Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Among the special constitutions Li Chang’an had encountered,

Ye Mengxian’s was particularly unique.

Her symbol was located within her spine, completely different from the others.

Furthermore, she used to dream frequently of a female immortal in white, while Mu Xiaoxiao and Song Yu’er never had such strange dreams.

’Could it be that her symbol truly hides a female immortal?’

The realm of immortals was far too remote for Li Chang’an.

He couldn’t figure it out for now, so he pushed the question to the back of his mind and focused his attention on Gu Yunqi’s symbol.

This symbol was hidden deep within his Sea of Consciousness, its shape indistinct.

Li Chang’an cautiously controlled wisps of his Divine Sense, stealthily approaching to form a cage of Divine Sense around the symbol.

The cage slowly contracted.

Before long, it touched the symbol.

"VMMM—"

The symbol trembled violently.

It instantly erupted with terrifying power, tearing apart Li Chang’an’s Divine Sense cage and fleeing to another part of the Sea of Consciousness.

Li Chang’an’s face paled. His Divine Sense had suffered minor damage, but fortunately, he would recover quickly.

The moment they made contact,

a flood of chaotic insights into the Power of Earth Element surged into his mind.

As a Cultivator with a Wood Spirit Root, the benefits he could glean from these insights were extremely limited.

When Li Chang’an tried to approach again,

the symbol seemed to anticipate him. It instantly burst apart, transforming into a stream of earthy-yellow motes of light that drifted to another corner of the Sea of Consciousness, giving him no opportunity to act.

’A pity. I can’t take this symbol, nor can I replicate it.’

Li Chang’an was naturally tempted by the Yellow Sand Undying Body.

After all, it was a powerful life-saving ability.

Unfortunately,

he had yet to find a way to replicate or transfer a Spirit Body.

’Song Yu’er’s symbol no longer shows much hostility toward me, but it’s just as impossible to transfer. Even touching it is difficult.’

Li Chang’an felt a twinge of regret.

He had wanted a Spirit Body ever since he first met Mu Xiaoxiao.

All these years had passed, yet he still had an ordinary, unremarkable constitution, able to cultivate only by relying on his Spiritual Root.

’Oh well. Perhaps my cultivation realm just isn’t high enough.’

Li Chang’an stopped trying.

He withdrew his hundreds of wisps of Divine Sense, then opened Gu Yunqi’s Storage Pouch to take a look.

The man truly lived up to his reputation as Huang Sha True Monarch’s senior disciple. The quantity and quality of the Treasures in his Storage Pouch far surpassed those in Wei Xu’s.

However, most of the High Tier Treasures bore Huang Sha True Monarch’s mark.

Li Chang’an didn’t touch them.

He only took the rest of the items, which were unmarked.

Among them were several inheritances for Skills that were of some use to him, such as one for creating Tier Three Top Grade Puppets.

Soon,

he found the final key tucked away in a corner of the Storage Pouch.

This key looked similar to the other three, and on its surface was engraved the character for "Evergreen."

’Ancient Wood Evergreen, I’ve finally collected them all!’

A smile touched Li Chang’an’s lips, his mood soaring.

For the sake of these four keys,

he had been plotting since the day he achieved Core Formation. He had experienced countless hardships and dangers, faced down the Celestial Prides of Major Sects, and even clashed with the Puppet of a True Monarch.

Without the aid of his divinations, the entire process would have been a life-or-death struggle.

Fortunately, it was all worth it!

’Now let’s see just where that Ancient Wood Cave Mansion is located.’

With a flicker of intent, the Immortal Golden Core within Li Chang’an’s body erupted in a dazzling, resplendent light, and he began to frantically pour his Golden Core Magical Power into the four keys.

Instantly,

he felt a resonance and looked toward the Yuan Country.

As he continued to infuse his Magical Power, the resonance intensified, and the location grew more distinct.

’That’s... the Southern Domain of the Yuan Country, right where the Vermilion Bird Sect is!’

Back when Li Chang’an had obtained the first three scrolls of the Cultivation Technique, he had felt a similar resonance.

The approximate location he had sensed then was also in the Southern Domain of the Yuan Country.

Of course,

this time, it was far more precise.

The specific location was right near the Mountain Gate of the Vermilion Bird Sect.

’Good. I have Mu Hongyu, the Saintess of the Vermilion Bird Sect, as a contact. It shouldn’t be difficult to get close to that area.’

Li Chang’an was secretly glad; thankfully, Mu Hongyu owed him a life debt.

He memorized the location, intending to go and scout it out himself first.

It would be best if he could enter the area directly.

If not,

then he would seek out Mu Hongyu.

Li Chang’an stopped infusing his Magical Power, and the resonance in his mind immediately vanished.

He activated his Wood Seed Technique, restoring Gu Yunqi’s ability to speak, and began his interrogation.

"Daoist Gu, where did you obtain this key? Were there any other Treasures or inheritances near it?"

"The key?"

Seeing the four keys in Li Chang’an’s hand, realization dawned on Gu Yunqi.

"Li Chang’an, you didn’t come after me because of some grudge between us, but because of this key?"

"You’re wrong again, Daoist Gu. The key was the main reason, but I did genuinely want to kill you."

Li Chang’an admitted frankly.

Gu Yunqi was exceptionally talented. He was certain to reach Nascent Soul Formation before him, and his chances of succeeding were incredibly high.

"If I let you succeed in your Nascent Soul Formation, Daoist Gu, I would only gain another enemy at the Nascent Soul realm."

"I see."

Having gotten the answer he sought, Gu Yunqi answered Li Chang’an’s question.

He had obtained the key

in a Secret Realm.

At the time, the key was inside an ancient tomb.

The master of that tomb wore the Magic Robe of a disciple from the Ancient Wood Sect of the Ancient Times.

Gu Yunqi had guessed the key was related to some core inheritance of the Ancient Wood Sect, but he had never figured out how to use it.

Only today, upon seeing the other three keys,

did he finally understand.

’So there are four keys in total, corresponding to the four characters of "Ancient Wood Evergreen."’

Connecting this to the Perfect Technique that Li Chang’an cultivated, Gu Yunqi understood everything.

Li Chang’an had obtained the inheritance of an Ancient Divinity Transformation Sect, making him equivalent to a Core Disciple of such a sect.

Meanwhile, Gu Yunqi himself was merely the Core Disciple of a Nascent Soul Sect.

It was only natural that he had lost to Li Chang’an.