Chapter 252 The Real Fear

He XinXin was clearly discerning.

She softly said, "Thank you, Uncle," and smilingly accepted the Formation Flag.

Looking at the two, He Zhenghao, who was immensely worried, couldn't help but say, "Haha, Fellow Daoist, although the gift you gave is valuable, it probably isn't of much use to my daughter."

"When it comes to predicting crises and preserving one's life, my daughter is much stronger than me, her old father."

Li Fan's eyes flashed upon hearing this.

"Oh? How do you mean?"

A hint of pride appeared on He Zhenghao's face: "To be honest, Fellow Daoist, my daughter has had astonishing talent in deduction and divination since childhood."

"These past few years, she has also been following Ruoshui… following her mother, learning related Cultivation Techniques."

"She has already achieved Minor Achievement."

"Not only can she shield heavenly secrets, preventing others from divining and harming her."

"She can also vaguely predict future events, thereby turning misfortune into good fortune."

Li Fan re-examined the seemingly delicate and quiet He XinXin, deep in thought.

"Shielding heavenly secrets? Could it be that the monitoring function of Formless Killing Intent failed because of her?"

"It seems He Zhenghao wasn't boasting; this method is truly extraordinary."

"I wonder what Cultivation Technique she Cultivates."

However, the Cultivation Technique cultivated by a Cultivator in this world is an extremely private matter, and Li Fan would not ask rashly.

He merely feigned surprise, cooperating with He Zhenghao's words, and said in disbelief, "I've only heard that the will of Heaven is always difficult to fathom, but I never expected Xin Xin could predict heavenly secrets? Is it truly so mystical?"

"How could it be false? The accuracy rate is quite high…"

He Zhenghao paused, then said, "However, there are times when predictions are wrong."

He looked back at He XinXin and said with a smile, "When the girl was Cultivating before, she actually had a premonition that I would die soon."

"So she was extremely anxious, which is why she traveled thousands of miles to this Congyun Sea, wanting to remind me to be careful. And to visit me, by the way."

"Haha, I stay in this Mountain-River Star-Battling Formation all day, focusing on Cultivation. How could there be any risk of me dying?"

He Zhenghao smiled, unconcerned.

He XinXin, who was beside him, frowned slightly and said softly, "This matter is strange; the previous premonition definitely wasn't wrong."

"But after I arrived, I divined for you again, Father. The fatal crisis, for some unknown reason, disappeared."

Her eyes were full of confusion and regret: "I don't know why this happened. If Mother hadn't stopped me, and I could have come earlier, I might have been able to figure out the changes in heavenly secrets and where they ultimately pointed."

He Zhenghao, however, patted his daughter's head and comforted her, "Heavenly secrets are unpredictable; how can a Cultivator know everything? Xin Xin, you must have made a mistake."

Li Fan interjected at this point, praising, "Even if it occasionally makes mistakes, this method is truly extraordinary."

"Predicting the future, knowing in advance – how many Opportunities would that seize?"

"Xin Xin, I wonder if you could divine for me and see what my future holds?"

Li Fan asked with a smile.

Li Fan did this because he wanted to see how far the art of deduction and divination in this world could reach.

Could it divine that he came from a Small World?

Could it divine that he had Transmigrated?

Could it even divine the existence of Huan Zhen?

If this Foundation Establishment young girl could sense some clues, then Li Fan would have to be even more careful in his future actions.

Otherwise, if he fell into the eyes of a powerful being, his origins could very likely be directly divined.

He might think he was hiding quickly, but wouldn't know what happened even if he was caught.

Wouldn't that be very bad?

He Zhenghao also wanted his daughter to show off her skills in front of Li Fan, so he didn't stop her.

Instead, he looked at He XinXin with encouraging eyes.

"In that case, Xin Xin will make a fool of herself," He XinXin said softly, and then a gold and purple intertwined compass appeared out of thin air.

One end of the compass needle pointed at Li Fan, and the other end pointed at He XinXin.

She chanted incantations, and then the needle began to spin rapidly.

Li Fan's miniature figure appeared above the compass.

Characters floated out from the compass, continuously revolving around the miniature image.

The needle spun faster and faster, and the characters, while continuously revolving, began to separate distinctly.

Some characters gradually dimmed and disappeared.

