Eternal Life by Daily Divination

"Furthermore, as a Righteous Dao faction, why would the Cui family need a Demonic Treasure?

"Why would Qian Shi True Monarch know that the Cui family obtained the Heart Inquiry Worm Pill?

"..."

Various thoughts flashed through Li Chang’an’s mind. He reined in his wandering mind and made his move again.

A dozen breaths later, another Array vanished. Only three Tier Four Arrays remained around the Cui clan territory.

"This Array also serves a concealing purpose," Li Chang’an thought, his deep gaze fixed on the massive clan territory below. In his eyes, the already astonishing bloody glow had grown even thicker. The crimson light pierced the sky until only a sea of scarlet remained between heaven and earth. Furthermore, a faint, lingering stench of blood hovered around his nose.

Right then, Cui Niande’s voice echoed out again. "True Monarch Lin, our Cui family knows we were wrong. I am willing to take out all the Treasures in our Treasure Vault. I only beg you to show mercy and spare our Cui family."

His attitude had changed once more, becoming increasingly weak as he pleaded incessantly. He truly seemed like someone simply admitting fault and begging for mercy. However, Li Chang’an ignored him. With a cold expression, he flickered forward and continued breaking the third Array.

It wasn’t long before the third Array was also broken. The stench of blood became even more pronounced, seemingly permeating everything. The blood-red color before Li Chang’an’s eyes was now thicker than what he had seen at the demonic stronghold that harbored the Netherworld Blood Corpse.

"This Cui family has a major problem!" Li Chang’an thought, his profound eyes observing the fourth Array.

Within the Array, Cui Niande’s hoarse voice pleaded bitterly.

"True Monarch Lin, our Cui family has stood for a thousand years without committing a single evil deed. The disciples within the clan are almost entirely kind-hearted people. It’s just that the family is too large, so it’s inevitable that a few unmanageable scums would appear.

"Today’s matters were all single-handedly planned by Cui Nianhe. I beg True Monarch Lin not to implicate the innocent Cui clan members!"

Saying this, he slowly knelt down, prostrating himself on the ground. Behind him, the numerous Cui clan members followed suit and dropped to their knees.

"Please forgive our sins, True Monarch Lin!"

"True Monarch, I am willing to go to the Northern Plains to kill enemies, using the blood of Demonic Cultivators to wash away our Cui family’s sins."

"I am also willing to go to the Northern Domain! Senior, please spare our lives..."

"..."

The voices of thousands of Cui clan members rang out continuously, their cries for mercy blending into a singular wave. However, Li Chang’an’s expression did not change in the slightest.

"Break!"

The moment his words fell, the fourth Grand Array collapsed on the spot. He collected all the Treasures and erased the Array Patterns. Thus, only the final Array guarding the Cui clan territory remained.

Cui Niande suddenly threw his head back. With bloodshot eyes, he loudly pleaded, "True Monarch Lin, I beg you to leave one Clan Protection Array for our Cui family. Countless mortals in the Cui family need this Array for protection."

Li Chang’an continued to turn a deaf ear to his words. Hovering outside the Array, his eyes narrowed slightly as he observed it carefully. This final Array was much harder to break than the previous four; it could be considered a high-quality Array among Tier Four Low Grade Arrays. The Array Treasures used to form it were of higher quality, and the Array Patterns were far more complex.

"This Array also has a concealing effect," Li Chang’an mused inwardly. "Five consecutive Grand Arrays all possessing concealing properties... It seems there is something shameful hidden within the Cui clan territory."

The increasingly rich stench of blood gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Although this was the Cui clan territory, he felt as if he had returned to that demonic stronghold beneath the Northern Domain mountains from all those years ago.

"A Blood Pool!"

Li Chang’an’s gaze turned icy as he looked down. He was almost certain that beneath the Cui clan territory lay a Blood Pool used for nurturing Netherworld Blood Corpses. Furthermore, the scale of this Blood Pool far exceeded the one he and Zi Xi had discovered back then. He feared there was more than just a single Netherworld Blood Corpse inside!

