Eternal Life by Daily Divination

“Daoist Li, about Yan Feng…”

“I’ve already killed him.”

“Thank you, Daoist Li.”

Xiao Wantang thanked him sincerely.

If it weren’t for Li Chang’an, she surely would have died.

Li Chang’an replied, “I have an interest in the Alchemy Dao. If you truly wish to thank me, Daoist Xiao, why don’t you steal the Xiao Family’s Tier Three Alchemy Inheritance for me?”

“This…”

Xiao Wantang was stunned for a moment, and a wry smile soon appeared on her face.

She figured Li Chang’an was just joking.

A Tier Three Inheritance was always sealed away in the deepest part of the family’s Treasure Vault, protected by a Tier Three Array.

’How could I possibly have the ability to steal it?’

“Daoist Li, I can’t give you an Alchemy Inheritance, but I do know of a treasure trove that might help you make some gains in the Alchemy Dao.”

“Oh? What kind of place?”

“The place is in the Blood Stone Secret Realm. I discovered it by accident…”

Xiao Wantang slowly began her story.

The Blood Stone Secret Realm was different from the Ancient Wood Secret Realm. It was littered with corpses and traces of slaughter, as if an ancient war had taken place there.

Li Chang’an’s Hermit Coffin had been dug up from the Blood Stone Secret Realm.

According to Xiao Wantang’s account.

While exploring the Blood Stone Secret Realm in the past, she had discovered a special, small dimension.

Inside that dimension were more than ten enormous Memory Stones.

“Memory Stones?”

Li Chang’an’s heart stirred as he thought of his experience dreaming of returning to ancient times.

Xiao Wantang nodded lightly and continued, “Yes. The scenes recorded in those dozen or so Memory Stones are all related to Alchemy. It seems a Cultivator from the past deliberately left them behind to teach future generations.”

“Daoist Xiao, is there a scene among them of a senior named ’Master Dancheng’ teaching his disciples?”

“Huh?”

Xiao Wantang was astonished, her beautiful eyes widening slightly.

“Daoist Li, how could you know?”

“A guess.”

“This…”

Xiao Wantang was speechless.

She could tell it was Li Chang’an’s own secret, so she didn’t press the matter.

…

「Two days later.」

Xiao Wantang had more or less recovered.

The two of them set off together for the Blood Stone Secret Realm.

About half a day later, Li Chang’an reached the entrance to the Blood Stone Secret Realm and went inside with Xiao Wantang.

Soon, a blood-colored world appeared before his eyes.

The sky was thick with a bloody light, the ground was a vast expanse of crimson, and the entire world was filled with the stench of blood.

As far as the eye could see.

On the cracked, dry earth, decaying skeletons were scattered everywhere.

From time to time, crimson hurricanes would rise up, sending countless skeletons flying through the air.

’This Blood Stone Secret Realm really is just like the rumors say. It looks like an Ancient Battlefield.’

Immersed in this Secret Realm, Li Chang’an once again felt that omnipresent sense of oppression.

It was as if his entire body was bound in shackles.

It made him extremely uncomfortable.

“Daoist Xiao, please lead the way.”

“Alright.”

Xiao Wantang led the way, carefully avoiding one dangerous area after another.

Before they knew it, half a month had passed.

The two arrived deep within the Blood Stone Secret Realm.

That evening, Li Chang’an followed Xiao Wantang through a dilapidated Array and entered a strange, small dimension.

The sky in this dimension was a chaotic, incomparably dim expanse.

On the ground were thirteen enormous Memory Stones.

A few of them were very familiar to Li Chang’an; they were ones he had seen in that life when he dreamed of returning to ancient times.

He reached out and gently touched a Memory Stone. Its surface immediately rippled like water.

In the next instant.

Li Chang’an stepped inside.

A scene of a Cultivator refining a pill immediately appeared before him.

This Cultivator looked very young and had a troubled expression, as if he was stumped by something.

“Sigh… Master Dancheng clearly said there was a problem with how I’ve been controlling my Pill Fire, but why can’t I ever seem to fix it? I’m such an idiot…”

The young Cultivator mumbled to himself, beginning to talk about methods for controlling Pill Fire.

Li Chang’an’s interest was piqued, and he sat down to listen quietly.

About a quarter of an hour later.

The scene inside the Memory Stone ended.

But Li Chang’an didn’t leave. He remained seated cross-legged, his mind abuzz with thoughts.

’The way I’ve been controlling my Pill Fire is far too crude. There’s so much room for improvement.’

A realization dawned on him, and he felt he had gained a great deal.

After a while.

The scene in the Memory Stone reappeared and began to play on a loop, once again showing the young Cultivator muttering to himself.

Li Chang’an listened several more times in a row before reluctantly departing.

’For an Alchemist, this dimension is truly a treasure trove!’

He stepped out of that Memory Stone and looked at the other twelve.

Each of these stones contained a scene related to Alchemy.

For a period of time after that, Li Chang’an entered one Memory Stone after another, observing their contents and learning Alchemy Skills from them.

Time flew, and another half a month went by.

During this time, Li Chang’an had already entered twelve of the Memory Stones.

He discovered that the person in each Memory Stone was a disciple of Master Dancheng.

’Just a few words from his disciples have allowed me to gain so much.’

’Just what era is this senior named Master Dancheng from, and what level has his Alchemy Skill reached?’

Li Chang’an sighed with emotion and looked toward the last Memory Stone.

In that life when he dreamed of returning to ancient times, he had entered this very Memory Stone and seen the scene of Master Dancheng refining Elixir Pills and clearing up the doubts of his many disciples.

Just that one observation had been enough to loosen the bottleneck in his Alchemy Dao.

He had wanted to watch it a few more times, but unfortunately, the Hermit Coffin could only be used once.

At the time, he had been quite regretful.

To think he would see this Memory Stone again so soon.

’It seems I’m fated to meet this senior.’

Li Chang’an chuckled softly, touched the Memory Stone, and stepped inside.

A moment later.

The scene he had witnessed before appeared before his eyes.

Master Dancheng was seated cross-legged before a massive Pill Furnace, urging his Pill Fire as he was in the middle of refining Elixir Pills.

“This Beast Blood Returning Essence Pill is of great benefit to Body Refining Cultivators…”

The exact same words reached Li Chang’an’s ears.

This confirmed it for him. This Memory Stone was the very one he had seen when he dreamed of returning to ancient times!

The many disciples in the scene were just as he remembered, listening with rapt attention.

Li Chang’an walked to the side of the last disciple and sat down cross-legged.

It was as if he too had become one of the disciples, earnestly observing Master Dancheng’s Alchemy and listening to the senior explain the key points to pay attention to during the process.

Gradually, Li Chang’an became completely absorbed in listening.

So much so that even after the Elixir Pill refining was finished, he was still savoring the process.

Master Dancheng put away the Elixir Pills and extinguished the Pill Fire.

Based on what Li Chang’an remembered from his dream of that ancient life, Master Dancheng should now be asking his disciples if they understood and then answering their questions.

But his kind gaze suddenly turned to Li Chang’an, who was sitting at the very back, and he asked with a smile.

“My young friend, did you understand?”

“This junior…”

Li Chang’an subconsciously started to answer.

But then he suddenly realized what was happening. A chill ran down his spine, and he broke out in a cold sweat.