Chapter 63: Three Daily Divinations, One Is True

The Incense-Burning Gate's lineage is vast and complex, encompassing all manner of miscellaneous arts such as medicine, divination, and astrology; thus, the sect contains three mountains and five halls, among which the Seven Stars Hall specializes in the Dao of Divination, and Mo Sui Xin is the chief disciple of the Seven Stars Hall.

This Miss's origins are also strange; the Hall Master of the Seven Stars Hall, feeling a certain intuition, brought her back from the outside as an orphan.

There were also rumors that she was the Hall Master's illegitimate daughter from the outside, but whether true or false remains unknown.

Mo Sui Xin was usually cold and aloof, only secluding herself to cultivate bitterly, never communicating with fellow disciples; over time, everyone simply forgot her.

Who would have known that several years later, Mo Sui Xin suddenly claimed she had divined that the Sect Master, Lu Xingzhou, would face a great life-or-death calamity.

At that time, the many disciples within the Incense-Burning Gate simply thought she was speaking nonsense.

One must know that Mo Sui Xin was merely at the Qi Sea realm at the time; let alone divining the fortune or misfortune of the Sect Master, she could not even calculate the future of any random disciple within the Incense-Burning Gate.

The Dao of Divination is extremely profound and also extremely perilous.

Su Chun only wished to calculate the location of Wei Changsheng, but accidentally implicated the Monk Fang Yuan, suffered a backlash herself, and nearly lost her life.

Lu Xingzhou's cultivation realm was above that of Monk Fang Yuan, while Mo Sui Xin was merely a small cultivator of the Qi Sea realm.

Outsiders simply thought she had lost her mind and wanted to attract attention.

Only the Hall Master of the Seven Stars Hall insisted on reporting the matter, informing the Sect Master.

As a result, no one expected that Mo Sui Xin's divination truly came to pass.

And Lu Xingzhou had happened to make preparations, thus escaping the calamity.

Since then, Mo Sui Xin's fame soared, and she naturally became the chief disciple of the Seven Stars Hall; however, of the three divinations she performed daily, only one was true, while the truth or falsehood of the other two was difficult to distinguish.

Often, people were misled by the hexagrams because they believed them implicitly, and ultimately met with great misfortune.

Speaking of it, the death of the chief disciple of the Changsheng Hall, where Wei Changsheng resides, also had intricate connections with Mo Sui Xin.

That senior brother possessed exceptional talent and a bright future, yet was suddenly divined by Mo Sui Xin to face a death calamity.

Shortly thereafter, that senior brother's Dao Heart shattered instantly while breaking through his realm, and ultimately his spirit and soul were both annihilated.

After this matter spread, many people discussed it privately, saying that if Mo Sui Xin had not divined that hexagram, causing that senior brother to develop a heart demon, he would not have perished and his Dao extinguished at the critical moment of breakthrough.

Over time, Mo Sui Xin's relationships within the Incense-Burning Gate grew worse and worse; everyone avoided her like a plague god.

Although everyone in the Incense-Burning Gate regretted this accident, Wei Changsheng actually gained an advantage from this matter.

With the death and annihilation of the Changsheng Hall's chief disciple, he became eligible to compete for the position of the next chief disciple.

Securing the Heavenly Book Secret Arts for the Incense-Burning Gate was a great merit; Wei Changsheng's master went to great lengths to help him secure this task.

Originally, they thought this matter would be easy, but who could have expected so many twists and turns to arise midway.

After being tortured by Monk Fang Yuan, Wei Changsheng's innate treasure was shattered; having no choice, he rushed back to the Incense-Burning Gate to seek help, and his master instructed him to find Mo Sui Xin for assistance.

"Misfortune clings to you; now only she can help you."

These were the words spoken by Wei Changsheng's master; Wei Changsheng could only grit his teeth and come to beg Mo Sui Xin for help.

Do not think that because this Junior Sister Mo has poor relationships within the sect, it is easy to summon her; Wei Changsheng had to cut deep into his flesh to do so.

Fortunately, Mo Sui Xin did not hold back once she received the benefits; the first of the three divinations was calculated with extreme precision, accurately determining when Chen Ye would arrive at Hundred Seas Valley; unfortunately, they set out too late, and despite rushing as fast as they could, they could only follow Chen Ye into the valley.

Now that they have entered Hundred Seas Valley, they must abide by the rules of this place; even disciples of the Incense-Burning Gate cannot act recklessly.

However, the second divination was somewhat outrageous; Mo Sui Xin simply told Wei Changsheng to say, "You have lost all your treasures."

Wei Changsheng was bewildered but could only reluctantly try it.

Who would have thought it seemed to truly probe something, only to be immediately seen through by Chen Ye.

Wei Changsheng also could not figure out exactly where he had revealed a flaw.

