Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Li Chang’an asked him, "Daoist Gu, what do you know about your own Spirit Body?"

"The Yellow Sand Spirit Body... In the ten-thousand-year history of my Yellow Sand Sect, several have appeared..."

Gu Yunqi cooperated, telling him everything he knew.

The reason he was able to awaken the Yellow Sand Undying Body was because the Yellow Sand Sect possessed insights left behind by predecessors who also had the Yellow Sand Spirit Body.

He had carefully read the insights of every one of these Spirit Body predecessors countless times.

"Daoist Gu, in the insights from those predecessors, is there any mention of the origin of Spirit Bodies?"

"The origin of Spirit Bodies?"

Gu Yunqi was puzzled.

"Spirit Bodies are innate, of course. Is it possible they can be acquired later in life?"

"Are you aware that there is an earth-yellow symbol inside your Sea of Consciousness?"

"A symbol?"

Gu Yunqi looked even more confused.

He pleaded with Li Chang’an to release the restrictions of the Wood Seed Technique so he could search his Sea of Consciousness.

Li Chang’an immediately agreed.

This was Changqing Mountain, his home turf.

Even if he completely released Gu Yunqi, it would be impossible for him to escape.

"Daoist Gu, the restrictions have been lifted. Search for yourself."

"Alright!"

Gu Yunqi closed his eyes slightly and used his own Power of Divine Sense to sweep through his entire Sea of Consciousness.

He also knew it was impossible for him to escape, so he made no sudden moves. Instead, he earnestly and repeatedly searched for the symbol Li Chang’an had mentioned.

After a moment, he opened his eyes, the confusion on his face unabated.

"Daoist Li, there is no special symbol in my Sea of Consciousness, and none of the past Yellow Sand Spirit Body predecessors ever mentioned a symbol."

"Try again. This time, I will guide you with my Divine Sense."

Li Chang’an sent a wisp of his Divine Sense into Gu Yunqi’s Sea of Consciousness.

He guided Gu Yunqi, probing toward the symbol hidden deep within his Sea of Consciousness.

Soon, Gu Yunqi’s Power of Divine Sense swept over the symbol, but neither he nor the symbol reacted in the slightest, as if the symbol didn’t exist at all.

"Daoist Gu, your Divine Sense just swept past the symbol. Did you truly not notice anything?"

"No."

"How strange. It seems the problem really is with me."

Li Chang’an had already suspected this outcome, so he wasn’t too surprised.

He had read through numerous ancient texts and browsed countless records about Spirit Bodies, but not a single one mentioned anything about symbols.

’From ancient times to the present, could the reason those with Spirit Bodies couldn’t discover the symbols be that their own strength wasn’t high enough to match the Tier of the symbols?’

’And the reason I can see them... perhaps it’s because I possess some kind of High-Tier Treasure...’

Li Chang’an mused to himself, his thoughts turning to the Divination.

If he wasn’t mistaken, the Tier of the Divination was even higher than the Tier of the Spirit Body symbols!

’Unfortunately, the Divination has always appeared passively. I can’t use it actively.’

Li Chang’an felt a touch of regret.

If he could use it actively, perhaps he could use it to transfer or even copy the Spirit Body symbols.

’For now, I’ll have to keep my focus on Song Yu’Er. My connection with her symbol can still be strengthened.’

Over the years, Li Chang’an had taken very good care of Song Yu’Er.

Although Song Yu’Er was not his descendant, he treated her as if she were.

Li Chang’an stopped talking about Spirit Bodies and instead asked about the Huang Sha True Monarch.

"Daoist Gu, does your master, the Huang Sha True Monarch, have any weaknesses?"

"He does."

"What is it? Tell me about it."

"My master’s weakness was his Daoist partner, Liu Feiyan. But Liu Feiyan is already dead."

As he spoke, Gu Yunqi glanced at Li Chang’an.

"Daoist Li, if I’m not mistaken, you must be the one who killed Liu Feiyan."

"That’s right."

At this point, there was no need for Li Chang’an to hide it.

He learned from Gu Yunqi that besides Liu Feiyan, the Huang Sha True Monarch had no other weaknesses.

Gu Yunqi stated clearly that all of his disciples put together did not weigh as heavily in the Huang Sha True Monarch’s heart as Liu Feiyan did.

In other words, Li Chang’an had personally helped the Huang Sha True Monarch eliminate his weakness!

From now on, to deal with the Huang Sha True Monarch, one would have to target him directly.

"Daoist Gu, if I used you or some of your other junior brothers as bait, and had you call out to the Huang Sha True Monarch for help, would that be enough to lure him out?"

"It could, but Master wouldn’t necessarily save us."

Gu Yunqi explained that if the Huang Sha True Monarch sensed a trap, he would leave immediately.

The lives of his many disciples were nothing compared to his own.

Only Liu Feiyan could make him disregard all danger and storm a treacherous place to save someone.

"Daoist Li, if you want to deal with my Master, you should first cultivate to the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm. You may have many methods, but you are not a Nascent Soul, and you cannot comprehend this realm."

"Mm, that’s true."

The gap between Golden Core and Nascent Soul was simply too vast; the possibility of fighting across realms was almost nonexistent. No matter how many tricks one had, it was useless.

「After that.」

Li Chang’an then asked about the Yellow Sand Sect’s hidden reserves.

Gu Yunqi informed him that the Yellow Sand Sect had two Nascent Soul True Monarchs out in the open, and one more Nascent Soul-level power in secret.

"What kind of power?"

"A Tier Four Corpse Refinement!"

The resources required for a Corpse Refinement to reach Tier Four were greater than those needed to cultivate a Nascent Soul True Monarch, and success was not even guaranteed.

The Yellow Sand Sect once had an Elder Sect Leader who, before his death, used the sect’s countless accumulated Treasures and Demonic Corpse Refinement techniques to refine himself into a Tier Four Corpse Refinement.

He stated before he died that if the Yellow Sand Sect ever faced a generational gap with no Nascent Souls, he was to be dug up from the ground to intimidate outsiders.

Few people knew of this matter; it was a closely guarded secret even among the upper echelons of the Yellow Sand Sect.

But Gu Yunqi was all but confirmed to be the Yellow Sand Sect’s next Nascent Soul, so he had learned many secrets from his master and the other Nascent Soul True Monarch.