Eternal Life by Daily Divination

With a flicker, Li Chang’an appeared before another Stone Stele and reached out his hand to sense it.

"This Stone Stele also contains a cold, sinister strand of Qi."

Next, he sensed over ten Stone Steles in a row, and the result was always the same.

’Perhaps all of the thousands upon thousands of remaining Stone Steles in this world contain this same bizarre Qi.’

What alarmed Li Chang’an was that these streams of Qi all felt like they shared the same source, one that originated from deep within the earth.

’Could it be that an even more terrifying monster of the Alien Race is suppressed beneath this land?’

’Just a single wisp of its Qi can transform into a Golden Core Stage monster.’

’How powerful must its true body be?’

Li Chang’an released a Wood Seed Puppet, using it to perform an Escape Technique in an attempt to burrow deep into the earth, but he quickly sensed resistance.

It could only burrow about a thousand feet underground before it was unable to go any deeper.

He immediately retrieved the Puppet and did not attempt to force his way deeper.

Then, he formed a hand seal and performed a Divination.

This Divination pertained to himself, and the resulting Divination was quite good. It was similar to the Divination that had appeared before him at Midnight, showing no sign of danger.

Reassured, Li Chang’an performed another Divination.

This Divination was aimed at the thing deep underground.

He suddenly shuddered, his face paling slightly. Before he could deduce any result, he sensed the danger of a backlash for prying into heavenly secrets.

"There really is something formidable beneath this land, just as I thought."

Li Chang’an took a deep breath and stopped the Divination.

He had a feeling that if he didn’t do something, they would encounter more and more monsters on the path ahead, making it questionable if they could even reach the Third Layer.

And the Phoenix Blood Grass he needed was on the Fourth Layer.

’If these imitation Immortal Suppression Steles are really meant to suppress a monster, wouldn’t the real Immortal Suppression Stele be more effective?’

Lost in thought, Li Chang’an took the Immortal Suppression Stele out of his Storage Pouch.

Instantly, the entire world shook.

Before he could even react, the Immortal Suppression Stele flew from his grasp. Controlled by a strange force, it slammed deep into the earth.

In that moment, Li Chang’an thought he heard a terrifying, world-shaking roar erupt from deep underground.

"What’s going on?"

The sudden tremor that shook the world left Qi Lingshuang and the others bewildered.

Previous Trial Disciples had never experienced such a thing.

Each of them grew vigilant, looking in all directions.

After more than ten breaths, the world grew calm once more.

From deep within the earth, the Immortal Suppression Stele transformed into a streak of light and flew back into Li Chang’an’s Storage Pouch.

"Li Chang’an, what was that?" Qi Lingshuang demanded.

She suspected that the previous tremor was related to Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an didn’t explain. He simply gazed toward the depths of the earth, trying to see what lay beneath.

However, the ground instantly returned to normal.

He had only managed to glimpse a patch of darkness, seeing nothing clearly.

However, Li Chang’an vaguely sensed that the world itself now seemed to regard him with a bit more favor.

Then, droplets of Cyan Wood Dew suddenly materialized in the air.

A quick count showed there were at least five hundred droplets floating around them.

Qi Lingshuang and the others were stunned for a moment before reacting swiftly.

"Go!"

Both sides struck simultaneously, their Magical Power erupting as they tried to snatch the precious Cyan Wood Dew.

But to their shock, they quickly discovered that the drops of Cyan Wood Dew seemed to be sentient. They actively dodged their grasp, and despite using every technique they had, none of them could secure a single drop.

Before their disbelieving eyes, all the droplets of Cyan Wood Dew flew toward Li Chang’an.

"Huh, for me?"

With a wave of his hand, Li Chang’an smoothly collected all the Cyan Wood Dew into a Jade Bottle.

This scene left Qi Yuan and the others utterly dumbfounded.

In the entire thirty-thousand-year history of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty, such a strange event had never occurred.

It was as if Li Chang’an had suddenly become the darling of this world, a better fit for this trial ground than even them, the Cultivators who shared the bloodline of the Great Qi Royal Family.

Li Chang’an had his own suspicions about this.

’My Immortal Suppression Stele must have done this world a great favor.’

"There’s no need to be surprised, everyone. My luck has just been good lately. Treasures are always flying over to me on their own. You’ll get used to it," Li Chang’an explained casually with a smile on his face.

Everyone except Jiang Muyu found it unbelievable.

’Just how immense must one’s luck be for Treasures to fly to them of their own accord?’

Li Chang’an couldn’t be bothered to explain and casually tossed the Jade Bottle to Jiang Muyu.

"Muyu, let’s go. The sooner we pass this trial, the better. We can’t afford to linger here."

"Okay."

Jiang Muyu caught the Jade Bottle, her pretty face beaming with delight.

With these drops of Cyan Wood Dew, plus what she already had, her total now exceeded eight hundred.

Of all the Trial Disciples in history, even the most outstanding had only managed to acquire about a thousand drops.

Most disciples couldn’t even manage one hundred.

Even if Jiang Muyu didn’t obtain a single other drop of Cyan Wood Dew, this result was enough to silence many voices of opposition. Her path to becoming the Saintess would be much smoother now.

On their journey afterward, they didn’t encounter a single monster and entered the Third Layer with ease.

The Third Layer world was covered with countless lakes of all sizes.

It reminded Li Chang’an of the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm.

This layer showed no signs of any abnormalities, appearing just as past disciples had recorded.

「More than ten hours later.」

They successfully reached the Fourth Layer.

"We’re finally here."

Li Chang’an’s gaze was profound as he surveyed the world before him.

As far as the eye could see, the entire world was dark and gloomy.

The heavens were dim and lightless, and a deep gray mist seemed to hang beneath the firmament.

The Poisonous Domain, where the Phoenix Blood Grass might be found, lay deep in the far left of this world.