Born with immortal seed

Chapter 353 The Divine Calculator with Copper Coins
After the Core Formation cultivators, those Foundation Establishment cultivators are worth Bai Zichen's attention.

These people are either representatives of families that cultivate immortality, or independent cultivators who have achieved considerable success in a certain circle.

Being selected from a group of Core Formation cultivators is enough to prove their value.

For example, the person who just left came from a family that had been skilled in geomancy for generations, forming their own school.

In each generation of the clan, a third-tier geomancer is born.

Among the various arts of cultivation, geomancy is not the least popular, but it is said that almost no independent cultivators would study it.

It is all done through family inheritance, passed down from father to son.

By surveying the mountains and rivers and determining the flow of earth's energy, one can create a blessed land.

Most directly, if a geomancer can cooperate when setting up a third-order grand formation, the efficiency of the formation master can be doubled.

Experienced geomancers can also gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth by subtly adjusting the earth's veins.

Unlike alchemy or weapon crafting, which directly reflect one's strength, many Nascent Soul cultivators don't necessarily train such talents.

The Zhang family wants to become a cultivation family affiliated with the Qingfeng Sect, providing geomancer services to the sect.

However, when Bai Zichen hinted that the Qingfeng Sect had no lineage of geomancers, he evaded the question and did not give a direct response.

Bai Zichen lost interest in continuing the conversation and served tea to his guest.

The Qingfeng Sect would never stoop to forcibly seizing the inheritance, but to think that merely providing the services of a third-tier geomancer would secure protection in the turbulent cultivation world is wishful thinking.

Just because the Qingfeng Sect doesn't resort to force and adheres to the principle of fairness doesn't mean they can be taken advantage of.

Maintain impartiality and righteousness, but do not be frivolous.

The last Foundation Establishment cultivator to enter was emaciated, his Daoist robe hanging loosely on his body, his eyes still sleepy, and he walked with a limp gait.

"Wang Huacun of the Copper Coin Gate has met Master Bai."

The man knelt down abruptly, bowed deeply in reverence, and buried his head so low he wouldn't lift it.

"Copper Coin Sect... I've heard you have a skill in divination using copper coins, capable of knowing the past and future, and predicting the laws of all things under heaven?"

Bai Zichen glanced at it twice; this sect was one he had specifically chosen from a long list.

Wang Huacun only had the cultivation level of the early Foundation Establishment stage. The so-called Copper Plate Sect only had about ten disciples in total, occupying a Taoist temple and living a life not much better than that of independent cultivators.

The Taoist temple itself has no income; all its revenue comes from fortune telling, divination, and dream interpretation for monks.

He has many followers among independent practitioners, and many people believe that Wang Huacun, nicknamed "Copper Coin King," has real skills.

Regarding the divine calculation method, Bai Zichen had only heard of the Tianji Sect of Beiyuan, which was famous for its Qi observation technique.

It also involves the art of deduction and is a vassal sect of the Heavenly River Sword Sect.

This kind of divination is really just like hitting the jackpot. An ordinary person might get it right once in hundreds or thousands of attempts, but after you practice, your success rate can be increased to one in a hundred.

Therefore, more reputable sects do not dare to boast about their achievements in divination and fortune-telling; they only say that they are good at observing qi, reading faces, feeling bones, and so on.

Even Nascent Soul True Monarchs who have mastered this path dare not boast that they can guarantee a high success rate, since it involves the Great Dao of Destiny.

Aside from time and space, this is also one of the most supreme paths, which ordinary cultivators cannot touch.

"It's just that everyone is too kind to me, and I'm just trying to make a living... Our sect's 'Copper Coin Divination' is indeed a legacy from the immortals of the upper realm, and everything is within our calculations."

When Wang Huacun heard that Master Bai had asked about his signature skills, he immediately got excited and started boasting incessantly.

"I'm not bragging in front of a real person, but our sect's previous patriarch once told a divination for a Nascent Soul True Monarch from the Central Region, and that great figure praised him for being accurate every time he calculated!"

"Oh, but the information says that the Copper Coin Sect originated from your master and was founded less than two hundred years ago... I'd like to know, which Nascent Soul True Monarch from the Central Region came to Liang Kingdom two hundred years ago and gave your Copper Coin Sect such an evaluation?"

Bai Zichen said calmly.

"Please forgive me, sir. I spoke carelessly and blurted out what I usually say..."

Wang Huacun's face turned pale, and he kowtowed repeatedly, never expecting that the Qingfeng Sect's investigation was so thorough.

Even a little-known sect like the Copper Plate Sect, located in Yongzhou, was thoroughly investigated.

After being invited into the inner hall, Wang Huacun's first reaction was that the Copper Plate Gate was about to prosper, and he actually had the opportunity to curry favor with a powerful figure.

Feeling completely smug, he couldn't help but blurt out the same words he used to speak to ordinary cultivators when questioned.

To put it bluntly, it could be considered deceiving and fooling a Core Formation cultivator.

"The Copper Coin Divination was found by my master on the edge of the Bitter Sea after he had completed his foundation building and was traveling around. Since he didn't have any special skills, he used it as his livelihood and found a second-tier spiritual land to build a Taoist temple and settle down."

Wang Huacun, feeling uneasy, took out a mottled green square-holed copper coin and respectfully presented it above his head with both hands.

"This is what my master obtained in the Sea of ​​Bitterness. It records the cultivation method of the Copper Coin Divine Calculation... I am willing to offer it to the sect, just to ask for a chance for my disciples to live, so that we can join the Qingfeng Sect with our skills."

