Tianlan suddenly asked him,

"Senior, I still do not know your name."

"Me? My name is Changqing!"

With that, Li Chang’an did not linger and left the Divine Emperor’s Mansion.

Behind him, Gao Tianlan dropped to one knee and shouted respectfully,

"I respectfully see you off, Changqing Divine Lord!"

...

For more than a year after that, Li Chang’an’s true body remained on Changqing Mountain, cultivating.

Meanwhile, his Puppet Body traveled through most of the Fire Cloud Secret Realm, completely integrating itself into this domain.

This Secret Realm was very different from others.

There were almost no dangerous areas within it; it seemed all the hazardous locations had been eliminated by the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty back in the day.

But what he found strange was that he hadn’t seen any records left behind by the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty.

Everyone believed that a great calamity had befallen this world, causing a gap in its history.

’The Great Jin Immortal Dynasty must have mined a massive amount of Fire Cloud Crystals in this Secret Realm, or else they wouldn’t have left behind so many depleted mines. It’s impossible that not a single record was left behind... unless someone deliberately concealed history and collected all records pertaining to the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty.’

Thinking of this, Li Chang’an looked toward the very center of the world, at the Fire Cloud Divine Hall that stood atop a ten-thousand-zhang mountain.