DIV Chapter 60: The Sudden Ominous Divination

The night was deep, with the bright moon hanging high.

Li Chang'an temporarily interrupted his body cultivation and came to the courtyard.

Earlier, after the divination appeared, he had sensed fluctuations in the formation array.

"Someone intruded, but left alive."

Li Chang'an frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

Even an expert like Wei Sen, who had mastered escape techniques, couldn't escape the Cloud Mist Hidden Kill Formation.

Could it be that the Black Wind Mountain robber cultivator who came this time was even stronger than Wei Sen?

"Eh? This is..."

Li Chang'an's eyes focused as he looked at the corner of the courtyard wall.

"Could this be the legendary substitute death puppet?"

He walked forward and picked up a palm-sized torn cloth doll.

This cloth doll looked very ordinary on the outside, with no spiritual power fluctuations whatsoever.

However, inside it were carved extremely complex patterns, and there was a mass of dried flesh and blood at the heart position.

"It's said this kind of treasure is extremely precious, and the method of making it has long been lost. Occasionally one appears in secret realms."

Li Chang'an was secretly surprised.

He had heard that even Foundation Establishment great cultivators extremely desired this kind of treasure.

"Such strange patterns. I've only looked at them for a few moments, yet I'm already feeling dizzy."

Li Chang'an closed his eyes slightly and rubbed his brow.

He was already a first-tier superior-grade talisman master and puppet master, with quite deep research into various spiritual power patterns.

Even so, the patterns inside this torn cloth doll still made him feel they were complex and profound.

"With my current skills, I simply cannot replicate it."

Li Chang'an pondered briefly, then used a separate storage pouch to put away the torn cloth doll.

He planned to study it slowly in the future.

It would be best if he could reverse-engineer it, but if not, so be it.

Subsequently, Li Chang'an instructed Big Yellow to watch the surroundings and investigate suspicious personnel.

He returned indoors to continue body cultivation.

Time passed quickly.

Before he knew it, an entire night had gone by.

At dawn, his first body cultivation session ended.

"There are indeed effects."

Li Chang'an slowly clenched his fists, feeling his vital energy was more abundant than before.

Even his strength had increased considerably.

"Although many resources were consumed, it was all worth it." Li Chang'an nodded secretly.

Continuing this way, it wouldn't be long before he reached the first-tier initial stage.

...

That evening, Xu Fugui suddenly came to visit.

His face was full of joy as he came to share good news.

"Big Brother Li, I've been noticed by a senior who wants to take me as his disciple."

"Oh?"

Li Chang'an was surprised.

With Xu Fugui's qualifications, someone would actually take notice of him?

Could that person have ulterior motives?

Li Chang'an couldn't help but become suspicious.

"Fugui, what is that senior's name and identity?"

"The senior said his name is Wang Fu'an and he's the manager of the Yuelai Restaurant in Yellow Crane Immortal City, with second-tier spiritual cooking skills." Xu Fugui's tone was excited.

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an was even more surprised.

"Second-tier skills?"

Cultivators who could master second-tier skills were mostly already at Foundation Establishment!

"Fugui, are you certain that person didn't deceive you?"

"Impossible!"

Xu Fugui shook his head repeatedly.

He excitedly said, "Senior Wang came to Qinghe Market to prepare a life-extending spiritual meal for the Zheng family ancestor. This morning he took me along to meet the Zheng family ancestor!"

Hearing this, Li Chang'an no longer doubted.

He looked at Xu Fugui with several traces of relief in his eyes.

"Fugui, you've finally encountered your great opportunity."

If he wasn't mistaken, that Senior Wang was very likely also a Foundation Establishment expert.

With Xu Fugui able to apprentice under a Foundation Establishment cultivator, his future cultivation path would be much easier.

"Fugui, you must grasp this opportunity well!"

"Big Brother, don't worry. I know."

Xu Fugui also understood what kind of opportunity he had encountered.

Speaking of this, he suddenly became somewhat melancholy.

