Chapter 411: Divination

Zhu Xuanji slowly put down the teacup and sighed: "Sect Master Lin's operation of the Myriad Medicine Sect is so arduous, and he has worked hard, which is not easy."

"The past matters, let them go with the wind, everything moves forward, today's situation, brother should be open-minded."

"Within the four seas, all are kings, the territory of the world, none is not the country's land. Since the Sect Master can understand the general situation, the country's thick reward will naturally go without saying."

Seeing this, Unlike Ning Zhuo stood up, bowed, and said solemnly: "Sect Master Lin's righteousness is truly admirable."

"In the past, the Ning family was in trouble, and fortunately, the Myriad Medicine Sect helped with all its strength, saving us from danger. The Ning family will never forget it for generations. The junior feels the grace, but failed to repay it. Today, I have the fate to see the Sect Master, and I have received much care from Shanshan Senior Sister. I have nothing to repay, only deep shame, and no face to see myself."

"Today, the incident happened suddenly, the situation was urgent, it was purely an accidental excavation, accidentally touching the heavy treasure, it was a coincidence, not intending to set off a huge wave, causing the Sect Master to open the town-mountain array, full of killing intent, the junior was afraid that it would be difficult to survive, not what I wanted, it was really helpless."

Lin Shanshan's face changed.

She looked at Unlike Ning Zhuo, her expression complicated, and her resentment overflowed.

Although she was not deep in the world, she was also carefully cultivated by Lin Bufan and lived by Lin Bufan's side, influenced by what she saw and heard.

Therefore, Unlike Ning Zhuo's apology, as soon

Lin Bufan smiled on the surface while coldly snorting in his heart: "The brat has a sharp tongue and is putting on a hypocritical act!"

"Purely by coincidence, how could Zhu Xuanji be so clever as to arrive here?"

On the surface, Lin Bufan let out a hearty laugh and spoke some polite pleasantries, indicating that it was only because Lin Shanshan had gone missing that he had made such an aggressive stance.

This was also a case of turning black into white.

The truth of the matter was that Lin Bufan had first captured Ning Jiufan and activated the Mountain-Suppressing Grand Array, which was what led Unlike Ning Zhuo to kidnap Lin Shanshan.

Unlike Ning Zhuo, of course, would not let Lin Bufan smear the facts like this, so he immediately argued back, though on the surface, it still sounded like a junior offering an apology.

The two engaged in a war of words, which the crowd initially found quite interesting.

Gradually, the verbal sparring between the two sides seemed as if it would be endless and continuous.

Zhu Xuanji listened until he grew impatient and had to reach out his hand: "Stop, the two of you, stop!"

He indicated that arguing was of no benefit and that they should first go and take a look at that Linlang Reflection Wall.

Lin Bufan stroked his beard and smiled; while agreeing, he looked "gently" at Unlike Ning Zhuo, coldly snorting in his heart: "Little fox!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo wore a look of shame, indicating that Brother Zhu Xuanji's instruction was correct, while glancing at Lin Bufan from the corner of his eye, thinking to himself: "Old fox!"

Looking back, he saw Lin Shanshan staring at him.

Unlike Ning Zhuo beamed: "Miss Lin..."

Lin Shanshan turned her head: "Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo, do not try to strike up a conversation with me."

Lin Bufan felt a warmth in his heart and revealed some more of the truth: The Linlang Reflection Wall was a spirit treasure of an extremely high grade. Even though he had probed it repeatedly, he had never once seen the wall itself. The few layers of arrays outside the wall alone had stumped him.

"These arrays do not belong to the Reflection Wall itself; they were jointly set up by the projections of several array-path sages."

"When I moved the entire sect here, I had the original Mountain God infiltrate for over a hundred years, and we only managed to penetrate the outermost two layers of arrays, creating a secret passage that connects the underground karst cave to the residence."

Lin Bufan subtly and tactfully advised everyone not to hold too high an expectation for this trip, as he had never been able to control this spirit treasure. If the operation went poorly, it would not be because he, Lin Bufan, was unwilling to cooperate.

Ning Jiufan stroked his beard with a solemn expression: "If it is as Sect Master Lin says, and the Reflection Wall contains the methods of countless sages, then that is truly formidable. If we anger the spirit treasure into counterattacking on this trip, I fear we will all be in mortal danger."

