Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Following Wu Shuo’s aura,

Li Chang’an searched carefully and found a shattered Magical Treasure.

’This is the Magical Treasure Daoist Wu favors. For it to be shattered here... could something have happened to him?’

He picked up the Magical Treasure and inspected it.

The Treasure seemed to have been subjected to an irresistible force; its entire body was covered in cracks.

Zi Xi and the others arrived. Their gazes fell upon the shattered Magical Treasure, and their expressions all grew solemn.

Unless absolutely necessary, Cultivators rarely abandon their Magical Treasures.

Even if a Magical Treasure was shattered, the materials themselves were still quite valuable and could be given to an Artifact Refiner to be reforged. Besides, Wu Shuo was an Artifact Refiner himself.

"Let’s split up and search. Daoist Wu might be trapped somewhere nearby."

"Alright. Everyone, be careful. This place is fraught with danger."

The group quickly dispersed, searching for traces of Wu Shuo amidst the ancient and decaying ruins.

Li Chang’an secretly released the Evil Soul, letting it command a multitude of Souls to join the search.

Soon, the Evil Soul brought back news.

"Master, beneath these ruins lies a vast, dilapidated Underground Palace."

"There are some remnant High Tier Arrays inside. My strength is insufficient to break through them. I suspect that Wu Shuo is trapped in one of those Arrays."

Following the Evil Soul’s guidance, Li Chang’an descended deep underground and quickly found the Underground Palace it had mentioned.

He broke through several Quasi-Tier Four Arrays in succession and discovered quite a few Treasures, but he did not find Wu Shuo.

Eventually, he arrived in the depths of the Underground Palace and stood before a Tier Four Array.

"Daoist Wu, are you in there?"

Li Chang’an used his Magical Power to project his voice into the Array.

After a moment, he heard Wu Shuo’s response.

"Daoist Li?"

"It’s me."

"Thank goodness! I thought I was going to be trapped here until I died!"

"Daoist Wu, how did you get trapped inside? And why did you leave your Magical Treasure outside?"

Li Chang’an asked Wu Shuo inside the Array while sizing it up.

Wu Shuo let out a deep sigh. "Alas, I was cursed with bad luck and unexpectedly ran into more than ten Tier Three Poisonous Insects..."

He began to recount his experience.

More than ten Tier Three Poisonous Insects were equivalent to over ten Golden Core Poison Cultivators.

Wu Shuo was never skilled in Magical Combat, so how could he possibly be a match for those Poisonous Insects?

His Magical Treasure was shattered in an instant. Fleeing for his life, he panicked and dove into this Array in the Underground Palace without thinking.

Fortunately, the Tier Three Poisonous Insects did not follow him in.

However, he couldn’t get out himself!

"I see."

Li Chang’an nodded slightly.

Based on Wu Shuo’s account and his own observations, he determined that this Tier Four Array was the type one could only enter, not exit.

Without help, Wu Shuo would most likely be trapped inside the Array until the end of his lifespan!

"Daoist Li, I beg you to save my life!"

"Don’t be anxious, Daoist Wu. Let me take another look at this Array."

Li Chang’an stood outside the Array, lost in thought for a moment.

This Array wasn’t perfectly intact either; it had become damaged over time, and he quickly found a breakthrough point.

After a short while, Li Chang’an opened a gap in the Array and slipped inside.

The space within the Array was completely empty.

Wu Shuo looked emotional and thanked him repeatedly.

"Daoist Li, I never imagined your Array Dao Skill was so astonishing! You’ve saved my life multiple times. From now on, my life is yours!"

"Daoist Wu, are there any Treasures within this Array?"

Li Chang’an looked around, a little surprised.

Logically, a Tier Four Array like this should be protecting some kind of Treasure.

But the space inside was completely bare. There was nothing at all!

Wu Shuo shook his head. "I was just as puzzled when I first came in. There really are no Treasures in this Array, but there is a very strange gate in its depths."

"A gate?"

Li Chang’an’s figure blurred, transforming into an afterimage. In an instant, he was in the deepest part of the Array.

Just as Wu Shuo had said, an ancient, unadorned gate hundreds of feet tall stood there.

"Daoist Wu, what’s behind the gate?"

Li Chang’an tried to probe it with his Divine Sense, but he was quickly blocked.

Wu Shuo said, somewhat puzzled, "It seems to be another Array behind the gate, but I don’t know much about Arrays, so I can’t be sure. Daoist Li, you should take a look for yourself..."

As he spoke, he channeled a stream of Magical Power, lifting the heavy gate.

Behind the gate was a translucent barrier shimmering with Spiritual Light.

This barrier was precisely what had blocked Li Chang’an’s Divine Sense, preventing it from probing deeper.

He walked up to the barrier and observed it carefully.

Through the barrier, he could vaguely make out another world.

It had everything: mountains and rivers, exotic flowers and strange grasses, birds and beasts. But most of it was blurry and indistinct.

The light and shadows were illusory, making it impossible to see clearly.

’It seems to be a small Secret Realm.’

Li Chang’an mused.

A Secret Realm within a Secret Realm; such things were quite common.

Back then, the place where Mu Xiaoxiao had been trapped was a small Secret Realm inside the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm.

’This barrier is indeed an Array, but its Tier is far beyond my current understanding. It might be a Tier Five Array, or possibly even higher.’

Li Chang’an reached out and pressed his hand against the barrier, sensing it carefully.

The Grand Array felt completely intact, as if it had not been affected by the passage of time in the slightest.

’This small Secret Realm should hold many Treasures, but my abilities are insufficient to enter.’

Li Chang’an tried a few methods, but they were all useless. He was completely unable to budge the Grand Array of unknown Tier.

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded from behind the barrier.

"Don’t waste your energy. This Array only allows passage out, not in. With your meager proficiency in Arrays, you’re not getting into this world."

Hearing this, Li Chang’an’s heart skipped a beat.

He immediately retreated, moving away from the gate, and watched the barrier warily.

A moment later, a very peculiar Demon Beast appeared behind the barrier.