Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 71 This advantage can't be taken for granted.
The two walked along the bluestone slabs and only saw a few pedestrians, but they couldn't tell whether they were ordinary people or cultivators.

Most of the mortals in Hundred Seas Valley are descendants of rogue cultivators.

Many practitioners, upon reaching old age and realizing they have no hope of achieving immortality, will reluctantly consider taking on disciples to pass on their mantle or having offspring to continue their bloodline.

Chen Ye's master, Mo Ci, only had the idea of ​​taking on a disciple when his lifespan was nearing its end.

Because of this environment, the mortals of Baihai Valley are more confident than people from the outside world.

Today's mortals, who knows if they can't cultivate themselves into immortals tomorrow?
With this mindset, one won't kneel and kowtow to everyone they meet, nor will they hunch over when walking down the street.

This makes it difficult to distinguish between ordinary cultivators and ordinary people, unless the person is flying on the road.

This was supposed to be a good thing; Mo Suixin thought that by covering herself up completely, she wouldn't attract attention. However, as she walked along, Mo Suixin found that she was constantly being glanced at by others.

There's no other reason than that Chen Ye is too good-looking.

At this moment, Chen Ye was undergoing the Qi Sea Realm's spiritual energy cleansing process, and the spiritual light emanating from his face had not yet completely dissipated.

Ordinary people would be mesmerized by the light, and even cultivators with low cultivation levels would be attracted by it. He himself had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and was much more handsome than ordinary men, so he naturally attracted a lot of attention.

In contrast, Mo Suixin's clothes were ill-fitting and made her look somewhat bulky, making her appear completely mismatched with Chen Ye.

Mo Suixin also vaguely heard the whispers of the women on the roadside, saying that the handsome young man was accompanied by a fat steamed bun, and lamented that the handsome young man was blind.

Mo Suixin usually didn't care about these things, but now he found them rather jarring. He almost couldn't help but take off his long robe and reveal his identity as a disciple of the Burning Incense Sect to shut up these gossipy people.

However, he held back in the end. It's better to avoid trouble these days, so he quickly finished his drink and that was the end of it.

Chen Ye, however, was focused and kept looking at the signs along the way, and soon found the tavern.

Entering the tavern called "Drunken Immortal Abode," Chen Ye found a corner to sit down with Mo Suixin, and then eagerly ordered a pot of wine.

Chen Ye filled Mo Suixin's glass to the brim, then filled his own, and raised his glass in invitation.

"I have offended you in the past, but this was a last resort. Consider this drink my apology."

After Chen Ye finished speaking, he drank it all in one gulp.

The wine was spicy, and the taste made Chen Ye frown. He hadn't expected that the wine in this fairyland would taste so bad.

Mo Suixin breathed a sigh of relief, raised her wine glass to Chen Ye and said, "Once we finish this pot of wine, the divination will have come true."

Both men drank it down in one gulp, but Mo Suixin's expression remained unchanged, as if he had an excellent tolerance for alcohol.

To outsiders, it looked like a young couple cuddling together, killing time at a pub.

Chen Ye felt a little relieved, then filled his wine glass and said, "Miss, your divination was too accurate and too frightening. I had no choice but to do it to save my life."

Mo Suixin was now used to Chen Ye putting his arm around her shoulder and didn't mind. She simply explained, "It's not that I'm making scary calculations, it's just fate."

"If everything is predestined, then spiritual practice becomes meaningless."

Chen Ye didn't want to believe in fate, otherwise he would have died long ago when he first transmigrated.

Mo Suixin said, "I know that one of the three divinations I receive each day is true, but unless I see the divination result with my own eyes and find it wrong, I must believe it. What kind of divination is it if the diviner doesn't believe in fate?"

Chen Ye asked curiously, "If what was calculated today wasn't my death date, but yours, would you still believe it, young lady?"

Mo Suixin explained, "That's why I never calculate myself. When my master taught me the art of divination, he reminded me that a diviner should not calculate himself, otherwise misfortune will surely follow."

Chen Ye listened with curiosity, as he was quite interested in divination. It wasn't so much about predicting the future, but rather about self-protection. He had heard that learning divination could prevent others from predicting one's fate, and he certainly didn't want anyone to predict any more terrible omens for him.

"Young lady, could you teach me divination?"

Mo Suixin was quite surprised. Had their relationship become so good that they could exchange cultivation tips? However, she couldn't be too blunt, so she said tactfully, "You want to learn? That's not easy. Ordinary people without talent can't even get started, no matter how high their cultivation level is."

Chen Ye had previously heard the monk Fang Yuan mention that he had spent ten years studying divination techniques, but in the end he only grasped the basics.

At that time, he had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, but he still struggled to make progress in the art of divination.

It is clear that divination does not rely on cultivation, but entirely on talent.

Chen Ye had heard it so many times he was sick of it, but he still didn't know what kind of talent was required.

The relevant scriptures that the monk Fangyuan had promised to him have not yet been delivered. Now, by sheer coincidence, he has encountered someone who is born with the supernatural ability of divination. Naturally, Chen Ye is unwilling to let go of this rare opportunity to learn from him.

"If you are willing to teach me, I will offer you the secrets of that heavenly book with both hands."

Upon hearing this, Mo Suixin exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Didn't we agree that you would pass on the secret technique to me after you survived this life-threatening ordeal?"

Chen Ye asked in confusion, "When did I say that?"

"You clearly said that if you died, the Heavenly Book Secret Technique would... wait, you lied to me!"

Mo Suixin finally realized that Chen Ye meant the Heavenly Book Secret Technique would be lost after his death, not that he would give it to her if he survived.

