Red Dragon seeks his position in both realms.

The old man sighed softly: "Since ancient times, the sun has been hidden from the world, and the lineage of the sun has long been broken."

Occasionally, there are practitioners in the world who claim to cultivate the sun, but they often use unorthodox spiritual objects as a pretext to enter the path, or they are merely opportunistic. They do not receive true teachings, so they are naturally rare.

The old man then paused and spoke about the Daoist tradition within the Nine Qi.

"Each of the nine Qi has its own strengths."

In terms of divination and prediction, [Witch Qi] is naturally the best; in terms of warfare and conquest, [Martial Qi] is the strongest.

If we're talking about purifying the mind and reducing desires, then [pure qi] is naturally the best; if we're talking about escaping into the void and shifting positions, then [wind qi] is naturally the best…”

The old man seemed to have been a storyteller in the past, and his sermons were quite interesting.

Moreover, he spoke in extremely simple language, as if he were talking to a two- or three-year-old child, seemingly to make it easy for the demon cultivators below to understand.

Winters sat in the corner, listening with great interest.

Even though Ya Jun rarely heard such explanations of the Daoist tradition, he was equally captivated.

The rat was like that, its eyes shining, probably because it hadn't had the chance or the tickets were too expensive before, and had never been to hear it.

This lasted for three hours.

The old man spoke of basic common sense and lineage of the cultivation world, which was eclectic yet fundamental, filling the gaps in Winters' understanding of the lineage of this world.

As darkness fell, the old man finally stopped lecturing and announced the end of the course.

The demons stood up, and except for a few clever fox and dog demons who bowed, the rest all left in a flash.

After all, in the eyes of these demons, their business with the old man was a fair transaction of money for goods.

As soon as they left the school, Rat Three came over:

"Young Masters Yu, it's getting late. I know a cliffside inn with very reasonable prices. Would you like me to take you there?"

Winters nodded in agreement.

The cave dwellings are located on the mountainside behind the market. They are all small, man-made caves, rather simple, but the cost is quite low.

Ya Jun took out two more red stones from Tu De to pay the bill. They were visibly blackened, and he felt very sorry for them.

Winters and Crow were about to enter the cave when Rat Three stopped, cupped his paws, and laughed at them:

"Young Master Yu, I see that you don't have a lot of spiritual items with you."

In this market town, everything from clothing and food to shelter and transportation requires spiritual resources. I wonder if the two young masters would be interested in taking on some work to earn some spiritual resources? I can help introduce you to a couple of jobs.”

Winters raised an eyebrow and asked, "What kind of job?"

"Well..." Rat Three paused for a moment, then cupped his hands and smiled:

"I will come to find you two early tomorrow morning and explain in detail. In short, it's not dangerous and the reward is generous."

As soon as he finished speaking, he darted into a crevice in the rocks with a soft thud, his enormous rat head disappearing in a few quick movements.

  

The cave dwelling is quite simple, consisting only of a stone table and a stone platform.

Crow was somewhat sullen.

He was originally a hermit in the mountains, used to living a life of hardship and sleeping in the open.

You can make do with any tree or rock for the night.

Today I spent money on books, lectures, and hotel stays. My spiritual resources have been spent like water, and I'm already feeling the pinch.

He simply acknowledged Winters as his elder brother and dared not complain much.

Winters noticed his younger brother's emotions but didn't point it out.

He secretly made his own plans.

"It seems I'll have to get some spiritual items from the original body to bring over here. But the spiritual seeds tainted with the Pleiades' aura are too dazzling; I'll have to find something else."

To be honest, I haven't used the [Wind Qi] cultivation tax paid by the golden eagle yet; it's been stored in the Golden Land.

You could try cultivating some spiritual seeds and creating some [Wind Qi] spiritual objects.

The golden eagle's aura is quite ordinary, unlike the Pleiades' aura, which is too conspicuous. It's safer to bring it here to exchange for supplies.

Of course, Winters would also exchange some ordinary spiritual items from the Western Fantasy Realm, such as the three-flower honey produced in his territory.

It has already been verified by experiments last time.

Winters' mind immediately went blank, and he withdrew his consciousness from the golden eagle's body, passed through the barrier between the two worlds, and returned to his main body in the Dragon Nest of the Western Fantasy Realm.

The gilded, crimson dragon eyes slowly opened within the dragon's nest of the Western Fantasy Realm.

"It's still more comfortable in my original body, this powerful body."

Winters felt extremely comfortable as his consciousness returned to his body, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's try out the new technique I just acquired and see if we can use it to divine the whereabouts of the Taiyin cultivators in the cultivation world who are searching for me."

Following the instructions in "The Six Lines of Divination by Yarrow Stalks", Winters began to try divination on his own dragon scales.

Pleiades magic flowed across the scales on the surface of Winters's little dragon claws.

In just a short while, the two dragon scales on the dragon's claws were engraved with divination patterns.

There was a slight pain, but it wasn't noticeable.

