Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 215: Chapter 178: A Great Opportunity, Ancient Wood Evergreen

Li Chang’an waved his hand and collected the entire Blood Roar Beast’s corpse into his Storage Pouch.

It was a Tier Two Demon Beast, after all, and its Essence Blood was perfect for Tier Two Body Refinement.

In addition, its flesh and blood could be made into Spiritual Cuisine, its bones into Puppets, and its hide into material for the Skin Painting Technique.

Every part of it was a treasure!

With that done,

Li Chang’an began to dismantle the Array in the valley.

His figure flickered, turning into a series of afterimages. He plucked the Array Flags and Array Treasures from the air, quickly collecting the entire formation.

Upon refining it,

Li Chang’an understood its purpose.

’A Tier Two Low Grade Array, the Dark Blood Trapping Beast Array!’

Its primary function was to trap enemies, with a secondary function of killing them.

It was similar to the Thundercloud Annihilation Array, only it couldn’t create Illusions.

The quality was nothing special.

It could only be considered an ordinary Tier Two Low Grade Array, not a High-quality one.

Still, Li Chang’an was satisfied. After all, he had gotten the Array for free.

’When I get back, I’ll set it up at my residence!’

’You can never have too many House Protection Arrays.’

Subsequently,

Li Chang’an cleaned up all traces of the fight both inside and outside the valley.

In just a few moments, the entire valley was restored to its former state, as if nothing had ever happened.

…

「That evening.」

Li Chang’an returned to Yellow Crane Immortal City.

He set up the Dark Blood Trapping Beast Array at his residence, then returned to his room and began to take stock of his recent gains.

’As the master of Blood Beast Valley, Yan Yuan has been famous for many years. He should have plenty of treasures.’

Filled with anticipation, he erased the restriction on the Storage Pouch and opened it.

A moment later,

he found the very reason for his trip.

’Celestial Dried Wood!’

With a thought, Li Chang’an retrieved a grayish-brown piece of wood from within.

The wood looked unremarkable, with no hint of a treasure’s aura. It could be tossed on the roadside and easily ignored, yet it was one of the essential treasures for crafting the core of a Tier Two Puppet!

’This piece of Celestial Dried Wood is quite substantial. It’s enough for me to make multiple attempts!’

Li Chang’an weighed it in his hand, feeling particularly satisfied.

It’s difficult to succeed in crafting a Puppet on the first try, so one must prepare ample materials.

He put away the Celestial Dried Wood and continued to inventory the other treasures.

Soon,

a Jade Scroll caught Li Chang’an’s attention.

’This is…’

He took it out and swept his Divine Sense across it for a quick look.

This Jade Scroll…

was none other than a Tier Two Low Grade Beast Taming inheritance!

’So there was a Beast Taming inheritance after all!’

This didn’t surprise Li Chang’an. After all, even someone like Mo Feng, who had been forced to betray his clan, had managed to take a puppet-making inheritance with him.

Yan Yuan, on the other hand, had betrayed his clan willingly and had most likely planned it long in advance.

It was no surprise that he had taken an inheritance with him.

Li Chang’an looked through it and quickly found the sections on raising Profound Water Turtles and Yellow Sand Dogs.

’Unfortunately, it’s only Tier Two Low Grade. It’s not of much use to me.’

He sighed inwardly after reading it carefully.

Xiaohai and Dahuang were already Tier Two Early Stage Demon Beasts.

This inheritance wouldn’t help them grow much further.

Li Chang’an put away the Jade Scroll and inventoried the remaining treasures.

A moment later,

his eyes lit up as he took an indigo, bell-shaped Spiritual Artifact from the Storage Pouch.

’A Tier Two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Cyan Yuan Bell!’

After refining it, Li Chang’an learned its specific details.

The Cyan Yuan Bell was a Wood Element Spiritual Artifact that could change size at will. Usable for both offense and defense, it was perfectly suited for him.

In its normal state, it was smaller than half a fist.

“GROW! GROW! GROW!”

With a thought from Li Chang’an, the Cyan Yuan Bell in his hand began to spin. It instantly grew countless times larger, enveloping him completely.

Once it had expanded,

the walls of the Cyan Yuan Bell turned transparent, allowing Li Chang’an to observe his surroundings.

“Dahuang, Xiaohai, come and give it a try!”

Li Chang’an called over the two Spirit Beasts.

Even using their full strength and every skill at their disposal, the two of them couldn’t shatter the Cyan Yuan Bell.

However,

Li Chang’an’s Magical Power was draining rapidly.

After all, it was a Tier Two Spiritual Artifact intended for Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators; using it was a great strain for a mere Qi Refining Cultivator.

’With this Tier Two Middle Grade Cyan Yuan Bell and the Tier Two Top Grade Netherworld Tribulation Armor, my ability to stay alive should be quite decent.’

Li Chang’an was very satisfied, shrank the Cyan Yuan Bell, and tossed it into his sleeve.

He continued to inventory the remaining treasures.

Most of the remaining treasures were related to raising Spirit Beasts. After all, Yan Yuan’s fearsome reputation relied entirely on that Tier Two Blood Beast.

About a quarter of an hour later,

in a corner of the Storage Pouch, Li Chang’an discovered a thick stack of Spirit Contracts.

’This is…’

He took the stack out and began to look through it carefully.

To his surprise, these Spirit Contracts were servitude contracts signed between the Tribulation Cultivators of Blood Beast Valley and Yan Yuan!

Some were for ten years of service, some for twenty.

And some were for life!

According to the agreements, Yan Yuan would grant them better Cultivation Techniques and Magic, and in return, he allowed them to use Blood Beast Valley’s reputation to bully other Tribulation Cultivators.

Li Chang’an rummaged through the pile.

Soon, he found Mu Qiuyan’s Spirit Contract among them.

According to the Spirit Contract, Mu Qiuyan was required to serve Blood Beast Valley for twenty years. During this period, she was forbidden from committing any act of betrayal. Thirteen of those years had already passed.

In exchange, she could leverage the power of Blood Beast Valley and the Three Tribulations Alliance to gather information on the Cyan Cloud Sect.

’It seems Qiuyan really does hold a deep grudge against the Cyan Cloud Sect.’

Li Chang’an pondered.

He put the Spirit Contracts away and continued examining the other treasures.

About an hour later,

the inventory was complete.

…

「The next day.」

Li Chang’an left his home with the Demon Core and hurried to Zheng Qingqing’s residence, intending to ask about refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.

However, Zheng Qingqing was not home.

He had no choice but to use his Communication Jade Pendant.

“Miss Zheng, where are you? I have something important to discuss.”

A moment later,

a reply came through the Jade Pendant.

“Daoist Li, I am deep within the Black Dragon Mountain Range. I won’t be returning to the Immortal City for a while.”