The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 1253 Things in this world never go as planned.

Yunran initially thought that this so-called clue was just like the murals she had seen in the underground of Yuehua City, at most a legend of some kind of heavenly book.

But to my surprise, the clue this time was a fragment of a scroll, which was much better than any of those legends.

Yun Ran, who had been quite calm, suddenly became excited: "Really!"

Seeing the expression on Yunran's face when she was happy, Chi Yao smiled.

"Of course, I have never lied to you. However, I don't know which of the three volumes of the Heavenly Book this fragment belongs to."

Yunran knew very little about the Heavenly Book, so she stared intently at Chi Yao, hoping he would tell her more.

Chi Yao did not disappoint Yun Ran, nor did he keep her in suspense; he directly told her everything she wanted to know.

It turns out that the Heavenly Book is divided into three volumes: upper, middle, and lower, each with a different function.

Each person can only obtain one of the three volumes in their lifetime. Once the Heavenly Book is unlocked, even if the other two volumes are found, they can only look on with envy.

It is because of this characteristic that countless people who want to find the Heavenly Book may never be able to find peace of mind throughout their lives.

Yunran spoke up at the opportune moment, asking, "What are the differences between these three volumes?"

"The first volume reveals everything that happened in the past; the second volume shows the best choices to make in the present; and the third volume allows one to predict the future. The greater one's strength, the more of the future one can discover."

After saying this, Chi Yao paused and did not continue. Yun Ran had already understood the meaning of what he had said before from this answer.

"Heh~"

As expected, getting what you want from the celestial book is not so simple.

For example, Yunran now wants to obtain the first volume and find out why she was pulled into this world in the book.

They also wanted to obtain the middle volume and find a way to resolve the issue of being rejected by Heaven.

As for the second volume, Yunran wasn't so eager for it. As a member of the Xuanmen sect, she wasn't actually that anxious about predicting the future.

However, things in life are never as one wishes.

The Heavenly Book is divided into three volumes: upper, middle, and lower. A person can only unravel one of the obsessions in their entire life.

But life is made up of many obsessions, and once one of those obsessions is resolved...

The remaining obsessions will become increasingly heavy over time.

Just like in real life, some people give up their true love for money, and one day, they really achieve success and have everything.

In the dead of night, the love that was abandoned will become the Achilles' heel he can never let go of or touch for the rest of his life.

Conversely, if one chooses the person they truly love and lives a mundane life of daily routines, they may eventually resent those around them, feeling that they have lost a great deal.

The rule that you can only choose one of the three volumes of this heavenly book is just like opening a blind box; it directly hits humanity's most fatal weakness.

Because no matter what you gain or what choices you make, in the end, you will regret it.

Truly content people are few and far between; they only ever romanticize what they had no choice in or what they didn't have.

Chi Yao watched Yun Ran remain silent for a long time, a knowing sneer on his face, and knew that Yun Ran understood the implications.

"So, what's your choice? Do you want to come with me to Divine Sword Manor?"

"Go, of course I'll go. If I miss this opportunity, who knows when I'll get another clue to the Heavenly Book? Besides, even if what I get this time isn't what I want, I can bear all the consequences." Rather than being indecisive and worrying that what I get isn't what I want most and that I'll regret it later.

Yunran is the kind of person who likes to make multiple preparations for everything. Whether there are benefits or not, she'll grab what she can first.

Just like how she likes to hoard things, they're always things she can use!

Chi Yao knew that Yun Ran, being the kind of person she was, would definitely go there once she learned of the whereabouts of the Heavenly Book. Therefore, after sensing Yun Ran's presence, he came without hesitation.

"Alright, here's the invitation. Take it, see you at Divine Sword Manor!"

Yun Ran reached out and took the invitation, then looked at the spot where Chi Yao had been sitting, which was now empty.

At this moment, Yunran was certain that she was no match for Chi Yao.

"Who exactly is this person?"

Yun Ran frowned slightly. Putting aside whether this was a dream world or a thousand years ago, she shouldn't have had any interaction with the people who existed here.

Based on the current situation, Chi Yao should be someone we can trust for the time being.

But Yunran is not the kind of person who would place her trust in others.

She put the invitation back into her bag, and then took out several tools she used for fortune telling.

"I refuse to believe it! With my fortune-telling skills, I can't figure out what Chi Yao's background really is!"

Yunran sat cross-legged again and then arranged the divination tools one by one.

Taking a deep breath, Yunran began to perform divination.

The room still retained Chi Yao's scent, so Yun Ran didn't even need to spend much time collecting information about Chi Yao.

With his fair fingers, the five fingers forming claws, he reached out and grabbed, and Chi Yao's aura seemed to be drawn in by some kind of suction force.

Placed beside Yunran's legs, the compass, which originally exuded a faint ancient aura, was clearly a compass with profound cultural heritage.

After sensing the gathered and concentrated aura of Chi Yao, the pointer above suddenly seemed to be stimulated and began to tremble wildly.

Yunran: ...

Last time, when Mo Zhi, who was about to become the Ghost Emperor, touched this compass, the compass didn't react this strongly.

With this comparison, it becomes easy to quantify.

Even the last trace of Chi Yao's aura was enough to overwhelm Mo Zhi, a quasi-Ghost Emperor.

Before that, Yunran had not noticed that Chi Yao had such a strong sense of danger.

If Chi Yao wanted to deal with her, wouldn't it be as easy as playing with a dog?
This realization immediately changed Yunran's expression, making her look less pleasant.

"Damn it, this guy is so strong, yet he acts like he knows everyone. Does that mean I don't even have a chance to turn on him and flip the table?"

My junior uncle once said that there are many people out there who pretend to be weak but are actually strong, so don't be deceived by their appearance.

Thinking of this, Yunran hurriedly began to search her Qiankun bag for the life-saving items left to her by her ancestors at Qingfeng Temple.

After searching for a while, Yun Ran finally found a substitute death talisman and breathed a sigh of relief.