In that case, wouldn't she have been "taken advantage of" by him for nothing, which would be a huge loss for her? Thinking of this, Mo Suixin was furious and immediately tried to break free from Chen Ye's hand on her shoulder.

But Chen Ye laughed and said, "You're only regretting it now? Don't you think it's too late, young lady? Do you really want to suffer a loss for nothing and get nothing in return?"

Mo Suixin did not answer, but stopped struggling.

Chen Ye continued, "You see, your Incense Valley originally intended to exchange the Soul Cleansing Flower for my Heavenly Book Secret Technique. You should know very well how precious this thing is."

The Soul Cleansing Flower is a treasure that grows from the corpse of the Demon Lord. Not only is it extremely rare, but the harvesting process is also very dangerous. Even a cultivator at the Transcendent Realm can die inside if they are not careful.

Su Chunyi told Chen Ye that he had sold the Incense Burning Sect's offer price directly, and now he could use it to negotiate the price with Mo Suixin.

Chen Ye never actually wanted the Soul Cleansing Flower.

This thing is far too precious, and more importantly, it has no practical use for him. A mere Qi Sea Realm cultivator would need hundreds of years to reach the Profound Realm; he might even live to see the flowers wither.

Moreover, if Wei Changsheng were to spread the word that a cultivator at the Qi Sea Realm was carrying a Soul Cleansing Flower, Chen Ye would likely be left to rot in the wilderness within a few days.

If you're going to replace something, replace it with something you can actually use.

He didn't need any magic weapons; the sword box was enough. The Qinghe Sword Sect still owed him a magic weapon, which he was waiting for Su Chun and Chen Ye to choose. He had already obtained the cultivation secrets from Cixin Temple, and he had no shortage of usable pills.

What Chen Ye lacks now is knowledge.

The path of cultivation is vast and boundless, with numerous sects and complex spells. Chen Ye harbored a certain greed, wanting to learn about every kind of spell.

Divination was something he valued most.

It wasn't to divine the future's fortune, but rather to prevent myself from being schemed against.

At least, I shouldn't let others figure out my whereabouts so easily anymore, because that makes me too vulnerable to being ambushed and killed.

Of course, if it's easy, he should seize the time to learn more; if it's too difficult, Chen Ye can only continue to focus on his cultivation.

Seeing Chen Ye's eagerness to learn, Mo Suixin had an idea and asked, "If I teach you divination, you will hand over the secret techniques of the Heavenly Book to me? You won't go back on your word, will you?"

Chen Ye looked solemn and solemnly assured him, "Of course not. I, Chen Ye, always keep my word and never go back on my word."

Mo Suixin's eyes darted around, as if she had thought of something, and she pressed on, "Wait a minute, what if you don't have the talent to learn divination? Divination is extremely difficult to learn. If you never learn it, wouldn't I have wasted my time?"

Chen Ye looked helpless and spread his hands, saying, "But before I started learning, I didn't know if I had any talent."

"I have a solution."

As Mo Suixin spoke, he took out a fist-sized iron ball from his storage bag and gently placed it in front of Chen Ye, explaining, "If you can open this iron ball before we finish this pot of wine, it will prove that you have a talent for divination."

Chen Ye reached out and took the iron ball. It felt cold to the touch and at first glance, it was just a solid lump of iron with nothing special about it.

However, when Chen Ye tried to infuse it with spiritual energy, many dense lines lit up on the surface of the iron ball.

"Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches?" Chen Ye couldn't help but exclaim.

It turns out that the iron ball is covered with tiny grids the size of rice grains, and each grid contains symbols of the Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, and the Eight Trigrams.

Mo Suixin said in surprise, "It seems you have some knowledge of divination. Divination naturally involves the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, but the order on this iron ball is random. If you can rearrange it, you can solve the problem. I'll give you an hour, that should be enough, right?"
"If you can't solve it, don't blame me. You still have to give me the secret technique of the Heavenly Book. At worst, I'll give you a few bottles of pills."

Looking at the dense text on it, Chen Ye said doubtfully, "This lock isn't some kind of mechanism that would take at least several days to solve, is it? Are you trying to trick me into betting with you?"

"How...how is that possible?! If you don't have the guts, don't even try. If you can't even solve this, you definitely won't be able to learn it."

Mo Suixin's voice became soft with panic. It was clearly a brilliant plan that he had just come up with, so why did he see through it at a glance?
This iron ball can indeed test whether someone has the talent to learn divination. However, it took Mo Suixin a whole day to solve it, and her master praised her for being clever.

She had originally thought that she couldn't let him take advantage of her, so she planned to trick him once. Who would have thought that this person, who looked young, was as cunning as an old monster.

Chen Ye shook his head helplessly. These disciples from prestigious sects all seemed so naive. Who could they possibly fool with such low-level lies?

Although he saw through Mo Suixin's intentions, Chen Ye still curiously fiddled with the iron ball.

This thing is very well made, and the rotation between the different wheels is very smooth.

Chen Ye studied it for a while and seemed to have figured out several hundred different patterns. He became so engrossed in it that he forgot to continue "teasing" Mo Suixin and even put his hand down from her shoulder.

Mo Suixin felt a sudden relaxation in her shoulders, but she was somewhat unaccustomed to it.

However, seeing that Chen Ye had already "fallen for it," Mo Suixin became happy again. If he couldn't solve it later, let's see what excuse he would have.

Mo Suixin picked up her wine glass and took a sip, as casually as if she were drinking water, already imagining Chen Ye scratching his head in an embarrassed state.

However, before she could put down her wine glass, there was a click, and the iron egg in Chen Ye's hand split into two hemispheres.

Mo Suixin threw her wine glass away and screamed, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You cheated! You must have cheated!"

(End of this chapter)