A Very Smelly Idea

Soon, Hua Yunxiao also returned. Regarding the matters of Wanli Holy Land and the Hua Clan's Ancestral Land, he planned to invite the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's master, Zhuge Wuwei, to take a look himself.

He had not yet reported this matter to Su Li.

At this moment, upon learning that Su Li was going to divine for Yun Wanchu, Hua Yunxiao stood by with great interest, watching intently.

"Brother Li, why choose so many types of stems? Is there a specific reason?" Zhuge Qingchen asked earnestly.

"Annual plants represent the Dao giving birth to one. The Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things." Su Li answered without even thinking.

"Hiss—"

Su Li's words immediately stunned Hua Yunxiao, Yun Wanchu, and Zhuge Qingchen.

All three couldn't help but gasp, their hearts trembling!

This was the Great Dao!

This was the ultimate Dao!

"Nine-year plants, nine is the extreme of numbers."

"Forty-nine-year plants. The Great Dao has fifty, and the Heavenly Mandate derives forty-nine. Just like the number of stems, fifty minus one represents that one that escapes, representing that portion of transcendence and variable within the Heavenly Secrets..."

"Fifty-nine-year plants represent the supreme ruler..."

"Ninety-nine-year plants represent the ultimate of heaven and earth, the true extreme Dao."

"Hundred-year plants represent worldly perfection and good wishes, like a hundred flowers blooming, indomitable spirit, a harmonious union for a hundred years, a long life, and everlasting fame. The symbolism of one hundred is that when things reach their extreme, they will turn, and when misfortune reaches its extreme, good fortune comes. The great is like the holy, and the holy is like the ordinary..."

Su Li, unfazed by their shock, continued, "The prerequisite for divination is to understand the 'Trigram Symbol.' A Trigram Symbol has six lines, and each line is divided into Yin and Yang..."

"The Great Dao has fifty, and its use is forty-nine. Divided into two to represent the two, hung as one to represent the three, stripped by four to represent the four seasons, and the remainder is returned to the 'gun' to represent the leap year. There are two leap years every five years, so after two 'gun' operations, it is hung. Heaven is one, Earth is two; Heaven is three, Earth is four; Heaven is five, Earth is six; Heaven is seven, Earth is eight; Heaven is nine, Earth is ten. The sum of heavenly numbers is twenty-five, and the sum of earthly numbers is thirty. The sum of heaven and earth is fifty-five. This is how changes are accomplished and spirits move..."

While using these numerous 'stems' to divine, Su Li explained.

Unfortunately, no matter how eloquently he spoke, Hua Yunxiao and the other two listened with blank expressions.

Although they didn't understand, it didn't stop them from feeling that it was incredibly profound and developing a sense of admiration for Su Li.

After a round of divination, Su Li also calculated a hexagram for Hua Yunxiao and Zhuge Qingchen.

From the results, the best effect was not from the annual stems or the hundred-year stems, but from the ninety-nine-year stems.

Therefore, Su Li discarded the other stems, leaving only the ninety-nine-year stem.

This spiritual herb was called the 'Nine Nights Spirit Sunflower,' its appearance resembling a shy, budding maiden.

It was a spiritual medicine with an extremely cold attribute, used to transform the quality of a Nascent Soul, and was very precious.

Wanli Holy Land had a total of only six plants, and this time, an entire plant was dug up for the divination.

After this 'stem' was cut, it became a true Yin-cold spiritual stem, abbreviated as...

Cold Stem.

Su Li had Yun Wanchu handle these cold stems, cutting them into fifty segments, each one inch long, for future divination.

According to the Trigram Symbol, Yun Wanchu's fate was truly excellent. After surviving the tribulation of the Heavenly Town Soul Stele, Yun Wanchu's future achievements were limitless.

Zhuge Qingchen's originally heaven-defying destiny, on the other hand, was very bumpy, as if the path ahead was covered in thorns.

Although not fatal, it was enough to make him depressed and vomit blood.

As for Hua Yunxiao, the Trigram Symbol indicated that his future was shrouded in darkness.

After Su Li performed several more divinations, the results did not change; it remained completely dark.

Subsequently, Su Li used the Life Archive to check Hua Ziyan's birth date and time, and performed another divination for her.

The result was, as expected.

Originally, before meeting him, Su Li, Hua Ziyan's Trigram Symbol was a shade of pink.

Since meeting him, Su Li, her pink had turned to black.

Her Trigram Symbol was now black beyond imagination, with no prospect whatsoever.

Su Li stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then attempted to divine for Mu Yuxi.

However, at this moment, his brain suddenly felt a slight stinging pain.

At the same time, he felt a sense of discomfort, as if he were about to vomit.

"This... divination really takes a toll!"

Su Li's heart grew serious, realizing that such actions could not be done recklessly and must be restrained, otherwise the consequences would be severe!

This also made him feel a surge of joy, because it meant that Trigram Symbols and the like were usable in this world!

