Shennong Dao Master

Chapter 1751 - 5: Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy, the Fate Master’s Mystical Land! (Part 2)

Two words to describe it: utterly mysterious!He couldn’t say anything, nothing was to be spoken of, and the key was that Han Chuchen really did somewhat believe that Zhao Xing truly couldn’t talk about it, and that even if he heard it, it might not do him any good.

Otherwise, in that incident, why was it that they punished him, but not Zhao Xing?

Logically speaking, since Zhao Xing dared to seek someone out to escape punishment, he should’ve been penalized even more heavily!

He himself had been forced to reincarnate, yet Zhao Xing hadn’t!

On top of that, he’d been taken in as a Disciple by Guluo River.

All of this made Han Chuchen feel that there was a layer of mystery shrouding Zhao Xing.

Besides, Zhao Xing showed up in this pit today—could it be that...

Thinking of this, Han Chuchen suddenly said, "Zhao Xing, since you refuse to talk, then just treat it as me being truly unlucky, dying an unjust death. I won’t pursue this matter further, nor will I go cause trouble for Du Yun."

"Hm?" Zhao Xing hadn’t expected Han Chuchen’s attitude to shift so quickly.

"Mr. Han, though it was an unintentional mistake on my part that dragged you in, if there’s anything I can do to compensate you, as long as it’s within my power, just say it."

He wasn’t afraid of Han Chuchen becoming an enemy, but if he could avoid making enemies, then he would. After all, Du Yun was stuck in the middle. If this Cause and Effect could be resolved and he could gain another friend, Zhao Xing would certainly prefer that.

"You’re straightforward, Mr. Zhao." Han Chuchen smiled. "Then I’ll be blunt."

"I once went to a Fate Master for a reading. He said my 87th Reincarnation will be extremely important to me."

"If I can get through it, it’ll be smooth sailing afterward, with a chance of becoming a Reincarnation Emperor."

Zhao Xing gave a slight nod. Reincarnators often sought out powerful Fate Masters to predict their future.

Because the True Spirit reincarnates again and again, it is going against the heavens, defying the natural life-and-death balance of aging in the cosmos.

If you fail to pass the unseen calamities, that’s true and final death.

If you pass them, you get to live one more life, prolonging your existence.

"Right now, this is my 86th Reincarnation."

"Originally I’d prepared a lot for this life, but now I’ve been stripped clean by the Reincarnation Temple’s punishment. All I have left are my life-bound Reincarnation Soldiers..."

Zhao Xing suddenly understood. No wonder this guy was even willing to take such a small job from him.

So it was all preparation for this life; when it comes to a ’Calamity Life’, no amount of preparation is too much.

If it were him, suddenly cleaned out and turned into a pauper, he’d probably be furious too.

Zhao Xing could also understand why his Cause and Effect Line with Han Chuchen, though weak, had become so resilient.

He’d bumped into the other party’s ’Calamity Life’.

"I had no idea I caused Mr. Han such a big problem." Zhao Xing cupped his hands in a bow.

Han Chuchen waved his hand and shook his head. "The reason a Calamity Life is a Calamity Life is because it’s unpredictable."

"Even if you weren’t involved, Mr. Zhao, I’d probably have run into other calamities."

Zhao Xing said solemnly, "That may be so, but since I ran into it, that means I owe you, Mr. Han."

Seeing Zhao Xing say this, Han Chuchen finally voiced his true intention. He cupped his hands and bowed. "Mr. Zhao, the Fate Master who cut my destiny once said that the chance of survival in my Calamity Life will be on a certain sea island, down in a dirt pit."

"I didn’t understand what that meant at first, but seeing you now, I know it must lie with you."

"This life of mine is destined to face calamity. When the time comes, I hope Mr. Zhao will lend a hand."

"At that time, I’ll owe you a great favor."

Zhao Xing looked at Han Chuchen, feeling a bit complicated.

So when they’d first met, part of Han Chuchen’s emotional fluctuation upon seeing him had actually been because of this.

"No wonder this guy was so surprised seeing me lying in the pit, and couldn’t help asking how I ended up here."

Turns out Han Chuchen had never intended to cause him trouble; he just wanted to figure out how to get through his Calamity Life.

And he’d already had someone divine it for him beforehand, and it seemed the result pointed to Zhao Xing.

But... is this really true?

"I’m under the protection of Old Qing, and now I’ve also become a Disciple of Guluo River—this involves one God and one Demigod. Who could’ve calculated me out so long ago?" Zhao Xing looked at the bowing Han Chuchen and didn’t immediately agree.

