Eternal Life by Daily Divination

With a mere thought from Li Chang’an, countless Array Treasures appeared, emanating a dense, dazzling treasure light. He raised his hand and summoned the Array Element Stone, carving dense Array Patterns onto its surface.

"This item serves as the Array Core..." he murmured. As time passed, every treasure was carved with Array Patterns and placed in its proper position. Li Chang’an wore a look of intense concentration, dedicating himself entirely to this Array Formation. Although he had dismantled many Tier Four Arrays, this was his first time personally laying one out. He couldn’t afford to be careless!

Some of the materials were unique. If he made a mistake and ruined them, he would have to waste time searching for replacements. Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

It didn’t take long for a complete Tier Four Array to take shape. This array was an original creation of Li Chang’an, combining multiple Killing Arrays, Trapping Arrays, and Illusion Arrays. Only he, as its controller, could enter and exit at will. Anyone else, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch, would find it incredibly difficult to break free once trapped.

Standing outside the array, Li Chang’an pondered silently, "Although the Fire Cloud Divine Lord is close to Tier Four, he still isn’t a true Tier Four. There shouldn’t be any surprises in this battle."

A moment later, he dismantled the entire array and laid it out again. This time, his Array Formation speed was even faster and much more fluid. Over the next few hours, he repeatedly dismantled and reconstructed the array. His proficiency steadily increased until he achieved effortless mastery.

Before he knew it, it was Late at Night. A streak of golden light appeared before his eyes.

[Divination has been refreshed.]

[Today’s Divination: Auspicious Trigram]

[Relying on the Tier Four Array Power, you successfully subdue the Fire Cloud Divine Lord and become the master of the entire Fire Cloud Secret Realm.]

"An Auspicious Trigram. It looks like it’s a sure thing!" Li Chang’an smiled. With a wave of his hand, he stowed away the array and entered the Fire Cloud Secret Realm.

Meanwhile, in the center of the Secret Realm at the Fire Cloud Divine Hall, the Fire Cloud Divine Lord suddenly summoned the Black and White Divine Emperors.

He instructed the two of them, "I will enter secluded cultivation for twenty years. During this time, the two of you will command the Fire Cloud Divine Hall. Unless it is a matter of great importance, do not disturb me."

"Understood!" Li Chang’an controlled the two of them to respond in unison.

Soon after, he watched as the Fire Cloud Divine Lord entered his secluded cultivation chamber.

RUMBLE... A heavy stone door fell, isolating the cultivation chamber from the outside world. Barring any accidents, the Fire Cloud Divine Lord would not emerge for another twenty years.

Li Chang’an had his own speculations regarding the purpose of this secluded cultivation. "It should be to break through to Tier Four Body Refinement," he deduced. He could sense that the Fire Cloud Divine Lord possessed abundant vitality and an incredibly tyrannical Physique, having already reached the most critical step. Just ahead lay a bottleneck that ordinary Cultivators found nearly impossible to surmount.

"With his talent in Body Refinement and a massive amount of Fire Cloud Crystals, he will likely succeed in breaking through to Tier Four Body Refinement if no one disturbs him," Li Chang’an thought. Naturally, he had no intention of giving him the chance to do so.

Not long after, his true body arrived, carrying the Array Treasures. "I’ll set up the array right here at his cultivation grounds," he decided. Concealing his aura entirely, Li Chang’an moved like a series of afterimages. With the Fire Cloud Divine Lord’s secluded cultivation chamber as the center, he quietly placed the treasures and traced out the Array Patterns.

A moment later, the complete Tier Four Array took shape. To prevent any accidents, he also laid out over twenty layers of Quasi-Tier Four Arrays outside this Tier Four Array.

Once everything was ready, Li Chang’an took control of the arrays and pushed the entire Tier Four Array to its absolute limits.

In the next instant, a terrifying beam of Spiritual Light descended from the sky like a divine punishment from the heavens, viciously bombarding the Fire Cloud Divine Lord’s cultivation chamber.

BOOM!

The Quasi-Tier Four Array protecting the chamber shattered instantly. The chamber itself exploded into pieces, dissolving into a churning cloud of smoke and dust.

"Who goes there?!" the Fire Cloud Divine Lord roared furiously, rocketing into the sky from amidst the dust. Wearing a fiery red robe, his entire body was crystalline in appearance, making him look like a pure humanoid monster. He locked his deadly gaze onto Li Chang’an, who was controlling the array. "Who are you? State your name!"

Faced with his wrathful interrogation, Li Chang’an didn’t answer directly. Instead, he simply stated with icy indifference, "Submit, and I can spare your life."

"Submit? To you?!" The Fire Cloud Divine Lord was consumed by uncontrollable rage. His crystalline body glowed a deep crimson, and roaring flames surged around him as if his fury had manifested into physical form. "I, Fire Cloud, will only submit to the strong! You are not worthy!"

"Then let’s fight." With a mere thought from Li Chang’an, the Tier Four Array rumbled to life.

The Fire Cloud Divine Lord’s expression shifted drastically. The sense of oppression this array gave him far exceeded that of any enemy he had faced in the past.

"A Tier Four Array! You’re actually a Tier Four Array Master!" The anger in his tone faded slightly, replaced by a heavy solemnity.

The next moment, another beam of Spiritual Light descended from the sky. It held no complex techniques, only pure Tier Four Power as it blasted toward the Fire Cloud Divine Lord without holding anything back.

"Defend!" The Fire Cloud Divine Lord opened his mouth and spat out several Tier Four Talismans. Just as the Black and White Divine Emperors had previously disclosed, he kept all his Tier Four Cards hidden within his very body to prevent them from being stolen by outsiders.

Golden light bloomed from the Talismans, transforming into layer upon layer of golden Spirit Shields that shielded him securely behind them.

BOOM!

The two forces of Tier Four Power clashed. The sound was like a deafening clap of thunder, echoing fiercely between heaven and earth. The fierce and domineering energy instantly transformed into an unstoppable shockwave that swept out in all directions.

CRACK! CRACK!

The layers of golden Spirit Shields shattered one after another. The Fire Cloud Divine Lord had no choice but to spit out even more Tier Four Cards to resist this terrifying Array Power.

At the same time, he activated a Quasi-Tier Four Illusion-Breaking Treasure, attempting to see through to the weak points of this Tier Four Array.

However, this array had been meticulously designed by Li Chang’an. Even when examined with his own Tier Four Stone Eye, there were no obvious flaws to be found. Naturally, the Fire Cloud Divine Lord’s Quasi-Tier Four Treasure couldn’t spot any weaknesses either.

Left with no other option, he was forced to deploy over a dozen Tier Four Cards, simultaneously bombarding the spot he assumed was the weakest.