Winters looked down at the scales on the claw tip and had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

No wonder that tortoise's calligraphy was stuck in its hands and couldn't be sold; the scales of an ordinary scaly demon cultivator could never withstand the engraving of these divination patterns.

Even a dragon with maxed-out dual resistances like Winters struggled to withstand having its scales engraved on it, so one can only imagine how much more difficult it was for other demon cultivators.

This book, "The Verification of Divination by Yarrow Stalks and Six Lines," has two main functions.

The first thing they did was divination and prediction.

It can predict the secrets of heaven and the fortunes of the world, and it can also predict the good and bad fortune of humankind. It can be used to divine anything from the waxing and waning of the sun and moon to the rise and fall of dynasties.

However, the probability of the divination coming true varies depending on the size and importance of the matter being tested and the depth of the divine secrets.

The second is to conceal the truth through divination.

Those who possess magical abilities have a wider range of divination patterns engraved on their scales, making them more difficult for others to divine, spy on, or locate.

If one could carve all the scales on their body, they might be able to completely hide from the world and become immune to all prying eyes.

These two points are exactly what Winters needs. What he fears most when he travels between the two worlds are high-level cultivators and legendary mages who can make calculations or have precognitive abilities.

With these methods of concealment and divination, safety becomes much more assured.

Winters already has two divination scales and wants to try them out first.

The first person they asked was the [Taiyin] monk who was tracking Winters, asking when he would be able to find their trail.

The Pleiades' magical power flowed across the scales, alternating between light and shadow several times before finally revealing a minor auspicious sign.

"Little Lucky?"

Winters muttered to himself, a thoughtful look flashing in his dragon eyes.

According to the "Six Lines of Divination by Yarrow Stalks", a minor auspicious signifies no disasters or misfortunes, no immediate calamities, and even some good fortune.

It should be that those Taiyin cultivators cannot find his whereabouts for a short period of time, so he is not in danger for the time being.

"That's good, Xiao Ji..."

To verify his accuracy, Winters did not rest that night.

Try to predict the weather conditions at the dragon's nest tomorrow, and try to predict the movements of monsters within the territory, etc.

In short, these are all trivial matters of celestial secrets; the divination results are sometimes accurate and sometimes inaccurate.

The probability of it coming true is about 70%.

Afterwards, he repeatedly calculated the possibility that the Taiyin cultivator might find him, but the hexagram remained stable at a slightly auspicious level without any change.

Silent all night.

The next day, Winters, with a thought, once again sent his divine sense through the barrier between the two worlds to land on the golden eagle in the Azure Serpent Market.

Winters opened his eyes and stood up.

Hearing the noise, the crow, who was still dozing, immediately woke up and shook its feathers.

Just then, a faint sound of rocks being scraped came from the cave entrance, followed by Rat Three's voice:

"Have the two young masters Yu woken up? Your humble servant, Shu San, has come to keep our appointment."

Winters responded and led Crow out.

Rat Three rubbed his paws together and said with a fawning smile:

"What do you two young masters think about it? This job is well-paid and completely safe."

"Lead the way."

Winters succinctly stated that he had divined in the dragon's nest yesterday and learned that the mission was risk-free and even auspicious.

The crow beside him neither spoke nor objected. He had spent most of his savings, so it would be good if he could earn some back.

Rat Three immediately led the way.

Instead of taking the main street of the market, he chose a secluded alleyway, winding his way through increasingly remote areas.

After walking for about half an hour, Rat Three stopped at the foot of a cave in a cliff and said in a low voice:

"This is it, the employer is inside."

Winters did not lift his foot; instead, he performed some divination in the Western Fantasy Realm.

Good luck!

It's incredibly auspicious!

Winters raised an eyebrow; it seemed he was in luck this time.

There is a possibility of misjudgment even in one instance.

Winters consulted the oracle three more times.

They are respectively Minor Auspiciousness, Major Auspiciousness, and Major Auspiciousness.

You can come in!

Winters and Raven entered the cave together.

The cave was darker than outside, with only faintly glowing fluorite embedded in the walls.

A faint fishy smell wafted in the air, mixed with the scent of snakes, and a strange, pleasant fragrance.

On a stone platform deep inside the cave, there was a graceful figure.

That's a person?

No, it's a demon.

Or rather, a half-demon.

She was a half-snake demon in the form of a woman, dressed in a plain white dress, with skin as white as snow and black hair like a waterfall.

She was stunningly beautiful, with a cold and flawless appearance, and a slender and graceful figure.

Her cheeks, wrists, and ankles were covered with fine, silvery-white scales.

His aura was extremely cold, and his cultivation level should be at the mid-stage of Qi Condensation, but it was unknown which lineage he belonged to.

Hearing the footsteps like chicken claws, she swept her light brown vertical pupils over the eagle and the crow, then fixed them on Rat Three, her voice as clear as an icy spring:

"Are they the two winged creatures with clean-cut backgrounds you mentioned?"