Chapter 185: You Just Say It.
On the street.
As Qinghe departed in a manner that courted death.
Xie Lingyu and Chu Xingchen did not stay in the room for long.
After a brief chat, they chose to go out together to collect some intelligence.
In fact, Chu Xingchen still did not know the progress of this thief stealing the water vein.
According to the system prompts, Chu Xingchen only knew the result.
All Chu Xingchen could do was set an ambush in advance on the only path.
But if possible, it was actually best to figure out the situation of this Fortune Stealer.
Or rather, which forces were busy with these matters, and whether he could take down this confusing bastard before the Fortune Stealer acted.
First, take down this baffling bastard who left people somewhat confused.
Chu Xingchen originally wanted to ask Xie Lingyu first how much the Tianyan Sect understood about this matter.
After all, Xie Lingyu came directly to Cangzhou to look for intelligence; she didn't even go to Chizhou, so it seemed she had quite a bit of intelligence.
Moreover, the Tianyan Sect intelligence network Bai Xuanling displayed last time actually felt quite powerful.
Xie Lingyu's answer was also very crisp: there were only a few somewhat unreliable deductions by the Tianyan Sect Leader.
This "somewhat unreliable" was actually Xie Lingyu's way of saving face for the Sect Leader.
In any case, this was what Chu Xingchen felt after hearing Xie Lingyu's explanation.
According to Xie Lingyu, the lineage of the Tianyan Sect Leader possessed a method to deduce heavenly secrets or verify fortune.
It was heard that in the early years, every calculation was accurate; it was not an exaggeration to call it prophecy.
The Tianyan Sect also accumulated its original capital relying on this method.
However, as time went on, this deduction became increasingly inaccurate.
Or rather, there was only a tiny bit of useful information, and the rest was basically based on guessing.
Xie Lingyu actually gave a vivid example for this.
The Tianyan Sect Leaders of previous generations could deduce in detail which rabbit today, at what time and in what location, would go crazy and crash into which tree.
Of course, the deduced content for larger events wouldn't be this detailed, but a rough outline of the event could still be simply deduced.
Describing that period as calculating in accordance with heaven is somewhat modest; using the word "seeing through" is more practical.
The current Tianyan Sect Leader's deduction is probably: in the southeast or southwest direction, there is a rabbit... or a wild boar, or possibly a silly bird that can fly.
Within two hundred days, randomly within the forests of the Black Tortoise Nation, find a tree or a stone, or of course, it does not exclude other hard objects.
There is a high probability it will crash into it head-on; it might crash to death, or it might crash into a daze.
The deduction that this event will happen is accurate, but if you take this inference to find that rabbit.
Then you will feel it is very ridiculous, and there is also a probability you will mistake another wild boar that crashed into a tree for this rabbit.
Most of the content is constructed by the Sect Leader based on vague deductions and his own guesses.
Saying it is basically based on guessing is not an exaggeration.
Naturally, this level of deduction with such a huge contrast before and after would naturally be questioned by other elders in the sect who do not cultivate the Tianyan Arts.
Do you cultivate the sect's Tianyan Arts with your buttocks?
Look at the ancestors and then look at you; the word "trash" is no longer enough to describe the uselessness of you people.
The Tianyan Sect Leader naturally had an explanation for this.
At the initial moment, Heavenly Fortune was clear, and Heavenly Secrets were distinct, making deduction easy.
But as time passed, Heavenly Fortune became confused, and Heavenly Secrets became messy.
The Tianyan Arts cultivated by the Sect Leader is already in the realm of Great Mastery according to predecessors.
Even if the Tianyan Sect Ancestor were to be reborn, he would only be at this level.
Given the current situation of Heavenly Secrets, even if the Ancestor were reborn, he would only be able to calculate these things.
He also said that now that Heavenly Fortune is so chaotic, I fear a great change will happen in the world, and the Tianyan Sect should make plans early.
In short, the point emphasized by the Sect Leader is: the general environment is bad, not that the Sect Leader is incompetent.
