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

Chapter 125 Ten Divinations, Illusionary Feather Bees, Ancient Herb Garden

Before I knew it, a month had passed.

During this month, Li Changsheng would open the Heavenly Book every morning at the same time to deduce the divination results for the day:

[Hexagram 1:]

Within the inner layers of Five Dragon Mountain lies a training ground for sword cultivators. Hidden within this ground is a second-tier flying sword, "Frost Moon," forged from millennia-old cold iron, its blade as thin as a cicada's wing, capable of slicing a hair with a single breath. If one passes the trial, this sword will recognize its master. The entrance to the training ground is behind a waterfall, requiring sword energy to activate a restriction to open it.

[Hexagram 2:]

Two months from now, a beast tide will erupt in the southwest of the inner area. A peak second-tier Ironback Wolf will lead hundreds of first-tier demonic beasts, sweeping across a radius of a hundred miles. Anyone in that area at that time will face a near-certain death. Advance avoidance is advised.

[Hexagram 3:]

The seventh branch of the Yun family has secretly allied with the Sun family. Sun Wanshan, the patriarch of the Sun family, is actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator, having concealed his true strength. He possesses an ancient jade talisman that can break a certain restriction within Five Dragon Mountain. Yun Zhiwu and Sun Wanshan are plotting to monopolize the Earth-rank cultivation technique within the ancient cave.

[Hexagram 4:]

Several months later, in Qilin Town of Qinglan Mountain, Shen Tieyi, a severely injured steward of the Zhenshi Division, will appear. He was critically injured while investigating the whereabouts of the Demon Clan. Saving him will grant access to the Zhenshi Division's network, greatly aiding the Li family's future advancement to a ninth-rank aristocratic family.

[Hexagram 5:]

Years later, the evil spirits within the Crimson Forbidden Land will erupt on a massive scale. At that time, the evil spirits will break free of the forbidden land and engulf the entire Anyang Prefecture.

[Hexagram 6:]

Within the abandoned mines of Five Dragon Mountain lies a companion ore to the "Spirit Crystal Mother Ore"—Spirit Marrow Jade. This jade contains pure spiritual energy, usable for crafting second-tier magical artifacts, or directly absorbed to enhance cultivation. The mine is guarded by a swarm of mid-tier first-tier Golden Crystal Ants, the queen being a peak first-tier ant.

[Hexagram 7:]

Du Yuankun, the patriarch of the Du family in Huai'an County, planned to ambush and kill core members of the Sun family in Wulong Mountain. Du Yuanlie possessed a second-tier, low-grade talisman called "Immortal-Trapping Net," which, once activated, could trap cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage for the duration of an incense stick burning.

[Hexagram 8:]

A thousand feet underground behind the Qinglan Mountain family patriarch's mansion lies a hidden earth fire spiritual vein. It is possible to cultivate and construct an earth fire house there. However, a second-tier array master is required to survey the earth vein to determine its exact location and to cultivate the earth fire.

[Hexagram 9:]

Several years later, the imperial court will issue a decree granting early access to some of the benefits of a ninth-rank family, creating "quasi-ninth-rank families." Four conditions must be met: a second-tier spiritual vein, two second-tier artisans, a fiefdom with a population of 100,000, and one Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Li Changsheng's gaze fell on the hexagram 9, and a thought struck him.

Four conditions.

They were not satisfied with any of them.

However, with several years of preparation, it can always be achieved.

Currently, the Li family already has a second-tier craftsman, and it's only a matter of time before the younger sister advances to a second-tier array master after her cultivation improves.

Also.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator, this person could only be the grandmother.

My grandmother has the best aptitude in the clan, and her cultivation has also progressed by leaps and bounds. If she can find a Foundation Establishment aid spirit, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage will not be a problem.

A family on the verge of becoming a ninth-rank noble family!

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Li Changsheng was instantly filled with energy.

He memorized all thirty divination results, especially the one concerning the Crimson Forbidden Land. Several years later, the evil spirits erupted, and Anyang County bore the brunt. Time was running out for the Li family.

He exited the Heavenly Book Space and opened his eyes.

Inside the stone chamber, Li Changle was still deducing the illusion array. The Qingqiu Array Disc in her hand shimmered with spiritual light, and runes transformed into rays of light that disappeared into the ground. A month had passed, and she had already broken through two of the three layers of restrictions on the natural illusion array, leaving only the final seal remaining.

Li Changmo sat cross-legged in the corner of the stone chamber, his face pale and his lips bloodless. For the past month, he had been healing Chi Yu, Mo Yu, and the Golden Scale Fish every day, which had depleted a great deal of his essence and blood. Although Li Changsheng had given him many Qi-replenishing pills and blood-nourishing pills, healing spiritual bodies was not a resource without a source, and the depleted essence and blood would take time to recover.

