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

Chapter 123 Another Spirit Pet Added, Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object

It's getting late.

The three found a cave to rest for the night, and the next morning, as dawn broke.

The first thing Li Changsheng did after waking up from meditation was to communicate with the Heavenly Book.

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

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

【Wulong Mountain: Inner Opportunities】

Deep within the Five Dragons Mountain lies a medicinal garden, hidden within its belly.

The entrance to the herb garden is protected by a restriction that requires special methods to break. Deep within the herb garden, there is also a second-tier low-grade spiritual fruit tree called "Azure Fruit." The fruit contains pure spiritual energy, and peak Qi Refining cultivators who consume it will increase their Foundation Establishment success rate by 10%.

In the herb garden dwells a first-tier peak guardian beast, the "Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast." This beast is the size of an ox, with a bluish-black body, emerald green eyes, and is skilled in earth magic. It has thick skin and is extremely difficult to deal with.

Li Changsheng's eyes lit up, and he memorized the divination result.

The treasures that increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment are all rare finds in the outside world. If one can enter the inner layer, there might be a chance to obtain these treasures.

"Little sister, let's go, let's set off."

After arriving at Xingluo Creek.

Li Changsheng scanned the stream with his divine sense and saw that the water was crystal clear. At the bottom of the stream, there was a layer of dark blue-green minerals. The surface of the minerals was covered with silver star patterns that sparkled in the sunlight, like stars that had fallen into the stream.

It really is star-patterned bronze!

He probed the bottom of the stream with his divine sense and withdrew it after a moment.

Just as the divination indicated, there was a first-tier peak Xuan Shui snake at the bottom of the stream: "Chang Mo, after my little sister and I control this Xuan Shui snake, you should immediately sign a spirit pet contract with it. Little sister, set up the formation."

Li Changle quickly set up a first-grade high-level spirit-trapping array by forming hand seals, and then set up a spirit beast contract array in the center of the spirit-trapping array. The two arrays overlapped, and spiritual light flowed around them silently.

"Alright." She dusted off her hands and stepped aside.

Li Changsheng instructed her to release the white jade snake from the spirit beast pouch. The white jade snake was now as thick as a child's arm and about three feet long, with faint golden patterns on its snow-white scales. As soon as it appeared, it raised its head, flicked its tongue, and its eyes were full of arrogance.

"Go, lure that big snake out from the bottom of the stream," Li Changsheng said, pointing to the stream.

The white jade snake glanced at him, then at the stream, seemingly reluctant. It twisted its body, but still darted into the water.

Moments later, the stream churned and splashed.

A massive, jet-black snake emerged from the stream. Over two zhang long and as thick as a water bucket, its scales, like iron armor, gleamed coldly in the sunlight. Its eyes were crimson, its tongue flickering and hissing as it angrily pursued the white jade snake. The white jade snake darted ahead, occasionally turning back to exhale a breath of cold air, further enraging the large snake.

Mysterious Water Snake.

Li Changsheng stood quietly beside the Spirit-Trapping Array, waiting. The white jade snake led the black water snake into the array's range, then suddenly accelerated and passed through it. The black water snake followed closely behind, crashing headfirst into the array.

"Little sister!"

Li Changle suddenly activated the array disc in his hand, and the Spirit-Trapping Array was launched with a roar. A light barrier rose up, firmly trapping the Xuan Water Serpent within it. Enraged, the Xuan Water Serpent desperately rammed into the light barrier, its massive body tumbling within the array, its tail lashing the ground, sending fragments of stone flying.

Li Changsheng walked to the edge of the formation, his gaze fixed on the head of the Xuan Shui Snake.

Soul-Shattering Thorn.

An invisible thorn of divine consciousness silently pierced the Xuan Shui Serpent's sea of ​​consciousness. The Xuan Shui Serpent's body stiffened abruptly, its rolling movements abruptly stopped, its massive head drooped to the ground, and its crimson eyes became unfocused, as if its consciousness had been drained away.

"Changmo, go inside."

