Eternal Life by Daily Divination

After a moment of sensing, Li Chang’an vaguely perceived that the Treasure calling to him was inside the Ancient Wood Secret Realm.

’It must be related to the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique. Could it be the subsequent parts of the technique?’

’But when I first obtained the first three parts of the technique, I had a feeling that the rest of it wasn’t in the Zhao Country Cultivation Immortality Realm.’

’Whatever, I won’t think about this for now...’

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly, suppressing these distracting thoughts to focus on his breakthrough.

He would visit the Ancient Wood Secret Realm after successfully breaking through.

He focused his mind and began to break through the Divine Sense Barrier.

...

「Meanwhile, outside.」

The ten-li Celestial Phenomenon slowly dissipated.

Seeing this, everyone knew that Li Chang’an had successfully passed the Magic Power Barrier.

The crowd had mixed expressions.

Some looked delighted, while others looked grim.

Ye Hao laughed heartily. "I knew it! A mere Magic Power Barrier is no match for my big brother!"

"It’s just the Magic Power Barrier!"

Xiahou Hong’s face was ashen.

"Plenty of Cultivators fall at the Divine Sense Barrier!"

He stared fixedly at Changqing Mountain, on the verge of attacking, but ultimately didn’t dare to.

This was because the Divine Senses of Mo Qingxue, Ye Hao, and the others were all locked onto him.

If he dared to make a move now, he would likely be blasted to smithereens by the numerous Golden Core Cultivators in the next moment.

’Why hasn’t anyone from the Western Domain arrived? Are they just going to stand by and watch the Southern Domain gain another Golden Core Master? Why haven’t the people from Mandarin Duck Valley made a move?’

Such doubts flashed through the minds of Xiahou Hong, Nie Yu, and the others.

A Golden Core Master was crucial to the war between the Two Domains.

Each additional one increased their chances of victory.

Now, the Core Formation Celestial Phenomenon over Changqing Mountain was so vast that it was impossible for the people of the Western Domain not to know about it.

Yet, after so many days, there had been no movement from the Western Domain. They hadn’t even sent a single Puppet to test the waters, as if they were completely unaware of Li Chang’an’s Core Formation.

Even Mandarin Duck Valley, which had a blood feud with Li Chang’an, had sent no one.

’Why is this happening? Could something have gone wrong within the Western Domain?’

It wasn’t just them; Ye Hao and the others couldn’t understand it either.

「Time passed quickly.」

「Several more hours went by.」

Dusk had fallen, and the evening clouds were as brilliant as gold.

「Inside the cave residence.」

Li Chang’an opened his eyes, a trace of joy flashing within them.

The Divine Sense Barrier had been passed.

He was officially a Golden Core Cultivator!

’I’ve finally reached this day.’

Li Chang’an smiled as he slowly stood up, feeling invigorated all over.

In the past, although he could match Golden Core Cultivators through various means, it was all through external power, not his own strength.

Now.

He needed no external power. With his own strength alone, he could easily crush an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator.

He didn’t even need to fear those at the Middle Stage of Golden Core; only a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator could pose a slight threat to him.

In other words.

He was now among the absolute top tier of the entire Southern Domain Cultivation Realm!

Feeling his own power, Li Chang’an was in high spirits and recited half a line of poetry on the spot.

"A single Golden Core consumed, and I finally know my fate is not..."

BOOM!

Before he could finish the poem, a clap of thunder suddenly echoed from the sky.

Li Chang’an shuddered and silently swallowed the last word.

He continued to assess his condition.

Besides his Magical Power and Divine Sense being far greater than before, his lifespan had also increased dramatically.

An ordinary Golden Core Cultivator has a lifespan of five hundred years.

But as a practitioner of the Ancient Wood Evergreen Technique, Li Chang’an’s lifespan was directly doubled, reaching one thousand years, comparable to that of a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Furthermore.

He had consumed many Tier One and Tier Two Lifespan Extension Pills.

Over the years, he had also consumed all the Life-Extending Treasures he found in his various enemies’ Storage Pouches.

These external items.

In total, they had extended his life by two hundred and seventy-eight years.

All told, his total lifespan had now reached one thousand two hundred and seventy-eight years!

Enough to outlive many Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

’I’m only a little over a hundred years old, and I still have more than a thousand years to live.’

Li Chang’an was quite satisfied with his lifespan.

Now.

He was, in a sense, growing younger the longer he lived.

Moreover, the Lifespan Extension Pills and Life-Extending Treasures he had taken in the past were almost all Tier One or Tier Two.

The materials for refining Tier Three Lifespan Extension Pills were too rare. They couldn’t be found in the Treasure Vaults of the various Golden Core Influences; most were held tightly in the hands of Golden Core Cultivators.

’These Golden Core Cultivators would never put treasures related to their own lifespans into a Treasure Vault.’

Li Chang’an mused to himself.

He would have to pay more attention to Tier Three Life-Extending Treasures and the materials for refining Tier Three Lifespan Extension Pills in the future.

One could never have too much lifespan; you never knew when it might come in handy.

’With over a thousand years of lifespan remaining, as long as nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to gather everything I need to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.’

Li Chang’an was not satisfied with his current strength.

A Golden Core might be the sky in the Southern Domain Cultivation Realm, but a Nascent Soul Cultivator was the sky of the entire Zhao Country Cultivation Immortality Realm.

He hadn’t forgotten that Huang Sha True Monarch had once intended to make a move against him.

This person was now on his list.

Back then, if it weren’t for Jiang Xuanyuan, the divination would have likely shown great misfortune, and Li Chang’an would have had to flee overnight.

’Huang Sha True Monarch said he was invited by someone. That someone must be from Mandarin Duck Valley in the Western Domain.’

’I can’t let that influence remain, either. I need to find a way to annihilate it as soon as possible.’

Li Chang’an silently calculated his future plans.

After Core Formation, he had many things to do.

The most important tasks, of course, were to find the subsequent parts of the Evergreen Technique and seek out opportunities for reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

Besides that, he had to settle scores with his various enemies.

「About a quarter of an hour later.」

Li Chang’an took a deep breath, pushing down his various thoughts.

’Time to go out.’

He calmed his breath, adjusted his state, and waved his hand.

With a WHIR, the gate to his seclusion chamber slowly opened, and the Array dissipated along with it.

The aura of a Golden Core Master radiated from his body, instantly permeating the entirety of Changqing Mountain, both inside and out.