Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Fostering Spirit Seeds.

Li Chang’an possessed a natural advantage. Not only was he a Wood Spirit Root Cultivator, but he also practiced the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique.

He picked up a Spirit Seed, infused it with Evergreen Magical Power, and circulated the Fostering Technique.

Before long, a tender sprout emerged from the Spirit Seed.

"So fast?"

Surprise appeared on the Puppet’s face once again. Although it was only a Low Tier Spirit Seed, it shouldn’t have been fostered to sprout so quickly.

Next, the surprise on its face grew even deeper. In Li Chang’an’s hands, all the Low Tier Spirit Seeds only took a few breaths to sprout tender buds. The High Tier Spirit Seeds took a bit longer, but they posed no difficulty for him either.

A short few hours later, all one thousand Spirit Seeds had sprouted, and each one brimmed with vigorous vitality.

"Senior, I have finished."

Li Chang’an bowed with cupped hands and took two steps back.

The Puppet wore an expression of disbelief, looking at him again and again as if he were a freak.

"How could it be this smooth? Are you really a Cultivator of the current era? Could you be a revived individual from the Ancient Wood Sect?"

"Senior, this junior is not a Cultivator of the Ancient Wood Sect, but I have indeed obtained a portion of the Ancient Wood Sect’s inheritance."

Li Chang’an spoke vaguely, deliberately withholding the matter of the Evergreen Technique.

The Puppet nodded slightly. "That makes sense. However, what kind of inheritance did you receive? If it’s an ordinary inheritance, it doesn’t matter much. But if it’s a core inheritance, you had better find a backer as soon as possible."

Li Chang’an asked in confusion, "Senior, why do you say that?"

"The Ancient Nine Immortal Sects kept a very tight watch over their own inheritances."

The Puppet patiently explained to him. During the Ancient Era, every time an inheritance was leaked, it would cause a massive uproar in the Cultivation Immortality Realm. The leak of the Pill Cauldron Sect’s Pill Formulas was just one of many such storms.

"You are not a disciple of the Ancient Wood Sect. If you cultivated a Cultivation Technique from their core inheritance and were discovered by their people, you wouldn’t be able to escape a fatal tribulation."

"Senior, the Ancient Wood Sect has already..."

"I know!"

The Puppet interrupted Li Chang’an’s words. Its expression was stern, and its tone was extremely solemn.

"You just want to say that the Ancient Wood Sect has already been annihilated in the great tribulation."

"Yes."

"I can tell you explicitly that the Nine Great Sects were never annihilated. They have merely secluded themselves from the world, and one day, they will reappear in the Cultivation Immortality Realm."

"Senior, do you have any proof of this?"

"No."

The Puppet stated that it didn’t know where the Nine Great Sects were hiding either. Over these past ninety thousand years, it had never made contact with them. However, it firmly believed that such powerful factions could never be wiped out overnight.

"Do you know that each Sect has no less than ten Divinity Transformation Powerhouses, and any single one of them could cause monstrous waves in the Cultivation Immortality Realm..."

The Puppet spoke to Li Chang’an about the glory of the Ancient Cultivation Immortality Realm. In the end, it casually commented on the various factions of the current era.

"Even that so-called Great Qi Immortal Dynasty could rely on a Divinity Transformation gift to stand tall for thirty thousand years without falling. The Nine Great Immortal Sects inherently possess quite a few Divinity Transformation cultivators, so how could they easily fall?"

For this reason, it advised Li Chang’an to find a backer. Without one, when the Nine Great Immortal Sects returned, a Loose Cultivator like him who had secretly learned an Immortal Sect’s Core Technique would definitely become one of the first targets to be purged.

Hearing this, Li Chang’an fell into deep thought. According to what the Puppet said, he would most likely truly face a Divinity Transformation fatal tribulation in the future.

Right now, he could only hope that the Nine Great Immortal Sects were truly annihilated and not just hiding somewhere.

At this moment, the Puppet spoke again.

"You look quite smart, kid. Why are you suddenly acting stupid?"

Li Chang’an paused in surprise. "Senior, why do you say that?"

"If you want to contend against the Ancient Wood Sect, you need to find an equivalent faction. What could be more suitable as your backer than my Pill Cauldron Sect?"

"I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Senior!" Li Chang’an was suddenly enlightened.

The Puppet waved its hand. "Continue the assessment. If you can’t pass, it means you have no affinity with my Pill Cauldron Sect."

"Understood!"

Soon, Li Chang’an entered the third round of the assessment.

This round tested the Fire Control Technique. Li Chang’an’s Fire Control Technique was learned from Master Dancheng’s disciple Liu Ying, and he had also received personal guidance from Master Dancheng himself; it was virtually flawless.

The Puppet watched and clicked its tongue in wonder.

"You are simply a natural-born Pill Master. It’s a pity you were born in the current era. Who knows if you’ll live to see the return of the Nine Great Immortal Sects."

After this, Li Chang’an passed the rounds one after another. The subsequent rounds posed almost no difficulty for him, and he passed them smoothly and effortlessly.

Before long, he arrived at the eighth round.

This round of assessment tested true Alchemy Skill. What appeared before his eyes were five Jade Scrolls.

The Puppet introduced them to him, "Inside the first Jade Scroll are various Pill Formulas for Tier One Elixirs, while the second Jade Scroll contains Tier Two Pill Formulas..."

What Li Chang’an needed to do was select ten of his most proficient Pill Formulas from each Jade Scroll. By refining ten Tier One Elixirs, he would be qualified to become a Servant Disciple. If he wanted to become a Core Disciple, he had to refine ten Tier Four Elixirs, with three chances for trial and error for each Elixir Pill.

"However, since you are still young and only a Quasi-Tier Four Alchemist, I can relax the conditions for you. You just need to refine ten Tier Three Top Grade Elixirs."

"Thank you, Senior!"

Li Chang’an naturally wouldn’t refuse. It hadn’t been long since he became a Tier Four Alchemist, so he had no confidence in refining ten Tier Four Elixirs within three chances of trial and error.

However, he had some doubts in his heart.

"Senior, according to the information I know, not every disciple of the Ancient Pill Furnace Sect knew how to perform Alchemy. Yet, judging by the content of this assessment, even a Servant Disciple must be an Alchemist."