Li Changmo took a deep breath and stepped into the Spirit-Trapping Array. He squatted beside the head of the Xuan Shui Serpent and, following the method taught by Li Changsheng, dripped his essence blood onto the serpent's forehead. The blood seeped into its scales, and the Xuan Shui Serpent's body trembled slightly. He then condensed his divine sense into a single line and probed into the Xuan Shui Serpent's sea of ​​consciousness, etching his mark deep within its soul.

The spirit beast contract array lit up, runes flowed, and beams of spiritual light entered the body of the Xuan Shui Snake.

The Xuan Shui Snake struggled for a moment, but its spirit was weak and it was powerless to resist. After a while, the light of the contract array gradually faded, and a small rune mark appeared on the Xuan Shui Snake's forehead before disappearing.

The contract is concluded.

Li Changmo stood up and retreated outside the formation. The Xuan Shui Snake slowly raised its head, its crimson eyes looking at Li Changmo with no longer hostility, but rather with a hint of affection. It swam to Li Changmo's feet, rubbed its head against his leg, and then coiled up beside him, motionless.

The Heavenly Book Trembled:

[Li Changmo tamed a spirit pet: Xuan Shui Snake (Peak First Tier). Family fortune value +200.]

[Current Family Luck Value: 21200/20000]

Zhaocai darted out of Li Changsheng's sleeve, jumped into the stream, and darted around. It picked up the largest piece of star-patterned copper, took a bite, and spat it out with a "Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey" sound—too hard to chew. Undeterred, it carried the pieces of star-patterned copper ashore one by one, piling them at Li Changsheng's feet. Then it squatted on the pile of stones, wagging its tail triumphantly.

Li Changsheng released the beetle-eating insect from the spirit beast pouch.

As soon as the beetle appeared, it sensed the aura of the star-patterned bronze, pounced on it, grabbed a piece, and began to devour it.

The star-patterned copper shrank little by little as it gnawed at it, while the beetle's shell became harder at a visible speed, and the golden patterns became denser and brighter.

One piece, two pieces, three pieces —

The beetle's body was expanding, its shell was molting, and its aura was rising.

Late first stage.

First-tier peak—

boom!

Its aura remained steadily at the peak of the first tier. The beetle's shell changed from pale gold to crimson gold, with faint flame patterns appearing. It opened its mouth, and a golden beam of light shot out. Wherever the beam passed, the air distorted, and the rocks were scorched black.

A golden rainbow pierces the sun, doubling its power.

The Heavenly Book Trembled:

[Beetling Insect: Peak Tier 1. Bloodline Spells: Golden Rainbow Piercing the Sun (Greatly Increased Power), Golden Blade (Increased Power)]

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Li Changsheng nodded in satisfaction and put the beetle back into his spirit beast pouch. Zhao Cai was still busy in the stream, carrying the remaining star-patterned copper pieces ashore one by one, piling them into a small mountain. Li Changsheng didn't stand on ceremony and put them all into his storage pouch.

The sky was getting dark.

Li Changsheng found a natural cave on the hillside by the stream. The cave entrance faced south and was dry and well-ventilated. Li Changle set up a spirit-trapping array and a bewildering array at the cave entrance, and placed a blue stone in the center of the array, placing the toes of the Heavenly Dragon statue on the blue stone.

The toes glowed faintly, and a soft golden light enveloped the entire cave.

"We'll rest here tonight," Li Changsheng said.

As the sun set, darkness fell completely.

Evil spirits are appearing.

Sobbing sounds came from all directions, and grayish-white mist permeated the mountains and forests. Li Changle gripped the array plate nervously, Li Changmo clutched the pills, and the Xuan Shui snake coiled at his feet, flicking its tongue warily. Chi Yu crouched at the cave entrance, his eyes blazing, ready to unleash a torrent of fire at any moment.

The mist drifted to the cave entrance and suddenly stopped.

Golden light emanated from the cave, and the mist, illuminated by the light, receded like a tide,不敢近近 (不敢近近 - dared not approach). The sobbing sound also grew fainter and fainter, eventually disappearing into the darkness.

The night passed peacefully.

