Eternal Life by Daily Divination

But as a True Monarch’s disciple, he had always been exceptionally arrogant and rarely competed with ordinary Saint Children for opportunities. He held no grudge against Qin Hong or the others.

"In the Great Jin ruins, that Quasi-Tier Four Spirit Medicine you had your eye on was useful to me as well, but I let you have it. Do you remember?"

Gu Yunqi’s eyes were bloodshot as he stared deathly at the blurry figure outside the Array.

Just then,

A familiar voice sounded by his ear.

"Daoist Gu, the one you offended was not Qin Hong, but me."

Li Chang’an’s figure slowly materialized, appearing before Gu Yunqi.

After seeing his face clearly,

Gu Yunqi was utterly shaken, his pupils trembling slightly. He couldn’t believe his eyes.

"Li Chang’an, how could it be you?"

In his eyes, Li Chang’an had always been a pathetically weak opponent.

Even though Li Chang’an possessed a Quasi-Tier Four Array Dao Skill,

Gu Yunqi was still confident he could kill him.

After all,

Array Formation takes time.

Gu Yunqi told himself that no matter how foolish he was, he would never allow Li Chang’an the time to set up an Array.

Even if he were truly caught in a Quasi-Tier Four Array, he had a Tier Four Card that could break it open.

But now, the truth was laid bare before him.

He had been forced into a dead end by the power of one Array after another!

"Li Chang’an, how were you able to take my Storage Pouch?"

Gu Yunqi’s voice was hoarse, his heart filled with bitter resentment.

If he still had his Storage Pouch, he could have used his many Treasures to fight his way out of here.

And even if he couldn’t, he could have asked Huang Sha True Monarch to save him.

Li Chang’an’s tone was calm. "Daoist Gu, do you still remember that palace in the Great Jin ruins, where you were unable to retrieve the Treasure within, no matter what you tried?"

"That palace?"

Gu Yunqi recalled the incident.

After it happened, he had asked Huang Sha True Monarch and learned that the reason he couldn’t get the Treasure was because of a Tier Four Power of Divination within the palace.

"Illusions and reality, truth and falsehood... it all becomes muddled... Li Chang’an, you... you’re a Tier Four Divination Grandmaster!"

Gu Yunqi’s face turned ashen. He collapsed to the ground, understanding everything.

Facing a Tier Four Divination Grandmaster, what good were all his tricks?

This kind of person...

Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch like his master had to treat them with extreme caution.

"Li Chang’an, to think you are such a Celestial Pride, able to master a Tier Four Divination Skill at the Early Stage of Golden Core... Your comprehension might not match Mo Qingkuang’s from ten thousand years ago, but it can’t be far off... And I foolishly treated you like a common Loose Cultivator all this time..."

Gu Yunqi muttered hoarsely, understanding that his loss was not unjust.

He hadn’t lost to an ordinary Loose Cultivator, but to a prodigious genius seen only once in ten thousand years!

"Fortunately, the heavens are ultimately fair. They gave you such comprehension but didn’t grant you a very good Spiritual Root. You most likely haven’t figured out a Spirit Root Ascension method, otherwise your Golden Core Quality wouldn’t be merely average."

"Daoist Gu, you are mistaken."

Li Chang’an flicked his finger, sending out a streak of green light.

The green light flew into Gu Yunqi’s body, transforming into a Wood Seed just below his heart.

Immediately after,

The Wood Seed took root and sprouted.

Countless fine branches, carrying Li Chang’an’s Golden Core Magical Power, began to gradually invade Gu Yunqi’s body.

"An Immortal Golden Core!"

Sensing the quality of this Golden Core Magical Power, Gu Yunqi was once again thunderstruck.

"Li Chang’an, you have an Immortal Golden Core too!"

Furthermore, the quality of Li Chang’an’s Golden Core Magical Power was even higher than his own.

Even among Immortal Golden Cores, there were differences in quality!

Gu Yunqi asked in disbelief, "Li Chang’an, how many drops of Liquid Magical Power did you accumulate before you underwent Core Formation?"

"Three hundred and sixty-five drops."

Li Chang’an did not hide it, telling him the truth.

Hearing this, Gu Yunqi’s whole body trembled as a tidal wave of shock crashed through his mind.

"A Perfect Technique! Such a technique actually exists?"

"Of course it exists."

Li Chang’an nodded. He was also a little curious about Gu Yunqi’s state before Core Formation.

"Daoist Gu, how much magical power did you accumulate before your Core Formation?"

"Three hundred and sixty-three drops."

Gu Yunqi stated a very high number.

His accumulation was already extremely close to the perfect state.

It seemed the technique he practiced was a rather exceptional True Celestial Grade Cultivation Method.

But in the end, it was still a hair short of perfection.

It was this slight difference that made the quality of his Immortal Golden Core inferior to Li Chang’an’s.

"I always thought that my Golden Core Quality was enough to look down upon the entire Zhao Country Cultivation Immortality Realm. Only today do I understand what they mean when they say there’s always someone better, a higher heaven beyond the heavens!"

Gu Yunqi let out a deep sigh.

After learning of Li Chang’an’s accumulation during Foundation Establishment, he was completely and utterly defeated.

Whether it was Golden Core Quality or Cultivation Immortality Techniques, he was no match for Li Chang’an.

Defeated on all fronts!

If the two of them were to fight at the same cultivation level, Li Chang’an could still defeat him even without using his Array and Divination Skills.

Moreover,

The branches constantly spreading within his body made him understand why Qin Hong worked for Li Chang’an.

"It seems you not only obtained Mo Qingkuang’s inheritance, but with your peerless comprehension, you also improved upon his Blood Seed Technique."

Gu Yunqi’s expression turned bleak. He gave up all resistance, allowing Li Chang’an to finish refining him into a puppet.

"It’s finally done!"

Li Chang’an let out a long breath, relieved that there had been no mishaps.

He put away the two puppets, Gu Yunqi and Qin Hong, and collected all the numerous Arrays, Dharma Pills, and Ancient Treasures in the area, erasing every trace of his presence.

After he finished, the ruins returned to their original state.

With a flicker, Li Chang’an’s figure transformed into a streak of light and departed.

...

「Late one night.」

Li Chang’an returned to Changqing Mountain, entered his residence, and sealed the main gate.

He took out Gu Yunqi. Instead of questioning him, he used the Divine Splitting Technique, sending out several hundred strands of his Divine Sense to search carefully inside Gu Yunqi’s body.

Soon, in Gu Yunqi’s Sea of Consciousness, he saw a symbol that was entirely earth-yellow.

It was precisely this symbol that had created Gu Yunqi’s Yellow Sand Spirit Body.

’Strange... Gu Yunqi’s, Mu Xiaoxiao’s, and Song Yu’Er’s symbols are all in their Sea of Consciousness. Why is Ye Mengxian’s symbol in her spine?’