Chapter 252: Genuine Fear |
He Xinxin seemed to be discerning.
She softly said, "Thank you, Uncle," and smiled as she accepted the formation flag.
Watching the two, He Zhenghao, who was worried beyond measure, couldn't help but speak, "Hehe, although the gift from fellow Daoist is precious, it might not be very useful for my daughter."
"If we talk about predicting crises and preserving one's life, my daughter is much stronger than her old father."
Li Fan, upon hearing this, flashed a look of interest. "Oh? How so?"
He Zhenghao's face showed a hint of pride. "I won't conceal it from fellow Daoist. My daughter has had extraordinary talent in divination since she was young."
"In recent years, she has also studied related techniques under Ruoshui... alongside her mother."
"Now she has already achieved some success."
"Not only can she shield her fate from heaven's will, preventing others from deducing and plotting against her, but she can also faintly predict future events, turning misfortune into opportunity."
He thought, "Could that be why the surveillance function of the Formless Killing Intent failed? It seems that He Zhenghao wasn't exaggerating; this method is indeed extraordinary."
"I wonder which cultivation technique she practices."
However, the technique practiced by a cultivator in this world was a highly private matter, and Li Fan wouldn't casually inquire.
He just cooperated with He Zhenghao's words, looking surprised and incredulous. "I've heard that fate is always elusive, and I never thought that someone could predict it. Is it really so miraculous?"
"That's right. The accuracy is quite high..."
He Zhenghao paused and continued, "However, there are times when the predictions go wrong."
He turned to look at He Xinxin and smiled, saying, "Before, when the girl was practicing, she sensed that I would die soon."
"So she was extremely anxious, traveling a long distance to the Cong Yun Sea to warn me."
"Hehe, I stay in this Mountain River Star Formation all day, cultivating intensely. How could there be a risk of dying?"
He Zhenghao laughed, not taking it seriously.
On the side, He Xinxin frowned and softly said, "This matter is strange. My previous intuition was definitely not wrong."
"But after I came, I did another calculation for you, Dad. The fatal crisis inexplicably disappeared."
Her eyes were full of doubt and regret. "I don't know why this happened. If mom didn't stop me and I could have come earlier, I might have been able to figure out why fate changed."
He Zhenghao patted his daughter's head, comforting her, "Changes in fate are unpredictable, and cultivators cannot know everything. It must be that you made a mistake, Xinxin."
At this moment, Li Fan spoke up in praise, "Even if there are occasional mistakes, this method is extraordinary."
"To predict the future, how many opportunities can one gain?"
"I wonder, Xinxin, can you calculate my future and see what my fate is?"
Li Fan asked with a smile.
The reason he did this was to see how far the divination techniques in this world could reach. Could they reveal that he came from a Land of Immortal Extinction, or that he actually transmigrated? Could they even predict the existence of [Truth]?
If this Foundation Establishment girl could sense some clues, Li Fan would have to be more careful in his actions in the future. Otherwise, falling into the eyes of powerful cultivators might lead to the revelation of his true origin, which would be very unfavorable.
He Zhenghao also intended to let his daughter show her skills in front of Li Fan, so he didn't stop her. Instead, he encouraged her with his eyes.
"Since that's the case, let me calculate for you." He Xinxin said softly, then a golden-purple compass appeared out of thin air.
The compass pointer pointed towards Li Fan on one end and towards He Xinxin on the other.
She chanted words, and then the pointer rapidly started spinning.
Li Fan's shrunken figure appeared above the compass.
Characters floated out of the compass, revolving around the miniature image.
As the pointer spun faster, some characters gradually dimmed and disappeared, while others became brighter, emitting a purple-golden light.
Unlike ordinary text, each character seemed to be a composite of many meanings.
He Xinxin's divination of Li Fan's future seemed to be hidden within the arrangement of these characters.
Li Fan estimated roughly that there were at least tens of thousands of these purple-golden characters.
He Xinxin seemed to be struggling, with beads of sweat continuously dripping from her forehead.
After a while, the purple-gold characters suddenly scattered and returned to the compass. Li Fan's virtual image became somewhat more substantial.
He Xinxin's breathing became somewhat rapid. After calming down a bit, she continued to focus on Li Fan's virtual image for the final calculation.
"Hmm?"
"Uncle, have you ever been to Yuandao Province?"
After a while, she suddenly asked a seemingly inexplicable question.
Li Fan was slightly surprised, and before he could answer, He Zhenghao preemptively said, "Hehe, fellow Daoist Li Fan was a wandering cultivator in Yuandao Province before. He came to the Cong Yun Sea seeking breakthrough opportunities."
"Why, Xinxin, is there something you want to ask?"
He Zhenghao noticed that his daughter's expression was off and quickly asked.
Being a wandering cultivator in Yuandao Province was a background that Li Fan casually fabricated when he first met He Zhenghao.
But...
Xinxin had clearly seen something else.
Li Fan was very clear that in this life, he had never been to Yuandao Province. Why would this girl ask about Yuandao Province?
Li Fan's gaze flickered as he stared at He Xinxin, awaiting her explanation.
He Xinxin opened her mouth but hesitated.
"Hehe, Xinxin, feel free to speak." Li Fan smiled.
With a hint of apology on her face, He Xinxin said, "Uncle, forgive me, it's not that I'm unwilling to speak."
"It's just that I really don't know how to interpret this Dao Seal Eclipse Character."
Li Fan raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
He Xinxin hesitated for a moment, then used her hand to draw a picture in the air.
The figure in the drawing naturally resembled Li Fan. There seemed to be something on his back.
As the picture kept changing, that invisible presence took a fierce bite at Li Fan.
Li Fan seemed to be completely unaware, calmly walking away.
The thing on his back disappeared along with him.
...
The drawing disappeared.
He Xinxin frowned and said, "According to the explanation of the Dao Scriptures, it seems that something attacked Uncle in Yuandao Province."
"Uncle wasn't injured, nor was his life in danger."
"But on the contrary, the Dao Seal Eclipse Character depicts an extremely dangerous situation."
"It's self-contradictory."
"That's why I don't know how to interpret it."
He Zhenghao chuckled when he heard this. "Daughter, could it be that you made another mistake? You predict extreme danger, and you also predicted extreme danger for me earlier. But fellow Daoist Li Fan is living quite well now, isn't he?"
Li Fan's heart sank.
"Yuandao Province..."
A blue crystal flashed in his mind.
All the experiences in Yuandao Province began to replay in his mind.
Once, no abnormality was found.
Two times, still nothing.
...
Through the Divine Transformation Dao secret technique, Li Fan repeatedly reviewed his past experiences.
Finally, he sensed an abnormality.
A chill rose from behind him, making him feel like he was in the midst of a harsh winter.
Even when he narrowly escaped death at the hands of the Heavenly Doctor, he had never felt so frightened before.
This was the first genuine fear that Li Fan felt since he transmigrated.
In his twelfth life, in the 29th year, he established Mingyue Palace.
Then he immersed himself in closed-door cultivation, studying Zhang Zhiliang's Infinite Formation.
Chu Xingyang's marriage snatching and the subsequent successful development of the breakthrough loaning project unfolded in an orderly manner afterwards.
This should have happened in the same year.
The conclusion obtained by retracing the past through the blue crystal was the same.
But in reality...
Chu Xingyang's forced marriage and the initial success of the breakthrough loaning project...
Actually took place in the 39th year.
Where did those ten years go?
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