Chapter 83: Divination: Greatly Ominous

Xu Fugui wrote in his letter that Su Yuyan was now a Late Stage of Qi Refining cultivator.

"Brother, Su Yuyan asked me about you. I told her you’re in Qinghe Marketplace, so I think she might come looking for you."

"She is a Sect Disciple, after all. It wouldn’t hurt us to get on her good side."

Xu Fugui was placing more and more importance on connections now.

He stated that Li Chang’an had done Su Yuyan two great favors.

The first was saving her life, and the second was guiding her onto the path of cultivation.

At the end of the letter, Xu Fugui wrote: "Brother, if it weren’t for you, she never would have had the chance to become a cultivator. You must make good use of these two favors."

After reading the letter, Li Chang’an fell into deep thought.

’Fugui is much smoother than he used to be. That’s a good thing.’

He completely agreed with Xu Fugui’s assessment.

Befriending a Sect Disciple held no disadvantages for him.

The Sect Treasure Vaults contained many Treasures that were hard to find in the outside world, and only Sect Disciples could trade for them.

If he could build a good relationship with a Sect Disciple, he could use that connection to indirectly obtain Treasures from the Sect Treasure Vault.

But...

The problem was, after growing up in a Sect for over a decade, would Su Yuyan still have any interest in associating with a Loose Cultivator like him?

Most Sect Disciples were arrogant.

They looked down on Loose Cultivators.

’The world is ever-changing, and the human heart is hard to fathom.’

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly, not getting his hopes up.

The human heart was the most difficult thing to judge.

In the Cultivation Immortality Realm, relationships between Cultivators were mostly maintained by mutual benefit.

If you had no value yourself and couldn’t bring benefits to others, then you weren’t worth befriending.

Generally speaking, the higher one’s status, the greater one’s value.

’If Su Yuyan really does come, I’ll do my best to befriend her.’

Li Chang’an made up his mind. In any case, he couldn’t let any opportunity slip by.

Afterward, he put away the letter and went out to visit Chen Qianya to discuss Talisman Art with her again.

After their frequent contact during this period, their relationship had become quite good.

After their discussion concluded, Li Chang’an asked, "Daoist Chen, I’m in need of a Treasure called the Moonlight Clear Lotus. I’ve tried to buy it from many sources but have had no luck. Do you happen to have one?"

The Moonlight Clear Lotus was a Spirit Medicine needed for the Seventh Stage of Body Refining.

Li Chang’an was currently at the Sixth Stage of Body Refining and had to prepare for the next stage in advance.

After his recent efforts, he had gathered most of the Spirit Medicines and Essence Blood needed for the Seventh Stage, with only a few items remaining.

The Moonlight Clear Lotus was one of them.

He couldn’t find it in the Marketplace or the Black Market, and Xu Fugui hadn’t been able to find it in Yellow Crane Immortal City either.

"Moonlight Clear Lotus?"

Chen Qianya’s beautiful eyes lowered slightly as she pondered for a moment.

A moment later, she said with some uncertainty, "I don’t have one, but I remember my father mentioning it once. If you’re not in a hurry, Daoist Li, please wait here for a moment while I go ask him."

"Thank you, Daoist Chen."

Li Chang’an thanked her sincerely.

He had been getting close to Chen Qianya precisely for the Treasures her father had accumulated.

Of course, it wasn’t as if Chen Qianya hadn’t benefited.

Li Chang’an had noticed many of her misunderstandings regarding the way of Talismans and had corrected her several times during their discussions.

’Chen Yuanshan himself is talented in Talisman Art, but he doesn’t seem to be a good teacher. That’s why his daughter has been unable to break through in her Talisman Art studies.’

Li Chang’an watched Chen Qianya’s departing figure and thought to himself.

He had to admit, Chen Qianya trusted him a great deal.

To think she was comfortable leaving him alone in her residence.

After a while, Chen Qianya returned.

Seeing the smile on her face, Li Chang’an knew there was hope.

