A man from the Big Dipper, starting his charlatanship at Mount Tai.

Chapter 2 Daoist Space, the System's Heavenly Evolution Power

Looking at the abacus in front of him, Lin Xiu fell into a brief silence.

"Could it be that the essence of the system is an abacus? That's why I copied an abacus?"

After careful consideration, Lin Xiu could only reach this conclusion for the time being.

"The system must have computing capabilities, which is why my Daoist copy produced an abacus."

"As for why the copying took so long... it should be because the system's level is too high and my own level is too low, so the Daoist Space compensates for it with time."

"Anyway, let's see how well this abacus works first?"

Lin Xiu could know the effects of the Daoist rhymes he had copied. The method was very simple: he just needed to immerse his mind in the Daoist rhyme space.

Near the abacus, some Daoist auras that Lin Xiu had once copied floated around.

【Title: The Daoist Rhythm of the "Ordinary Source"】

[Description: The Daoist essence copied from a common source is considered the purest form of heaven and earth essence, making it the most suitable cultivation resource for novice cultivators to refine.]

[Special Effects: None.]

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[Title: The Taoist Rhyme of "Fragments of Taoist Scriptures"]

[Description: The Taoist essence copied from a fragment of a Taoist scripture can be used by users to begin their Taoist practice. However, since it is a fragment, the effect is limited and it is destined to be difficult to achieve complete cultivation.]

Of course, if one is a legendary genius, they can deduce the solution to perfection on their own.

[Special effect: Makes the practitioner believe they are very virtuous.]

.......

[Title: The Daoist Rhyme of the "Fragment of the Sacred Scripture of Myriad Transformations"]

[Description: This is a peerless technique created by the Ruthless Great Emperor to counter the "Fighting" Secret among the Nine Secrets. It is ever-changing and has no fixed form, capable of reducing an opponent's extraordinary techniques to the mundane, infinitely weakening their combat power. It can restrain all divine techniques in the world, unparalleled throughout history, and is incredibly unpredictable.]

[Special Effect: Nine Techniques Combined into One.]

.......

Pushing aside the other Daoist auras, Lin Xiu precisely located the abacus-shaped Daoist aura that had been copied from the system.

[Name: The Daoist Essence of the "Divine Destiny System"]

[Description: A sliver of the power of celestial evolution, which can be used to deduce heavenly secrets. The greater the power, the clearer the deduced secrets.]

[Special effect: It will not be detected by the object of the deduction, and will not suffer backlash from the Heavenly Dao.]

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"As expected of the Daoist principles derived from the replication system, not only will the object of the calculation not be aware of it, but it will also not suffer the backlash of the Heavenly Dao? This is simply the dream of all diviners throughout history."

"However, talk is cheap; we still need to put it into practice. Practice makes perfect!"

Daoist Rhyme Replication Initiation!

[Output Target: Daoist Rhyme of the "God-Level Fate System"]

[Output power, one-tenth of the original power!]

As the "Daoist Replication" was activated, a simple abacus appeared in Lin Xiu's hand.

This abacus consists of a dark wood frame and light-colored round beads, with no decoration on the surface and a warm, smooth feel.

Lin Xiu held the abacus, just about to test its performance. The next second, the beads suddenly slid on their own, making a crisp clinking sound.

A vast amount of information flooded into Lin Xiu's mind, and the microscopic changes such as the growth trajectory of the surrounding plants and the path of dust were instantly analyzed into quantifiable rules.

Although Lin Xiu couldn't understand the meaning of all the information for the time being, he could vaguely sense the connections between things.

"This thing does have some unique features?"

The next second, Lin Xiu abruptly started moving the abacus beads towards a tourist in a windbreaker in the distance. The five upper beads bounced, and the moment the hexagram was formed, three sets of information flooded his mind:

Today at Shenshi (3-5 PM), an ancestral jade pendant was lost at Yuhuangding.

If I forget to knock on the door at 7 AM tomorrow, I'll accidentally enter the boss's office and witness the secretary's struggle.

He was fired the day after tomorrow at 5:00 AM because he stepped into the company with his left foot.

......

"Sigh~"

Lin Xiu gasped. Putting aside that unlucky guy, this abacus copied from the system's Daoist principles seemed really powerful.

The system calls itself the "God-level Destiny System," claiming that it can gain power through fluctuations in fate.

"In this light, it seems quite normal that the Daoist rhymes copied from the system possess the 'power of heavenly evolution'."