"Changmo, you've worked hard." Li Changsheng walked up to him, took out a bottle of Peiyuan Pills from his pocket and handed it to him. "Take one pill every day for seven days to replenish your Qi and blood."

Li Changmo took the pill bottle, nodded, swallowed one, and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing. Emerald green light flowed within his body, and his complexion gradually regained some color.

Zhao Cai darted out of Li Changsheng's sleeve and perched on his shoulder, its round eyes brimming with pride. It patted its storage bag with its little paws, squeaking to signal Li Changsheng to look.

The little guy has been quite busy this past month. It has been scouring the valley for a whole bunch of "treasures" and stuffing them into its storage bag every day until it's completely full.

Li Changsheng took the storage bag from Zhaocai, probed it with his divine sense, and took out the items one by one.

Spirit stone fragments. A dozen or so, all fragments of low-grade spirit stones, their spiritual power mostly lost, but still barely usable.

Spirit ore. Seven or eight pieces, including red copper ore, black iron essence, and mystic ice stone, all of which are low-grade first-tier. Their quality is average, but they are plentiful.

Spiritual herbs. A few plants, including first-grade low-level Qingxin Grass, Coagulation Flower, and Nourishing Soul Grass. These are all common spiritual herbs, and their quality is not bad.

Several unidentified spiritual fruits, green and unripe, were sour and difficult to swallow after a bite. Zhao Cai himself had also tried them, spitting them out, but couldn't bear to throw them away, so he stuffed them into his storage bag.

Finally, Li Changsheng pulled out a fist-sized honeycomb from the bottom of his storage bag. The honeycomb was pale gold in color, with fine patterns on its surface and a faint glow of spiritual energy. Inside the honeycomb were more than a dozen small holes, each containing a rice-grain-sized insect egg, also pale gold in color and covered with fine runes.

The Heavenly Book Trembled:

[Mutant Phantom Feather Bee Eggs]

The Illusionary Feather Bee feeds on the nectar of spiritual flowers and herbs. The collected nectar can be brewed into "Illusionary Feather Honey," which, with long-term consumption, can enhance one's qi and blood strength. During nectar collection, the Illusionary Feather Bee can also spread pollen, increasing the yield of spiritual plants by more than 30%. Potential: Can evolve to Tier 2. Hatching Conditions: Requires an environment rich in spiritual energy, fed with spiritual flower nectar, and will hatch after forty-nine days.

Li Changsheng's eyes lit up.

The Illusionary Feather Bee can produce honey, pollinate plants, and double the yield of spiritual plants. If these bees are cultivated properly, the output of the Li family's spiritual fields can reach a new level.

"Good job, Zhao Cai." He took out a spirit fruit from his storage bag and handed it to Zhao Cai.

Zhao Cai hugged the spirit fruit, munching on it until juice splashed everywhere, and wagged its tail triumphantly.

The Heavenly Book Trembled:

[Family Luck Value +100, Current: 21100/25000]

[3900 points remaining to open a new page.]

Li Changsheng put away the beehive and the spiritual object, and walked out of the stone chamber.

Li Chang Le was intently working out the final layer of the seal. Chi Yu perched on her shoulder, preening her feathers with her beak. Mo Yu, holding a pipa, leaned against the mountain wall, eyes closed in meditation. Golden-scaled fish swam in the stream, the cracks on their scales already healed, their golden light shimmering in the sunlight.

Everything is getting better.

Li Changsheng took a deep breath, walked to the illusion array, and squatted down next to Li Changle: "Little sister, how much longer?"

Li Changle didn't even look up, his fingers flying across the array plate: "The last layer of seal is the Five Elements Spirit Locking Array."

The five elements interact and counteract each other, in an endless cycle. I've been deducing for half a month and finally found the location of the formation's core. Give me three more days, and I'm sure I can break it open.

Li Changsheng nodded: "No rush, take your time."

Three days later.

Li Changle stood up from in front of the illusion array, rubbed her sore eyes, and a long-lost smile appeared on her lips. One month and three days, three layers of restrictions—she had finally mastered every spiritual core and every array pattern of this natural illusion array.

"Brother, that's enough."

She held the Qingqiu Array Plate in her palm, channeling her spiritual power into it. The runes on the plate lit up layer by layer, transforming into a massive light diagram that floated in mid-air. Within the light diagram, mountains and rivers, the direction of the earth's veins, spiritual nodes, and the veins of the array patterns were all clearly visible. She traced her finger across the light diagram, pointing out seven array eyes.

