Eternal Life by Daily Divination

“Li Fan, what are you going to do to me?”

A flash of panic crossed Ye Mengxian’s fair, lovely face.

Li Chang’an said nothing. He simply activated his Magic, causing the Wood Seed inside her to take root and sprout.

In an instant, slender branches drilled out of the Wood Seed, spreading throughout Ye Mengxian’s body.

Next, just like Xie Jiang and the others before her, Ye Mengxian felt an indescribable pain and despair.

Once all the branches had taken form, she completely became Li Chang’an’s Puppet.

From now on, she could only be manipulated by Li Chang’an at his whim!

Living like this was worse than death.

“Alright, Daoist Ye, it’s time to return to the Immortal City.”

…

「That night.」

Ye Mengxian returned to her temporary residence in Yellow Crane Immortal City.

Li Chang’an flew out of her Spirit Beast Bag and landed in the courtyard of the residence.

He then dissolved into a series of afterimages, inspecting the entire residence, but found no special Treasures.

’It seems all her Treasures were in that Storage Pouch.’

「For the next few days.」

Li Chang’an remained in the residence, repeatedly trying to touch the golden symbol.

But he never succeeded.

During this time, Celestial Prides from other factions would occasionally visit, most of whom were male Cultivators.

For example, Xiahou Qian, son of Xiahou Hong. He was a Golden Core Seed of Yellow Crane Immortal City and had broken through to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment many years ago.

In the Yellow Crane Mountain Lineage, aside from Pei Yingyao, he had the greatest hope of reaching Core Formation.

’This Xiahou Qian’s appearance is quite similar to the Xiahou Kun I killed before. At a glance, I’d almost think they were the same person.’

Li Chang’an sat in Ye Mengxian’s bedroom and had her go out to deal with Xiahou Qian.

He could tell that Xiahou Qian, like many other male Cultivators, wanted to become Daoist companions with Ye Mengxian.

Ye Mengxian was not only outstandingly beautiful with an ethereal temperament, but her strength also ranked among the strongest of the Golden Core Seeds.

Such an exceptional person would never lack for suitors, no matter where she went.

Xiahou Qian took an ancient, yellowed tome from his Storage Pouch and said with a smile, “Daoist Ye, this is an old book I found in the Blood Stone Secret Realm. It records the life stories of many Ancient Sword Cultivators. I’ve already read it. I was wondering if you might be interested?”

Ye Mengxian wanted to refuse, as she never accepted gifts from any male Cultivators.

But Li Chang’an was somewhat interested and controlled her body to accept it.

“Thank you, Daoist Xiahou.”

“Haha, it’s nothing valuable. I’m just glad you like it, Daoist Ye!”

Xiahou Qian was all smiles.

He understood the principle of not overstaying one’s welcome, so he didn’t linger for long before taking his leave.

Ye Mengxian returned to the bedroom and handed the ancient book to Li Chang’an.

“You did well, Daoist Ye!”

Li Chang’an smiled, offering a word of praise as he took the ancient book from her hands.

He opened it and took a look.

It did indeed record the life stories of some Ancient Sword Cultivators.

The book contained a special kind of Essence, Qi, and Spirit. Through the passages of text, one could almost see the figures of those Ancient Sword Cultivators in pursuit of the Sword Dao, which was of great benefit to one’s own Sword Dao.

’Xiahou Qian is truly generous, to be willing to give away such a fine Treasure.’

Li Chang’an mused to himself. He would never give away such a Treasure just to pursue some woman.

He continued reading, taking the opportunity to comprehend the Sword Dao.

Before long, he reached the end of the book.

On the last page, a rather bizarre story was recorded.

The story described a Sword Cultivator who, after engaging in Magical Combat, was severely injured. He fell unconscious by a great river and was carried by the current to the Mortal Realm, where he was saved by a female cook from a tavern.

Later, he returned to the Cultivation Immortality Realm, healed his injuries, and went back to that mortal tavern, wanting to thank the cook.

But the cook had vanished.

He searched the entire Mortal Realm but was unable to find her.

’This cook…’

After reading the story, a figure immediately surfaced in Li Chang’an’s mind.

Back then, when he went to the Mortal Realm to take Jiang Muyu away, he had also met a female cook.

That cook claimed she was looking for her man but had never found him.

To Li Chang’an’s surprise, when he tried to recall her now, he couldn’t remember what the cook looked like at all!

Deep in his memory, there was only a strange and blurry face. Even her silhouette seemed hazy.

The harder he tried to remember, the blurrier the face became.

This kind of thing should never happen to a Cultivator!

Li Chang’an put down the ancient book and rubbed the bridge of his nose.

’What kind of existence did I encounter back then?’

As he once again recalled that blurry face, a cold sweat unknowingly broke out on his back.

After a long while, Li Chang’an slowly let out a breath of relief.

’My current strength isn’t enough to investigate these things. I’ll take it slow…’

He took a few Elixir Pills designed to calm the mind and qi, allowing himself to settle down.

「For a while after that.」

Li Chang’an remained in Ye Mengxian’s residence, not going anywhere else.

He didn’t try to touch the golden symbol again. Instead, he began to carefully explore the other parts of Ye Mengxian’s body.

Just as he was exploring, another visitor arrived.

Li Chang’an was very familiar with the newcomer’s aura.

It was Nie Wushuang!

“Daoist Ye, I heard that you killed that rather famous Tribulation Cultivator, Li Fan. I wonder, were you injured?”

Nie Wushuang’s voice was full of concern.

Hearing this, Li Chang’an, inside the room, was taken aback for a moment.

That day, outside the Black Market, he had been seen by a few Tribulation Cultivators while confronting Ye Mengxian.

But he had later entered the depths of the Black Dragon Mountain Range and deliberately fought Ye Mengxian in a secluded area, avoiding prying eyes.

Therefore, no one knew the outcome of their fight.

He never expected that, in less than half a month, rumors would spread that he had been killed.