Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Li Chang’an showed no mercy and resumed his slaughter.

A moment later.

Both men had been slain.

The mountain wind howled, but it failed to scatter the heavy stench of blood.

Li Chang’an took out dozens of Tier Two Burning Talismans, activated them all at once, and launched them into the surroundings.

In an instant, a rain of fiery meteors seemed to fall from the sky. Raging flames engulfed the area, burning away all traces.

’That should do it.’

Li Chang’an’s figure flickered as he chased after the Thorny Earth Dragon.

During the pursuit, he released Cao Shaolong’s soul to question it in detail.

"Cao Shaolong, how did you know back then that I was the one who killed Cao Shaolin?"

This question had lingered in Li Chang’an’s mind for a long time.

Although he and Su Yuyan had discussed it, and he knew of rare cases where brothers shared a psychic bond, he still wanted to know the specifics.

Terrified, Cao Shaolong asked in a trembling voice, "If I tell you, will you let me go?"

"You have three breaths."

Li Chang’an had no patience for bargaining and immediately activated the Venerable Soul Banner.

Cao Shaolong cried out in alarm. In that split second, he felt his soul on the verge of dissipating, about to be utterly extinguished from existence.

He hastily cried out.

"Don’t kill me, I’ll talk!"

No longer daring to delay or hide anything, he explained everything in detail.

After hearing his explanation,

Li Chang’an was lost in thought.

’The moment the younger brother died, the older one dreamed of his final moments. So such a bizarre thing really exists. It seems I’ll have to be more careful when killing blood brothers from now on. It would be best to kill them at the same time.’

Of course, such an occurrence was exceedingly rare, with few records of it in the entire Cultivation Immortality Realm.

That Li Chang’an had encountered it was pure coincidence.

"Cao Shaolong, you said you hired a Divination Master to perform a divination?"

"Yes."

"And that master didn’t suffer any backlash?"

"No."

Cao Shaolong explained that he had asked the master to divine his own fate, not Li Chang’an’s.

Furthermore,

the master’s divination wasn’t even accurate.

He hadn’t died to Li Chang’an’s Sword Qi; he had been blasted into a bloody mist by his magic.

Li Chang’an then asked, "What tier was that master’s Divination Skill?"

Cao Shaolong replied, "Tier Two Top Grade."

’Just Tier Two Top Grade? What gives him the right to call himself a master?’

Li Chang’an felt a bit more at ease; he had thought it was a Tier Three divination expert.

Having received a satisfactory answer,

he tossed Cao Shaolong’s soul back into the Venerable Soul Banner.

Not long after,

with Dahuang’s help,

Li Chang’an found the escaped Tier Two Earth Dragon.

"ROAR—"

The Earth Dragon roared, its entire body radiating a threatening aura in an attempt to force Li Chang’an back.

But Li Chang’an simply raised a hand and unleashed a beam of Cyan Wood Divine Light.

"Go!"

The cyan light flashed like lightning, striking the Earth Dragon in an instant.

The Earth Dragon shrieked in pain. Its carapace shattered as a gaping, bloody hole was blasted into its massive body, blood pouring out endlessly.

His body a blur, Li Chang’an appeared above the Earth Dragon’s head in a flash, his aura overwhelming as he threw a vicious punch.

BOOM!

This punch was utterly devastating!

The Earth Dragon’s skull was instantly shattered, killing it on the spot!

Li Chang’an slowly descended, a pale yellow Earth Dragon Beast Core already in his hand.

"You did well this time, Dahuang. Take this and refine it slowly."

With a casual flick of his wrist, he tossed the Beast Core to Dahuang.

Dahuang’s eyes lit up, its tail wagging so fast it became a blur. It caught the Beast Core in its mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

A Tier Two Beast Core was an incredible supplement for a Demon Beast!

Nearby,

the Profound Water Turtle stared expectantly at Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an glanced at it, found a Water Element Demon Core in his Storage Pouch, and tossed it over as well.

"Eat up."

He had obtained this Demon Core in the Ancient Wood Secret Realm.

Back then, a Tier Two Demon Beast had been occupying a Tier Two Spirit Vein, and Li Chang’an had slain it with the Heaven-Tearing Hand.

Although he had come to comprehend this magic on his own, he still had yet to fully master it.

Whenever he used it,

all of his Magical Power would be drained.

It drained every last bit he had!

The more it drained, the more terrifying its power became—even more shocking than the Cyan Wood Divine Light—but Li Chang’an didn’t dare to use it rashly.

’If word got out that I can’t even master a magic I comprehended myself, I’d become a laughingstock.’

Li Chang’an sighed inwardly as the image of the colossal hand that blotted out the sky reappeared in his mind.

The magic he had comprehended was nowhere near as powerful as that great hand; it only bore a faint, spiritual resemblance.

And yet...

Perhaps it was precisely this spiritual resemblance that made it so uncontrollable.

’Forget it. I’ll practice it more later. The Black Dragon Mountain Range is no place to linger. The bloody light on the horizon is growing more intense; I fear something major is about to happen.’

Li Chang’an collected the Earth Dragon’s corpse and, with a flicker of his body, departed.

「About an hour later.」

He concealed himself deep underground and began to inspect his recent gains.

As expected of Sect Foundation Establishment cultivators, Cao Shaolong and his four companions had plenty of Treasures in their Storage Pouches.

Spiritual Artifacts, Elixir Pills, Talismans—they had it all.

Li Chang’an carefully took inventory, setting aside any suspicious items and keeping only the Treasures that seemed safe.

’This is quite a haul. It’s enough to support me as I continue down the path of Tier Two Body Refinement!’

Pleased, he sorted all the Treasures by category, planning to sell them off gradually later.

Once he finished his inventory,

Li Chang’an left the area and began his journey home.

He hadn’t gotten far when Dahuang suddenly ran over from a distance to bring him a message.

"Yuyan is here?"

Li Chang’an was surprised.

Dahuang had picked up Su Yuyan’s scent, and it was tinged with the smell of blood.

She was most likely injured.

Li Chang’an frowned and looked into the distance.

’This is deep within the Black Dragon Mountain Range. To think Yuyan followed me all the way here... It seems she didn’t take my words to heart.’

He often warned his friends that caution should be their top priority.

It seemed now,

that only Xu Fugui and Chu Daniu had partially heeded his advice; the others hadn’t taken it seriously at all.

"Dahuang, take me to her!"

"WOOF!"

Dahuang immediately transformed into a pale yellow streak of light and led the way.

Just a quarter of an hour later,

Li Chang’an caught sight of Su Yuyan.

To his surprise, Su Yuyan was trapped inside an Array.

And the one controlling the Array was, shockingly, a Tier Two Demon Beast!