Physiognomy had existed since ancient times.
People always feared the unknown.
To turn uncertainty into certainty, physiognomy had emerged to meet that need.
Besides reading faces, there were astrology, bone reading, turtle shell divination...
These methods of predicting the future took many forms in the Xia Kingdom.
Outside the kingdom, there were plenty of divination methods as well.
All sorts of Prophecy Cards and Books of Prophecies.
Li Yuan simply had not expected so many martial artists to believe in such things.
Judging by their reverent expressions, they seemed to genuinely believe.
If they were merely using these things to curry favor with Gu Xin and get to know him, Li Yuan could understand.
If they truly believed, Li Yuan could only consider them fools.
"Your face reflects your heart. Heaven's will leads you onward, and your features speak of boundless strength found in only one in ten thousand.
Fortune is yours by birth, yet you also carry an aura of killing intent."
Gu Xin offered his assessment of one of them.
The way he spoke really did lend him the air of an enlightened master.
"Immortal Gu, please enlighten me..."
The martial artist he had assessed had already dropped to one knee.
By the look of it, Gu Xin really had struck a nerve.
But to Li Yuan, that killing intent was not difficult to spot at all.
The man's attacks earlier had been vicious, and several had nearly injured his opponents.
Clearly, his martial techniques had been honed in actual combat.
He had probably killed quite a few fierce beasts.
"Your past has gathered the baleful aura of slaughter, leaving several old tribulations upon you.
If you wish to succeed, you must avoid water.
Avoid floods, avoid calamities of water.
Whenever you encounter water, you must exercise extra