Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 573: Chapter 291: Western Domain Spy, Never Holds a Grudge

The others also apologized and stopped blocking Li Chang’an’s path.

Only Xue Lin’s face was livid. Without a word, he transformed into a streak of light and returned to Cyan Cloud Mountain.

At this, Gu Qinghong and the others looked on helplessly.

"Daoist Li, Daoist Xue probably just can’t swallow his pride. Don’t take it to heart."

"Yes. Now that the truth has been brought to light, I’ll be on my way. There’s no need to see me off."

Li Chang’an transformed into a streak of light and departed.

He didn’t return directly to Changqing Mountain, but instead went to the Jin and Ou Families to make some inquiries.

The result was the same everywhere: neither had a Celestial Grade Escape Technique.

With no other choice, Li Chang’an temporarily abandoned his search and started back toward Changqing Mountain.

However, before he reached it, he sensed someone tailing him.

The pursuer’s aura was incredibly subtle, like a gentle breeze dissipating into the world, making them very hard to detect. It reminded Li Chang’an of Zhang Qingfeng.

However, Zhang Qingfeng’s aura was distinctly different from that of his pursuer.

’An unfamiliar cultivator with a Wind Spirit Root. Could they be from the Western Domain?’

Li Chang’an’s expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn’t noticed a thing. He continued on his way back to Changqing Mountain.

The person followed silently, drawing ever closer.

Their Escape Technique and concealment skills were quite impressive.

If Li Chang’an had been just an ordinary Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator, he likely wouldn’t have noticed them at all.

But his Divine Sense far surpassed that of his peers. It was comparable to a Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivator’s, and even verged on the Late Stage, allowing him to keep a firm lock on the figure trailing him.

A moment later, the person erupted, lunging at Li Chang’an in an instant with a flash of killing intent.

But before he could get close, he slammed into a large, invisible net.

"Not good!" His expression changed drastically as he tried to retreat.

But in the blink of an eye, the entire net had him trapped.

Li Chang’an turned and sized the man up.

The man was gaunt and short with sallow skin, and he possessed a Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivation. Neither his appearance nor his aura matched any Golden Core Master from the Southern Domain.

Soon, a name surfaced in Li Chang’an’s mind.

"So, it’s Master Wu of the Gale Sect. We’ve never met. Why would you travel thousands of miles to the Southern Domain just to ambush me?"

The man’s name was Wu Chengfeng, and he belonged to the Gale Sect, one of the Five Great Sects of the Western Domain.

Li Chang’an had once killed a descendant of the Gale Sect’s Elder Sect Leader, but he had been using Nie Ting’s body at the time.

Even if the Gale Sect sought revenge, they should have been looking for Nie Ting, not him.

Wu Chengfeng struggled, but he couldn’t break free.

The fine threads of the net felt like countless sharp blades, sending waves of stinging pain across his body.

He didn’t dare struggle any further and forced an ugly smile.

"A misunderstanding, Daoist Li! This is all a misunderstanding."

"Oh? And how exactly is it a misunderstanding?"

"Daoist Li, I... I never intended to attack you. I simply wanted to befriend you."

"Daoist Wu, you could use some more practice with your lying."

With a wave of his hand, Li Chang’an sucked him into his Spirit Beast Bag.

He erased all traces of their auras from the area and, without lingering, transformed into a streak of light and returned to Changqing Mountain.

Shortly after, Li Chang’an was back inside his Changqing Mountain Cave Mansion.

With a single thought, he sealed the entire cave mansion, then tossed Wu Chengfeng onto the floor.

"Daoist Wu, are you going to tell me what I want to know willingly, or will you tell me after I’ve interrogated and tortured you?"

Li Chang’an sat in the depths of the cave mansion, his expression indifferent as he looked down upon Wu Chengfeng.

Hearing this, Wu Chengfeng trembled.

He again forced that ugly smile and replied, "Daoist Li, it really is a misunderstanding. I heard that the Southern Domain had a prodigy who achieved Core Formation as an Independent Practitioner, so I developed an interest in befriending him. It’s only because I was once a Loose Cultivator myself and know how difficult that path is."

"It seems interrogation it is, then."

Li Chang’an waved his hand, and the Venerable Soul Banner materialized.

An Evil Soul emerged, trailing clouds of black mist, its face twisted into a savage grin.

"JIE JIE JIE! My lord, you’ve certainly had a lot of people for me to torture recently. How is it that another fool has stumbled into your path?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Chengfeng’s face instantly went white as a sheet.

He never imagined that Li Chang’an, a so-called Righteous Cultivator, would be carrying a Venerable Soul Banner!

To avoid being tortured, Wu Chengfeng no longer dared to conceal the truth. He recounted in full detail why he had come after Li Chang’an.

"It was Xue Lin. He contacted me and asked me to eliminate you. In return, he promised to give me some Tier Three Spirit Plants that are beneficial to cultivators with a Wind Spirit Root."

"Xue Lin?"

Li Chang’an’s mind stirred. He’d long felt that something was off about Xue Lin.

The man’s hostility toward him had been far too obvious.

He asked, "Xue Lin is a Southern Domain Cultivator. How did he contact you? Through the Black Market that operates between the Two Domains?"

Wu Chengfeng shook his head repeatedly.

"No, no, no. He’s no longer a Southern Domain Cultivator."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Not long ago, Xue Lin pledged his allegiance to Shi Hu Immortal City."

Wu Chengfeng held nothing back, spilling everything he knew.

Although Xue Lin was a cultivator of the Cyan Cloud Sect on the surface, he had secretly signed a Spirit Contract with Shi Hu Immortal City.

He did it for the sake of his own cultivation path.

"Shi Hu Master promised Xue Lin that as long as the war between the Two Domains proceeds smoothly, he would help him join the Yellow Sand Sect, an Upper Sect in the Western Domain, and secure their Tier Four Spirit Plant legacy for him."

"I see."

Li Chang’an immediately understood.

Xue Lin was already a Tier Three Top Grade Spirit Plant Master.

For him, a Tier Four Spirit Plant legacy was a fatal temptation.

’No wonder he’s so hostile toward me. He’s one of Shi Hu Immortal City’s people.’

Shi Hu Master had barely bothered to conceal his killing intent toward Li Chang’an.

Wu Chengfeng added that Xue Lin planned to use Li Chang’an’s head to curry even greater favor with Shi Hu Master.

This was precisely why, when Miao Bailian had slandered Li Chang’an, he had relentlessly goaded the Golden Core Masters of the Cyan Cloud Sect into taking action.