Eternal Life by Daily Divination-Chapter 141: Fellow Daoist, Please Stay

The battle, from start to finish, lasted only a dozen or so breaths.

It was unbelievably fast.

’The Blood and Fire Three Brothers... are just gone like that?’

In the Black Market, many people were dumbfounded, staring blankly in Li Chang’an’s direction.

When the battle first began, who could have predicted such an outcome?

’I must never offend this Li Fan in the future.’

Many people secretly warned themselves.

That Venerable Soul Banner was simply too terrifying, truly worthy of being called an Evil Artifact.

In a corner.

Luo Baitong was shaken to his core.

He had thought Li Chang’an would only be able to save his own skin.

But Li Chang’an had instead gone on a killing spree!

’It seems I’ve underestimated Daoist Li!’

When he looked at Li Chang’an again, a hint of wariness and awe had entered his eyes, but he wasn’t terrified like the other Cultivators.

After all, he was Li Chang’an’s friend and had no conflict of interest with him.

Outside the Black Market.

Li Chang’an put away the Soul Banner and was about to leave.

Just then, an aged voice sounded by his ear.

"Please wait, fellow Daoist!"

Hearing this voice,

Li Chang’an’s heart skipped a beat.

Those four words were hardly a good omen, reminding him of a character from the stories of the Investiture of the Gods from his past life.

He didn’t stop. Instead, he quickened his pace.

His whole body transformed into a streak of light, speeding far away from the Black Market.

Seeing this,

the voice rang out again.

"Daoist Li, please wait! I mean you no harm. I simply wish to invite you to join my Three Tribulations Alliance!"

"The Three Tribulations Alliance?"

Li Chang’an’s interest was piqued; he had heard this name before.

The Three Tribulations Alliance.

was a league formed by three Tribulation Cultivator factions.

The reason they allied was not to fight against Righteous Cultivators, but to contend with the Five Poison Wanderer Lineage.

This was because the Five Poison Wanderer Lineage was simply too powerful and had seized too many benefits.

None of the other Tribulation Cultivator factions could challenge the Five Poison Wanderer Lineage on their own.

They could only band together and fight as one.

"Daoist Li, surely you’ve heard of my Three Tribulations Alliance."

The old voice continued to persuade him, and indeed, there was no malice to be heard in his words.

"I know you like to go it alone, but a single tree doesn’t make a forest. If you join our Three Tribulations Alliance, you’ll gain access to more information and have more channels to acquire cultivation resources."

Hearing this, Li Chang’an temporarily stopped.

He turned to look back.

Behind him,

stood an old man with white hair and a white beard, a withered figure clad in a black robe.

The old man smiled. "I am Hu Yu. It is a pleasure to meet you, Daoist Li."

"Daoist Hu, may I ask which faction of the Three Tribulations Alliance you belong to?"

Li Chang’an asked, his expression wary.

Hu Yu replied, "I am from Withered Wood Cliff."

The three factions of the Three Tribulations Alliance were Blood Beast Valley, Black Puppet Pavilion, and Withered Wood Cliff.

Although these three factions had no Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators, they all possessed means comparable to the Foundation Establishment realm.

Blood Beast Valley had a Tier Two Great Demon, Black Puppet Pavilion had a Tier Two Puppet, and Withered Wood Cliff had an extremely bizarre Tier Two Spirit Plant.

According to rumor,

that Spirit Plant was very strange and needed to devour blood and flesh daily.

Li Chang’an thought for a moment, then asked, "What will I be required to do after joining Withered Wood Cliff?"

"You don’t have to do anything. It’s just an extra identity."

Hu Yu said with a smile.

The Three Tribulations Alliance didn’t have many rules.

After all, Tribulation Cultivators were a group of Cultivators who would stop at nothing for personal gain. As long as there were benefits, they would act; there was no need for rules to bind them.

If there were too many rules and regulations, it would inevitably make people uncomfortable. How would that be any different from those Righteous Influences?

With that said,

Hu Yu produced an Identity Token.

This Token was made of Spirit Wood, and on its surface was the engraved character for "Withered."

