The middle-aged Daoist was greatly surprised. He immediately formed a seal and calculated, saying, "But Elder Fu, the dao mechanism has shown no change..."
Elder Fu said, "Sect Master, though this sign is not a change in the dao mechanism, it is an omen of Heavenly Man's Beneficence." He stressed, "It is of great benefit to us."
The middle-aged Daoist said with some regret, "So it is not the dao mechanism."
What he had hoped to hear from Elder Fu was that the dao mechanism had shifted. If it had once been unfavorable to them, then one day it might become favorable to them as well.
That was why so many sects had gathered people to conduct calculations. In the end, they had only vaguely determined that, at some moment, there would be a slender thread of opportunity tipping in their favor.
They had been waiting for that chance all these years, yet it had never come.
But if this was the result of the calculation, he did not feel it would be of any help to the overall situation. He was even somewhat disappointed.
Stroking his beard, he said, "Elder Fu, since you say this omen is one of 'Heavenly Man's Beneficence,' then where is this 'Heavenly Man'? And how is it meant to aid us?"
Elder Fu shook his head. "That I do not know. But since the omen has appeared, there is absolutely no possibility of error." His tone was incomparably certain, born of the confidence of someone immersed in this path for a thousand years.
The middle-aged Daoist said, "Elder Fu, since we have gained an auspicious omen, what should we do?"
Elder Fu said, "There is nothing we need do. Since the changes of heavenly secrets favor us, there is no need to interfere. We