txolops Chapter 1: One Divination a Day!
Chapter 1: One Divination a Day!
Chapter 1: A Daily Divination!
Within the territory of Yue Kingdom, deep in the Taiyue Mountains, Huangfeng Valley, one of the seven sects, is built against the mountain, and the mountain-protecting array faintly circulates with azure-gold spiritual light.
Xuankun Mountain is one of the many spiritual peaks in Huangfeng Valley. The mountain is gentle and its spiritual energy is not as rich as that of the inner sect peaks, but it is still enough for Qi Refining disciples to cultivate.
Dozens of independent courtyards are scattered on the mountainside, all of which are residences for Qi Refining disciples.
In one of the courtyards with blue tiles and white walls, Lin Chuan suddenly opened his eyes.
Unfamiliar memories flooded my mind like a tidal wave...
Huangfeng Valley... Qi Refining Level 10, dual Wood and Fire spiritual roots, a collateral descendant of the Lin family, a renowned family of cultivators...
"The world of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality?" he muttered to himself, propping himself up and looking around.
The room is filled with rustic wooden furniture, tapestries with basic runes hanging on the walls, and a faint spiritual aura.
Through the half-open wooden window, one can see the verdant mountains in the distance and the occasional streak of light.
Lin Chuan took a deep breath and spent half an hour completely integrating the memories of the original owner of this body.
The original owner was also named Lin Chuan, eighteen years old, a low-level disciple of Huangfeng Valley, who was able to join the sect due to family connections.
He had been stuck at the tenth level of Qi Refining for half a year. He tried to break through recently but failed. His mental state fluctuated and he suffered a qi deviation, which gave him the opportunity to transmigrate.
"Dual spiritual roots, Qi Refining Level 10, from a family of cultivators... This is a pretty good start."
A slight smile appeared on Lin Chuan's lips.
Compared to those protagonists who are considered useless, his conditions are already quite good.
More importantly, this is the world of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," a world of cultivation where danger and opportunity coexist.
They come, the security.
In his previous life, he was an ordinary office worker who was tired of the nine-to-five life.
Now that we have this opportunity, how can we not seize it?
With a thought, Lin Chuan took out the storage bag from his waist—it contained the original owner's most precious possessions.
He turned the bag upside down and gently patted the bottom, causing several items to fall onto the bamboo mat.
A three-inch-long cyan sword, its blade shimmering with a subtle light, and slightly heavy in the hand.
This is a top-grade magic weapon, the "Azure Edge Sword," a gift from the original owner's family.
A palm-sized, feather-shaped magical artifact, pure white, is a mid-grade flying magical artifact called "White Feather".
A small pile of crystal-clear spirit stones, numbering one hundred and twenty-seven.
There were more than a dozen talismans of different colors, mostly common basic talismans such as fireball talismans and vajra talismans, as well as two precious basic high-level earth-遁 talismans.
Finally, there was a pale red jade slip with three ancient seal characters that read "Li Huo Jue" (离火诀).
This is the main cultivation technique of the Lin family, which can be cultivated up to the Foundation Establishment stage.
"This is all I have left," Lin Chuan sighed softly.
In the eyes of established cultivation families, these might be considered ordinary, but for most independent cultivators, they are already quite substantial.
As he was pondering his future plans, a sudden burst of golden light shone before his eyes.
Several lines of golden text appeared out of thin air, each character seemingly composed of flowing liquid gold, exuding a mysterious aura:
The divination result has been updated.
Today's divination result: Minor good fortune.
[The divination text reads: You encountered a bottleneck in your cultivation. While relaxing at the Wind and Cloud Cliff of Xuankun Mountain, you discovered a platform at the bottom of the cliff and unexpectedly obtained a three-hundred-year-old spiritual herb.]
Lin Chuan's pupils contracted, and he subconsciously looked around.
The room was empty, the doors and windows were tightly closed, and only he could see the golden light.
"A cheat code?" His heart raced.
Having read countless online novels in his previous life, he naturally understood what this meant.
In this dog-eat-dog world of cultivation, a reliable cheat ability is often the foundation for survival.
"A divination? A divination every day, guiding one to an opportunity?" Lin Chuan pondered for a moment, "Whether it's true or not, we'll find out soon enough."
He suppressed his excitement and carefully analyzed the contents of the divination text.
