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Chapter 232: 214: Patience in Old Matters (Combined Chapter)_3
Chapter 232: 214: Patience in Old Matters (Combined Chapter)_3
Chapter 232: 214: Patience in Old Matters (Combined Chapter)_3
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Upon seeing the handwriting on the paper, his face turned deathly white.
His heart was filled with shock, fear, and delight all at once. His hand went limp, dropping the paper to the ground.
The dignitary, behaving contrary to his usual decorum, quickly crouched down, picking up the paper.
He clenched it tightly in his hand, terrified that others might see.
Trembling with excitement, he silently repeated the sixteen words written on the paper over and over again in his mind.
“Bide your time for nine years. The day your brother falls, you become the Emperor.”
Seeing their lord behaving so agitatedly, his confidants couldn’t help but feel bewildered.
Ever since that disastrous day, very little had been able to make this dignitary’s countenance change.
Could it be, this divine fortune teller really has some skills?
One could only wonder what, exactly, he wrote on that little piece of paper he gave to the dignitary.
The dignitary didn’t mind his subordinates’ curiosity.
He took in a deep breath, composed himself, and was about to give a formal bow to the mysterious fortune teller.
However, he was stunned to find that the fortune teller, who was undoubtedly here just a moment ago, had suddenly disappeared before his eyes!
Both the dignitary and his confidant were horrified.
Could it be that there really are ghosts and gods in this world?
The two men, filled with anxiety and seeming like they had lost their souls, returned to their residences, each retreating to their own rooms for rest.
The confidant unexpectedly discovered that there was an additional piece of paper in his pocket that had appeared unawares.
Curious, he unfolded the paper.
Upon seeing the writing, he was struck dumbfounded.
Two lines of a poem were written on it.
“The general secures peace, but he will not witness it.”
The confidant repeatedly read the lines to himself, inadvertently tearing the paper to shreds and swallowing it.
High above Hanguang City, upon seeing the confidant’s reaction, a mysterious smile crept onto Li Fan’s face.
“Previously, I heeded your words on the brink of death, leading to my enlightenment and eventual success in establishing the Real foundation.” “Today, performing this divination for you is my way of repaying the favor.”
“I hope you have a different fate in this life.”
The two who had their fortunes read today were naturally King Langya and, later on, the revered General Zhen Wei, known for his efforts in vanquishing rebellions.
As the divine fortune teller, Li Fan traveled all around, studying the art of divination.
After deciding to settle in Wide Hanguang City, his skills in the Art of Deduction improved day by day.
Upon unexpectedly encountering these two acquaintances, King Langya and his confidant, he acted on impulse, which led to today’s events. An action driven by instinct, and thereby fulfilling a cycle of cause and consequence.
Li Fan, enlightened and cheerful, didn’t linger any longer and went back to Dissociative Mountain.
Scenes of this time flashed through his mind swiftly, and Li Fan started to understand the so-called Art of Deduction.
“Inside that Wide Hanguang City, my spiritual consciousness encompassed every person, every event, and every object.”
“With the terrifying deduction ability of the Huadao Stone’s assistance, I saw everything in minute detail. ”
“In regards to the city’s affairs, knowing all the causes and effects, I could predict with 90% accuracy.”
“But the world is not limited to this city. Wide Hanguang city is located at the convergence of rivers, bustling with riverine traffic.”
“The continuous flow of merchants and the daily influx and egress of people exceed tens of thousands.”
“This is what they call variables.”
“The more variables, the lower the accuracy of my predictions.”
“Apart from external influences, the unpredictability of human nature is another variable. ”
“As the number of people and the scale of the city expands, the variables I need to deal with multiply.”
“At this point, merely relying on the deduction capabilities of the Huadao Stone would produce negligible results.”
“It still requires the enhancement of deduction techniques.”
Having understood these principles, Li Fan had no intention of searching for a specific deduction technique.
Frankly speaking, divination was just a spontaneous attempt by Li Fan to alleviate the boredom while he waited for the Real to recharge.
Just go with the flow, no need to force anything.
The most important thing remained the elevation of his cultivation stage.
Li Fan set a firm objective in his mind, he must break through to the Golden Core Stage in this life!
Time passed, and before long, nine years were about to be anchored.
[Real] was about to fully recharge, and Li Fan made another trip to the Tomb of Yi Xing and collected the Heavenly Lock Treasure Box.
