Eternal Life by Daily Divination

What an unexpected surprise!

Li Chang’an never expected to find Yellow Sand Star Crystal here.

However, these few grains of Yellow Sand Star Crystal were not enough for refining the Earth Cloud Yellow Sand Pill.

He immediately interrogated Hu Ming.

"Where did you get this Yellow Sand Star Crystal? From the Nether Soul Sect?"

"No, right here in the Southern Domain."

Hu Ming told him everything.

When he first arrived in the Southern Domain, he had encountered a Tier Three Demon King in the Black Dragon Mountain Range—a Unihorned Mountain Drilling Beast.

The Mountain-Drilling Beast’s offensive power wasn’t strong, but its survival abilities were astonishing.

Although he could overpower it, he was unable to break through its Defense.

In the end, the Unihorned Mountain Drilling Beast escaped using its Earth Escape Technique.

Hu Ming only managed to crack a few of its scales, and in the gaps between them, he discovered these grains of Yellow Sand Star Crystal.

He guessed that the Unihorned Mountain Drilling Beast’s lair must contain a large amount of Yellow Sand Star Crystal.

Unfortunately, he lacked any tracking methods and could only let it get away.

"Daoist Li, those few scales are in my Storage Pouch. If you are skilled at tracking, you might be able to find it using the aura on them."

"Alright, I understand."

Li Chang’an quickly found several earth-yellow scales.

He took them out and used his Power of Divination, relying on the aura on the scales, to try and pinpoint the Unihorned Mountain Drilling Beast’s location.

However, the Divination was chaotic and unclear.

Li Chang’an sensed that if he wanted to deduce its exact location, he would have to sacrifice a significant portion of his lifespan.

’Does that Unihorned Mountain Drilling Beast have some kind of Treasure that conceals heavenly secrets?’

He tried again, but the result was the same.

He had no choice but to give up.

’I’ll have to let Dahuang handle this.’

Li Chang’an summoned Dahuang and gave him the Unihorned Mountain Drilling Beast’s scales, telling him to memorize the aura on them.

For some time after that, the man and his dog ventured deep into the Black Dragon Mountain Range.

Following the location Hu Ming had provided, they searched the area meticulously.

Dahuang could occasionally catch a whiff of the Unihorned Mountain Drilling Beast’s aura, but he would lose the trail just as quickly.

The Demon King was extremely cautious and rarely left its aura behind. Even the few traces it did leave might have been intentionally placed to mislead its enemies.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a year passed, but they still couldn’t find it.

Dahuang was a little disheartened. "Master, I’ve let you down. If my talent were stronger, I would definitely be able to find that Mountain-Drilling Beast."

"It’s fine. We have plenty of time. We’ll find it eventually."

Li Chang’an could tell that Dahuang was already using his talent to its absolute limit.

But in the end, he was only a Top Grade Bloodline Demon Beast.

His bloodline limited his natural abilities.

If his bloodline could advance further, allowing him to become an Earth Grade Bloodline Demon Beast, his talent would also improve, and perhaps then he could find the Mountain-Drilling Beast.

「In the years that followed.」

Dahuang often ventured deep into the Black Dragon Mountain Range to search.

Meanwhile, Li Chang’an was constantly accumulating his Golden Core Magical Power.

As his Magical Power grew more profound,

he could feel that he was only a single step away from the Middle Stage of Golden Core.

If he accumulated just a little more, he would be able to break through naturally without needing to force it.

’Let’s see, it’s about time to deliver Elixir Pills to Zi Xi again.’

Li Chang’an ended his cultivation, rose from his cave residence, and headed for the Ancient Ruins Secret Realm.

Originally, Zi Xi would come to pick up the Elixir Pills and Magical Treasures herself.

But in recent years, the conflict among the Four Great Sects had grown increasingly brutal.

Many Saint Children and Saintesses were vying for the remains of an Ancient Sect, and Zi Xi was completely tied up.

Therefore, every so often, Li Chang’an would make a trip to the Ancient Ruins Secret Realm to personally deliver the Elixir Pills and Magical Treasures to Zi Xi.

He arrived at the Secret Realm, landed on a Flying Ship, and asked, "Saintess, you all have been fighting over these Ancient Ruins for a long time. Is there truly a great opportunity within?"

"There should be."

Zi Xi’s eyes were ethereal as she gazed into the depths of the ruins.

Li Chang’an followed her gaze.

The depths of the ruins were a blur, filled with numerous fragmented Ancient Arrays that made it impossible to see clearly.

A moment later, Li Chang’an left the Secret Realm and returned to Changqing Mountain.

As soon as he returned to Changqing Mountain, a voice came from the Ten Thousand Poison Gu in his sleeve.

"Master, please set up an Array for me. I’m about to break through."

"Alright!"

Li Chang’an acted at once, setting up a Grand Array to conceal the worldly phenomenon.

He had already anticipated the Ten Thousand Poison Gu’s breakthrough.

Over the past few years, the Ten Thousand Poison Gu had consumed a great many Treasures for cultivating Gu Insects.

Furthermore, Li Chang’an had also fed it the vast number of Gu Insects from Hu Ming’s Spirit Beast Bag.

The current Ten Thousand Poison Gu was now on the proper path of growth for a Gu Insect.

It had gained the ability to command countless insects.

However, it still had a plump, round appearance, looking just like a ball. It didn’t have the slightest hint of an Insect King’s domineering aura.

After a moment, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power on Changqing Mountain stirred, forming a small vortex.

Vast Spiritual Power poured into the Ten Thousand Poison Gu’s body, and its aura began to climb steadily.

By that evening, the breakthrough was over.

The Ten Thousand Poison Gu had successfully broken through to the Tier Three Late Stage.

From this point on, various Tier Three Spiritual Poisons were basically no longer a threat to Li Chang’an.

Only Tier Four Spiritual Poison could make him feel wary.

But a Spirit Poison of that Tier might not even be found in a Nascent Soul Major Sect.

’The Demon Sects in Yan Country might have Tier Four Spiritual Poison, but Righteous Sects like the Purple Mist Sect and the Yellow Sand Sect probably don’t. Still, I can’t be careless,’ Li Chang’an mused to himself.

Just then, the Ten Thousand Poison Gu flew out of its seclusion spot and said pitifully,

"Master, I’m hungry again."

"Then eat!"

Li Chang’an casually tossed out a Poison Dao Treasure.

The Ten Thousand Poison Gu immediately caught it, hugged the Treasure gleefully, and returned to Li Chang’an’s sleeve.

The Evil Soul appeared at his side and said suspiciously, "Is that big fat worm really hungry? I feel like its stomach has never once been empty."