"I wonder, Mr. Han, that Fate Master you hired—what’s his background?"

"I don’t know what his background is. I only met him eight epochs ago on Ten Directions Mountain. He called himself Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy." Han Chuchen said.

"Ten Directions Mountain, Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy?" Zhao Xing savored the words carefully.

Ten Directions Mountain was one of Xuanling’s top ten strange lands.

The Black Sky Wilderness that Wu Tian was heading to was another of them.

It’s just that Ten Directions Mountain is a strange land strongly tied to the Fate Master profession.

It has several features:

1. It appears only once per epoch.

2. As long as it appears, any Fate Master who performs divination on Ten Directions Mountain pays no price, suffers no backlash, and cannot be tracked.

3. Within a limited time, the first Fate Master to reach the summit has a one hundred percent success rate for his divination.

"If you can obtain the Ten Directions First Divination, even Becoming a God isn’t that hard."

"Rumor has it that the first divination on Ten Directions Mountain can deduce the opportunity to Become a God. Although this rumor has never been verified, divining a Divine Object has indeed actually happened."

"Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy... Ma Yi... why does that name sound so familiar, yet I just can’t recall it?" A huge doubt arose in Zhao Xing’s heart.

Originally, he’d just intended to do Han Chuchen a small favor and settle this Cause and Effect.

He hadn’t expected it to instead spark his curiosity. There weren’t many things that could make Mr. Zhao feel puzzled!

"It’s either a massive pit, or a massive chance!"

Zhao Xing thought to himself.

After some thought, he continued asking, "That Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy—can you still find him, Mr. Han?"

"Not necessarily." Han Chuchen said.

"Not necessarily?"

"Mr. Zhao, you should know that Ten Directions Mountain is a strange land for Fate Masters. Those who go there to争卦 (compete for the first divination) all have secrets they can’t let others know. They’re afraid of being hunted down afterward, so most go under aliases."

Zhao Xing nodded slightly. That made sense.

No cost, no fear of backlash, with a greatly increased success rate—one hundred percent for the first divination—how great a benefit is that?

Of course they’d hide their identities and go under false names.

"I’ve seen Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy twice."

"The first time, I only met that Fate Master halfway up the mountain and chatted with him a bit. I even gifted him some Treasures. I didn’t think much of it, because that time I gifted Treasures to seven or eight hundred thousand Fate Masters in total. There were too many people, and with all the duplicate names and aliases, it would’ve been hard to remember anyone even if I wanted to."

"The next time I saw him was three epochs later. He recognized me and said he wanted to repay the old favor." Han Chuchen recalled, "It was in the same place as before, but the feeling was completely different. I’d gone under an alias as well, yet he somehow recognized me at a glance."

Zhao Xing quietly listened to Han Chuchen recount this strange encounter.

"It was then that he gave me some things and spoke a few prophetic words. Thirty years later, when we parted ways, he did a divination for me—specifically about my ’Calamity Life’."

"But at the time I still didn’t take it to heart. There are plenty of frauds on Ten Directions Mountain—or to put it kindly, not frauds, just people who lack skill."

"Back then I’d only just become a senior-level Reincarnator, and I didn’t even know Calamity Lives existed, so I still didn’t care. It wasn’t until later, when some of his words came true, that I realized belatedly and came to firmly believe him."

Zhao Xing nodded and helped Han Chuchen up. "Mr. Han, this matter is of great importance. It’s not convenient to say too much about it right now."

"Within the limits of my ability, I’ll help you get through your hardship. However, in the future you have to tell me everything about Ma Yi’s Divine Statue and keep all the things he gave you."

Han Chuchen was overjoyed. "Many thanks, Mr. Zhao! It’s a deal!"

......

With Zhao Xing’s promise in hand, Han Chuchen didn’t even bother to linger in the Primordial Ocean and went straight back.

Watching Han Chuchen leave, Zhao Xing jumped out of the deep pit and gazed after his fading figure.

"Han Chuchen... I still don’t know if what he said is actually true."

"This is the Primordial Realm, and we’re under the noses of many powerhouses. It’s unlikely anyone would scheme against me here. It should just be a coincidence—our meeting and acquaintance probably really were just a matter of fate."

From Zhao Xing’s point of view, Han Chuchen’s matter was more opportunity than pit.

"But that’s for later. Ten Directions Mountain won’t open for quite a while, and Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy... that person might be some big shot..."

Thinking it over, Zhao Xing temporarily set the matter aside and continued on his path of leveling up.