With this in mind, he didn’t directly break the final Array and instead began an Array Formation of his own.

The materials from the previous four Grand Arrays were lying quietly in his Storage Pouch, completely intact and devoid of any damage. Li Chang’an transformed into streaks of phantom-like shadows, placing Treasures and drawing Array Patterns between heaven and earth.

Before long, an astonishing Array combining the materials of the four Grand Arrays took shape above the Cui clan territory. The power of this Array was exceptional; even a genuine Nascent Soul True Monarch would find it difficult to break. Although a Netherworld Blood Corpse possessed Tier Four Power, its other methods were far inferior to a true Nascent Soul, making it virtually impossible for it to break the Array and escape.

"This should be enough," Li Chang’an thought, fairly satisfied with this Grand Array. Yet, he still didn’t make a move. He hovered silently outside the Cui clan territory, waiting for the Divination to appear.

Soon, Midnight arrived. A golden light surfaced before his eyes.

[Divination Refreshed]

[Today’s Divination: Neutral]

[You attacked the Cui clan territory and discovered a Blood Pool beneath it, containing three Netherworld Blood Corpses nurtured to Tier Four.]

[You used the Array Power to effortlessly slaughter the three Blood Corpses and eradicated the local Blood Pool without encountering any accidents.]

"It really is a Blood Pool!" Li Chang’an’s gaze sharpened as he read the Divination’s contents.

To think that a full three Netherworld Blood Corpses would appear deep within Yuan Country. At this critical juncture in the Battle of Righteous and Evil, if these three Blood Corpses were to suddenly emerge, they could deal a fatal blow to the Righteous Dao!

"Destroying these three Blood Corpses can delay the progress of the Demonic Dao’s invasion, buying me time for my Nascent Soul Formation," Li Chang’an thought with a solemn expression.

These three Blood Corpses were no longer a threat to him. However, who knew how many more Blood Corpses remained undiscovered? That Celestial Nether True Monarch of the Demonic Dao had been scheming for hundreds of years. He had likely already infiltrated the Righteous Dao factions of both countries thoroughly.

Just as he was thinking this, a Fake Soul aura suddenly entered Li Chang’an’s perception. Moments later, a middle-aged Cultivator clad in a white robe appeared.

"I am Cui Ling. Are you Daoist Lin Fan?"

"I am!"

Li Chang’an recognized this person. Cui Ling was the junior brother of White Tiger True Monarch, and it hadn’t been long since his Nascent Soul Formation. He also possessed the Cui family’s bloodline—his father was a Cui clan member, making him half a member of the Cui family himself. Coming here today, he was most likely trying to help the Cui family out of this predicament.

Sure enough, it was as he expected.

Cui Ling spoke up, "Daoist Lin, today’s matters are indeed the Cui family’s fault. I am willing to offer amends on behalf of the Cui family. Please accept this item, Daoist Lin."

With a wave of his hand, a streak of Spiritual Light flew out of his Storage Pouch and arrived before Li Chang’an, transforming into a piece of Tier Four Middle Grade Spirit Wood. This compensation Treasure was quite sincere.

However, Li Chang’an did not accept it. He simply said indifferently, "Daoist Cui, you alone cannot afford to compensate for the Cui family’s sins."

"Why do you say that, Daoist Lin?" Cui Ling frowned, assuming that Li Chang’an thought the compensation Treasure wasn’t enough. He took out another Treasure and sent it hovering before Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an still didn’t accept it. Instead, he said, "The Cui family colluded with the Demonic Dao to nurture Netherworld Blood Corpses for them. Can you, Daoist Cui, bear the weight of such a sin?"

"Impossible, there must be a misunderstanding!" Cui Ling denied it outright, completely in disbelief. He glanced down at the Cui clan territory, his gaze sweeping over the expressions of the numerous Cui clan members. "Daoist Lin, I am willing to stake my reputation as a Nascent Soul on behalf of the Cui family. The Cui family would never collude with the Demonic Dao!"