Eternal Life by Daily Divination

However, they had already surrounded the Flying Ship, forbidding any Loose Cultivators from entering.

If Li Chang’an were to obtain another Great Jin Treasure Token in the future, he would have to find a way to bypass their blockade to enter the Flying Ship and exchange it for treasures.

As for the Yin Soul Sect’s Tier Three Spirit Vein.

After the various Golden Core Influences learned the truth, they all withdrew and no longer participated in the conflict.

Over the past few months, more than ten Foundation Establishment Influences had tried to occupy the Spirit Vein, but all had ended in failure.

The majority of them were mysteriously wiped out, and even their Foundation Establishment Ancestors died tragically within the Spirit Vein.

Now, no one dared to fight for that Spirit Vein any longer.

A Tier Three Spirit Vein that should have been a land of prosperity and talent had thus become desolate.

’The Nether Soul Sect has operated in the Zhao Country for many years and has already nurtured a large number of Demon Cultivators. They probably won’t give up so easily.’

Li Chang’an estimated that the Nether Soul Sect had already dispatched many of its members to quietly enter the Zhao Country.

However, the location of this Tier Three Spirit Vein had already been exposed.

They would most likely find or nurture a new Spirit Vein, then use a Divination Technique to obscure fate and hide the new location.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Li Chang’an learned that the Yin Soul Sect had established a new Mountain Gate!

This time, the Yin Soul Sect’s attitude was rather strange.

A Saint Child named Wu Zhe publicly declared that he would take Li Fan’s head to appease the departed spirit of Saint Child Wu Gu.

Another, a Saintess named Wu Lan, invited him to join the Nether Soul Sect and promised him the status of a Nether Soul Sect Saint Child.

When the news spread, it caused another uproar.

From their two statements, everyone was almost certain that the Yin Soul Sect had indeed been destroyed by Li Fan.

"Does that Li Fan really have that kind of ability?"

"To come from a Loose Cultivator background, yet be able to slay the Saint Child of a major sect, is truly incredible!"

For a time, the entire Southern Domain was abuzz with discussion about this matter.

Countless reports flooded into Changqing Mountain.

Li Chang’an read through these reports, lost in thought.

’An invitation to become a Saint Child of the Nether Soul Sect?’

No matter how he looked at it, the invitation reeked of a trap.

The benefits of becoming a Saint Child were indeed numerous.

As long as one performed exceptionally well and stood out from the other Saint Children and Saintesses, they would receive the full backing of a Nascent Soul Major Sect. Just like Zi Xi, they would never have to worry about resources for Nascent Soul Formation.

But Li Chang’an had no such intention.

’All I need is to cultivate in peace.’

His fortune had skyrocketed and his karmic opportunities were abundant; he could find Treasures just by taking a stroll outside.

Over the next thousand-plus years, he was bound to stumble upon enough opportunities for Nascent Soul Formation!

...

「In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.」

During this time, the disciples from the various sects had more or less finished exploring the outskirts of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty ruins.

Zi Xi, Mu Hongyu, and the others all left one after another.

Gu Yunqi and the other disciples from the Yellow Sand Sect and White Tiger Sect did the same.

Li Chang’an recalled his Puppet Body and, after a quick calculation, felt the time was right.

’It’s time to deal with Gu Yunqi!’

’I should find a scapegoat first.’

Li Chang’an mused to himself.

Last time when dealing with Wei Xu, he had Liu Haichao take the blame.

As it turned out, the decision had been a very wise one.

After that incident, Liu Haichao enjoyed a few brief days of glory before he was plunged into an endless series of ambushes.

Now, he didn’t dare leave the Purple Mist Sect. Unable to search for opportunities, he could only hole up within the sect and cultivate slowly.

The other Saint Children and Saintesses were all making significant gains outside their sects.

But he could only watch helplessly, and one can only imagine his inner torment.

’If I kill Gu Yunqi, who can I get to be the scapegoat?’

Several figures quickly flashed through Li Chang’an’s mind.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly felt a probing sensation and looked up at the vast expanse of the sky.

That Tier Four Divination Grandmaster from the Yin Soul Sect was trying to deduce his location again.

’Demon Cultivators!’

Li Chang’an had found his scapegoat.

Most of the Yin Soul Sect’s Demon Cultivators wanted him dead, having traveled all the way from the Yan Country just to deal with him.

He naturally couldn’t let them have it too easy.

With this in mind, Li Chang’an immediately activated a Tier Three Puppet, had it move far away from Changqing Mountain, and deliberately let it leak a trace of his aura.

This trace of aura was enough to act as bait and lure in the Demon Cultivators from the Yin Soul Sect.

In the following days, he began to select a suitable location.

One late night, Song Yu’Er suddenly ran over and presented him with a Storage Pouch.

"Senior, someone just delivered this Storage Pouch. They didn’t say a word before disappearing."

"Hm?"

Li Chang’an sent out a stream of Magical Power, moving the Storage Pouch to a safe distance.

He used a Puppet to open it.

Inside the Storage Pouch, there was no danger, only a large number of treasures for Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

On these treasures, Li Chang’an detected a familiar aura.

’Xue Qiansi.’

Li Chang’an was a little surprised.

After Xue Qiansi left, there had been no news of her; it was as if she had vanished from the face of the earth.

He never expected her to suddenly send a pile of treasures.

Among the many treasures, a Jade Scroll lay quietly.

Li Chang’an took it out, extended a wisp of his Divine Sense into it, and soon heard the words Xue Qiansi had left behind.

"Daoist Li, the Boundless Sword Sect I came from was single-handedly established by my master."

"My master was kind-hearted and spent her life doing good deeds and accumulating merit. She was highly respected in the Yuan Country. In her later years, she found me in the Mortal Realm and brought me into the world of cultivation..."

In the Jade Scroll, Xue Qiansi spoke of her experiences.

The reason she became a reviled Demon Cultivator was precisely because of her master.

Back then, her master went out to deal with Demonic Cultivators from the Yan Country’s Five Poisons Valley. She was careless and afflicted with an Illusion Poison. The poison induced a Heart Demon, causing her personality to change drastically. She became frenzied and bloodthirsty, slaughtering the members of countless Righteous Sects.

After her master returned to the Boundless Sword Sect, she slaughtered all the disciples and Elders of the sect.

With no other choice, Xue Qiansi was forced to act. She hunted down her master and ultimately killed her.

This event was witnessed by outsiders, leading to a misunderstanding.

However, she never clarified the misunderstanding.

Her master had not only raised her but also taught her cultivation. To protect her master’s reputation, she willingly shouldered all the blame and infamy.

Now, her only wish was to slay that Demon Cultivator from the Five Poisons Valley and avenge her master.

She had already tracked down that Demon Cultivator and intended to take their life.

But that Demon Cultivator’s strength was astonishing.

She knew her chances of survival were slim, so she was gifting all her treasures to Li Chang’an to repay the life-saving debt she owed him.