Eternal Life by Daily Divination

After some conversation, Li Chang’an learned that this Long Niu had reached the Tier Three Late Stage.

It possessed a noble bloodline and impressive innate talent. In terms of true strength, it was on par with the Saint Children and Saintesses of a Nascent Soul Major Sect.

"Your dragon head is too conspicuous. Can you use a Transformation Technique to change it into an ordinary ox head?"

"Of course I can!"

The Long Niu transformed, its dragon head turning into an ox head. Its body also shrank, becoming roughly the same size as Li Chang’an.

At the same time, its aura changed, taking on a bit more Demon Qi.

Now,

it looked just like an ordinary Tier Three Bull-headed Demon Beast, with no connection to a Celestial and Earthly Spirit Beast whatsoever.

Of course,

even if it revealed its true form, few people would likely recognize it as a Celestial and Earthly Spirit Beast.

Li Chang’an said to Wu Shuo, "This matter is of great importance. I must ask you, Daoist Wu, to keep it a secret for me."

"Rest assured, Daoist Li. I would rather die than speak of this!"

Wu Shuo repeatedly assured him, immediately swearing an oath on his Dao Heart.

To be on the safe side,

Li Chang’an secretly left a Wood Seed inside his body.

Through the Divine Sense within this Wood Seed, he could monitor Wu Shuo’s every move.

"Alright, it’s time to leave."

Li Chang’an left with the man and the ox.

Before leaving,

the Long Niu said goodbye to the Dragon Horse through the Array.

"Dragon Horse, we’ll meet again someday!"

"Long Niu, remember my words. You will one day regret following this kid!"

The Dragon Horse still wore a proud expression, disapproving of the Long Niu’s choice.

And so,

the ox and the horse parted ways, setting off on different paths.

...

Not long after,

Li Chang’an returned to the surface.

Seeing Wu Shuo safe and sound, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Zi Yun glanced curiously at the Long Niu and asked, "Daoist Li, who is this?"

Before Li Chang’an could respond, the Long Niu introduced itself.

"I’m Daoist Li’s contracted Spirit Beast. You can call me Black Ox."

"Ah, Daoist Black Ox."

Everyone was curious about Li Chang’an’s suddenly appearing contracted Demon Beast, but no one asked any questions.

Every Cultivator has their secrets.

Besides, this Black Ox’s aura was unremarkable, so there was no need to pay it much mind.

After a short rest,

the group set off again, venturing deeper into the ruins.

Over the next few days, they regrouped with the last few separated Cultivators.

At this point,

everyone from the Flying Ship was gathered together once more.

They had also arrived at the deepest part of the ruins.

In this area,

there were no longer numerous Low Tier Arrays.

What appeared before them was a massive Flying Ship, as vast as a mountain range.

Although the Flying Ship was dilapidated, it faintly emanated a shockingly terrifying aura, suggesting its Tier was extremely high.

"Could it be a Tier Five Flying Ship?"

Zi Xi and the other disciples from the Nascent Soul Sects made their judgment.

They had all seen the Tier Four Flying Ships within their Sects, and the aura of a Tier Four Flying Ship was far inferior to this broken one before them.

There ought to be a great many Treasures inside a Flying Ship like this.

Furthermore,

on the ground in front of the Flying Ship,

sat a withered corpse. It was dressed in a bright yellow Dragon Robe, sitting cross-legged with its head slightly bowed. Although it was impossible to tell how many years it had been dead, it still exuded an indescribable sense of pressure.

"A body that hasn’t decayed and still possesses the pressure it had in life... could this be the remains of a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch?"

Feeling that powerful aura, everyone’s face filled with shock.

A Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch, even just the corpse, was an extremely precious Treasure.

They were all tempted, but they couldn’t get close.

Even getting a little bit closer left them breathless from the pressure.

Zi Xi instructed, "This senior’s strength in life far surpassed ours. Do not attempt to touch his body. We should let our sect elders come and handle it."

Mu Hongyu also said, "Daoist Zi is right. Everyone, fall back. Our opportunity isn’t this corpse; it should be in that Flying Ship."

Hearing this, the crowd backed away.

They looked up, their gazes returning to the Flying Ship.

’Could the Ten Thousand Demon Blood Stone mentioned in the divination be inside?’

Li Chang’an mused to himself.

He didn’t act immediately, instead turning to look into the distance.

Gu Yunqi, Cui Baihong, and the other Cultivators from the Yellow Sand Sect and White Tiger Sect had also arrived before the Flying Ship.

Qin Hong, whom he controlled, was among this group of Cultivators.

The two sides had fought for many years and their enmity ran deep.

The moment they saw each other,

the atmosphere in front of the Flying Ship became charged with tension.

But no one made a move right away.

"Secure the opportunity first!"

Although the two sides didn’t communicate, they both came to the same decision.

The opportunity was right in front of them.

There was no need to fight to the death.

Facing such an uncertain opportunity, everyone resorted to the old method: sending Puppets to scout the path ahead.

Soon,

they discovered something.

The Flying Ship was protected by an extremely powerful Array.

Whether it was Puppets, Spirit Beasts, servants, or they themselves, nothing could break through that Array.

Besides Li Chang’an, there were several other Tier Three Array Masters present.

But they were all helpless against the Array.

After several failed attempts, Zi Xi had no choice but to look at Li Chang’an.

"Daoist Li, do you have a way?

Gu Yunqi and Cui Baihong also turned their gazes to Li Chang’an.

When it came to Array Dao Skill,

Li Chang’an’s was the highest among everyone present.

If even he was powerless, then everyone else could only return in disappointment.

After observing for a long time, Li Chang’an slowly shook his head.

"This Array’s Tier is extremely high. I’m afraid it’s a Tier Five Grand Array. And it shows no signs of decay, so there’s no opening to be found. I am powerless."

Hearing this, everyone was unwilling to accept it.

If it really was a Tier Five Grand Array, they might not be able to break it even if they used the full foundations of their Nascent Soul Sects.

They had fought for so many years for the opportunity in the depths of these ruins.

Were they really going to be stopped at the final hurdle?

Cui Baihong’s brows furrowed tightly as he shouted, "I’m afraid this Li Chang’an isn’t telling the truth! His Array Dao Skill is extremely high. He probably wants to trick us into leaving so he can take the opportunity here for himself!"

Hearing this, everyone turned to look at Li Chang’an, their expressions growing complicated.

Cui Baihong’s words were not without reason.

Although the others didn’t speak, the atmosphere between the two sides grew increasingly strange.

Gu Yunqi seized the opportunity. "Fellow Daoists, why don’t we join forces to take down Li Chang’an first, and then discuss the opportunity? Don’t forget, Li Chang’an is just a Loose Cultivator, not one of our Sect members!"

"Daoist Li may be a Loose Cultivator, but he is a friend of mine."

Zi Xi spoke calmly, summoning a Magical Treasure to show her stance.

The auras of the two sides locked onto each other, creating a tense standoff.

Just as a great battle was about to erupt.

Just then,

a voice that sent a chill down everyone’s spine suddenly echoed from in front of the Flying Ship.

"Why... why is it so noisy?"

In front of the Flying Ship, the withered corpse slowly raised its head.