Eternal Life by Daily Divination

「About half an hour later.」

All the Golden Core Masters departed. They didn’t return to their own Tier Three Spiritual Lands, but instead headed straight for the Western Domain.

...

「The next day, late at night.」

A massacre occurred in the Western Domain.

A Golden Core Family that had existed for over two thousand years was annihilated. All four of its Golden Core Masters were killed, and countless clan members were reduced to bloody corpses.

With this, only eight of the Western Domain’s ten great Noble Families remained.

When the news spread, the entire Western Domain was shaken.

Some were terrified, while others were furious.

”Those damned Golden Core Cultivators from the Southern Domain launched another sneak attack! This absolutely cannot be tolerated!”

”Everyone, we must join forces and strike back! We will annihilate the entire Southern Domain and slaughter every last one of their Golden Core Cultivators!”

”Otherwise, I’m afraid they’ll just attack us again!”

Faced with the threat of death and the annihilation of their clans, nearly every Golden Core Master in the Western Domain was stirred to action.

The Southern Domain’s last sneak attack was in retaliation for Shi Hu Master’s assault on the Ou Family.

But what was the reason this time?

It seemed there was no reason at all!

However, after the Golden Core Masters from the Western Domain’s various Sects and Noble Families gathered, they learned a piece of shocking news.

”What? Shi Hu went to the Southern Domain again?”

Upon hearing this news, they finally understood the reason for the Southern Domain’s attack.

It was revenge, once again!

After this news spread, the Western Domain’s fiery bluster died down considerably.

The various factions rushed to Shi Hu Immortal City to demand an explanation from Shi Hu Master.

...

「At the same time.」

Within the Mo Clan Territory, Mo Qingxue used her Spirit Beast Bag to return the many Mo Clan Members home.

Learning that their great enemy had retreated, the entire Mo Family erupted in celebration.

”The people of the Western Domain are nothing special!”

”The Ou Family couldn’t stop them, but our Mo Family did!”

”It’s all thanks to Elder Qingxue...”

The clan members were all beaming with excitement.

Naturally, none of them wanted to leave their ancestral lands.

Without the Tier Three Spirit Vein in the Mo Clan Territory, it would be nearly impossible for the Mo Family to produce another Golden Core Master.

Sensing the joyous atmosphere, a faint smile slowly appeared on Mo Qingxue’s normally cold, beautiful face.

She valued her family above all else; otherwise, she wouldn’t have forced an early Core Formation for their sake all those years ago.

”Chang’an, how would you like me to thank you?”

Her beautiful eyes shimmered like water, and her aura was gentle. Like melting ice, the chill that always clung to her had completely vanished.

Li Chang’an thought for a moment before speaking.

”Daoist Mo, about the Mo Family Treasure Vault...”

”Why are you still calling me Daoist Mo?”

Mo Qingxue suddenly interrupted him.

Her eyes were gentle as she said softly, ”We’ve known each other for many years. We’re not strangers. Just call me Qingxue.”

”Alright.”

Li Chang’an noticed the change in her attitude and didn’t object.

He brought up the matter of the Treasure Vault again.

To construct the Grand Array protecting the Mo Clan Territory, he had paid for many of the Array Materials out of his own pocket.

The combined value of those materials was enough to claim most of the remaining Treasures in the Mo Family Treasure Vault.

”Qingxue, our relationship is good, but the path of Cultivation is impossible without resources. If you want to keep these arrays, you must exchange Treasures for them. As for thanking me...”

Li Chang’an paused.

”If you truly want to thank me, you can just give me some more Treasures.”

”Chang’an, why are you always thinking about Cultivation?”

A hint of confusion appeared on Mo Qingxue’s beautiful face.

Just as she had said before, with their level of talent, it was impossible for them to reach Nascent Soul Formation. There was no need to pour all their energy into Cultivation day in and day out.

”Chang’an, there are many things in this world more wonderful than Cultivation.”

Her voice was soft. As she spoke, she gently took Li Chang’an’s hand. Her own, usually as cold as ice, was now burning hot.

The bold gesture brought a blush to her cheeks.

Li Chang’an froze for a moment and tried to pull his hand away.

But Mo Qingxue held on tightly.

”Chang’an, do you really intend to spend the next three hundred years of your life in solitude?”

”Qingxue, the truth is, I still want to achieve Nascent Soul Formation.”

”Nascent Soul Formation?”

A flicker of astonishment flashed in Mo Qingxue’s beautiful eyes.

When she was younger, she too had dreamed of the day she would achieve Nascent Soul Formation, but she had long since abandoned such an unrealistic notion.

There were very few Nascent Soul Cultivators in the entire Cultivation Immortality Realm of Zhao Country.

Countless cultivators with far greater talent than her had fallen at the final step to Nascent Soul Formation.

She had assumed Li Chang’an was like her and had given up on pursuing the distant realm of Nascent Soul Formation.

But his words took her completely by surprise.

”Chang’an, are you truly determined to walk the path to Nascent Soul Formation?”

Mo Qingxue’s gaze softened, her eyes like gentle water as she looked at Li Chang’an and saw the resolve on his face.

”That’s right!”

Li Chang’an’s Dao Heart was unshakably firm; he had never been content with his Golden Core Cultivation.

”The Cultivation Immortality Realm is in constant turmoil. Golden Core Cultivators may seem powerful, but they are just duckweed on the water, helpless to do anything but drift with the current. Only Nascent Soul True Monarchs can truly stir the winds and clouds and carve out a place for themselves in this world!”

”I see. I understand now.”

Mo Qingxue completely understood what he was saying.

’If I had a Nascent Soul Cultivation, would I have to spend my days worrying about my family’s survival?’

A single Nascent Soul True Monarch could annihilate all the Golden Core Influences in the Western Domain with a flick of the wrist!

In the eyes of Low Tier Cultivators, she was an omnipotent Golden Core Master, yet she herself still often felt powerless.

Her voice was gentle. ”Chang’an, your ambition reaches further than mine. I won’t stand in the way of your path. Since you are unwilling to become my Dao companion, then let it be.”

”Qingxue, I’m glad you understand.”

Li Chang’an breathed a small sigh of relief.

”Everyone has their own path. The road to Nascent Soul Formation is difficult, but I...”

Before he could finish, his words were cut off by a pair of warm, red lips.

Mo Qingxue’s eyes were shut tight, her beautiful face completely flushed, her eyelashes trembling. A long moment passed before she pulled away and gazed at him, her eyes full of deep affection.