Divination Art

Did... did they say that?

Jiang Lu was a little doubtful. Had she missed some important information?

"Master, I'm a Divine Phoenix, and he's a Divine Dragon!"

Chi Li narrowed her eyes slightly. Her master actually didn't believe them—and had even forgotten what they had said!

This was simply too much!

Jiang Lu slapped her forehead. It did seem like they had said something like that.

She had merely thought the two of them were talking nonsense at the time. Could it actually be true?

Feeling somewhat guilty, she let her gaze drift elsewhere.

"Really?"

"Really!"

Chi Li said sulkily.

If she weren't a Divine Phoenix, Azure Luan would have possessed her long ago, okay?

Jiang Lu scooped up the two beasts. No matter how she looked at them, they didn't resemble Divine Beasts.

They had none of a Divine Beast's majesty!

Could the gap in strength really make them so vastly different?

"Master, don't look down on us. Once our strength recovers, we'll definitely be the most dazzling contracted beasts!"

The two beasts nodded firmly. They had clung to their master's thigh for dear life! They absolutely could not let their master think they were weak and abandon them.

Did she really think just anyone could encounter such opportunities in the past? If Jiang Lu did not possess tremendous luck, who would ever have known?

"Then you two need to cultivate properly. I'll be relying on you both to protect me!"

Jiang Lu stroked their heads as she spoke.

Chi Li and Cangchen nodded. They would definitely protect their master. They had already turned over a new leaf and would put their master first in everything!

Jiang Lu glanced at the Ice Bed and suddenly noticed that its surroundings seemed to have changed.

"What is this? Didn't Cangchen absorb all the spiritual energy inside just now?"

Jiang Lu leaned over the edge of the Ice Bed, curiously watching the changes. Fine strands of spiritual energy crawled upward along the Ice Bed's patterns.

Seeing this, Jiang Lu pondered for a moment.

Then several explosive talismans flew from her hand toward the Ice Bed.

Bang— Bang— Bang—

Several explosions rang out, blasting open the Ice Bed.

A hole opened in its center. Jiang Lu nodded at the two Spirit Beasts and took the lead in jumping through it.

"Ow~"

Jiang Lu let out an aggrieved cry, then rubbed her head and looked around.

All around her were caves glowing with blue fluorescence.

Jiang Lu got to her feet and surveyed her surroundings. The entire area seemed strangely seductive, and her head felt slightly dizzy. She immediately lowered her head and swallowed a Clear-Mind Pill.

There was something odd about this place.

She stepped forward, only to see the blue glow grow more numerous and brighter.

It faintly showed signs of dyeing the entire space blue. She immediately circulated her spiritual energy to stop it.

Her spiritual energy collided with the surrounding blue light, producing sharp sizzling sounds.

In that instant, the spiritual energy around her began to rage.

She was startled.

She immediately stopped and sat down cross-legged to meditate.

When Chi Li and Cangchen arrived before her, all they saw was the dense layer of spiritual energy surrounding Jiang Lu.

They could not get close to her.

They exchanged a glance, then remained where they were and waited.

"What kind of luck does Master have?"

Chi Li looked at the blue balls of light continuously flowing into Jiang Lu's body and felt somewhat jealous.

"Squeak, squeak—"

Cutie waved its claws and squeaked several times.

This was it!

A great treasure!

Ignoring the two Spirit Beasts still standing there in shock, it swiftly ran behind Jiang Lu.

There was a vast expanse of crystals there. These crystals could provide it with astonishing spiritual energy and help it grow.

It continuously stuffed the crystals into its natal space.

Its actions were finally noticed by Chi Li and Cangchen, who had recovered by then.

Though they did not understand why, they still helped it store the crystals in their storage bags.

Jiang Lu only felt herself enter a mysterious state. The spiritual energy around her no longer entered her meridians to be refined before flowing into her dantian.

Instead, it directly circulated through her limbs in its purest form before entering her dantian.

Bang— Bang—

Two sounds rang out as Jiang Lu officially entered the Seventh Level of Qi Refinement!

Yet the spiritual energy around her did not stop. It continued pouring toward her dantian. Jiang Lu immediately stopped absorbing it and fiercely suppressed the spiritual energy that entered afterward.

If she advanced too quickly, her foundation would easily become unstable.

Sensing Jiang Lu's absorption speed slow, a round blue little ball appeared before her.

The blue ball emitted a gentle glow as it constantly changed shape.

It circled Jiang Lu twice as though inspecting her, then immediately entered her glabella.

Her glabella flashed, and a cloud-like totem appeared there. Within a few breaths, it vanished.

Jiang Lu opened her eyes, a trace of confusion in them. It seemed she had gained some sort of connection, yet when she carefully sensed it, there was nothing at all.

She sent her Divine Sense into her meridians. Feeling the dense spiritual energy within her body, she was thrilled. She had finally entered Late Qi Refinement.

She had thought she would be stuck at Qi Refinement, Fifth Level for a long time, yet now she had broken through in one stroke.

Though she did not know what that extra connection from earlier was, she was certain it was related to this advancement. It was a good thing!

And—

Faintly, it seemed that something else had appeared in her mind—the Divination Art.

The Divination Art was innate, bestowed by the Heavenly Dao.

Without an opportunity, one could never learn it in a lifetime. But with an opportunity in hand, one would be like Jiang Lu now, naturally comprehending a law.

Jiang Lu stood and rubbed her wrist, only to see the three little ones constantly stuffing crystals into their storage bags.

"Are we taking all of these?"

Jiang Lu walked over and looked at Cutie.

"Squeak, squeak—"

Cutie nodded, spreading its claws wide to indicate a huge circle.

Jiang Lu patted its head, then swept her hand and stored all the crystals in her space.

Looking at the blue specks of light around her, she thought for a moment before storing all of them in her space as well.

After entering the space, the specks of light spontaneously formed their own area, isolated from the other regions.

Looking at the cave stripped bare as though even a goose flying overhead had been plucked clean, the one human and three beasts exchanged glances and let out sinister chuckles.

Chi Li had known it. Of all those blessed by great fortune, which one was a timid mouse?

Being cautious was real, but being arrogant and smug was real too.

She truly was worthy of being their master. They would wait to turn the Immortal Cultivation Realm upside down.

As Jiang Lu climbed up from the stone steps, she saw two figures huddled on them.

She had intended to leave directly, but discovered that she had a karmic connection with their clan.

She sighed. This opportunity must have come because of these two. If she did not repay this karmic bond, it would become a tangled relationship that could neither be sorted out nor cut apart in the future.

If she repaid the karma, then she would gain the Merit Power that everyone in the Immortal Cultivation Realm sought.

But—

Karma generally existed only upon those blessed by great fortune and powerful cultivators. A minor Qi Refinement cultivator like her should not be bearing it.

Could it be because of the Divination Art bestowed upon her by heaven?

Unable to figure it out, Jiang Lu stopped thinking about it.

She walked over and nudged the two of them. Seeing their pale faces and blackened lips, she sighed.

Then she stuffed two medicinal pills into their mouths.

"Wake up, wake up~"

After checking them and sensing the life force in their bodies gradually recover, Jiang Lu let out a breath of relief. Thankfully, they could still be saved.

Their complexions gradually recovered, and they slowly opened their eyes, only to see the figure seated before them.