Now, only the third divination remains unconfirmed as true or false.

But this third divination is truly difficult to believe.

It is simply because Mo Sui Xin divined that Chen Ye would personally deliver the Heavenly Book Secret Arts without asking for anything else.

Mo Sui Xin also felt this hexagram was strange and likely incorrect, but a diviner must believe in the results of their own divination, otherwise the act of divination is meaningless.

Mo Sui Xin could only tell Wei Changsheng: "Senior Brother Wei, the hexagram is as it is; I speak plainly. If you believe it, believe it; if not, it is up to you."

Wei Changsheng frowned and said, "Then according to your third divination, I need do nothing and simply wait here?"

Mo Sui Xin spoke no more; in her view, saying more now was useless.

Wei Changsheng pondered for a long time and finally said, "Very well, since Junior Sister says so, I shall wait for a few days; however, although I will not seek trouble with that Chen Ye, I feel we can investigate. That cunning fellow indeed lost some treasure, otherwise he would not have reacted that way just now.

"If we find clues, perhaps Junior Sister's third divination will prove accurate; once he is in our grasp, he will naturally present the Heavenly Book Secret Arts with both hands."

Mo Sui Xin, however, said indifferently, "Senior Brother Wei, feel free to do as you wish; I only know how to divine and interpret hexagrams and dare not speak on other matters."

Wei Changsheng also knew Mo Sui Xin's nature; he could not rely on this Junior Sister for gathering information and had to do it himself.

Chen Ye did not know he was being targeted by a cultivator proficient in divination; he had not yet fully calmed his emotions.

When Wei Changsheng said he had lost his treasure, Chen Ye truly feared Hearing Mo Ci would fall into Wei Changsheng's hands, so he was willing to use everything to exchange his master.

But when Wei Changsheng prepared to raise the price on the spot, Chen Ye knew he was lying and merely bluffing.

Chen Ye is but a lone cultivator; where on his person could there be anything more valuable than the Heavenly Book Secret Arts?

As long as Wei Changsheng's brain was functioning normally, he should have thought of this point and agreed immediately, perhaps only gaining some verbal advantage.

But when Chen Ye agreed, Wei Changsheng not only showed no expression of surprise but actually became somewhat panicked, changing the subject; Chen Ye then knew this person was just an empty shell and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was not in his hands at all.

However, reasoning aside, Chen Ye's heart was still extremely unsettled.

If Hearing Mo Ci truly fell into the hands of others, the outcome would likely be very miserable.

Chen Ye was not afraid of Hearing Mo Ci revealing his background; he only worried that his master's spirit and soul would be annihilated, leaving no possibility of resurrection.

"If I possessed the realm of Dao Harmony, I would have simply captured that Wei Changsheng and ruthlessly searched his soul," Chen Ye sighed, then temporarily forgot the matter.

As he himself said, cultivation realm is the foundation of everything.

Regardless of who Hearing Mo Ci currently falls into, Chen Ye, a mere cultivator of the Qi Sea realm, can do nothing.

What he should do now is seclude himself to cultivate, discard all distracting thoughts, and first improve his cultivation realm.

Within Hundred Seas Valley, the scenery is beautiful everywhere; Chen Ye was not very picky, so he simply chose an uninhabited cave by a mountain stream and began to set up arrays.

It is not anything formidable, merely serving to cover the cave entrance and provide a warning effect.

After finishing these tasks, Chen Ye took out the yellow jade given to him by Monk Fang Yuan.

He is now in the Qi Sea realm; the Qi Sea within his body rotates ceaselessly, automatically absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, yet this vortex is like a heartbeat, difficult to control its speed through will alone.

Therefore, meditation is useless, and ordinary pills rarely affect the Qi Sea; one can only rely on those unique secret arts.

What Chen Ye intends to practice is the secret art of Ci Heart Temple—the Six-Syllable Mantra.

By reciting the mantra in a special manner, the sound vibrations drive the rotation of the Qi Sea within the body, greatly increasing the speed at which the Qi Sea absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. However, one must be fully focused during cultivation; if distracted, it could cause the Qi Sea to shatter, causing one's cultivation to stagnate or even regress.

Yet after Chen Ye studied it bitterly for a while, he frowned, then took out the notes of a predecessor that Su Chunyi had given him earlier—precisely the cultivation notes born of a sudden whim to condense two Qi Seas.

At that time, Chen Ye had also thought: if two Qi Seas rotate in the same direction, they would naturally merge together; what if they rotated in opposite directions?

Now, having seen the detailed cultivation method of the Six-Syllable Mantra, Chen Ye took out this notebook to compare, discovering that the two actually shared quite a few similarities in subtle details.

Chen Ye pondered for a moment, and a bold idea occurred to him.

Why not take this opportunity to try condensing a second Qi Sea?