This meant that the knowledge systems from his past life, even abilities like Feng Shui, were completely applicable!

If Feng Shui could be used, could it, when cultivated to its extreme, move mountains and fill seas, or summon wind and rain?

Even if it wasn't that miraculous, could the methods of the Pre-Qin Qi Cultivators, such as refining essence into Qi and refining Qi into spirit, be used?

Perhaps, by combining the knowledge systems from his past life, he could create an entirely new cultivation system suited for himself?

"Master Su."

Hua Yunxiao sensed something from Su Li's solemn expression.

After Su Li regained his senses, he called out softly.

"It's fine. Although your destiny and trigram symbols are unfavorable, Senior Hua, as long as I'm here, I can help you defy fate and change your destiny!"

Su Li's tone was filled with confidence.

Zhuge Qingchen said, "Brother Li speaks the truth. Just like the Heavenly Town Soul Stele incident at noon, Imperial Lord Hua was supposed to face calamity, but didn't he avoid it now? The future is not set in stone. Once something is deduced, it will be influenced by many factors and undergo corresponding changes..."

Hua Yunxiao said, "In life, one lives when they should live and dies when they should die. I don't particularly care about my own future. It's just that..."

As Hua Yunxiao spoke, he glanced at Zhuge Qingchen and said, "Never mind. You already know quite a bit about Yan'er's situation, and it seems I can't hide it any longer...

Actually, judging by the Heavenly Blood Ancient Clan remotely controlling Yinshang Cave Heaven to assassinate Yan'er, the matter has clearly been exposed. Master Su can deduce it, and Mystic Master Zhuge has also made some speculations. It's unlikely that other Mysterious Masters and Spiritual Masters wouldn't be able to figure it out either."

He sighed and added, "However, Yan'er is still young, only seventeen, and she carries such a heavy destiny tribulation. If I die, I will die with my eyes closed! What will become of my poor daughter?"

Yun Wanchu immediately said in alarm, "Your Excellency will not only not perish but will surely step into legendary realms like Infant Transformation, Deity Transformation, and Divine Transformation, proving the Dao and bringing glory to the Hua Clan's heavenly might..."

Hua Yunxiao gave a wry smile, his expression somewhat dejected.

However, this expression flashed by in an instant.

He then became calm and composed once more. "Regardless, I will remember Master Su's immense kindness for all eternity.

Master Su, since you are so worried about your friend's safety... I happen to have a set of nine-star spirit artifact armor, the 'Wind Spirit Dust Avoiding Armor,' as well as some powerful top-tier spirit artifacts and guardian rune seals.

This kind of spirit armor can be refined by gathering a trace of spiritual qi and soul power.

Even if he cannot unite or control this Wind Spirit Dust Avoiding Armor, this supreme spirit artifact has astonishing basic defensive capabilities!

The Wind Spirit Dust Avoiding Armor contains a spirit gathering formation, which can gather spiritual qi to temper the body at any time.

Therefore, even if only a trace of spiritual qi can be mobilized, some basic spirituality items can be used.

For example, attack rune seals, guardian rune seals, rune formations, etc. I have already refined all these into the Wind Spirit Dust Avoiding Armor.

Combined with the spirit gathering formation within, these items only need a trace of spiritual qi to be activated.

If it encounters a strong attack, these rune seals can absorb the spiritual qi from the spirit gathering formation and activate themselves, greatly enhancing the protective effect..."

After Hua Yunxiao finished speaking, he produced a palm-sized, square object that resembled spirit jade.

This was clearly the 'Wind Spirit Dust Avoiding Armor' he had mentioned.

Su Li was immediately captivated upon hearing this.

"This is indeed a good item!"

"This Hua Yunxiao is truly full of sincerity, even thinking of such a method!"

Su Li felt a surge of emotion.

"Imperial Lord Hua, these are indeed excellent, but Brother Li's friend is currently still an ordinary person and cannot avoid the cycle of digestion and excretion. If his friend needs to relieve himself, what should he do? If this clothing becomes too tight, it can't be taken off!"

At this moment, Zhuge Qingchen cautiously raised the doubt in his heart.

He even imagined a scene in his mind: Master Su Li was chatting and laughing with Fairy Li when he suddenly needed to relieve himself, but his spirit armor couldn't be removed. As a result, all the waste was caught by the Wind Spirit Dust Avoiding Armor, or it rolled out from under his robes and landed beside Fairy Li's spirit boots, emitting steamy heat...

It was a very pungent thought.

Zhuge Qingchen instinctively took a few steps back, distancing himself from Su Li.

The scene suddenly fell silent.

Hua Yunxiao was stunned at first, then froze in place. Clearly, he had considered everything except the matter of digestion and excretion, as he hadn't done such a thing in nearly a thousand years.

Yun Wanchu's breath hitched, and his expression became incredibly interesting.

However, he rationally remained silent and lowered his presence – with his keen sense of danger, he knew he had to be low-key at this moment!

There seemed to be a special atmosphere in the air, the kind that precedes a storm.

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