"If I took this abacus to Beidou, maybe I could steal the job of the fortune teller?"

The diviner Lin Xiu mentioned was the one who was punished by heaven for predicting the fate of an ancient emperor, and who ultimately left behind a pair of companion spirit children for the Heavenly Court.

"No, let alone stealing a job, just demonstrating the Heavenly Calculation Abacus's ability to ignore backlash is enough to make the Divine Calculator bow down in worship."

Divine retribution has been a major enemy of the divine divination lineage since ancient times. Countless people have suffered divine retribution for deducing taboos, ultimately ending up being struck by lightning.

.......

Having successfully copied a trace of the system's Daoist essence, Lin Xiu was in a good mood, and so he took the opportunity to deduce a few more topics that interested him.

After some deduction, Lin Xiu finally understood why so many masters of divination had died tragically.

The reason is simple: even knowing that predicting major events would bring divine retribution, there are some gossips I genuinely want to know!

Question: Can I become an immortal?

[The deduction is flawed; the existence of a nonexistent destiny cannot be deduced.]

"Okay, if I can't deduce my own abilities, then I'll deduce others'."

When will Emperor Ye return to collect his Mercedes-Benz?

【? ? ? 】

Will Ye Fan come back to get his Mercedes-Benz?

【meeting.】

What is the real name of the Ruthless Great Emperor?

【? ? ? 】

If someone tries to live off Ye Fan, who is the Ruthless Great Emperor, will they be beaten to death?

【Won't.】

Did the Great Emperor Wushi ever serve as the Holy Maiden of Yaochi?

【No.】

[Never served as one? That shouldn't be the case. Let's rephrase the question: Did the Great Emperor Wushi ever dress as a woman?]

【some. 】

Throughout history, were there more upright or unorthodox emperors?

There are many unsavory people among them.

"Hmph! I knew it~ Looking at it this way, I really do have the bearing of an emperor!"

Because the topic of the deduction was too far removed from his own abilities, Lin Xiu didn't get much information.

After roughly deducing a few topics that interested him, Lin Xiu felt a sudden exhaustion of energy, as if his whole body had been hollowed out.

"Forget it, I'd better stop speculating on the gossip. If I keep doing that, I'll be drained dry."

.......

For the next while, Lin Xiu wandered around the parking lot, hoping to trigger some hidden location check-in like the "Security Emperor's Tollbooth" and get a high-level reward.

Unfortunately, Lin Xiu searched the entire parking lot but still couldn't trigger any more sign-in rewards.

After a regretful farewell to the parking lot, Lin Xiu arrived at the Taishan Scenic Area.

"Hello, one adult ticket, thank you."

After using up his last hundred-yuan bill, Lin Xiu took a graceful step forward and entered the Mount Tai scenic area.

As Lin Xiu entered the Mount Tai scenic area, he finally succeeded in triggering the daily check-in he had been trying to do.

【ding~】

[Congratulations, host, on successfully completing the special location check-in.]

[Check-in location: Mount Tai.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: Mount Tai (green).]

[Mount Tai (Mortal): The Mount Tai seen by mortals in the mortal realm is not the true Mount Tai among the ninety-nine Dragon Mountains. However, even so, it possesses extraordinary power; simply throwing it is enough to suppress all enemies below the Dragon Transformation level.]

"You get a Mount Tai for checking in, right? That's really simple and straightforward."

"However, this is exactly what I'm currently lacking."

Who wouldn't like a tool that allows someone to defeat a stronger opponent?

Others at the Four Extremes Emperor level can travel around with imperial weapons, so what's wrong with me carrying a Mount Tai with me?

"It's decided. From now on, in battle, I'll say 'Embrace the Mountain Seal' first, and then throw out a Mount Tai!"

Who says throwing out a mountain can't create a mountain-embracing seal?

Lin Xiu felt he could simply say "Heavenly Emperor Seal" and throw Ye Fan out.

........

Meanwhile, while Lin Xiu was trying to sign in at the parking lot, Ye Fan and his group had already started climbing the mountain.

Standing on the mountainside of Mount Tai, Ye Fan looked down at the scenery below and once again marveled at its majestic grandeur.

"Mount Tai, one should climb to its summit and look down upon all the other mountains. Ancient sage emperors all performed the Fengshan ceremony here."

"People in ancient times all lived to be over a hundred years old, and their movements were not impaired. People today, however, are already impaired by the time they reach fifty. Is it because times have changed, or have people lost their way?"