Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 479 - 262: Final Commission, Slay the Great Saint Child

For one’s Soul to scatter and disperse meant there would be no next life.

Just like Liang Yu and his Daoist partner, Jiang Yuping.

Mu Yuanchen’s current state was almost identical to theirs before they dissipated.

Furthermore, his flesh and blood were also withering and decaying.

It was as if he had contracted some strange and fatal disease.

Li Chang’an’s true self immediately retreated to a safe distance, isolating himself with an Array, and sent his Puppet Body forward to speak.

"Daoist Mu, what happened?"

"Sigh..."

Mu Yuanchen let out a deep sigh, his face filled with sorrow.

He didn’t directly explain his own condition, instead asking, "Daoist Li, you should be aware of my Mu Family’s current situation, right?"

Li Chang’an nodded. "I am."

Mu Yuanchen sighed. "Ancestor Mu Song doesn’t have much lifespan left, and the Mu Family needs a new Golden Core Cultivator. But our only remaining Golden Core Seed, Mu Xiaoxiao, has gone missing in the Ancient Wood Secret Realm."

The Mu Family’s situation was now especially difficult.

The slightest misstep could see them fade into history, just like so many other Golden Core Clans that had disappeared over time.

That was why Mu Yuanchen went to that Ancient Ruins Secret Realm, trying to find an opportunity that would allow him to achieve Core Formation.

However, his luck wasn’t good.

Not only did he fail to find an opportunity, but he also lost his life, and now even the chance for reincarnation was gone.

"I went deep into the ruins Treasure Hunting and was carelessly swept by a strange Spiritual Light. I didn’t notice anything unusual at the time, but I soon discovered that my entire being was starting to wither."

Mu Yuanchen looked at his own withered hands.

Right now, he was like a Spirit Plant on the verge of withering away.

His flesh, blood, and Soul were all rapidly withering and decaying. He didn’t have much time left.

He struggled to speak. "Daoist Li, I must ask for your help."

"Daoist Mu, if your Soul were intact, I might be able to try and save you. But your Soul is dissipating. There’s nothing I can do about this."

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly. This was indeed beyond his capabilities.

Mu Yuanchen’s current condition was simply too bizarre.

Even a Tier Three or even a Tier Four Spirit Doctor might not be able to save him.

He could already be considered a dead man.

Unless...

Li Chang’an suddenly thought of a feature of the Evergreen Technique: it allowed him to save people by consuming his own lifespan.

As long as he consumed enough, he could instantly restore a dying person to normal.

But he had no connection to Mu Yuanchen.

’There’s no need to spend my own lifespan to save him.’

Mu Yuanchen’s aura grew weaker and weaker. He pleaded, "Daoist Li, I’m not asking you to save me. I just want to ask you to complete one more commission. I still have five drops of Cyan Profound Spirit Liquid in my Storage Pouch."

"And what commission would that be?"

Li Chang’an’s heart stirred.

If it wasn’t too difficult, he could accept it. After all, five drops of Spirit Liquid were on the line.

"Daoist Li, the matter isn’t difficult, it will just take a rather long time."

Mu Yuanchen took out two items from his Storage Pouch and, with hands like withered branches, struggled to push them toward Li Chang’an.

The first was a Jade Bottle, which clearly contained five drops of Cyan Profound Spirit Liquid.

The other was a Jade Scroll.

"This Jade Scroll contains all the memories of my life."

Mu Yuanchen’s voice grew fainter and fainter; he was on the verge of death.

With barely any of his Soul left, he was like a candle flickering in the wind, desperately holding on to his last breath to explain everything.

"A few years ago, my parents passed away, leaving only my little sister and me."

"I promised my little sister I would watch her grow up, but now I won’t get the chance. I beg you, Disguise yourself as me, go to the Mu Family, and guide her. She also has a Wood Spirit Root..."

"Daoist Li, this is my... my final request..."

After struggling to utter his last words, Mu Yuanchen’s aura completely dispersed, and his withered body slowly collapsed.

Li Chang’an sent out a stream of Magical Power to catch his body.

He looked at the Jade Bottle and Jade Scroll before him.

He frowned, feeling troubled.

’Disguise myself and go to the Mu Family?’

This matter was not as simple as Mu Yuanchen had made it sound.

The Mu Family had a thousand-year foundation; the clan surely had ways to inspect the bloodline and appearance of its members.

Li Chang’an did not have Mu Family blood.

The appearance issue wouldn’t be easy to solve either.

His Skin Painting Technique was only at the Tier Two Top Grade, making it very difficult to deceive the Mu Family’s Tier Three Treasure.

As far as he knew, the Mu Family possessed a Treasure Mirror that had reached Tier Three.

Any Cultivator who tried to infiltrate the Mu Family in disguise would have their true form revealed upon passing before this Treasure Mirror.

’Oh well, I’ll see what else is in his Storage Pouch first.’

Li Chang’an took Mu Yuanchen’s Storage Pouch, wiped away the restriction on it, and opened it to have a look.

A moment later, his eyes flickered as he spotted a blood-red Crystal Stone.

’Could this be...’

With a thought, Li Chang’an took out the Crystal Stone.

He began the Refinement process and quickly learned the Crystal Stone’s purpose.

’It’s actually a rare Treasure like a "Blood Source Spirit Crystal"!’

This item was extremely rare and had no Tier. It had only one effect.

To fake a bloodline!

By sealing the Essence Blood of a family’s Cultivator inside it, one could use it to disguise oneself as a member of that family and successfully pass any bloodline test.

A sphere of Essence Blood was already sealed within this Blood Source Spirit Crystal.

The aura within belonged to none other than Mu Yuanchen!

’It seems he was already prepared.’

Li Chang’an mused.

With this item, he could disguise himself as a Cultivator with the Mu Family’s bloodline.

However, his appearance was still a major problem.

If he wanted to fool that Treasure Mirror, he would need at least a Tier Three Skin Painting Technique, or a Disguise Treasure of an equivalent Tier.

’There’s no Disguise Treasure in Mu Yuanchen’s Storage Pouch. Could he have thought my Disguise skills were exceptional?’

Li Chang’an searched carefully but found no such Treasure.

’This won’t be easy. I’ll think about it again once I have a Tier Three Disguise Treasure.’

He wanted to enter the Mu Family too.

Not for Mu Yuanchen’s commission, but to use the identity of a Mu Clan Member to secretly learn the Mu Family’s Tier Three Spirit Plant inheritance.