Eternal Life by Daily Divination

The Yin Soul Sect, deep within the Spiritual Land.

Quasi-Tier Four Divination Master Yuan Tianxuan sat cross-legged with his eyes lightly shut. In the void around him, symbols, some bright and some dim, materialized.

Before him lay a grayish-white Turtle Shell.

On the Turtle Shell.

Spirit Patterns flickered and golden light shimmered, constantly shifting, faintly coalescing into the shape of a person.

But just then, his face paled, and he let out a stifled groan.

CRACK—

The Turtle Shell suddenly cracked. All the Spirit Patterns dissipated, and it went completely dark.

Yuan Tianxuan slowly opened his eyes. A trace of exhaustion flickered within them as he sighed.

’Still no good.’

He took out a few restorative Elixir Pills and a Life-Extending Treasure, swallowing them both.

As a Golden Core Master, his lifespan extended to five hundred years.

He was currently just over two hundred years old.

However, his temples were already gray.

Clearly, he had paid a heavy price over the years trying to deduce Li Chang’an’s true location.

’I turned his connections into threads to weave a great net across heaven and earth. It should have been enough to catch that Li Fan, but I still failed.’

Around him were more than ten items.

Among them were a lock of hair from the Withered Wood Cliff Master, Wu Ming; a broken Puppet from Mo Feng; a piece of Luo Qiantong’s robe...

According to the Yin Soul Sect’s investigations, all these people had been in contact with Li Chang’an.

Therefore, Yuan Tianxuan had his subordinates secretly acquire these items. Using his Divination Technique, he transformed them into a web of connections, attempting to find Li Chang’an within it.

Had his target been an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator, he would have been found long ago.

But his opponent just had to be Li Chang’an.

The Saint Child, Wu Gu, walked over and asked, "Master Yuan, still no luck?"

"Saint Child, I fear the Treasure on Li Fan is of a much higher Tier than we previously estimated. Even a true Tier Four Divination Grandmaster might not be able to deduce his true location."

Yuan Tianxuan shook his head, explaining the difficulty of the matter.

"I gave this Divination my all, even at the cost of thirty years of my lifespan, but it was still not enough."

"So, the path of Divination is a dead end. We’ll have to find another way to deal with that Li Fan."

Wu Gu’s brows furrowed. He was not in a good mood.

Years ago, when he had first arrived at the Yin Soul Sect, he had vowed to slay Li Fan and make everyone understand the price of offending a Demon Sect.

But after all these years, Li Fan was still alive and well.

He was like a venomous snake hiding in the shadows. Though he couldn’t be seen, Wu Gu could often sense his cold, sinister aura.

’Li Fan, where in the world are you?’

Wu Gu’s expression was grim.

If he couldn’t handle this matter, the Nascent Soul Old Demons within the Demon Sect would likely look down on him.

Yuan Tianxuan reminded him, "Saint Child, Li Fan has the Venerable Soul Banner."

"I understand."

The Venerable Soul Banner was an opening.

Both of them knew this.

Over the years, Li Chang’an had most likely been acquiring Souls on a massive scale.

But with the growth of the Yin Soul Sect, Demon Cultivators in the Southern Domain were innumerable, and Soul trading had long become commonplace.

Countless Demon Cultivators bought Souls every day, making it difficult to find Li Chang’an hidden among them.

"Saint Child, this matter cannot be rushed. Take it slow. Li Fan isn’t perfect; he’ll reveal a flaw eventually."

"Alright. Thank you, Master, for helping me with this burden."

「In the days that followed.」

The two of them focused their attention on the Soul trade across the entire Southern Domain, closely monitoring every transaction point and taking note of every Demon Cultivator involved.

「Before long.」

They discovered a rather unusual Cultivator.

This Cultivator only had a Qi Refining Cultivation, yet he purchased Souls multiple times. His wealth didn’t match his strength.

’No rush. Let’s note this person down for now. We can’t startle the snake.’

Wu Gu remained patient, hiding in the shadows, not rushing to make a move.

「About half a year later.」

They had already discovered over fifty unusual Cultivators.

’Li Fan must be one of these Cultivators.’

’We’ll observe for a while longer.’

They had already spent years trying to deal with Li Chang’an; they didn’t mind waiting a little longer.

They just needed to find the right moment to strike.

Little did they know, almost all of these unusual Cultivators were fake Puppet Bodies that Li Chang’an was using as bait.

The reason he acted abnormally was precisely to lure out Yuan Tianxuan or Wu Gu, but the two of them were more level-headed than he had anticipated.

He’d been fishing for half a year and hadn’t caught anything.

’No wonder this Wu Gu could become a true Saint Child. Even setting aside his Cultivation and methods, his temperament is far superior to the four so-called Saint Childs from before.’

Li Chang’an mused to himself.

He realized that as he progressed, his enemies were becoming more and more cautious.

’It makes sense, when you think about it.’

If they weren’t cautious, it would be difficult to reach the Golden Core Realm.

Li Chang’an wasn’t in a hurry either. He continued to use his fake bodies as bait, refusing to believe the two could hold out forever.

Sure enough, before long, one of his fake Puppet Bodies ran into trouble.

「One day.」

Li Chang’an controlled a fake Puppet Body into a small Marketplace, found a Demon Cultivator, and purchased some Souls.

Midway through the transaction, a few people suddenly intervened, trying to forcefully buy the Souls he had already purchased.

A conflict erupted.

Such conflicts were quite common in a Marketplace teeming with Demon Cultivators.

But Li Chang’an knew very well that this seemingly normal conflict was most likely a test from the Yin Soul Sect.

’Finally couldn’t hold back anymore?’

He controlled the Puppet Body, planning to leave with the Souls, but the people who had tried to strong-arm him wouldn’t let him go.

The verbal conflict escalated into Magical Combat.

This Puppet Body only had a Qi Refining Cultivation and was no match for them. It was quickly killed, breaking into a pile of shattered Puppet parts on the ground.

"It’s just a Puppet?"

The onlookers all looked rather surprised.

Before long, the broken Puppet was sent deep into the Yin Soul Sect’s headquarters.

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