Naturally, insignificant sects like the Copper Coin Sect wouldn't be on the invitation list for this Nascent Soul Ceremony.

Just like the dozens of other forces that have arrived in Black Mountain at this moment, they all came spontaneously upon hearing the news, sending their invitations in hopes of finding an opportunity.

The Copper Plate Sect was the luckiest among them, as it was spotted by Master Bai at first glance and, like a carp leaping over the dragon gate, was received in the same batch as other Core Formation level forces.

When Wang Huacun arrived, he inquired about the Qingfeng Sect again and spent a small amount of spirit stones to obtain the most accurate information from the local rogue cultivators of Black Mountain.

Knowing that the Azure Maple Sect does not forbid entire sects from surrendering, they can all become Azure Maple Sect cultivators after offering up their lineage and inheritance.

The Copper Plate Sect is located far away in Yongzhou, and the entire sect consists of only a few members, so the title of being an vassal of the Green Maple Sect doesn't really help much.

In addition, since his master's death, Wang Huacun has been solely responsible for the operation of the Copper Plate Gate, and he has long been unable to sustain it due to the mental and physical strain.

Such a sect, with a history of only a little over a hundred years, does not have any disciples who would cry and make a scene if their lineage were to be severed.

"It's actually a legacy obtained from the Sea of ​​Bitterness, how interesting..."

Bai Zichen reached out and grabbed a green copper coin, which flew into his palm. It was a thin layer and nothing special about it.

But its most unique feature is that it comes from the boundless sea of ​​suffering.

Beyond the boundless sea of ​​suffering lies an unknown, desolate land of bitter cold, where the mysterious Naihe Sect is located.

"It's divided into three levels: the first level is for finding objects, the second level is for finding people, and the third level is for finding spirits... But having to take in so many conditions to get such a broad result is far from the legendary divine calculation."

After being refined, the green copper coins become similar to jade slips as information storage containers, except that they can preserve information for a longer period of time.

It contains a complete record of the copper coin divination, which is not complicated. The entire text, consisting of three layers, is only about a thousand words in total.

Moreover, unlike profound and obscure practices such as the Cantongqi, this text is simple and easy to understand, yet every word is precious, with not a single word or sentence that can be omitted or wasted.

He only glanced at it once, yet he understood the effects of practicing the Copper Coin Divination technique very clearly.

One can cultivate the first level during the Foundation Establishment stage, the second level during the Core Formation stage, and the final level can only be reached at the Nascent Soul stage.

Once the cultivation is complete, for example, if you want to find Su Li, you can simply use the incantation to input as much of her personal information and birth date as possible to get a more targeted result.

However, even the best and most detailed answer can only limit the target to a radius of a hundred miles.

If the information given is broad, the coin divination can only provide a more vague direction, such as southeast.

"For such a divine calculation, this result is already very good..."

Wang Huacun cautiously raised his head and said softly.

“You may not know this, but cultivators like us are called charlatans, and we have our own circles in private… I have dealt with several Core Formation sects, such as the Heavenly Mystery Sect and the Divine Number Sect, and their divination techniques are even more exaggerated.”

"For example, the Nine Divine Numbers of the Divine Numbers Sect can calculate the location of an object in the Central Region even if it is right in front of you. It may not be able to get the correct answer even once in ten calculations... Of course, in terms of accuracy, the Nine Divine Numbers is superior to the Copper Coin Divine Numbers. It can clearly point out the location of the person being measured."

'One covers an area of ​​a hundred miles, the other has a clearly defined location. Is this what you call being ahead...?'

Bai Zichen thought to himself without saying it aloud. If that damned Nine Gods Number required dozens or even hundreds of tries to guess correctly once, it was still very effective.

The only application scenario he could think of was training hundreds of cultivators proficient in the Nine Divine Numbers, and by doing so, they could maximize the chances of finding the answer.

In comparison, the copper coin divination is like randomly drawing a circle on a map, but at least you won't circle the wrong place.

Considering that this is the first divination algorithm technique possessed by both himself and the Qingfeng Sect, it is still worthwhile to incorporate it.

"When you go back, bring all your disciples to Black Mountain. Someone will teach you the rules of the Azure Maple Sect... However, with your cultivation level, I'm afraid you won't be able to be promoted to an elder. You should be prepared for that."

A somewhat famous charlatan, possessing a skill in divination and calculation, whose value is comparable to that of a third-tier talisman master, considering the difficulty of learning and the rarity of such a skill.

In the past, it would have been highly desirable for such a person to join the Qingfeng Sect, and their disciples would have received preferential treatment.

But in today's world, it seems unremarkable, and even competing for an elder's position is difficult.

As for the impact of the Copper Plate Sect cultivators joining, there's even less to worry about.

A small group whose leader is only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment will be quickly assimilated after being integrated into the Qingfeng Sect, which has Nascent Soul True Monarchs above and nearly ten thousand disciples below.

In just a few years, they will be proud of the Azure Maple Sect and forget about the old Copper Coin Sect.

Even if a few disciples who come to the sect with prior skills harbor disloyal intentions, they are but a drop in the ocean within the entire sect and will not amount to anything.

When it comes to promotions and advancements, a series of reviews will also eliminate them.

"How dare I aspire to become an elder? Even being a lackey of the Azure Maple Sect would be better than countless past experiences..."

Before leaving, Wang Huacun mentioned something else, whether he had just thought of it or only said it after he was certain that he could join the Qingfeng Sect.

"If you, sir, are interested in the art of divination, you can keep this copper coin to use for 'copper coin divination,' and the answers you give will be more accurate."

(End of this chapter)