"Big Brother, I might have to follow Senior Wang and leave Qinghe Market to go to Yellow Crane Immortal City."

"This is a good thing!" Li Chang'an said with a smile.

Yellow Crane Immortal City, after all, had a Golden Core True Person presiding over it, making it far safer than Qinghe Market.

Various resources and opportunities were also much more abundant.

"In a few more years, I should also go to Yellow Crane Immortal City."

"Really?"

Xu Fugui's face showed delighted surprise.

Li Chang'an nodded slightly and smiled, "Fugui, perhaps I'll need to rely on your help in the future."

"When that time comes, if Big Brother Li needs anything, just say so. As long as I can help, I definitely will!"

Xu Fugui patted his chest in assurance.

He made up his mind to establish a firm foothold in Yellow Crane Immortal City as soon as possible.

When Li Chang'an also arrived at the immortal city later, at least he wouldn't be without a place to stay.

"Fugui, Yellow Crane Immortal City is far more complex than Qinghe Market. Your foundation is too thin right now, and you'll easily suffer losses going there."

As he spoke, Li Chang'an took out a storage pouch.

He handed the storage pouch over and said, "These spirit stones are what I'm lending you, to facilitate your early development in Yellow Crane Immortal City."

"This..."

Xu Fugui hesitated somewhat.

When he saw clearly the number of spirit stones in the storage pouch, his eyes immediately widened.

A full eight hundred spirit stones!

Where in his lifetime had he ever seen so many spirit stones?

"Big Brother, I..."

He originally wanted to refuse.

But Li Chang'an's expression was serious as he solemnly said, "I'm only lending them to you. When you make money in the future, just return them to me!"

He brooked no refusal and directly stuffed the storage pouch into Xu Fugui's hands.

Xu Fugui hesitated for a while.

In the end, he still accepted these spirit stones.

He also understood that in a place like Yellow Crane Immortal City, one couldn't move an inch without spirit stones.

About half an hour later, Xu Fugui reluctantly said farewell.

...

A few days later, Xu Fugui followed his master and left Qinghe Market.

Not long after, Li Chang'an received a letter he had sent from Yellow Crane Immortal City.

The letter described his various experiences and observations in Yellow Crane Immortal City.

Yellow Crane Immortal City was indeed a good place. Even superior-grade talisman inheritances were publicly sold there, and various auxiliary medicines needed for Foundation Establishment Pills were also available.

After reading it, Li Chang'an wrote a reply.

"Fugui, I don't need superior-grade talisman inheritances. Please help me pay attention to various Foundation Establishment spiritual objects, as well as the three main medicines for Foundation Establishment Pills..."

In the days that followed, the two corresponded frequently.

...

On this day, Li Chang'an's face showed joy as he felt his physique.

"I've finally entered the initial stage of body cultivation."

With a thought, he controlled the first-tier initial stage spider puppet he had made earliest to attack himself.

The spider puppet's attacks hit his body but couldn't break through his defense at all, only leaving some shallow white marks.

"Not bad." Li Chang'an was very satisfied.

With initial body cultivation achieved, he had taken another step toward his Foundation Establishment goal.

"I still haven't gathered all the materials needed for the next stage. I'll need to put in some more effort."

That evening, Li Chang'an sought out Luo Kun.

From Luo Kun, he learned about several materials he needed.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I've inquired for you. Fellow Daoist Chu Mu has the 'Hundred Bitter Grass' and 'Thunder Heart Wood' that you need."

"Spirit plant cultivator Chu Mu?"

"Right, it's him. You met last time."

Luo Kun nodded, indicating he had already asked Chu Mu, who was also willing to trade as long as Li Chang'an could produce enough spirit stones.

"I understand. Thank you for your trouble, Senior Luo."

Li Chang'an expressed his thanks, planning to visit Chu Mu tomorrow.

...

That night, just after midnight, Li Chang'an was cultivating when divination content appeared before his eyes.

[Divination has been refreshed]

[Today's Divination: Ominous]

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