Zhu Xuanji nodded slightly upon hearing this, as this was also a worry in his own heart.

Consequently, he turned his head to look at Shen Lingshu beside him: "I must ask Senior Shen to take action and perform a divination before we set out on this trip!"

Shen Lingshu nodded: "This is precisely why I received orders to come here and lend you a hand."

Unlike Ning Zhuo immediately looked at Shen Lingshu with curiosity, thinking to himself: "Divination?"

Divination was one of the hundred arts of cultivation; he had long yearned for this skill, and seeing a cultivator perform it today made him feel quite intrigued.

"This Senior Shen not only has Nascent Soul-level cultivation, but since he could be dispatched by the Nandou royal family, he must be quite adept at divination."

"When I get the chance later, I must get close to him!"

Shen Lingshu's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he felt a slight sense of foreboding.

His expression grew more grave, and he thought to himself: "I had a premonition before the operation even began; could it be that this trip will be quite unfavorable?"

He had originally intended to use only eighty percent of his strength, but now, disturbed by this premonition, he immediately made up his mind to perform the divination with all his might.

He immediately took out his signature magic treasure from his storage belt—a set of Nascent Soul-level counting rods.

Unlike Ning Zhuo's eyes were bright; this was his first time seeing a great Nascent Soul-level cultivator perform calculations in front of him.

Shen Lingshu's gaze was profound as he gently stroked the counting rods in his hand and said: "Everyone's fortune is uneven, with good and bad luck mixed. Let me calculate them one by one, and then aggregate them for a final calculation, only then can we discern the heavenly secrets of this trip."

No one had any objections.

Shen Lingshu focused for a moment, first looking at Ning Jiufan, reaching out to grasp the air, capturing the aura on Ning Jiufan's body, and casting it into the counting rods.

He threw the counting rods.

The counting rods emitted points of mysterious light, floating in mid-air before finally coming to a halt.

Shen Lingshu calculated the result and said to Ning Jiufan: "You have the support of noble people, and your fate hides good fortune. However, your fortune changed some time ago; it was a change of fate triggered by external forces, with romantic entanglements mixed in."

Ning Jiufan's face flushed slightly, and he asked: "I have heard that rashly changing one's fate will lead to the worry of a backlash; is it..."

Shen Lingshu shook his head and comforted him: "This was not you actively changing your fate; there was already someone who cast a spell to share the burden for you, so there is no need to worry." He turned to Unlike Ning Zhuo and continued the measurement.

Before long, his eyes were like ice, and he said directly: "Little friend Unlike Ning Zhuo, your fortune is steady and unremarkable, yet within that stability, there is also hidden opportunity."

After finishing, he measured Lin Shanshan: "Little friend Lin Shanshan, your fate hides the energy of staying at home; it is not suitable for you to travel far in the near future. Outside there is frost and cold dew, while inside there is lingering warmth to protect you; only by staying within the hall can you nourish your qi and strengthen your essence."

Lin Shanshan's expression changed slightly.

Shen Lingshu then measured for Lin Bufan, his expression slightly solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Sect Master Lin, your fate is full of wealth and status, yet you are restless in stillness and turn auspicious in movement. Between heaven and earth, yin and yang flow; if you are still for too long, movement must appear. If you do not move now, disaster will be hard to avoid; rise and fall, success and failure, all lie in a single thought. Moving to seek good fortune and protecting the foundation of the Myriad Medicine Gate is what accords with heavenly fate."

The implication was that one sits at home, and disaster comes from the sky.

These words immediately touched Lin Bufan, who cast his gaze toward Unlike Ning Zhuo.

Unlike Ning Zhuo:...

Finally, Shen Lingshu looked at Zhu Xuanji, threw the counting rods, and had the answer: "Fellow Daoist Zhu, you have a life of toil and are a gifted talent, yet only through hardship can you achieve great success. You will have merit for your labor, and your great cause will flourish in the future, but this trip requires much patience, and success or failure hinges on the smallest details. Behind your fame, you must have a heart of extreme endurance so as not to violate the Heavenly Dao."

After calculating everyone, Shen Lingshu silently recited a mysterious mantra, gathering momentum for a long time before throwing the counting rods again.

