Eternal Life by Daily Divination

’So, Zhou Sheng listened to me after all.’

Yesterday, after the birthday banquet ended.

Zhou Sheng began secretly investigating the Zhou Clan.

His investigation uncovered a great deal of suspicious activity.

So, he secretly conferred with a younger clan member, Zhou Yunqiao. He would go find other friends for help, while Zhou Yunqiao would come to Changqing Mountain to find Li Chang’an.

However, their conversation was intercepted by a Quasi-Tier Three Great Demon lurking in the shadows.

They had barely left Yellow Crane Immortal City when they were ambushed by a group of Great Demons.

“Is Zhou Sheng alive or dead?”

Li Chang’an’s expression turned grave as he interrogated the Black Armored Kui Ox.

The Black Armored Kui Ox answered, “That Zhou Sheng has a life-saving Treasure. He escaped with Zhou Yunqiao, and none of us could catch them. We don’t know where he fled, so I decided to come to Changqing Mountain and capture you first.”

’Zhou Sheng really has some hidden depths, managing to escape from a Quasi-Tier Three Great Demon.’

Li Chang’an mused.

Zhou Sheng was only at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment; logically, he shouldn’t have been able to escape.

But he was stationed in Yellow Crane Immortal City year-round, managing the Zhou Family’s shop. He would have had access to many Treasures that came out of the various Secret Realms.

He must have stumbled upon a fortunate opportunity.

Next, he would probably try to gather forces and find a chance for the Zhou Family to break free from the Demon Beasts’ control.

But this would not be easy.

Li Chang’an learned from the interrogation.

The two Tier Three Demon Kings within the Zhou Family had already turned on their masters.

’Unless Zhou Sheng can get several Golden Core Masters and a Tier Three Array Master to help, it’ll be nearly impossible.’

The Zhou Clan Territory was protected by several layers of Tier Three Arrays.

Now, those arrays were controlled by the Tier Three Demon Kings. An ordinary Golden Core Master would risk death by trying to force their way in.

Although the Cyan Cloud Sect was on good terms with the Zhou Family.

But the sect’s Golden Core Masters wouldn’t necessarily be willing to take such a risk.

Besides, the Cyan Cloud Sect had its own troubles to deal with and still hadn’t recovered from the last attack.

’It seems unlikely I’ll gain any opportunities from this, but I still need to be prepared.’

Li Chang’an understood the importance of being prepared.

He ordered the Evil Soul to execute the Black Armored Kui Ox, then returned to Changqing Mountain to enter secluded cultivation.

…

「Half a year went by in a flash.」

To Li Chang’an’s slight confusion.

Zhou Sheng never came to find him.

The Zhou Family also carried on as usual, as if nothing had ever happened.

’Could Zhou Sheng have been captured?’

In the days that followed, Li Chang’an would occasionally go out to gather news about the Zhou Family, but he never learned much.

「Another half a year passed before he knew it.」

「On this day.」

Good news came from the Wang Family at the foot of the mountain.

Thanks to the daily efforts of Wang Hu and many other Wang Clan Members, the Wang Family had finally produced a genius!

In fact, they had produced two!

Before long, a beaming Wang Hu brought two children up the mountain.

The two children, a pair of sisters, were named Wang Lingya and Wang Lingjing.

“Lingya, Lingjing, quickly pay your respects to Changqing Ancestor.”

“Greetings, Changqing Ancestor!”

The two children bowed, their voices clear and bright.

Li Chang’an found it a little strange. Both children were five or six years old, not newborns.

After some questioning, he learned that the two children had a complicated past.

They were born to a woman from a brothel in the Mortal Realm, after one of the Wang Clan Members had gotten drunk.

Because of their lowly birth, they were abandoned in the mortal world.

Later, a Cultivator from a Qi Refining Sect happened to be in the area testing the Spiritual Roots of mortal children, and it was then that he discovered the sisters’ remarkable talent.

One Middle Grade Earth Spirit Root, one Top Grade Earth Spirit Root!

“Sigh… These two children missed out on five or six years of cultivation. Fortunately, it’s not too late for them to start now.”

Wang Hu’s heart ached as he said this.

They had finally produced true geniuses, only for them to have been nearly lost to the mundane world.

Li Chang’an used his Spirit Testing Technique to examine them.

One had forty-two strands of Spirit Charm, the other had thirty-seven strands of Spirit Charm.

The difference wasn’t great.

But according to the classification of Spiritual Roots, they were indeed a Top Grade Spirit Root and a Middle Grade Spirit Root.

“Chang’an, so many years have passed. Have you ever thought about taking disciples?”

Wang Hu looked on expectantly, hoping Li Chang’an would accept the two children as his disciples.

Everyone knew that the reason Li Chang’an didn’t take disciples was his desire to focus on his own cultivation path.

But it had already been forty years since he reached Foundation Establishment!

The cultivation level he revealed to the public was still the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Many people speculated that he was being held back by his Spiritual Root. They thought he might never break through to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment in his lifetime and that it was time for him to consider raising heirs or taking disciples.

But…

This time, however, Li Chang’an still did not take them as disciples.

He sent two rays of Spiritual Light from his fingertips, bestowing a Top Grade Technique and Magic upon the two children, and then he made them a promise.

When the time came for them to attempt Foundation Establishment, they could come to him for two Foundation Establishment Pills on credit.

Furthermore, if the two children encountered any difficulties in their cultivation, they could also seek his guidance.

All of these arrangements were the same as those he had made for the Luo and Chen Families.

Just then, Dahuang, who had been lying to the side, suddenly rose. He padded over to the two children and spat out two stalks of Spirit Medicine that were highly beneficial to Earth Spirit Root Cultivators. Then, he used his paw to write a line in the dirt.

[If you run into anything you don’t understand, you can ask me for help too.]

“Thank you, Dahuang.”

Wang Hu said, his heart filled with emotion.

When he had first sold Dahuang to Li Chang’an, he never imagined Dahuang would become a Tier Two Great Demon.

After a moment, Wang Hu led the two children back down the mountain.

As the news spread, the Wang Family at the foot of the mountain erupted in celebration, and congratulations poured in from various other powers.

“The Foundation Establishment Pill is the greatest hurdle to reaching Foundation Establishment, but Chang’an has given his promise. The cultivation path for these two children will be smooth sailing from now on!”

Wang Hu was all smiles, completely satisfied.

But just then, Wang Lingya suddenly spoke up. “Great-Grandfather, I don’t want to stay here. I want to join the Cyan Cloud Sect.”