Establishing a Clan in the Eastern Wilderness: A Daily Divination, Cultivating Longevity in a Grotto

"Gurgle..."

The crows all opened their mouths in unison.

hum!

Clumps of eerie green flames spewed from their mouths, hurtling towards Li Changsheng like meteors.

Li Changsheng activated the Seven Treasures Glazed Umbrella, and a seven-colored glazed light shield enveloped him.

Zizizi!

The yin fire struck the light shield, exploding into clusters of green flames, but the light shield remained completely still.

"Black jade".

With her delicate, black-jade hands, she lightly plucked the strings of the pipa.

The strings vibrated silently, and wave after wave of sound transformed into sharp arrows, shooting towards the dark crows like a torrential rain.

Whoosh whoosh!

The arrows pierced the bodies of the crows, and before they could even scream, they vanished into wisps of black smoke.

With her lips slightly parted, she gently inhaled.

The scattered black smoke, like rivers flowing into the sea, was inhaled into her stomach.

In less than three breaths, all the dozens of dark crows were killed.

On the ground, a pile of black soul beads, mid-grade first rank, remained.

Li Changsheng waved his hand to put away the Soul Pearl, and at that moment, the Heavenly Book vibrated:

【Ink Jade: Peak Tier 1 (30/100)】

[Family Luck Value +300, Current: 1000/6500]

[Imperial Merit Points +300, Current: 2400/10000]

My gaze fell on the shady tree—the few fruits on the treetop were gone.

Zhao Cai was perched on a treetop, holding the last Yin Wu Fruit in his arms and stuffing it into his bosom.

Li Changsheng was both amused and annoyed. He took out an empty storage bag from his own and waved it in front of Zhaocai:

"Should we exchange it or not?"

Zhao Cai's eyes lit up, and he handed the Yinwu Fruit in his arms to him.

Li Changsheng tossed the empty storage bag to it.

Zhao Cai caught it and happily hung it around his neck. It jumped down from the tree, circled twice at Li Changsheng's feet, and looked very pleased with itself.

Li Changsheng shook his head, walked to the Yinwu Tree, and used a spell to uproot the entire tree, storing it in his storage bag. Although the Li family didn't have any Yin Spirit Land to plant it in, this tree would still be worth at least several hundred spirit stones in the market.

[Family Luck Value +100, Current: 1100/6500]

……

They emerged from underground the following day.

Li Changsheng communicates with the heavenly book through telepathy:

"Today's divination result is 'open'."

A yellow light flowed, and the deduced text slowly emerged:

North of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave, in the Hunyu Mountain, lies a hidden natural spiritual pool.

This pool, formed by the creation of heaven and earth, possesses the effect of cleansing the marrow and refining the essence, removing impurities from the body, purifying the spiritual root, and widening the meridians. For cultivators practicing Qi refining, it is a supreme treasure.

Li Changsheng suddenly stood up.

Cleansing his marrow and refining his spiritual roots—this is exactly what he needs most right now.

He took out the map given to him by Yun Jiuniang and compared it carefully.

Hunyu Mountain is located north of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave, about two hundred miles from his current location.

He then took out the sensing jade talisman, infused it with spiritual power, and the talisman became dull and lifeless.

My father and younger sister are not nearby.

Li Changsheng put away the jade talisman and headed north.

...

...

Hunyu Mountain.

A flash of inspiration, and Nangong Shun's figure appeared at the foot of the mountain.

He looked around to make sure it was safe, then took out a sensing jade talisman from his robes. The talisman flickered slightly, revealing his father and mother in the distance. He hesitated for a moment, then, without waiting for them, continued walking up the mountain path.

He had walked less than a hundred steps when he suddenly stopped.

As a first-tier array master, he keenly sensed that the flow of spiritual energy here was somewhat abnormal—too regular, too orderly, unlike something that was formed naturally.

He took out the Bagua array plate and cast incantations into it one by one.

The array plate surged with spiritual light, and runes flew out from it, disappearing into the mountain. A moment later, with a hum, a faint light shield appeared on the surface of the mountain.

Nangong Shun's eyes lit up.

Where there's a magic circle, there are good things.

He took a picture of a teleportation talisman and disappeared into the mountain.

Hundreds of feet underground, a cave was enveloped by a light barrier, the runes on which were ancient and obscure.

Nangong Shun smiled dismissively.

Although the formation was profound, it was ancient and most of its spiritual power had dissipated, so it posed no challenge to him. He took out the formation flag and placed several formation stones around the light barrier, using the formation to break the formation.

