Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 865: Chapter 385: Monopolizing the Treasure, the Eerie Rift Reappears

“Master, with this item, I will definitely succeed in breaking my cocoon and become a Tier Four Insect Monarch!”

“Calm down. Keep a steady state of mind,” Li Chang’an replied with a smile, allowing the Ten Thousand Poison Gu to slowly devour its prize.

His harvest from this trip had been exceptionally bountiful. Aside from the Thousand Poison Marrow, he had obtained quite a few high-value Treasures. Some of the items Li Chang’an had only ever seen recorded in Ancient Texts, but today, he finally laid eyes on the real things.

A moment later.

A flash of Spiritual Light gleamed in his hand, and a Small Jade Bottle appeared. “Chaotic Gu Powder. The refining method for this item has long been lost. To think I would be fortunate enough to obtain a bottle.”

According to the Ancient Texts, this Treasure known as Chaotic Gu Powder was specifically designed to target Gu Insects. Just a tiny amount was enough to plunge Gu Insects into chaos, temporarily nullifying their intended effects. Even a Tier Four Gu Insect wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

The moment Li Chang’an broke the seal on the Small Jade Bottle, the Ten Thousand Poison Gu in his sleeve felt noticeably uncomfortable.

“This is a good item. If someone tries to plant a Gu in me in the future, I can use this to break it. However, it seems the Cultivation Immortality Realm doesn’t have any Tier Four Gu Masters…” Li Chang’an thought. After pondering for a moment, he tossed the item into his Storage Pouch. Regardless, it was better to be safe than sorry!

Gathering his focus, he stopped inspecting the other Treasures and shifted his attention to the Five-Colored Altar.

“This altar should be the Qi Fortune Divine Altar. I wonder if I can collect it.” Li Chang’an controlled a Puppet, attempting to take the altar away, but it wouldn’t budge an inch. The entire altar seemed to be fused with the earth itself. Even when he utilized his Nascent Soul Magical Power, he couldn’t shake it in the slightest.

Shortly after.

Li Chang’an had the Puppet walk to the highest point of the altar and carefully sensed its aura, yet he felt nothing special. The reason this altar had resonated with him earlier seemed solely due to his flourishing Qi Fortune. He sent out a stream of Magical Power to attempt to refine it, but it ended in failure just the same. The object had no reaction to Magical Power, nor did it respond to his Divine Sense. It was simply impossible to refine!

“Never mind. Today’s harvest is already substantial enough; I shouldn’t be too greedy,” he thought. “Since I can’t take this thing with me, the others likely won’t be able to either. The Tier of this item must be extremely high, similar to the Immortal Suppression Stele. Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch cannot use it. I’ll just have to wait until Divinity Transformation to figure it out…”

Li Chang’an recalled the Immortal Suppression Stele sitting in the corner of his Storage Pouch. Even though he now possessed Nascent Soul Power, he still couldn’t refine that item.

Just as he was deep in thought, he suddenly sensed over a dozen Nascent Soul auras. Among them were Righteous Nascent Souls like Ming Xia True Monarch, as well as Demonic Nascent Souls like Blood River True Monarch. Their auras fluctuated wildly and were somewhat chaotic, clearly indicating they were engaged in Magical Combat. Moreover, they were drawing closer and closer to his location.

“To think the people of the Demonic Dao managed to find their way here. It seems the passage they entered is connected to this one.” Li Chang’an shot out a blast of Magical Power, pulverizing all the corpses into fine dust and erasing all traces and auras. Having finished this, he retreated to a distance and fixed his gaze on the passage’s exit.

A moment later, over a dozen figures appeared simultaneously.

“The Qi Fortune Divine Altar!”

“It really is here!”

Upon seeing the Five-Colored Altar at the very center, they all executed their Escape Techniques, vying to be the first to rush toward the altar’s location.

“Rise!” Blood River True Monarch shouted coldly. His blood-red Nascent Soul Magical Power materialized into a giant hand that firmly grasped the Five-Colored Altar, attempting to uproot it. However, the entire altar remained completely motionless.

Ming Xia True Monarch struck, shattering the blood-red hand and attempting to collect the Five-Colored Altar herself, but she too met with failure. Following that, the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of both the Righteous and Demonic Dao took turns trying, yet none of them could shake the Five-Colored Altar. Standing on opposite sides, they were completely at a loss regarding the altar and could only watch helplessly.

Both sides noticed Li Chang’an’s presence. Ming Xia True Monarch sighed, “Daoist Lin, your previous premonition was correct. The fourth branch was the right one. The rest of us all took the wrong path.”

Zi Xia and the others wore somewhat complicated expressions. Each of them had brought High Tier Treasure Hunting Items and used various methods, yet none could compare to Li Chang’an’s intuition. It was no wonder he managed to achieve Nascent Soul Formation as a Loose Cultivator. If they had just trusted him, they wouldn’t have arrived here this late.

Li Chang’an asked, “Daoist Ming Xia, what was at the end of the other branch?”

“A battlefield,” Ming Xia True Monarch answered truthfully. That battlefield contained a massive number of corpses, beside which were scattered Treasures and Storage Pouches. At the exact same time they arrived, Blood River True Monarch and the other Demon Cultivators had also reached that area. The two sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle to contest for the Treasures.

However, no one could have anticipated what happened next. Before they could snatch any Treasures, a rift suddenly tore open in the very center of that space. From within the rift, an astonishing suction force burst forth. All the corpses, Storage Pouches, and scattered Treasures were instantly sucked into it, vanishing completely. Before the crowd could even react, the rift sealed shut. Afterward, they scoured the area, searching for a long time, but failed to find any trace of the Treasures.

“A rift?” Li Chang’an fell deep in thought. He couldn’t help but recall the past. Back in the Thousand Lakes Secret Realm, a Palace of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty had appeared. That was precisely where he had obtained his Realm-Sundering Talisman. Not long after he secured his Treasure, a rift had appeared in the palace hall. That rift had devoured all the remaining Treasures, leaving absolutely nothing behind.

“That rift shares similarities with the one Ming Xia and the others saw. Could it have been man-made?” Li Chang’an had a faint feeling that this was no coincidence. It was as if some special force, hidden in the shadows, was continuously harvesting Treasures from various locations.

“Never mind, I shouldn’t overthink it. This matter has nothing to do with me for now. Either way, I’ve obtained plenty of Treasures.” All things considered, Li Chang’an was the sole winner in this trip to the Qi Fortune Divine Altar. He walked away with an abundant haul, while the others had made a wasted trip.

Ming Xia True Monarch inquired, “Daoist Lin, since you were the first to arrive here, did you find any special Treasure capable of controlling this Qi Fortune Divine Altar?”

“No.” Li Chang’an naturally wouldn’t tell the truth, stating that he hadn’t obtained anything.

At this moment, the gazes of the Cultivators from both the Righteous and Demonic Dao fell upon him. Ten Thousand Souls True Monarch narrowed his eyes, a fierce glint flashing within them. The Venerable Soul Banner in his hand fluttered, faintly locking onto Li Chang’an’s aura.

“Daoist Lin, are you sure you truly didn’t get anything?”