Since ancient times, many had come to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices.
In the past, several emperors had come here to perform the Feng and Shan sacrifices, and incense offerings had never ceased.
But to Ye Fan and the others, this place was nothing special, just an ordinary spot for a class reunion.
"Ye Fan, hurry up!"
A shout came from up ahead.
Ye Fan turned, glanced over, and was about to head over when he suddenly froze.
Off to one side, a young man sat quietly.
The young man was not very old, perhaps sixteen or seventeen, and sat there dressed in Daoist robes.
A long banner hung beside him, bearing four large characters: Heavenly Secrets Divine Calculation.
"Cosplay? Or a real Daoist?"
Ye Fan grew interested and stepped forward. "Young Daoist, is your Heavenly Secrets Divine Calculation the real deal?"
He glanced at the Heavenly Secrets Divine Calculation sign beside him, a smile involuntarily appearing on his face.
"Whether it's the real deal depends on the person."
The young man smiled. "Would you like a reading, sir?"
"How much per reading?"
"No charge."
The young man said, "Meeting means we share a fated connection. Since we've met today, this is an opportunity. Why would we need such worldly things?"
"Oh?"
Hearing that it was free, Lin Jia and the others beside Ye Fan grew interested. "Can you really divine anything?"
"Naturally." The young man nodded.
"Then divine my name and life experiences."
Lin Jia stepped forward and asked with interest.
Chen Yu slowly raised his head, a smile appearing on his face.
He thought for only a moment, his hands moving ceaselessly as though performing divination, before speaking again.
But the moment he spoke, Lin Jia's face filled with astonishment.
Because he had actually described her past experiences with near-perfect accuracy.
How was that possible?
As a modern elite, Lin Jia naturally did not believe in fortune-telling, considering most of it nothing more than little tricks involving psychology and mysticism.
But the scene before her somewhat overturned her understanding.
Could this so-called Heavenly Secrets Divine Calculation actually be real?
"Perhaps it was just a coincidence."
Another person stepped forward. "Do mine, too."
But no matter who came forward, Chen Yu could easily reveal their backgrounds and recount their pasts with near-perfect accuracy.
Even Ye Fan was no exception; his past was likewise described with near-perfect accuracy.
Without question, this scene shocked them immensely.
After this, they looked at Chen Yu before them with a trace of involuntary awe in their eyes.
Whether or not he truly possessed the Heavenly Secrets Divine Calculation, the ability he had just displayed was extraordinary enough.
"Since you can divine the past, I wonder if you can divine the future?"
Ye Fan pondered for a moment before asking again, "What will happen to us afterward?"
"Divining the past and divining the future come at different prices."
Chen Yu shook his head. "The past is fixed, but the future is constantly changing. Divining the future takes no small amount of effort."
"So you mean you can't?"
Lin Jia and the others immediately felt somewhat disappointed.
"If an ordinary person came, that would indeed be the case."
Chen Yu smiled. "But you are all different."
"According to my calculations, your fates are already fixed."
"Oh?"
Ye Fan and the others immediately grew interested. "May we ask what those fates are?"
"To go far from your native soil, to leave your homes behind, and to face nine deaths for one chance at life."
Chen Yu spoke with a gentle expression, yet his words sent an involuntary chill through everyone present.
Far from their native soil, nine deaths for one chance at life?
What sort of fate was that?
Lin Jia, Zhou Yi, and the others present frowned, unable to make sense of it no matter how they thought.
Given the current situation, how could such a fate come to pass?
Surely they would not be seized and sent abroad to fight a war?
"May I ask, master, when will this fate come to pass?"
Ye Fan was not angered by Chen Yu's words. Instead, he asked very politely.
With matters like this, it was better to believe than dismiss them outright. Even if he did not believe it in his heart, knowing a little more could only be good.
Meeting Ye Fan's gaze, Chen Yu merely smiled. "Today."
Today?
As those words fell, an awkward silence settled over the gathering.
The corners of quite a few mouths twitched, and the pressure in their hearts instantly vanished without a trace.
Alarmist nonsense.
That was their judgment.
Had Chen Yu said this fate would come to pass in the future, they would have remained half-convinced out of consideration for his earlier uncanny display.
But today? How was that possible?
They were still in the country. Surely they could not end up abroad in a single day?
Even fleeing by plane would not be that fast.
And he had even talked about leaving their homes behind and facing nine deaths for one chance at life.
At this moment, even Ye Fan found it absurd.
"I'm afraid this Daoist's divine divination still has some gaps."
He spoke quietly to Lin Jia. "Could it be that he can only divine the past, not the future?"
"If so, that would make sense."
Lin Jia gave a discreet nod and said softly, "He looks young, after all. It's only natural that his skills aren't fully honed yet."
Given the accuracy of his earlier divinations, they remained polite toward Chen Yu, merely taking him for someone whose training was incomplete and who was not yet capable of divining future events.
Still, even if he could only divine the past, he was an extraordinary expert.
Quite a few people in the crowd were very enthusiastic toward Chen Yu. Liu Yunzhi and others, in particular, eagerly hoped to get his contact details, intending to cultivate a close connection with him in the future.
Chen Yu declined with a smile, then turned and left for another spot.
"When I honestly tell the truth, hardly anyone believes me instead."
Looking at the lively crowd in the distance, he shook his head.
Chen Yu was not an ordinary person, but a transmigrator.
At first, his memories had not awakened. Only after they awakened and he encountered this world's cultivation system did he realize exactly what world this was.
The Sea of Bitterness, the Wheel of Life, Earth in the Dharma-ending Age... this was clearly Shrouding the Heavens.
Living another life, Chen Yu had no simple background in this lifetime. Rather than an ordinary person, he had been reborn into a cultivator family.
Though it was a cultivator family, it had long since declined because Earth was in the Dharma-ending Age. Now, only one Dao Palace Realm ancestor remained alive in the entire family, with only a handful of other cultivators.
One could only say that the environment on Earth in the Dharma-ending Age was far too harsh. Whatever physique or talent you possessed, all could only lie flat.
Being able to cultivate to the Dao Palace Realm was already an extraordinary achievement.
Fortunately, having come to this world, Chen Yu was not entirely empty-handed.
Standing where he was, he lowered his gaze to look in front of him.
Before his eyes, a panel appeared that only he could see.
[Checked in with the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body. Obtained one wisp of Sacred Body Origin.] [Sacred Body Origin: a wisp of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body's origin. Using it can strengthen the physique, transforming one's constitution toward the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body...]
Chen Yu stared at the notification before him, a smile appearing on his face after a long while.
Sure enough, my deliberate efforts to strike up a connection weren't wasted. It really was a great haul.
But this Sacred Body Origin really is a little...
He began to hesitate.