Fifteen minutes later, the light shield shattered with a loud crash.

A rich spiritual energy surged from the cave. Nangong Shun took a deep breath and was about to enter when suddenly—

A deep roar came from the depths of the cave.

A blue-soul wolf, about the size of a calf, pounced out of the darkness. It was entirely blue-black, with eerie green eyes and drool dripping from its mouth.

Peak of Tier 1!

"roar!"

The Azure Soul Wolf's giant claws slashed down at Nangong Shun.

"Damn it!"

Nangong Shun's face was grim.

He expended a lot of his magic power to break the formation, and in his haste, he only had time to summon the Eight Trigrams Formation Plate, barely managing to block the first pounce of the Azure Soul Wolf.

The array plate hummed and trembled, its spiritual light flashing wildly.

The Azure Soul Wolf's claws slammed into the array plate repeatedly, each claw carrying immense force. Nangong Shun was forced back, his blood surging. Caught off guard, he was struck on the shoulder by a claw, blood splattering everywhere.

"brute!"

He gritted his teeth and took out two talismans from his robes—top-grade, first-tier talismans specifically designed to counter Yin beasts. The talismans activated, and two golden beams shot out, striking the Azure Soul Wolf one after the other. The Azure Soul Wolf howled in agony, its body emitting green smoke. It rolled several times on the ground before gradually falling silent.

Nangong Shun clutched the wound on his shoulder, panting heavily.

He looked down at the ashes of the talisman in his hand, now devoid of spiritual power, and felt a pang of heartache.

He stumbled into the cave.

Deep within the cave, a small spiritual pool, about ten feet square, lay quietly on a stone platform. The water was crystal clear, emitting a faint glow, and its spiritual energy was so dense that it almost solidified.

The Spirit Pool! The Spirit Pool for cleansing the marrow and rejuvenating the essence!

Nangong Shun was overjoyed. He squatted by the pond and scooped up a handful of water.

The cool pool water slid down my throat, and a warm energy spread from my stomach, flowing through my limbs and bones, bringing indescribable comfort.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to jump into the pool right now, took out the array flag from his storage bag, and began to set up a magic array around the cave.

Suddenly, the sensing jade talisman at his waist flashed slightly.

He took it out and saw that it was his father's message.

His father was nearby, within a hundred li, and was approaching him.

Nangong Shun gripped the jade talisman tightly, then loosened it, then tightened it again. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and put the jade talisman into his storage bag.

Once inside the storage bag, it becomes undetectable.

He muttered to himself, "If a man doesn't look out for himself, he'll be condemned by heaven and earth."

Knowing his father's temperament, upon seeing this spiritual pool, he would surely summon his mother as well. With the three of them refining together, the spiritual energy of the pool would be diluted, greatly diminishing the effectiveness of the cleansing and marrow-refining process. If he wanted to break free from his father's control, he needed to establish his foundation before his father. Now, a golden opportunity lay before him; by cleansing his essence and marrow and building a solid foundation, foundation-establishing would be within his grasp.

He finished setting up the formation and turned to walk towards the spirit pool.

Just as he was about to step into the spirit pool—

He suddenly felt a chill on his neck.

He raised his hand and touched his neck; it was warm and moist. Looking down, he saw his hand was covered in blood.

Then, his head rolled off his neck.

As he rolled down, he saw behind him—Li Changsheng's figure emerged from the shadows, holding a short, jet-black sword with undried blood on its blade.

Five layers of Qi Refining.

An ant at the fifth level of Qi Refining killed him, who was at the peak of Qi Refining.

Nangong Shun's head fell to the ground, his eyes wide open, dying with unseeing displeasure.

Li Changsheng didn't even glance at him.

He cast a spell on the array plate, activating the Yin-Yang Reversal Array set up by Nangong Shun, and completely concealing the aura of the Spirit Pool.

Mo Yu emerged from the Hundred Ghosts Banner, her lips slightly parted, and she absorbed Nangong Shun's soul into her belly.

At the same time, the celestial book surged:

【Ink Jade: Peak of Refinement (40/100)】

Li Changsheng destroyed Nangong Shun's sensing jade talisman and was about to step into the spirit pool when he heard Mo Yu let out a soft exclamation:

"Master, why are you bleeding from your waist?"

Li Changsheng looked down.

But then they saw that the belt given to them by the mysterious female cultivator was gushing blood.

"What... is going on?"

Li Changsheng's heart skipped a beat!