Sure enough, he heard her say, "Daoist Li, my father does have a Moonlight Clear Lotus and is willing to trade it with you. However, it hasn’t fully matured yet. It will be ready for picking in three days."

Hearing this, Li Chang’an felt relieved.

A mere three days—he could afford to wait.

About a quarter of an hour later, he bid farewell to Chen Qianya and returned to his own residence.

On the way home, he took the opportunity to ask around for news about Zheng Songcheng.

’Regarding Zheng Songcheng’s death, the Zheng Family is still blaming Black Wind Mountain. It seems the matter is settled.’

From the looks of it, no one suspected Li Chang’an at all.

After all, very few people even knew about the conflict between him and Zheng Songcheng.

Besides, his apparent strength wasn’t very high.

Even if he publicly declared that he had killed Zheng Songcheng, most people would probably think he was joking.

’Now, I should be able to cultivate in peace for a while.’

However, what Li Chang’an didn’t expect was that at Midnight that night, a Divination unlike any he had ever seen before appeared.

[Divination Has Been Refreshed]

[Today’s Divination: Greatly Evil]

[The Cao Family has bribed the Marketplace’s Array Master, Zheng Yang, creating a flaw in Qinghe Marketplace’s Tier Two Array. The Cao Family Ancestor and the Wu Family Ancestor will break through the Array, storm the Marketplace, and battle the Zheng Family’s Foundation Establishment Ancestor, causing countless deaths and injuries.]

[You will be caught in the battle, attacked by the Wu Family Ancestor, and gravely wounded. Your two Spirit Beasts will die protecting you.]

"Greatly Evil?!"

Li Chang’an’s heart jumped, and his face instantly changed.

This was the first time he had ever seen this Divination!

Ever since the Divinations started appearing, he had seized one opportunity after another, growing stronger and stronger to the point that even "Evil Trigrams" rarely appeared.

On most days, they were "Peaceful Trigrams," with the occasional "Auspicious Trigram."

But today, a Greatly Evil Trigram had suddenly appeared.

Li Chang’an recalled that a "Greatly Auspicious" one had appeared before, allowing him to pick up the Profound Water Turtle with an Earth Grade Bloodline.

This Profound Water Turtle was exceptionally talented and even possessed the heaven-defying Magic known as the Borrowing Technique, which was a tremendous help on his path of Cultivation Immortality.

If he didn’t handle today’s Greatly Evil Trigram properly, he was afraid his path of Cultivation Immortality would become difficult once more.

’The last time the Cao Family Ancestor attacked, the Zheng Family Ancestor was no match for him and had to use the Array as a deterrent, forcing the Cao Family Ancestor to retreat.’

Li Chang’an’s brow furrowed as he stared at the contents of the Divination, lost in thought.

The problem this time lay with the Tier Two Array.

’Strange. Isn’t the Tier Two Array of Qinghe Marketplace controlled by the Zheng Family Ancestor?’

Li Chang’an himself could control the Tier Two Thundercloud Annihilation Array.

The Zheng Family Ancestor was much stronger than him; it made no sense that he couldn’t control a Tier Two Array.

As for the Array Master "Zheng Yang" mentioned in the Divination, Li Chang’an had never heard of him.

’Since this person’s surname is Zheng and he can control the Array, he must be a key figure in the Zheng Family. To think he’d be bribed by the Cao Family... It seems the Zheng Family has major internal problems.’

The Zheng Family’s internal problems must have started long ago.

After all, it was rumored that Zheng Songcheng’s Foundation Establishment Failure was due to interference from a mole.

’This is too dangerous. The best plan is to run first!’

Li Chang’an immediately packed up all his belongings and left the Marketplace with his two Spirit Beasts.

Just like last time, he fled far away before using an Escape Technique to burrow deep into the earth.

However, this time, he didn’t plan to be a mere spectator.

’The Divination says the battle will cause countless casualties. Could Chen Yuanshan die in this fight? If he dies, my Moonlight Clear Lotus is gone.’