Eternal Life by Daily Divination

This Spirit Contract was greatly in Li Chang’an’s favor. After all, Mo Qingxue couldn’t protect him forever.

But what gave him a headache was that old geezer, Nie Yu, would be protecting Nie Wushuang indefinitely!

’If I want to kill Nie Wushuang, I have to find a way to lure Nie Yu away. Otherwise, I’ll have to wait until after I reach Core Formation to make a move.’

Li Chang’an could afford to wait.

However, Nie Wushuang would most likely reach Core Formation before him.

With Nie Wushuang’s talent, coupled with the support of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, his chances of successfully reaching Core Formation were quite high.

’I still have to find a way to kill him before he reaches Core Formation.’

If he allowed Nie Wushuang to reach Core Formation, it would only mean more trouble for Li Chang’an down the line.

「Not long after.」

Nie Yu departed with Nie Wushuang.

Before he left, Nie Wushuang snapped coldly.

“Li Chang’an, the next time we meet, I will surely cut you down!”

“Daoist Nie, you said that last time. Can you come up with a new line?”

“You…”

Nie Wushuang’s expression turned ugly, and he was about to speak again.

But Nie Yu simply sealed his mouth with a burst of Magical Power and whisked him away.

「In the blink of an eye.」

The two of them had vanished over the horizon.

Mo Qingxue took a sip of her tea and said nonchalantly, “Alright, that old geezer is gone.”

“Thank you, Elder Mo.”

“No need to thank me. I was merely repaying a favor.”

After today, Li Chang’an only had four of Mo Qingxue’s favors left.

Mo Qingxue set down her teacup and sized up Li Chang’an for a moment, her gaze cool.

“Though that old fellow Nie Yu won’t move against you again, Nie Wushuang is not far from Core Formation. I, for one, am curious how you plan to deal with him. I won’t protect you indefinitely for the sake of those four remaining favors.”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an sighed.

“Sigh… Elder Mo, that is the very source of my troubles.”

“How about this: if you can’t hold him off, you can feign your death, abandon your identity as Li Chang’an, and hide within my Mo Clan Territory. You can live out the rest of your life under a new name.”

This was Mo Qingxue’s suggestion.

To fake his death and live in obscurity.

“Thank you for your kind offer, Elder Mo, but I intend to think of another way.”

“Fine. Think fast. You don’t have much time.”

With that, Mo Qingxue lingered no longer.

She transformed into a streak of Spiritual Light, leaving Changqing Mountain and vanishing over the horizon in an instant.

She was not optimistic about Li Chang’an’s chances in his struggle against Nie Wushuang, simply because Nie Wushuang had a Golden Core grandfather by his side.

Even if Li Chang’an was hiding much of his true strength and had the ability to kill Nie Wushuang, Nie Yu would never just stand by and watch his own grandson be killed.

For this very reason, upon returning to the Mo Clan Territory, Mo Qingxue immediately instructed the current family head, Mo Hong, to prepare a false identity.

This false identity had to be able to withstand scrutiny; its fabricated history from childhood to adulthood could not have a single flaw.

Mo Hong was somewhat puzzled.

“Ancestor, is someone coming to our Mo Family to seek refuge?”

“Yes, and it’s someone you know.”

“Someone I know?”

“You don’t need to know right now. Just do it well. You’ll find out soon enough.”

…

「On Changqing Mountain.」

Li Chang’an sank into thought for a moment.

’If I can get more Souls and have the Evil Soul gain power comparable to a True Pill cultivator, I can have it stall that old geezer Nie Yu, creating an opportunity for me to kill Nie Wushuang.’

With this in mind, he immediately disguised his identity and headed for the Black Market.

As soon as he arrived at the Black Market, he learned a crucial piece of news.

The Yin Soul Sect, a Sub-Sect of one of the Demonic Sects, had officially been established in the Southern Domain Cultivation Realm today.

Luo Baitong informed him, “The Yin Soul Sect is incredibly brazen. They were just established today, but they’ve already announced their intention to unify the entire underground world of the Southern Domain Cultivation Immortality Realm and replace all the Tribulation Cultivator factions.”

“So arrogant? Did anyone oppose them?”

“Of course. And quite a few of them!”

Faced with the menacing Demon Sect, the various Tribulation Cultivator organizations did not back down.

After all, these were people who lived by the blade; how could they be scared off by a few mere words?

Many Tribulation Cultivators refused to submit and challenged them on the spot.

However, the outcomes were not pretty.

A man calling himself the Yin Soul Sect’s Saint Child made a move, single-handedly slaughtering more than a dozen Foundation Establishment Tribulation Cultivators.

After that, a group of Yin Soul Sect Demon Cultivators appeared.

In front of the numerous Tribulation Cultivators, they extracted the Souls of the dead, refined their skin into Talisman Materials, fashioned their bones into Human Bone Magical Artifacts, and rendered their flesh and blood into Elixir Pills…

From head to toe, not a single part went to waste!

These brutal methods made countless Tribulation Cultivators’ blood run cold.

As a result, many chose to back down, no longer daring to challenge the might of the Yin Soul Sect head-on.

Li Chang’an asked, “What is the Cultivation of that Yin Soul Sect’s Saint Child?”

“Late Stage of Foundation Establishment!”

Luo Baitong answered honestly.

The Yin Soul Sect has a total of twelve Protectors and four Saint Children, whose strength far exceeds that of ordinary cultivators at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

The twelve Protectors are all advanced in age, with slim hopes of ever reaching Core Formation.

But the four Saint Children are all exceptionally gifted, on par with the Golden Core Seeds from the Major Sects and Noble Families.

The one who acted today was the Fourth Saint Child.

Luo Baitong warned gravely, “Daoist Li, you must be extra careful in your future dealings. Whatever you do, do not provoke the Yin Soul Sect.”

“I understand.”

Next, Li Chang’an asked about Nie Wushuang.

He purchased all the available intelligence on Nie Wushuang from Luo Baitong.

According to the intelligence, this Nie Wushuang had practically no weaknesses.

He was either cultivating or fighting, with no interest in anything else.

However, a rumor claimed that…

Nie Wushuang was interested in another Golden Core Seed from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, Ye Mengxian. He wanted to become her Dao companion, but she had never agreed.

’A rumor…’

Li Chang’an mused silently.

There was usually a great deal of truth to rumors like this.

’If that’s true, maybe I can disguise myself as this Ye Mengxian and lure Nie Wushuang away from his grandfather.’