Eternal Life by Daily Divination

More than twenty Golden Core Masters struck in unison, unleashing their deadly Magical Treasures.

Wu Gu couldn’t react in time, his attention still on the map. He was struck by over twenty shockingly cold Assassination Treasures and instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

He died on the spot!

"Soul, come!"

Li Chang’an beckoned with a raised hand.

Beside the cloud of blood mist, Wu Gu’s soul materialized.

Only then did his soul finally react. Shocked and enraged, it stared in disbelief at the crowd of Yin Soul Sect Golden Core Cultivators.

"Why would you kill me? Who bought you all off? Was it one of the other Saint Children?"

Li Chang’an couldn’t be bothered to waste words on him and directly absorbed him into the Venerable Soul Banner.

Afterward, he opened Wu Gu’s Storage Pouch. After a careful search, he quickly found what he had come for.

Yellow Sand Star Crystal!

Inside the Storage Pouch was a large quantity of Yellow Sand Star Crystals—enough for Li Chang’an to refine the Earth Cloud Yellow Sand Pill.

In addition, there were over two million souls, as well as a large quantity of precious High Tier Demonic Treasures.

"Huh?"

Li Chang’an’s interest was piqued when he suddenly spotted a rather peculiar treasure.

He took it out to inspect it closely.

The object was a thumb-sized, golden pearl that gleamed with a treasured light. Its quality was superb; it was clearly a fine treasure.

However, it showed no reaction to Magical Power, responding only to Divine Sense.

’This is a Divine Sense Treasure, but it’s not a storage-type treasure like the ones I’ve found before.’

Li Chang’an extended his Divine Sense into the pearl and began to refine it.

A moment later, the Refinement was complete, and he learned the function of the golden Treasure Pearl.

’It’s a defensive Divine Sense Treasure!’

A pleased expression appeared on Li Chang’an’s face.

The treasure’s Tier was extremely high, reaching Quasi-Tier Four. It was named the God-Suppressing Pearl.

As its name suggested, it could guard one’s Divine Sense and defend against an enemy’s Divine Sense Attack Skills.

’What an incredible treasure!’

With a thought from Li Chang’an, the pearl spun, transformed into a streak of golden light, and flew into his Sea of Consciousness, where it floated gently above.

With the Treasure Pearl standing guard, his entire Sea of Consciousness became much more stable.

Though Divine Sense Attack Skills were rarely seen these days, it was better to be prepared. Having it was better than not.

Subsequently, Li Chang’an turned his attention to the numerous Golden Core Puppets.

’As a Saint Child of the Nether Soul Sect, Wu Gu held an extremely high status. With his death, the Sect certainly won’t let this matter rest. They’ll probably send more experts, and I’m afraid a Nascent Soul Old Demon might even show up. These puppets must be destroyed.’

Li Chang’an had always been wary of Nascent Soul Major Sects.

He immediately activated the Wood Seed Technique, causing the remaining twenty-plus Golden Core Cultivators to explode in unison.

Naturally, all the treasures belonging to these Golden Core Cultivators now belonged to him.

After that, Li Chang’an proceeded to the Treasure Vault and the Library, collecting all the treasures and books within.

He didn’t spare the Spirit Medicines and Spirit Beasts that were still being nurtured, either.

This time, he didn’t use an Array to cover his tracks.

While looting the place, he took control of the Yin Soul Sect’s Grand Array and used it to slaughter every Demon Cultivator practicing on the Spiritual Land.

From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, not a single Demon Cultivator was left alive.

With a wave of his hand, Li Chang’an collected their Storage Pouches. Then he cast a series of Fire Element Techniques, burning everything to cinders.

When he was finished, of the entire Yin Soul Sect, only a barren Spirit Vein remained.

’It’s a pity I don’t know how to extract a Spirit Vein.’

Li Chang’an felt a twinge of regret.

