Eternal Life by Daily Divination

"I understand!"

As Huang Sha True Monarch’s head disciple, Gu Yunqi naturally had quite a few Tier Four Cards.

A single Tier Four Talisman would be enough to break the Quasi-Tier Four Array.

He said solemnly, "Daoist Qin, if this succeeds, I will owe you a favor. Please, lead the way."

"Very well. Daoist Gu, follow me."

Soon, the two of them quietly left the Flying Ship and journeyed through the night to the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm.

The Earth Cloud Yellow Sand Pill was extremely important to Gu Yunqi, so he hadn’t told anyone else about it.

He wasn’t too suspicious of Qin Hong.

After all, the aura of the Earth Cloud Yellow Sand Pill couldn’t be faked.

There was no way Qin Hong could have found the Pill Formula for such an Ancient Elixir, gathered all the required materials, and then specially commissioned someone to go through the trouble of refining it just to use it against him.

...

And so, Li Chang’an led Gu Yunqi deep into the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm, to the site of the ruins.

Sensing the aura of the Earth Cloud Yellow Sand Pill emanating from a crack in the Array, a barely perceptible flicker of excitement flashed in Gu Yunqi’s eyes.

’It really is a Quasi-Tier Four Grand Array, but it’s been damaged over the ages.’

After observing for a moment, a Spiritual Light flashed in his hand, and a Tier Four Talisman appeared.

He activated the Talisman. Its Spirit Patterns began to burn, releasing a blinding golden light that shot toward the Quasi-Tier Four Array like a blazing sun.

BOOM!

The two collided.

The Talisman instantly shattered, and the Quasi-Tier Four Array collapsed in its wake.

In that instant, the auras of countless Ancient Treasures rushed out to greet them.

Suspecting nothing, Gu Yunqi headed straight for the deepest part of the ruins, toward the location of the Earth Cloud Yellow Sand Pill.

With the Earth Cloud Yellow Sand Pill right before him, his face filled with joy. He reached out to grab it, but his hand closed on empty air.

"This is bad!"

Gu Yunqi’s expression changed. He realized something was wrong, but it was already too late.

All around him, more than twenty Quasi-Tier Four Grand Arrays materialized at once.

The Tier Four Power of Divination permeated the Arrays, filling the surroundings with a profound and illusory aura.

"Qin Hong, how dare you set me up!"

Gu Yunqi roared, killing intent surging within him.

"When I get out of here, I’ll have your head!"

As he spoke, he probed his Storage Pouch with his Divine Sense, intending to retrieve a Tier Four Card for Array-Breaking.

To his shock, he discovered his Storage Pouch had vanished into thin air!

The omnipresent Power of Divination obscured the truth, blurring his perception of everything until it felt like he was trapped in a nightmare. He had no idea when someone had snatched his Storage Pouch.

Gu Yunqi’s expression grew increasingly grim.

His Storage Pouch contained not only his Tier Four Cards, but also the Treasure he used to contact Huang Sha True Monarch.

And now, it was all gone!

"Even without my Tier Four Cards, I can still shatter these arrays!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Gu Yunqi’s eyes. He instantly began to burn his life force. His black hair turned greyish-white, and his aura skyrocketed, far surpassing the Golden Core Limit.

"Break!"

He let out a fierce cry, unleashing his strongest Celestial Grade Magic in an attempt to shatter the Array with brute force.

BOOM!

A thunderous roar echoed through the world.

Had this been a true Quasi-Tier Four Residual Array, he might have actually broken through.

However, the twenty-odd Arrays here were all perfectly intact. Their Array Patterns were interlinked, allowing them to absorb his astonishing attack in unison without suffering the slightest damage.

"Impossible!"

He gritted his teeth and unleashed another spell.

But the result was exactly the same.

The next moment, torrents of Array Power materialized, each one surpassing the Golden Core Limit, and slammed into Gu Yunqi in unison.

"No! I refuse to die here!"

With his hair in disarray, Gu Yunqi roared hoarsely as countless grains of yellow sand manifested around him.

The torrents of Array Power bombarded his body but failed to injure him, merely blasting away clouds of crystalline yellow sand.

Seeing this, Li Chang’an, who was secretly controlling the Arrays from the shadows, looked on with a grave expression.

’The Yellow Sand Undying Body!’

He had read about it in ancient texts.

Cultivators who possess the Yellow Sand Spirit Body have a chance to awaken the Yellow Sand Undying Body.

This physique was extremely special.

When facing a life-or-death crisis, the user could transform their body into a cloud of yellow sand, drastically weakening enemy attacks.

Gu Yunqi had just activated his Yellow Sand Undying Body.

After hundreds of consecutive blasts from the Array Power...

...he remained completely unharmed!

"Return!"

Gu Yunqi shouted.

A gust of wind immediately stirred, carrying the scattered yellow sand back into his body.

In the blink of an eye, he returned to his original form.

Even his aura hadn’t diminished in the slightest; he was still in his peak state.

’As expected of the Yellow Sand Sect’s strongest Saint Child. If nothing goes wrong for him, his chances of achieving Nascent Soul Formation are extremely high.’

Li Chang’an showed no mercy, continuing to channel the Array Power.

The Yellow Sand Undying Body was not truly undying!

The advantages granted by an Innate Physique, after all, had their limits.

In the quarter-hour that followed, Li Chang’an repeatedly battered Gu Yunqi, forcing him back into his Yellow Sand Undying Body state several times.

He noticed that with each transformation, the time Gu Yunqi needed to recover grew longer and longer.

Finally, when another blast of Array Power struck Gu Yunqi, he could no longer transform into his Yellow Sand Undying Body and was forced to endure the hit directly.

BOOM!

Gu Yunqi’s face went pale. He cast a Defense Magic to block the blast of Array Power.

His Treasure Armor had long since shattered, his other Protective Treasures had turned to dust, and the Golden Core within him was growing ever dimmer.

As time wore on, he gradually exhausted all his options, yet the Array Power seemed endless.

Eventually, even his Magical Power was nearly depleted.

He was at the end of his rope.

"Qin Hong, when did I ever offend you?"

No longer hoping to fight his way out, Gu Yunqi shouted the question.

All he wanted now was an answer to that question.

He and Qin Hong were both Saint Children and shared a competitive relationship.