Fengyun Cliff is located on the east side of Xuankun Mountain. It is a steep cliff that few disciples usually go there.
If the opportunity truly arises, it would be a secluded place.
Lin Chuan put the items back into his storage bag, leaving only the Green Edge Sword and the White Feather outside.
He changed into the yellow disciple's robes of Huangfeng Valley and went out.
It was afternoon, and occasionally disciples would fly by on their magical artifacts on Mount Xuankun.
Lin Chuan followed the route he remembered, heading east along the bluestone path.
He walked at a leisurely pace, pretending to be taking a normal stroll, but inwardly he was vigilantly observing his surroundings.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, an open space appeared ahead.
The cliff is as if it were cleaved by a giant axe, and it plunges vertically downwards into an unfathomable abyss. At the edge of the cliff stands an ancient stone tablet with the three characters "Fengyun Cliff" inscribed on it.
The wind howled from the cliff, whipping up clothes and making them flutter.
Lin Chuan released his divine sense to sense his surroundings.
The range of a Qi Refining Level 10 cultivator's divine sense is about 30 zhang (approximately 13 meters), and there are no other people within that range except for a few flying birds.
Still not entirely at ease, he waited another quarter of an hour to make sure no one was around before finally taking out the white feather.
Infused with spiritual power, Bai Ling instantly transformed into a three-foot-tall creature, hovering in the air.
Lin Chuan lightly leaped up, and the magical artifact slowly descended, probing downwards along the cliff face.
The cliff face is steep and covered with moss, with occasional tenacious pine trees growing across it.
After descending about two hundred feet, they indeed saw a protruding platform, about three feet wide, which was hidden by the protruding rock wall above and could not be seen from the top of the cliff.
Lin Chuan landed on the platform and put away the white feather. The platform was small, and its entirety could be seen at a glance.
In a crevice in the cliff face, a bright red plant sways gently in the wind, its seven leaves shaped like flames, and at the top hangs a crimson fruit the size of a longan, emitting a faint fragrance.
"Crimson Flame Fruit!" Lin Chuan was overjoyed.
This elixir is highly beneficial for cultivating fire-attribute techniques, and at least several hundred spirit stones in the market after three hundred years.
But he did not rush to pick them; instead, he carefully observed his surroundings.
In the world of cultivation, opportunities often come with risks. Only after confirming that there were no guardian beasts or restrictions did he carefully use a jade shovel to dig up the entire spiritual herb by the roots, put it into a jade box that he had prepared in advance, and affix a spirit-sealing talisman.
Holding the jade box, Lin Chuan breathed a long sigh of relief.
The divination result is true!
"This cheat code might really become the foundation for my foothold in this cultivation world." A determined look flashed in his eyes.
"Han Li has the Heavenly Bottle, and I have the Divination Golden Finger. I, Lin Chuan, will also contend for this path to immortality!"
He put the jade box into his storage bag, then mounted the white feather again and silently returned to the top of the cliff.
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Back at the Xuankun Mountain villa, Lin Chuan took out the jade box containing the Crimson Flame Fruit, lightly touching the box with his fingertips to feel the surging fire-attribute spiritual energy within.
Even Foundation Establishment cultivators would covet a three-hundred-year-old spiritual herb.
Although the Lin family he belonged to was called a family of cultivators, it had actually declined.
The family only has one Foundation Establishment stage ancestor serving as a steward in Huangfeng Valley, barely keeping the family afloat.
In the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom, such a family wouldn't even be considered second-rate.
"So what if I have two spiritual roots? Without the support of resources, it's still difficult to establish a foundation," Lin Chuan muttered to himself.
In the original owner's memory, the family provided no more than thirty spirit stones and one bottle of Qi Gathering Pills for cultivation each year.
If it weren't for his decent aptitude, he wouldn't even have been able to get into Yellow Maple Valley.
"Now that I have the guidance of the divination, I may not be unable to find a path to heaven." A glint flashed in Lin Chuan's eyes.
He carefully put away the Crimson Flame Fruit.
This item is precious and should not be used rashly.
He couldn't refine pills, so he could only find opportunities to go to the market to sell them in exchange for elixirs to improve his cultivation.
As the moonlight deepened, Lin Chuan sat cross-legged in meditation, circulating the Fire Separation Technique.
Crimson spiritual energy flowed through his meridians, and the barrier of the tenth level appeared and disappeared.