If he knew how, he would have naturally taken the entire Tier Three Spirit Vein to nurture the one at Changqing Mountain.

’Oh well, I can’t be too greedy.’

Putting the thought aside, Li Chang’an used an Escape Technique and departed.

...

「Upon returning to Changqing Mountain.」

Li Chang’an took stock of all the treasures he had acquired.

Most of the Demonic Treasures were useless to him personally.

He set aside a few that the Venerable Soul Banner could consume.

As for the rest, they could only be used for trade.

In addition, the number of souls in his Venerable Soul Banner had skyrocketed.

Li Chang’an fed all the souls from the Golden Core Cultivators and the Treasure Vault into the Venerable Soul Banner.

The soul count had reached a staggering twenty-five million!

When all the souls provided power to the Evil Soul at once, its strength could break through the Tier Three Limit.

Though it couldn’t reach Tier Four, it far surpassed an ordinary Golden Core Peak Cultivator.

Li Chang’an asked the Artifact Spirit, "How many more souls would it take for the Evil Soul to reach Tier Four strength and match a Fake Soul Cultivator?"

The Artifact Spirit quickly replied.

Based on the current quality of the souls, the number required to match a False Soul True Monarch was astonishing.

One hundred million souls!

A vast chasm exists between the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms, making it nearly impossible for a Golden Core Cultivator to defeat a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

To cross that chasm, it had to be filled with a massive number of souls.

’That’s too many. Even if I wiped out a few more Yin Soul Sects, I might not be able to gather enough souls.’

Li Chang’an shook his head, shelving the plan for now.

Just then, Jiang Muyu hurried over with a new piece of information for him.

"Lord, someone discovered an ownerless Tier Three Spirit Vein in the Black Dragon Mountain Range! Various factions are fighting over it. Should we make a move?"

"Hmm?"

Li Chang’an took the message slip and read it, a strange look entering his eyes.

This so-called ownerless Tier Three Spirit Vein was none other than the Yin Soul Sect’s own Spirit Vein!

He had cleaned the place so thoroughly, leaving not a single trace of an aura behind, that outsiders assumed the Spirit Vein had always been ownerless.

"Pay it no mind. Let them fight over it."

Li Chang’an replied casually, setting the message slip aside.

’In his opinion, it didn’t matter how fiercely the factions fought. The Spirit Vein would either end up back in the hands of the Nether Soul Sect or be seized by the Purple Mist Sect. Only a Nascent Soul Sect was qualified to lay a claim; a Golden Core Influence had no chance at all.’

Sure enough, by that evening, a Demon Cultivator had spread the word that the Spirit Vein was the location of the Yin Soul Sect’s Mountain Gate.

The news caused an uproar.

Many people couldn’t believe that a Golden Core Influence as vast as the Yin Soul Sect could have been completely annihilated!

But soon, more Demon Cultivators confirmed that the Spirit Vein did indeed belong to the Yin Soul Sect. They themselves had only survived because they had been away on Sect missions.

For a time, the matter became the talk of nearly the entire Southern Domain.

"Who could be powerful enough to wipe out the entire Yin Soul Sect?"

"I heard the Yin Soul Sect had a feud with a Golden Core Loose Cultivator named Li Fan. Could it have been him?"

"He’s not that capable. My guess is the Purple Mist Sect was behind it..."

Besides the Purple Mist Sect, it seemed no other power was capable of such a feat.

For this very reason, many people were already convinced that the Purple Mist Sect had been the one to act.

As for Li Chang’an, he had no known dealings with the Yin Soul Sect, so no one suspected him.

At that moment, deep within his Changqing Mountain Cave Mansion, he released Wu Gu’s soul from the Soul Banner.

"You’re the Changqing Mountain Lord, Li Chang’an?"

Wu Gu’s expression was grim as he stared intently at him.

"’With your abilities, you could never have convinced those Golden Core Masters. Who is pulling your strings?’"