Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Li Chang’an had no choice but to give up.

Regardless, with this pill and the Insect Monarch’s Exuvia, the Ten Thousand Poison Gu should be able to safely survive the double tribulation.

He thought, "The Tribulation Treasures are complete, and its own foundation is deep enough. All that is missing is a location for the breakthrough."

The ideal location for the breakthrough would be a Tier Four Spirit Vein. Neither Changqing Mountain nor the Changqing Divine Mountain in the Secret Realm had reached Tier Four.

Li Chang’an made a plan. He would hire a Tier Four Spiritual Vein Master and find a hidden location, having them temporarily cultivate a Tier Four Spirit Vein. It wouldn’t need to be maintained for long—just a few months would suffice. His current wealth was more than enough to support such a temporary Tier Four Spirit Vein.

He pondered, "Unfortunately, I don’t know how to cultivate a Spirit Vein myself. Relying on an outsider for this is ultimately unsafe.

"There are also treasures that can temporarily raise a Spirit Vein’s tier, just like the Spiritual Essence Pearl I used during my Core Formation. However, the Spiritual Essence Pearl can only temporarily elevate a Tier Two Top Grade Spirit Vein to Tier Three..."

Li Chang’an thought to himself. If he could obtain a treasure to temporarily elevate a Tier Three Top Grade Spirit Vein to a Tier Four Spirit Vein, he wouldn’t need to hire anyone.

"Forget it. I’ll gather information on the various Tier Four Spiritual Vein Masters first, and simultaneously look for a treasure to temporarily elevate a Spirit Vein," he concluded, quickly making up his mind. If he truly couldn’t find such a treasure, he would then hire a Tier Four Spiritual Vein Master.

With this in mind, he sent a message to Luo Qiantong, instructing him to handle the matter.

Luo Qiantong asked in shock, "Uncle Li, why do you need a Tier Four Spirit Vein? Are you preparing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?"

"It won’t be that fast. Don’t overthink it, just get it done." Li Chang’an gave a few simple instructions.

Afterward, he began examining the gains from his trip. Aside from the Heart Inquiry Worm Pill, the greatest harvest was naturally the five complete sets of Tier Four Grand Array Materials.

"Previously, I spent a massive amount of effort just to gather one set of Array Materials. To get five sets directly this time is truly a huge harvest!" Li Chang’an smiled, in an excellent mood.

Part of these treasures came from the Cui family’s thousand years of accumulation, while the rest were gifts from the Demonic Path. If he had to gather this many treasures entirely on his own, who knew how long it would take.

Li Chang’an inspected all the Array Treasures to ensure there were no traces left by the Demonic Path, then used an Escape Technique to head deep into Changqing Mountain. Using a large number of Tier Four Treasures, he set up a complete Tier Four Grand Array at the entrance of the Fire Cloud Secret Realm.

This array prevented Cultivators inside the Secret Realm from leaving and also stopped outside Cultivators from discovering it. Its concealment effects were exceptional. Even if the Divine Sense of a Nascent Soul True Monarch swept over it, they wouldn’t be able to detect anything unusual here.

"With this, things should be secure," Li Chang’an slowly breathed a sigh of relief. In the past, when he only had materials for a single Tier Four Array, he always felt it wasn’t enough. Now, he finally had a surplus.

Executing an Escape Technique, his figure blurred, and in an instant, he arrived at the Underground Palace where he cultivated poisonous insects.

He thought, "This Underground Palace also needs a Tier Four Grand Array to conceal it. If outsiders discover it, I’d likely be branded as a spy for the Five Poisons Valley."

With this in mind, Li Chang’an acted immediately, setting up a Tier Four Grand Array outside the Underground Palace. The other areas of Changqing Mountain had nothing particularly unusual—aside from the Spirit Medicine Garden having a bit more activity—which didn’t warrant concealment by a Tier Four Grand Array.

Li Chang’an looked around before returning to his cave dwelling. He took out the Cui Family Treasure Vault and extracted all the treasures. As the number one noble family in the Western Domain of Yuan Country, the Cui family had accumulated a massive amount of treasure. Many of them were items Li Chang’an could use.

"Counting these, I’ve already gathered more than half of the treasures needed for Tier Four Body Refinement," he noted, the corners of his lips curling up slightly as he tallied them one by one.

A short while later, a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes. He picked up a treasure and scrutinized it closely. The item was shaped like a bull horn and completely transparent, as if carved from crystal. Its treasure light was extremely dense—much denser than ordinary Tier Four Treasures.

"With my experience, I actually can’t recognize this item," he thought.

Li Chang’an thought for a moment, then took the item and left the cave dwelling, heading to a Spirit Medicine Garden in the back mountain.

Inside the Spirit Medicine Garden, the sound of a zither echoed. Long Niu sat among countless Spirit Medicines with a look of pure intoxication, gently plucking the zither strings with his hooves.

Li Chang’an walked over, interrupting him, and held up the Crystal Bull Horn. "Long Niu, do you recognize this item?"

"Of course I do!" Long Niu’s eyes lit up. He immediately snatched the item, exclaiming gleefully, "This is a Horned Profound Crystal, a Tier Four Top Grade Treasure! Even a tiny piece would be tremendously beneficial to me, and you actually got such a huge chunk!"

Li Chang’an said, "Since it’s useful to you, keep it."

"HEHEHE, Li Chang’an, I knew it! Sticking with you was definitely the right choice!"

"..."

Without another word, Li Chang’an turned and left. He returned to his cave dwelling to finish inventorying the remaining treasures.

That night, the inventory was complete. Just as Li Chang’an was about to rest for a moment, he suddenly sensed an abnormal fluctuation in the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power.

"Who is breaking through?" he wondered.

Taking a quick sense of the anomaly, he left the cave dwelling and arrived at the Spirit Medicine Garden in the back mountain. The one on the verge of breaking through was none other than Long Niu.

However, he wasn’t breaking through to Tier Four. He had simply taken a small step forward, reaching Quasi-Tier Four.

The moment he broke through, Li Chang’an noticed a bizarre change within himself as well. This change was invisible and intangible, yet he could faintly sense it.

"My luck seems to have skyrocketed," he realized.

As Long Niu’s master, Li Chang’an reaped considerable benefits every time Long Niu broke through. He vaguely felt that the world itself had become much friendlier toward him.

A moment later, Long Niu opened his eyes, which were now sparkling with divine light. He grinned. "Li Chang’an, thanks to the Horned Profound Crystal you gave me. Otherwise, I would have had to accumulate power for a few more years."