Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Overjoyed, he transformed into a streak of light and appeared before Li Chang’an.

”Thank you, Master!”

A Tier Three Demon Beast’s breakthrough was usually measured in centuries.

Many Demon Beasts might never break through in their entire lives, like the Zhou Family’s Old Demon King, the Abyssal Water Turtle.

Before it took control of the Zhou Family, its strength had been stagnant at the Tier Three Early Stage for nearly a thousand years, unable to advance further.

The Profound Water Turtle was only able to break through so quickly thanks to the vast amount of Treasures Li Chang’an had given it.

”You’re welcome. Cultivate well. Your Cultivation is my Cultivation, and I’m counting on you to reach Tier Four.”

Li Chang’an patted his head and smiled.

”Xiaohai, if you can reach Tier Four, I won’t have to worry about that old geezer Huang Sha True Monarch anymore.”

”Rest assured, Master. I will not slack off!”

The Profound Water Turtle was well aware of Li Chang’an’s situation and cultivated with extreme diligence.

Although Huang Sha True Monarch had signed a Spirit Contract with Jiang Xuanyuan, the contract wasn’t very restrictive. He could tear it up by simply enduring a minor backlash.

The reason he no longer acted personally was that he felt it wasn’t worth suffering a backlash for a junior like Li Chang’an.

For that reason, he only dispatched his Disciples to act.

After Shi Hu Master’s death, the task of dealing with Li Chang’an fell to another one of his disciples, Wei Xu.

Wei Xu was one of the Yellow Sand Sect’s Saint Children, and his strength was formidable.

However, after leaving the Yellow Sand Sect, he didn’t move against Li Chang’an directly. Instead, he ended up in a confrontation with the Zi Xi Saintess.

Over the past few years, the two sides had been locked in a stalemate outside a Spiritual Ore mine in the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm.

Li Chang’an had heard that many good things had been excavated from the depths of that Spiritual Ore mine.

’Thankfully, Zi Xi is holding him back for me. Otherwise, I’d have to bother with dealing with that Wei Xu.’

He had little interest in the Treasures within the Spiritual Ore mine. He only hoped the two would continue their standoff and not disturb his Cultivation.

Of course, Liu Feiyan of Mandarin Duck Valley did not feel the same way.

She had already urged Wei Xu dozens of times, but Wei Xu always found some excuse to put her off.

During these years, the Mandarin Duck Valley Golden Core Masters under Li Chang’an’s control often heard Liu Feiyan’s furious voice.

’The grudge between Mandarin Duck Valley and the Hundred Beasts Sect should be escalated.’

Using the Wood Seed Technique, Li Chang’an already controlled most of the Golden Core Masters on both sides.

Due to his deliberate provocations, the atmosphere between the two major Sects grew increasingly tense. Clashes between their Disciples became more frequent, gradually approaching the situation just before the outbreak of the Western Domain’s civil war years ago.

But Li Chang’an felt it wasn’t enough. He needed to add more fuel to the fire.

...

「Six months later.」

In a Marketplace in the Western Domain.

Li Chang’an manipulated the two Puppets, Qian Yan Master and Fan Wenlong, to clash once again.

Before this, he had used a Purple Spirit Pill to help Qian Yan Master smoothly break through to the Middle Stage of Golden Core.

Fan Wenlong, on the other hand, was still only at the Early Stage of Golden Core.

Under Li Chang’an’s deliberate control, Fan Wenlong was soundly defeated in this battle. He suffered grave injuries and fled back to Mandarin Duck Valley.

His younger brother, Fan Wenhua, also a Golden Core Master, was slain by Qian Yan Master while trying to create an opportunity for him to escape.

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

The fall of a Golden Core Master was always a major event.

”Qian Yan Master actually killed Fan Wenhua?”

”This is trouble. Are Mandarin Duck Valley and the Hundred Beasts Sect going to war again?”

The various powers of the Western Domain were all worried.

Recently, on the Two Realms Battlefield, the Southern Domain’s strength had been elevated by Li Chang’an, causing the pressure on the Western Domain to skyrocket.

The Southern Domain had already reclaimed a significant amount of lost territory.

Just when the Western Domain needed to be united, something like this had suddenly happened.

Inside the Hundred Beasts Sect, the Hundred Beasts Elder convened a meeting with his people and the Demon Kings.

He glanced at Qian Yan Master and sighed, ”Qian Yan, you were reckless this time. You shouldn’t have killed Fan Wenhua.”

Li Chang’an, controlling Qian Yan Master, replied calmly.

”The deaths of my Dao companion and disciple were both inextricably linked to Fan Wenlong. Now I’ve only killed his brother. How can that be considered reckless?”

”That may be so, but the war between the Two Domains is currently unstable. We should prioritize the bigger picture.”

”I disagree!”

Li Chang’an’s expression didn’t change as he retorted to the Hundred Beasts Elder.

”We Cultivators pursue a path of freedom and ease. If we are always hesitant and fearful, what’s the point of cultivating immortality? Must we abandon everything for the sake of the bigger picture?”

”This...”

The Hundred Beasts Elder fell silent for a moment.

He had to admit that Li Chang’an had a very good point.

But Cultivators were still human. How many could truly be free and act without regard for the consequences?

...

「Meanwhile.」

Deep within Mandarin Duck Valley, inside a secret chamber, the many Golden Core Masters of the valley had also fallen into silence.

A moment ago, they had all worn furious expressions, declaring their intent to wage war against the Hundred Beasts Sect once more.

The dozen or so Golden Core Masters controlled by Li Chang’an had appeared particularly indignant.

But Liu Feiyan had forcefully suppressed everyone’s emotions, saying only, ”The bigger picture is what matters. We cannot rashly engage in internal strife. For now, we should focus on the war between the Two Domains. At the very least, we must kill that Li Chang’an first before settling the Western Domain’s internal affairs.”

Even at a time like this, she still hadn’t forgotten about dealing with Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an couldn’t help but wonder.

’Just how important was Fan Wei, the man I killed, to Liu Feiyan?’

’Does Huang Sha True Monarch know about their relationship?’

For now, he could only wonder.

Only after he killed Liu Feiyan and captured her Soul could he slowly interrogate it.

...

In the days that followed, thanks to the attitudes of the Hundred Beasts Elder and Liu Feiyan, both major Sects remained rational and did not resume hostilities.

The silence on both sides was almost eerie.

However, beneath this quiet, a turbulent undercurrent was surging, almost impossible to conceal.

’If a few more Golden Core Masters on both sides die, it should be about enough.’

’But it’s still not a sure thing. I’m afraid Liu Feiyan might have some sort of escape Treasure. It would be best to first have the Evil Soul advance to the Tier Three Late Stage to make the Netherworld Evil Domain more stable.’

Over the years, Li Chang’an had been buying up Souls in massive quantities.

The number of Souls within his Soul Banner had already surpassed 3.5 million, but that was still a long way from the five million required by the Artifact Spirit.

Li Chang’an had found out that the Quasi-Tier Four Divination Master from the Yin Soul Sect possessed over two million Souls.

Furthermore, he also had several Demonic Treasures that the Venerable Soul Banner needed to advance to the Tier Three Top Grade.

For years, this man had been using Divination to search for traces of Li Fan.

’As long as I kill him, I can gather everything the Venerable Soul Banner needs.’

Li Chang’an secretly set his sights on this Divination Master.

’The old geezer has been looking for me for so many years. It’s the perfect time to show up and give him a surprise.’

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt something and looked up at the vast sky.

’Why is that old geezer trying to divine my location again? Does he have that much lifespan to burn?’