The counting rods combined with each other in mid-air, forming various patterns that made the others feel dizzy just looking at them.

Unlike Ning Zhuo stared intently for a while and felt a sense of dizziness.

Finally, Shen Lingshu retracted the counting rods, looked around, and said in a low voice: "According to everyone's fate, this trip is hidden with stability amidst good fortune; there will be no surprises or dangers, the waves will be calm, and there will be support. However, the Heavenly Dao is ever-changing, and the harvest may not meet expectations; only by relaxing your state of mind can you obtain the right time and place."

Everyone held their breath and listened intently.

Unlike Ning Zhuo was full of respect and complimented: "Senior Shen's divination technique is truly profound and brilliant; witnessing it, my heart is filled with admiration!"

Who would have thought that Shen Lingshu would say coldly: "Little friend Unlike Ning Zhuo, you must know that fate is fixed and heavenly secrets must not be spoken of lightly; from now on, do not come near me."

Unlike Ning Zhuo:???

Since the divination was successful and they had such results, everyone began their operation.

Lin Bufan had originally wanted to leave Lin Shanshan on the original mountain, but the latter insisted on going, saying she wanted to personally rescue her senior brother Linghu Jiu, so Lin Bufan let her be.

Lin Bufan opened the secret mountain path.

This was the very same one Unlike Ning Zhuo had used to enter the original mountain from the underground karst cave.

He could be considered to have returned along the original path.

Everyone entered the array-within-an-array directly; a patch of mist, white and vast, covered the four directions and filled their eyes.

Lin Bufan performed his methods, waving his long sleeves, and the white mist could be seen rolling and surging, rapidly turning pale.

Just as everyone saw a portal faintly appearing, a slender figure pierced through the mist, holding a long sword, and walked up to the crowd.

It was Linghu Jiu.

"Master, and esteemed guests, please pause for a moment." Linghu Jiu smiled freely and suddenly pointed his sword at Unlike Ning Zhuo, "Allow me to challenge one person to a duel first!"

"Unlike Ning Zhuo, how about you come and have a spar with this elder brother?"

"Brother Linghu, why do you say this?" Unlike Ning Zhuo's expression changed slightly, feeling puzzled, "The misunderstanding between me and your sect has already been resolved."

Linghu Jiu, however, smiled and shook his head.

Lin Bufan stroked his beard and suddenly said: "No, you are not Jiu'er; you are merely a projection of him."

"Linghu Jiu" nodded and frankly admitted: "My true self has already been guided to go to a deeper level. I was left behind specifically for one thing."

As he spoke, he cast his gaze toward Unlike Ning Zhuo, his fighting intent extremely intense.

Unlike Ning Zhuo was still puzzled, indicating that this was definitely not Linghu Jiu's order, and that he would never treat him this way.

Shen Lingshu suddenly said: "So that's how it is; this is the guidance."

Unlike Ning Zhuo let out an "ah," feeling that Shen Lingshu, this great cultivator of divination, was a bit targeted toward him.

Zhu Xuanji urged: "Then hurry up, Unlike Ning Zhuo, have a battle with him."

Lin Shanshan pursed her lips and smiled: "Suddenly, being able to see Senior Brother and Young Master Unlike Ning Zhuo fight, even if it isn't Senior Brother himself, is truly something to look forward to."

She was very annoyed by Unlike Ning Zhuo's actions and hoped in her heart that "Linghu Jiu" would give the big-headed boy a good lesson.

With Lin Shanshan having such an attitude, it went without saying for Lin Bufan.

Ning Jiufan stroked his beard: "Little Zhuo, then go and fight! Let everyone see the demeanor of my Northern men, the Ning family's style!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo revealed a bitter smile; Ning Jiufan had great confidence in him, but he knew deeply that Linghu Jiu was not simple at all; even his "Human Life Hanging by a Thread" divine ability would be detected by Linghu Jiu, so the person must have hidden many things!

"War is a dangerous business..." Unlike Ning Zhuo still held onto a glimmer of hope and did not want to start a war casually.

At this moment, the voice of the Five Elements God Lord reached everyone's ears: "Little brat Unlike Ning Zhuo, hurry up and have a battle with Linghu Jiu!"

"I made a bet with Brother Lonely."

"If you lose the fight, don't you come in!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo:?!