Bai Xuanling also evaluated the Sect Leader's remarks: Trash, get lost to the side.
This time coming to Cangzhou in the Black Tortoise Nation was also based on the Sect Leader's deduction, saying there should be an opportunity here, and it might be a tiny bit big.
Near the sea, snakes or flood dragons, etc., maybe not accurate, but if those of the dragon genus go, there should be an unexpected bonus.
In addition, the Tianyan Sect has so many flood dragons, I won't tell anyone else, just tell you.
Just because I have an iron relationship with you.
At the same time, according to the Sect Leader's guess, it should be somewhat related to the water vein.
If you have nothing to do, you can go check the situation. Even if it fails, nothing big should happen, but if it succeeds, there should be a big advantage.
Although Bai Xuanling scolded the Sect Leader as trash, for Bai Xuanling, the Tianyan Sect Leader, while not known for martial strength, is also one of the genuine top-notch cultivators.
In the beginning, Bai Xuanling had also seen the somewhat horrifying deduction ability of the previous Tianyan Sect Leader.
So Bai Xuanling still let Qinghe make a trip to try his luck.
But this is also the reason why Bai Xuanling knew there was an opportunity but was unwilling to come.
After all, if you carry a big machete, preparing to catch a dragon, but end up carrying a half-crippled little bird home.
Isn't that purely a laughingstock?
Bai Xuanling also can't afford to lose this person; anyway, when there really is a big dragon, he can come again.
These things naturally do not count as good news for Chu Xingchen.
Xie Lingyu knew even less than he did.
Chu Xingchen thought Xie Lingyu came with full map vision, but it turned out she was just a minion scouting vision.
However, there is good news: there is an extremely high probability that no other Central State forces will participate in this matter.
This land of the Black Tortoise Nation today has been temporarily under the remote jurisdiction of the Tianyan Sect since Xie Lingyu arrived in Yuzhou City a few years ago.
This is why, even though it was just a small evil cultivator from the Central State causing trouble, the one who came was the Tianyan Sect, one of the Eighteen Immortal Gates.
It belongs to the situation where a fifty-cent lollipop was stolen, but the top criminal investigation team came to solve the case.
Xie Lingyu went back to the Tianyan Sect some days ago, but the Tianyan Sect hasn't handled the cancellation of jurisdiction yet.
Coincidentally, now that she is back, this jurisdiction is still here, which actually cleared the field for Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu.
Of course, this is not absolute; self-righteous people exist everywhere.
But it is enough to stop the restless little hands of most Central State sects.
It was also raining in Cangzhou, just not as heavy as in Chizhou.
Pedestrians on the street held umbrellas as they moved forward one after another.
Chu Xingchen used his own spiritual power to repel water for Xie Lingyu, which counted as a spiritual power version of holding an umbrella for someone.
Looking at the dark, cloud-filled sky, Chu Xingchen spoke.
"In Chizhou, I also inquired about a lot of news. It seems someone is deliberately creating rebellions targeting the Black Tortoise Nation."
"As the rebellions occur, this rain also falls heavier and heavier."
"I fear that this opportunity has a great relationship with the Black Tortoise Nation."
"The water vein is just the process, or perhaps a certain ritual. The so-called opportunity of the Tianyan Sect Leader, according to my speculation, should be related to the Black Tortoise Nation's royal family, or perhaps the Black Tortoise that is said to have emerged here."
"If the speculation is correct, that group of people preparing to pry the foundation of the Black Tortoise Nation and obtain the opportunity will definitely try their best to block news or mislead information channels."
"Invading and infiltrating this country is also an inevitable move. The Black Tortoise Nation's intelligence network, even if credible, cannot be trusted anymore."
"So if the Tianyan Sect doesn't have an intelligence channel either, I actually have a rather extreme method."
Hearing this, Xie Lingyu looked sideways at Chu Xingchen.
Her voice was calm, and her tone was still as slightly cold as usual, only her speaking voice seemed a bit softer than before.
"You have more experience in handling affairs than I do, and I don't have a clue right now."
"You just say it."
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