Afterwards, he didn’t forget to take along the bound Stopping Stele fragments and the item fused with Qian Hong’s grave.
Then, as usual, he swept around, filling up the Tai Yan Boat.
When everything was ready, Li Fan broke the Immortal Forbiddance Formation and returned to the Immortal Cultivation World.
Regarding the layout of his previous life, before meeting the Celestial Doctor, Li Fan felt that there were no significant issues.
And in this life, like his last, his starting point in cultivation was the same. There was no better event to leverage.
Considering that if his actions changed, unexpected variables might occur.
So Li Fan decided to follow the blueprint of his previous life.
Killing the giant Liuli Fish, obtaining the Exquisite Liuli Bead, and ensuring that the Spirit Mist Grass incident would occur.
Then, through He Zhenghao, he joined the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.
Do the Blue Blood Coral mission, use the Blue Flame Spirit as bait, and befriend Chen Ying from the Medical 1–lall.
Kill Sikong Yi, obtain the Day Theft and Day Exchange Order.
Scare He Zhenghao to temporarily suspend his smuggling business.
Loan Spirit Mist Grass from QingFeng Hall.
Join the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, pass the Heart-Asking Platform test aided by the Seven-Talented Exquisite Heart.
Do merit missions, increase the Authority Level.
In the Spirit Mist Grass controversy, make enormous profits without any capital.
Use Zhou Qingang’s espionage incident, intimidate He Zhenghao, and sign a labour contract.
Re-learn “The Mountain-Seating Secret”, purchase the Advanced World.
Enter the parallel world alone, causing people like Ye Feipeng and Xiao Heng to be stranded again on the deserted island.
Assign Jiao Xiuyuan to excavate the Little Pharma Sovereign Cauldron.
Just going through the process of his last life again, it took only one to two years.
Li Fan was very patient.
Nonetheless, with the experience of his previous life, Li Fan made minor adjustments to the handling of several matters.
The first was during the Spirit Mist Grass incident; he knew the exact moment when the Tianxuan Mirror posted the announcement.
But to avoid suspicion, Li Fan cautiously sold all two thousand nine hundred Spirit Mist Grass in batches when the price rose beyond 320 points but before it reached 350 points.
He made a total of 980,000 points in contributions.
The second was that in this life, when training his incarnate, he used a Natural Treasure bought from the Advanced World.
His incarnate’s cultivation level immediately increased to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
Later, he bought the Vanguard Realm of Bones, and had his incarnate pretend to be a skull to deceive Xiao Heng and others.
He clearly explained the power of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, and reminded Xiao Heng to prioritize improving his cultivation level.
He just need to pretend to be a cultivator who had gotten fortunate encounters.
Moreover, to prevent unexpected incidents, Li Fan didn’t choose to buy techniques from the Tianxuan Mirror this time.
He passed “The Godly Sword of Calming Seas” to Xiao Heng and ‘Wave Strider of the Azure Sea” to Ye Feipeng.
It would be a while before Su Xiaomei and Su Changyu could cultivate.
As long as he finds ownerless techniques before then, that will be sufficient.
Both him and his incarnate just need to go to Qin Tang to reap some benefits; this will solve the problem.
However, considering that he may need a large number of techniques in the future, Li Fan figured that he still needs to find a stable channel for buying techniques outside the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals. After pondering, Li Fan had his incarnate contact Jiao Xiuyuan.
Soon, the other party replied.
“Um, Daoist friend wants to buy a Golden Core Technique? Why don’t you buy it from the Tianxuan Mirror? Could it be that you couldn’t find a suitable one?”
“Hehe, I don’t have any technique to sell here. This kind of big business is beyond my reach.”
“But if Daoist friend really has this need, I do know a place that can meet your requirements.”
“Wanfa Commerce, have you ever heard of this, Daoist friend?”
Li Fan was startled, a name extremely similar apart from one character instantly surfaced in his consciousness.
“This Wanfa Commerce, does it have anything to do with Wanhua Commercial Association?” Li Fan asked.
“Yes, indeed. In fact, Wanhua Commercial Association is Wanfa Commerce. It’s just that they are specifically responsible for mortal business, so they chose a different name.” Jiao Xiuyuan replied.
“Wanfa Commerce…” Li Fan couldn’t help but re-called how Wanhua Commercial Association received the evacuation notice from the Cloud Sea before Crimson Blaze Ocean fell.
“This Wanfa Commerce, indeed is something..”