A New Storm Rises

Just past midnight.

Golden light emerged.

[Divination Result Refreshed]

[Today's Divination Result: Auspicious]

[You traveled to Bright Moon Lake and used the advantage of your Evasion Technique to successfully pick the precious Tier 1 high-grade Spiritual Medicine, "Turtle Spirit Fruit." No accidents occurred during the process.]

The divination result was auspicious!

Li Chang'an immediately felt relieved.

After all.

Bright Moon Lake lay outside the Marketplace, so he had no choice but to be more cautious.

"I heard this Turtle Spirit Fruit can not only accelerate the growth of turtle-type Spiritual Beasts, but also strengthen their foundation. It will be of some help to their future advancement."

Li Chang'an silently pondered, filled with anticipation for that Turtle Spirit Fruit.

Before long.

Da Huang returned from outside, bringing news about Zheng Jinbao.

"Zheng Jinbao is still waiting?"

Li Chang'an fell into thought.

Of course, he knew what Zheng Jinbao was waiting for.

However.

That fellow would wait forever.

Late at night.

Zheng Jinbao was anxious and completely unable to sleep.

His brows were tightly furrowed as he paced back and forth through his courtyard, occasionally glancing in the direction of Li Chang'an's Residence.

"It has been two whole days. Why is there still no news?"

These past two days.

Zheng Jinbao had truly suffered.

He had spent a great deal of money, yet had received no reply whatsoever.

To prevent Wei Sen from taking the money without doing the job, he had signed the strictest Spirit Contract with Wei Sen.

Once Wei Sen breached the contract.

He would suffer severe backlash!

"He couldn't have breached the contract. Could he have failed?"

This thought suddenly flashed through Zheng Jinbao's mind.

But he quickly shook his head.

The idea simply seemed absurd to him.

"Impossible. He specializes in this line of work and has killed quite a few experts in the late stages of Qi Refining. How could he possibly fail to kill a Li Chang'an?"

Zheng Jinbao thought this to himself.

He simply did not believe Li Chang'an had the ability to kill Wei Sen in return.

The gap in strength between the two sides was simply too great.

On the surface.

One was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, while the other was merely at the Third Layer of Qi Condensation. They were as far apart as heaven and earth!

"Perhaps he is only worried about being noticed by the Old Ancestor and is waiting for a suitable opportunity."

Out of his trust in Wei Sen.

Zheng Jinbao decided to wait a few more days.

The next day.

Li Chang'an hurried out.

He altered his aura, disguised himself with another appearance, left the Marketplace, and headed straight for Bright Moon Lake.

"Bright Moon Lake is truly a treasure land. The last time I came here, I obtained the mid-grade first-tier Talisman Inheritance."

Li Chang'an arrived at the lakeshore and gazed at the shimmering surface of the lake.

Then.

He used the Lesser Five Elements Escape Technique.

Without making a sound, he entered the lake and searched for that Turtle Spirit Fruit.

About half an hour later.

Li Chang'an abruptly stopped, his eyes fixed in one direction.

"Hm? There is actually an unexpected gain as well."

What appeared in his sight was a deep-blue stone.

It lay quietly amid a mess of aquatic grass. Its aura was utterly ordinary, with nothing remarkable about it.

If one did not pay attention.

It would be easy to overlook it.

"Azure Stone. A mid-grade first-tier Water-element treasure, suitable for forging Water-element magical artifacts. It can also allow Water-element Spiritual Beasts to absorb the Spiritual Energy within it."

This gemstone could be used to assist the growth of Water-element Spiritual Beasts.

It was perfect for the Profound Water Turtle!

Delight flashed in Li Chang'an's eyes. He grabbed the gemstone and placed it into his storage pouch.

"Bright Moon Lake truly is a treasure land!"

He confirmed this thought once again.

Although Bright Moon Lake was not located on the Marketplace's Spiritual Vein, it was very close to it. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy contained in this region was denser than in ordinary places.

It was more likely for all kinds of treasures and Demonic Beasts to be born here.

He had once heard.

That cultivators had caught Spirit Fish of considerable value here.

"There should still be many undiscovered Water-element treasures and Water-element Spiritual Beasts in this lake."

Li Chang'an pondered.

Over the years, quite a few cultivators had entered the lake in search of treasure.

But most of them could only explore the outermost ring.

The farther inward one went, the deeper the lake became.

