The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 603 - 111 Three Divinations a Day
Zhen Li had no idea that the unremarkable bamboo slip in her hand was actually the Classic of Mountains and Seas, one of the Four Kingly Divine Artifacts. She had only felt the seagrass’s sadness and was unaware that the bamboo slip was a Divine Artifact, for the Classic of Mountains and Seas showed no sign of its true nature while with her.
Zhen Li then placed the Classic of Mountains and Seas into the book satchel on her back and said to the seagrass, "I’ve gotten lost here and will probably have to wait for the sun to disperse the Great Mist before I can leave. Why don’t you tell me about your master first, and I’ll help you look for them!"
As Zhen Li spoke, Yuan Zihe’s image suddenly appeared in her mind.
The communication between seagrass and humans took place through Divine Sense. Besides speaking through Divine Sense, seagrass could also share images.
This was Zhen Li’s first encounter with such a marvel, and she immediately exclaimed in amazement, "You’re so incredible!"
Her praise made the seagrass somewhat embarrassed, something Yuan Zihe had never done.
"I have now memorized the appearance of your master. How about, I cast a divination for her?" Zhen Li offered, prompted by a sudden impulse.
Previously, Zhen Li wasn’t very keen on divination, but now...
The reason she found herself in Cloud Dream Marsh was because she had become aware of the responsibilities she bore.
Yuxuan and Yuquan had instructed not to divulge their wishes to Zhenren and Zhen Li, but in the end, Yuquan simply couldn’t keep it to himself.
He first told Zhenren about Yuxuan’s plans and later thought that Zhen Li, always so optimistically naive, may be suitable as an ordinary disciple, but how could she possibly assume the role of Sect Leader?
If Zhenren proved unable to fulfill his duties, it was unlikely Zhen Li could either. This led him to reveal Yuxuan’s final arrangements to Zhen Li.
Only then did Zhen Li realize that she was actually a candidate for Sect Leader, an idea that was utterly preposterous.
Given her Cultivation Level, disposition, and experience, she fell far short of her eldest apprentice brother. How could someone like her shoulder such a heavy responsibility?
Only after learning the truth did Zhen Li understand why her usually kindhearted apprentice brother had been looking at her strangely of late.
She had thought Zhenren was just too busy with his duties as Sect Leader, but now she knew there were hidden complications.
At that time, Zhen Li felt very conflicted. Realizing that she had become a threat to her respected elder apprentice brother and that her own capabilities were insufficient, Zhen Li made a decision.
She decided to leave the mountain to gain experience.
Using this experience as a pretext to distance herself from the Taiqing Daoist Temple, she would no longer be a concern for Zhenren. Moreover, by wandering the world and becoming strong enough to broaden her horizons, she could be prepared to take on the heavy burden if, as Yuxuan had predicted, Zhenren could not handle it. At the very least, she’d have the ability to shoulder the responsibility.
Thus, Zhen Li left the Taiqing Daoist Temple and, not long after, became lost in Cloud Dream Marsh...
But let’s not dwell on that. Knowing she might have to bear a heavy burden, Zhen Li began to take her cultivation more seriously.
Previously, she had been carefree, adhering only to the essential daily cultivation regimen, and as Yuxuan had advised, cultivated when she felt like it and did whatever she wanted otherwise.
The Astrology Art required frequent practice on others to progress, and Zhen Li seized every opportunity to perform a reading. She felt that her strength had grown considerably of late.
However, she could only perform three divinations a day; any more, and she’d feel dizzy and overwhelmed.
Having learned Yuan Zihe’s appearance, Zhen Li concentrated and visualized the Star Map.
Not to pry into Yuan Zihe’s future or past, but simply to sense where to find her was a task extremely simple for Zhen Li.
Before casting the divination, Zhen Li felt almost certain of success, yet after visualizing the Star Map for a long while, it provided no guidance at all. All she saw was an endless expanse.
She had encountered this situation before. When she had previously attempted to read Lin Yun, the result was the same. Yuxuan had explained that in the practice of divination, the most taboo thing is to force oneself to see when the path is unclear.
The first time you see what it looks like is what it looks like. If you forcefully attempt to stir fate’s mist, you are sure to suffer backlash, minor damage to your vital energy at the least, and the likelihood of death at the worst.
Since practicing the Astrology Art, Zhen Li had only failed with Lin Yun, and today, Yuan Zihe was the second.
"It seems, the calamity that Master spoke of is drawing closer."
The closer we get to the great changes in the world, the more chaotic the heavens’ secrets become. At first, only those with particularly special Life Patterns were unclear, but afterwards, even those with slightly special Life Patterns became hazy and eventually, nothing could be seen. The future became enveloped in Chaos, with no one able to see what is to come.
The so-called change is often not instant but accumulates gradually. Once it accumulates enough, it erupts all at once.
Zhen Li didn’t plan to be stubborn and obsess over Yuan Zihe since her first divination of the day was wasted. Since she had already started a divination, she might as well attempt a second one.
"Let’s see when this Great Mist will disperse!"
Since there was nothing else she wanted to divine, she simply started another divination at will, which was also as her heart desired.
Zhen Li visualized the Star Map once more and again, she saw a mass of mist.
"It didn’t work out again?"
Zhen Li began to doubt if today’s approach was incorrect, if her Astrology Art had failed, or if there was something wrong with the Great Mist?
Zhen Li’s Cultivation Level was still shallow; she had not yet cultivated a Divine Sense that could leave her body, so she could not detect that the Great Mist also had the effect of shielding against the probing of Divine Senses. However, now she too had begun to sense something.
"Does this place conceal some secret?"
With this question in mind, Zhen Li performed a third divination, the Star Map appeared, but the mist remained.
Although she didn’t obtain a result from her divination, Zhen Li had already found her answer.
She was merely naive, not unintelligent; clearly, this place concealed a secret.
"Seagrass, do you know what happened here?"
The seagrass shook its entire body and then allowed Zhen Li to see everything it had witnessed there. The seagrass didn’t reveal its own involvement in poisoning, only showing how it was unluckily bitten by a foolish fish, then captured by a dragon, and finally, grievously injured by its master’s trampling.
Indeed, the worst injury it suffered was inflicted by its own master. Even being nibbled on by Long Xiaoman didn’t count for much to a seagrass with a strong regenerative ability.
This unexpected self-inflicted blow by Yuan Zihe was quite a show.
Zhen Li was originally sympathetic towards the seagrass, but seeing Lin Yun flash through the scenes depicted by the seagrass, she couldn’t help but feel a stir in her heart.
Lin Yun...
He was here too?
Zhen Li didn’t quite understand her own feelings. Knowing that Lin Yun had once passed by here, her heart rejoiced because she too was here, as if there was a deep connection between them.
But then, thinking that he had left by the time she arrived, it made her feel like they were destined to meet but not fated to be together, which brought an inexplicable sense of melancholy to her heart.
Pushing aside her distracting thoughts, Zhen Li recalled the scenes the seagrass had shown her earlier.
There was no Great Mist when Lin Yun was present, only two dragons.
That’s right, Lin Yun was adept at using mist. Could it be that this Great Mist was related to Lin Yun?