The next morning, Li Changsheng awoke from his meditation and once again communicated with the Heavenly Book.

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

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

【Five Dragons Mountain: Opportunities for Wealth】

On the northeastern slope of the inner layer of Five Dragon Mountain, there is an abandoned mine, inhabited by a swarm of mid-grade first-tier Golden Crystal Ants. These ants feed on spirit stones and can dig tunnels hundreds of feet deep underground. Deep within the mine lies a massive "Spirit Crystal Mother Mine," formed over hundreds of years by the Golden Crystal Ants from the essence of spirit stones they have collected. The Spirit Crystal Mother Mine contains pure spiritual energy and is an excellent treasure for the Treasure-Hunting Rat to advance its cultivation.

The mine contains a massive number of Golden Crystal Ants, exceeding a thousand, with the queen being a peak-level first-tier ant. Care must be taken.

Li Changsheng put away the heavenly book and took out a map.

"Walk."

The flying boat soared over Five Dragon Mountain for several days, dodging attacks from several waves of demonic beasts. Li Changle's grass puppets led the way, slaying low-level demonic beasts with a single sword strike and detouring around high-level ones. Li Changmo's Xuan Shui serpent coiled at the stern, occasionally spewing a puff of poisonous mist to repel any demonic beasts that tried to approach.

On the fifth day, a huge curtain of light appeared ahead.

A curtain of light rose from the ground, piercing the sky and separating the inner and outer layers of Five Dragon Mountain. Runes flowed and spiritual light surged on the curtain, radiating a chilling pressure.

Li Changsheng took out the silver token and poured his spiritual power into it. The token lit up, and a beam of silver light shot into the light barrier. A crack appeared in the light barrier, just large enough for one person to pass through.

"Walk."

The three of them stowed their flying boat and passed through the light curtain.

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The spiritual energy in the inner layer was several times denser than that in the outer layer. The spiritual energy in the air was almost condensed into a liquid state; with each breath, one felt a cool sensation in their lungs, an indescribable comfort. Li Changsheng took a deep breath, took out the map, and determined the direction.

"Northeast foothills, let's go."

The flying boat rose again and sped northeast. Less than half an hour later, Li Changsheng's divine sense suddenly detected several auras ahead. He focused his attention and probed, his heart sinking.

Yun Qilang, accompanied by five members of the Yun family, was standing in front of an abandoned mine. They were clearly also there for the spirit crystal mother ore.

Li Changsheng signaled to slow down, and the flying boat silently landed in the canopy of a tree. He instructed Mo Yu to use the Shadowless Technique to conceal the three of them.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Li Changle asked in a low voice.

"Yun Qilang is inside." Li Changsheng's gaze was deep. "Let's take a look first, no rush to make a move."

Yun Qilang is the eldest son of the seventh branch of the Yun family. His father, Yun Zhiwu, is a Foundation Establishment cultivator with many hidden strengths. A head-on confrontation would not yield any advantage.

Li Changsheng planned to hide himself and observe the situation.

At the entrance of the mine, Yun Qilang waved his hand, and five members of the Yun family filed in.

Li Changsheng did not move.

After waiting for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, sounds of fighting and the clanging of magical artifacts came from inside the cave. The hissing of the golden crystal ants rose and fell, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

After another incense stick's time, the fighting gradually subsided.

Yun Qilang emerged from the cave with five members of the Yun family, his face beaming with joy. In his hands he held a fist-sized crystal, its entire surface a vibrant green, radiating a rich spiritual energy that shimmered brilliantly in the sunlight.

Spirit Crystal Mother Ore.

"Let's go." Yun Qilang put the spirit crystal mother ore into his storage bag and left with his men.

Li Changsheng watched their departing figures, his brows furrowed slightly. The spirit crystal mother mine had been taken away, and the opportunity to advance his cultivation was gone.

But he didn't move.

Yun Qilang isn't alone; it's not worth it to rob him by force. Wulong Mountain has only just begun; there will be plenty of opportunities.

"Let's go to the herb garden." He withdrew his gaze, the flying boat turned, and sped deeper into the inner layer.

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