"The foundation of the natural illusion array lies in the earth's veins, which run eastward. The array's core is hidden in the seven spiritual nodes on the east side. These seven nodes are arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper, with Tian Shu as the array's center and Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, and Yao Guang as its auxiliary nodes. The key to breaking the array lies in using the array to break the array."

She took out seven array flags from her storage bag, each engraved with different runes. She inserted the flags into the ground according to the seven star positions, and then used the Qingqiu array plate as the array core to draw upon the earth's spiritual energy.

"Tian Shu, rise!"

The first battle flag lit up, its light soaring into the sky.

"Tianxuan, rise!"

The second, the third—and so on, the seventh. The seven array flags lit up simultaneously, and seven beams of spiritual light intertwined in mid-air, transforming into a massive pillar of light that blasted into the depths of the illusion array.

The illusion array trembled violently. The seemingly ordinary rocks, weeds, and withered trees shattered and vanished under the impact of the spiritual light. An ancient path paved with bluestone emerged from the void, winding forward and leading into the depths of the valley.

Li Changsheng opened his Seven Treasures Glazed Umbrella, and a seven-colored glazed light curtain enveloped the three of them as he took the lead on the ancient path. Li Changle put away the array flags and followed behind him, while the grass puppet brought up the rear, its two black stone eyes glowing eerily. Li Changmo carried a medicine basket, with a Xuan Shui snake coiled on his shoulder, its forked tongue flicking as it warily scanned their surroundings.

At the end of the ancient road is a stone gate. The stone gate is three zhang high and two zhang wide, and two large ancient seal characters are carved on the lintel—"Medicine Garden".

Li Changsheng reached out and pushed the door open.

The stone door remained unmoved. He tried channeling his spiritual energy into it, but the stone door still did not react.

"Brother, let me do it." Li Changle walked to the stone door, squatted down, and felt around in the cracks at the bottom of the door with her fingers for a moment until she found a protruding spirit stone. She pressed the spirit stone down, and the stone door swung open with a bang.

Medicinal herb garden.

A surge of spiritual energy rushed towards him. The energy was so dense it was almost liquefied; with each breath, his lungs felt cool and refreshed, an indescribable comfort. Li Changsheng took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping across the entire herb garden.

The herb garden wasn't large, about two acres in size, surrounded by a bluestone fence covered with ancient runes. Inside, dozens of spiritual herbs, ranging in quality from low-grade to high-grade first rank, were scattered about. Li Changsheng's eyes lit up; several of these herbs were needed for the Faceless Mask bounty mission.

The moment he stepped into the herb garden, he roared!

A deep roar echoed from the depths of the herb garden. A colossal beast, the size of an ox and entirely bluish-black in color, burst forth from the thicket of spiritual herbs, its four hooves pounding the ground, causing it to tremble. Its eyes were emerald green, with vertical pupils that emitted a cold light. A single horn adorned its forehead, its tip gleaming with a ghostly blue luster.

Early stage of Quasi-Second Tier, Azure-eyed Golden-eyed Beast.

Li Changsheng did not retreat. He opened the Seven Treasures Glazed Umbrella in his hand, and a seven-colored glazed light screen enveloped the three of them. His gaze locked onto the head of the Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast, and his divine sense condensed into a single Soul-Piercing Thorn.

An invisible thorn of divine consciousness silently pierced the Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast's sea of ​​consciousness. The Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast's body suddenly froze, its emerald eyes became unfocused, and its forward momentum came to an abrupt halt.

"Little sister!"

Li Changle was already prepared. She activated the array plate in her hand, and the grass puppet rushed out from behind her.

The grass puppet's right hand transformed into a grass sword, its leaves sharp as blades, and it slashed at the neck of the Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast. The grass sword pierced its flesh, and the Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast roared in pain, awakening from the dizziness of the Soul-Shattering Thorn.

But Li Changsheng had already closed in.

The Seven Treasures Glazed Umbrella spun, unleashing a rain of glazed swords. Countless tiny blades of light poured down like a storm, striking the Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast. The Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast had thick hide, and the rain of glazed swords could only leave shallow bloodstains on its body, failing to kill it.

"Akaha!"

Chi Yu leaped from the spirit beast pouch, his crimson wings unfurling. He opened his mouth and unleashed a blazing fireball that slammed into the head of the Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast. The fireball exploded, igniting the beast's mane and emitting a burnt smell. It roared, its horn flashing with a ghostly blue light, and a bolt of lightning shot from its tip, aiming straight for Chi Yu.

Akabane couldn't dodge in time and was struck on the wing by the lightning, his feathers charred black, and he fell from the sky.

Li Changmo had been waiting for a long time. Emerald green light surged from his palm and entered Chi Yu's body. Chi Yu's injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he took flight again.