Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 178: Chapter 166: Killing Huang Liang in a Dream

Li Chang’an had originally thought this assassination would go smoothly.

But the results of the divination…

…left him deeply shaken.

In the past, even when the divination indicated “great misfortune,” he had only ever been severely injured.

But this time, it predicted his soul would be utterly destroyed—a death more final than any other!

“Huang He Master!”

Li Chang’an’s eyes narrowed as he looked in the direction of Yellow Crane Mountain.

He felt both wary and furious.

He had never once provoked the Yellow Crane Mountain Lineage, yet cultivators from that line constantly forced him into perilous situations.

From Huang Feng to Murong Kang, and now to Huang He Master!

Given Huang He Master’s perspective as a Golden Core cultivator, he would surely understand who was right and who was wrong if he just listened to Li Chang’an’s side of the story.

But according to the divination, he would still be tortured by the man until his soul was destroyed.

’Perhaps in his eyes, the rights and wrongs of an ant like me are completely irrelevant. Only fortuitous encounters matter.’

’This matter… I’ll have to plan this out carefully.’

Li Chang’an took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing all his emotions.

With his current strength, confronting Huang He Master…

…would be no different from courting death.

’Rumor has it that before Huang He Master made a name for himself, his methods were indistinguishable from those of a Tribulation Cultivator—he burned, killed, and plundered, stopping at no evil. It seems those rumors weren’t groundless after all.’

Li Chang’an frowned, lost in thought for a long time.

He didn’t want to confront Huang He Master directly, but Huang Liang was still investigating him relentlessly.

Though nothing had been uncovered yet, he couldn’t afford to take any chances.

This man.

He had to kill him!

He wouldn’t just kill Huang Liang; he would eliminate Murong Kang, the man backing him, as well.

And if he became strong enough in the future…

…he would utterly crush the entire Yellow Crane Mountain Lineage!

The words “soul utterly destroyed” were now seared into his mind, impossible to forget.

’One step at a time. I’ll kill the small fry first.’

Li Chang’an took a few more deep breaths.

The problem now was…

…how could he kill Huang Liang without drawing out Huang He Master?

’According to the divination, I fail to kill Huang Liang on the first try. His Protective Treasure blocks me, giving him a chance to call for help.’

Li Chang’an pondered.

With his current strength, any move he made would be a Foundation Establishment Technique.

Yet Huang Liang was somehow able to block it.

’The man must have a Treasure capable of withstanding an attack from a Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, or maybe even one with Golden Core Power!’

In other words…

…whether by a frontal assault or a sneak attack, the chances of killing him instantly were slim.

He would have to resort to special means.

’Poison?’

The thought came to Li Chang’an subconsciously.

His Ten Thousand Poison Gu was already at Tier One Peak. Having devoured numerous Poison Dao Treasures, it had a profound foundation.

The colorless, odorless poison it could release might be enough to kill Huang Liang.

But…

He was worried Huang Liang would realize he’d been poisoned and call for help from Huang He Master right before he died.

Unless he used an Illusion Poison to trap him in an Illusion Realm, letting him die without ever knowing he’d been poisoned.

’A Tier One Peak Illusion Poison isn’t foolproof. It would be best if I could get the Ten Thousand Poison Gu to advance to Tier Two…’

Li Chang’an spent a sleepless night, lost in thought for a long time.

…

「The next day.」

He went to the Black Market again and found Luo Baitong, asking him to keep an eye out for valuable Poison Dao Treasures.

Over the following period, Luo Baitong found several types of Poison Dao Treasures for him.

Li Chang’an bought all of them and fed them to the Ten Thousand Poison Gu, but the little creature never managed to advance.

’Still missing something.’

He shook his head slightly, feeling no need to rush.

This was not something that could be hurried.

If he got too impatient and made a mistake, he could fall into Huang He Master’s hands again and be tortured to death a second time.

…

「Two months later.」

Jin Yue from the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower sent word that two Earth Element Advancement Treasures had arrived.

Li Chang’an immediately went to buy them.

Each of these two Treasures could increase the success rate by five percent, and their effects could be stacked.

At this point, the Earth Element Advancement Treasures in Li Chang’an’s possession could, when combined, increase the success rate of advancement by over forty percent!

And that wasn’t even counting the Demon Heart Fruit!

The Demon Heart Fruit could temporarily elevate a Demon Beast’s bloodline grade.

During this time, Li Chang’an had read a great deal of information about the Demon Heart Fruit and now understood the Spirit Medicine’s specific effects.

If Dahuang consumed the fruit…

…its bloodline would be temporarily elevated from Middle Grade to Top Grade.

The temporary boost would last long enough for it to complete its advancement.

’A Top Grade Bloodline Demon Beast already has a decent chance of breaking through to Tier Two. With the addition of these advancement Treasures, it shouldn’t fail!’

Li Chang’an thought to himself.

Dahuang had been at Tier One Peak for a long time and had an incredibly deep foundation.

With the help of all the Treasures Li Chang’an had collected…

…if it still failed…

…it could only be blamed on bad luck.

’I’ll have it try to advance tomorrow.’

Li Chang’an completed the transaction, put away the two Treasures, and was about to leave the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.

Just then.

Two figures with strikingly similar auras suddenly stepped into the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.

It was none other than Pei Yingyao and Ji Mengyun, the master and disciple pair.

“Elder Pei, Daoist Ji!”

Li Chang’an stopped and cupped his fists in salute.

Pei Yingyao nodded slightly, her gaze lingering on him for a moment.

His Cultivation at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer surprised her slightly.

She had always felt that Li Chang’an relied too heavily on external items and had neglected his own training, thinking he would likely get stuck at the bottleneck between the Middle and Late Stages of Qi Refining.

She never expected Li Chang’an to break through so smoothly.

At that moment, Ji Mengyun raised her sword toward Li Chang’an.

“Daoist Li, I’ve completely adapted to this sword’s baleful aura. I may be able to complete its Refinement very soon. The things you worried about never came to pass.”

“Then congratulations, Daoist Ji.”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an glanced at the sword again.

The baleful aura on the sword was even denser than before.

’Perhaps…’

’…the Evil Soul is about to complete its possession of Ji Mengyun.’