Withered Wood Cliff, like Black Wind Mountain, had no fixed base of operations, and its members came and went as they pleased.

"In the Black Market, there are several private back rooms that my Three Tribulations Alliance rents long-term. We occasionally post missions, hold trade fairs, exchange information, and so on."

"And this Token is the key to enter those back rooms."

As he spoke,

the Token slowly floated over and hovered in front of Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an grabbed it and instantly began its Refinement.

The next moment,

he saw the information contained within the Token.

’I see. The Tier Two Spirit Plant of Withered Wood Cliff is a section of a Withered Vine. It possesses Foundation Establishment-level combat power and is controlled by the Withered Wood Cliff Master.’

The idea of a piece of Withered Vine having Foundation Establishment-level combat power was simply incredible.

According to the information in the Token,

the Withered Vine was extremely weak and needed to be fed blood and flesh rich in Spiritual Qi every day, or it would risk withering away completely.

Not far away, Hu Yu smiled. "Daoist Li, what do you think? Joining my Withered Wood Cliff is equivalent to having a Foundation Establishment backer."

"Fine, as long as you don’t force me to go up against the Five Poison Wanderer Lineage."

"Haha, we won’t!"

And just like that,

the identity of Li Fan officially became a member of a Tribulation Cultivator faction.

The smile on Hu Yu’s face grew warmer, and he immediately began to explain the specifics of the Three Tribulations Alliance to him.

"The founder of Blood Beast Valley was a renegade disciple from the Beast Taming Zhou Family. It’s said he suffered unfair treatment within the Zhou Family, so he defected with a Tier Two Great Demon."

"The founder of the Black Puppet Pavilion has a similar story. He’s a renegade disciple from the Puppetry Mo Family..."

Speaking of which,

only the identity of the Withered Wood Cliff Master was relatively mysterious.

The Withered Vine in his possession was equally mysterious; after all, it was rare to see such a bizarre Spirit Plant.

Many people suspected

that the Withered Vine was originally higher than Tier Two, but had suffered a grievous injury that caused its Tier to drop.

"Some also say that the Withered Vine is just a branch from a more powerful Spirit Plant, and that its main body might be a Tier Three or even Tier Four Spirit Plant."

Hu Yu and Li Chang’an headed back to the Black Market, chatting freely along the way.

Li Chang’an asked him, "By that count, the Three Tribulations Alliance has three Foundation Establishment-level combatants. Can’t you just directly annihilate the Five Poison Wanderer Lineage?"

"Daoist Li, it seems you don’t know enough about the Five Poison Wanderer Lineage."

Hu Yu shook his head and sighed.

According to him,

the Five Poison Wanderer himself was a powerhouse at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment.

He had taken over a dozen disciples. His first disciple was an expert at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, and while his second and third disciples weren’t at Foundation Establishment, they possessed Foundation Establishment-level combat power.

"Not at Foundation Establishment, yet they have its combat power? How is that possible?"

Li Chang’an was confused.

He subconsciously thought of his own Fake Foundation Establishment state.

Hu Yu explained, "The Five Poison Wanderer has cultivated two Tier Two Poisonous Insects. After his disciples merge with the Poisonous Insects, their strength increases explosively for a short time, allowing them to barely cross the threshold of Foundation Establishment."

"Such a strange thing actually exists?"

"Indeed. When I first heard of it, I found it just as incredible as you do, Daoist Li."

It had to be said,

the Cultivation Immortality Realm truly had too many strange and bizarre techniques.

By that calculation, the Five Poison Wanderer’s side had four Foundation Establishment-level combatants, so it was natural they could suppress the Three Tribulations Alliance.

Soon,

the two of them returned to the Black Market.

Hu Yu took Li Chang’an in and out of several back rooms, introducing him to many of the Three Tribulations Alliance’s Tribulation Cultivators.

"Daoist Li, this back room is specifically for posting missions. You can view all the internal missions of the Three Tribulations Alliance here, and you can also post missions of your own."

Hu Yu brought Li Chang’an to the last back room and gave him a detailed introduction.

Any member can post a mission.

As long as the reward is sufficient,

you can even hire the Tier Two powers within the alliance.