The central region was shrouded in darkness. Merely looking at it could fill many people with fear.

Who knew what monsters were hidden inside?

"I cannot take risks."

Li Chang'an lightly shook his head and abandoned the thought of exploring the lake's depths.

Treasures were good, but one needed to be alive to claim them.

He had no wish to encounter an overly powerful Water Demon.

Then.

Li Chang'an continued searching for that Turtle Spirit Fruit.

Another half hour passed.

He found two more kinds of Water-element treasures, yet still did not discover the Turtle Spirit Fruit.

"The Hexagram Image should not be wrong. Keep looking!"

Li Chang'an did not lose heart and continued his search.

Time flew by.

A quarter of an hour later.

Finally.

His eyes lit up as he looked in one direction.

"Found it!"

In that direction.

There was an entirely green Spirit Fish, roughly five feet long. Its scales gleamed as it rested amid the aquatic grass on the lakebed.

Beside it was a faintly glowing bubble of Spiritual Energy.

Inside the bubble.

Was that Turtle Spirit Fruit.

"As expected, it has already matured."

Li Chang'an did not act immediately. Instead, he slowly adjusted his aura.

He swallowed several pills to recover the Mana expended from using the Evasion Technique, bringing himself back to peak condition to ensure that nothing went wrong.

"This Green Scale Fish is probably waiting for a suitable chance to consume the Turtle Spirit Fruit, helping himself break through his bottleneck and advance from First-tier Early-stage to First-tier Mid-stage."

Li Chang'an could tell.

This fish had already reached the threshold of advancement.

Although the Turtle Spirit Fruit was most effective for turtle-type Spiritual Beasts, it was ultimately Water-element Spiritual Medicine and would benefit most Water-element Spiritual Beasts.

"However, this thing is not fated to be his."

Li Chang'an's figure flashed, swift as lightning.

He shot straight toward the Turtle Spirit Fruit!

Whoosh!

He pushed his Evasion Technique to its limit and arrived before that bubble of Spiritual Energy in almost an instant.

Boom!

Li Chang'an shattered the bubble.

He seized the Turtle Spirit Fruit and stored it in his storage pouch.

At this moment.

Inside the Marketplace.

Chu Daniu hurried along, a trace of anxiety on his face as he rushed toward Li Chang'an's Residence.

Early this morning, a piece of gossip had spread from who knew where.

It said.

That the Zheng Family's Mid Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor had escaped from the Secret Realm only because he had used a forbidden technique that consumed his lifespan.

He did not have much time left to live.

"I don't know whether this news is true or false. I must let Brother Li know as soon as possible!"

Now, the entire Marketplace was gripped by panic.

There were even rumors that the Foundation Establishment Ancestors of the Cao Family and Wu Family were about to storm into the Marketplace!

A short while later.

Chu Daniu arrived outside Li Chang'an's courtyard.

"Brother Li, are you home?"

He called out anxiously.

But after waiting quite some time.

No one came out to open the door.

Chu Daniu became even more anxious and was just about to pound on the gate.

At that moment.

A surprised voice rang out.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, why are you here?"

Hearing this.

Chu Daniu turned around and discovered Liu Yue and the others.

"Fellow cultivator Liu, Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow cultivator He..."

He cupped his hands toward these Low-grade Talisman Masters.

Confusion filled Liu Yue's pretty face as she asked him:

"Fellow Daoist Chu, did you come to find Senior Luo? Could it be that you still want Senior Luo to take your elder brother as his disciple?"

She knew very well.

That Chu Daniu had gone to considerable lengths to have Li Chang'an take a master.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, your elder brother is truly somewhat stiff and wooden. Senior Luo does not like people of his kind."

As she spoke, a trace of helplessness flashed across her face.

Last time.

She had discovered that Li Chang'an could draw High-grade Talismans, and that his talisman-drawing skill far surpassed those of the other Low-grade Talisman Masters.

She had originally wanted to grow closer to Li Chang'an.

But Li Chang'an utterly failed to appreciate her charms, stiff and wooden as a Puppet.

Now.

She had long stopped thinking about Li Chang'an and had focused all her attention on Luo Kun.

"Fellow cultivator Liu has misunderstood."

Chu Daniu shook his head and pointed at the spacious residence behind him.

"I came to find my elder brother."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

A flash of disbelief passed through Liu Yue's bright eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, are you saying that your elder brother, Li Chang'an, lives here?"