While some characters became increasingly bright, emitting a purple-gold light.

They didn't resemble text; each seemed to be a composite of many meanings.

He XinXin's divination of Li Fan's future seemed to be hidden within the arrangement and combination of these characters.

Li Fan roughly estimated that there were at least ten thousand of these purple-gold characters.

He XinXin seemed to be struggling a bit, beads of sweat constantly dripping from her forehead.

After a long while, the purple-gold characters scattered with a roar, returning to the compass.

And Li Fan's illusory figure became somewhat solidified.

He XinXin's breathing was a little hurried.

After calming down slightly, she continued to stare at Li Fan's illusory figure, performing the final divination.

"Hmm?"

"Uncle, have you been to Yuandao Province?"

After waiting for a long time, she suddenly asked a puzzling question.

Li Fan was slightly startled, and before he could answer, He Zhenghao quickly said, "Haha, Fellow Daoist Li Fan was previously a Loose Cultivator from Yuandao Province. He came to this Congyun Sea to seek an Opportunity for Breakthrough."

"What's wrong, Xin Xin, is there a problem?"

He Zhenghao noticed his daughter's expression was a little off and quickly asked.

A Loose Cultivator from Yuandao Province was the origin Li Fan had casually fabricated when he first met He Zhenghao in this life.

But… he knew his own business.

Li Fan was very clear that in this life, he had never been to Yuandao Province.

Why was this young girl asking about Yuandao Province?

Li Fan's eyes flickered as he stared at He XinXin, awaiting her explanation.

He XinXin opened her mouth, wanting to speak but hesitating.

"Haha, Xin Xin, just say it," Li Fan smiled.

He XinXin showed a hint of apology: "Uncle, please forgive me, it's not that I don't want to speak."

"It's just that I truly don't know how to interpret this 'Dao Seal Corrosive Script'…"

Li Fan raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

He XinXin hesitated for a moment, then used her hand as a brush to draw a picture in the air.

The person in the drawing was, naturally, Li Fan.

On his back, something seemed to exist.

As the picture continuously changed, that unseen entity viciously bit Li Fan.

Li Fan seemed completely unaware, walking away with an unchanged expression.

The thing on his back also disappeared… The drawing vanished.

He XinXin frowned and said, "According to the interpretation of the Dao script, in Yuandao Province, it seems only something attacked Uncle."

"Uncle was neither injured nor in mortal danger."

"But strangely, the overall 'Dao Seal Corrosive Script' showed an image of extreme danger."

"It's contradictory."

"That's why I don't know how to interpret it."

He Zhenghao listened and laughed dumbfounded: "Daughter, could it be that you miscalculated again? An image of extreme danger, you also calculated extreme danger for me before, which meant a risk of death. Isn't Fellow Daoist Li Fan perfectly fine now…?"

Li Fan's heart sank.

"Yuandao Province…"

The blue crystal in his mind flickered.

All his experiences in Yuandao Province instantly began to replay.

Once, no anomaly was found.

Twice, still none… Under the Divine Unification of Transformation Dao secret technique, Li Fan watched his past experiences over and over again.

Finally, he noticed the anomaly.

A chill rose from his back, making him feel as if he had fallen into winter.

Even when he narrowly escaped death from the Heavenly Doctor, he had never been so afraid.

This was the true fear Li Fan had felt since his Transmigration.

In his twelfth life, anchored in year 29, he founded the Mingyue Palace of Traversing Laws.

Then he went into seclusion, diligently studying Zhang Zhiliang's Infinite Law Legacy.

Chu Xingyang's wedding snatch, and subsequently, the Mingyue Palace's great undertaking of Traversing Laws, unfolded in an orderly manner.

This should have happened in the same year.

The conclusion reached by tracing back past events through the blue crystal was also this.

But in fact… Chu Xingyang's wedding snatch and the initial success of the Mingyue Palace's great undertaking of Traversing Laws… actually happened in year 39.

The ten years in between.

Where did they go?

Thanks to Shuo Feng 1994 for the alliance leader's reward, adding three more chapters. Plus the one owed chapter, a total of four chapters are owed.

I will start making them up tomorrow.

If the big boss has no objections, I will arrange for a supporting character named Shuo Feng. The one who 'I Am Invincible' in Sitting and Discussing Dao.